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rail tubing options ? pugetsoundsailer at 2:17pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/970 local boat shops are selling the 7/8 rail tubing in my area for $8 per foot, anyone got a more econo
Sheet Winches 1968 31' Seafarer 31 kendp at 2:12pm 06.24.13 Seafarer 34/12862 My son recently bought one of these and is fixing it up in preparation for launching it. He would l
mounting transducer pugetsoundsailer at 2:07pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1242 getting ready to mount a transducer on the 26s looks like port side of the keel would be perfect. Is
Docking stern first (1) bshock at 1:10pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 31/6166 Hi All, I'm a new "big boat" owner, having graduated from a Catalina 25 to a Beneteau 361. The doc
learning the "ropes" sailing for idiots. Dragon Fly at 12:45pm 06.24.13 Bigger Boats 2/818 28' Oday. After returning to the water after a winter on the hard, tried to unfurl the jib and it w
Sticky Dingy Tsatzsue at 12:21pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8582 Yes sticky. From what I have been reading my new to me dingy may be stuck for good. It is in great s
Original Main Sail finally ripped Ima90sJezus at 12:11pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 3/1122 So, I've have the boat out twice so far this year. First time the water pump went belly up and I had
How well insulated is the factory ice box? Jared1048 at 11:49am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1789 Im looking at converting the icebox and had a few questions. 1. How much insulation is there? 2. w
Why MASE 5501 genset NOT charging bats edwmama at 11:39am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/816 Hi all I own a Cal Cruising 46. It came with a MASE 5501 genset ( yanmar diesel generator ) Next
What size docking lines? PGIJon at 11:35am 06.24.13 Big Boats 12/1915 West marine is having a 40% off sale of bulk rope and dock lines. I'd like to take this opportunit
Hotknife.... (1) Sumner at 11:29am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1124 For those of you who do canvas work and don't have one Sailrite has their... http://mx2.radiant.net
SF Bay Jib? zinmaker at 11:13am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1362 Just purchased a 1971 Cat 27 and was wondering what people in the SF Bay are using for jibs, curren
Florida to Oregon nybor at 11:09am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3783 Hi. I am considering sailing my Catalina 350 from Merritt Island Florida to Portland Or. I was wonde
First sail - Love our O'Day! (3) Tabi II at 10:46am 06.24.13 Day Sailers 6/1594 Had our first sail Saturday after a month of doing deferred maintenance getting our new-to-us O'Day
H320 Fuel Gauge garethreeves at 10:42am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/771 My fuel gauge cracked and broke. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? Thanks Garet
removing rust stains on sails pugetsoundsailer at 10:42am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1656 I'm going to try CLR with a tooth brush and try to get out some rust stains on the jib. Any better w
What king of furler is more appropriate ? SamlionI at 10:35am 06.24.13 Smaller Boats 3/982 Hi ! I have bought a Hunter 26 1994 (with water ballast) and now, I want to add a furler. As I can
Raymarine autopilot Wheel drive Bob S at 10:14am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1967 I installed Raymarine's SPX-5/P70 autopilot this past off season. Did the dockside and sea trial set
Point of sale Phil Herring at 9:52am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/804 For anyone who didn't notice, and I think there may be a couple people in Antarctica who missed it,
are the rails on the 26s 7/8 ? doing a ladder access mod. pugetsoundsailer at 9:13am 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3725 getting ready to modify the stern rail, going to add a stanchion so I can remove the section in fron

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POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 03.04.23 The control computer is mounted there as well. Most unusual. This is the computer for the ST4000
Boat hook Terry Cox at 11:48am 03.04.23 Our boat has three Garelick brand boat hooks; two on deck and one spare below in a locker. Strong an
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option dlochner at 11:43am 03.04.23 So I'll throw out an idea that isn't fully formed, and see whether it has any merit based on the ex
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? flightlead404 at 11:43am 03.04.23 I added an additional seatalk 1 block to give me an additional seatalk connection point. Put this ri
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 kbgunn at 10:53am 03.04.23 The fluxgate compass on my 2005 Hunter 33 is in the owners cabin mounted on the backside of the cove
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 10:23am 03.04.23 We have the same model boat and the two hatches in question should accept the gasket material refere
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option flightlead404 at 10:21am 03.04.23 I never had much jamming until my sail was 15 years old and many repairs from racing but got new sa
Hunter 380 muffler flightlead404 at 10:13am 03.04.23 A repaired muffler under the bed in the aft compartment. Now what could possibly go wrong in, say
Leveling a boat on land NYSail at 10:05am 03.04.23 I wouldn't trust the mast plate. Seems like it could easily be off a couple degrees. Ditto for th
Leveling a boat on land Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 03.04.23 The only place I would trust for level is if you have a scum line visible on the hull. Unless you l
Leveling a boat on land NYSail at 10:03am 03.04.23 Why not just use a laser level to do show the rake in the mast?
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 03.04.23 Concentrate, guys. Exactly. Getting back on track here. d with a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot h
Leveling a boat on land sesmith at 9:48am 03.04.23 Level is not a realistic measure on a boat. If you want to be exact, float it. I would wait to mea
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement dlochner at 9:42am 03.04.23 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. Anyone have a sou
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 03.04.23 Right now a tarp. That's always guaranteed to work :facepalm:. I take it you've got a vendetta a
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 Brian D at 9:02am 03.04.23 Concentrate, guys. Talk about iPhone and PCs over in the Sailors Lounge. Let's help the OP as much a
Boat hook Sailor Sue at 9:01am 03.04.23 I fixed the boat hook with a shoulder bolt, (AKA many names for the bolt).
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement juznip at 8:53am 03.04.23 What have you done to solve your situation? Right now a tarp. I see there is a product on the hunt
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.04.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 8:51am 03.04.23 What Peggy said. (For newcomers, Peggy is the wonderful expert on all such questions - truly our Hea

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