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Beneteau 321 seems light stevestk at 3:22pm 07.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2163 I'm a novice looking to move up to a 'big' boat. I guess I've been equating build quality with weigh
catalina 30 steering steve knoblock at 3:19pm 07.30.13 Catalina 30 4/4104 The steering in my catalina 30 wheel is a little loose. I took the deck plate up to expose the cabl
2 inch heat exchanger jibes138 at 3:08pm 07.30.13 Bigger Boats 13/3511 I went out for a motor up the ICW on Sunday to have the boat hauled for a bottom job and assorted ma
Raymarine ST7000 Autopilot drive unit parts bobweiser at 2:22pm 07.30.13 Parts Search 0/1642 The clutch for the auto pilot on my recently purchased Hunter 410 does not engage the drive sprocket
Minn Kota Power Up (tilt/trim unit) DOA Al Garrett at 2:05pm 07.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/4277 Finally getting back to the trawlerization of my 2000 26X. Looks like the Johnson 25 hp in place wil
Can You Help Me Price My Hunter 30? sharonburch at 1:55pm 07.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1448
Andros - Video of land & abandoned yatch Picflight at 11:46am 07.30.13 Destinations 5/2761 The islands look like a nice place to visit. http://youtu.be/1nRA_fY8v3o
Cutlass bearing worn? Scott T-Bird at 10:47am 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2617 I had my new Yanmar 2YM15 installed this spring and finally had her in the water by the middle of Ju
Bulb for anchor light Panta Rei at 9:46am 07.30.13 Bigger Boats 4/1510 I went out of my way to get a power supply to test the anchor light bulb prior to the mast stepping.
New battery. Is it fresh? Richard19068 at 9:32am 07.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3428 I just bought a new group 31 130 AH battery. Actually. I had my wife pick it up from the vendor. T
Is There An Alternative To Cotter Pins For ... rardiH36 at 9:30am 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 25/16481 ... Standing Rigging Turnbuckles? Reason for asking is that I want to experiment with my rake angle
The flimsy 192 rudder headstock Brian S at 9:10am 07.30.13 Day Sailers 6/1351 So, back to an earlier post about the rudder headstock on the 192 (and I assume 222) being awfully f
Topside color matching zpeteman at 8:26am 07.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1144 There are a couple of spots I want to touch up on the topside and in the cabin, but the boat isn't t
Mount A70D chartplotter on binnacle/pedestal rgarrison@gmail.com at 8:10am 07.30.13 Catalina 30 2/1486 Has anyone tried to mount their chartplotter on the steering pedestal? Will it influence the compass
White Smoke on Startup YVRguy at 7:54am 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 23/10744 I have a Yanmar 24hp diesel engine. When I bought the boat the previous owner explained that this p
Gin Pole or A-Frame for C-25 hotchki at 7:46am 07.30.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1674 Does anyone have details for buying or fabricating a gin-pole or a-frame for use on a C-25? Any s
what do we draw? boprill at 6:29am 07.30.13 S2 3/1244 1979 S2 26' 8.0b, fin keel -not "shoal" Help! I'm told the boat draws 4', but owners manual l
Universal 5411 plate change Bruce Adams at 6:27am 07.30.13 Catalina 30 1/1341 Hi, On my 1982 Catalina 30 with a Universal 5411, I found water in my oil. I flushed it with new oi
Sail increase MeanMan at 6:18am 07.30.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2002 I have a Hunter 290 that we use for holiday sailing. We rarely travel in wind above 10 m/s and if th
H25 or C25? (1) Ed Schenck at 5:44am 07.30.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1147 Time to admit my age and put the Highlander away. I would like to have a small cruiser in front of

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Making curtains rgranger at 7:31pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy curt
3D printing fun dLj at 7:30pm 06.08.23
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

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