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C22 transom ladder Ellwebs at 10:38pm 01.18.16 Parts Search 8/1200 What specific ladder does anyone recommend? I think one that can be deployd from the water would be
The Head Mistress Returns Phil Herring at 8:02pm 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 51/9596 We're very excited to welcome back our own Head Mistress, Peggie Hall, to the Marine Sanitation foru
Catalina 250 MK II WB A/C size e714753 at 6:13pm 01.18.16 Smaller Boats 1/1389 I want to add an A/C unit under the v birth inside the storage compartment in my WB 250 MK II boat.
When to adjust valves Rick at 4:54pm 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Hi gents and ladies. I have two thousand hours on my trusty little 3GM30F. Just was musing this we
New (to me) 1975 ODay 22 jason.ambrose at 2:30pm 01.18.16 Day Sailers 7/1625 Hello! After finally convincing my wife to let me buy a sailboat, I recently purchased a Oday 22 on
Plastic "Groove Guard" on furling mainsail slot rghayesky at 10:53am 01.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1772 US Spars (Z-Spar) mast with Neil Pryde furling mainsail on 2002 B473. The plastic along edge of slo
OK calling on all 12 volt geniuses (2) tkwhalen at 9:53am 01.18.16 Big Boats 19/3679 I recently purchased from this fine site a replacement light fixture. The new fixture is LED and the
Best Brand: Fresh Water Pump Bad Obsession at 9:12am 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 15/6377 I am going to add pressurized water into my boat. I posted a thread a while back and I didn't get m
Need Trim Replacement For 1972 Irwin 37CC wdkester at 7:44am 01.18.16 Irwin 1/972 I'm restoring an old Irwin. Between bulkheads and the F/G liner they used a sort of piping which wa
Gauerhauer Rigid Boom Vang JohnVTX at 7:38am 01.18.16 Catalina 30 9/1536 When I got my boat rigid vang was already there. I cannot find anywhere any instructions for spring
Oday 25 Bimini? sailer74 at 6:47am 01.18.16 Day Sailers 22/5261 Any Oday 25 Skipper put a Bimini on their boat? If so, I'd love pictures and measurements, etc. Jim
Anchor handling techniques Ginger Baker at 5:46am 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 16/4834 We have an O'Day 26 with a good anchor locker. I find that manually deploying and retrieving the an
Keel made of? Paula at 4:06am 01.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3101 When did Hunter stop using lead keels and what is the replacement made of and how is it holding up?
Lake Erie Grim Reaper (1) 25yearslater at 3:12am 01.18.16 Sails Call Lounge 5/1124 118896 Am I hallucinating or does anyone else see what appears to be the Grim Reaper in this particu
cleaning window over companion way hatch (1) Elie at 10:31pm 01.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/670 hey guys - one more question! there is a window over the companion way hatch that I can't figure out
Leaking Racor 500FG filter on Universal Diesel M25. patrickkidd at 6:24pm 01.17.16 Catalina 30 19/3589 Hi there! I am trying to troubleshoot a leaking Racor 500FG (user manual: http://www.westernturbo.c
1 or 1 1/2 inch Head to Holding Tank Lines? Sean5306 at 4:26pm 01.17.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/5644 I'm overhauling the sanitation system in my Hunter P42. The original lines running from the old Jab
Coast Guard Documentation Board marchem at 12:57pm 01.17.16 Catalina 310 8/1476 Those of you with CG documented vessels: where did you mount the documentation board? Our boat was
Hunter 28 sdstef at 12:30pm 01.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2055 I recently sold my Oday 25 and now ready to buy a new boat, well a 91 H28. I read a review by David
Battery amp hr capacity PeterBld at 11:04am 01.17.16 Ask All Sailors 5/492 I am resetting our Xantrex Link 2000. I am not sure how to calculate our existing battery capacity.

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Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Sail22Capri22 at 4:05am 03.11.23 I thought about just using rope as well but figured there was a reason for the wire since cat direct
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? jssailem at 3:34am 03.11.23 there can be an issue with the halyard riding up over the edge of the sheave and getting jammed. S
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters spadaforaj at 3:27am 03.11.23 Hi - I have the same setup. The fire extinguisher has never been engaged, but this spring we could
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Joe at 3:07am 03.11.23 The spinnaker halyard block should be "swiveling", and attached to the top of the mast so the sail w
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Joe at 2:53am 03.11.23 All you need is regular 1/4" dacron rope. You don't need coated wire, or dyneema, just the rope and
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? shemandr at 2:52am 03.11.23 I can't recall having anything but rope topping lifts. This isn't a place to spend extra money on h
Galley fiddle touch up Davidasailor26 at 2:29am 03.11.23
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 03.11.23 Which is strange... I don't have an antivirus on my phone that I use to access the site, or on my i
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 03.10.23 If you're in fresh water you can use Unistrut washers as backing plates. Very thick, heavy anti corr
Cleats?????? C_Level at 9:54pm 03.10.23 Nylon will snap (eventually) and aluminum (short of catastrophe :)) will not: Schaeffer Marine-- n
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? Crusty Ol Salt at 9:30pm 03.10.23 It is my understanding that some H260s and some H26s do have them. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Cleats?????? C_Level at 9:11pm 03.10.23 Timely question! I have an '84, in a slip year round, no moon tide but occasionally a significant
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? rgranger at 9:09pm 03.10.23 I had a rope topping on my H26
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? rgranger at 9:00pm 03.10.23 I had an H 26 for years and did not have that access hole. I was going to suggest the same thing a
To lead lines aft or not? Dalliance at 8:56pm 03.10.23 I have all lines led back to the cockpit. Most of the pros and cons described above are valid. I s
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Leeward Rail at 8:54pm 03.10.23 There was no breach, no Russians, and no Chinese balloons involved. As you were, gentlemen. Appare
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 03.10.23 Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer or somewhere on your network. Some antiviruses
Galley fiddle touch up (3) hvac&r tech at 8:38pm 03.10.23 I finally got back up to my boat to do this. Went to the Bellingham Sherwin Williams store and they
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? garymalmgren at 8:34pm 03.10.23 Why are you thinking of Dyneema over normal, cheap, easy-to-handle 8mm double braid? A topping lift
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Justin_NSA at 8:12pm 03.10.23 Okay. I can stand down. All is well. :biggrin:

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