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My Babies (1) rgranger at 11:59am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 27/2135 Looking out the window at my two babies... That is a Balboa 26 in the greenhouse and a 1976 Hobie 1
How to Clean Mildew from line(rope) Anonymous 121765 at 11:41am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/21650 My traveler line being in the shade of a wet winter is showing green mildew on the dress end loops.
Mast movement Beluga Free at 9:41am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2087 I have a 1998 hunter 450 passage. I believe it has Z spars mast and mast step. I have just noticed t
Dinghy Davits Whats the best? capi6289 at 8:57am 02.13.14 Big Boats 44/28907 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 466, with a dinghy and no davits, I prefer to have it on davits and not t
main sail sheet hull-in to Short capi6289 at 8:43am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/933 I have a Hunter 466, hulling out the big furling main with electric wench is easy, my issue is pulli
good year not to cover boat dlewis812 at 8:23am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1107 i picked the perfect winter not to cover (not really by choice but other circumstances). what kin
Attaching things to fibreglass MickP at 7:42am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 29/5148 Hello, Very basic question i'm afraid....I have bought myself a circuit breaker to sit between the s
FB Group? LawyerBob at 7:30am 02.13.14 Islander 0/1919 Ok, I hope I don't run afoul of any forum rules here, but I'm hoping to get a bunch of Islander sail
First sailboat (1) Sharkbait64 at 6:00am 02.13.14 San Juan Sailboats 1/2098 I picked up a San Juan 24 from eBay last fall and started some work on her striped the hull bottom g
Raymarine ST50 masthead wind transducer. patrick33308 at 5:45am 02.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1519 Mine has quit, and I can see where the windwane is damaged/missing. So, anyone have a source for a u
Fitting Greywater Tank to Beneteau OC 50 David B at 1:43am 02.13.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3568 Hello, I am looking for ideas as to fitting a greywater tank to a Beneteau Oceanis 50. My though
Ultrasonic antifouling Andreas7699 at 1:02am 02.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1129 Hi. There are a few companies selling this product now. Anybody here has any experience with ultra
Anyone heard of a DS-16? (4) finding41 at 9:28pm 02.12.14 Day Sailers 6/13523 I just committed to buy one. Hull # 198. I'm told they were built in Odessa, Ontario, Canada. Here
Changing motor mounts jfschena at 7:06pm 02.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/916 Our oday 26 has the soft style yanmar mounts. They are getting long in the tooth. Has anyone replace
iPad Charging - 12V vs. Inverter (17) Maine Sail at 5:07pm 02.12.14 Musings With Maine Sail 41/17690 This morning I woke up to a dead iPad battery. I had to do some tax work for the business so I deci
Hull thickness on S2 8.0 hargadine00 at 11:19am 02.12.14 S2 6/1691 Is anyone aware of the hull thickness for this model? Thanks.
Fuel and vent hose? a65sailor at 9:22am 02.12.14 Big Boats 0/538 I wondered if anyone knows what size and length hose I need for fuel fill and vent on a H34. I would
Going to look at a "new" boat. Roadking Larry at 7:15am 02.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/2658 Looking at a Cal 2-27, 1976 vintage. I've been spending the last several months studying the subject
Venture 2-24 models ejet99 at 6:15pm 02.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2621 I have a Venture 2-24 Pop Top Says 1973 on Bill of sale. But I have seen pictures of what seems to b
west system six ten mmsailor at 5:42pm 02.11.14 Smaller Boats 8/2415 Has anyone used west system six ten two part expoxy that comes in a tube that goes in a caulking gun

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raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 7:17am 04.29.23 I wonder if anyone has ever "hacked" a CPT pilot to add features, like steering to a wind angle, or
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (1) shank at 7:17am 04.29.23 The water pump is just to the left of the pulley highlighted. I swapped it out last year. A whole di
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BobH57 at 7:16am 04.29.23 Interesting! Do you think that perhaps the shear pins were rated too conservatively? I mean, peo
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 7:07am 04.29.23 I am not familiar with the 5411 and see that you only have two pullies and was wondering where your
What jib is best for very light winds cousineddy at 7:04am 04.29.23 Im short on crew, either I am single handed, or have one helper. So, no spinnaker. But, the course i
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BigEasy at 6:58am 04.29.23 Main detractor for me was open drive belt & antiquated looking control module. Not saying that it i
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot dlochner at 6:36am 04.29.23 If the plan is to sail Lake Ontario, the CPT may well be overkill. The CPT has a well deserved reput
What jib is best for very light winds dlochner at 6:29am 04.29.23 Its redneck racing here. The race committee are also the racers. We do timed Bermuda starts which i
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Tally Ho at 6:16am 04.29.23 Is this for your H28? I have only used RaymRine wheel pilots, so no experience with CPT. Take that
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 6:15am 04.29.23 One weakness is the two shear pins in the clutch, which I've had break in heavy following seas on t
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 6:10am 04.29.23 > tensioning strut Another great idea. I think ultimately something like this is what I'll need t
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot BobH57 at 6:09am 04.29.23 I installed a CPT autopilot on my Hunter 410 in 2018 and have been pretty happy with it. The EV100 w
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 6:08am 04.29.23 A couple of discussions on this very comparison: Best Wheel Autopilot for C30 New Autopilot - CPT vs
What jib is best for very light winds cousineddy at 6:03am 04.29.23 Its redneck racing here. The race committee are also the racers. We do timed Bermuda starts which is
New 170 sailor Crazy Dave Condon at 6:01am 04.29.23 You were given excellent advice @SKOTBRO by @stickinthemud57 and @Captain Larry-DH Thank you guys
Hunter 146 engine options Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 04.29.23 Not sure but is there a 2 or 2 1/2 hp motor with forward and reverse but I recall there is to be. L
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 5:46am 04.29.23 I have looked at a few methods and it makes sense to raise it being on the deck. For the same reason
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 5:45am 04.29.23 CPT is considerably more expensive and seems less sophisticated than the Raymarine EV100. I don't
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 5:42am 04.29.23 I love this topic, because I am fascinated that the CPT is clearly 1970's technology that has stood
What jib is best for very light winds garymalmgren at 5:34am 04.29.23 2 knots i not a lot of wind and nothing much could go wrong . Stick em up and se what happens. That

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