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About the block mounting (1) RideTheWind at 2:04pm 06.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1492 Hey all. Been some time since I've been around. I'm starting to think about changing my sheets and
rudder and tiller for 21 foot Clipper Marine daurayp at 1:35pm 06.05.15 Parts Search 2/1720 Looking for a used rudder and tiller for a 1971 Clipper Marine 21
Looking for blocks for Venture 21 RideTheWind at 1:17pm 06.05.15 Parts Search 12/1971 Looking to replace all of my blocks on my Mac 21 just seeing if anything is out there. I know I get
Logbook suggestion for my captain license qazvick at 1:10pm 06.05.15 Ask All Sailors 7/7418 Can anyone one make a suggestion on a decent logbook for keeping track of my sea time so when I star
Propane shutoff zigracer at 12:31pm 06.05.15 Big Boats 4/863 Just wondering what the protocol is here: On my new MH 40, the propane tank is located inside a sec
Garlick Outboard Bracket bolt pattern for the 71090:01 (1) mlindberg1 at 12:14pm 06.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 23/7257 I just uploaded the bolt pattern for Garlic Outboard Bracket 71090:01. I just purchased this to rep
TowBoatUS or Sea Tow in Pensacola JohnnyMac at 11:54am 06.05.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1918 I am looking for opinions and input on whether to use BoatUS or Sea Tow for towing insurance. This i
toerail captain tugwash at 11:29am 06.05.15 Parts Search 0/616 I live in the Boston area and I would like to see if I can locate a 6 foot length of secondhand Toe
Looking for Yanmar 4jh2e manuals gertonw at 10:46am 06.05.15 Big Boats 2/1106 Hi all, I am looking for PDF versions of the Yanmar 4jh2e manuals. I can't seem to find them online
Travel cancellation insurance rsotomayor at 10:37am 06.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/512 Hi. Would like to know which insurance company is best for a charter in case of cancellations? Cha
Rudder Craft Kick up Rudder GDTRFB at 9:44am 06.05.15 Catalina 22 5/4969 This year I decided to blow my yearly boat budget and buy a kick up rudder. My blade rudder wasn't c
Jib Sheets chicagodave at 9:41am 06.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1327 New owner of 423. Jib sheets are rather long, how do you neaten the lines while underway? Need to
h30 Selden mast luff groove cover newage1461 at 8:45am 06.05.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/671 I would like to add a boomkicker to my 81 H30. The mast luff groove from the boom on down has some t
216 boat ladder Myhunter216 at 7:59am 06.05.15 Smaller Boats 6/1262 Hi, I'm looking for the manufacturer and model of a telescopic over platform that would work for my
Buy new Main raycraft99 at 7:13am 06.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1143 Does anyone have a recommendation for a best place to buy a new main for a Mac 25? Looking for good
Just got a sweet Rebel 16'! braol at 7:09am 06.05.15 Trailer Sailors 1/3264 I just bought a pristine Rebel 16' (Mk3-version). Even the trailer has been updated and modified.
Marinebeam LEDs - Arbitrator's ruling allan at 6:16am 06.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 I filed an arbitration case. The arbitrator investigated and ruled in my favor. The amount of money
Alcohol stove Leatherneck at 5:33am 06.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3308 Taking the family out for first overnight trip. Boat has alcohol stove. Warning label says do not fi
Adding inverter to Hunter 30 Harry1110 at 10:16pm 06.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 12/1913 I apologize in advance for the basic ignorance on the subject. I am a sailing newby and recently pu
Butyl tape to rebed teak toe rail? berner73 at 6:31pm 06.04.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2518 It's been great for our deck hardware, but I'm looking to rebed the toe rail next as I work my way t

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Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 6:16am 09.19.23 Thanks for the Welcome! When I get a chance, I'll see if I can get a better picture of that first on
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 6:08am 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servic
Difficulty raising the main Sinnerman at 5:59am 09.19.23
Raritan PHII long term review Ward H at 5:22am 09.19.23 @jssailem Here you go. Household size seat with slow close. We have one on our Raritan Sea Era QC el
Difficulty raising the main jssailem at 5:07am 09.19.23 Ward, I suspect your idea would be helpful. I sense the builders looked at running lines back to the
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 09.19.23 It does not bend the pin but there are some tricks to make it easier. Send me your phone number v
Raritan PHII long term review jssailem at 4:59am 09.19.23 As I have aged, I find seating perched over that tiny round bowl feels unfriendly. I wonder if Rari
Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 4:59am 09.19.23 I helped @PepperW get their main set up for reefing last week and on their '79 with external halyar
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (2) senang at 4:45am 09.19.23 Better with the diffuser.
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (3) senang at 4:41am 09.19.23 A big part of the unsufficient light output is that the PO installed only one Led strip to replace 2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 4:23am 09.19.23 What has been really puzzling to me is that Sailrite offers a bimini kit for over $600. Yet you can
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 09.18.23 I now have a 0.5A PWM and I run it at about 40% which cuts down the Ah used by the fridge and makes
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 8:14pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 09.18.23 I neglected to say "Welcome to the site in my previous post". I've got to admit, I can't get your p
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 7:39pm 09.18.23 I;ll have pictures of my arrangement after 29th (haulout) cage is there, as is 10mm halyard. No ja
Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar

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