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Cutting an access panel into 9.2 C Mast base for wiring connections? capcass at 4:54pm 02.27.16 S2 11/3586 Has anyone cut an access panel into the side of a 9.2C mast base to access wiring connections? I am
Hunter Sailboats Needed. Aaron Kiss at 2:21pm 02.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/771 This post has been cleared for publishing by the site owner Phil Herring. Request for 2 Hunters 40-
Stanchon mounting screws have pulled out of the fiberglass and will no longer will hold it. smoothsailing at 12:04pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3700 One of my Hunter 340 lifeline stanchon mounting screws have pulled out of the fiberglass and will no
Direction of shift for TMC-40 Transmission druid at 11:13am 02.27.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/4208 OK, this is driving me nuts. I'm getting a Beta 25 with TMC-40 transmission (the "standard" one), a
Catalina 22 Dinette Conversion to Berth "Trick" Stu Jackson at 9:23am 02.27.16 Catalina 22 8/11854 Years ago, when we had our 1981 Catalina 22, we read about and implemented the trick to use the dine
ponding aft of mast sailfree20770 at 9:13am 02.27.16 Big Boats 1/826 On my Hunter 376, rain water will pond just aft of the mast where the halyards run under the "windsh
Forespar Whisker Pole Available (1) Dgsteiner at 8:20am 02.27.16 S2 1/368 I have a Forespar HD 6-12 telescoping whisker pole in excellent condition available if anyone needs
Cal 9.2 lines gosling146 at 6:52am 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/604 Good morning: I'm an ex Cal 9.2 owner now sailing a Pearson 10M. I want to make a half model of the
Stanchion Bolt Removal (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 19/6124 I have traced a slight leak to the support stanchions that are the gate way supports (4) on both si
Stop Centerboard from 'Bouncing' in Waves on Hunter 216 Ospronah at 5:58pm 02.26.16 Smaller Boats 14/6102 Hi all, I'm relatively new to sailing, and have inherited a 216 from about 2008. I've noticed that
Looking for a used Swing Keel for a Catalina 22 Michael15721 at 1:29pm 02.26.16 Catalina 22 18/8395 Started to re-furbish the swing keel on my 1976 Catalina 22. Way overdue!!! Unfortunately, the kee
Hunter 33 Carrier Bearing carbonrobot at 12:02pm 02.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/517 I had a tech leave a note on my last service stating: "At low rpms there is a slight growl, possible
St. Croix Customs Ken Prichard at 11:11am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1292 Has anyone cleared US customs in St. Croix? What's the procedure? I can see where the customs office
Thinking about moving up. Ward H at 10:19am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 38/3221 Warning - This is a bit of a ramble but I've rambled here before and have gotten some good ideas fro
Outboard Motor Bracket Flamingo1 at 9:58am 02.26.16 Catalina 22 8/1866 Mine needs updated/replaced and the OP installation of the existing mount results in the mounting bo
Info on Hunter25.5 bogboy at 9:38am 02.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 Hi On the download page I did not find much info on Hunter25.5 - schematics, rigging, etc. Is there
Diesel tank clean-out port Joe5917 at 9:19am 02.26.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2934 I plan to cut a hole in the fuel tank of my Catalina 320 and install a SeaBuilt inspection/clean-out
Rigging tension Pearson 35 Kalo at 7:29am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1548 I am searching for standing rig tension specs. I have 1/4 forstay, aft and shrouds and 7/32 sways.
CT-33 Meter Readings Ajay73 at 10:48pm 02.25.16 Musings With Maine Sail 0/606 Just want to understand the two scales of the meter on the CT-33 Moisture meter. If there is a read
Cruisair on 473 - Noisy SettleMeDown at 6:01pm 02.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2059 Our Cruisair in the main cabin is quite noisy. It cools and heats fine, it's just loud. We never rec

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NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.02.24 Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I have their
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 10:55am 03.02.24 For my education, why would you keep the combiner instead of going to a 1-2-both switch wired as yo
Midship spring line cleat on 315 sailme88 at 10:40am 03.02.24 What SJN said !
Midship spring line cleat on 315 andrewbredow at 10:32am 03.02.24 Bought a pair of these last year, fit perfect on my 310: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3Y2N
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (2) twodzusfittings at 10:26am 03.02.24 Took advantage of a nice day. Applied the Seadek to the cabin top and then installed the Companion w
Battery combiner, is this best? JamesG161 at 10:08am 03.02.24 Xantrex Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I h
Midship spring line cleat on 315 SJN at 9:39am 03.02.24 Easy. No added holes. Get cleats that fit onto the genoa track.
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 9:37am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Drop Keel LesCayere at 9:30am 03.02.24 Gloucester yachts Gloucester 22 ManualsManualsLibhttps://www.manualslib.com Got it Thank You

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