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Attaching padeyes to aluminum arch tubes... vizwhiz at 8:36am 10.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2704 So I have an arch on the back of my 26S made of 2" aluminum tube, and the idea is to use it to suppo
Props Rleiby at 7:13am 10.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/955 Looking to add a little motoring speed to my 1993 Hunter 30T. 2gm20f Yanmar. Anyone up grade success
Dinghy Topside Paint sailcapt340 at 7:05am 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 7/778 I
What Happens to Old Sailors? (2) Roger Long at 5:04am 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2078 Greetings from the darkside, A few of you may have noticed that I disappeared. So, what happened t
Need replacement wind cup unit morris at 10:45pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 4/480 I have a Standard Horizon 1989-90 anemometer on my Hunter 30. Recently a wind storm took off the spi
New Mainsheet Traveler on 28.5 captdaveglass at 6:08pm 10.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/953 Just finished replacing the original, broken mainsheet traveler with a Lewmar size 1 unit, which fit
Building a DC Electrical Foundation (1) Maine Sail at 4:25pm 10.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 32/28573 Every boats DC electrical system needs to start with a solid foundation. The foundation of any elect
Microwave outlet Bnealsails at 3:49pm 10.14.16 Big Boats 5/719 It appears that our microwave has gone south on us aboard our Hunter 460. The Hunter Manuel states
Relay socket Mark Maulden at 3:38pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/599 I have a friend that has intermittent glow plug problems with his Volvo MD 2030. I traced the issue
Looking for a C&C 30 MkII Penceler at 3:13pm 10.14.16 C&C 0/1038 Looking for a 30 MkII in the New York City area. Shoal draft strongly preferred. If anyone knows
Mid ship cleats Matpearce at 3:00pm 10.14.16 Catalina 310 27/4218 hi has any one installed mid ship cleats on a Catalina 31 ? Thinking about bolting to toe , kick rai
Flexible Solar Panels sea_casper at 2:48pm 10.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1734 Has anyone had any experience with Solar Cynergy 120W Semi-Flexible Monocrystalline Solar Panel? Cur
Yanmar Tach problem dave_and_dd at 2:41pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1648 So, here's the story which seems a bit strange. In summary: Tach suddenly reading high. (by about
Chain locker -- H49 Bizbat at 1:51pm 10.14.16 Big Boats 3/610 Are there any H49 owners here have more than 300' of 3/8" chain in your locker? I would like to m
Watercraft Insurance Kristy Win at 9:03am 10.14.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/41 Hi Sailors! As a Floridian it is absurd that only in the event of a disaster do people think about i
Hull deflection winter storage H35? IvanRBS at 8:18am 10.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/521 I have an 88 Hunter Legend 35 on the North Channel of Great Lakes and time for winter storage on six
Yanmar 4jhe rear crankshaft seal leaking bc worn tayana42bluewater at 7:03am 10.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/863 Hey everyone I was hoping maybe somebody had some info I'm looking for. I have a yanmar 4jhe and I
Navico WP10 Autopilot bawlmer at 8:53pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1613 Fellow Sailors. My Navico WP10 autopilot got stuck suddenly today. An internet search shows it is pr
Replace Roller Furling on 92 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 5:24pm 10.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1003 The Seafurl unit has seen better days and I am looking to replace it. Any recommendations? Also, I
Matthew and Me... Skip Gundlach at 3:13pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 8/887 Matthew and Me... We arrived in Beaufort SC from Charleston, our last stop, in moderate weather. A

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1984 c25 sits bow down capta at 11:13am 10.08.23 Do you have your anchor and rode stowed forward? Is there a water tank under the V-berth? Are the V-
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? kappykaplan at 11:12am 10.08.23 How do you create the new clew with the reefed jib?
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 11:12am 10.08.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 11:08am 10.08.23
P42 Watermaker Install capta at 11:04am 10.08.23 I gathered the parts and assembled my 43 gph watermaker on Skipping Stone. The first thing I did was
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 10:53am 10.08.23 Myth not fact. You can lower the sail and capture it on the deck with a velcro wrap (or 2). You nee
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: ggrizzard at 10:34am 10.08.23 I used to call the enclosure for the swing keel a "trunk". Many years ago when I had a small trail
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? (2) twalker H260 at 9:27am 10.08.23 Thanks to everyone, each tidbit of info may make lives of 100s a bit easier, thank you. I posted a
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? stickinthemud57 at 9:20am 10.08.23 I am still debating whether to get a roller furling. First, it's expensive, second, the installatio
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? jssailem at 9:17am 10.08.23 But I understand I can not "reduce" it. Myth not fact. You can lower the sail and capture it on th
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: rgranger at 8:08am 10.08.23
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 7:53am 10.08.23 ya a 23 Jeanneau is a completely different boat all together from an oday 22. wierd or what? anyways
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Hamish_s at 7:42am 10.08.23 I did not buy the rodkicker spring from Selden - just a well-researched eBay purchase (BANSBACH EASY
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching RoyS at 7:01am 10.08.23 Control must be in standby. Clutch tension adjustment is sensitive and critical. Mine started to dra
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 6:42am 10.08.23
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 JBP-PA at 6:41am 10.08.23 I use one for a preventer since I can slide it next to my boom end sheeting. I use another as a gui
P42 Watermaker Install Terry Cox at 6:30am 10.08.23 Any insights from P42 owners with WMs is greatly appreciated. Good morning, Jim. Little to no insi
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 5:25am 10.08.23 The Seldon mast on my P42 likewise has unneeded/necessary boom slides. I'm thinking it came from th
1984 c25 sits bow down dlochner at 4:49am 10.08.23 Because fresh water is less dense than saltwater, boats usually sit lower in freshwater than salt. T
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? dlochner at 4:45am 10.08.23 Not all of us are familiar in great detail about a C&C 29, thus photos of the traveller would be of

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