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rejuvenating suede steering wheel cover SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:56am 12.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/340 The suede steering wheel cover on my Lewmar wheel has become hard. Any ideas for treating to return
remote outboard throttle setup mick hodapp at 8:05am 12.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/12907 good morning fellow sailors, i am wondering if any of you have installed any type of remote throttle
Olympic Cesspool cb32863 at 6:27am 12.18.15 Ask All Sailors 7/881 Would you sail in raw sewage for a chance at a Olympic medal? Brazil is an embarrassment.... http:/
Battery and Charging System Upgrades B757Captain at 11:43pm 12.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 17/5716 Hi all, I'd like to focus some questions for MaineSail if he's willing to pass on his fantastic kno
Fresh water filter assembly replacement ArkadiyS at 3:32pm 12.17.15 Catalina 30 6/1133 Our fresh water filter assembly is original (1985) and is a pain in the butt to clean and work with.
C27 mast rewire reeder at 3:32pm 12.17.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/900 With the mast down and compression post out in order to replace a bulkhead and compression block I f
ATF oil for M25 Huth transmission? ArkadiyS at 3:25pm 12.17.15 Catalina 30 3/744 I have purchased all synthetic ATF Dexron VI, and wanted to make sure that it is OK to use with our
Raising height of boom on Yamaha 33 Carigdog at 1:46pm 12.17.15 Yamaha 8/3278 Hi All, just acquired a 1983 Yamaha 33 tall rig with a bit of work to do. One of the things I would
Help Finding Kanzaki Marine Gear Oil Seal GorillaToast at 1:06pm 12.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1816 Im in the process of rebuilding a Kanzaki KM2A marine gear. The last thing I need is to get a new ou
Need a Barrier Coat? Warren Milberg at 12:07pm 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3510 I know I'm swimming upstream with this post, but ask yourself if you really need a barrier coat? My
Advice on choosing next boat Mike H. at 10:49am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4495 We sold our 94 Hunter Vision 36 last month. We're banking money and starting to shop for a new boat
Testing my anchor and mast lights while mast is down fourwhitesocks at 9:12am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 33/5737 Ok so my mast is down for the winter, how can I test (after installing new bulbs of course) the ligh
Eboat All U Get at 6:58am 12.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/529 Hi all, Has anyone got a hang of how to use Active Captains Eboat cards? Sounds like a great idea b
Dear Santa.... Curious Sailor at 7:51pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 33/2723 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Dear Santa... Curious Sailor at 7:47pm 12.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/97 Christmas is coming... What's the one sailing related present you hope Santa brings this year?
Pearson 33 discussion isesseg at 7:14pm 12.16.15 Pearson 8/7592 Hello Pearson 33 owners... I would like to get your impressions on the 33 (circa 1972)... Particul
Oceanis 400 Fuel Tank Replacement Steve Day22178 at 6:43pm 12.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1533 Well, it's happened. It has been 20 years since my Oceanis 400 was built and I recently discovered a
Standing Rigging/Taking down the mast - help a newbie out... (1) lovetorenovate at 3:23pm 12.16.15 Big Boats 8/3005 I guess I'm way over my head in this boat purchase (1986 Hunter 34), perhaps I should have heeded th
1986 Catalina 30 TR JohnVTX at 3:07pm 12.16.15 Catalina 30 2/796 Should there be a slight forward rack in the mast?
Main Sheet setup for Javelin (2) John Stevens at 2:11pm 12.16.15 Day Sailers 11/6343 Is this the correct way to rig the main sheet for the Javelin? Also, what are the cleats for just f

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Used sail? LakeShark at 2:27pm 09.11.23 Above 20kts, I'd be flying a 75 jib if I had a choice. Dang sure not a 135. I like it when the stic
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS Sol Cazador at 2:18pm 09.11.23 Hi, I am not sure the previous post went through. I have a 2008 45DS which is the same hull and I b
Looking for new sails?? LakeShark at 2:17pm 09.11.23 @C_Level Ulman makes a good sail for sure. I would call the loft in San Diego on Shelter Island.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO FastOlson at 2:01pm 09.11.23 I have found that he major sail lofts will include your class logo at no or minimal cost. They will
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.11.23 Having to lift the bolt will be tough but like I said, going to try some PB blaster You MAY be ab
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices rgranger at 1:41pm 09.11.23 Have you never seen a Micro-C connector? :) Now I have...;)
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices (1) jviss at 1:40pm 09.11.23 For @rgranger :
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS rgranger at 1:40pm 09.11.23 I don't know your installation, but I think the idea of the gap is to get cooling air around the ch
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 1:38pm 09.11.23 :worthless: ;) Have you never seen a Micro-C connector? :)
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices rgranger at 1:36pm 09.11.23 :worthless: ;)
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS ggrizzard at 1:35pm 09.11.23 I don't know your installation, but I think the idea of the gap is to get cooling air around the chi
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? rgranger at 1:34pm 09.11.23 i'm guessing that they used this stuff to hold it in place while they screwed them in. Could be
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. rgranger at 1:31pm 09.11.23 If you are living on board, can you dive (snorkle) on your boat more regularly? That would negate s
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Roland5048 at 1:24pm 09.11.23 Doyle made me a new main about 4yrs ago. Logo and a number were extra.
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 1:08pm 09.11.23 They seem to be the only source I have been able to find. My question is, with their tanks, how do I
Mast up winter storage dlochner at 1:01pm 09.11.23 How exposed to the winds of Lake Erie? Here on the shores of Lake Ontario I would not leave the mast
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Kevy at 12:53pm 09.11.23 Damn Ralph, nice write up. I'll get down to the boat hopefully on Tuesday and give all of this a tr
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! Leeward Rail at 12:43pm 09.11.23 1/2" / 10mm Dyneema is too fat to fit thru the same space. In assume you mean 3/8" / 10mm ? 1/2"
Screw Terminals and Ferrules jviss at 12:31pm 09.11.23 Yea, I think they're a bit obscure. I was aware of them, but hadn't thought about them until I saw
Fuel Tank Replacement dmax at 12:27pm 09.11.23 I replaced mine with one of these, happy with it: https://www.moellermarine.com/product-category/fue

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