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lake Huron sailing destinations fido at 8:39pm 08.05.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2078 Well good day sailors I have some ? I have 2 weeks vacation and I'm looking to sail south lake Huro
Is this a broken 'high water alarm' switch? (3) cbourne200 at 7:00pm 08.05.14 Bigger Boats 7/1281 1987 O'Day 272. Only thing I can think of is that it is a high water alarm switch that has been bro
356 cabin reading lights (swivel type) Ivan at 6:49pm 08.05.14 Big Boats 10/1754 I am in the process of changing all my cabin lighting to LEDs. I have changed all the recessed ceil
Hunter 22 tidal mooring? dwdrums801 at 6:41pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 5/873 Would you recommend a hunter 22 on a tidal mooring. The mooring at its lowest is a foot and a half.
C28-MK II Weather Helm ArielC28 at 6:01pm 08.05.14 Columbia 2/2222 Hi All, new to the forum here, and see that it doesn't get a ton of traffic these days (what, are al
How Important is Disp/Len? BayMan at 5:15pm 08.05.14 Ask All Sailors 17/9096 I am boat shopping for something in the 40' range. I have been narrowing my choices of models by d
Radar Arch/Dinghy Davits installed on H34 (9) betzhunter at 4:31pm 08.05.14 Big Boats 20/10066 I was tired of sleeping with my rolled up dinghy in the aft berth and wanted to install radar on our
5411 - runs rough, puffs smoke out of intake jakez at 4:10pm 08.05.14 Catalina 30 3/1256 I've got a 5411 in my Catalina 30. It had been running well. Cranked up fast with maybe 20 - 30 se
H26 Jib Sheet Cleating Options Fred at 1:37pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 3/832 I sail a 1995 H26 (new to me this year) and am looking for options that would allow me to more easil
Used Sails Rolleasy at 1:26pm 08.05.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3883 Looking for a used main sail. Any suggestions?
1984 catalina hot water heater 1234 at 1:08pm 08.05.14 Big Boats 2/1176 have a 1984 catalina 38 does anyone know the maker and type thanks
I will be at the Annapolis Sailboat show! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:55pm 08.05.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3149 Interesting how one thing can lead to another...a few weeks back I decided to jump into the "Beware
Stern pulpit Larry Nix at 12:41pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 1/963 Has anyone modified the stern pulpit to better enable climbing up from the stern boarding ladder.
Bimini for Capri 18 Captain Capri KLR at 12:17pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 2/2606 Will a Bimini for a Cat 22 fit a Capri 18?
Source for Hunter 170 cup holders? mark2 at 12:15pm 08.05.14 Day Sailers 1/1579 Doing some work on our 170 and want to replace the faded-gray cup holders. We removed one of them an
Loose footed main captcoho at 11:37am 08.05.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/836 I know by searching the forum there are numerous thoughts on the subject of Loose footed mainsails.
Bow Rollar (1) rblevens at 11:27am 08.05.14 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1941 Is there a place to find a replacement anchor bow roller?
Model Plans 7kevin at 9:46am 08.05.14 Sails Call Lounge 0/3455 My dad has a Hunter Vision 36 and I would like to build him a model of it as a gift. Unfortunately,
Help Mike in Cape Cod at 9:41am 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 5/821 Can anyone send me a photo or sketch of the original routing of the H23.5 centerboard cascade line a
"Sideshift" Bow Thrusters captmaddog at 9:08am 08.05.14 Big Boats 1/1183 Wondering if anyone has installed or know about someone that has installed a bow thruster made by Si

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Lift Arm - Engine room cover LLeDrew at 3:26pm 05.09.23 Yes, apparently, if "upside down" the gas may leak out. I don't quite get it either, but that's wha
Adding Speed Scott T-Bird at 3:17pm 05.09.23 @DanMaine I just re-read your post and I made the assumption that you were replacing a speed transdu
Lift Arm - Engine room cover Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 05.09.23 The supplier thinks they were installed backwards. Did they say why it would matter? Not saying i
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 3:08pm 05.09.23 Great information, thank you! Do you have a website you can recommend for learning/calculating and
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts jviss at 2:54pm 05.09.23 Both belts are gone. If I find more I'll post here. :)
Windshield and side window material Crazy Dave Condon at 2:48pm 05.09.23 Former Hunter dealer. Dow 795 is correct sealant. @Ralph Johnstone is correct. Call the forum
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 2:39pm 05.09.23 I'm inclined to think that the issue of LOA is a classic case of the same term being used in differ
Self Tacking Jib Experience thinwater at 1:14pm 05.09.23 Turns out Selden doesn't sell them anymore -- they said there wasn't enough interest in them. Seems
Lost the job roller furler halyard LloydB at 1:13pm 05.09.23 I have a 24 foot golf ball retriever that I could reach the top of your mast while standing on a lad
Windshield and side window material Ralph Johnstone at 1:01pm 05.09.23 Searching through these resources I see polycarbonate and acrylic sometimes used synonymously. Us
Electric terminal block LloydB at 12:21pm 05.09.23 Putting both positive and negative circuits on the same terminal strip is one way to temporarily sor
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:53am 05.09.23 I'm pretty sure the ziptied white hose in pic 4 is the air vent. It's most certainly above the wate
Adding Speed Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 05.09.23 @Ward H and I both exchanged the ST800 for the DST 810. The new transducer does not fit in the old
Part identification jviss at 11:37am 05.09.23 It's a stick. Stick jokes: Q. What's brown and sticky? A. A stick. Q. What do you call a boomera
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 11:28am 05.09.23 On average a decent quality solar panel will produce about 3 times its nominal rating in power per
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 05.09.23 This may work as a cover. https://www.bluesea.com/products/2710/DualBus_100_BusBar_Cover_for_PN__27
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 dlochner at 11:20am 05.09.23 Am planning on starting out small and see how it goes. Just average list of accessories for coastal
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 05.09.23 What about utilizing two panel circuits in parallel to handle the solenoid if it is indeed pulling
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 05.09.23 Do you have a Yanmar? Is the wire to the solenoid outside of the wiring harness? There is a known i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna jviss at 11:12am 05.09.23 What do most sailboats have? Masthead VHF antennas. Says a lot.

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