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Mast Stolen acordb at 6:55pm 01.27.14 Balboa 0/1500 [f
sheaves for Kenyon spars alallen1 at 6:27pm 01.27.14 Big Boats 5/1672 I have been unable to locate sheaves for the Kenyon boom on my 37 cutter. A company named Rig-Rite
Alternator wiring question THECUSCUS at 5:56pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2434 From what I've read on this site, it seems most prefer to run the alternator output to the house bat
Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1020 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1799 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/960 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3103 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3105 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s
raptor visit Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 01.27.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/1774 We had an amazing show of bald eagles at our lake this weekend! They tend to spend time out there du
Mast/Boom issues bxdobs at 11:40am 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 3/2599 We have 2 issues with our mast: 1) the triangular pivot on the mast that the boom attaches to
Boat show Meriachee at 10:30am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/692 We just returned from the Vancouver boat show, and had a very nice walkabout of the in-water boats.
East Coast Trip Bonzai at 10:06am 01.27.14 Destinations 10/5466 I am loosely planning on heading up the coast from Brunswick, Georgia sometime late March-ish. Any s
size boat for single handed dlewis812 at 8:37am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2273 thinking about "upgrading" from my cat 30. by upgrade meaning size and quality are both considerati
O'Day 322 Bilge Question Patronus322 at 6:59am 01.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1425 Greeting, If I understand the engineering behind the bilge layout, my packing gland drippings will
323 air conditioning wrbeglin at 6:52am 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2384 Considering adding A/C to my 323. I would prefer to have the unit in the main cabin vs. in the cockp
Leaky 26m Bilwlsn at 6:48am 01.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/847 Help. 26M. I'm collecting water in the starboard hatch -- the hatch under where the radio is---under
JRC 1500 Radar Install Euphoria2011 at 5:54am 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 10/2140 Hello, this past weekend while I was installing 2 Interstate GC2-XHD-UTL 6 volt batteries as my new
silly question about gps Ken13559 at 5:51am 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2791 Was trying out my newly installed Standard Horizon AIS-VHF with an old Garmin 12XL mounted on port s
Gel Coat Spider Cracks brsch at 4:47am 01.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1163 Is there any way to fill in spider cracks and somewhat cover them up?:neutral:
The On-Going pain about trying to sell Bad Obsession at 7:45pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 44/5354 I am thinking that some advise would be good. I put my boat on the market back in June of 2013. I

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Recommendations for a new head plenny7 at 11:12am 06.27.23 Raritan SaniFlex RaritanSaniFlex hose is the top rated hose because it has a 10 yr warranty against
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 11:10am 06.27.23 Our original cockpit stereo speakers that came installed I think by Beneteau or perhaps the Dealer
1x19 cable for standing rigging? capta at 11:09am 06.27.23 It has to do with the number of strands and their size. Obviously 7X7 strand will be lots more flexi
ampacity of disconnects Rick Webb at 10:54am 06.27.23 You could make the pigtail longer and the final connection somewhere for convenient. An additional
Keel position from winch view HeelBoy at 10:36am 06.27.23 I share the concerns and it drove me to completely redo that area of the boat with anew companionway
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 10:35am 06.27.23 Thanks everybody for the responses. I appreciate the time and the insight. The pump is rated at 16
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 10:00am 06.27.23 217316 Judgement day. First day raising sails since I took ownership. 217317 Teaching the young ho
34Mk2 back stay adjustment Stu Jackson at 9:49am 06.27.23 Your question is somewhat boat-specific, so ask here: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/board,11.0.html
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (8) Chase Hartzell at 9:48am 06.27.23 217303 Rub rail vinyl is STIFF and not interested in being told what to do. I knew this going into
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:33am 06.27.23 Whelp, I'm probably due for another update, and this feels like a big one for me. After two years o
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.27.23 "I'm not exactly sure what you mean, I'm nearly in perfect alignment now. What I meant to say is tha
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:09am 06.27.23 After an overnight, there were the slightest spots of fuel. In fact if I had my absorb sheets under
Dissimilar Metals Maine Sail at 9:00am 06.27.23 I am considering putting a jam cleat to my aluminum boom. My concern is attaching it with stainles
Dissimilar Metals markwbird at 8:53am 06.27.23 Stainless screws are fine.
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Chase Hartzell at 8:36am 06.27.23 They do not. There doesn't appear to be any vin on this trailer or documented anywhere in the regis
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Rick Webb at 8:35am 06.27.23 Do those numbers match up with a VIN or serial number on your registration?
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 8:30am 06.27.23 Piece vs peace. Totally different meaning in this case! I feel bad for anyone learning English as a
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Jacktar at 8:20am 06.27.23 Might just be the serial number of the trailer, it is next to manufacture date on same line, all lo
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Chase Hartzell at 8:15am 06.27.23 Interesting. I'm trying to understand how your GAWR is 1/2 your GVWR unless it was either dual axle
Rebuilding a Water Filter. dLj at 8:12am 06.27.23 Well, I would not rebuild it - I would chuck it and install a modern filtration system. The advances

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