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Bridged travellers vs. the price of gold. Chris Patterson at 8:38am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1430 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 29/14098 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 14/14509 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 2/2623 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 0/803 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 1/935 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 1/942 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 14/6840 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 0/938 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 13/6302 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 3/1375 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 0/888 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 4/1482 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 18/3011 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 3/1172 The prop on my 2.5 Yamaha started to slip at high speed so took it off and went to local prop shop s
Gooseneck Position on Mast Oday 192 Vrotate at 6:04pm 07.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 11/5275 I just got an Oday 192. While we have managed to get it out sailing, there are some things I'm just
Pedestal section broken, need source for new one! Lisa-Hunter28.5 at 4:56pm 07.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6384 Hi, Took pedestal apart yesterday, :( section that holds throttle and shift levers cracked at shif
Spreaders and tips anthony at 3:26pm 07.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1318 Hi all Just had an argument with a roof line covering the Warf were I had moored my V25, with the
back on track (1) kpgraci at 1:38pm 07.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1077 Whoever said money can't buy happiness apparently forgot that you can buy things with money - like t
A/C Problems fmitch1952 at 1:34pm 07.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1026 Up until an hour ago our A/C worked great. I then closed the intake valve, cleaned the strainer, rei

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Lost the job roller furler halyard jssailem at 8:57am 05.09.23 Mast on an Oday 20 is 32ft in the air, 400lb ballast. Climbing a mast by a 200lb male would be ill a
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 8:53am 05.09.23 VHF range is affected by the height of the antenna above the water...think of it as "line of sight"
Adding Speed Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 05.09.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience jssailem at 8:44am 05.09.23 Unlike Jon with his sail locker full :clap:... (long time ago, when someone else paid the bills, I e
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 8:37am 05.09.23 Looks like they have a 3', 4', and 8' available antennas for this system. https://defender.com/en_
Part identification Jacktar at 7:49am 05.09.23 Two man lift pole for moving logs
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:30am 05.09.23 Also check out the Rhodes 22 The Rhodes 22 was one of the boats I was considering before I bought
Part identification Hollyberry at 7:26am 05.09.23 Could be a small whisker pole... a spar for a string hammock?.. dimensions?
Self Tacking Jib Experience FastOlson at 7:23am 05.09.23 https://support.seldenmast.com/en/press_releases/self_tacking_jib_systems.html At least two boats in
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? (1) Tedd at 7:13am 05.09.23 I'm inclined to think that the issue of LOA is a classic case of the same term being used in differe
Part identification kloudie1 at 7:06am 05.09.23 Welcome Cisco! Two guesses: Gaff for a smaller gaff rigged sailboat, or it could be a whisker or sp
Custom screen hatch board chriscampbell at 6:55am 05.09.23 Very nicely done. I will have to copy it. @patbratton Pro tip - I think those hatch boards are cu
Custom screen hatch board patbratton at 6:47am 05.09.23 Very nicely done. I will have to copy it.
Electric terminal block Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 05.09.23 What about utilizing two panel circuits in parallel to handle the solenoid if it is indeed pulling 2
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:32am 05.09.23 Waffle House has been on the hard for going on a year and a half +/-. The battery just sat in the bo
depth transducer and plumbing issue (1) sailcapt340 at 5:56am 05.09.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience skob1014 at 5:47am 05.09.23 Turns out Selden doesn't sell them anymore -- they said there wasn't enough interest in them. Seems
depth transducer and plumbing issue seadaddler at 4:58am 05.09.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience thinwater at 4:57am 05.09.23 Solings (27') use self-tacking jibs racing. They allow for very quick tacks; all the crew has to
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:20am 05.09.23 @duck21 and @JamesG161 Hunter Marine was purchased by David Marlow through bankruptcy because the

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