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Rope? slowdog at 6:31pm 11.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4072 How do you lace the rope on the back of the boom to the blocks on the sides of the cockpit ? And how
Tie downs slowdog at 6:23pm 11.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3735 How do you tie the back of the boat to the trailer ?.
Where to install a water maker on hunter 42' passage? chucklet321 at 5:29pm 11.07.12 Big Boats 4/3294 I plan to install a watermaker onboard a hunter 42 passage 1992 model. Where and what watermaker wou
Float switch 25yearslater at 5:24pm 11.07.12 Musings With Maine Sail 15/9426 Here is a question. When wiring a bilge pump float switch it is customary to break the 12V + wire a
I love my Catalina 310 but.. SceptreSailor at 3:04pm 11.07.12 Catalina 310 5/1699 I know these forums are not meant for sale posts, but I am if anyone is looking for an awesome 310 m
Reverse flush coolant on my Yanmar? (1) bigbrownpilot at 2:35pm 11.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/5480 I've been reading about how to flush the coolant out of the Yanmar in my H306. I've read all the st
s2 9.2 comparison to sabre28 dufour 29 etc paulgrady at 2:04pm 11.07.12 S2 2/2144 im looking at an s2 9.2a am wonddering what sets this boat apart from other boats in this size range
Mooring float hookup Lost Parent at 1:32pm 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1984 I was thinking of hooking a large carabine to my boat hook pole and using this to hook to a mooring
Huricane Sandy gathering in the marina. (1) rccsailboat at 11:32am 11.07.12 S2 3/1297 There are probably 3 S2s in Morgan Marina at the west end of Raritan Bay NJ. None of them started wh
Slow grind when starting..Starter or Solenoid or Current???? GJensen at 11:31am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2912 I have a yanmar 2QM15 that does a slow grind now when i try to start it even though my battery is fu
What's Wrong in These Pictures? Roger Long at 10:25am 11.07.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4714 I'm curious how many ABYC standards violations you can spot in these photographs. We'll just let th
cover for Beneteau 285 First cindy15934 at 9:24am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2425 Hello, We are looking for a winter cover for our Beneteau 285 First. Does anyone have any suggestio
Found the Guy Who Built My Cat-27 caguy at 8:54am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2121 While at the ramp last Sunday I had a chance to meet an old timer who used to work for Catalina in W
Vang & Kicker wufibugs at 8:21am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3307 I currently have a soft vang. Am getting ready to install a boom kicker to replace the topping lift
Tempest keel plate Tim Adams at 8:19am 11.07.12 Day Sailers 0/843 I've just bought a 1969 Tempest, and find that the plate through which the keel bolts go to fasten t
cabin fabric rudym at 6:38am 11.07.12 S2 11/3534 recently purchased a S2 9.2C, generally in good condition except the fabric liner in the cabin is ba
Boom Vang question Harleyreef at 5:33am 11.07.12 Catalina 22 24/4457 Hi, I just received a new boom vang, non-rigid set up from Garhauer and was wondering if it is bette
Whisker Pole for C320 john on haze at 9:06pm 11.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/6061 Hi, I'm a new Catalina owner and new to this forum so please forgive me if this question has been ra
How Do I Replace The Swing Keel Rope? (1) Britmick at 7:40pm 11.06.12 Smaller Boats 4/2867 I just bought a 1994 23.5 today ' would like to replace the swing keel rope over the winter. Can any
Gulf Islands Winter Sailing Lost Parent at 7:25pm 11.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1906 Anyone ever sailed the BC gulf islands in the winter ?

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Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off (1) THECUSCUS at 5:42am 06.02.22 Look like this one? The toggle switch is for panel illumination and panel lamp check. The red knob
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 5:35am 06.02.22 So I went to West Marine last night to get some PVC inflatable glue. Can $38 for a tube the size of
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 5:28am 06.02.22 @Scott T-Bird has a great start on an itinerary, but 3 thoughts: 1) averaging 5.5kts seems to be th
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? jssailem at 5:24am 06.02.22 Fixing the sail would be straight forward. Rather than opening the drum can you untie the stopper k
Beneteau 323 railing item DougM at 4:06am 06.02.22
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? kappykaplan at 4:02am 06.02.22 I would bring the sail back to sail loft and demand that they correct it. :plus:
Insurance Premiums kappykaplan at 3:42am 06.02.22 I'll let you know when the truck comes due in Aug (if I remember!). @jssailem , my vehicle premium
Being contacted Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 06.02.22 I use to be a well respected investigator on the east coast before coming a sailboat dealer. In f
Thru-Hull Stats nramsey at 11:17pm 06.01.22 The Trudesign composites are designed to last the life of the boat. My composite thru hulls will ne
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 10:31pm 06.01.22 Regarding my factory installed windlass, as in the photo above. I had about twenty+ feet of chain
Mercury 5hp Outboard Shifting / Starting Problem Slipin Away at 10:13pm 06.01.22 If they changed out the water pump impeller, they might not have aligned the two rods and coupling c
Beacon Near Point Grey jssailem at 9:27pm 06.01.22 Yellow is usually the initial point of reference for the channel into a harbor or harbour in Canada.
Single-handed docking jssailem at 9:14pm 06.01.22 Theoretically you could toss it over a dock cleat. This is not theory, it is fact. Only issue you
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Scott T-Bird at 8:36pm 06.01.22 It's a 2005. Trailering would definitely be easier and it's still in the cards, I'd just hate to mi
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 8:06pm 06.01.22 Never added thickener to gelcoat. Maybe a quick drying agent. Gelcoat is reatively thick. Just gelco
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 06.01.22 I've seen a few articles that suggest adding thickener such as 404 or 406 which sounds logical if th
O'Day 25 Head Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 06.01.22 Regardless of which route you go, I would highly recommend oderlos treatment solution. Thanks for re
Single-handed docking capta at 7:16pm 06.01.22 For me, even on freighters and tugs, it is all about spring lines. Spring lines, spring lines, sprin
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging ben solomon at 7:08pm 06.01.22 What I have done in the past is sail on one tack, i.e. port tack and then tightened the leward shrou
Cheap crib board source found! Hardhead at 6:57pm 06.01.22 As soon as I started reading, I was going to say -- "try old cutting boards". In my opinion it's

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