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Sheet Storage on ulkhead shanker at 11:48am 09.23.15 Smaller Boats 7/821 On the bulkhead of hy 260, the PO had installed a sheet/rope bag on each side of the companionway. I
Survey results and misc. questions marchem at 10:54am 09.23.15 Catalina 310 6/1375 Slowly moving closer to owning a 310. Did the survey yesterday. Only surprise was that the steerin
Attaching T-Track to teak toe rail oldlaxer1 at 10:14am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3576 I'd like to add midship cleats on my Tartan 30 but don't want to put in on the deck due to trip haz
Anchor roller on a Hunter 34 too narrow markwbird at 10:09am 09.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2086 So, all you Hunter 34 owners out there know exactly what I'm talking about. The anchor roller is to
Stepping the mast on a Mac 19 Chris Hansel at 9:46am 09.23.15 Lancer 1/1310 Hi, I'm looking at several boats to replace my 26S. One of the considerations, as I'm up in age, is
2015 In-Review braol at 8:39am 09.23.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/587 Well, what a long, slow, interesting trip 2015 has been! As some of you may know, my boat was on th
swing keel solitudesdream at 8:36am 09.23.15 Smaller Boats 4/1975 I have just acquired a Hunter 20. I need to replace the cable or rope for the swing keel. How to I s
C310s in Huntington Harbor (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 09.23.15 Catalina 310 20/3238 We were in Lloyd's Harbor on Long Island the other day. We took a dinghy ride into Huntington Harbo
Do This V. How To Do This... Jtcf78911 at 7:15am 09.23.15 Bigger Boats 10/1094 Dear friends in O'Day. :) Pardon my ignorance as a new sailer-owner of a relatively old (1985) O
Any value to 74 oday 20 with delaminated deck? LordNelson at 5:05am 09.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/645 I bought a second 74 Oday 20 that appeared to have a solid deck. Mine, Just Ducky, is collapsing und
Transmission question JensJaunt at 4:58am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1566 My transmission has a stamp on the housing that says R12563 JFC in it and it is connected to a Walte
Found in a locker looks like a boom vang? danstanford at 4:37am 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/1680 When rooting through a locker in the salon, I found a brand new piece of heavy braided line with two
Removing Nova Kool frig ---tracking down foul smell 1Goldie at 8:28pm 09.22.15 Big Boats 1/819 We need to pull out the frig in our 36' 2009 Hunter. There is a foul smell coming from around it. We
Quest To Find Kermode Bear - 2015 - A Sailing Log Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1065 Our almost 70 day journey began on June 15, 2015 at Shelter Bay Marina, across from LaConner in what
Need some advice on sail swap (spinnaker) Macboy at 7:20pm 09.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2039 So after hearing that the spinnaker that came with our boat was too big I put it online. At the same
Refinishing tiller trijohn at 7:12pm 09.22.15 Catalina 22 13/6165 I just bought an '86 Catalina 22. I want to refinish the tiller. The top of it is gray where it has
Morgan 34 dnkohler at 6:51pm 09.22.15 Morgan 5/2634 I am having a great time "learning the ropes" with my new old 1969 Morgan. I often struggle getting
Lazy Jacks CHSN WND at 6:26pm 09.22.15 Smaller Boats 13/2106 I read an article that discusses how to make your own Lazy Jack system. Here's the link: http://w
H3083 danners at 6:24pm 09.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/601 It's true. I not only took out a 20 year old water heater but found another 32 year old water heater
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:49pm 09.22.15 Ericson 1/2480 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 6:37am 11.24.23 All of the worst decisions that I've ever made have two things in common. They were decisions made
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 6:34am 11.24.23 Thank you Dave and Capta. Colgate 26 and Soling now on my list. I used to see Solings sailing in Bos
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul (2) DaveJ at 6:31am 11.24.23 Mine broke a couple of years ago, with some epoxy I repaired it. Has been working great since. A bit
Single private mooring rentals smokey73 at 6:31am 11.24.23 Not to mention liability! How much are you willing to risk of your own personal assets for the expe
Mounting a motor Tater at 6:07am 11.24.23 I have used a trolling motor on my Hunter 170. It was a 30# Minn Kota. It was a little light for the
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Crazy Dave Condon at 5:57am 11.24.23 The trailer you are looking for I would suggest four supports each side regardless of pads or bunk b
Single private mooring rentals jssailem at 5:56am 11.24.23
Single private mooring rentals rgranger at 5:43am 11.24.23
raymarine connections jssailem at 5:33am 11.24.23 Hi. In simple terms, Your Axiom 9 gets the transducer data over the Seatalk network. You need to plu
Mounting a motor sbrogden at 4:57am 11.24.23 Electric with a small gel cell battery would be my recommendation. Do some research on how to measu
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 4:57am 11.24.23 Epoch batteries are the current darling of the internet in large part because Panbo and MaineSail ga
Rudder slack jssailem at 4:43am 11.24.23 :plus: What Greg said.
Mounting a motor Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 11.23.23 Electric with a small gel cell battery would be my recommendation. Do some research on how to measur
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:43pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.23.23 Your hardware is excellent stuff. I'll second that after @i3DGear supplied a couple of rollers fo
MARINE GROWTH Sunbird22358 at 9:09pm 11.23.23 OK, I have used a "Single-Season Ablative" in the past, Petit "NEPTUNE" I think it was, Interlux Fib
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Alan Gomes at 8:52pm 11.23.23 Photo 3011 gives me the willies. This is an extremely dangerous installation. You would do well to r
Jib sheet block Sunbird22358 at 8:49pm 11.23.23 Rope vs Sheet, well technically, the sheet is made of "rope", so I knew what he meant! Traditionally
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 8:22pm 11.23.23 The dedicated sense wire alone is worth its weight in gold. Please go for the better regulator.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 8:20pm 11.23.23 Oh. That is great news. After our last discussion, right before you left on winter holiday, I got th

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