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Bimini for a 1988 Hunter 30 KB1669 at 3:41pm 06.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1156 I recently bought a 1988 Hunter 30 and I am interested in getting a Bimini for it. I am not sure if
Deck Hardware: what brand? where to buy? argold at 3:39pm 06.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1125 I need to replace the anchor locker latch on my 38 Ocean. Sea Dog and Perko don't match the screw h
Dockage or mooring in Melbourn Fl gutsgolf at 2:38pm 06.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1256 I am looking for reasonable dock space or mooring in the Melbourn Fl area. Anyone know of a good sp
tranny disengages under load gulf islander at 2:37pm 06.07.13 C&C 1/5789 Any info on Westerbeke 15 hp I have in my C'C 35 mk2. Tranny disengages under load. Also wondering
Racor 120 Primary Filter rfrye1 at 2:04pm 06.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/841 Ok folks. I've been thru the archives trying to determine what would be the best primary size filter
H34 Natural Light Port Lenses Dave19957 at 1:24pm 06.07.13 Big Boats 4/929 I've been giving MILKY WAY (H34 HUN 109) some TLC this season to honor her 30 year anniversary. One
refrigerator replacement (1) entont at 12:51pm 06.07.13 Big Boats 3/1101 I have a 1988 legend 37.5 the refrigerator (ice box) system is no longer getting cold. It may only n
Haul Outs and Yard Time Bladeswell at 10:28am 06.07.13 Catalina 30 7/1812 Hello All, Looking forward to buying a Catalina 30 and I have some noobie questions. I th
Sailmaker Suggestions Please brenhi01 at 9:30am 06.07.13 Catalina 30 5/1047 Hi. I'm looking for suggestions for a good sailmaker in my area for cruising sails. I live in Seattl
Vertically Battened mainsail for 361 RonB at 8:45am 06.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/815 Does anyone have any experience with a vertically battened mainsail with your in-mast furling? My co
O'day 39 shaft replacement Panta Rei at 8:39am 06.07.13 Bigger Boats 12/2340 Most of the boats are in the water so the boat yard finally got to my shaft project. You may recal
Dimensions for a Flying Fish jdcliffy at 7:34am 06.07.13 AMF 0/6110 Good morning all, I posted under here a few years ago. I still have the hull to my Flying Fish. I h
O'day 39 shaft replacement Panta Rei at 7:22am 06.07.13 Bigger Boats 1/832 Most of the boats are in the water so the boat yard finally got to my shaft project. You may recal
Remove Centerboard 23.5 jlb111 at 6:41am 06.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/1180 Is it possible to remove the centerboard leaving the boat on the trailer? If not, what is the best
Keel Re-coating (1) DougM at 6:29am 06.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1604 I just finished grinding all of the original factory coating off the keel of my 323. It is now down
Laminated Tiller Project (3) ShotgunSlim at 6:20am 06.07.13 Catalina 22 13/2673 Since I love playing around in the wood shop, working on the boat, making things for the boat, impro
1984 O'Day 26 Mast Compression Damage (1) summersgill at 6:11am 06.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/74808 Got some spider cracking on the deck near tabernacle from apparent mast compression (see photo). I
Schaefer T-Track End Stops Sinbad at 5:48am 06.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1103 My T-track for the jib sheet car end stops are split so I got new ones from WM. My problem is that
Glad to be in Maine Roger Long at 5:22am 06.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3225 Aside from a day sail in perfect weather the day before yesterday with a walk around stunning Richm
Finished alcohol stove cabinet project today RECESS at 9:39pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2369 Completed a boat project today that I have been working on for about three weeks. Our Pearson 323 ca

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Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 7:45am 02.25.23
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners Joe at 7:44am 02.25.23 Take it from a Catalina 27 owner. Optimal set up is Tohatsu 10 or 15 HP (they weigh almost the same
B&G Autopilot install - glass, Al, or SS mounting brackets or naked? (2) Davidasailor26 at 7:25am 02.25.23 The ram, pushing a relatively short tiller arm, does take a pretty significant amount of force. Bene
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 02.25.23 @Davidasailor26 I made him aware there is no resale value if he proceeded plus there is the safety
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Tally Ho at 7:11am 02.25.23 Just don't catch the Lazyjacks when a gust flips the sail in mid hoist. You maybe getting that new
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 6:50am 02.25.23 Tons of great advice above. The only thing I'd add in about autorouting I didn't see is be very care
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:44am 02.25.23 Get it soon this one is listed to be gone 31 May 2023 https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/14500.pdf Or th
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:39am 02.25.23 Here is a site that might be helpful. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/find-charts.html
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) jssailem at 6:36am 02.25.23 At one time the Hobbs Meter was the standard for keeping a log of engine time. They were electromec
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:24am 02.25.23 You can also get openCPN and all the US charts for free.
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:22am 02.25.23 Richardson's is about the only game in town for Lake Erie chart books, but it is good as far as char
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 6:07am 02.25.23
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 5:28am 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richardso
advice on auto chart plotter seadaddler at 5:16am 02.25.23 I have older C-80 as a chart plotter and I also have iPad with Navionics as backup and at the helm
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 5:12am 02.25.23 Hi everyone, Thank you all for your input. I learned a lot processing all the information you have
Another anchor (rode) thread thinwater at 5:08am 02.25.23 3-strand is about 30% more abrasion resistant, based on side-by-side testing on rock. For me that se
Raymarine C90W seadaddler at 5:02am 02.25.23 Well I have had the C-80 repaired by a Raymarine dealer and they repaired it twice but they replaced
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Edubb at 4:47am 02.25.23 There is an excellent company that makes custom panels utilizing VDO products,. I have been to his
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? shemandr at 4:38am 02.25.23 You guys need Spring!
Another anchor (rode) thread Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 02.25.23 We have chain and 3 strand. The 3 strand has never given us any trouble (although our anchor locker

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