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CQ sullyj020 at 8:39am 05.17.15 SSB and Ham Operators 8/1939 Whats happening guys :confused: Anything new with radio's on the boat ??
House Battery OD26 mlindberg1 at 8:05am 05.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/938 Just bought an Oday 26 a few weeks ago. Started working on the boat for a launch and "BAM" threw my
My rudder problem has just become more complicate (1) SFKjeld at 7:50am 05.17.15 Smaller Boats 15/1510 The problem last week was that I couldn't get the rudder blade out of the water. Went to try the las
260 in Gulf and San Juan Islands langstraatp at 7:19am 05.17.15 Smaller Boats 23/2426 I am moving to Victoria, B.C. I have sailed my H260 on inland lakes in Alberta. Is the 260 a saf
Seacock G10 backing plate & West System Six10 DinoKanuck at 7:03am 05.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2044 Morning: The project is a Maine Sail style seacock install using the Alternate Backing Plate Meth
Interesting app Bob 04 H260 at 6:56am 05.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1156 I just came across this sailing app. I installed it but have not used it yet. It looks useful and it
What Happens When at Low Tide? (2) stephen Penny at 1:25am 05.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/965 What do you do when the tide swings 8.5 meter (28 feet)? These photos show what happens in Tenby
No reverse in 6 hp Mercury outboard Piotr at 9:15pm 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 10/12441 I need help fast (before the next weekend). I had an impeller changed by a "mercury authorized servi
repowering my Hunter 26 Steve Tabor at 7:44pm 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 6/1182 I am getting ready to buy a new outboard for my 1994 Hunter 26. The Suzuki 4-stroke 9.9, 15 ' 20 all
delmarva Eastern Shore. MLampner at 6:52pm 05.16.15 Destinations 3/1794 We will be circling Delmarva starting a week from yesterday. I'd love to hear from people with exper
Dolly wheel Meriachee at 6:07pm 05.16.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1375 'nothing like this' had a rather interesting thing happen to the retractable spare/dolly wheel last
Launch Day (3) agprice22 at 5:48pm 05.16.15 Bigger Boats 10/1922 Finally launch day here in Watkins Glen in Upstate New York on Seneca Lake. Really nice to see my bo
Ants galore! Doc_holiday at 4:50pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1086 Yesterday I climbing in the boat to take a couple of measurements. I may have been in once before in
Transmission oil capacity burnswelds at 4:22pm 05.16.15 Catalina 30 7/1990 Hi all, I have a 1980 30 Tallrig with a 5411 diesel and hurst trans. What is the trans oil capacity
Help with Mast to Shroud Connector (3) TDudley at 3:42pm 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1172 I'm trying to strip my mast for painting and need to get the shrouds off. I took out the bolts but c
Clearance for fittings on water/ holding tanks Sailorjack at 3:30pm 05.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2287 In one of the discussions about replacement tanks someone suggested a minimum clearance between the
Light spots in hull? (1) Macboy at 1:40pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1349 Dad and I looked at an X before we decided we actually wanted an "S". I recall looking in the hatche
Main sheet track (2) Macboy at 1:35pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2971 We've got the attached mainsheet track on our boat with a pin-lock car that slides to and fro along
Stern rail thingamagigs and a cleat (2) Macboy at 1:30pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1077 Hey all. Just looking for some communal head-scratching on this one. I've since learned that the thi
Installing Cockpit Coushion Snaps Panamax at 11:45am 05.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3605 Ones anyone have any experience installing snaps for cockpit cushions? Getting ready to drill into

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Another Solar Panel Question. . . Stu Jackson at 11:36am 11.20.23 I calculated that my power consumption will be around 4 amps for only a few hours a week You need
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:32am 11.20.23 Hopefully the worst is behind me. Cross your fingers. It should be, but you may have some residual
315 Backstay Adjuster Richard19068 at 11:24am 11.20.23 No masthead rig is designed to be bent. Not to hijack this thread but I think that is an overgen
Does anyone recognise this windlass? (1) jssailem at 10:28am 11.20.23 I did come across this similar lookin windlass
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 10:24am 11.20.23 The capstan appears to have an A stamped in the bronze. Can you identify any of the letters on the t
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 10:14am 11.20.23 I know It was a bit off a shot. There was on image I saw of a Aussie yacht that had a big windlass o
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump (1) jssailem at 10:10am 11.20.23 Hopefully the worst is behind me
315 Backstay Adjuster Don Guillette at 10:09am 11.20.23 Bill: Where the flattening effect comes from on a fractional rig is in the middle 3rd of the main wh
315 Backstay Adjuster Joe at 9:56am 11.20.23 Any other suggestions about mainsail trim controls on this in-mast furling sail? I use the vang a
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 BigEasy at 9:54am 11.20.23 I am thinking about upgrading the fixed prop on my 2001 westerbeke 331 to a Max-Prop feathering pro
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 11.20.23 but my local cleaner says with attatched thin foam layer they cannot dry clean. When I first look
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 11.20.23
Thanksgiving Cruise SoSound at 9:37am 11.20.23 It looked like a great day for a sail to Seattle! My wife and I think that the Bridge Of Glass and
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 11.20.23 The rest room at the hangar I'm working in. "Oh, the humanity"
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 9:14am 11.20.23 The rest room at the hangar I'm working in.
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (1) Gene Neill at 9:00am 11.20.23 Realistically, even in Florida, you'll probably only get between 180 wh to 240 wh of power from the
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:49am 11.20.23 I started this project this weekend. I got the two waste lines removed that were connected to the pu
Another Solar Panel Question. . . dlochner at 8:47am 11.20.23 As a rule of thumb Solar panels can produce about 3 times the nominal capacity per day. So, a 50w pa
315 Backstay Adjuster Bill Russell at 8:27am 11.20.23 Don - thanks, as always, for your good guidance. The C315 has a (slightly) fractional rig, and if J
Possible Mod Question JohnK Austin TX at 8:22am 11.20.23 Hi John, I think the biggest problem you are up against is the weight of the C275. I have the hea

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