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West Coast to Hawaii Islescape at 11:25am 03.13.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/19117 Does anyone know when the PAC Ralley starts and location of the start? San Francisco? Is anyone from
Crack around mast base? (2) jaj63207 at 11:18am 03.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3250 I don't like the looks of this. Can anyone tell me what is under the crack and what I am looking at
more on uncontrollable urge dlewis812 at 11:18am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1251 http://sailinganarchy.com/2013/03/13/dig-deep
Bend in Mast tgrass462 at 10:29am 03.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1168 I have a slight bow in my mast (Hunter 260) - towards the stern. I've been wondering if it is becau
Old or new outboard autocad at 8:30am 03.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3318
A little history (1) cb32863 at 8:26am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1350 In response to seeing all these this guy just up and bought a boat and sails the world posts at var
Buff & Wax VS A Polymer polish dive7mmwet at 7:23am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 23/5850 Wax Or Poly Its been covered by some of the Gurus I see but old school, Its that time of year as we
Grey Water Tanks David B at 5:10am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/841 We have a 2012 Oceanis 50, and are wanting to fit grey water tank(s) as this seems to be a growing r
ground stevieb at 4:38am 03.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1108 I'm restoring an old 24 foot pocket cruiser that sleeps 4. I'm told that to get good ground, the bat
Self furling or folding Benjamin Disralei at 4:27am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1509 Hi fellow Beneteau owners, in relation to a 361, 2002 french built with 30HP Volvo Penta drive, what
Need Mast for '84 Hunter 34, Kenyon 4873 46' captaincoconut at 4:14am 03.13.13 Parts Search 4/3122 Mast broke during huricane Sandy, need a suitable replacement. Kenyon B'R rig 46' tall, double swept
reefing lines sushiloco at 12:45am 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1077 I have a 1988 432. When I bought the boat the owner decided to remove the reefing lines. I was just
Solar Wire dspurgeon at 9:57pm 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1554 Solar Wire: I have a quandary involving the wire used to wire my solar panels. I did hours of rese
Engine clean jorgefife at 9:23pm 03.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1898 Back again! Read the other day an article about having a clean engine, and I thought I should do the
Jib luff length and or forstay length finding41 at 8:34pm 03.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1610 Does anyone know the Jib luff length and or forstay length on the Mac 26D/S? I can't seem to find th
Lewmar port light screens PORKCHOP at 8:30pm 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1170 My (somewhat new to me) H33.5 needs new Lewmar Port Light (old style) screens. These are the ones Le
Top 3 Casco Bay Spots JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:11pm 03.12.13 Destinations 10/5200 Hello All, We are planning on doing our first bit of Maine cruising this summer. Specifically, th
Almost Ready (1) rgranger at 6:50pm 03.12.13 Trailer Sailors 63/16333 Almost Ready - Pivot Pin Removed The P.O. glassed over the pivot pin so I need to get out my chisel
Access plates to Fiberglass tanks (1) BobT at 6:46pm 03.12.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1267 The new Old Boat has glassed in tanks for fuel ' water. (It's a 1979 Gulfstar 37) Physically clean
winches teacher63 at 6:38pm 03.12.13 Smaller Boats 10/1608 I am adding a winch to my Hunter 23 for the main halyard. I am leaving the one on the mast. What s

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Install wash down pump? Terry Cox at 12:57pm 04.09.23 My wash down system consists of a two gallon bucket with a four foot lanyard. Simple and works great
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 12:54pm 04.09.23
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Hayden Watson at 12:41pm 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Ass
Install wash down pump? dlochner at 12:39pm 04.09.23 My wash down pump is tied to the windlass. Be sure to add a fuse at the windlass connection instead
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 12:37pm 04.09.23 Couple of years ago I took this whole rudder head access fitting (looks like the same part, or very
Posting Guidelines Will Gilmore at 12:31pm 04.09.23 Nice videos. Sorry to read about the flat. I've only recently noticed ads on YouTube. The annoyin
Thread maintenance on my sailboat FastOlson at 12:22pm 04.09.23 My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I found the emergency tiller for it
Install wash down pump? Sailgunner at 12:14pm 04.09.23 I guess you could tie into the windless. I ran a separate line with a new breaker. FYI, the coil h
Posting Guidelines dlochner at 11:56am 04.09.23
Posting Guidelines Tally Ho at 11:52am 04.09.23
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 (2) patbratton at 11:49am 04.09.23 The tanks arrived. They are well made but there is no fitting to plug the openings. I understand tha
Zinc on strut? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 04.09.23
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 10:08am 04.09.23 A simpler method, since splicing DB to Dyneema is complex, is to just pull a polyester cover over t
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 10:03am 04.09.23 If the strut is in the bonding system, it is indeed connected to the shaft through the bonding syst
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 10:01am 04.09.23 The point is that the strut is not in direct electrical contact with the shaft and that the shaft a
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 9:59am 04.09.23 Not all struts are electrically isolated. Some are connected to the bonding system. The point is
Its funny Friday! smokey73 at 9:55am 04.09.23 A senior citizen drove his brand new Mercedes convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 9:55am 04.09.23 Seriously? The shaft is isolated from the strut by the cutless bearing :facepalm: Not all struts
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 9:52am 04.09.23
Zinc on strut? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:49am 04.09.23 As the strut is electrically isolated from the shaft, anodes on the shaft do not protect it. If the

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