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Companionway Hatch Lock? Dgsteiner at 7:40pm 03.05.15 S2 11/7067 I just bought a 7.3 and am looking to install a lock on the companionway hatch. Has anyone else done
Simpson Lawrence SeaTiger 555 Windlass Question Tomol at 7:37pm 03.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2855 Our Hunter Legend 45 came with a Simpson Lawrence SeaTiger 555 manual windlass when we purchased her
South African Phoenix 11.3 Powerelectronicsguy at 7:36pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1030
Fuel range Catalina 42 davidhammer at 4:05pm 03.05.15 Big Boats 4/5892 I just bought a 1992 Catalina 42 mkII. It has 50 hp Yanmar and 38 gal. fuel tank. I am sailing/mot
I`m getting sick and tired (1) DAVA390 at 3:34pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2258 of climbing up on the ladder to sweep 9" of "accumulation 3-6" off of the boat.
Hypalon dinghy glue? (1) Ken Cross at 1:18pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 4/756 Hi all My motor mount on my dinghy is loose. My question how would you fix this, or would you just
Used Gear - Sell It Now Maine Sail at 1:09pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 29/4773 Phil has done a great job with this site yet one feature that goes way under used, IMHO, is the: Us
Boom Vang Setup sailnoproblem at 12:56pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1479 I am installing a Garhauer 30 Series Boom Vang. I need some advice on mounting. What do I use for a
Which LED bulbs? Richandhelen at 12:11pm 03.05.15 Big Boats 2/926 I have a 2006 H44. I am having a rigger go up my mast next week for routine maintenance and inspecti
Oday centerboard removal ODayCO at 11:41am 03.05.15 Day Sailers 20/5545 I need to remove the wedges of the centerboard and replace the CB. The wedges are siliconed in and
Chicken Jibe Don Guillette at 10:59am 03.05.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 137/24023 There's the controlled jibe and the chicken jibe, plus a couple of others. My advise to beginners is
Drone question Meriachee at 9:22am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 93/10062 Here's an unqualified straw poll. How do you feel about a drone flying around an anchorage, or a ma
A bit of twist (4) dewhunter at 8:37am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/1527 With a 2 speed main sheet and a traveler I can trim the main for speed without having to exceed 15'
h26 dodger (3) dewhunter at 8:27am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 4/926 All I have is inside photos of the dodge at this time. After this summer I'll have some dockside pho
h26 motor mod (6) dewhunter at 8:17am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/1623 :cussing:Seeing as their is some interest in h26 upgrades, I've put together some photo packages to
AC Power Onboard and Dockside Chenega at 8:03am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3073 https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player'v=O7-s_mdEPb0 Hot docks, Hot boats and Ele
Amount of strain on stanchion fairleads Bad Obsession at 8:01am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1536 I was wondering how much strain/pressure is on fairleads and the terminal cleat. If you route your
Case Ground Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:13am 03.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1505 I am getting ready to install my solar controller and something just occured to me. I was about to
Difficulty changing furling headsail YVRguy at 7:03am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 27/7009 Generally I am happy with my roller furling system as it makes single handing - and sailing in gener
C&C rudder bushings Captain Smilin Jack at 6:55am 03.05.15 C&C 1/1679 Has anyone replaced the bushings on a C'C 29 mk1, if so where can I get them and how much does the r

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Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 8:17pm 06.27.23
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. jviss at 8:07pm 06.27.23 Just leave them in place! What's wrong with them?
Oil/Trans Oil Types for 2002 Westerbeke with JS Trans rgranger at 8:06pm 06.27.23 I typed Westerbeke engine with a JS transmission. Into google and the manual popped right up.
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 8:06pm 06.27.23 I have run an outboard dry, but never more than 20 seconds or so. Two minutes would be too much!
Excess Solar Load Johann at 7:32pm 06.27.23 That sounds rather conservative to me for someone who only sails in the summer months. 3-4 is the
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:17pm 06.27.23 217343
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 6:50pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yik
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 6:44pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke
Excess Solar Load (1) High Current at 6:42pm 06.27.23 Calder suggests daily output will average 3 times the panel's nominal rating That sounds rather c
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 6:22pm 06.27.23
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 06.27.23 I think your best bet is to drill the heads off, try to pound them in (which I doubt will work) dril
Excess Solar Load Captain Larry-DH at 5:12pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load dlochner at 3:28pm 06.27.23 What kind of panels are you using? If you are getting 200-300 wh a day from the panels you are far e
Selden - Furling Main ice breaker at 3:27pm 06.27.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need to
Harbor 20 rgranger at 3:16pm 06.27.23 I googled Harbor 20 reviews and got a fair number of hits. It is a smart looking boat. Should be
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:13pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke:
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:09pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yike
Its funny Friday! (2) rgranger at 3:06pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load rgranger at 3:02pm 06.27.23 I am a big believer in adding ventilation on boats.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 2:43pm 06.27.23 That sounds great Terry. We will be home for a couple of weeks I think, then maybe another couple of

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