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New rigging for mac 26d 90 medkid134 at 9:22pm 06.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/6307 hello all I was sailing my new to me Mac 26d 1990 and got demast due to the turn buckles
Racing an Oceanis 373 rbccapecod at 9:05pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3792 I am in my 2nd season trying to race my 2004 Beneteau 373 (39 HP) around the buoys at my Club on Cap
B311 Stern rail engine mount dcslider at 6:45pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1441 The stern rail on my 311 is curved all the way around, and it looks like the standard auxiliary engi
frames for sealed port lights on 85 Hunter Tony Angel at 6:29pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/822 In the mid 80s Hunter installed a mid-ship 24"x 8" sealed cabin port on many of their boats. These
P23 first sail Sat., new anchor Sunday... DAVA390 at 6:19pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 2/811 The crack in the hull is repaired, hatch cover installed in the quarterberth where the access hole w
Yanmar 2gm overheat alarm jmce1587 at 5:27pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/11097 My engine thermostat Alarm light/alarm buzzer sounded today shortly after departing slip. The engin
Battery connection for bilge pump Ross Gard at 5:26pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/852 My batteries for the bilge pump are just under floor, sitting on bottom of bilge. So if water comes
Water on board Tsprosty at 5:12pm 06.30.13 Smaller Boats 3/1063 I have had 86 hunter 23 for 5 years now, and in years past I would get a small amount of water in th
A Moment of Silence... Roger Long at 1:18pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1613 for Ted Hood. Many of the things we take for granted on sailboats today were his inventio
Open CPN DougM at 12:43pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3720 I was looking to download Open CPN to my IPad. I already have it on a laptop PC. No issues there. ho
Orego stove Question DAVA390 at 10:32am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1483 How much fuel is needed to fill a new Orego stove canister. Used a quart already, nothing even close
Mast Raising System Corsair at 10:03am 06.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1209 I just purchased a 1976 Oday 25 and would like input on a mast raising system that uses the boom as
331 Engine Cover/Steps arf145 at 9:40am 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1758 The lower companionway steps/engine cover on our 331 must be pulled away and set aside to get to the
Need backup here (3) gpd955 at 8:05am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1548 Friend with Hunter 410 plugs his shoreline in and shortly thereafter he realizes nothing is on and b
Work or Go Sailing? sailingseadragon at 7:56am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2165 Yesterday afternoon after wrapping up things at home I decided to go to the boat. No one was willing
Electrical Wiring Using WAGO Terminal Blocks BigEasy at 7:50am 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/11458 I am presently wiring four Hella fans to the cabin of my 2006 Beneteau. The fans only draw 0.5 amps
Cockpit table ideas? Rodd at 7:23am 06.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/10376 Maine and the group- Been trying to come up with a reasonable solution for a free standing cockpit t
new owner tallshipengineer at 7:16am 06.30.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1223 Hello i have just bought a 78 27 cherubini, with that said, the old owner has gutted the engine,glas
Deck Rail Re-finish (1) YVRguy at 6:21am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1740 The deck rails on my boat are pretty weather-worn and have been since I bought her earlier this year
14.5 bilge hose dressler at 5:39am 06.30.13 Day Sailers 2/1438 Noticed the other day that cockpit water is draining into the hull and not out the back. The hose ha

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LPG tank Hunter 39 seadaddler at 3:34pm 01.26.23 I have been out cruising 3 weeks and always had plenty propane maybe get add on gauge from ac hared
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option seadaddler at 3:29pm 01.26.23 I never had much jamming until my sail was 15 years old and many repairs from racing but got new sai
Single handing BigEasy at 3:29pm 01.26.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? T
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 dmax at 3:07pm 01.26.23 :plus:on the O'Day 19, it's a more substantial boat. I've been on one in Natucket Sound - you'll hav
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source BigEasy at 3:05pm 01.26.23 Adding a bit of gas to the flame here! Just got an email advertisement that Honda has a new porta
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 2:50pm 01.26.23 Found in a Brazilian restaurant washroom, I translated to English for easier consumption
Cleat backing plates? AaronD at 2:49pm 01.26.23 Been away from the forum for awhile....that said, wth was Catalina thinking putting cleats on a C22
Solar panel question/Recommendations Tin Kicker at 2:17pm 01.26.23 I paid a lot of attention to the reviews and didn't buy the cheapest or the most expensive. In car e
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:09pm 01.26.23
Solar panel question/Recommendations BigEasy at 2:04pm 01.26.23 $811? If you go flexible you can pay well under $300 for the panels, controller, and monitor by buy
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Siamese at 1:50pm 01.26.23 I'd choose the O'day 19. Long list of reasons I'm too lazy to go into.
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 1:46pm 01.26.23 Did I read that SIGN Right?:facepalm: ________ TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW In a La
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start artboas at 1:45pm 01.26.23
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start artboas at 1:34pm 01.26.23 ........... Maybe for you but I'm Illinois. Two years ago I was going to install a Trombetta P/Q
Solar panel question/Recommendations Tin Kicker at 1:31pm 01.26.23 $811? If you go flexible you can pay well under $300 for the panels, controller, and monitor by buyi
Need a "double" block at the mast base twalker H260 at 1:30pm 01.26.23 Grey ones look like zspar blocks - a nut mounts on the underside of the mast step. From your pics
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) dlochner at 1:08pm 01.26.23 https://www.manualslib.com/download/2165162/Yanmar-4jh3-Te.html
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Sail22Capri22 at 1:06pm 01.26.23 I had a Rhodes 19 (centerboard version) for a few years before getting my Capri. I really enjoyed th
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 12:51pm 01.26.23 I would suggest you use two single blocks as it would be most difficult to fairlead two different l
Line routing to cockpit Crazy Dave Condon at 12:38pm 01.26.23 It would be helpful to identify the boat such as year and make to include the mast as well. There i

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