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height from cabin top to floor on trailer sailorsteve1 at 7:27am 04.09.14 Smaller Boats 0/879 can someone measure the distance from the tabernacle to the floor with the boat on the trailer. tryi
WARNING, Fresh water swimming & shorepower Anonymous 121765 at 7:24am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1852 To all my fellow boaters, Last year here in Florida, three children were electrocuted while swimm
What to use Rebedding seadaddler at 7:24am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2197 Hi all I need to redo my leaky chain plate on my 2007 H-36 and not sure what to use maybe 3M 4200.
water faucet in galley jaycrawford97 at 5:15am 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1551 where can i get replacement faucet for galley for '97 Macgregor 26x?
Do you support your mast in the middle while trailering? Gene Neill at 4:46am 04.09.14 Trailer Sailors 23/14140 Just wondering ...
Fuel tank sludge Prime Time at 4:20am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1071 So, as part of our spring prep work, we decided to take the access ports off the fuel tanks to inspe
Cracks and corrosion majabelle at 3:24am 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1095 Hi, I have 2 questions I would love answers to. No 1. I own a 1999 Beneteau 411 Oceanis Clipper (F
The Best Laid Plans.... Roger Long at 3:07am 04.09.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2997 Long time readers of this running account know well how easy it is for me to talk myself into rushin
O'Day 23 - 2 Blog ?? itsjojo at 1:52am 04.09.14 Day Sailers 7/2429 Hi Folks! I purchased an O'day 23 back on August 11th of 2013 that needs a lot of work. Here In Pa.
1977 Oday 23-2 shrouds & stays itsjojo at 1:45am 04.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1278 Hi again! I am very busy here in Pennsylvania getting my 23 ready for it's first launch since I bo
What is the correct procedure to apply caulk Picflight at 8:58pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1494 I have boatlife life-calk at hand to bed hardware. What is the appropriate wait time to fully tighte
Bimini Willemvan at 8:15pm 04.08.14 Smaller Boats 2/711 Anybody have dimensions or ideas for a Bimini on an H26.
Choosing a waste holding tank for my 1980 H30 EdWard3 at 8:03pm 04.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/888 Okay, so it's taken me 2 years to finally come up with a practical design that suits me for a MSD on
Air Horn seamansg at 7:35pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1982 Hi, I was wondering why on the coast guard safety list it has an air horn on board but does not say
New Holding tank questions Blitz at 7:05pm 04.08.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4484 Hello all, I've been looking to replace my holding tank for some time. This was delayed due to th
Idea Thief (2) CaptDon01 at 5:00pm 04.08.14 Catalina 22 0/797 Sure wish I could remember who I stole this out-haul idea from..... Thanks who ever you are! :dan
new salon table (3) woodster at 4:25pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 29/2608 OK here is my rendition of a salon table for S2 9.2a ...it is made out of andaroba planks and biscui
Morgan 38 - Adding Reverse Cycle HVAC jhnewsome17 at 3:38pm 04.08.14 Morgan 3/2090 I have a friend with a Morgan 38 (I think it's a -2 model) who is planning to install a reverse cycl
engine replacement blueskyhaidagwaii at 3:00pm 04.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/2270 Has anyone ever replaced a Yanmar YSM8 with a MD7A volvo? we are about to and are looking for advise
Whoa...Crack in my fibreglass keel! jamoan at 2:29pm 04.08.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2620 Darn it. I have a hair line crack in the fibreglass at the aft end of the lead ballast keel at my hu

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Lazy jack rigging question Mark Maulden at 6:10pm 07.31.23 Use dyneema. Less chafe
Hunter smile / keel movement dlochner at 6:10pm 07.31.23 @Gypsy hunter How do you know that keel comes in two pieces? I don't know how @Gypsy hunter knows
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat pcharn01 at 6:10pm 07.31.23 Maybe this? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-25/hull-deck/cockpit/winches-amp-cl
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Captain Larry-DH at 6:01pm 07.31.23
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas CliffA at 6:01pm 07.31.23
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50pm 07.31.23 @Gypsy hunter How do you know that keel comes in two pieces?
Lazy jack rigging question Justin_NSA at 5:26pm 07.31.23 You're missing the part of the system that lets you tighten or ease the lines. Like Greg mentioned,
Lazy jack rigging question (1) Tally Ho at 4:34pm 07.31.23 My boat is quite a bit bigger, but my jacks are set up so I can loosen or tighten them(or even pull
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 Summer Wind - Sabre 28 at 4:14pm 07.31.23 I will jump over to that group to pose the Sabre question. Thank you for the reply.
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 3:56pm 07.31.23 Raymarine ITC5 I'll be at my boat on Fri and will determine what I have + photos.
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 3:54pm 07.31.23 Thanks Dave. I believe the bolts are easy to get to. I will call the transmission place tomorrow.
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jssailem at 3:37pm 07.31.23 You might try to examine the Raymarine ITC5. The unit fires the transducer, takes the transducer sig
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging. Scubagirl62 at 3:00pm 07.31.23 Had a 23.5. We ran it through the third sheave and cleated it on the side of the boom. Done. And is
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 dlochner at 2:35pm 07.31.23 The best source of information for a question like this is the Sabre Sailboats FB group and/or the S
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 07.31.23 I bought the Grey Alloy.
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 2:04pm 07.31.23 Anyhow, do you know if I can decouple the Kanzaki trans without shifting the propeller shaft back?
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 1:51pm 07.31.23 How much oil consumption is normal for a 3GM? I just checked my oil and after 90 hours of use the oi
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? tfox2069 at 1:36pm 07.31.23 When I had my 23 foot Clipper Marine with an outboard the propeller coming out of the water in roug
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion tfox2069 at 1:31pm 07.31.23 The thing is, I'm not anti thruster. I'm just suggesting that any boat owner learn to handle their
Selden - Furling Main Sailgunner at 1:15pm 07.31.23 Replaced my furling line a few years ago with Sta Set 7/16" line. bought 45'. You can hire a rigger

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