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getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2732 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1109 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1287 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2824 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3332 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/871 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1045 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/5777 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/749 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/983 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/787 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1168 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/8158 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1015 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/956 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/735 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1548 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1529 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7150 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1411 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t

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Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 11:04am 10.04.22 I agree. They talk about using the iTC-5 with ST instruments but don't really show any connection
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 10:48am 10.04.22
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (2) rgranger at 10:44am 10.04.22 ^^^ This! Describes my typical docking scenario at our inland Idaho slip. Our H260 water ballast
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 10:39am 10.04.22 Anecdotally, I had a concrete block for a mooring that weighed about 1,350 lbs (3' x 2' x 1.5') to s
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (1) rgranger at 10:33am 10.04.22 Looks like a fun ride
It's groundhog day mschreib1 at 10:30am 10.04.22 Bit of a weird title for a post, but very appropriate. Come aboard the boat. Take groceries out of
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. rgranger at 10:30am 10.04.22 Here is an article titled "Snipe Rigging 101" https://www.snipe.org/articles-advices-and-education/
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 10:30am 10.04.22 Very good point ... you've got me thinking that the only thing I really need to do is set up the ba
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 10:17am 10.04.22 Not even close to enough. Basically, you are making it with concrete that weighs 150 pcf. Your blo
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? NYSail at 10:16am 10.04.22
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps LloydB at 10:14am 10.04.22 In addition to the twist just for grins you might try getting some clingy Saran wrap and putting it
Replace standing rigging H49 T J Furstenau at 10:13am 10.04.22 Not meaning to stir up jealousy, but sitting here on Lake Ontario.. my standing rigging will last l
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 9:54am 10.04.22
transmission when sailing (2) GeorgeC at 9:53am 10.04.22 I own a 1983 O'Day with a Universal 5416 engine and a Hurth gearbox. I put my transmission in rever
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? (2) Tin Kicker at 9:50am 10.04.22 Found this in a Facebook post for a 302 so it ought to be the same. Putting it here for others to fi
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 9:46am 10.04.22 I don't see a need to change out your ST6002 control head. You mentioned additional functions but
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 9:45am 10.04.22
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. shemandr at 9:39am 10.04.22 Congrats! It looks like a nice boat. I've never sailed a snipe but learned to sail on a15' centerb
Pleasant Surprise/Docking h2o_snow at 9:26am 10.04.22 Thanks sir. Agreed! I love backing into slips - its like parallel parking as we are set up for a s
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 9:08am 10.04.22 I'm solo most of the time and always reverse into the slip. I have a pair of spring lines on the po

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