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Transpac finish line Hanalei rfrye1 at 1:38am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/728 I happen to be on the N shore on Kauai visiting my Gkids this week as next the Transpac come into H
Cruising out of Ventura Habor today (VIDEO) Picflight at 12:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/679 Had a blast today cruising on a 84' Catalina 30 all afternoon. http://youtu.be/5BhHUBkii_M
Bad Rope (Line/Sheet) Advice? Snowbird One at 12:16am 07.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1201 So, I made a special trip into the city on Thursday to outfit my MacGregor 26D with all new lines, s
Crushing sailboats, more than 30 Picflight at 9:50pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1541 I saw this ad today, I am curious to just go take a look at what is available. http://losangeles.cr
Converting to Rope Halyards MaryEllaRose at 8:27pm 07.12.14 Catalina 22 18/4004 I'd like to replace my wire halyards with line. Must the lines be run internally through the mast or
Deck leaks Willemvan at 7:57pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 4/838 Because the h26 has a liner on the ceiling and you can't see the bolts of the deck hardware, how can
H26 water ballast vent Willemvan at 7:34pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 3/884 Is there a vent pipe from the ballast to the storage space under the port setee that could splash wa
Low RPM loud knock with Yanmar 3JH2E planoron at 7:26pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 34/13869 First let me thank everybody for their help and information with everything to date. So to my next
Nervous Nelly KHR at 5:53pm 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 13/2460 My husband want's to sail our 260 Hunter in the San Francisco Bay in September..I am new to sailing
Capri 18 Cradle Lift or Strap Lift smallboatrestoration at 3:28pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 4/1326 Any thoughts on strap lift vs cradle lift for the Capri 18?
H36 Emergency Tiller Cover SecondWind36 at 3:22pm 07.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/951 We have a 2008 Hunter 36. Directly behind the steering wheel, on the floor of the cockpit, there is
crazy wind Lake Dillon, CO - question re: when to lower main Craftychicken at 2:43pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/6728 Hi all, we are new sailors (3rd summer) and we are still earning and get a little panicked when the
companionway cover (2) Jayhawk at 1:06pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/1384 Need help I need a new companionway cover for my 95 h26. I need to know if the attached photo of my
26S Swing Keel Cable/Line Questions (4) Sock Puppet at 11:25am 07.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1411 Before I launch the boat in a couple of weeks, I need to do something about the cable for the swing
Electrical Upgrades $tingy Sailor at 9:19am 07.12.14 Catalina 22 20/4058 There hasn't been much buzz here about electrical upgrades for a while. Starting next week, I'll be
Service manual for Lewmar ST30 winch rlewczuk at 9:09am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/2550 Currently have a Wavegrip self-tailing winch, model ST30 two speed. These particular winches, I und
Trailer jack condition (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:48am 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 8/2261 I have a 16 year old trailer with a tongue jack that is welded on. Close inspection shows that perha
Shortening one rudder pintle on H23 isaksp00 at 7:55am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 7/1356 The pintles on my H23 are the exact same length, so installing the rudder means you have to line up
Mounting Teak Handholds Question (1) Ward H at 7:51am 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1951 How deep can I set the machine screw head on a single loop teak handhold? Put another way, can I d
H260 cabin floor wet under wood floor abk at 5:29am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 11/2095 The boat is a H 26 not a H260. When I step on the wood floor in front of the galley it is wet and

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Fresh water leak JamesG161 at 1:02pm 06.30.23 All I can see a puddle on the side of the galley. I'll do some more looking. If you leave the Gall
Water temperature sensor BigEasy at 1:01pm 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or p
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:59pm 06.30.23 https://www.animatedknots.com/turks-head-knot Another method is to adjust the steering cables so t
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 12:51pm 06.30.23 Have the same problem with my Raymarine Evo-100 / 4000+ wheel pilot. Only get the graphic display
In-mast furling BigEasy at 12:50pm 06.30.23 Should it be a 6 mm or 8 mm? Don't ask me why the inhaul line is 8mm & the outhaul is 10mm. M
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:45pm 06.30.23 When my auto pilot is on i have rudder position on the display, in standby mode it stops. is this
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 11:57am 06.30.23 Thanks for the Follow up- Building one of teak is my plan as well. As I put together measures and pl
Water temperature sensor jssailem at 11:16am 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or pa
VHF Antenna installation Richard19068 at 11:10am 06.30.23 Does anyone know if the original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the c
Boatyard mishap Richard19068 at 10:59am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfec
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ rferr48792 at 10:49am 06.30.23 The factory said they threw out the molds and don't have any and can't make any replacements. Let m
Boatyard mishap dlochner at 10:49am 06.30.23 It was a deck-stepped mast. Visible damage: mast base, lifelines, boom, dodger, windex. Theorized d
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:47am 06.30.23 Thank you to everyone who offered their experience to our situation. We spent a couple days working
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:38am 06.30.23 It was a deck-stepped mast. Visible damage: mast base, lifelines, boom, dodger, windex. Theorized da
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 10:35am 06.30.23 That's hardly high tech, commensurate with the demands of today's electronics. And far worse than
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:34am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfect
Boatyard mishap Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 06.30.23 So sorry for your agony. Try to get as many pictures as possible of anything and everything you can
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:28am 06.30.23 What did the insurance company tell you to do? I suspect that any repairs by the boatyard that does
st 4000 and rudder position (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 06.30.23 A piece of tape at TDC on the wheel works for me. Some prefer a Turk's Head knot. That's hardly h
Boatyard mishap LloydB at 10:20am 06.30.23 What did the insurance company tell you to do? I suspect that any repairs by the boatyard that doesn

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