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Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1041 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 10/1824 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 4/967 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 6/3159 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 7/3127 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 1/1781 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 3/2610 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 0/701 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 10/5567 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 7/2329 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 5/1439 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 9/2405 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 2/853 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 10/2220 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 23/2813 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 4/1176 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 44/5407 I am thinking that some advise would be good. I put my boat on the market back in June of 2013. I
M25 Universal won't start Jwhy at 7:11pm 01.26.14 Catalina 30 5/1110 I changed the fuel filter and now the engine won't fire. It sounds like no fuel is getting in. Do I
Upcoming 2014 New England Boat Show alanwir at 5:30pm 01.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/724 Boat Show Tickets Does anyone have the code for the reduced ticket price to Boston's New England Boa
the link to all the downloaded equipment manuals??? centerline at 4:52pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1020 Ive searched, but I cannot find the link to all the equipment manuals that have been downloaded to t

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Broker related question xavpil at 3:23am 07.16.23 Lastly here's the contract I received (and signed) back in 2006 when I bought my O'day 35 So nice
Grampian Classic 31 information asimkins at 11:34pm 07.15.23 Hello all, I am interested in knowing more about Grampian Classic 31 listed in this ad: https://na
Cruising Yacht VMG High Current at 8:58pm 07.15.23 However, I suppose the smaller yacht could be limited by its hull speed more of the time than the l
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:01pm 07.15.23 That's good news...at least until you find out how much PEX is in need of replacement 'cuz on a boat
simple wind/weather app for iphone jon hansen at 7:22pm 07.15.23 i find the NOAA forecasts on the radio to be great up here on the lakes
simple wind/weather app for iphone jon hansen at 7:17pm 07.15.23 i watch my barometer with a close eye. do you? i read High performance sailing by frank bethwaite.
Port side cleat shemandr at 6:57pm 07.15.23 Maybe your PO didn't intend to sail in reefing conditions. It's your boat now.
Shooting some video in the harbor jaysweet at 6:57pm 07.15.23 In your 2nd video at 2:22: Winsome, from Oxford MD! A beautiful small town on the Eastern Shore that
Ground? DaveJ at 6:46pm 07.15.23 A bonding wire should be bare copper, i.e, no insulating jacket. Green or green/yellow is for the
Ground? danm1 at 6:33pm 07.15.23 Green or green/yellow is for the AC grounding wire. Coincidentally, perhaps, I get a ground wire f
2008 H36 microwave replacement murrayabbott at 6:27pm 07.15.23 I have a microwave that will fit, the problem is on the my 36 the factory installed the microwave s
Port side cleat Joe at 6:24pm 07.15.23 You can pretty much do whatever you want to your boat. It's very common for sailboat owners to recon
Ground? jviss at 5:55pm 07.15.23
Reef points Tally Ho at 5:39pm 07.15.23 My friends have furling main sails, and I would guess 12-18 inches as @Davidasailor26 suggested.
Ground? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 07.15.23 A bonding wire should be bare copper, i.e, no insulating jacket. Green or green/yellow is for the
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage discovery at 5:15pm 07.15.23 Because there is no sealant that will bond permanently to PE, there's only one way to mend a PE tan
Ground? jviss at 5:03pm 07.15.23 Looks like the green wire in my boat that connects / bonds the mast, chain plates, thru hulls, keel
Need source for winch parts jviss at 4:59pm 07.15.23 But with a vice, a drill press will be faster. I doubt it. It would be much harder to center the
Need source for winch parts jviss at 4:56pm 07.15.23 But with a vice, a drill press will be faster. Can't imagine a press without a vice. Vise, not vic
Need source for winch parts thinwater at 4:54pm 07.15.23 A lathe is the right tool for that! How would you bore a hole properly to sleeve it on a drill pre

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