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1986 Hunter 34 Mast halyard sheave Marc Rivest at 7:38pm 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2250 Does anyone happen to know which mast manufacturer supplied the mast for the 1986 Hunter 34? I want
Should I or shouldn't I? Tony E at 7:03pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3429 Hello all. I am about 5 years away from retiring and I am trying to figure out what exactly would be
My mast raising system (5) dgreen1991 at 6:47pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 30/5025 Here is my system, simple no extra time wasted on complex crap. All of the parts stow under the winc
main sail 19jib39 at 6:18pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 3/925 my main sail is the original sail for my 1987 22 ft catalina ,can any of you good sailors give me an
Soda blasting and barrier coat ed stack at 6:00pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3047 Hi all, I am thinking of getting the last 24 years of bottom paint removed via a local soda blastin
Bradenton, FL Christian Sailing at 5:10pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/986 Any recommendations for a 30 LOA in Bradenton? Fees/Amenities/etc...? Thanks Bryan
Filling fuel tank problems on H36 Ken Honeycutt at 4:43pm 01.28.14 Big Boats 13/1419 Wondering if anyone besides me has problems filling their fuel tank. I'm not sure it is a problem wi
Serious Grounding Rick D at 4:11pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1747 ...but this one was intentional... http://news.yahoo.com/video/ferry-smashes-ship-breaker-39-1505289
Recomend a bottom paint? Dave Sharp at 3:54pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1321 We now keep our boat in Rock Hall (Swan Creek). We had good luck with WM bottom paint which I think
Pex Dennis1679 at 3:39pm 01.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2741 Is. Residential pex appropriate for a cruising boat?
rudder marvin at 3:25pm 01.28.14 San Juan Sailboats 5/9116 I have a San Juan 26 and would like to know if a sj21 rudder would work for me, I was told the riggi
Looking for Advice on Selling Mac 26d 1990 medkid134 at 1:21pm 01.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3017 Hello All, Looking for advice on selling my Mac 26d 1990 due to shallow water bay where I curre
Haul construction help skryan5747 at 10:17am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/575 We just pulled our boat out of the water for a bottom job and we were looking to find out if a 1989
Pattern for flooring available? RocketDogs at 9:33am 01.28.14 Day Sailers 5/3223 Greetings all! I am trying to gather resources and information so I can get working on our DS1, whi
starter motor installation - Universal M-18 Richard19068 at 8:42am 01.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1055 I'm installing a new starter motor. When I removed the old one there was no shim or gasket but there
Beneteau 43 Reef lines Dave9854 at 6:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1250 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 with a classic rig, wondering what size the reefing lines should be, and h
Shore Power-SmartPlug vs. 1938 (long post) (45) Maine Sail at 5:22am 01.28.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/11590 For those of you who have already seen this on my site I apologize, please skip over this, but I lik
Need to repair Bow Roller Ken13559 at 3:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/894 Hey, its my bad. Made a mistake of sailing too close to a friend's boat. Was approaching him port to
Anyone else bake on their small boat? (1) dgreen1991 at 9:35pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 15/2103 Tried this little folding coleman oven. Folds flat 12x12x2. If you buy one don't trust the gauge. Ac
Mast Stolen acordb at 7:33pm 01.27.14 Balboa 7/10622 I'm looking for a mast for my Ensenada 20 !!!!! The original was stolen ' probably cut up for scrap

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LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? dlochner at 6:23pm 04.26.23 Another good source of information is OceanPlanetEnergy.com The LFP industry is moving to self-con
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jaysweet at 6:19pm 04.26.23 The latest edition is also available on Amazon. It has more info in it than in the online edition w
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? jigray3 at 6:10pm 04.26.23 Dow 795 should work well for this application. It would work well, but reports are it can be mess
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? jigray3 at 6:09pm 04.26.23 Thanks everybody for your contributions so far. All food for thought.
Overloaded our electric system. (1) kbgunn at 6:06pm 04.26.23 There are breakers in the aft section of the port cockpit locker. The large locker not the small one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jaysweet at 5:44pm 04.26.23 Just one comment. I singlehand many times on longer trips, albeit just in the Chesapeake. I have a n
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? Tally Ho at 5:19pm 04.26.23 As long as the fasteners provide some decent clamping force, it should be OK. But I tried butyl tap
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:09pm 04.26.23 When you are finally ready to assemble this knuckle buster with the old hose or brand brand new hose
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 4:41pm 04.26.23 At the risk of repeating myself ...................
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 4:05pm 04.26.23
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? Johann at 4:00pm 04.26.23 That's fair. I would hope a BMS dump would be rare, or never! I was designing a system last year
Corroding galvanized shackle dLj at 3:53pm 04.26.23
Slippery floorboards thinwater at 3:50pm 04.26.23 Carpet (I like rubber backed runners). IMO varnished floors on a boat are simply stupid, and I have
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 3:29pm 04.26.23 @Ralph Johnstone GOOD NEWS. One of my connections was loose and when I put the engine panel back i
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube TimFromLI at 3:01pm 04.26.23 Try a radiator hose pick to break the seal with the barbs. Harbor freight sells them.
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? deminimis at 2:35pm 04.26.23 Man, we have stuck it in the mud so often... Wife demands I buy a MFD for this season. Thing is, y
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? jssailem at 2:29pm 04.26.23 No sure how much running you have done on the Columbia. Beware of the down river side of Memaloose I
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue jviss at 2:23pm 04.26.23 The Wiring though is definitely a very weak link and the cheapest to fix Perhaps, but it's not goi
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? deminimis at 2:22pm 04.26.23 Draft is 6'10" to 17" I love me some daggerboard.
Problems with early 310s 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:20pm 04.26.23 Clyde ...... I have a 310 2003 also. The pad your using, what is it made of.

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