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Boom brake installation Vision 36 Mike H. at 9:33am 04.16.14 Big Boats 2/910 Has anyone installed a boom brake on a Vision 36? I'd like to install one, but have no attachment p
Software Defined radio - CHEAP Forrest15112 at 9:28am 04.16.14 SSB and Ham Operators 10/6262 In true ham fashion, where we are typically so tight ( money wise), that we squeak when we walk, I f
Tiller head cracked. (1) caguy at 8:37am 04.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2311 The tiller head flange cracked on the C27. I noticed that the tiller seemed sloppy a long time ago b
Recommemded winch size for cal21 Pcalvin1966 at 8:32am 04.16.14 Cal 6/3493 What winch size should I use for jib sheets?
center console cover... jaycrawford97 at 8:19am 04.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/903 Curious if anyone stocks black center console cover for 26x 1997? Want to match my boom/main cover
Furuno Radar Repair Kings Gambit at 8:13am 04.16.14 Ask All Sailors 1/2049 Returning from the last trip to Catalina Island in March, the (15-yr-old) Furuno (Model 1622) starti
Hunter Liberty Stability jk kudera at 8:11am 04.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1970 I have a Hunter Liberty sailing dingy, never used it myself, can someone advise me of the stability
Floor Finishing (2) victorhoisington at 7:34am 04.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1826 Ok, I need some help. My 1989 Hunter 28 has a cockpit floor panel behind the binnacle which was or
Contest Compass Leak cstrenholme at 7:30am 04.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1016 I have a 1984 Catalina 22 sailboat which has a Contest brand bulkhead mounted compass as original e
192 User Experiences in Seaworthiness Birdseye at 7:08am 04.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/921 Howdy All, I apologize if my question has been covered in another post but I could not find what I w
Anchor Locker Latch Boomvang at 6:57am 04.16.14 Bigger Boats 6/1383 The anchor locker hatch cover on the bow of my 34 O'Day has, of course, a finger hole used to open t
Perko, Cork (2) ELMAX at 6:24am 04.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/734 :doh::doh: Hello, sailor friends, I want to ask, for safety, which put the gasket in the filter, wat
Replacing cockpit drain hose. IH82BL8 at 5:22am 04.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/619 I have an '84 H31 that needs new cockpit drain hoses. Has anyone done this project? What hose did
Drinking water Dangdan at 2:47am 04.16.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3925 I have a 15 gal water bladder on my hunter. 25 how can I make sure the water is potable?
History of Lancer Quality okengr at 8:50pm 04.15.14 Lancer 9/8128 I recently purchased a 1982 Lancer 38 CC. I'm told by the PO the 38 CC was renamed the 40 CC in 198
boom trainmanjess at 7:11pm 04.15.14 Morgan 12/4251 hello all today I was out on deck of my 71 Morgan 35' sailboat... I sent my son up the mast in a
Standing on the beach today watching a boat GeorgiaBII at 6:03pm 04.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1386 Was standing on the beach of honeymoon island on the gulf today. Radar showed a storm moving in and
reverse polarity glow Blitz at 5:45pm 04.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1703 Roger's recent post got me thinking. I've once seen a situation in which all the polarity checked o
battery gasses willsnow at 2:40pm 04.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1748 so im planning on installing my batteries beneath my forward berth... is the gas from charging a leg
Open Masthead? Claygr at 1:15pm 04.15.14 Catalina 30 14/3770 A buddy has a C30 and pointed out that his masthead is open - you can look down from the top at the

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I60 wind Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 07.14.23 The I-60 is a good instrument and it can be networked. It's not going to make you a better sailor b
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 10:06am 07.14.23 I think you could probably do an addressable buzzer for <$25. ESP32 ($9), CAN board ($10), Buzzer (
DIY Electronics? jviss at 9:59am 07.14.23 of Course, the code is at: https://github.com/Techstyleuk/sensesp-engine_monitor there is a schema
Need source for winch parts JamesG161 at 9:49am 07.14.23 I need an output gear for an obsolete Lewmar electric OP2 made in 1997 I have one that still works
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 9:43am 07.14.23 Wow, very cool. I'm interested in your engine monitor. Have you open-sourced this? of Course, th
Need source for winch parts Rjm st.petersburg at 8:57am 07.14.23 Don's Marine Surplus & Salvage, 5601 126th Ave N, Clearwater, FL 33760, (727) 576-8577, Visit Websit
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:52am 07.14.23 Because there is no sealant that will bond permanently to PE, there's only one way to mend a PE tanK
Emergency steering knocking GeorgeC at 8:45am 07.14.23 Voyager1.....I have a1983 O'Day 30 and my emergency steering access port looks just like yours. I h
In Search of Gooseneck Bracket to Connect Mast to Boom. pmroz1 at 8:23am 07.14.23 Did you ever find a solution? I have a Newport 28' with same problem
Low fresh water pressure jviss at 8:14am 07.14.23 As the hose ages it is more difficult to clamp the hose to a fitting as the vinyl hardens. If you h
DIY Electronics? jviss at 8:01am 07.14.23 I have mainly DIY electronics on my boat. I have a Raspberry Pi4 running Openplotter, a 15.6" wate
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks caverun at 7:46am 07.14.23 Those look nice- only other option would be a single block with external cam cleat, like this Garhau
Potential new Hunter owner patbratton at 7:27am 07.14.23 I have been quite happy for two years with the '98 Hunter 240 I bought instead of a H260 which had i
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 6:48am 07.14.23 I have mainly DIY electronics on my boat. I have a Raspberry Pi4 running Openplotter, a 15.6" wate
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 6:41am 07.14.23 Interesting. My dad touted backwinding in a tack as a way to get the bow through the wind more quic
simple wind/weather app for iphone (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:30am 07.14.23 Well, TallyHo stole my thunder (pun intended). I like Willyweather (formerly Willywind). Data is pr
simple wind/weather app for iphone (4) Tally Ho at 6:24am 07.14.23
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 6:12am 07.14.23 No absolutes, guys. On quick racing boats you hold the jib until it breaks, but you do NOT let it b
Need source for winch parts jviss at 6:08am 07.14.23 I need an output gear So, Rich, what happened to the output gear? Did it break, or did the teeth
Low fresh water pressure Leeward Rail at 5:55am 07.14.23 Try to play it safe as much as reasonably possible and "don't put dock hoses in your boat." I find

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