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Compliment captainpat at 9:10am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 1/903 I want to publicly acknowledge the tremendous customer service practiced by Attwood Marine Products.
Light electrical tingle when touching boom RS_Grampian at 8:51am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5343 On a few occasions -- not always -- I've felt a slight electrical tingle when running my hand along
Oracle boat with foils Tim R. at 8:33am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 24/2987 Not sure if others have seen this yet. The Oracle AC boat has added foils. See the video below. h
Channel Fever (1) Roger Long at 8:31am 05.29.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/11183
how to reeve these blocks (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:19am 05.29.13 Big Boats 2/961 I went out on a friends boat yesterday for his first sail of the year. He had just replaced his main
Halyard replacement, no halyard. Happy Daze at 8:08am 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 6/1798 Does anyone know if a 25.5 is stable enough to go up the mast in a sling? Lets say around 200lbs. pe
Termites! The Garbone at 7:09am 05.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3152 Our somewhat new to us old boat has dry wood termites. We had found them in the plywood hatch cove
HOT New Alternator...... (3) Maine Sail at 6:41am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/6722 UPDATED: The Balmar At-165 has been replaced by the new Balmar XT-170. It runs cooler and performs e
Kick up rudder "lock" corbinstein at 6:21am 05.29.13 Catalina 22 4/3195 There's a handle at the pivot point on my kick-up rudder.... I'm assuming it's a locking device of s
Electromaax Serpentine for M-25 (1) dparilla at 5:24am 05.29.13 Bigger Boats 6/1517 Well, we took the next step forward and ordered the serpentine belt kit for the Universal M-25 from
Another solar discussion DannyS at 4:35am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2949 I know this topic has had much discussion here and I've been reading quite a bit in past threads. So
Need a Rudder! (1) odaynj75 at 1:35am 05.29.13 Day Sailers 3/1201 Lost my Rudder when boat turned over.....woopsie......any good tips for replacement or is D'R marine
Raymarine ST4000MK1 Parts wanted BristolSailor at 12:57am 05.29.13 Parts Search 0/2987 I need the clutch lever for this old gem. I would happily buy a whole unit for parts. Thanks in adv
Optimum Engine Size for a Hunter 19 skybuddy at 12:44am 05.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/836 Hi Guys, I just bought a 1994 Hunter 19. I downloaded the manual from this web site (thank you), but
Lifting blocks getting tangled hoges in wa at 12:13am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5209 Hi. Let's see if I can explain this without confusing everyone. I have a lifting block and tackle th
Stern Rail Seats syoun10 at 10:34pm 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1853 My H33 2006 has stern rail seats (like many newer Hunters) consisting of teak slats fastened onto a
Trolling Motor - Comparison between Kipawa/Stock MinnKota70 Someyawhoo at 10:30pm 05.28.13 Day Sailers 0/4492 I upgraded to a Minn Kota Traxxis 70 from a Motorguide v55 (the v55 controller died after 1.5 years.
belt dusting SOLVED bustedrudder at 8:17pm 05.28.13 Big Boats 0/899 I had to adjust belt tension way too frequently not to mention cleaning the dust from the abraded be
40.5 reefing bustedrudder at 7:57pm 05.28.13 Big Boats 4/1189 I despise single line reefing. There is very limited sail shape control, seems all of the tension go
Hull restoring and bottom paint 82h h26 (1) lesrrt at 7:40pm 05.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/813 Hi everyone ! My name is Les and I am restoring my father-in-laws 82 h27. Used fiberglass strip to

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Best technique to lube control cables? JamesG161 at 8:58am 04.10.23 Throttle control cables? Jim...
Spreader blocks location FastOlson at 8:37am 04.10.23 Getting ready to install lazy jacks and flag halyards on my spreaders, for the lazy jacks they sugg
Install wash down pump? flightlead404 at 8:17am 04.10.23 My wash down pump is tied to the windlass. Be sure to add a fuse at the windlass connection instead
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) thinwater at 8:05am 04.10.23 ... I planned on putting insulation on the inside but after two years of use, haven't done that y
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising thinwater at 8:02am 04.10.23 Repeat: How do you attached the Velcro when you are inside? I have used weighted versions (chain
F'ing mice Siamese at 8:01am 04.10.23 You need a f'ing cat!
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? jssailem at 7:57am 04.10.23 Blisters... If you have them, they will be evident right after the pressure washing. If you are on t
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement Gnomeastay at 7:52am 04.10.23 Here pics of the one I had l have mine Hey - Thanks for the tip! I think the one I have is sli
Posting Guidelines TomY at 7:47am 04.10.23 Tom, do you have a favorite app for editing? or a top 3 apps? I'm just starting, Walt, so not yet
New Running Rigging for a C310 (3) JRT at 7:42am 04.10.23 Some pictures in action
New Running Rigging for a C310 JRT at 7:34am 04.10.23 I like SBO estimates being too long is fine and I've order several lines from them. You can also fi
F'ing mice dmax at 7:18am 04.10.23 Irish Spring soap can also be used to keep the mice away. Sorry to hear, a mouse got my inflatable o
F'ing mice JBP-PA at 7:02am 04.10.23 I can imagine your disappointment. I stored sails in my barn once and learned that lesson. On the b
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 7:02am 04.10.23 Yup, I read it wrong. You will have to match the core size, which is slightly larger than 1/8-inch.
Alternator temperatures MikeHoncho at 6:51am 04.10.23 Surface temps of the surface they are reflecting off of only. A further example is they do not regis
Spreader blocks location fred1diver at 6:49am 04.10.23 Thank you
F'ing mice Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 04.10.23 I bet it could be mice or squirrels. Before covering the mainsail again, add a few mothballs. It
F'ing mice chriscampbell at 6:42am 04.10.23 Where did you store the sail? We left it on the boom. When we put her away for the season I looked
F'ing mice Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38am 04.10.23 Where did you store the sail?
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 04.10.23 @TreeRog there is now under documentation on the hunter 240 boat information a detailed explanatio

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