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Companionway Doors triumph250 at 6:03am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5896 Considering replacing companionway door/hatch. Any experience with Zarcor Companionway Doors?
Genaker Furler triumph250 at 5:31am 12.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3291 Anybody had installed a "genaker furler"? I think I would use it more and leave more space below.
Cortez Bay, Cortez Island, British Columbia Terry Cox at 9:09pm 12.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/2225 A few years ago during one of our two month cruises into BC, our flotilla consisting of Bob's Cal T2
Redoing Head wufibugs at 8:50pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1554 Almost all the walls and cabinets on the H31 are come kind of white plasticized coating over plywood
trying to understand weather forecast newsailor72 at 6:43pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1798 planning on motor sailing to catalina island from long beach this Sun morning, coming back Mon. Che
Electronics replacement of Raymarine drtsr1 at 5:12pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 23/4825 I have a raymarine setup. 2000yr Hunter 460. 2 chart plotters, color and green screen, 2 sets of st
Watkins 25 Full cockpit enclosure venture1 at 5:02pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1377 I have a 1987 Watkins 25 Sea Wolf. Brand new dodger this year. I was hoping someone could give me an
Adhesive for Beneteau Flexible Teak Panel Waterman19 at 3:41pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1285 I have received a new/replacement teak panel for the swim platform on my B411. Could use advice on
1989 H 30 stanchion leak (1) Ken Cross at 3:03pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1131 Hi all I'm looking at a 1989 Hunter 30 with a possible Stanchion leak. Here is a picture of the sta
Wha valve so toilet does not get into tank? Jaybus at 2:58pm 12.19.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3504 What is the part name so my pump toilet does not malfunction and pump fresh water into my drinking w
Moving to NC? Saxacussionist at 12:29pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7455 Hello! We are thinking of moving to the Eastern North Carolina area. Looking for the best area for b
C&C 27 near me for cheap, friend's boat Bonzai at 12:25pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2116 1
Ladder on 40.5 Jake and Deb at 12:19pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 0/713 Recently purchased 93 40.5 and would like to remove ladder for easier winter access. Any info on thi
Sheaves. 1993 Hunter 40.5 SVPardonMyFrench at 12:14pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 7/2280 Hi all The time has come to change the sheaves at the masthead on my 93 40.5. I tried looking at
sailing with a swing keel Anthony1 at 10:18am 12.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1649 New owner of 1986 catalina 25 swing keel. Is there a problem sailing with the swing keel partly down
Should I use this Outboard for my Dingy? pateco at 10:11am 12.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2279 Should I use this outboard for my Dingy, or sell it as an antique, and buy something else. https:
Best shower faucet for the head (1) drpaoletta at 10:04am 12.19.14 Catalina 30 4/3896 Looking for some advice on faucet-shower combinations for my Catalina 30. I want one with a combinat
Made my own Stern Rail Seats (3) McIntoshUSA at 9:57am 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 18/14776 Our boat did not have stern rail seats so I decided to make my own. The actual seat is small, for on
Winter in Arizona! Chief RA at 6:47am 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1189 Carole and I will depart for Lake Havasu by RV on the 28th and stay down there until April. Lots of
Email Notifications Strange ggrizzard at 1:12am 12.19.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2830 This is how my daily email notifications appear... literally. All run together, no spaces or title

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Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:12pm 09.16.23 I take it you're talking about the diagonals. For my 280 the manual doesn't give any numbers for th
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Dalliance at 5:01pm 09.16.23 I got rid of my topping lift 14 years ago. The mainsail roach hung up and chafed on it constantly.
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Tally Ho at 4:59pm 09.16.23
Macerator "stalling out" (1) Rich Stidger at 4:52pm 09.16.23 Dan, Definitely check the current draw. Mine draws about 20A when actually pumping and when the flo
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 4:33pm 09.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Don't know why I didn't put my hand on the motor when it stalled out :facepalm:
Sewing Cushions and Bimini BigEasy at 4:16pm 09.16.23 I am also tempted to copy a piece of canvas by ripping the stitches and flattening it to use as a pa
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Depends on how you do the edge hems. Two hems in a corner will get you 6 layers of fabric if the he
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Bimini projects are difficult; definitely a learning curve and an art. Yes, indeed. Sometimes we
Sewing Cushions and Bimini dlochner at 4:01pm 09.16.23 Thinking about my bimini and dodger I can't imagine anywhere where there are eight layers of fabric
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 3:55pm 09.16.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. jviss at 3:46pm 09.16.23 Rodkicker is Selden's name for a rigid boom vang. I researched rigid boom vangs a while ago as my o
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement mtb369 at 3:21pm 09.16.23 According to that "S2 History & Referral Information" letter I've found online, it looks like the S2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini BigEasy at 3:12pm 09.16.23 Purchased a Sailrite machine many years ago. Made new sail cover, binnacle cover, hatch covers, etc
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Rich Stidger at 3:04pm 09.16.23 It seems to me that I read somewhere that the bulk of the heat generated in the alternator was from
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:00pm 09.16.23 Try a 33 second video on you tube. There is some information on Harbormoor.com too which you can s
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 2:54pm 09.16.23 The small Singer sewing machine you have will struggle I don't think he said his singer was small,
Macerator "stalling out" Sailor Sue at 2:29pm 09.16.23 Look for a big slotted screw on the ends of your macerator. If you find one stick a big screwdriver
Third Reefing Point Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 09.16.23 @patbratton Do you have a solid boom kicker that works as a boom vang and holds the boom up in l
Sewing Cushions and Bimini fred1diver at 2:05pm 09.16.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? jviss at 2:02pm 09.16.23 There are liquid cooled alternators on eBay. Here's a 150A one for $265: Alternator Bo 12v 150 Amp

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