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Bahamian Boat Yards - Experiences SailMaster at 1:04pm 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1208 We are in the process of planning a run to Marsh Harbour in a few months and I would like to know if
Balmar MC-614 Alternator Temp Sense buddybear at 12:28pm 08.30.15 Catalina 310 1/864 Recently installed the alt and battery temp sensor ran engine and checked the display on the regulat
Jiffy reefing mainsail Bill Greenberg at 11:29am 08.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/4627 Can anyone recommend a jiffy reefing system (kit) for the mainsail on my 1991 Catalina 28 ? Would li
Trashed my Bow Pulpit odaydokay at 10:01am 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1519 Well I just hit a piling in my home port nav channel (!!!!!) and bent the pulpit beyond recognition.
Flathead Lake MT or lake Pend Oreille ID Karyon at 7:20am 08.30.15 Destinations 4/4653 We are thinking about next summer already, Has any one sailed Flat head Lake MT or Lake Pend Oreille
Any concerns Hunter 30 on Boat Lift for Hull Inspection (1) Fiherrsh at 6:10am 08.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2112 I have access to a 13,000 lb. lift and want to put the boat on the lift for a couple of hours for in
how to reseal a leaking window s1walk1 at 8:24pm 08.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2245 I have a 1991 hunter 30. The starboard window is starting to leak, and needs to be resealed. Has a
Bottom paint in the fall? Mike8193 at 6:58pm 08.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/3089 I sail out of Milwaukee. In the spring it is always hectic to get the boat ready to launch. Can I b
Question on topping lift cleat (1) Ward H at 6:20pm 08.29.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4352 I'm moving my topping lift cleat to the boom end. I would like to switch to a Harken 150 cam cleat w
Shake and Break Part 12 - June 8, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 2:18pm 08.29.15 Ask All Sailors 0/538 Shake and Break Part 12 - June 8, 2015 We left you - perhaps drooling over our description of the
Keel or centerboard? Martyw at 2:07pm 08.29.15 Trailer Sailors 24/5492 I am looking at a couple of 22' trailerable boats. One is an o'day with a small fixed keel, one is a
Are you Cruising a Beneteau 57? alanteed at 1:39pm 08.29.15 Ask All Sailors 0/2366 Hi, I am a newbie here, I previously lived for 4 years on my 2006 Hylas 49 including 2 Transats.
Chinook, a Macgregor doing the 'Loop'.... (1) Sumner at 12:51pm 08.29.15 Destinations 6/4796 Mike and Sandy don't post on here but I thought their current trip would be of interest to others.
C120 Chartplotter davidlneely at 12:37pm 08.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/835 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 ac. My master plotter is an E 80 at the desk below and E120 in the cockpit.
head sea cocks (1) H3newdog at 12:11pm 08.29.15 Big Boats 53/5559 Tracking down the stink in my new (to me) H34 I found a PO attempted to repair the top connection to
What is this for? (1) Armyaviation at 12:10pm 08.29.15 Trailer Sailors 9/1892 Can someone tell me what this is used for, specifically the plate
HELP (quick)--forward hatch replacement Windtherapy at 11:29am 08.29.15 Day Sailers 1/1013 1985 26'---So I went to replace the forward hatch today because the PO broke it and tried to repair
Catalina 30 help please my story (1) Woodyapex at 11:16am 08.29.15 Catalina 30 2/1233 Firstly hi all on forum . Last week while sat on my 23 ft islander sailboat off the coast of Scarbo
26X repower flbob at 10:09am 08.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/822 I have a 2000 26X that I am repowering with a new 70 hp Yamaha and my motor dealer does not know wha
Fischer Panda Not Starting?? Diving4food at 9:05am 08.29.15 Ask All Sailors 20/12208 I have a Fischer Panda 4200 Series that will not start, sounds as if it's not firing....I have repla

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Your experience with propane outboards? SkookumZac at 5:34am 02.13.24 Can you use the 5lb propane tank horizontally??? Hi john, yes it works fine horizontally. -Z
Hunter 320 in mast furling shemandr at 5:21am 02.13.24 Wow! I posted on that thread in 2015. I think that since then we've seen more stack packs than IM
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (1) JamesG161 at 3:57am 02.13.24 Visual observation of yours, looks about right. I checked my prebend per my Boat manual. I used a p
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? rgranger at 3:14am 02.13.24 My daughter shipped her car from SC to CA For $400. seems you should be able to flat bed a cradle
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 2:43am 02.13.24 Well, it went back on the original place. all the hoses, coolant and water connections are way be
stripping cetol from teak SailingLoto at 2:33am 02.13.24 36 grit on a block make quick work or it. Stop buying hardware store sandpaper. Go get some good
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h KCofKC at 10:18pm 02.12.24 Brad, apparently it is not as obvious to us as it is to you. It might be helpful for us if we knew
Mattress for aft cabin dmax at 7:28pm 02.12.24 I haven't done exactly what you're saying but when I replaced the foam in my cushions, I put the foa
Mattress for aft cabin CET at 7:10pm 02.12.24 I am making a mattress for the AFT cabin and plan to for the V-Berth as well. The V-Berth is in 3 p
stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 6:26pm 02.12.24 I'd like to hear an answer as well. My concern is that Cetol has pigment in it that, like stain, m
MacGregor 27 trailer (1) CaptVR at 6:14pm 02.12.24 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
Hunter 320 in mast furling capta at 5:03pm 02.12.24 Everybody is going to tell you of their bad experiences with IMRF, and it does take some time and ca
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 PaulK at 4:38pm 02.12.24 Looks like a nice, pretty even curve that should be good for keeping the main's draft forward. Not e
stripping cetol from teak Poodle Head Mikey at 4:34pm 02.12.24 What? The entire reason I've used Cetol these many years is that you Never have to strip it off or
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? jssailem at 4:33pm 02.12.24 1). but what about the other end? 2). Would I attach the other end to another line run back to the
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 02.12.24 It is desirable to be able to adjust the tack to match the clew and keep the foot of the sail level.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 2:06pm 02.12.24 BTW, the OP has posted this all over the sailing forums. Check out his post on SailNet.com and the
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 1:56pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 1:50pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
Hunter 320 in mast furling JamesG161 at 1:00pm 02.12.24 Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Read this link on InMast fu

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