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Running new cable down a mast Bill5155 at 8:36am 10.29.13 Big Boats 3/1500 Got a 34 Catalina, 1989 model. Need to put on a new wind instrument. Can a new cable be dropped down
Vhf Ch 83a Stretch at 7:23am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1894 I monitor 16 all the time and have noticed that since the Vancouver coast guard station closed, Vict
Jack lines for H34 YVRguy at 7:21am 10.29.13 Big Boats 15/2849 I recently posted a thread on single handing and one of the themes that came out of it was the need
Discuss... IH82BL8 at 6:57am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1299 http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hero-next-door/video/hero-next-door-hiker-saves-bullet-wounded-dog
kittiwake (8) trainmanjess at 5:59am 10.29.13 Kittiewake 14/21447 hello all I got my kittiwake home now... she is a beautiful boat with beautiful lines... the kitti
Last Voyage of the Bounty Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1342 The Tampa Bay Times newspaper started a 3-part special by Michael Kruze. Part one was in the Su
Watermaker (5) ELMAX at 2:27am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/942 Hello friend, after a fantastic summer in Greece, here I am, the restoration of CALYPSO continues...
Anyone Else Feel the Need To "Soft Shackle" with Amsteel? (1) rardiH36 at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6469 Over the last several years, for various reasons, I've sometimes opted to attach rigging hardware wi
On-board fresh water plumbing questions ArkadiyS at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Catalina 30 15/4815 We have just purchased a Cat 30 (1985), and in the process of getting her home (over 3 days) we used
oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1971 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/944 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.
fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1686 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2369 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/2972 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1382 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1305 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2505 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard
Battery wiring diagram (1) Sefuller at 2:17pm 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/8119 I believe I am finally ready to begin the actual wiring part of my project. I have a lot of the cab
P26 portlights bblument at 1:30pm 10.28.13 Pearson 0/1437 Howdy, all... My 1972 P26 has some pretty messed up portlight windows. Instead of repairing or res
Winch Strong Direction markwbird at 1:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5558 I read the other day that most winches have a strong direction. Didn't know this. My understanding

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Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position Calif. Ted at 8:30am 07.06.23 I believe there is a groove on the shaft to accept a "circlip" or snap ring to stop the wheel. Snap
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (2) JamesG161 at 8:24am 07.06.23 217582 We are trying to stay ahead of Dave, with at least 24 hour forecasts.;) Jim and John
Hunter 37' Model yoms1984 at 8:01am 07.06.23 Thank you for confirmation. I was getting pushback that the 37386 couldn't be the serial number cau
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 7:40am 07.06.23 Last time I had a large fuel leak like that, it was the aluminum tank bottom. The fuel tank is 6 f
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? shemandr at 7:27am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: I think Buddy Melges was not a big fan of the concept of twist. I s
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position fox9988 at 7:22am 07.06.23 The shaft on my '83 Edson has a shoulder that stops the wheel from sitting deeper.
Gooseneck drgbanks at 7:15am 07.06.23 Not missing anything that I can see (other then there should be 2 clevis pins there)! HOWEVER, the
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 6:54am 07.06.23 Thanks, Stu, I just found your thread from 2016 about this. Reading it now!
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Stu Jackson at 6:51am 07.06.23 Doug, I have a 1986 unit. I had exactly the same problems and read the manual about going directly
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 6:31am 07.06.23 Hi all, Thanks for the various pointers. I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 6:22am 07.06.23 This summary of Musetta's location from a Coastal based AIS station 2 hours ago. Summary Where is
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake RoyS at 6:06am 07.06.23 Last time I had a large fuel leak like that, it was the aluminum tank bottom.
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 5:57am 07.06.23 If a sailor can sail in light air they can sail in anything. The main sheet trimmer is responsible
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 5:38am 07.06.23 I polished my C120 screen with that product years ago with success.
Replacing lower sheaves on Catalina 30 with internal halyards Ward H at 5:32am 07.06.23 Also try a powered impact drill. Try a little tightening first, then loosening. A little back and
Hunter 306 swim ladder Crazy Dave Condon at 5:30am 07.06.23 Al Fooks who purchased Sailboatowners.com, used to be a hunter employee who worked in manufacturing,
Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP Timm R Oday25 at 5:24am 07.06.23 ComPacs are a known quanity. You should get your money back "if" the boat is maintained . Thin spide
ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 5:22am 07.06.23 You are reaching. a. If you use a disconnect without heat shrink it is worse than a butt with no h
Waste tank plumbing idea... yarrumretep at 5:11am 07.06.23 Hi Peggie - the barb is coming out of the bottom of the tank not the side at the bottom. I'd need t
ampacity of disconnects thinwater at 5:08am 07.06.23 Sitting on anchor, the pump fails. At anchor I don't have enough AC power to run the heat gun to fo

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