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Pirates Bight Reopens (1) Tim R. at 11:38am 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1319 The owner of Pirates Bight has constructed a temporary facility while construction has begun on a pe
Building a trailer for a 1978 Oday 27 irdvo at 11:22am 12.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 19/5279 I need to build a trailer to remove a 1978 Oday 27 out of the water. Does anyone have any suggestio
Mast, Paint or leave necked heart of gold at 10:45am 12.19.13 Big Boats 5/4548 So while I have the mast down and in the back yard for a refit, I want to make it look a little bett
proper wheel bearing grease troutman at 10:43am 12.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1913 I would like to service my wheel bearings on a boat trailer but do not know what grease to use, the
Gril knowledge anyone? (1) Yosi at 9:54am 12.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2810 Yay saw this. Looks identical to Cabo from Magma at half the sale price of WM. Maybe even same OEM?
heavy weather jib furling techniques Scotty C-M at 9:37am 12.19.13 Big Boats 6/5846 I'm curious to know how you furl your jib in heavy (20 Knots +) wind. Sometimes I'm a little late f
Battery info for a technosaur 2sticks at 9:11am 12.19.13 Bigger Boats 4/1227 I have waded through many posts regarding charging systems (solar, wind, dockside etc.)and have ques
Winter Mr Mac at 8:53am 12.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2092 Sucks. Since we've put her on the cradle we haven't done a thing even remotely sailing related. Ha
Holland, MI Tulip Festival Worldwalker88 at 8:13am 12.19.13 Destinations 5/5412 Crossing L. Michigan from Wisconsin early May. Any marina or anchorage suggestions? Also, has anyon
add topping lift to S2 7.3? enoon at 7:47am 12.19.13 S2 7/2500 Our S2 7.3 does not have a topping lift, which makes reefing difficult We have to clip the boom to t
Inverter thoughts, plans, schemes, maybe a plot.. Chris Patterson at 7:24am 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1766 Greetings again from the lunatic fringe. To start, I am SO glad I'm not moored close to Maine Sail,
charging (1) Rusty south at 6:27am 12.19.13 Big Boats 7/1655 Okay the vessel is mine a 1996 Hunter 40.5, I am Excited and scared at the same time. This maybe a
Catalina 36 Models FredB at 6:24am 12.19.13 Big Boats 4/2614 I'm a Catalina 30 owner, but, I have a friend getting his first boat, wants something larger and is
HOW store seadaddler at 4:41am 12.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/796 Hey guys just want to thank the people at the store on this forum for all the great help ordering a
How to prevent rust/corrosion on chrome (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2871 I've a shelf above the wash basin. Under this shelf I mounted a chrome plate Wine Glass rail rack to
Hunter 42 Owner's Manual - Electrical SailbadTheSinner at 8:47pm 12.18.13 Big Boats 28/8186 The Owner's Manual for my Hunter 42 Passage Centre Cockpit is incomplete. Of all the things "missing
Renault RC8D engine maygosalin at 4:13pm 12.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1385 I recently purchased a Hunter 27 which has a Renault RC8D engine. I understand parts are difficult
Motor mount? slowdog at 3:58pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1032 I got my motor mount rebuilt with new bushings and new bolts do you mount it so the cavitation plate
25.5 bulkhead replacement SV Wayword at 3:46pm 12.18.13 Smaller Boats 2/1724 Hello everyone, Both of the bulkheads on my '85 25.5 have some areas where water incursion has ca
saildrive prop hotrodderjim at 3:08pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 My O'day has a yanmar engine with a saildrive unit, its a 14" 2 bladed prop.I would like to replace

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Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 10:14am 07.11.23 A full wiring diagram sounds like a wonderful thing to have. Sure it would be. But you don't have
Life (sailing) after heart attack. JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.11.23 My Heart event led me to buying my boat in 2014. Started back to sailing again. :clap: Note my fi
Found On Deck Hollyberry at 9:55am 07.11.23 I'm going with the 'nasty neighbour' theory! ;)
Rigging information NTLESQ at 9:51am 07.11.23 Dear John, Thanks very much! The images are very helpful. The arrangement for the main sheet is very
Starting battery (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 07.11.23 I looked up my 50hp Engine CC amps needs. Mine boat has separate switches 1) Start Battery 2) Hous
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 9:30am 07.11.23 I have two wraps on the drum to haul in the sheet as quickly as possible, by hand only. Then a thir
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:26am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would mak
Satallite GPS messaging devices kappykaplan at 9:25am 07.11.23 When I took the Scouts on our circumnavigations of the DELMARVA peninsula, we used one of the parent
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 JamesG161 at 9:19am 07.11.23 Have boards for the companion way but really think I want doors Not a good idea. Why not? Your H
Found On Deck Rich Stidger at 9:15am 07.11.23 If something was loose enough to have a pin fall out, I would expect that there would be something o
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 9:10am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would make
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:05am 07.11.23
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 9:04am 07.11.23 If the companionway is wide enought you could have the hinges attach to a side board that would slid
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.11.23 Congrats!.. A resident of our island also just bought one of these (brought it down from Great Slave
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 8:59am 07.11.23 I made my doors out of starboard. I have hooks so I can hold them open while sailing. Also have a h
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:58am 07.11.23 It sounds very time consuming, but maybe a worthwhile thing? It can be time consuming, but in my o
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:58am 07.11.23 ... but I am not seeing the downside to inserting it immediately before executing a tack. They do
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 8:53am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.
Found On Deck rgranger at 8:52am 07.11.23 It looks like you can get a drone at Walmart for $50 https://www.walmart.com/ip/AUOSHI-Mini-Foldabl
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:52am 07.11.23 It's a West Marine WCU-15, rated at 75 amps. The house breaker was formerly a 100amp breaker instea

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