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Swing Keel Photos rgranger at 1:31pm 12.19.12 Trailer Sailors 23/16547 Now that it is winter (for most of us) thoughts turn to our maintenance lists and mine includes drop
garmin radar redhead78 at 1:09pm 12.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1473 Merry Christmas, anyone have any exp with garmin 740s plotter wf sonar and radar. I am looking at th
Walberg Creek Entrance Survey Roger Long at 1:01pm 12.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1754 When coming across Saint Catherines Sound in a stiff breeze as I did yesterday, it's tempting to cut
Spreader width abyssal at 12:56pm 12.19.12 Catalina 310 11/5504 I need to replace my spreader boots and do not know the width of the upper and lower spreaders. Doe
Looking for info about my new Oday (7) JJG jr at 12:20pm 12.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2382 Hello, I recently bought an Oday. I am told by the sales slip that it is a 1972 but it doesn't en
26 manual rgranger at 11:46am 12.19.12 Balboa 9/7854 I just purchased a Balboa 26 and was hoping to find a manual. Does anyone have a PDF or a link? Th
Planning Bahams trip..info needed Bonzai at 11:20am 12.19.12 Destinations 7/8357 As I have previously posted I hope to be able to head for Bahamas after mid-January sometime. What
Fresh Water Tank Gauge Sender garymckin at 10:45am 12.19.12 Big Boats 4/1965 I have a Hunter 376 Fresh Water Sender that has failed, and on access hole. Does anyone have the mes
Genoa Sheet Block Location maisso at 10:45am 12.19.12 S2 5/2214 In a typical set-up for a 9.2A with a 150% Genoa (stock s2 sail) where along the toe rail should thi
Maxwell 800 Anchor Windlass Manual smokey73 at 10:13am 12.19.12 Ask All Sailors 8/16149 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Maxwell 800 Anchor Windlass (horizontal with a rope capstan and cha
Bene 321 Stern growth (1) peoples1234 at 9:41am 12.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1381 The 321 sugar scoop is designed in such a way that the bottom lip rests in the water if the water ta
Genoa Sheet Track maisso at 9:38am 12.19.12 S2 2/1286 I have a 1983 S2 9.2A which I like very much. I have only one season under my belt and am looking f
Leaking at Chain Plate Penetrations Greg Olausen at 11:23pm 12.18.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/7436 I'm new to sailing, and this is my first boat. The information you have all shared has been priceles
Rear port lazarette paulj at 10:40pm 12.18.12 Catalina 310 7/3051 Someone came up with a new locking mechanism, for the port side lazarette..... I can not find the t
LPG Solenoid MickP at 8:58pm 12.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6244 The solenoid in my propane system is not working. I know this because i have removed the solenoid fr
Shelf below cockpit sole EdWard3 at 8:47pm 12.18.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1617 Has anyone replaced the plywood shelf below the cockpit sole on a 1980 Hunter 30? My shelf currentl
Remove cabin sole boards on 1990 era Hunter 30g PAC3142 at 8:32pm 12.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2159 Hi, I'd like to do this this winter to varnish them, but the boards go under the galley and dinette
pearson 32-rudder movement douglas rogers at 6:33pm 12.18.12 Pearson 2/3482 My rudder on Pearson 32 wiggles a bit. I believe it is where the post enters the rudder because whe
Diesel Question thaeni at 5:27pm 12.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1960 I have been told that a Diesel engine likes to be run hard and that running at lower RPM's is not go
Commissioning at dealership GreggL at 4:18pm 12.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4403 It seems pretty straightforward to me; get the boat ready, mast stepped, stuff inspected, etc... Bu

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New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina (1) TAJ at 2:16pm 04.07.23 Thanks for repling. As per pic. Its 1.5 meters from the main and 1 meter from the top of the mast. I
Damper plate? Waybad at 2:12pm 04.07.23 I put in a R&D from PYI they have three styles available they use a solid polyurethane center. It he
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains CrispyCringle at 1:46pm 04.07.23 If you need the hooks for the curtains, Sailrite sells those kinds of fittings that will work on mos
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains Crazy Dave Condon at 1:34pm 04.07.23 @patbratton I thought you were referring to window curtains. Yes there were privacy curtains on yo
Troubleshooting wind display (1) Ward H at 1:16pm 04.07.23 Here is a pdf on testing an iTC5 and wind transducer. Pretty sure the test points for the iTC5 would
Lee cloths Waybad at 1:15pm 04.07.23 FastOlson, Thanks for your input. I found a article about using Phifertex from about 20 years ago. I
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 1:10pm 04.07.23 Pedant!!..... :) ;) Great Lake sailor. :) :beer:
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 1:07pm 04.07.23 ... The decored furling lines I have seen have been over sized, around ?". This allows for a better
Head Floor Non Skid thinwater at 12:46pm 04.07.23 Or you could build a cedar grate that is level. It might be more plesant and standing on a slope.
Weather for Masters looks terrific. ggrizzard at 12:30pm 04.07.23 Today nice... Tomorrow and Sunday :poop:ty
Long distance boat ownership Hollyberry at 12:05pm 04.07.23 Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no Great Lakes. :cowbell::stir: Pedant!
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 11:53am 04.07.23 No where in the article does he say to isolate the anode from the metal it is intended to protect..
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 11:47am 04.07.23 Yes. Colorado has a few Great Lakes. Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 11:45am 04.07.23 Sure. For instance- the author recommends electrically isolating the anode's fasteners from both th
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 11:43am 04.07.23 My opinion is....... wait. You are just going through the excitement phase of this decision you tw
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 11:23am 04.07.23 It would helpful if you could specify the bad information and provide references to support your cl
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 11:10am 04.07.23 Boy, there is some bad information in that article It would helpful if you could specify the bad
Long distance boat ownership BigEasy at 11:02am 04.07.23
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:57am 04.07.23 B+ is only connected to the + side of the rectifier there is no connection to the stator.While the
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 10:57am 04.07.23 Absolutely NO!!!!! https://marinehowto.com/anode-installation-best-practices Boy, there is some

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