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Winch Strong Direction markwbird at 1:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5467 I read the other day that most winches have a strong direction. Didn't know this. My understanding
Storage cabinets under V Berth on C-28 Captain Kirk1517 at 11:37am 10.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1476 Purchased this boat new in 2002. The cabinets under the V berth are hinged at the bottom with a pia
charging system Hickdog at 11:14am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1662 Need some guidance on charging system for my 26.5 Hunter (1987). at the present time my battery char
Holding Tank Oder seathumper at 11:12am 10.28.13 Big Boats 7/2329 A couple of years ago I removed the corroded aluminum holding tank and replaced it with a new 3M(?)
First post and question Guts1236 at 8:26am 10.28.13 Catalina 30 8/1499 Hello and thank you for letting me partake in your forum. My username is an old nickname from my co
Leaky port , hatch , ck o rings steve201 at 8:11am 10.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1029 just felt the need to post this, I had three ports that leaked bad.after reading about 15 posts on s
additional fins on cavitation plate on outboard henry53 at 7:57am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1257 I have a 50 hp outboard on my 26x it seems to have to work hard to get on plane. I think a fin attac
Picture and Size of Logo for Sail kesagape at 7:41am 10.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1578 I am looking for a good picture and the size in inches of the sail logo for my Hunter Cherubini 33 m
Needing Outboard Motor Advice Kenneth Frehm at 7:15am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1118 Looks like after 30 yrs, my Honda 7.5 is headed for Davie's Locker (city dump not under the lake)...
DSC Safety Call - Appropriate to use? FourPoints at 6:51am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1527 I just got my new Icom M412 radio installed this weekend (purchased at the Annapolis boat show, grea
Mast stepped (tabernacle) on '77 C30 (1) AXEL at 6:06am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1892 Took the mast down over the weekend. Getting ready for haul out and winter layup.
New owner of a Hunter 20 flynhi4u at 6:04am 10.28.13 Smaller Boats 6/4312 Hello everyone. We are new owners of a nice 1984 Hunter 20 swing keel. We just bought our first boat
Strong inflatable glue Rodd at 6:01am 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3087 Maine and the group- need to do some patchwork on a hypalon dink. I am out of my Carboline F-1 a
C22 Questions azguy at 5:57am 10.28.13 Catalina 22 8/1294 So, I looked at a very nice C22 yesterday, 1st one I've actually been on and I think it's perfect fr
NOAA weather All U Get at 10:24pm 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1619 Hi all, We have been making our way south and noticed some difficulty getting NOAA weather radio s
Lots of questions about new 19 bmiller at 9:21pm 10.27.13 Day Sailers 32/6212 OK I got the 1980 19 for a decent price even though it needs lots of TLC. The hull seems solid, stan
Hand and toe rail finish-what's your favorite njlarry at 8:59pm 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3550 What do you like for finishing the exterior brightwork, hand rails and toe rails? Cetal color with c
Winterizing seaduct at 7:38pm 10.27.13 Catalina 30 4/1019 This year I have decided to winter in the water at my marina in CT. I have done all the standard wi
MacGregor owner lookimg at upgrade... Doc_holiday at 6:37pm 10.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/984 Does this seem like a reasonable deal? http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/4140244570.html Obvious
Restoration help Griffymon at 6:33pm 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1651 I have acquired a '67 Rhodes 19 by it showing up and beaching at my dock. It was last registered in

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Newbie rgranger at 7:26pm 06.08.23
Newbie George Braun at 7:20pm 06.08.23 The point about forces involved is really the whole point. In a small boat you can manage the force
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (3) reefsider at 7:03pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 06.08.23 I see a two printer family in the not distant future... ;) What program do you use to interface wi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:20pm 06.08.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (4) jssailem at 5:52pm 06.08.23 The final chapter... RUN to the FINISH With the dawn came a breeze. After futzing about for that l
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 5:51pm 06.08.23 How does one go about repairing a rotted core There's a few different techniques depending on the
3D printing fun dLj at 5:42pm 06.08.23 :biggrin: Conveniently his allowance is only enough to cover the filament needed to print for part
Tropical Depression 2 jssailem at 5:33pm 06.08.23 Interesting idea.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:32pm 06.08.23 Yes Jolly, your tacks were righteous. Smooth, Fast, powerful. You guys were in sync. It was poetry o
Adding a 2nd winch and more Hollyberry at 5:03pm 06.08.23 Nice work... The nice thing about using the footblock for your jib sheets is that the lead angle to
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? Hollyberry at 4:55pm 06.08.23 If the vertical movement is excessive you could install a spacer/washer to take up the extra space..
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 4:49pm 06.08.23 So let me understand, did you, or did you not, get a 3D printer for your son? Did you buy two 3D pr
Adding a 2nd winch and more (4) zinahewitt at 4:31pm 06.08.23 Added the second winch. It was Lewmar 40, the old ones non self tailing were $100 each. There was a
3D printing fun dLj at 4:18pm 06.08.23
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 4:14pm 06.08.23 Thanks for the write-up John. I was wondering if you were going to include the part where we knocke
Hunter 29.5 Table travorgeron at 3:59pm 06.08.23 The purpose of the weight is to counterbalance the weight of the table so it is "easier" to raise a
3D printing fun (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:39pm 06.08.23 Latest innovation - a way to hold the head door open. After a few years of weighted doorstops that o
Spinnaker Pole Jaw restringing Hollyberry at 3:06pm 06.08.23 Is it a dip-pole setup or end-for-end? Assuming the former if the trip line was internal... If so,
LED lighting. Tally Ho at 2:36pm 06.08.23 It is interesting how different LED bulbs can shine. I bought some LED bulbs on Amazon to replace t

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