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Rudder questions Martin 15419 at 4:46pm 11.02.13 Big Boats 1/899 Hi - I have a 1995 Hunter legend with a rudder question- at the top of the rudder there is a what lo
Winter cover in the making Manureva at 4:18pm 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1156 Almost done my winter cover for tanzer, i adapted my own version of the stimpson bow shed over the b
Bonding a Hunter 410 2discover at 3:27pm 11.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1730 Hi all None of the thru hulls on My Hunter 410 were bonded. It only has a zinc on the propeller shaf
Help Need Installing an EV-100 in a 2006 Hunter 33 nolasafari at 3:18pm 11.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/4220 Has anyone installed a autopilot on this model Hunter 33? Decided to install a EV-100 in my 33. I
Sail material and cuts 25yearslater at 1:53pm 11.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/9320 Having returned to sailing this past year I have seen a variety of different sails that were unknown
CP 16/2 Length of Quarter Berth?? atrometer at 1:10pm 11.02.13 Com-Pac 0/8414 Can anyone tell me the length of the quarter berth that is IN the cabin and NOT under the cockpit???
Pettit Trinidad Pro not working well smokey73 at 11:14am 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 22/5607 Have any of you had any problem with using Pettit Trinidad Pro in the Southeast? I just had my 40.5
What to leave aboard for the winter DAVA390 at 11:03am 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 36/7996 Cleaning out and covering this weekend. Obviously, the battery, fire extinguishers, air horn, all li
Mainsail Luff Line? Gudenuph at 9:34am 11.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4342 Your "Sail Trim Users Guide" talks about bending the mast to depower the main. My O'Day 25 ('76) ma
Solar Power Mr Mac at 9:07am 11.02.13 Smaller Boats 16/1922 I am looking at DC options for our H25. I am going to rewire the entire boat (12/3 AWG Marine Tinne
folding prop garysisson at 8:41am 11.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/658 Hi: Wondering if a "Flex-O-fold" folding propeller would fit and work on a OMC saildrive engine? Any
Great piece in Practical Sailor Maine Sail! Solstice at 8:14am 11.02.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3156 Just read your primer on Alts in current issue of Practical Sailor--great job as usual. I know for t
H22 removing the jib S. Shaner at 5:52am 11.02.13 Smaller Boats 4/1227
November "Main Brace" is out (1) CaptDon01 at 11:11pm 11.01.13 Catalina 22 0/810 Checkout the National C-22 site for the latest issue of the "Main Brace" publication. Lot's of activ
Diesel Tank crap Mark Maulden at 9:41pm 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3574 We took delivery of our boat three yrs ago this Feb. It's a 1979 vintage. The VERY first thing I d
12-v battery charger blackdogleader at 7:34pm 11.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1161 Where is the battery charger on a 26M MacGregor sailboat? Thanks for your answer, Arthur Fleetwo
Alternator Perkins 4-108 Capt_Sonny at 6:46pm 11.01.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3524 Just purchased a Endeavour 37 with a perkins 4-108. At time of purchase the alternator was bad, the
Looking for a sailboat by owner Giofish at 6:13pm 11.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1678 I would like to purchase a sailboat 37' - 43' directly by owner. I have had so many bad experiences
main sail slugs raymond james at 5:57pm 11.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/1312 Does anyone know where i can order replacement main sail slugs for my 1993 23.5 ? Any input and or i
Oil pressure and coolant temperature on Oceanis 41 TropicalSeattle at 5:44pm 11.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3493 At the instrument panel, does your LCD display oil pressure or coolant temperature? I get warning li

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O'Day 302 Wheel Tally Ho at 6:01pm 05.17.23 Where do you moor your 302? I am at Pastrick marina in East Chicago, IN. Greg
Battery Switch Confusion jonelli at 4:19pm 05.17.23
Battery Switch Confusion Stu Jackson at 3:47pm 05.17.23 Hmmm, I'm not following the logic of your wiring, @jonelli . It is such that whatever battery is p
Harken Furler maintenance jssailem at 3:31pm 05.17.23 Is there a way to thoroughly flush the bearings on these units? Just like Harken directs. The drum
Are you ready? Dalliance at 3:29pm 05.17.23 The 60 degree water temperature has one advantage. One of the (very few) things we miss about livi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 3:19pm 05.17.23 Curious to know if the spray will also restore any water resistance. I just sprayed my Sunbrella do
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 05.17.23 They say that if you test the fabric with water and it beads up, then just send the spray back, it
How many have serviced your Winches thinwater at 2:18pm 05.17.23 Unfortunately our Harken 46.2 and 35.2 winches have two sets of pawls, both riding inside inner gea
Are you ready? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:09pm 05.17.23 The 60 degree water temperature has one advantage. One of the (very few) things we miss about livin
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 2:01pm 05.17.23 Moored off med style in Ft McRee lagoon as part of Northern Gulf coast cruise group .
What sealant to use? (1) BroncoJohn at 1:49pm 05.17.23 I wanted to post an update. I used a tire cutter tool I had that made removing the old sealant very
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung ...3TacksontheWater at 1:39pm 05.17.23 The bottom bracket is never removed. The thumb screw is just to keep the crutch from bouncing out o
Are you ready? (1) kloudie1 at 1:37pm 05.17.23 Kinda nice here on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Rare that our water temperature drops below 55 ish. I w
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 1:23pm 05.17.23 So I don't have your answer yet. My friend's boat is in for sand blasting and painting over the ne
Battery Switch Confusion jviss at 1:13pm 05.17.23 Hmmm, I'm not following the logic of your wiring, @jonelli . It is such that whatever battery is po
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 1:08pm 05.17.23 I received the Fabric Spray dye. It's branded Designer Accents. I ordered it yesterday! Wow. The
Battery Switch Confusion (1) jonelli at 1:06pm 05.17.23 Read what Stu just posted, that's all the info you need. I re-wired my system like this. It solves
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff dlochner at 1:06pm 05.17.23 Also it looks like the actual shut off valve is installed up side down. What makes you think the
Are you ready? jviss at 12:49pm 05.17.23
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