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Rigging Lifespan? cudamank at 2:55pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 23/7140 The post on the 40 year old mast got me thinking about rigging replacement. I am thinking about both
gluing to sunbrella gettinthere at 2:28pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 10/7559 Our overhead windows in the bimini are shot. Because of solar panels mounted to the bimini, removing
Last days of summer (4) mermike at 1:30pm 09.22.14 Catalina 22 5/966 Hi All, I haven't posted much but I do appreciate everything I've learned here. I thought I'd sha
Water Maker Installation on a Hunter 41 Xaris at 1:22pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 1/1029 I am installing a water maker (estimated 35 gallons per day). Any ideas or experience on where yo
Hunter 41 Extra Fuel Tank Xaris at 1:20pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 4/2197 I have an Hunter 41. It has one 35 gallon diesel fuel tank. I am in the process of installing a 6K
Yanmar starting issue dehler25 at 1:04pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 4/1048 I was reading through discussions on problems associated with starting Yanmars. There was a lot of m
SSB Antenna Installation Xaris at 1:04pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 9/4172 I am preparing to install a new single side band radio in my 2004 Hunter 41. Does anyone have exp
Hunter 45 Legend interior redesign AsGoodAsItGets at 12:50pm 09.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/722 Hi: I am in the process of purchasing a 1986 Hunter 45 Legend. My wife and I would like to re-de
Gin pole for 22 O'Day Siri at 12:03pm 09.22.14 Day Sailers 1/3096 Does anyone have advice/experience constructing a gin pole for this boat? My biggest question is how
shaft removal BF38 at 10:56am 09.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2774 Does one have to drop the rudder to remove the shaft from a beneteau 38?
upgrade project list Don Lucas at 9:31am 09.22.14 Big Boats 17/2562 I always maintain a boat upgrade list. These just come about when I'm on the boat when I realize I'v
Just finished ASA Basic Keelboat, what next? (2) Rug7236 at 9:05am 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2608 My wife and I bought a 2004 Catalina 22 MKII we've dubbed "Weekends Off". We just finished the ASA
Knotmeter Paddlewheel john federowicz at 8:49am 09.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/6022 Had a diver clean my 31' Hunter (1984) last week. My Knotmeter has not been working. He told me th
A Newbie with an O'Day 22Hello hughesk1957 at 8:21am 09.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3193 Hello! I am a newbie to this site, and have a 1977 O'Day 22 I bought a year ago and have a few ques
Cruise the Ohio River George68fs at 8:17am 09.22.14 Day Sailers 3/939 Thinking about solo sailing the Ohio River next summer, from Southern Indiana to possibly as far as
Considering a repower John rolka at 7:46am 09.22.14 Catalina 30 26/7831 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 for 2 years now, I've done some work to get her into ship shape, and she i
Junking a Boat usna06marine at 7:41am 09.22.14 Lancer 20/6488 As a single man, I bought myself a 1976 Lancer 25 and spent 3 years rebuilding it from the ground up
Mainsail sizing jayski at 7:26am 09.22.14 Catalina 30 6/1431 What is the correct foot for a Catalina 30 , standard rig? I am looking to replace the original main
376 Holding Tank Help robertsapp at 6:57am 09.22.14 Big Boats 4/1007 Prior to departure, we plan to put in a better toilet and replace all the sanitation lines. To reall
Drinking water odors hmurmur at 6:51am 09.22.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/4344 I had a family emergency and we had to leave the water tanks full for several weeks. I put water fre

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Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 12:05pm 08.14.23 An interesting experiment.
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 11:47am 08.14.23 Well.. if he scaled that down, it would make a good automatic soup/stew stirring device. Is his n
Topside Teak Trim (3) pclarksurf at 11:37am 08.14.23 Gotta plug the traditionalists: the classic brightwork really shines over good preparation and a qu
new companionway doors Hayden Watson at 11:28am 08.14.23 I prefer the bifold doors to seperate doors. So much easier to just fold the door away. On My C30
new companionway doors BigEasy at 11:17am 08.14.23 Last winter i made a set of doors, The sliding boards are gone! So much easy opening/closing.
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 jviss at 10:56am 08.14.23 go to radioshack Radio Shack still exists?
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 08.14.23 The reason for this is that the failure was a result of a design flaw on my Hunter 33 2006 In all
Swim platform grab rails anyone? dmax at 10:42am 08.14.23 Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I can install grab rails
Swim platform grab rails anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 08.14.23 I just bought these, Those look so slick I am now determined to find a place on the boat where I
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 08.14.23 There are 2 standards, one European and one US. And how easy it would be if @CharlieAnn were will
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 dlochner at 10:27am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm re
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 obxjeff at 10:22am 08.14.23 Most sending units and guages are 33-240 ohms. (Check amzn), go to radioshack and get a 100 ohm res
Swim platform grab rails anyone? DRhoads at 10:20am 08.14.23 Mine came with them. very handy both in or out of the water.
Has This Happend to You? DRhoads at 10:12am 08.14.23 After inspection each winter I wrap the last part all the way to the connection to the furler with c
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.14.23 That was the original Rube Goldberg contraption. It was like watching two locomotives on the same t
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 9:16am 08.14.23 I certainly wouldn't mind an extra few inches on either side for sight though! I often tow a 8' wi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jibes138 at 9:04am 08.14.23 My primary bilge pump is located behind the engine bulk head on a shelf. Is that where your friend
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 9:03am 08.14.23 There are some construction pictures on the Wordpress blog. Feel free to read all about it here: ht
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 8:32am 08.14.23 That is a great call on the trailer width. I've been using the trailer I got for a few weeks now wit
Rechargeable Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 08.14.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my din

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