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shroud turnbuckles lake city at 8:33am 08.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 16/5800 My Catalina 28 is harbored in MN. I bought the boat last year and the lower end of the stays and tu
mainsheet block question sailorsteve1 at 5:54am 08.06.14 Smaller Boats 2/1379 i wonder if anyone has attempted to replace the mainsheet block attachment on a capri 18 to a three
ironing sails sailorsteve1 at 5:50am 08.06.14 Smaller Boats 4/3044 since i have purchased my capri 18 i have been concerned with creases in my jib. the p/o had sent pi
Boom/deck hardware charliegrau at 5:26am 08.06.14 Big Boats 1/680 I'm looking for a couple of things I hope the community can help with. Lines from my mast run under
Best way to sell a used Hunter NauticalMac at 3:27am 08.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1694 What is the best way to sell a 1991 Hunter 36 located in Annapolis? List on line (DIY) - what are t
lake Huron sailing destinations fido at 8:39pm 08.05.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2412 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 7/1451 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 10/1933 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 5/936 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 2/2400 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 17/9637 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 20/10928 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 3/1377 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 3/864 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 8/4275 Looking for a used main sail. Any suggestions?
1984 catalina hot water heater 1234 at 1:08pm 08.05.14 Big Boats 2/1248 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 2/3202 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 1/1034 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 2/2758 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 1/1667 Doing some work on our 170 and want to replace the faded-gray cup holders. We removed one of them an

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Refilling Compass - where's the port? Dalliance at 10:25am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 10:13am 08.30.23 One other possibility is to anneal the current ferrule so that it is soft again. The ferrules start
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 08.30.23 Lot of Damage done. Storm Surge was high in key spots. One picture I found about houses built on "
2001 HUNTER 320 kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.30.23 I have a Raymarine type 1 linear drive - love it!
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 08.30.23 I think what is far more interesting with the rope/chain splice is its strength after, let's say 20
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:47am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pr
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jssailem at 9:39am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pre
Square top main on water ballast? (1) SkookumZac at 9:36am 08.30.23 219386 I have one on order :cool: I discussed square top vs roachy main with my sailmaker. He sug
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:30am 08.30.23 I have always heard that Volvo was REALLY proud of their parts but $200 for a small return line?!?!?
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 9:28am 08.30.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? jssailem at 9:23am 08.30.23 I had wrap on my exhaust system when I disassembled my engine. It took a sharp knife that ended up d
Need source for winch parts jviss at 9:20am 08.30.23 Excellent! Thanks for the update.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain jssailem at 9:18am 08.30.23 Win the lottery... Buy a big yacht and hire a Captain and Crew to care of the boat. All the problems
Winterization? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 08.30.23 See the "Winterizing Plumbing" sticky at the top of the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's the se
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 8:42am 08.30.23 Sounds like a plan thanks for your comment. Do you have any pictures? Doesn't seem like it should
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:42am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 08.30.23 Hard to believe that the PHII would still be the top rated manual toilet pump ever since Raritan int
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 8:38am 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Incredible stroke
Raritan PHII long term review Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.30.23
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks VT Fitz at 8:30am 08.30.23 On the topic of marine lubricants, I just had a rigger down to my boat yesterday to retrieve my main

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