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Max Height for Bimini on O'Day 28 Wmaraines at 11:42am 04.14.14 Bigger Boats 19/5496 OK, so I intend to make my bimini as large as reasonably possible. I intend to mount it outside of t
Ever Successfully Repaired a Simrad WP32? (2) Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:29am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/4185 I've tried repairing the 'track' on my WP32 twice now and it keeps re-breaking. The unit dates to
Cleaning Speed Transducer lehigh375 at 10:56am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1191 I cleaned my speed transducer 'spinning thingie' with a toothbrush and got all the stuff out in the
HAPS Musings Mikem at 10:41am 04.14.14 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/6430 Good day all, Well was this a glorious weekend or what? I hope some of you were able to enjoy ti
How to choose a winch? Ward H at 9:53am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4866 My O'day 25 has Barient 10P winches for the jib sheets. Time to replace them as one has a broken spr
Maxwell 17 Single Speed Winch Service (2) Nom De Guerre at 9:48am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/4731 I have my cabin top winch (Maxwell 17 SS) removed for servicing. It's currently disassembled and the
New Head (1) FourPoints at 9:28am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/997 Finished the conversion from the old Porta-Potty to a real head over the weekend, decided to save $
Tacktick wind bearing replacement Terry in Naples at 7:47am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3419 My tacktick wind speed indicator at the top of the mast is sticking and only spins in gusts. It appa
Help help more help (1) hummingbirdbassist at 7:14am 04.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1330 I have spent the last year preparing a 80 hunter 30 for launch. Well while bottom painting this past
Daly's Profin Question Swan at 7:08am 04.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1113 We've just ordered Daly's ProFin and want to use it on a small unfinished area where the table base
need main for mac 22 alfred gamil at 6:54am 04.14.14 Parts Search 0/1371 need main sail for mcgregor22, 1982 , good condition plase
Chartplotter for our Hunter356 star302 at 6:36am 04.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/437 Hi, We bought a Garmin 7212 Chartplotter..It is too large for the arch at the helm..Takes up too m
Top Cap for old Lewmar 30 (1) sjburk1 at 6:18am 04.14.14 Parts Search 1/931 I am looking for the center top cap for an older (pre-82?) Lewmar 30 2 speed winch. I have attached
Battery switches seem to be always on (1) Akapeterc at 5:39am 04.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1128 I have on occasion forgot to switch the starter battery switch to the on position but my boat still
272 Headliner Replacement agprice22 at 5:18am 04.14.14 Bigger Boats 10/4459 My wife and I have decided to replace the 30 year old carpet headliner in our 272. I am wondering wh
Wiring Diagram for Oday 25 hodgy1957 at 5:14am 04.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3281 I recently came into possession of a 25' O'day, It seems solid, however the wiring is toast, Litera
rudder removal rojet at 5:07am 04.14.14 Bristol 0/3805 Looking for tips on how to remove the rudder on a Bristol 39/40.
Need a rudder and tiller for Venture 21 Hoddy at 4:56am 04.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1070 A year ago in September I had to pull my boat because of a hurricane. I left my rudder and tiller at
Icebox drain leaking -9.2c dbh252 at 4:55am 04.14.14 S2 5/1561 Does anyone here have any experience with repairing a leaking icebox? From the looks of it, the job
Crack between mast & hatch on '86 C-22 (7) dbk0630 at 10:27pm 04.13.14 Catalina 22 8/1872 So I ignored the cracks below when I got my 1986 Catalina 22 last August... and focused instead on m

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Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) AndreInPortland at 2:12pm 08.02.23
Alder Barbour Refrigeration (2) IllusionV at 1:59pm 08.02.23 Adding a resistor to the P or T termina is how you control the speed of the compressor. 0-ohm give
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:50pm 08.02.23 Gotcha. Thank you, makes sense! :) Re: 240. The main sail looked quite new (virtually unused). Whe
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:44pm 08.02.23 I'm saying that you need to figure out how to remove water from your boat if you are going to leave
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure LakeShark at 1:42pm 08.02.23 So forgive me for asking but are the pintles welded to the bracket? I like the look of @Gene Neill
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:42pm 08.02.23 Does that mean you are recommending a slip or using a lift for every sail? Unfortunately I don't th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (2) jviss at 1:41pm 08.02.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servi
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 1:41pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the list and the questions: Very. I expect the majority of the summer sail's (with the
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:38pm 08.02.23 I agree with @Scott T-Bird about the Ensign fulfilling your current sailing goals... but without a
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:26pm 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excel
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:10pm 08.02.23 Good info... So you mentioned swimming off of your boat... and solo sailing...so here are two more
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 1:05pm 08.02.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functio
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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 12:46pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the detailed response, Rick. Would I be asking for trouble leaving it alone with a boom
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 08.02.23 Purple is course change and why. Crazy Weather... Jim and John. PS: note the tropical wave off
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:51am 08.02.23 Oh My Gosh! Sometimes I cant see the forest for the trees.:banghead::banghead: But surprise surpri
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excell
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 11:16am 08.02.23 John started 2 posts This one should be used for the Weather info. _______ Sailing adventures of
H170 versus H18 experience tasmith822 at 11:15am 08.02.23 Mark2, Thank you for your write-up. I also sailed in the Raleigh area with some dailsailers up to 1
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:08am 08.02.23 Damn straight! "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Good on you! :beer:

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