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Cleats for perforated toe rail SFS at 2:04pm 10.26.15 Ask All Sailors 30/8782 My H31 has a very nice perforated toe rail, and I really want some mid-ship cleats. Has anyone foun
Questions from a new catalina 22 owner - chapter 209 mrudman850 at 1:37pm 10.26.15 Catalina 22 6/592 Spent the day taking the rigging of the mast, examining shrouds and halyards of my new to me 1977 #7
Mast boot for hunter 37c emilbec at 10:19am 10.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/831 Here's a picture of the mast boot on my Hunter 37c which needs replacing. Anyone know the source of
Mast info assistance needed ISABELLA5 at 10:12am 10.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/702 1980 Hunter 27. Can anyone provide a cross section sketch of the mast. I plan to haul out in a coup
Yup... I've got the bug to go bigger... again... * balboa 20?* RussC at 10:06am 10.26.15 Trailer Sailors 67/15266 About a year 1/2 ago I bought a little Snark sailboat on a whim, and the hook was set. I only sailed
All catalina rendezvous, roche harbor may 5-8, 2016 Count Enrico at 7:14am 10.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1605 Planning for one's leisure time makes it happen mo' bettah! I got a call from Roche Harbor asking i
Oday 20 DanaT at 7:08am 10.26.15 Day Sailers 7/4214 Sold my Mariner several years ago to buy a power boat. Stupid decision (family led). Made a impulse
Engine hours via rev counter Neil Spooner at 4:47am 10.26.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1170 Hi Guys/Girls, I have a Yanmar 3GM30 in my Hunter 356. The rev' counter does not have the LCD displa
Limit of responsibility to assist? Kings Gambit at 8:18pm 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5866 So, my wife and I were anchored in Landing Cove at Santa Barbara Island late one afternoon in August
Newbie trying to get in touch with ken g brown for rigid mast raising system using gooseneck slide rwaterhouse at 7:35pm 10.25.15 Catalina 22 0/499 Newbie to the group trying to locate Ken G Brown for pics of his mast raising system using gooseneck
Shaft removal (1) Tim22 at 7:28pm 10.25.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1535 I opened up the stuffing box today with the idea of re stuffing, but found quite a lot of gummy buil
Butt splicing different gauge wires? Dan_Y at 7:13pm 10.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 7/35688 Adhesive-lined heat shrink butt splice connectors seem to come in 3 popular sizes. 10-12, 14-16 ' 18
Can you sail with one of these? allen-deckard at 3:38pm 10.25.15 Catalina 22 13/4432 I see these covers. Looks pretty cool. But you cant sail with it could you? and if not what purpo
1982 c30 companion way cover teak replacement (1) lpbosch at 2:11pm 10.25.15 Catalina 30 2/778 I need to replace my companion way cover teak guides. Does anyone know where I can purchase some?
!! Modification alert !! (2) Phil Herring at 11:59am 10.25.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/539 1. The main forum page now has a list of new posts above the fold, front and center. From all foru
Ysb trouble shooting dougphurd at 10:57am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1142 I have a 1977 O'day 27 that has a YSB 12 Yanmar diesel engine. The engine is becoming more and more
How do you rig your boom vang? stvnm at 10:17am 10.25.15 Smaller Boats 8/2600 Hi fellows, Does anyone have pics or a reference on the correct/best way to rig the boom vang on a H
Zeehag survived hurricane Patricia Stu Jackson at 10:02am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1952 From a post just this morning on cruisersforum, thought you'd like to know: It's been a scary past
Whisker pole (1) bawlmer at 9:51am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3623 Fellow sailors. I went to the boat show and saw a whisker pole at a great price so I bought it. I fi
Prayers and thoughts for a missing sailor... Henry Scurlock at 9:01am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1329 The missing, and sadly presumed drowned, sailor is a friend from church. Tom just returned to sailin

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Wind generators, yay or nay? leo310 at 8:46pm 02.25.23 just to give you a idea I had 300 watts of solar and by 11am my house bank would be fully charged. A
Wind generators, yay or nay? fred1diver at 7:52pm 02.25.23 Thanks everyone for all the great replies, I will have to figure out how much solar I need and where
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust anelso29 at 7:43pm 02.25.23 Thank you eveyrone for your feedback on this topic. Your insights, experiences, and perspectives hav
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 02.25.23
Eliminate topping lift jssailem at 6:57pm 02.25.23 At least you can sail tomorrow.... Lucky you.:) :beer:
Wind generators, yay or nay? dlochner at 6:28pm 02.25.23 For wind generators to be effective there needs to be a good breeze, around 12-15 knots. Check the s
Eliminate topping lift buddybear at 6:16pm 02.25.23 You could use your spin as a topping lift at the dock Thanks for all of the input I will sail with
Eliminate topping lift JRT at 6:02pm 02.25.23 You could use your spin as a topping lift at the dock
A lesson on winches pclarksurf at 5:30pm 02.25.23 Quick observation, if you ran your safety chain around the back of the jack post it would give it a
Wind generators, yay or nay? jssailem at 5:07pm 02.25.23 My thoughts lean toward Solar. On average I would think you get more solar generation than wind gene
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 4:58pm 02.25.23 @skipperclaud, That makes perfect sense to me. It is a nice act you are sharing. Your attached image
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:41pm 02.25.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:39pm 02.25.23 Here is the result!
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Davidasailor26 at 4:32pm 02.25.23 I don't think that should be happening. Just to be clear, the new spots I get always appear to act
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 4:29pm 02.25.23 :plus: Perhaps a flood victim boat. Raised up on the surge, shifted in place and dropped hard on th
Eliminate topping lift DaveJ at 4:20pm 02.25.23 Agree with both above posts. You can sail without it, many boats do not have one, but there are adva
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? artboas at 4:03pm 02.25.23 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B&R 1st generation Mast - meaning i
Dockside water connection artboas at 3:59pm 02.25.23 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
advice on auto chart plotter Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richards
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 02.25.23 If you used this stuff or any product similar to it : . I've seen it in use and it turns rust (fe

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