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222 Loose Backstay Wooden Shoe at 11:28am 10.05.12 Day Sailers 24/7250 I've just acquired a 222 and the backstay has very noticeable slack (about 4" side to side). The tur
Seafarer 38 Hatch gasket replacement llavicka at 10:00am 10.05.12 Seafarer 1/1980 I'm doing maintenance to my Seafarer 38 to better market it. The deck opening Aluminum Hatches have
Waste Holding Tank 1983 Hunter 31 jvidal01 at 9:25am 10.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/7008 Does anyone know if the 1983 waste holding tank is removable? In my v-berth where the macerator is,
Anchor Riding Sail Webone at 8:49am 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 25/8346 After one of those frantic "at dusk" (boat rode all day without incident) #@$% the ^%$# anchor broke
Electric Winch. Capt Strapfoots at 7:41am 10.05.12 Balboa 0/1218 Has anyone put an electric winch in there Balboa for the swing keel.
Will Mariner roller furler fit19 weekender? oliversdad at 6:57am 10.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1073 Anyone know if a roller furler and jib from a 19'Mariner will fit my 19 weekender without much troub
Alarms Navicula at 5:55am 10.05.12 Big Boats 8/1489 I have just installed a high water bildge alarm and a propane sniffer alarm in the bildge area......
Trailer rust fokker416 at 5:50am 10.05.12 Trailer Sailors 4/2021 I'm getting some rust on my galvanized trailer. What is the best way to fix it? Can I just grind i
Annapolis Sailboat Show rbmcintire at 4:18am 10.05.12 Catalina 30 4/1405 Anybody going today (Friday)?
refinish your countertops/laminate easy ;) warain at 11:01pm 10.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/7536 thought I'd share, I recently refinished our 84' 30' catalina counters in the galley. I cost only $2
Howdy Balboa Owners balboa20#6 at 9:59pm 10.04.12 Balboa 3/3009 I am now the proud owner of hull number 6 of the Balboa 20 series Going thru the sail bag I also fo
First time cruiser arlen1919 at 9:03pm 10.04.12 Trailer Sailors 17/5244 Hey all, I'm new here and really I was wondering what you guys think is the best trailer sailer crui
Triple Bladed Prop? primetime at 8:02pm 10.04.12 Catalina 30 12/2340 Hi all- This was my first season with my "new" 1980 Catalina 30 tall rig. I'm really enjoying it an
genoa jib 19jib39 at 7:20pm 10.04.12 Catalina 22 5/1266 what is you sailors opinion just using jib ,i tried it yesterday in 5 to 10 mph,i was suprised ,it w
1974 Irwin 25' Modifications mwadkins at 7:12pm 10.04.12 Irwin 10/7173 We love our little boat. However there are only 3 of us and would like to utilize the unused space a
Fish type anodes Kordie at 5:28pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 27/3905 So I am thinking of making my own after replacing my anode on the prop after less than 6 months use.
Lake Superior North Shore vs. Lake Huron's North Channel Birdman737 at 4:47pm 10.04.12 Destinations 13/8954 Anyone want to share their experiences sailing both Lake Superior (especially the Canadian shore) AN
Woops...... Charging NYSail at 4:30pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1725 So tonight I messed up.... maybe? I have a Xantrex True Charge 40 charging system while at dock, a
Whats new in knot/apparent wind meter ? BayMan at 3:56pm 10.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1808 My apparent wind meter is way off. Makes me suspect the wind speed also. I have to get up there and
1981 H27 Topping lift/uphaul weirdness SamNelson at 3:12pm 10.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2065 ..still working on making this boat mine, and I need to understand something about a weird thing tha

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Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Tally Ho at 4:14pm 05.25.22 Shipping container prices have skyrocketed in the last 6 months or so. So it might be more costly t
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Rocky Coast at 3:59pm 05.25.22 Hi Stu 1) Water heater is plumbed with a bypass, either through water heater or with open valve clo
Dad, can I borrow the car? Tally Ho at 3:58pm 05.25.22 Seems appropriate for a Funny Friday entry
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training BigEasy at 3:55pm 05.25.22 Crossed the bar several years ago aboard a cruise ship. In and out, conditions were fairly calm. I
Anyone know what this is? Will Gilmore at 3:46pm 05.25.22 @jssailem i was trying to be polite by saying scrap but was thinking bunch of crap Scrap, crap, ca
Power cord conversion to 12V Scott T-Bird at 3:42pm 05.25.22 Just looking at that DC to DC converter now ... looks like a good option. It's almost as expensive
Power cord conversion to 12V Scott T-Bird at 3:31pm 05.25.22 Not sure I understand how a fuse will do anything. Fuse breaks based on higher amps, right? How wo
Power cord conversion to 12V Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.25.22 Are you saying the power board on the TV inputs 12 VAC? no
Life Jacket recommendations Kings Gambit at 3:24pm 05.25.22 Agree with the comments and brand recommendations above, and I wear a Mustang HIT with harness. To
Boat speed gauge or sending unit? Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 05.25.22
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! rgranger at 3:14pm 05.25.22 A paddle and a good boat hook are two other essential tools.
Starwind 19 project boat kappykaplan at 3:12pm 05.25.22 She looks good on the water She does! :beer:
Starwind 19 project boat (2) SailingLoto at 3:11pm 05.25.22 She looks good on the water
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! (1) SailingLoto at 3:08pm 05.25.22 I have a similar boat, starwind 19. Just redone, but you know... scratches happen. My approach i
Power cord conversion to 12V dlochner at 2:58pm 05.25.22 Opps, I meant fuse. Thanks for catching the booboo. We all make them. Any post I make with math i
Power cord conversion to 12V JoeWhite at 2:53pm 05.25.22 If the input for the TV is 12 v and the output from the panel is 12 v why the resistor? Opps, I me
Intake Silencer jviss at 2:51pm 05.25.22 Read this through with the usual cautions about forums. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f54/c
Life Jacket recommendations Jacktar at 2:36pm 05.25.22 All my lines are "jack" lines cause my name is Jack, ha ha
Power cord conversion to 12V Maine Sail at 2:32pm 05.25.22 Be careful some TV's routers etc. have a very narrow voltage tolerance window. Meaning they will han
Intake Silencer Ralph Johnstone at 2:29pm 05.25.22 Read this through with the usual cautions about forums. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f54/co

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