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Replacement of Spinlock Cam Lock bobgelb@gmail.com at 6:44am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1213 My Spinlock XTS (0814)...cam lock for the jib halyard (port side) is not holding the halyard, rope
Infant grandson on board dis-patch at 6:38am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3592 I would like to have my grandson, he's one now, come visit me and also take the whole family out for
Rebedding stanchions knotcarin at 6:06am 04.27.14 Big Boats 3/1467 I have a loose stanchion....it took a hit last summer as a powerboat alongside pulled out of a tight
Motor Mount bmw2007z4 at 5:56am 04.27.14 Smaller Boats 1/566 I have the motor mount but I don't know the spec's for the fasteners. Can anyone help?
Water Stains on Wood Birchy at 5:41am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1128 I have dark water stains on port side wood work behind table. Looking for suggestions on bringing ba
Wing Keel Weeping, My boat Sank on Land Birchy at 5:23am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 17/3402 My boat sank on land this year. Long story. My boat yard shrink wrapped my boat and didn't shrink ri
goldstar radar hotrodderjim at 4:33am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/611 Anyone know of anyone who repairs Goldstar units in the RI/Narragansett bay area? Thanks Jim
Bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:54am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/785 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/743 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6757 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1582 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5847 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3930 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 7/1290 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 10/1815 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 9/3349 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 7/4043 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 5/1021 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 5/1198 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 3/6128 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en

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Weather vane dlochner at 3:28pm 08.13.23 How does it point? Do you have a photo?
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 3:26pm 08.13.23 Ha, ha, that's a good way of looking at it. I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 3:19pm 08.13.23 Having the sandblasters is nice. I got a small cheap one and it took forever. I went at my keel firs
Rechargeable jviss at 3:16pm 08.13.23 I assume you mean "reliable?" I recommend against an electric pump. A good foot pump works great a
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:05pm 08.13.23 The eWincher works on all 5 of my winches, that's $400 for 5 electric winches. Or I could go with 5
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? jviss at 3:02pm 08.13.23 It's hard to believe that a 51 year old sail is still serviceable! But if it is, good for you! S
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 08.13.23 The answer to question 3 is actually Maybe. Is the water clean or dirty? If it's dirty, the answer
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 2:58pm 08.13.23 An eWincher, at around $2,100, is close enough to a Harken 35.2 electric at $2,900 that I would pro
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:54pm 08.13.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:53pm 08.13.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:47pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 2:46pm 08.13.23 It is all a matter of priorities. A nice eWincher costs less than a week in a nursing home. :cool:
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:43pm 08.13.23 Thanks for the quick reply! Wow, that's an odd place to mount it. Maybe you can find a better pla
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:41pm 08.13.23 Thanks for the quick reply! Wow, that's an odd place to mount it. Maybe you can find a better plac
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 2:39pm 08.13.23 Well, it can certainly be hardwired-in. If you are not knowledgable about this have a professional
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 2:33pm 08.13.23 I think I will significantly increase my sailing life if I can somehow afford a power halyard winch
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:27pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 2:22pm 08.13.23 @john6206 the question you ask is a very personal one that really only you can answer. What do you
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:00pm 08.13.23 On my boat, similarly set up it sounds like, my battery charger is powered by a breaker on the AC p
Lifesling Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:58pm 08.13.23

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