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Winch cleaning iwillmott at 4:06am 05.28.15 Big Boats 2/899 I store our boat on the hard eight months a year and wonder if wind driven silt can get into winches
Tuning shrouds on a 1978 Bristol 24' Corsair sailoat Captain Mark at 3:14am 05.28.15 Bristol 1/1852 Hey guys and gals! Any suggestions when tensioning the shrouds on a 1978 Bristol 24' Corsair sail
Katadyn 80E drive pump Slipin Away at 2:58am 05.28.15 Big Boats 0/632 Does anyone have the manual for rebuilding the drive pump unit on this model. Katadyn tells me it i
Bilge Pump markjg54 at 2:15am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/660 I have an 1985 25 ft. MacGregor and need to put a bilge pump in. I can only see water under the seat
just wonderin? blkscratch at 11:31pm 05.27.15 Columbia 4/2481 howdy all, new to this sight and to sailing so if this sounds funny or i'm a little off or if my rig
Tell tails and reefing lines Macboy at 10:07pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2348 Our poor bagged out main is void of any tell tails. I've got adhesive ones from our Hobie cat but do
rigging screw oil FlimFlamII at 8:43pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4568 Any suggestions for a substitute for rigging screw oil?
Rudder options for O'Day 22 Norsehammer at 8:42pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4534 Are there any options for the rudder, swing up is what I'm thinking about.
Need New Windows in Seattle (2) Sailin Dog at 8:36pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2023 I'm the New proud owner of a 1984 Newport 33 (aft cabin model). She slices like a knife thru a breez
Cockpit rigging (1) Norsehammer at 8:32pm 05.27.15 Day Sailers 4/1484 I'd like to know what the original cockpit rigging configuration was for an early 70's O'Day 22 was,
Freshwater Thru Hull Drain catalanc at 7:54pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 5/1294 Hi All, I have had power boats for 7 years but am new to sailing. I recently purchased a Catalina 22
L.O. Filter light is on 473Clipper at 7:42pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1586 Does anyone know what that light means? I have a B Panel 4JH HTE
Installing.a Raymarine I40 Bidata.....need Seatalk help. Doug4bass at 7:05pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1646 Hey der from the U.P. Gonna use an I40 Bidata for a repeater down below at the nav station. There
H31 - Hot Water tank installation Reacher at 6:13pm 05.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/680 Our 1984 H31, new to us, has a leak in the hot water tank. It is an Isotherm tank. It is mounted wit
replacing ALL lines keelson at 6:12pm 05.27.15 Catalina 30 12/2227 Hello all, I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 30. Found one that will certainly need all new l
jib/main halyard w4swk at 5:43pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 9/1086 Hi all Sharlene and I were cleaning some more on the boat today(a never ending process) and I notic
contacting an oday owner Ron10215 at 5:28pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/663 Would like to contact a current Oday 37 owner regarding current success with his windlass installati
Shroud Tension Corwin Coward at 3:40pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1077 Can anyone give me some guidelines on setting the tension on the shrouds on my Beneteau Oceanis CC40
Storing Shrouds TDudley at 3:25pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/865 I need to store my shrouds while I am painting my mast and did not want to leave them laying about i
Am i crazy lanceadams at 2:33pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2146 Me and my wife have decided to leave lake Huron and sail through the Erie canal and the intercoastal

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Mounting a motor dlochner at 9:40am 11.24.23 If you go with an electric trolling motor, consider using a LiFePO4 battery. They are more expensive
Single private mooring rentals Project_Mayhem at 9:31am 11.24.23 There's probably an app for this that includes insurance. Beyond that you'd have to do some research
Mounting a motor Project_Mayhem at 9:21am 11.24.23 Here's a bit of insight... I have a 36lbs 12v Minn Kota motor and a 10A gel cell. I originally bough
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember kappykaplan at 9:18am 11.24.23
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember jssailem at 9:00am 11.24.23
Single private mooring rentals dLj at 8:38am 11.24.23 Besides the legal issues of being permitted to do this, the description of how you are thinking to e
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember dLj at 8:29am 11.24.23 A number of years ago we decided we would celebrate Thanksgiving on Friday instead of Thursday. Ever
315 Backstay Adjuster jssailem at 8:19am 11.24.23 Of course, I could always buy a new sail . . . ;) Yes you can, as long as you get financial approv
Need hard vang 1987 c & c mk III jssailem at 8:13am 11.24.23 Jim. Hunter would not have installed an OEM rigid vang on the boat. That would have been a dealer o
315 Backstay Adjuster Bill Russell at 8:07am 11.24.23 You may be right, John. But I can adjust the tension of the luff with the halyard, so I'd think a c
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 7:22am 11.24.23 Epoch batteries are the current darling of the internet in large part because Panbo and MaineSail g
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 7:06am 11.24.23 With that tought still on your tounge, I would be looking to the Wakespeed WS500 for a regulator.
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
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