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How to measure the angle Bad Obsession at 8:02pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 39/2014 I have this brilliant idea for a cabinet in my Compac 23. It will go against the bulkhead by the co
Time to spare--all lines leading back to cockpit Windtherapy at 6:34pm 03.22.16 Day Sailers 15/4070 So it's a few months before I can think of launching and was planning on changing all my running rig
Upgrading to (used) Self-Tailing Winches marke14 at 5:41pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4259 Hello everyone - I thought I'd test the proverbial waters on this subject. We have a 25' sloop that
H25 hull zincs-? DianaOfBurlington at 5:29pm 03.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1560 I am wondering what, if anything, other H25 owners have done about zinc anodes on the hull. My boat
Yamaha Outboard Problem After Carb Rebuild (1) geoffschultz at 4:14pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 5/3758 I'm in Panama trying to get my boat ready to depart for Honduras/Belize/Guatemala. My 15-HP Yamaha
Wish Bone Rigs Andymay27 at 3:41pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2458 I'm intrigued by the simplicity of the wish bone rig. The Nonsuch boats, esp the 22, seem like the p
O'Day 30 Manual Bilge Pump cookcwayne at 2:55pm 03.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1798 Any one know the make of the manual bilge pump ? Bought the boat and it is missing.
Miraflores lock photo (1) Joe A at 11:52am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 11/620 My friend was in Panama two weeks ago and he sent me this photo of two sailboats in the Miraflores l
Starter Motor Battery Stud John Foster at 10:46am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/583 I have a Yanmar 3JH2E engine, and want to order a new cable for my starter motor. Problem is my boa
what's this for?? whatfiero at 9:56am 03.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1084 All Hunter 30 owners 88-94 can ya tell me what the 3' or 4' stainless steel tube in anchor locker wi
SAILS Do Little at 9:56am 03.22.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/950 Has anyone replaced their sails on a 45' Oceanis? We have a self tacking system and a plate for a se
Measuring Strain on the Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 9:14am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 37/4199 How could one measure the strain on the rode of a yacht at anchor? I was thinking of some sort of s
Steering inspections Sailvayu at 8:44am 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/427 With the coming season it is time to think about inspecting your steering system. For those with the
Stern & Bow lights Alansails at 5:48am 03.22.16 Catalina 310 2/765 Can anyone advise how the stern and Bow light covers disassemble from the unit? I want to replace th
Masthead pulleys Jammin jr at 3:32am 03.22.16 Smaller Boats 7/1645 What size pulley should I get for the main and jib halyard pulley at the mast head? Mine are missing
Built in solid foam floatation Ericnorm at 10:19pm 03.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1000 Greetings, I had a question about a 92 macgregor 26S my wife and I purchased. I was reading a few p
Shaft Log diameter Ken13559 at 7:40pm 03.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1707 I'm contemplating installing a (PYI PSS) dripless shaft seal on 1" prop shaft. Can anyone advise me
Fresh water leak on MH40 Phantom154 at 7:36pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1018 I recently took possession of a 2014 MH40. It has developed a leak in the fresh water system. It sta
Lewmar 16 single speed/self-tailing winch service Tally Ho at 7:07pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/690 i pulled the Lewmar 16 winch off the boat to tear it down and service it before we put the O'Day 322
Selecting the right size anchor rode Dinghydreams at 6:53pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4273 Ahoy Folks, I'm new to the forum and hoping to rouse some good answers! I just bought a Bristol

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Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 7:16pm 03.24.23
I thought I should post this warning. WayneH at 6:25pm 03.24.23 Are you planning to use the LFP battery as a start battery? Most LFP batteries can not be used as a
Its funny Friday! (1) Tally Ho at 6:01pm 03.24.23
Solar wires in arch on Hunter 356? chuckwayne at 6:00pm 03.24.23 yes you can - I ran my solar wires around the traveler and large tubes on the port side. the speaker
I thought I should post this warning. Captain Larry-DH at 5:48pm 03.24.23 Some time ago in another thread about boat odor, someone mentioned using an ozone generator. I wond
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 5:47pm 03.24.23 Em-Trak B953 AIS Transceiver We've been caught out in fog a couple times, and decided we'd really l
Antenna size Project_Mayhem at 5:29pm 03.24.23 Generally speaking, the higher the frequency, the smaller the antenna. I'd guess at 32" it's for you
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 5:24pm 03.24.23 I went ahead and painted it What kid of paint and how did you apply it? It looks great!
Sourcing original hull decals Rjm st.petersburg at 5:02pm 03.24.23 putasignonit@gmail.com Duplicated my Hunter 41 for the hull and even the Deck Salon and bubble Hunte
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 4:45pm 03.24.23 There wasn't any burn marks, melted wiring or insulation. As I removed the starter to be checked out
Rolling furler question about foil (1) zinahewitt at 4:06pm 03.24.23 Well, to sum it up. If you are in racing mode. You turn the screw on the feeder like Claude said. Y
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c Tally Ho at 3:48pm 03.24.23
I thought I should post this warning. dkinzer at 3:42pm 03.24.23 maybe the PO had an ozone generator Some time ago in another thread about boat odor, someone ment
Its funny Friday! (1) Tally Ho at 3:28pm 03.24.23 213975 Greg
Antenna size Don S/V ILLusion at 3:24pm 03.24.23 Many whip antennas have a loading coil in their base which can vary in size and length to account fo
Antenna size Mark Maulden at 3:20pm 03.24.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 3:12pm 03.24.23 213974 Happy Friday :beer: Greg
Winch sizes Tally Ho at 3:08pm 03.24.23 Probably a small plastic winch handle shaped device with a hole in the middle of the socket. The ha
I thought I should post this warning. Tally Ho at 3:02pm 03.24.23 Definitely crusty and bad! Good thing you noticed it. Greg
I thought I should post this warning. Captain Larry-DH at 2:58pm 03.24.23 Glad you didn't have a fire. That doesn't look like heat damage. Maybe just age, maybe the PO had a

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