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Genoa car adjusters wflowe2 at 6:41am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4041 My Catalina 320 is set up with all lines leading to the cockpit except the genoa cars. I'd like to a
Stern Rail for V25 Tsatzsue at 6:11am 02.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2663 I have a 1977 V25 with no stern rail. I would love to have it there not only for the safety but for
One Last Wiring Question on Alternators and Starters (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:10am 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2668 I apologize for the poor drawing but I did this real quick this morning. (it is not my entire wirin
New Sole (8) Styx at 5:40am 02.28.13 S2 8/1576 I put a new sole in my 8.0c last fall. I thought some pictures might help others know what is under
jib sheet in/outboard advantage Quoddy at 3:51am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2749 What are the advantages of sheeting the jib inboard or outboard of its normal position? Upwind /down
79 L25 Rot in Anchor Locker (1) Steve22116 at 8:24pm 02.27.13 Lancer 4/1866 Good evening all. It's been a very long time since posting. While scraping the anchor locker I disco
Getting ready to buy csd0606 at 8:11pm 02.27.13 Smaller Boats 14/2127 New here but... We have been looking for a sailboat for a while. Started with one in a slip and th
companionway slide & forward hatch on S2's (2) timtim at 6:13pm 02.27.13 S2 7/2207 Need a little info. On the forum, http://www.sail79s.org A member can make new CW hatch for the S2 7
Headliner Schematic (1) Double Fun at 5:55pm 02.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/795 Searched a lot on this forum on tips for removing the headliner from Hunter sailboats. Most were ver
Question for Hunter 49-50 owners RHUMB RUNNER at 5:03pm 02.27.13 Big Boats 1/799 I'm thinking of making a change to the new Southco cabinet latches. These are the one that our turn
Compass Marine, Defender and Genuine Deals all rock (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:13pm 02.27.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3137 I ordered from all three on Sunday and I came home to all the orders today. I couldn't be more happ
Swat Team On Next Dock (1) Rick D at 3:05pm 02.27.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2816 While the Christopher Dorner thing was going on, my wife and I went down to the boat from our mounta
Engines for Hunter 26, 1994 water ballasted Larry O at 2:35pm 02.27.13 Smaller Boats 6/1543 Hello Hunter Owners, Thinking of buying a new 9.9 outboard for my Hunter. Any recommendations or di
Precision Rally & Regatta, 2013 - Survey TomVP18 at 2:14pm 02.27.13 Precision 0/2092 We are looking for your input for the 2013 Precision Sailboat Rally ' Regatta. This year, we are ret
Attaching reefing lines to boom MickP at 1:52pm 02.27.13 Ask All Sailors 18/14770 The instructions that came with the boom suggested fixing some hardware to the boom to which to atta
79 H30 Rudder Post Top tomgrigsby at 11:58am 02.27.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2036 I was crawling around inside the stbd cockpit locker (not easy given my girth) and saw a 2x4 on the
chainplate design (1) redhead78 at 11:49am 02.27.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4938 Chainplates and design have and always will be a big topic for us with sailboats, as seen with recen
Passage Note Florida AnsleyS at 11:04am 02.27.13 Destinations 19/12724 I am wondering if there are any retired guys who would like to join me in the transport of a Krogen
Opinion of West Marine Warren Milberg at 10:05am 02.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1697 Here's your chance.... http://research.westmarine.com/s/HAWD/?ID=15519522
Sluggish Yanmar gr8_2_av8 at 9:57am 02.27.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1384 Hi I have a 2GM20F which has been running very well. Yesterday started giving me problems during ac

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Boat Smells! Tin Kicker at 6:34pm 12.11.22 What is the function of : - the corrugated white hose ? - the black hose ? lication. Regardless,
Evergreen Tin Kicker at 6:30pm 12.11.22 I think that last bit is the part that fills me with questions, and a bit of dread. The implication
Hunter 376 Halyard Sheaves jssailem at 6:24pm 12.11.22 I'd suggest calling the SBO shop on Monday and asking the question. They were the supervisors of the
Boat Smells! Don S/V ILLusion at 6:11pm 12.11.22
Boat Smells! dkinzer at 6:10pm 12.11.22 When I got my first RV with a holding tank (~35 years ago) I used the usual blue formaldehyde-based
Tell-tail windows in genoa stickinthemud57 at 5:39pm 12.11.22 Hey, what kind of sail are you buying? With a Dacron sail in a typically see through the sail well
Boat Smells! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:26pm 12.11.22 which only became apparent when the stool, tank, and hoses were removed. What is the function of
Evergreen jaysweet at 5:15pm 12.11.22 ... The seaman in this incident brings to mind the cultural deference we ran into during a couple o
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 Tin Kicker at 5:02pm 12.11.22 Have a NaturesHead in the ODay 322, never hooked up the vent, and have never had a smell. One of the
Evergreen Tin Kicker at 4:57pm 12.11.22 Not at all surprised by the findings regarding the pilot being totally inattentive and this happened
Tell-tail windows in genoa BarryL at 4:43pm 12.11.22 Hey, what kind of sail are you buying? With a Dacron sail in a typically see through the sail well
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 (2) Tin Kicker at 4:31pm 12.11.22 Never thought about it before but the hot gas flow around the top is terrible from an engineering st
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:27pm 12.11.22 I assume a spring line to prevent the boat from shifting forward and aft while tied to the dock. C
House battery recommendations O�Day 222 at 4:18pm 12.11.22
House battery recommendations Tin Kicker at 4:09pm 12.11.22 Definitely start with a power consumption budget and also would recommend LiFePo4 due to weight for
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:04pm 12.11.22
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 3:40pm 12.11.22
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Timm R Oday25 at 3:15pm 12.11.22 While I agree with all the viewpoints expressed so far, here is my perspective . I'm sensing a hard
Boat Smells! (1) Tin Kicker at 3:12pm 12.11.22 The two biggest things you can do are to get the fabrics and cushions off for the winter, and to kee
Single handing kappykaplan at 2:51pm 12.11.22 If I have my preventer coming down the Starboard side, can I always put the Main on the Port side?

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