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Rig Tension Specs palacegrand at 10:56am 09.11.16 Yamaha 6/1697 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 22/4535 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 0/682 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 5/1866 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 10/1182 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 1/722 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 3/963 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 13/2038 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 3/441 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 5/1007 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 66/11685 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 6/949 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 15/1164 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 3/557 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 24/3284 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 8/2414 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 25/2481 Well, glad this wasn't on my boat, but stupid is what stupid did. Thursday (9/8) my car tells me to
What constitutes an anchorage...and can I anchor elsewhere ? (2) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.10.16 Ask All Sailors 27/8596 I am primarily a day- sailor, but once a year I head out over the Labor Day weekend for an over-nigh
Excessive zinc relacement (1) FriscoRon at 1:18pm 09.10.16 Ask All Sailors 32/3082 Hi all, I bought a 1999 Hunter 376 sailboat in February 2016. I'm a new boater. My Marina is in the
Additional Mast Lighting Added (1) Seahorse24 at 10:54am 09.10.16 Trailer Sailors 7/3471 My son wanted to add Mast lights at the top of the mast. There was one existing mast light about hal

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Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 05.11.24
Refrigerator/Solar Tally Ho at 3:34pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? rgranger at 3:21pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way?. Greg From the photos it looks like the Ke
Winch placement (3) Tally Ho at 3:19pm 05.11.24 I have a different boat, so I cannot comment on mounting specifics, but on Tally Ho, my primaries a
Refrigerator/Solar rgranger at 3:17pm 05.11.24 Expensive inverters can get to 90+ efficiency but they are $pendy https://www.e-education.psu.edu/e
Whale Manual Bilge Pump jssailem at 3:12pm 05.11.24 You have good unit, now that you have found the O -ring.. A former owner installed a manual pump o
Major Sun Storm Alert ! kappykaplan at 3:05pm 05.11.24 Dammit Jim... Tks, Dammit Jim! Appreciate the heads up. :beer:
Major Sun Storm Alert ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:17pm 05.11.24 This is a SECOND Solar Alert. d and took 5 minutes to download. :yikes: Dammit Jim...
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 1:51pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way? Do you plan to replace the shaft at the end o
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 1:01pm 05.11.24 Bet plain old gasoline would work as well probably whatever can of anything flammable that is sitti
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:17pm 05.11.24 I notice a slight jiggling of the coupler and shaft when idling (resonant frequencies?) It is a ma
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:08pm 05.11.24 there has got to be a law against that sort of thing One can hope for KARMA.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 11:17am 05.11.24 The deep scarring from the set screw is a concern, however, not visible to the naked eye is the wear
Can't find the fresh water leak ... artboas at 10:57am 05.11.24 Little late now, but I find that using antifreeze is much safer than blowing out lines. There are lo
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 artboas at 10:47am 05.11.24
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery jssailem at 10:22am 05.11.24 An exceptional video.... It is terrific to see you active in your brilliant life and sharing your k
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? jssailem at 9:34am 05.11.24 Would you say that is because of the ease of deployment and dowse if it is a furler? I would say,
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 9:32am 05.11.24 As others have pointed out, use of an inverter adds inefficiencies by converting DC to AC. More inv
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 05.11.24 Turns out that the previous owner had removed the key between the coupler and the shaft 8 years ago
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging jssailem at 9:25am 05.11.24 no record from previous owners as to when the rigging was last replaced. You post a great question

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