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Reefing line mmsailor at 5:18am 02.15.14 Smaller Boats 3/778 The boom on our 23.5 seems to be missing the internal reefing line . It has going from starboard t
Can an alcohol stove be converted to propane? Dangdan at 3:23am 02.15.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4669 Can an alcohol stove be converted to propane?
Inboard recommendations for Contessa 26? AFC at 11:47pm 02.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/4967 Originally equipped with a Petter 7 hp diesel. Thanks, Mike
Balmar 7-series 80a alternator at Defender Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1454 Defender is blowing these out at $299.00. They are single foot 1" mounts. Sorry I got the last 2".
From Moultrie to Charleston Via the Cooper River (1) dgreen1991 at 8:24pm 02.14.14 Catalina 22 5/1262 If you live in South Carolina and wanted to do this it was a fun trip. I would like to do this trip
Rules burnswelds at 5:56pm 02.14.14 Catalina 30 1/663 Hello all, what are the guidelines on posting items for sale? Thankyou ,,Shannon
Another Sailing Video From 2001 (1) dgreen1991 at 3:37pm 02.14.14 Catalina 22 3/706 Just completed editing another video. 2001, A Year of Beautiful Places and Great Sailing. George
cheap LED nagivation lights pupluv at 1:58pm 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 31/6998 Has anyone tried these cheap LED navigation lights? http://www.ebay.com/itm/271325847975?_trksid=p2
aft storage locker drainage rgarrison@gmail.com at 1:16pm 02.14.14 Catalina 30 4/1571 I have a 1980 Catalina 30. It does not have drainage in the aft cockpit storage locker. Has anyone m
want to put ports on our h 23 pinky at 12:45pm 02.14.14 Smaller Boats 2/736 we want to put ports on our h23 just wanted to see if anyone has done it and if its even possable on
Homemade mast? Anyone attempt this? BAHAMARCG at 10:33am 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 36/4425 I have an 25' American sloop, got it for a very good price,but it has a broken mast. Has anyone att
boat us vs merkel insurance duality at 10:02am 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1460 i know that the topic was recently discussed of the change of the boat us underwriting. i understand
2002 Beneteau 331 Mast Height tommoran5555 at 9:40am 02.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4118 Can anyone tell me for sure what the factory mast height is for a 2002 Beneteau 331 with centerboard
Take a Break From Shoveling Snow Ariel at 7:46am 02.14.14 Ask All Sailors 2/784 Last week I posted a story about a fair wind sail to NYC. This week you can rest your arms from shov
The Loss of a 37 Cutter (1) Jim Legere at 6:49am 02.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1866 I was very sad to come across this article yesterday. Sadder still than the loss of the boat is the
ray triducer digby sailor at 1:45am 02.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/701 Opinions on new raymarine triducer (depth.speed.temp) seems better to me to have a single transducer
Newbie at shaft tighting question (1) PGIJon at 7:48pm 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/632 In order to remove the built up corrosion, I sprayed on an anti-corrosive on the stuffing box/Shaft
Mini crutch phxfan at 5:57pm 02.13.14 Catalina 22 11/1304 Any one out there with 22 on trailer and put baby crutches under sternof trauler so no tip up of bo
40.5 aft bilge area tvangrove at 4:34pm 02.13.14 Big Boats 7/1112 The access to the forward part of the 40.5 bilge is easy and since I have a dripless stuffing box, I
Lewmar Electric Winch Conversion in Hunter 376/380? bigbrownpilot at 2:00pm 02.13.14 Big Boats 35/8774 Has anyone converted the Lewmar 44 winch to electric in their Hunter 376 or 380? Cost? Issues? Pr

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Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:15pm 09.13.22 209285
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 8:54pm 09.13.22 Quick update: Minor mods to the new aft cross aluminum backing plate were successful. Both plates n
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Rmalko at 8:46pm 09.13.22 Thank you for all the input. If i decided the boat may be worth looking into further i will definite
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Rmalko at 8:39pm 09.13.22 Welcome to the forum!! Don S/V ILLusion's right............and while the boat is surveyed in a boa
Clevis Pin Forestay higgs at 8:36pm 09.13.22 A pair of properly adjusted vise grips will easily compress the toggle in order to remove what is le
SF Bay Area tiller pilot repair Meriachee at 8:10pm 09.13.22 Lots of water under the keel since this thread ended. I finally opened the old st2000, and this is
Funny Friday!!! Meriachee at 8:08pm 09.13.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 7:48pm 09.13.22 I understood that the engine mounts on the Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 years
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries JoeWhite at 7:22pm 09.13.22 Do you have broken alternator bracket?
Going back to sailing 60 years later Ted Dorman at 7:09pm 09.13.22 Ted Congrats on getting the boat and yourself back out on the water. Better late than never. On t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:50pm 09.13.22
Fischer panda generator Question Terry Cox at 6:46pm 09.13.22 If it worky fine, no fixy needed. The lift pump on our Genset (three cylinder Kubota) brings fuel fr
CNG Filling Station MikeO53 at 6:28pm 09.13.22 Buy one of the refill adaptors on ebay and refill yourself. The adaptor is about $200, but the cost
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 6:18pm 09.13.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Caboteur at 6:17pm 09.13.22 From what you describe I would think a large piece of some sort of vegetation or you picked up a len
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 6:14pm 09.13.22 If the crack is on the port rail near the transom it may be the result of a Port/Starboard disagreem
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Tally Ho at 6:09pm 09.13.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:04pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington Add Mattituck, which als
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 6:03pm 09.13.22 Are you looking for the shaft coupling? Or the transmission output flange. I replaced the shaft co
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 6:00pm 09.13.22 Quadrille38, according to information from Eddie Breeden when he was still actif the panel on the H

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