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Interior Varnish (1) Coyote at 1:47pm 01.16.15 Bigger Boats 33/5724 I was bored finishing up my weekly work reports, so I ventured onto Craig's List to see what fine ve
standing rigging Larrycr at 1:12pm 01.16.15 Smaller Boats 4/952 I have retired and am living in Costa Rica. It is nearly impossible to find parts for sailboats down
Can I test Solar Panels without a charge Controller JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:40pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1404 Hi Maine Sail, I went ahead and purchased some Chinese knock-off semi-flexible solar panels (I kn
Ladder for scuba Diving Lancer 30-5 Turtleman at 12:23pm 01.16.15 Lancer 1/1514 Hi: I was wondering if anyone has tried to mount a ladder for scuba diving from a Lancer 30. The coc
Main sail track Keely77 at 12:21pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 0/758 I have purchased a 1989 Hunter 37.5 legend. I am getting a leak that is dripping down from the head
Zinc Protection on Swing Keel? CloudDiver at 9:14am 01.16.15 Catalina 22 20/6253 I'm wondering what your thoughts and/or experiences are with Zinc Protection installed on your swing
Inverters - what do people use them for? holdech at 9:02am 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 73/9313 It seems that inverters are a must-have component of most people's electrical systems. They also se
Electric winch conversion syeldell at 8:38am 01.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/815 I am considering converting a Lewmar 44ST on a 2000 450 Passage to electric and wanted to determine
Battery Cable Size? Kper at 5:35am 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1234 Preparing to replace the original wiring from the batteries to the 9.9/two stroke outboard with elec
The catalina 250WB vs. Hunter H260 e714753 at 6:35pm 01.15.15 Smaller Boats 8/3076 My situation is a little different from the most people in the market for a used WB boat. Unlike mos
Move H29.5 traveler end-boom to mid-boom chitradurga at 5:22pm 01.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1804 To get space for a larger bimini, I'm considering moving the end-boom traveler on our 1995 H29.5 to
looking for a knotmeter, depth finder, and chartplotter (2) hummingbirdbassist at 4:19pm 01.15.15 Parts Search 0/1760 Anyone who has upgraded their,knotmeter,depth finder and chartplotter and have your old complete set
Keel refinishing Ken Cross at 4:09pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4329 Hi all I've finally pulled the trigger on buying a 1989 Hunter 30. The surveyor suggested taking
Miami Boat Show Lodging philwsailz at 2:30pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1508 Guys and Gals- I am lookingg for recommendations for lodging for the Miami Show. Feb 11 thru 14.
Wirie pro Chris Burti at 1:42pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2818 Anybody used one of these? If so, did it substantially increase your range and/or stability of your
Cell Phone Coverage - Southern Chesapeake Chris Burti at 1:38pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2620 We are planning to take Commitment up for a vacation cruise in the southern half of the Chesapeake t
Oday Mariner 19' Mast Raising Solution Greg Deans at 1:29pm 01.15.15 Day Sailers 2/1875 I am an old man and sail alone a lot. Raising and guiding the mast on my 19 ft Mariner was a proble
What's This On My Sail..? (1) Squidd at 1:05pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2443 Just got this new (to me) used sail off e-bay, couple hundred bucks but it's a perfect match on luff
FF2 install on First 235 cb32863 at 11:56am 01.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1305 I am planning on adding an FF2 furler to my 235 and I am wondering if anyone has the new forestay le
Cuba News without Politics Hopefully Sailm8 at 11:55am 01.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/1914

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Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (4) reefsider at 8:20pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
Making curtains dlochner at 8:01pm 06.08.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions.
Making curtains zinahewitt at 7:49pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy cur
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 7:33pm 06.08.23 I had heard the same regarding SS Rod bedding but have not seen ours. I did inspect the cylinder nut
Newbie George Braun at 7:31pm 06.08.23 and when you pull out of your slip forgetting to unplug the shore power there are more than enough p
Making curtains rgranger at 7:31pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy curt
3D printing fun dLj at 7:30pm 06.08.23
Newbie rgranger at 7:26pm 06.08.23
Newbie George Braun at 7:20pm 06.08.23 The point about forces involved is really the whole point. In a small boat you can manage the force
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (3) reefsider at 7:03pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 06.08.23 I see a two printer family in the not distant future... ;) What program do you use to interface wi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:20pm 06.08.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (4) jssailem at 5:52pm 06.08.23 The final chapter... RUN to the FINISH With the dawn came a breeze. After futzing about for that l
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 06.08.23 How does one go about repairing a rotted core There's a few different techniques depending on the
3D printing fun dLj at 5:42pm 06.08.23 :biggrin: Conveniently his allowance is only enough to cover the filament needed to print for part
Tropical Depression 2 jssailem at 5:33pm 06.08.23 Interesting idea.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:32pm 06.08.23 Yes Jolly, your tacks were righteous. Smooth, Fast, powerful. You guys were in sync. It was poetry o
Adding a 2nd winch and more Hollyberry at 5:03pm 06.08.23 Nice work... The nice thing about using the footblock for your jib sheets is that the lead angle to
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? Hollyberry at 4:55pm 06.08.23 If the vertical movement is excessive you could install a spacer/washer to take up the extra space..
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 4:49pm 06.08.23 So let me understand, did you, or did you not, get a 3D printer for your son? Did you buy two 3D pr

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