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Blue water cruising with an outboard? rtmmurray at 6:53am 04.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3222 I have not heard either way. Is it recommended to stay away from the open waters with an outboard? I
Oil Pressure Switch vs Oil Pressure Sender geoffschultz at 4:57am 04.21.13 Engines and Propulsion 28/13434 Last night we were on a 190 nm passage from Manzanillo, Mexico to Ixtapa. Just as I was about to co
2002 hunter 466 forward cabin Fully Detached at 2:36am 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1036 Hi there , can anybody tell me if the forward cabin on a 4 cabin version of hunter 466 can be conver
Replacing rotten core deck via inner skin removal pearsoncommander251 at 12:38am 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3948 Does anyone have expereicne removing rotten core wood from the deck by accessing and Removing Inner
Spinnaker pole size for First 310 Jossette at 12:31am 04.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1016 I lost my spinnaker pole overboard on a windy day with lots of guests aboard. I'm hunting for anoth
weather helm on 250 trevor clarke at 9:08pm 04.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2480 i am in australia and am just purchasing a 250. it has a masthead rig so i wondered if raking my mas
San Juan Islands in August Ken Cross at 8:13pm 04.20.13 Destinations 16/8305 We plan on arriving in the San Juans around Aug 8th or so. It will take us about 2 days to get up th
Balmar alternator??? seadoggie at 7:58pm 04.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 Out hunter 40 has a Balmar alternator and a Heartguard charger/inverter. We have always taken day tr
A fender for a P.F.D. Chris Patterson at 6:03pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1817 Yep. This is what I told lovely bride she was getting for a new P.F.D. And if she's real good, I'll
Fractional Rig Headstay tension james2034 at 4:36pm 04.20.13 Big Boats 5/4361 I believe that my 1995 Hunter 35.5 fractional rig is tuned within tolerances, with a profurl furler,
Lavac marine heads Bonzai at 4:33pm 04.20.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/13412 Anyone have experience with these vaccum toilets? How do they hold up?
Yanmar Hour meter Repair Rick486 at 3:43pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2975 Does anyone remember a post with an excellent repair suggestion for the Yanmar flickering hour meter
New Mac 26M owner (PNW) serenity4u2 at 2:00pm 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/838 Looking forward to the rendezvous :)
Waiting, waiting... Roger Long at 1:48pm 04.20.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8903
Forepeak Teak Finish Panel (2) garyg at 1:40pm 04.20.13 Morgan 1/1970 I own a 1970 Morgan 33 and I designed and fabricated a teak forepeak panel to finish off the origina
Lewmar Folding Wheel (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:52pm 04.20.13 Catalina 310 12/2875 Today is day 2 with the Lewmar folding 32" wheel and I love it. One of the best comfort upgrades I'v
Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1132 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2343 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7312 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1513 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker

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Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Tally Ho at 5:23pm 05.06.23
Lost the job roller furler halyard (1) garymalmgren at 4:38pm 05.06.23 Hi reisserar You have to get to the top of the mast to lower a new line down or to pull a new line
Mast Electric Connector Don S/V ILLusion at 4:27pm 05.06.23 Unless you have both the wiring diagram and assurance that some prior owner did not do anything wron
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 4:01pm 05.06.23 Wow, I bet it was.
Ducks in my backyard! (1) RSHunter27 at 4:00pm 05.06.23 I'll try again
Ducks in my backyard! kappykaplan at 3:57pm 05.06.23
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 3:56pm 05.06.23 Thank you @Crazy Dave Condon . I have a Spinnaker halyard on order to allow for mast raising without
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 3:55pm 05.06.23 Well I get that Ralph but I thought you knew I'm on a lake.:cool: But that lake eventually leads
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 05.06.23 Sticky ducks aside .................. e pic ?
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:45pm 05.06.23 I would get the clips and see what needed to be modified to get them to work. An excellent sugges
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 2:51pm 05.06.23 Looks like another $25 item, but you can use this kit for much more. Repair your clips. Dentists us
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Mark15231 at 2:50pm 05.06.23 If you really are just trailering the boat twice a year, the Nor'sea 27 would be hard to beat. Big a
Lost the job roller furler halyard cymeyer at 2:48pm 05.06.23 Help Oday 20 I was trying to replace the old halyard with a new one for fear the old one might brea
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location flightlead404 at 2:38pm 05.06.23 I am going to go without the furler this season, just pull it down into a deck bag, tired of all th
Lost the job roller furler halyard reisserar at 2:33pm 05.06.23
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 2:20pm 05.06.23 Ducks must have a good knowledge of water stuff. I'd keep them close at hand and see if they'll co
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 2:15pm 05.06.23 Well I get that Ralph but I thought you knew I'm on a lake.:cool:
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Hayden Watson at 2:11pm 05.06.23 I would get the clips and see what needed to be modified to get them to work. The clip should be fa
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Hayden Watson at 2:07pm 05.06.23 That is always the fastest way to find something that is lost.
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff chuckwayne at 2:04pm 05.06.23 I've found that when I lose something if I order a replacement I immediately find the original!

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