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Anchor windlass Hunter 290 puppet at 9:31pm 02.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1786 Hunter 290 Help. My age and back demand a windlass! Anyone install one on a Hunter 290? Which one, h
how.to remove.hatch.board.rails tospappy at 8:00pm 02.28.13 Catalina 22 12/1678 How are the hatch board rails attached on a 1988 Cat 22? I see no screws or plugs. If screwed from
Tell me hummingbirdbassist at 6:44pm 02.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1778 While visiting old girl this week upon a more thorough look I found these little fractures on both s
Fuel cap for H336 Dmac336 at 6:08pm 02.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1436 I dropped my fuel cap overboard last season and was unable to find a proper replacement size that fi
MacG-25 tends to sink or float after swallowing water Fernando A. Guerra at 5:08pm 02.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4222 I just acquired a MacGregor-25. Before I face strong winds, could an experienced (in McG-25) sailor
SEA 2250 SSB with Pactor Modem MJH at 5:01pm 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1914 My boat has a SEA 2250 SSB with a SEA 1635 Antenna Tuner that I would like to connect with a Pactor
Garboard drain Ajay73 at 3:23pm 02.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1211 Just went to the boat after the driving rain we had a couple days ago. Bilge had 4 inches of water i
Catalina 27 Traveler Upgrade dvcjcoop at 3:18pm 02.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/7691 I'm upgrading the original traveler on my 1978 Catalina 27 (with the thumbscrews). I looked at Hark
H31 cockpit drain fittings replacement source? (1) boz86 at 2:34pm 02.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1888 Hi, I have a leaking cockpit drain fitting. Previous owner(s) have tried silicone around the fitti
Bonding blues sailcruiser at 2:30pm 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/10118 Is it possible to test a bonding system for unwanted electrical current while the boat is out of the
Just bought first boat!!! Cal 25 (1) Hjrhinehart at 12:51pm 02.28.13 Cal 8/2327 Hi , just bought my first sail boat! I am new to sailing . I paid $250.00 for my boat is that to m
Day Sailer Self Bailer or Boom Tent? RhodySail at 12:37pm 02.28.13 Day Sailers 6/6848 Hi All, I am finishing up a 2 year project re-building an 1960's 18ft Oday Daysailer and have com
Frustrating start to spring Bad Obsession at 12:05pm 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1813 So I decided to go down to the boat to get the jib so that I could take it to the sail maker. The s
Wiring an autopilot (1) Bob S at 11:55am 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2712 Maine, I've been reading a lot about an upgrade I am doing and as always you've been there done that
Another WM Thread (5) philwsailz at 11:13am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 46/6124 Just kidding.... :D Made ya look though! Hopefully it is taken Tongue-in-Cheek as I meant it. It i
B331 Microwave Cwoody at 10:50am 02.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1046 Has anyone ever removed the Microwave from a B331. Never use it and looking for a little more stor
Skid-No-More dscribner at 10:36am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2763 I'm looking into non-skid paint and I'm considering Skid-No-More as a low cost alternative to KiwiGr
Need Size For The H34 Genoa Track Joe Mullee at 9:02am 02.28.13 Big Boats 3/976 Can someone give me the size of the genoa track for the H34? Is it 1' or 1.25"? I won't be able to g
Sheet Bags OfflineTN at 8:53am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/7814 Does anyone use a sheet bag like this one from Ronstan.... http://www.ronstan.com/marine/product.as
Can I move these halyards? (1) atroon at 8:29am 02.28.13 Bigger Boats 4/1219 Last summer we bought our O'Day 28 and are making preparations for splash day...looking like late Ap

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Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 4:28am 12.12.22 Consider changing the sheaves to ball bearing sheaves. They have less friction than bronze or SS.
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt sailme88 at 4:04am 12.12.22 See post #26 GUILTY ! that's right... I'M guilty of NOT reading all of the previous posts...:eek:
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 3:15am 12.12.22 Hi Dave. Halyard hitch will do the job. Do your self a favor and go for proper halyard shackles. I
Tell-tail windows in genoa Apex at 3:06am 12.12.22 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail win
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (1) JamesG161 at 12:58am 12.12.22 After a successful moon trip and return 26 day mission Splash Down in Pacific Ocean at 9:40 PST, 1
It counts, right?! (7) Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 12.11.22 @jssailem 2004 on the Trans Labrador Highway: Then they go fishing in the summer. :waycool:
It counts, right?! Leeward Rail at 9:19pm 12.11.22 Get someone to tow the boat at 6kts while you're in it. r_zOQTrxKAM
Bow roller, bail, and bow roller make i.d. (1) jssailem at 9:14pm 12.11.22 At 11000 lbs displacement, I would agree the roller does not appear to be adequate. An anchor roller
It counts, right?! Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 12.11.22 Get someone to tow the boat at 6kts while you're in it. If they drive with one tire on the curb it m
Boat Smells! Leeward Rail at 8:58pm 12.11.22 Surely neither the tank the toilet bowl is sitting on nor whatever the thing sticking out in front
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hayden Watson at 8:56pm 12.11.22 Tell us more about the sails, if you would. I am only looking at tell-tail windows for the genoa
Boat Smells! DArcy at 8:50pm 12.11.22 My boat had quite bad head odors coming from the compartment with the holding tank when I bought it.
Boat Smells! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:37pm 12.11.22 I can only pray, for your sake, that @Peggie Hall HeadMistress doesn't see that photo : Your prayer
It counts, right?! Leeward Rail at 8:06pm 12.11.22 I am told, if you let the snow build up around the boat until it hits the water line, it is easier t
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 MikeHoncho at 7:52pm 12.11.22 Something's rotten here for an elbow purchased (I presume) and installed in 2020. Never seen a Yan
Boat Smells! (2) Tin Kicker at 7:41pm 12.11.22 It all went away https://photos.smugmug.com/Vehicles/ODay-Office-322/Head-Toilet/i-K2ssXkB/0/68029ae
Boat Smells! (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:30pm 12.11.22 The white hose carried away the waste. The black hose brought the flush water I can only pray, fo
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Orbweaver at 7:11pm 12.11.22 I think if it was me, I'd be doing two things: Get inside as many other boats as you possibly can, l
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle (2) garymalmgren at 6:52pm 12.11.22 Hi Dave. Halyard hitch will do the job. Do your self a favor and go for proper halyard shackles. I c
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 6:38pm 12.11.22 I think you've condensed 35 posts into one simple idea. I've removed 3M double sided tape after 5

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