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H450 staysail dehler25 at 7:09am 10.07.15 Big Boats 4/1141 My 450 has a staysail (sort of), the inner forestay is in place and the sail itself appears to have
Hunter 35 refrigeration unit fwilmeth at 7:00am 10.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/586 We have a 1990 Hunter 335 and I want to change over the current ice box to a built-in refrigeration
Oday 30 hatch and slides cookcwayne at 6:12am 10.07.15 Ask All Sailors 0/265 Anyone know where I can locate replacements for these? Thanks
Cleaning cushions rachelmackenzie at 5:51am 10.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/480 We have an upholstered cushion on our boat that needs to be cleaned. I have tried multiple home-use
Hunter 260 lower rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:50am 10.07.15 Smaller Boats 6/1002 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Hunter 260 rudder mount play Gypsea Kids at 1:48am 10.07.15 Trailer Sailors 4/979 I've noticed on the lower rudder mount port side moves fore and aft about 1/8" to 3/16" with rudder
Wind vane - angle of reference tabs batami at 11:24pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/7091 I am a sailing Newbie. I have a 12m Tahiti Ketch. There is no Wind Vane fitted so I have purchase
Knot meter Slider at 11:09pm 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1318 I sail a Beneteau 37. When I remove the sending unit for the knot meter for cleaning The gush of wa
Boat name doh! jonjbfx at 6:34pm 10.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3430 I just launched my 79 V25 and had a very intense naming ceremony with all harbor friends attending.
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 5:37pm 10.06.15 Smaller Boats 3/1588 just got boat the upper part of the rope is not looking good at all. got boat without trailer motore
Old bottom paint never in water Tripaddle at 2:57pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/307 PO bottom painted (black), said best paint made but has been out of water for years. Soapy rag turns
Ww11 planes, nsr sailaway78 at 2:23pm 10.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 4/785 In a couple of weeks there will be an big WW11 aircraft expo in New Orleans. Planes scheduled to b
Weather instruments Corlis West at 1:32pm 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 6/669 I'm looking for weather instruments (wind direction and speed) to mount on top of my mast. Any sugge
Cockpit drain Norge at 11:14am 10.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/569 I have a leaking cockpit drain that floods my bilge. The drain is made of plastic at both ends. I as
Reverse polarity light. Perfect Excuse at 10:46am 10.06.15 Big Boats 6/1373 A puzzle to me is that when I plug my my Honda 2000i into my shore power, the reverse polarity light
1998 310 hunter purchase windspeed56 at 8:58am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/359 Looking at my first big boat purchase and wondering if anyone has opinions on this boat. strengths
Asym with no bowsprit? markwbird at 8:50am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 21/11685 I recently sailed with a friend on his J-105 and I really like the simplicity of the asymmetrical sp
My newest goofy project just for fun allen-deckard at 8:10am 10.06.15 Catalina 22 8/1214 Ok this is a goofy project and I just wanted to know if it would work. Well it did believe it or n
Multiple charging systems capta at 8:06am 10.06.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2751 It has always been my understanding that it is best to take the charging leads directly to the posit
New owners (finally) and plenty of questions marchem at 7:59am 10.06.15 Catalina 310 22/3108 Well, all the negotiations, inspections, paperwork, and financial work is done. We're the happy own

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Diesel shut off pull Don S/V ILLusion at 6:01am 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger kappykaplan at 5:15am 10.18.23 Whatever the situation, first reading the currents and wind, then executing the maneuver to compens
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 5:09am 10.18.23 I have seen that photo before when I was researching this project. Update: I have a few more pieces
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 10.18.23 Likely two reasons; first related directly to boat size in that handling became much tougher. One f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:45am 10.18.23 But will it be too much to handle in docking and sailing? No, but in the beginning, yes, because I
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar cymeyer at 4:19am 10.18.23 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch s
is it advisable or feasable? Will Gilmore at 3:47am 10.18.23 They all sound like good projects. me made. Very nice. I'm a big fan of dodgers. -Will
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 3:40am 10.18.23
Cradle screw jack conversion Apex at 2:32am 10.18.23 Thanks @Apex. I've been looking at those, but I hate to spend on new threaded rods & pads, plus the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 2:31am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:02pm 10.17.23 Good to hear that you have external regulation. I am not familiar with the ARS-5 so can't help you
H49/50 battery replacement (1) Georgedoyle at 9:27pm 10.17.23 I have an ARS-5 set up for AGM batteries hooked up to a Balmar 100 amp 7 series alternator. I need t
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 9:13pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone an
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:09pm 10.17.23 as of right now, im fixing a few things. some to mention are redoing the stanchions with butyl, the
is it advisable or feasable? (1) Anomymous 163294 at 9:02pm 10.17.23 Enlarge the companionway and integrate it into a hard dodger? It sounds feasible to me. The dodge
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:01pm 10.17.23 Your project is doable, but only if you're not doing anything else this winter. The forum has plent
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 8:39pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone and
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 8:29pm 10.17.23 Can't help myself, but I don't believe I've ever experienced sour muscles! :beer: It's a buildup o
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 7:22pm 10.17.23 I always leave my engine running until the boat is secure. Me too! But once the sails are up and d
Diesel shut off pull rgranger at 7:15pm 10.17.23 DISCLAIMER: contrarian response follows. Why does it need to be any closer? Really. When I pull

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