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Traveler for Day Sailor silversailor at 6:02am 06.21.15 Day Sailers 6/1100 I have a 79 Day Sailor II, with mid-boom main sheeting. I'm considering adding a traveler to enhance
Happy Fathers Day Indysailor at 5:46am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/848 I'm a dad, myself and of course I'll give the old man a call and we'll talk about the U.S. Open, lik
b and g zeus 2 chart plotter operation problems catalina453 at 5:45am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 4/3753 I purchased a B and G Zeus 2 chart plotter 9 months ago and had it installed in my Catalina 320. Th
keel winch cable suvh8er at 8:25pm 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/673 Hello everyone. I have just replaced the hand crank winch with a Badlands ATV winch on my Mac 25. I
White Smoke Lusitano at 8:03pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/793 Fellow mariners, So today I notice some white smoke/steam coming out of my Renault rc8 diesel engin
Vberth and Aft bedding ashbuie at 7:54pm 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1101 I am trying to order sheet sets for our Hunter 260 before it is delivered, can anyone tell me what s
Anyone installed a boom brake on a H30? Dan_Y at 7:26pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/828 I was looking at the Dutchman 250B boom brake on SBO. Has anyone installed one on a '88 - '94 H30?
Lone Star Help baburns at 6:28pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/957 How do you lower the bilge boards on a Lone Star 16? Acting like levers are locked and seller is no
30T furler line sealing Ken Cross at 4:48pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/561 Hi all. I have a wet deck where the furler lines penitrate the deck at the anchor locker. I'm planni
Island Time gettinthere at 4:33pm 06.20.15 Destinations 8/2348 I was long overdue for a haircut. In Black Point Exuma the Rockside Laundry also has a sign for hair
2005 33 Blower mikej21 at 3:49pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1125 My Hunter is an 2005 33 with a 29 hp Yanmar engine. When and how often should the blower be used.
Catalina Mainsheet Magazine Don Guillette at 3:12pm 06.20.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3312 Stu Jackson: It's been a number of years since I've seen a copy of the Mainsheet magazine. I always
When to replace Fire Extinguishers? rfrye1 at 2:45pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 20/4494 Is there some way to know when to replace the on board fire extinguishers? All mine still show in th
No propulsion cedge at 1:41pm 06.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/2760 I'm new to sailing and have a 25ft keel boat which when using the inboard engine did not have any r
Solar panel mounting Daddio at 11:46am 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1420 Just looking for mounting ideas for solar panels. We have a 29.5 with a Bimini. Pictures would be ve
Topping lift (1) Leatherneck at 11:01am 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2565 Have struggled with this. I've tried three different configurations. I tried one end secured to mast
BEST Boat Transport Experience Coyote at 11:01am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/630 We had to move our "loved" Oday 28 from Titusville, (upper east coast of FL) to St Petersburg area,
Thru hull plugs colinhulse at 10:49am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1231 Thru deck electric plugs / connectors I installed speakers up high in the Bimini top of my 30 O'Day
Infant life jacket recommendations? (1) rpwillia at 9:58am 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/900 OK, got new grandkids (twin boys) who are now 5 months old. Daughter wants them to be raised as boat
Keeping Swing Keel in the water atrometer at 8:21am 06.20.15 Catalina 22 8/2368 If you keep your 22' swing keel on a mooring or at a dock in brackish water, do you leave the keel u

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Need a "double" block at the mast base Dave Groshong at 11:44am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman line?
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:36am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 01.26.23 Please be considerate of nearby boaters, and run it during limited daylight hours. The sound can ca
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:56am 01.26.23 Hi Scott! Long time no sea (haha see what I did there?) Thank you for the insight on those panels. I
Line routing to cockpit (3) Dalliance at 10:45am 01.26.23 I currently have everything except reef lines led back to the cockpit. Garhauer is the place to go
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 01.26.23 the starting motor is working very well (in fact it worries me water could come back from the exhau
Missing boom PRoberaon at 10:24am 01.26.23 Thanks
Solar panel question/Recommendations Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.26.23 I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. As yet not sure about
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:53am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Yanmar engine console - yuck BigEasy at 9:48am 01.26.23 so it's just the white (yellow?) console. Any suggestions/advice? Sand it, repair crack at upp
Line routing to cockpit thinwater at 9:40am 01.26.23 I've had both. I like it as-is. Less friction. Grinding a sail up is a pain, but body weight makes i
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:39am 01.26.23 Conservatively, I can go about 48-72 hours at anchor before recharging. I plan for consuming about 7
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 9:38am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:30am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.c
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 9:28am 01.26.23 Thank you both @mermike and @jssailem, since my previous post on a similar topic I took everyone's
B361 Sail Inventory jssailem at 9:26am 01.26.23 after 21 years they have to be worn out right RIGHT! an old salt suggested after they're inspecte
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 9:25am 01.26.23 A tablet or laptop would make more sense. Especially on a 26ft boat. Last time I looked, the table
Line routing to cockpit stickinthemud57 at 9:24am 01.26.23 Lots of good, specific advice here. At the risk of stating the obvious... Downsides of halyards at
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:17am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics jssailem at 9:13am 01.26.23 rope and quick-release clam cleat. :plus:

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