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A New Sailor in the Making (1) Roadking Larry at 9:17pm 05.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 Took the 8 year old grand son out this afternoon in my Macgregor 26. We'd had him out a couple time
cleats teacher63 at 8:21pm 05.13.14 Smaller Boats 10/2053 How do you secure a 87 Hunter 23 to a dock? I use cable and cable ties in the anchor locker and tie
CDI furler 2 teacher63 at 7:49pm 05.13.14 Smaller Boats 5/1031 I have a CDI 2 furler. I need to know what kind of rope and size that should run from the sail to t
sail slug lubrication dive7mmwet at 7:22pm 05.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/2880 our main drags on the way down a few times slugs are older but not shot yet,I plan to clean the trac
Rivets plane4uegg at 6:46pm 05.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/598 Does anyone know what size rivets are used on the hunter 240 mast? They all look to be the same size
AC/DC Marine Instrument Panels HMT2 at 5:05pm 05.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3952 We are in the process of looking at changing out the instrument panel on our 83 H31. The one that i
Oday 272 Head Installation kickntires at 4:55pm 05.13.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2259 Hello all, I just purchased an 1986 Oday 272. The head was removed by a previous owner and I am p
240 stantion screw not catching Kevfitz126 at 4:08pm 05.13.14 Smaller Boats 4/998 My stantion on the starboard side is not tightening. It's the top screw and I'm not sure what to do
O'Day Javelin centerboard issue carbonebria at 3:46pm 05.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 17/13073 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1979 O'Day Javelin and took it out for a sail last weekend and ran i
Prop shaft krantala at 3:42pm 05.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/602 Does anyone know how easy or hard the inboard prop shaft should turn on a 1976 O'day 25 when not con
Swim ladder Dmarie26 at 1:01pm 05.13.14 Smaller Boats 1/1124 We have a 1986 Capri 18 and I would love to add a swim ladder to it. I was on Catalina Direct and t
Thru Hull Transducer Install Argyle38 at 12:56pm 05.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/5493 Hi Maine, I was wondering what you opinion is on the best way to seal up a through-hull depth trans
Battery Tie-Downs Steverhnm at 12:51pm 05.13.14 Big Boats 2/646 What do others do for securing the batteries? I have recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend and pre
2004 466 Recalls or Tech Bulletins? rlamb at 12:43pm 05.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/778 I recently purchased a 2004 Hunter 466 and wondered if anyone knew if there were any recalls or tech
Anchor size Hal B at 12:09pm 05.13.14 Catalina 30 8/3603 I am looking for some advice concerning anchor sizing. I have 95 Catalina 30 and we anchor out a lot
Thank You! (1) rclarke246 at 11:49am 05.13.14 Beneteau Swift Trawlers 3/47686 I know that 99(.9?) % are you sail boaters, but it's still good that this topic for Swift Trawler ow
Assessing battery condition SailingHarry at 11:25am 05.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2265 I have a set of older golf cart batteries, age unkown, 225Ah. I know they are at least 4 years old,
Oxy Clean On Deck caprice at 10:50am 05.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/803 Has anyone used Oxy clean to treat spots and stains on the nonskid?
Oxy-clean on deck? caprice at 10:49am 05.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1707 As anyone used Oxy-clean to treat stubborn spots and stains on your nonskid?
European vs Japanese Yanmars... Doug/Karen at 10:28am 05.13.14 Big Boats 4/2375 We sail a 2003 H356 and I recently had the new owner or our marina boatyard replace the impeller in

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:29pm 06.28.23
Its funny Friday! High Current at 9:22pm 06.28.23 Great idea! I may use it!!! Personally, I find it revolting. I tried it once but I blew it.
Which Bomar Gaskets ? Baja bash at 9:00pm 06.28.23 Hi, I had the 2 main hatches leaking for the last 2 years. Tried the low and high profile material.
Shooting some video in the harbor jssailem at 8:55pm 06.28.23 Tom. So many beautiful boats. A reach environment for a photographer. The sounds provide an intere
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual (1) mtb369 at 8:45pm 06.28.23 Thanks again FLD S2. I assembled the files you sent into a single manual file. Attaching it here fo
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (1) jssailem at 8:45pm 06.28.23
Spring lines jssailem at 8:40pm 06.28.23 There are several designs for the folding cleat. Here is one I recently discovered. https://e-riggi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:27pm 06.28.23
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:25pm 06.28.23 If only there was a groan emoji. :facepalm:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:22pm 06.28.23 Thanks guys. We had a side step today. With batteries that have not been charged, siting idle, they
Its funny Friday! High Current at 7:32pm 06.28.23
Spring lines (1) Sailfanatic at 7:30pm 06.28.23 Made my own 6 years ago no issues. Fold in when not in use FWIW you should tape up those split rin
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 06.28.23 We have an '83 Hunter 34. Depends entirely on how your anchor locker looks. A better idea would
Shooting some video in the harbor DArcy at 7:15pm 06.28.23 Very nice Tom, you have a wonderful setting.
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount Joe at 7:11pm 06.28.23 Even if there were such a rule requiring a fixed mount compass, which I find unlikely, you don't cer
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount Tally Ho at 6:52pm 06.28.23 You could get a bulkhead mount compass. https://www.westmarine.com/ritchie-navigation-bulkhead-moun
Shooting some video in the harbor dLj at 6:28pm 06.28.23 I like the video, but you asked for a critique... Images had too much water, too much dinghy. I'd h
In-mast furling Mechone at 6:27pm 06.28.23 On my boat its 8mm or 5/16 same size
P42 Strut replacement JoeWhite at 6:05pm 06.28.23 I am not an expert, what of you filled the front 2 holes with fiberglass, then install the strut an
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:02pm 06.28.23 good grief, I'm subscribed to this thread and never got a notice that anything had happened - and th

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