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Flowers & Gardening on the Boat - Need Advice! JoelHoover at 11:10am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1233 Here's one for the ladies: My girlfriend and I bought a houseboat a few months ago and we have mo
Hunter 40 Hull13 at 11:08am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/884 Any new Hunter 40 owners out there?
Roller Reefing Main Sail Design capta at 10:56am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2477 We will soon be in need of a new main sail and I would like to hear some ideas on designing a roller
climbing to the top iwillmott at 9:27am 07.07.13 Big Boats 22/4243 I wonder how many owners have gone to the "top" of the mast somehow. I see a problem with electronic
Jib sheet blocks on deck configure jib sheets ? abk at 8:57am 07.07.13 Smaller Boats 4/1406 Pass jib sheets on the outside of the running rigging and thru the bloks on deck and to the cockpit
Bridged travellers vs. the price of gold. Chris Patterson at 8:38am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1375 Aaah. If I could just learn everything, I wouldn't need you guys at all. But I don't. So, I am goin
How to Back Up a Sailboat (3) Roger Long at 8:38am 07.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/13628 I've just been sitting out here at anchor where it's cooler and fooling around with my animation too
Confusion over 50-amp vs. 30-amp shore power c130king at 7:52am 07.07.13 Catalina 310 14/13574 All, I have done some searches and found some info but I still do not know if I understand this sit
Yanmar 2GMF electrical connections (2) nestorph at 7:21am 07.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/2572 I recently took over an Islander 30 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. She runs beautifully. However, afte
Teak ken336 at 6:22am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/796 What grit of sandpaper do you use after stripping the teak? Also what varnish or clear coat for exte
Cleaning rubber ken336 at 6:20am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/897 What do you use to clean the rubber parts on your arch and side rails?
Garmin Quatix Nom De Guerre at 5:33am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/923 I see that Garmin has released a watch that is loaded with sailing features. The 'quatix' has GPS na
flushing outboard at slip kpgraci at 5:25am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6630 Due to the untimely demise of my former outboard I intend to treat the new one a bit better, that in
Wind masthead transducer swap Rovic at 3:18am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/920 Is it possible to use a Stowe ( Dataline ) masthead transducer and cable with a Raymarine or Raython
Mast ring for mounting blocks (1) nestorph at 8:09pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/6096 I have an Islander 30 with a keel-stepped mast. I need to add some blocks around it to accommodate
YSM 20F Throttle Stuck ggrizzard at 7:51pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1345 After two years of trouble free use but then after two years of inactivity, the throttle on my Yanma
H-33.5-88 headliner leaks rgbeuk at 6:57pm 07.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/868 This great H33.5, for more than 15 years, has had a slow leak only during heavy rain storms from ove
H23 headstay attachment plate loose? donavansails at 6:53pm 07.06.13 Smaller Boats 4/1458 I was doing some work on my Hunter 23 today and the plate that the forestay attaches to seems to be
Power wash vs diver scrub on speed drchpete at 6:49pm 07.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2876 My boat (H466) was kept in all winter. Had a diver scrub the bottom recently and from the dock it lo
Outboard prop Lost Parent at 6:31pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1163 The prop on my 2.5 Yamaha started to slip at high speed so took it off and went to local prop shop s

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Swing Keel Fittings Gene Neill at 7:49pm 03.07.23 Freakin' sweet job. I'm jealous.
Anchors (1) Gene Neill at 7:36pm 03.07.23 I'll swear by our relatively lightweight 13lb Mantus M1. The instant that thing hits the bottom, it
Solar q's fred1diver at 7:35pm 03.07.23
Solar q's Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 03.07.23 MorningStar is also another reputable brand that was recomended to me by MaineSail. I have a 100w Re
Solar q's fred1diver at 7:17pm 03.07.23 A big thank you Dave
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? dlochner at 7:16pm 03.07.23 Check the websites for the anchors you are considering. They often have templates for the anchor tha
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 7:11pm 03.07.23 Picture won't be available till the weather breaks as I'm in upstate NY I'm well aware of the wea
Solar q's dlochner at 7:06pm 03.07.23 If they are Renogy panels, it is a crap shoot. Apparently Renogy's quality control is poor and there
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (8) jssailem at 7:03pm 03.07.23 213592 213591 213590 Paint look pretty. Soon we will test run the engine in the shop.. Hoping no m
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 stickinthemud57 at 6:54pm 03.07.23 So you have experience with SS rigging. You even have the tools. I faced the same decision with my
Solar q's fred1diver at 6:53pm 03.07.23
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? jssailem at 6:24pm 03.07.23 I chose Mantus. It was a close tie with a Spade. Mantus came in a bit less. It has worked very well
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:15pm 03.07.23 Definitely food for thought & some logical points, thanks for the reply !!
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? njlarry at 6:15pm 03.07.23 Would like to buy your old cqr when you get your new anchor.
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 MACGREGORSAILOR at 5:55pm 03.07.23
Anchors AaronD at 5:51pm 03.07.23 Thank you AaronD, Good leads to check out. Do you carry a second anchor fo bow or stern? We carry
Second anchor question Paul356 at 5:39pm 03.07.23 I put my second anchor in brackets on the rail. I put a short chain on the rode, not 30'. I did pu
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 MACGREGORSAILOR at 5:37pm 03.07.23 So you have experience with SS rigging. You even have the tools. I faced the same decision with my M
Second anchor question Will Gilmore at 5:30pm 03.07.23 We lost our anchor in a storm in Mobile Bay. It parted at the roller, so two rodes. -Will
Engine control panel modification Calif. Ted at 5:20pm 03.07.23 There was a different pod used on my boat Scott, it's made by Navpod, no extensions, clearance betwe

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