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securing the genoa tack to the furler drum... woodster at 2:55pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2101 ...what are you guys using to attach the genoa tack to the furler drum...are you just lashing it or
Anyone using a camping generator? JHoward at 2:51pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 22/3253 Or... why not use one at anchor, of course. It could be supplemented with solar of wind. Suggestion
Type of Battery smoothsailing at 2:20pm 02.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1369 Reading the forums on batterys, some use 12 volt and some use 6 volt (golf cart) battery banks.
Reserve judgement (try to) (1) Meriachee at 1:40pm 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1920 This is English Bay, in Vancouver about 1:30pm, Saturday the 28th. Normally, those of us in the fro
"Open fuses in charger" gettinthere at 1:31pm 02.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/978 Seems that one of my zantrax truecharge 40+ chargers has decided to take a break. Manual troublesho
O'Day 32 Ketch Mythical boat. Chorniak1 at 1:04pm 02.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1754 Has anyone actually ever seen one of these? Sailboatdata.com lists the # of hulls as 0. O"Day/Ban
Racing shawanaga at 9:28am 02.28.15 Big Boats 2/650 Hi Just bought a Hunter 1990 35.5 I previously had a 27' Aloha did a lot of racing for the past 20
Spreader pole cap.... DannySonja at 9:15am 02.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1528 I am trying to find the little plastic piece that holds the mast stay to the spreader pole. Anyone
Do jib tracks make sense? bigkat22 at 8:17am 02.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3926 Hello, I am updating a 1975 Hunter 30 (#006), that my father recently gave me. We have been cont
More San Diego fun, went sailing ( charter) - engine died... (1) holdech at 7:45am 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1157 Had a great afternoon on a Catalina 40 with SailSanDiego.com (whale watching). Didn't see any whale
Radar mount on Beneteau 47.7 First evgencafuta at 3:01am 02.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/924 Hello, I am about to install radar on a sailboat Beneteau 47.7 First and I am asking you how to
Mooring line chain broke sailboat crashed into rocks Rinconhg at 2:57am 02.28.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1730 There was a 3 day storm and our mooring chain broke. In the morning we checked out sailboat and she
Profile UV Wax VF84Sluggo at 7:14pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1332 Anyone have experience with this for deck and hull work? http://www.farecla.com/industrial/profil
Ritchie pedestal compass hummingbirdbassist at 5:41pm 02.27.15 Parts Search 0/6 For sale 215-917-5325 Richie sf-500 pedestal mount
Considering buying a 94' H26 Doug J at 3:48pm 02.27.15 Smaller Boats 13/1266 I'm considering buying a 94' H26, and would like general feedback about the boat, the good and the b
Newbie Question of the Week Kper at 3:36pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1304 ...not that I plan on having a question every week, although I easily could. What determines travel
Yacht specialties pedestal frankiedogs at 2:15pm 02.27.15 Parts Search 3/1378 I am looking for the wheel brake assembly from a Yacht Specialties pedestal for a 1980 Hunter Cherub
Sail Packs??????????........ woodster at 1:07pm 02.27.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3437 ...i am thinking about putting on a sail pack since i will be single handing most of the time...
O'day 34 Rudder rob_sail at 12:44pm 02.27.15 Bigger Boats 6/1842 O'day 34 Peformance Rudder Hi, I need to replace my rudder (Hornet O34 Modified). Has anyone had
Catalina 36 - dimensions for companion opening down_shift at 11:58am 02.27.15 Big Boats 3/1231 I am looking for the dimensions for the companionway opening on a C36. I want to cut out the opening

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Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Cat 310 #1 in GA at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...
keel resting on bottom JamesG161 at 8:30am 12.20.22
keel resting on bottom Benny17441 at 8:13am 12.20.22 It depends on the composition of the bottom and boat trafic near it.

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