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Don't Pay the Ransom dptransom at 6:11pm 08.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/985 Hello! My girlfriend and I are currently preparing our Morgan 382 for an extended cruise to the C
VHF radio? slowdog at 6:04pm 08.23.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2310 I am looking to get a VHF radio . It will be used on a inland lake (Texoma) I am looking at a Midlan
Sherwood Impeller for M25 XPE (C?) KZW at 5:27pm 08.23.14 Catalina 310 6/3310 I'm sure this is in this forum, but I cannot find it. What is the real Sherwood impeller I need
air lock frlouis65 at 5:20pm 08.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1375 I have a 1981 hunter 27 with the original yanmar diesel. I have two questions possibly related. 1.
Keel Cable Hung Up (1) lhermen at 4:44pm 08.23.14 Catalina 22 10/1184 Has anyone had this happen before? Cranked up the keel cable too far and it slipped over the crank
Another sail question this time my mainsail (1) kito at 3:26pm 08.23.14 Ask All Sailors 14/6569 Having a C22 and not seeing this before, can someone help me out and tell me what's going on in the
Volvo Shaft seal iwindance at 12:23pm 08.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3671 Anyone have experience with this leaking. I have seen it recommended to put Lithium grease under th
Keel Rebuilding ShaggsV21 at 12:09pm 08.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/864 how long has it taken you guys to drop a keel rebuild it and slid it back in, thinking of a new cabl
New Larger Holding Tank for the Endeavour 37.. (7) Sumner at 9:29am 08.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/2165 A year ago Ruth and I did a number of mods to our Endeavour that I've never documented on our web si
Cabinet teak veneer delaminating (2) PAC3142 at 9:13am 08.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1265 I have a 1990 Hunter 30, and the teak veneer at the base of the galley sink cabinet is splitting off
Interior woodwork BobnCamie at 8:19am 08.23.14 S2 6/1433 Does anyone know what kind of wood was used in a 1984 S-2? We want to restore some of the more heavi
Another beautiful day on the Rappahannock skaterp14 at 8:12am 08.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1290 Had another beautiful day on the Rappahannock River! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAiOkvN-d6Y
C36 Halyard recommendation? jviss at 7:15am 08.23.14 Big Boats 2/1223 Looking for an easy on the hands, low stretch, easy through the sheaves and rope clutches halyard fo
Need windlass for 356 Jimongee at 5:44am 08.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/946 We have a 2002 356. The following is a question I had asked a couple years ago. Anyway we still don
H37C for sale in Nova Scotia (not mine!) Jim Legere at 4:41am 08.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2025 A nice H37C is for sale down on the LaHave river, about an hour's drive from me. I thought he had go
long distance trailering dfrancis23 at 8:10pm 08.22.14 Trailer Sailors 59/9548 So I may be getting the chance move across from the east coast down to the San Diego/la area. What
Somers Point to Mays Landing -- Great Egg Harbor River lp_gilbert at 4:29pm 08.22.14 Day Sailers 3/1694 we are planning on taking an overnighter from Somers Point to Mays Landing
Mast ground/Lightning? Brucer at 3:40pm 08.22.14 Smaller Boats 6/2262 At the ceiling of the cabin of my project 26.5 just under the mast step is a threaded hole going int
Catalina 30 fresh water filter/strainer reyno656 at 3:21pm 08.22.14 Parts Search 3/2937 I live in the Chicago Il area and was curious where I could purchase a fresh water pump filter/strai
Access to Instrument on H29.5 (1) tlowum at 11:57am 08.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/1465 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5, and need to replace the readout for the apparent wind instrument. It's m

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Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 4:59am 09.19.23 I helped @PepperW get their main set up for reefing last week and on their '79 with external halyar
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (2) senang at 4:45am 09.19.23 Better with the diffuser.
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (3) senang at 4:41am 09.19.23 A big part of the unsufficient light output is that the PO installed only one Led strip to replace 2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 4:23am 09.19.23 What has been really puzzling to me is that Sailrite offers a bimini kit for over $600. Yet you can
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 09.18.23 I now have a 0.5A PWM and I run it at about 40% which cuts down the Ah used by the fridge and makes
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 8:14pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 09.18.23 I neglected to say "Welcome to the site in my previous post". I've got to admit, I can't get your p
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 7:39pm 09.18.23 I;ll have pictures of my arrangement after 29th (haulout) cage is there, as is 10mm halyard. No ja
Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:22pm 09.18.23 On a related note. With the 310, have others gone about and ran their reefing line(s) back to the co
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 7:03pm 09.18.23 The big red + wire from the battery to the starter solonoid. Take a jumper cable and hook it onto t
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.18.23 You were clear. I knew you meant cap it on the inside. Problem is that you then have to remember
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Capt Robbie at 6:30pm 09.18.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? I had
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:01pm 09.18.23 The center space at the aft end of the v-berth is likely to have been the holding tank's location. I
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders HEINZIR at 6:01pm 09.18.23 Here it is, from Rig-Rite: Kenyon 7/8" OD Spreader Section $149. Ouch! I think the $149 price is
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht (5) John Cornellier at 4:52pm 09.18.23 These photos illustrate my setup, such as it is. The waste hose terminates in the opening in the flo

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