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C&C34 Mainsheet traveller location change dynomite at 4:31am 10.26.14 C&C 9/5516 I would like to move my Mainsheet traveller off the cabin top and into the cockpit just aft of entra
Stump Pass seadaddler at 3:03am 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 0/615 Has anyone used Stump Pass recently,it was dredged this pass year and planning our fall north cruise
Countertop Lusitano at 6:45pm 10.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/814 Hello everyone! Have some winter projects for my Hunter 27 and one of them is the countertop. My
Mac photo of the day (1) Kestle at 6:26pm 10.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1658 Just a quick look at sunrise in San Pedro today:
kindle fire and SBO app Mulf at 6:10pm 10.25.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1663 I sometimes browse SBO on my kindle fire. It tries to tell me that SBO has an app for this device an
My oil pressure buzzer is too loud caltom at 5:49pm 10.25.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1655 I can't hear if the engine is cranking. Is there a way to muffle it a little or a slightly quieter r
Does anyone know this boat brand? (6) healthrx at 5:14pm 10.25.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2796 Thanks in advance for helping me to identify this boat brand and model. Once I have this informatio
RPM Gage and Run Time Meter KZW at 2:29pm 10.25.14 Catalina 310 16/2267 The RPM gage on my 2005 C-310 stated acting up. The engine run time hour meter didn't increment afte
Sail trim question Oliverhg at 2:28pm 10.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1162 I have a Hunter e36 with furling main and had a Hunter 33 before this in a similar setup. I am fi
Helm balance hunter 336 curtdo at 1:36pm 10.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1102 I had perfect helm balance last weekend on my 336 in lower 20kts of wind. Did 6.3 kts of boat spee
Depth finder transducer billfahle at 12:27pm 10.25.14 S2 2/965 Anyone know where the depth sounder transducer was placed on a 1983 s29.2A? I realize this may be di
trying to replace wteering boot seaduction1227 at 12:20pm 10.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/653 I own a Catalina 250WK with wheel steering. I am trying to replace the boot leading to the rudder an
Forestay vs Jib Halyard Tension hejumper at 11:56am 10.25.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/10438 Can someone help me understand the relationship of forestay vs halyard tension on the draft of the j
spreader boots on wood spreaders haaf at 10:39am 10.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/886 I have a 1981 Catalina 30 and am rebuilding the wood spreaders. I'm considering attaching spreader b
Northwest Indiana? Bob135711 at 9:02am 10.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1154 Any Macgregor 26 owners here Northwest Indiana? I just purchased a 2007M a few weekends ago from Atl
fresh water -air lock? HELP !!! Rick J B at 7:55am 10.25.14 Big Boats 2/2797 Hi ! Could someone please help me. I have recently filled up my fresh water tanks on my Catalina 42M
Cleaning Caframo Fans? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:01am 10.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3174 Does anyone have any tricks for cleaning Caframo Bora fans? I have four of these units which I reall
Outboard motor with alternator azsailing at 11:44pm 10.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/3413 Hi all, I am researching to buy my first sailboat. One boat I am looking at currently has no outboa
Yanmar 3QM30 crankshaft py26129 at 8:44pm 10.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1597 We meet these great folks this summer on vacation. Their engine died on them just west of Montreal a
Battery Winterization Doug4bass at 7:33pm 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1283 Hi Guys. In the past , up here in the Great White North , I have always fully charged the batts on

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Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47am 05.26.23 Take a look through the archives here and you'll literally find an encyclopedia of information, both
Seacock Mystery dlochner at 7:45am 05.26.23 Never mind, it was innocuous considering only grown men have been following this thread. Must have
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 7:36am 05.26.23 Im trying to understand how the boat got healed over so much when all the other boats are upright.
Seacock Mystery (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:33am 05.26.23 Never mind, it was innocuous considering only grown men have been following this thread. Aw rats.
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 7:26am 05.26.23 Breaker box's are typically wired so that 120V breakers alternate phases horizontally. So a breaker
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 7:02am 05.26.23 This analysis is done without any consideration of the metrology of hurricanes, it is simply a way
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind philiefay at 6:59am 05.26.23 Terrifying to see! I wonder if you would have had a bridle directly to the port and starboard cleats
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind CrispyCringle at 6:42am 05.26.23 Im trying to understand how the boat got healed over so much when all the other boats are upright. I
RF Ground Davidasailor26 at 6:35am 05.26.23 In that context they just mean a ground that provides shielding. That way any spurious RF noise gets
Hurricane Season 2023 dlochner at 6:35am 05.26.23 ACE means? Jim... Thanks Jim, this is a much more informative image. The Atlantic is pretty much
Weird Electrical Experience RoyS at 6:32am 05.26.23 Breaker box's are typically wired so that 120V breakers alternate phases horizontally. So a breaker
Mast raising ideas... tailboom at 6:26am 05.26.23 Appreciate the insights. I'll look more closely today at my set-up - but great winds forecasted, so
RF Ground (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 6:24am 05.26.23 I am finishing the installing of a new depth finder. The power cable has a red, black, and a non shi
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind patbratton at 6:09am 05.26.23 I would not be surprised to find that the boat is leaking at the shear line every time the rail goes
Seacock Mystery George Braun at 6:06am 05.26.23 as an alternate to wood bungs, hardish foam variable bungs are available online and WM, one of them
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 6:03am 05.26.23 If it was deleted, it must have been good. Let's see it again from what you remember. Never mind,
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:59am 05.26.23 @Crusty Ol Salt is talking about his boat and, if the RF ground has a current load. My answer is y
RF Ground Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53am 05.26.23 People often conflate ground with counterpoise, the latter being essential to effective RF antenna b
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank (1) JamesG161 at 5:51am 05.26.23 Check item L for the Level sender. the shop drawings for your Hunter Fuel tank. I forget where, so
RF Ground Davidasailor26 at 5:50am 05.26.23

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