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any ideas for a moonraker 26 Ryder and clets moonraker 26 at 1:11am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1452 I am the an owner of a moonraker 26 an I have a very short rudder so I can't point highenough for r
Replacing and inboard with an outboard Lazysailer at 1:08am 01.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/10548 Hi All, I'm new to this forum and sailing and have had some bad luck with my inboard 8.5hp yanmar
More buyers than sellers? obsailor at 7:58pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3314 I lost my boat in Sandy and have been looking in the NY/Conn/RI area for a replacement and found sel
Post compression help hummingbirdbassist at 7:06pm 01.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10745 Any one in the severna park area of md( near Annapolis) got any free time and know how on fixing a m
Elec plug slowdog at 6:50pm 01.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1839 What kind of plug do you use to hook up a elec start outboard to the battery so that you can remove
New 322 owner with some some questions.. Second Wind at 6:42pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 6/1869 Some of these might sound silly, but I hope to get your help- 1) in the head is a storage box of so
Meet SBO: Dave (3) Phil Herring at 6:31pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2691 Dave's sailing experience began at age 11 at camp Nor'wester in the San Juan Islands, sailing Corona
Stanchions gfrazzle at 6:00pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 0/744 Anybody know offhand the diameter of the stanchions on a 41DS? I need to order a bracket and I am aw
Blasting the hull with walnut shells McZube at 5:34pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/6845 My boat is a Hunter 31 with an 11' beam. Any idea how many hours it will take to blast the bottom u
Great collection of manuals merlinuxo at 5:15pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1349 I don't know who put this together but he or she did all of us a great service. http://www.fujiyacht
The Log of the Record Run (1) Roger Long at 5:13pm 01.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/8191 I think that title is already taken for a poem or song about the Schooner Ernestina but I sure feel
Marinium Fuel, Water and Holding Tank Caps (2) Euphoria2011 at 4:28pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1473 Hello, I have 3 deck ports that say Marinium on them and I was thinking I might look into getting ne
End Slip? unclemoey at 4:08pm 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1664 Hello, the harbor has offered me an end slip for my father's 42' sailboat. I don't have too much of
RN300 gps raymarine (2) Navicula at 3:45pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 3/4374 I have this RN 300 Raymarine GPS that I want to use with my standard Horizion VHF with AIS.........a
Reliance on modern technology kpgraci at 3:04pm 01.13.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3242 I found this interesting when compared to our modern reliance on gps. In "Sailing alone around the
Water Heater replacement (1) bobmorning at 1:32pm 01.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/2051 Just pulled the original water heater out of our 1985 Hunter 31. Attached is a photo. It appears
Fishing for Newbies merlinuxo at 12:26pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1876 Took a neighbor out for a couple hours today. He's late forties and never been sailing but wanted to
1976 Oday 25 cabin leaking. seabrooksailor at 12:09pm 01.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3977 Hello all, I noticed last week that my cabin roof was letting in quite a bit of water, it has never
correct prop size Mikey in Westbygodseattle at 11:28am 01.13.13 Catalina 30 21/14003 looking to replace the 2 blade prop on a Catalina 30 with a 3 blade. The boat is an 1988, Universal
Hatch Covers Eric3626 at 10:53am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2949 Any suggestions where I can obtain hatch covers for outside of opening hatches on my Beneteau 473?

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New Running Rigging for a C310 Siamese at 2:24pm 03.28.23 You are right to not trust the Catalina figures. Two years ago, I replaced all the running rigging
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (1) rgranger at 2:21pm 03.28.23 You will want to save and reuse this end cap... move the two machine screws seen on either side and
Asbestos? (1) rgranger at 2:13pm 03.28.23 I would do more than just wet it before I disturb it (BTW-one of my job roles is to serve as the che
Hunter 240 Running Rigging Dave Groshong at 1:37pm 03.28.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?m
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dmax at 11:59am 03.28.23 Common floor wax stripper removes it - I've done it, it's not that bad. Overall, much less work than
I am Knot going aloft today (1) h2o_snow at 11:50am 03.28.23
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast FastOlson at 11:43am 03.28.23 I have done deliveries up n down the Washington coast for several decades. Most skippers want to get
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Terry Cox at 11:19am 03.28.23 There is a suitable marina in Gray's Harbor, about 9 hours from Astoria. Consider Willapa Bay as a
Pipe threads sesmith at 10:28am 03.28.23 When it comes to pipe thread fittings I've always found that teflon tape usually works great on new
Pipe threads (1) JoeWhite at 10:24am 03.28.23 214099 Assuming your threads match, I wrap 8 turns of pipe tape then wipe the above paste on both su
Pipe threads NYSail at 10:20am 03.28.23 Yes... fittings are the same. Not over tightened. Saw a video where the guy uses Teflon tape putting
Water Tank Material WasabiRush at 10:02am 03.28.23 I'm asking because my vent hose nipple is cracked and leaks. As I've been researching solutions, I'v
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? nramsey at 9:50am 03.28.23 There are two aspects of fit to consider. On is the depth of the anchor locker and the second is wh
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 Hollyberry at 9:31am 03.28.23 Don't you just hate it when someone asks a question and then never responds to answers or suggestion
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 9:18am 03.28.23 Thanks -- very clear! I see you put both MPPT controllers under the port settee -- I read that cont
MPPT controller location dhandzy at 9:10am 03.28.23
Pipe threads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09am 03.28.23 Good point! Also...be careful NOT to OVER-tighten fittings in an attempt to prevent or stop a leak
Is rigging tape evil? kappykaplan at 9:05am 03.28.23 The tape is often open at the top and bottom so air can flow freely. :plus:
Is rigging tape evil? dlochner at 9:02am 03.28.23 Interesting question. It depends on how and where it is applied. The most common use is to wrap turn
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Scott T-Bird at 8:58am 03.28.23 Stu really put together a good read for his trip! I think I'll read it again! :cool:

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