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Sacraficial Zinc BrianW at 1:34pm 07.23.14 Smaller Boats 3/816 I have a couple of dumb questions: If you set out a zinc "fish" as a test for stray current, can you
Need help with finding parts for a catalina 22 Dave84 at 1:18pm 07.23.14 Catalina 22 4/977 Hi, I'm looking for parts for a Catalina 22 1979. I need a white plastic port trim and a stem head f
Escape Rhumba Furling Issue lillyenglund1 at 12:17pm 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/6450 I recently bought a used Escape Rhumba with 'smart rigging' (the sail wraps around the mast and has
in the water, shake down, QUESTIONS<<< (7) jmczzz at 11:57am 07.23.14 Catalina 22 5/1547 Launched "Grace" in Bull shoals res, sailed, anchored, put her in a slip. All went pretty well excep
Profurl B29S on Beneteau 323 rschultz at 11:54am 07.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2384 I have a 2004 B323 with a factory installed Profurl B29S headsail furling unit. The boat is new to
Mast Raising Bridal Wire for Hunter 23.5 Gardnera at 11:03am 07.23.14 Smaller Boats 3/1894 I purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 but it did not come with a mast raising bridal wires. hunterowners.co
Cabin table dimensions Svlorelei30 at 10:24am 07.23.14 Catalina 30 17/5391 A previous owner cut the length of the cabin table, I guess to slide in better. Now I cannot use it
Cabin floor carpet pattern Svlorelei30 at 10:21am 07.23.14 Catalina 30 3/1753 Does anyone have a carpet pattern that they could copy from a Catalina 30 MKIII floor/carpet? If not
Transmission Problems makanikai1 at 9:59am 07.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1296 I have recently have my second transmission installed. The last one was two years ago. Our mechani
Companionway Teak Replacement (1) LiveAloha at 8:51am 07.23.14 Big Boats 5/1528 Found a New replacement for my weathered companionway teak handhold with integrally mounted Sun Lev-
Plumbing layout on 1984 First 30E shyamh at 8:45am 07.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/766 Here might I find details of all the plumbing lines, flows and schematics for an '84 first 30E? I'm
IPad mini and GPS shyamh at 8:31am 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 24/3944 Good morning all, What external GPS receivers would you recommend for use with iPad navigation apps?
Sailing Downwind Rleiby at 7:22am 07.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/937 1993 Hunter 30T: What size and brand whisker pole might you recommend? 110 Genoa. Any suggestions o
To Be or not to be? Bad Obsession at 7:22am 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1392 I have something mounted to the stern of my boat. It looks like an old bracket that a motor bracket
Simrad AP 11 problems Rodd at 7:21am 07.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 9/4718 Can anyone suggest how to proceed when getting an error message: "Actuator, Fail" from an AP 11 pilo
want new motor for C 16 Marc SCCP16II at 7:02am 07.23.14 Com-Pac 10/8823 Recently purchased '87 C-16 with same model Evinrude 4. It runs fine, but looking to upgrade to a 4
Beneteau 343 Deck Light Gerald Tibbo at 5:47am 07.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/894 Does anyone know the replacement bulb number for the decklight on a 2007 Beneteau 343? Thanks
prospective 26m owner Georgem52 at 10:40pm 07.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/797 I am looking to get buy a 26M and was wondering if I could meet with any current owners who are in t
1972 Mast Step Bent, Odd size (3) LukeD at 8:54pm 07.22.14 Catalina 22 3/2034 Hi everyone, just picked up my first sail boat, a Catalina 22 #1771. Trying to get her sail ready in
battery mmsailor at 8:24pm 07.22.14 Smaller Boats 2/609 I need to replace the battery in our boat . We just run cabin and running , masthead lights . Any re

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Newbie rgranger at 7:26pm 06.08.23
Newbie George Braun at 7:20pm 06.08.23 The point about forces involved is really the whole point. In a small boat you can manage the force
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (3) reefsider at 7:03pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 06.08.23 I see a two printer family in the not distant future... ;) What program do you use to interface wi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:20pm 06.08.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (4) jssailem at 5:52pm 06.08.23 The final chapter... RUN to the FINISH With the dawn came a breeze. After futzing about for that l
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 06.08.23 How does one go about repairing a rotted core There's a few different techniques depending on the
3D printing fun dLj at 5:42pm 06.08.23 :biggrin: Conveniently his allowance is only enough to cover the filament needed to print for part
Tropical Depression 2 jssailem at 5:33pm 06.08.23 Interesting idea.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:32pm 06.08.23 Yes Jolly, your tacks were righteous. Smooth, Fast, powerful. You guys were in sync. It was poetry o
Adding a 2nd winch and more Hollyberry at 5:03pm 06.08.23 Nice work... The nice thing about using the footblock for your jib sheets is that the lead angle to
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? Hollyberry at 4:55pm 06.08.23 If the vertical movement is excessive you could install a spacer/washer to take up the extra space..
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 4:49pm 06.08.23 So let me understand, did you, or did you not, get a 3D printer for your son? Did you buy two 3D pr
Adding a 2nd winch and more (4) zinahewitt at 4:31pm 06.08.23 Added the second winch. It was Lewmar 40, the old ones non self tailing were $100 each. There was a
3D printing fun dLj at 4:18pm 06.08.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 4:14pm 06.08.23 Thanks for the write-up John. I was wondering if you were going to include the part where we knocke
Hunter 29.5 Table travorgeron at 3:59pm 06.08.23 The purpose of the weight is to counterbalance the weight of the table so it is "easier" to raise a
3D printing fun (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:39pm 06.08.23 Latest innovation - a way to hold the head door open. After a few years of weighted doorstops that o
Spinnaker Pole Jaw restringing Hollyberry at 3:06pm 06.08.23 Is it a dip-pole setup or end-for-end? Assuming the former if the trip line was internal... If so,
LED lighting. Tally Ho at 2:36pm 06.08.23 It is interesting how different LED bulbs can shine. I bought some LED bulbs on Amazon to replace t

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