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23.5 forestay tension travelingjerryb at 3:11pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 2/638 OK all you 23.5 owners (and crazy Dave :-) ) Exactly how tight should my forestay be? I think I have
Uship Karyon at 12:15pm 09.11.16 Trailer Sailors 26/3382 Anyone ever used uShip to ship a boat? How was your experience. I found a H26 in Ontario and I want
Hailer Location? BayMan at 11:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1514 The salesman talked me into a hailing horn to go with my new VHF. Now I am wondering where to locat
Rig Tension Specs palacegrand at 10:56am 09.11.16 Yamaha 6/1657 Hey, anybody got any tension specs for the Yam 30 Tall Rig? Want to set up for the winter sailing up
bow navigation running light = out krivalsi at 9:26am 09.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/4437 Catalina 28 - 1990 My bow navigation running light does not light. The bulb is fine. When I throw
Victoria eighteen came in 2nd in fleet at Can Lake of Woods Regatta! RussC at 9:14am 09.11.16 Racing 0/667 So much for the Vic being a "slow boat" . OK... it was a "time adjusted" 150 mile regatta, but Vic o
Ancor 703065 battery cable stripper marchem at 8:35am 09.11.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1832 Any thoughts on the Ancor 703065 battery cable stripper? http://www.ancorproducts.com/en/703065 I'v
Does this look right? (1) Bob S at 7:57am 09.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1159 127992 looked at a potential boat. I don't think the owner uses her much. I took a few pictures and
1. Auto Pilot Installation Thomas Batty at 7:56am 09.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/712 I purchased the Simrad HLD350 for my Beneteau Oceanis 400and having a difficult time trying to figur
Invest 94L, 93L & new 92L JamesG161 at 5:40am 09.11.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/908 The Hurricane Season is trying the ole' "one, two, three" combination punch, looking for a knock out
Raymarine EV-100 p70 Wheel Pilot Pack by Raymarine, yay or nay? Md80max at 4:37am 09.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1961 I am looking at one of these presently and wondering if you have one, do you like it, would you buy
Autohelm Question wgshaw at 3:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 3/433 I have a 2001 Mac 26X which has a Raytheon, Sport Pilot autohelm. I bought the boat in the summer o
LCYC SeanTX at 1:17am 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/990 Any members here? I sure would like in over there. Guess you have to know someone? I am at Canyon Ma
portable generators tadd5181 at 7:46pm 09.10.16 Big Boats 66/11093 My boat is a Passage 420 2000 Hunder 42'. When I sail to Avalon from San Diego and at a buoy for a
portable generators tadd5181 at 7:45pm 09.10.16 Big Boats 6/917 My boat is a Passage 420 2000 Hunder 42'. When I sail to Avalon from San Diego and at a buoy for a
4 pin Chrome plated or Black plastic connector? C22-Daydreamer at 6:32pm 09.10.16 Catalina 22 15/1155 Am I better off to change my old mast lights connector to the chrome plated connector or just order
P42 rear hatch ventilation Puesta del sol at 6:19pm 09.10.16 Big Boats 3/542 Help me understand. Why does the rear hatch open with the opening at the stern? When anchored out th
1984 H31 Water tank top repair (3) Reg M at 5:48pm 09.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 24/3225 127980 Just started another project on my new to me H31. Somehow during one of the PO's tenur the to
DIY Lifelines replacement? Zephyr-Jeffer at 4:51pm 09.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2380 Anyone replaced the lifelines on their boat? What to look for in a kit?
How stupid could I possibly be? Brian D at 3:36pm 09.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 25/2426 Well, glad this wasn't on my boat, but stupid is what stupid did. Thursday (9/8) my car tells me to

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Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 7:18am 04.15.24 Thanks for the tip. I figured the skirts would be enough to keep the water out. I will most likely
New Genoa questions Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 04.15.24 I can report a very positive and affordable experience with my local UK loft. They're extremely hone
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:06am 04.15.24 I'm not looking to save the world or anything either, I have had 2 EV since 2021, I startwith a Ford
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 7:01am 04.15.24 I guess I should call them power stations or solar generators https://www.jackery.com/products/expl
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dlochner at 6:57am 04.15.24 There are programs to help with this problem. :biggrin: Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts c
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 6:57am 04.15.24 I'm actually talking about the pure electric generators, which are just large portable battery packs
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 6:30am 04.15.24 They do appear to be NPS. When I thread the nut on, it does not get tighter... The flange will only
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 5:56am 04.15.24 Thank you Joe. The redrawn schematic is very helpful and makes the oil pressure switch logic must cl
Electric Portable Generator? Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 04.15.24 What model are you thinking about? I don't see why not. A few years back, I had a transient in the
Top Swivel problems? Davidasailor26 at 4:57am 04.15.24 I have a US Spars mast with a similar upper swivel, and it never locks. The tension of the luff and
Dropping the bronze centerboard 1967 Morgan 34 TomY at 4:37am 04.15.24 Nice work! Can you explain how the bronze pivot blocks are attached (through the 4 holes) to the kee
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid east coaster at 3:58am 04.15.24 Generally speaking the "I " terminal refers to the ignition or start switch where it would get its p
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static east coaster at 3:51am 04.15.24 Nigel Calder has a lot of info and remedial measures to take in cases like this. Lack of shielded ca
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Don S/V ILLusion at 3:39am 04.15.24
New Genoa questions dlochner at 3:30am 04.15.24 When we replaced our 150 with a 135 we decided to go with a higher tech cloth and design to off set
Vang? (1) Will Gilmore at 1:28am 04.15.24 Downward boom tension, either from the sheet, or from the vang, also reduces twist in the top of the
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid JoeWhite at 10:11pm 04.14.24 The buzzer or the soanalert is 24 volts and it's12v power path is through a 1k resistor that is loca
New Genoa questions Richard19068 at 9:37pm 04.14.24 Thanks Paul. Good observations. I know my sail size options and tradeoffs. I'm really looking for in
New Genoa questions PaulK at 8:25pm 04.14.24 Greg's question about how often you reef the 150 you have is a good one. Our boat came with a 135%

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