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Shifter Cable bornin59ca at 9:16am 07.11.15 Big Boats 1/837 Hello again. I was wondering if anyone out there knows the type of shifter cable I need for a 1988
Help! Need trailer tongue extension advice jmczzz at 9:14am 07.11.15 Catalina 22 70/10875 Flooding at my lake raises water level over launch ramp up roadway. This becomes too shallow to laun
How to rig the rudder on a 26S LFC4ME at 8:49am 07.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/10977 Does anyone have a diagram or picture of how the rudder should be rigged? I have just bought my boat
Experiences With Dacron/Mylar Laminate Sail Cloth? rardiH36 at 7:23am 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/5501 Any "real-use" experiences with Dacron/Mylar (or "flexible mylar taffeta") sail cloth? In particu
Sailing Puget Sound (Tacoma, Olympia, Gig Harbor) mark_swart at 9:35pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4181 Hello everyone, I'm moving to Tacoma soon and am thinking about getting another sailboat. I'm inter
120 VAC ABYC Code advice? (1) Dan_Y at 8:16pm 07.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3097 Mainsail- The AC circuit on our '91 H30 needs some work and I would like to get it as close to ABYC
capri 15 rigging questions Palmatier at 6:07pm 07.10.15 Smaller Boats 1/530 Hi, I haven't posted questions before or knew about this site. I am cleaning up a capri 15, which
Oday 23 centerboard denise4985 at 5:26pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1254 I have an 1981 O'Day 23. I snapped the centerboard. What years will fit this craft? Thank you.
Centerboard snapped on O"Day 23 denise4985 at 4:57pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/798 I have an O'Day 23 and the centerboard snapped while removing it from the trailer. I need a replace
What do you call this? (1) ken.portwood876 at 4:03pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1159 Hello all, This is my first time on this forum. I call this item (see attachment) a stanchion cover
cushion covers nancyellen at 3:38pm 07.10.15 Parts Search 3/1550 Are sewing patterns for cushion covers for the Catalina 25 available and, if yes, where can I find s
Painting Help RichieR at 3:12pm 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/732 Hi. I need to repaint some areas on my V21. They are all well above the water line. Someone told e d
Microwave oven looks to have no power (1) CABixler at 2:47pm 07.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1272 Greetings I went to my boat yesterday and noticed that the microwave is not lit up and appears w/o
Single Handed Docking Don Guillette at 2:19pm 07.10.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/11424 I saw a topic Stu J started on one of the other forums on the above subject. It's not really sail tr
Outboards (1) Time_Out at 1:56pm 07.10.15 Catalina 22 35/3791 I just have to share something. When we got the boat from my uncle, it had a little Gamefisher 2-str
Keep me from buying a Trawler! Sailboat Suggestions! Cool Beans at 1:05pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2807 5 years owning my Ranger 33. . .2 years living on 'er. I enjoy living aboard, and I enjoy the boat
Need itty bitty ignition switch part jmkinsfbay at 12:55pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/551 Any chance anybody has, or can direct me to, a small plastic fitting that goes between the body of t
Painting help RichieR at 10:36am 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/714 Hi guys. I fixed some cracking on my '77 v21. And some of the fixed cracks are really visable due to
84-H31 - Sliding Mast Car for Whisker/Spinnaker Pole jmce1587 at 10:12am 07.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1527 I am looking to add a whisker/spinnaker pole set up to my 84 H-31. Does anyone have info on adjusta
My Yacht Club cb32863 at 9:19am 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1124 The club that Jackdaw and I belong to is celebrating 50 years this year. Here is a link to a nice wr

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New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 1:47pm 01.11.24 Brian, Scott, Thank you both for your inputs. Scott, FWIW John did get that pack you listed with th
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Hello Below at 1:43pm 01.11.24 Originally had a YSB 12hp one cylinder on my h30. No glow plug. There is one on my new 3YM20, ho
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 01.11.24 When you come about are you just shoving the tiller over hard? Are you trying to come about from mo
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Hello Below at 1:23pm 01.11.24
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:18pm 01.11.24 That bulkhead should be replaced as @rgranger pointed out the reasons why. I use to take care a c
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 jssailem at 1:15pm 01.11.24
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 1:00pm 01.11.24 I think that IS structurally important for two reasons. If I'm not mistaken, the mast sits right
Tabernacle design patbratton at 12:57pm 01.11.24 Here a version of a hinge that keeps the off the deck for towing. Probably pretty easy to do. I t
150 genoa vs 135 Don Guillette at 12:36pm 01.11.24 Stu J: Here's a racing visibility situation that happened years ago in Long Beach, Ca harbor. My do
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Terry Cox at 12:12pm 01.11.24 Are there glow plugs on my 1978 Yanmar YSM one cylinder? That would be a Dana 24?
airhorn install Anomymous 163294 at 12:00pm 01.11.24 well, i just got an idea from someone , and i would never have thought it on my own, and noone here
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Roland5048 at 11:58am 01.11.24 Originally had a YSB 12hp one cylinder on my h30. No glow plug. There is one on my new 3YM20, how
Good Winter Read dLj at 11:52am 01.11.24 Excellent sea adventure book. Rounding Cape Horn in 1742, chasing a treasure ship, ship wreck, muti
New Electronics - Is this about right? BrianQ at 11:52am 01.11.24 Yes, the devices can be daisy chained using spur cables. Just because you can doesn't mean you shou
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 11:44am 01.11.24 Biased, but I'd to see the early 80's Hunter Cherubini 30 on the list. Solid build and still sailin
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 11:39am 01.11.24 A little info which you may already have seen. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/forward-b
Acoustic guitar and boats. DaveJ at 11:35am 01.11.24
Acoustic guitar and boats. jssailem at 11:26am 01.11.24 I have thought about a violin. Thankfully a Stradivarius is out of budget. Maybe one of the teachin
Acoustic guitar and boats. (1) DanInCali at 11:11am 01.11.24 My acoustic guitar and bass on the boat. Both inexpensive and small, great for grabbing and playing
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Richard19068 at 10:58am 01.11.24 A little info which you may already have seen. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/forward-b

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