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Mystery on the boat. Roadking Larry at 9:29pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5443 Last summer I bought 4 swim noodles to keep on the boat. One day while out sailing I rescued one ou
Breaker Panel Drop In Replacement for Fuse Panel? Snowbird One at 8:07pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 Is there a drop in BREAKER panel that can replace each of these fuse panels? I am loathe to cut a
Holes in Cockpit Bulkhead, Butchered for Depthfinder? Snowbird One at 8:04pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3190 The previous owner made the holes as shown in the images. The one on the starboard side was obvio
Catalina 27 - anchor storage & deployment brrader at 6:43pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5739 Hi all, I am a new Catalina 27 owner with a conundrum. I have owned little boats (including a coup
Hunter 31 electric panel placement Lee C - H31 at 6:32pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 in the spring and have several things that I need to, and want to do or
Heat Exchanger questions pullark at 5:15pm 03.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1102 Hi All, I have an 89 Mk 11 fitted with M25XP. Recently I decided to replace engine mounts and exhaus
B&G 3G radar/MF display packages RobG at 3:48pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1427 B'G has put together some pretty affordable (comparatively) radar/multi-function display packages li
Cleaning/Refinishing companionway steps Richandhelen at 2:16pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 14/4650 How do you clean/refinish your companionway steps?
O'day 26 Anchor Procedure BelladonnaII at 2:15pm 03.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1736 So I've done quite a few searches but have not come up with anything I'm looking for. I've obviou
holding tank syrena at 1:36pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 19/3869 I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. Does anyone have a drawing or has a supplier who can bu
Main Sail questions Mac 25 (3) Wakulla212 at 1:01pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1973 The PO of my 85 MacGregor 25, raised the boom mount by putting in a new hole for the gooseneck bolt
Yanmar Service Manuals Paul and Judy at 12:46pm 03.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1706 http://boatinfo.no/lib/yanmar/manuals/1gm10.html#/0 The above link will take you to the Yanmar Serv
instrument panel tootalltony at 12:25pm 03.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 i'm looking for an instrument panel for my Hunter sailboat The instrument panel only has idiot li
Wireless Music System CloudDiver at 11:00am 03.03.15 Catalina 22 7/1094 I was looking at wireless/rechargeable Bluetooth type speakers like the Beats Pill 2.0 which costs a
Water intrusion into rudder Ed Robeau at 9:50am 03.03.15 C&C 3/1848 I have a 1982 C'C 27 with some rudder seawater intrusion, discovered after recent purchase and haulo
Depth finder transducer location MccNeo at 9:43am 03.03.15 Morgan 1/1592 I have a MacGregor 26S (water balast). I want to purchase a Larance combination GPS / Depth finder
Depth sounder 3redheads at 9:03am 03.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1033 I have an 85 ODay 28 that has a defective SR Mariner DDM-1 depth sounder, Im trying to find a replac
Freebie to a home (5) Snowman80 at 8:56am 03.03.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 14/9357 Freebie 71 Catalina 22 to a home Good afternoon everyone. Well time has come and i just dont hav
Hatch replacement sailfree20770 at 8:08am 03.03.15 Big Boats 7/4714 Our Hunter 376 has three Lewmar Coastline hatches forward. Two size 40's and one size 60. I want to
Adjustable backstay on a masthead rig with swept spreaders markwbird at 7:46am 03.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4736 I am considering an adjustable backstay on my '84 Hunter 34. This is a masthead rig with swept back

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Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 12:23pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 12:11pm 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
main flow issue jssailem at 11:52am 10.18.23 Thanks for sharing your observations @DinghySailor . :biggrin: You are a wiser and smarter sailor no
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (1) jssailem at 11:49am 10.18.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/img_20231018_132816-jpg.220820cover was destroyed.
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? jssailem at 11:47am 10.18.23
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (4) Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23 To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 11:42am 10.18.23 :plus: SPOT ON @Stu Jackson. I have had the pleasure of observing your docking mastery in a variety
Kevlar skid plates? capta at 11:26am 10.18.23 A lot simpler and way cheaper solution would be to stop hitting rocks! Is your problem you do not kn
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 11:26am 10.18.23 Nice Scott! Flying an asym is one of the top thrills of sailing. This is me flying one single-handed
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
Just a bit too much heel and helm Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 10.18.23 I echo what John just said above, but have a few additional comments in line with that. Being singl
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:49am 10.18.23 (no mid-ship cleats) Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought tra
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 10:32am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:27am 10.18.23 I've posted this many times before: from 2010 and a letter to the editor of Latitude 38 in 2008!!!:
main flow issue DinghySailor at 10:21am 10.18.23 Returning to this a couple years late. The issue was mostly due to the sheeting angle on the jib. M
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 10:10am 10.18.23 Jumping to the dock to stop a boat is so dangerous there should be a sign in every marina. Ditto n
Diesel shut off pull ggrizzard at 9:42am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now with
Put-In-Bay? Apex at 9:24am 10.18.23 put in bay is nice, we enjoy Kelley's island more. It is a bit more subdued. Both locations have m
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 9:21am 10.18.23 mot much more to add, other than agree with other responses. My friend in question has the necessar

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