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New roller furler bffatcat at 7:59am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1919 In 08 I decided to get a roller furl system for my pearson 26w I thought it would save some work
Attaching mast to botom for tabernckle amcalpin at 7:44am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/956 I have an old o'day 17 with tabernackle hinged mast, and where my mast section below deck attaches
A different 26 S/D poptop question (3) holdech at 7:41am 08.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1288 I have found a lot of posts regarding gas struts but have a different question. The poptop (ours an
Passage 450 Motoring Range? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:49am 08.04.13 Big Boats 16/3585 Can any others comment as to the validity of my calculations or their personal experiences on their
310 companionway dimensions iSailor at 6:38am 08.04.13 Catalina 310 5/2029 Any chance a fellow 310 owner can measure the companionway? I am either going to make abug screen
Heating water from the Engine Adamt24 at 12:44am 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/867 Hi New here. We have a H386, but it doesn't seem to heat water off the engine , only via shore po
Catalina 30 shower Lost Parent at 9:57pm 08.03.13 Catalina 30 0/2249 On my 1982 30ft the shower drains into the bilge What idid did was pick up a 12volt utility pump by
Dagger board chopwhatyagot at 8:28pm 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1934 I am new to sailing and recently purchased Macgregor 26d. Its a 1988 in good shape, gel coat is stil
Steel cable in boom ???? caseylpz at 8:21pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/989 I'm new to sailing and just bought a H23. There's a steel cable shackled to the clew(?) with the oth
Looking for a dagger board for macgregor 26d chopwhatyagot at 8:01pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/1541 Does anybody know where I can find one of these cheap? If I make it myself will I destroy the boat i
Sail stop Capt Grog at 7:58pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 Hi there, I just bought a used 1999 Hunter 240 and I am pretty sure I did not include the sail stop
leaking ballast tank on 26 hunter (1) tbeitzel at 7:13pm 08.03.13 Smaller Boats 7/3500 I have a 2001 26 foot hunter and I just noticed my water ballast tank leaking under the front seat o
Pedestal Guard starrnet at 6:06pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 2/2263 Need Pedestal Guard, Stainless, 12.5" on centers
cutlass bearning, stern tube, couplings, a big mess. mopieo8 at 5:54pm 08.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/4100 Hey everyone, Im pulling my newport 30 mk2 out of the water next week to try and fix an engine alig
1984 hunter 37 sailor832 at 5:38pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/910 I am looking for a staysail boom and one bareint winch size 23 self tailing or a pair of lewmar 42 s
cutlass bearing mopieo8 at 5:28pm 08.03.13 Newport 4/3911 Does anyone know what dimensions of cutlass bearing fits a newport 30 mk2? Also, does anyone know t
New Cherubini Hunter owner here (1) s/v Mariah at 2:55pm 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1516 Just wanted to say hello, and thank you for all the information. I bought my 1981 Hunter 25 this p
Looking for a Day sailor vbasic at 2:29pm 08.03.13 Trailer Sailors 11/7031 I'm recently retired and seek an easy to manage sailboat. I lived aboard for 7 years and I'm not lo
Overflowing head Team118 at 1:50pm 08.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5349 I checked a couple of threads via Google on this. Today I was out in force 5 winds today coming fr
Any one racing a new Hunter 22? Y_Sails at 1:18pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/720 I am considering purchasing a new Hunter 22. I'd love to hear some feedback from someone currently r

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Grounding log JamesG161 at 2:22pm 03.18.23 I will post this again and again.:biggrin: I am an expert in Lightning protection. I was taught ma
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Breezy1 at 1:37pm 03.18.23 Will do! Thanks
Passport Renewal capta at 1:01pm 03.18.23 I believe that any State Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) was developed to ease the pressure on the p
Screwed Up Cetol Project capta at 12:55pm 03.18.23 After wood gets wet, it raises the grain and should be lightly sanded again. One gets that deep, ric
Grounding log capta at 12:45pm 03.18.23 Some boats seem to attract lightning while others do not. Skipping Stone was often the highest mast
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 03.18.23 the one job I'm not looking forward to. I had made preparations last fall to replace the two 3/4"
Halyards and Such stephen_i_w at 12:37pm 03.18.23 While a 2 speed winch can be coslty, I found it very helpfull on my previous 27'. Even with a long
Halyards and Such dlochner at 11:52am 03.18.23 1. When you are sailing, where do you all keep your spinnaker halyard? When the yard rigged by boat
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems BigEasy at 11:48am 03.18.23 My autopilot did crazy Ivans too. I never fully trusted it. My fluxgate compass was mount
Grounding log dlochner at 11:40am 03.18.23 Lightning is a very large electrical discharge between 2 poles, the earth and the cloud forming what
Screwed Up Cetol Project dlochner at 11:30am 03.18.23 Cetol is fairly thick, it is not a varnish, it is more like a paint. Thinning may be an option, chec
Screwed Up Cetol Project BigEasy at 11:30am 03.18.23 No need to sand it all off. I would lightly sand (by hand) along length wood grain and reapply. Do
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:57am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell i
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:56am 03.18.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, se
Grounding log LloydB at 10:53am 03.18.23 'What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originates in
Passport Renewal Marmalade at 10:50am 03.18.23 in a few weeks I will call their hotline to see when they plan on completing processing Just went
Grounding log Brian D at 10:36am 03.18.23 Current flows from positive to negative, and voltage flows from negative to positive. The earth is n
Macerators Sailm8 at 10:28am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell it
Second Battery Joe at 10:17am 03.18.23 This book is a must for sailboat owners. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/IMAGERENDERING_521856-T
Passport Renewal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 03.18.23 I understand skepticism but they will tell you the same thing if you call any border crossing gate

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