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Capri or older catalina 25-27' wing keel trailerable? Chief RA at 8:22pm 11.26.12 Smaller Boats 7/13208 long time trailer sailor. going back to sailing after 8 yrs w/ 2004 Seaswirl 2101 ocean fishing boa
backing plates teacher63 at 7:01pm 11.26.12 Smaller Boats 3/1718 A week or so I posted looking for info on backing plates. Those the weighed told me not to do what
Westerbeke Ten-2 cbourne200 at 6:22pm 11.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1627 My 'new to me' 1987 Oday 272 has a Westerbeke Ten-2 diesel. Until last weekend, I've had plenty of
Battery shelf Bob Paxton at 6:03pm 11.26.12 Big Boats 5/1674 Just purchased used 35.5 Discovered the batteries are about to fall into bottom of locker. Looks as
Catalina 30 windows and deck (4) Lost Parent at 3:53pm 11.26.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2167 Before and after
Electrical issue Stephen K at 3:07pm 11.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2758 I have a peculiar issue on the DC side. My fresh water pump and Autohelm are on separate switches, b
Are the masts for a 26S and 26D the same? dawg2 at 1:04pm 11.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2039 I have a company quoting a mast for my 26D. He says people with a 26C always order a DM-6 extrusion
Owners manual 1986 Hunter 34 JR-N-JONI at 12:50pm 11.26.12 Big Boats 8/2827 Does anyone out there have a PDF owners manual for a 1986 Hunter 34? New member in the family and lo
Looking for new outboard kpgraci at 12:27pm 11.26.12 Ask All Sailors 23/5514 The 1972 Mercury 7.5 two stoke I have now runs fine, but its a 15 inch shaft and it has a broken thr
Sails: Cruising/Racing Hunter 40.5 SVPardonMyFrench at 12:12pm 11.26.12 Big Boats 7/2277 I'd like to seek your advice on sails, most particularly from fellow 40.5 owners. While the 40.5 i
And Now for a Little Teleevision (5) Allan12210 at 11:53am 11.26.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2105 Remember when Grady said that on Sanford and Son? I wanted to install a combination TV/Monitor/DV
H34 minor issues splax at 11:20am 11.26.12 Big Boats 132/21964 Hello:) I have some issues with my boat and would like some advice. _engine fuel filter replacement
New stuffing box is running hot or drips heavily Jared1048 at 10:59am 11.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/3133 So I recently replaced my stuffing box and packing. When i have it tightened to only allow a drip or
Spinnaker rig for sj23 j24 racing at 10:20am 11.26.12 San Juan Sailboats 1/6267 Anyone have their 23 set up with spin gear? I don't know if I have the ability on my rig, but looki
18.5 rigging questions (2) lbsailor at 10:10am 11.26.12 Smaller Boats 4/1806 We are doing a dry rigging of our Hunter 18.5 before we take it out this weekend and have a few ques
Spectacular Morning Roger Long at 9:39am 11.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2458 I can't remember the last morning I woke up anchored in a place where I can't see a single house. Pe
Asymmetrical spinnaker on 192/222? Brian S at 9:18am 11.26.12 Day Sailers 19/5228 Are any of you guys flying an asym on your 192 or 222? My boat (192) had a spinnaker, but I didn'
GPSMAP 78s Bonzai at 8:42am 11.26.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1782 The Admiral gave me early Christmas present. It is my first handheld GPS and I was wondering if anyo
Bunk Slides merlinuxo at 8:26am 11.26.12 Trailer Sailors 11/7582 These look like they would take some work out of launching and retrieving a trailerable. http://www.
AGM batteries CCHer at 7:51am 11.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2951 For those 12 volt battery experts out there....I recently purchased a B37 with fairly new AGM batter

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ATN mast climber tip please. Ken13559 at 8:46pm 04.02.23 I saw the video from Top Climber and thought that was a great tools to have onboard. It was really v
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis walt at 8:32pm 04.02.23 . Cool subject.. I worked in Nuclear and Space radiation effects from around 1980 to 1990 dealing
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Rjm st.petersburg at 8:20pm 04.02.23 Try rope.com they have a large variety and some knowledgeable people.
HBW50 Hurth SycloneDriver at 8:14pm 04.02.23 It almost looks like the input shaft seal is missing.
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 7:50pm 04.02.23 There will be a CO2 You want a CO ( carbon monoxide) alarm. We had an interesting trip in 2019 (ou
HBW50 Hurth (4) dlochner at 7:43pm 04.02.23 Close up photos would be helpful. On a Yanmar, the transmission is attached to a bell housing or a
Goosneck to Boom dlochner at 7:22pm 04.02.23 Im not sure yet if im going to utilize the roller reefing potential of the gooseneck or not. Not
Kanzaki trans problems please help dlochner at 7:19pm 04.02.23 flange to the trans Possible issues: Stripped bolt or nut: Replace them. Add a split lock washe
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:14pm 04.02.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank.
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 7:10pm 04.02.23 Which boat??? Mine ;) It's a Belliure 41. dj
Kanzaki trans problems please help (1) Calif. Ted at 7:00pm 04.02.23 I believe mine are safety wired if it's the bolts from flange to shaft, similar to that seen below?
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 6:37pm 04.02.23 I got mine from Defender. I found it on sale, but I didn't order it on time. About a month later i
Goosneck to Boom Redwood707 at 6:36pm 04.02.23 Okay, thank you all for your input. I think im going to drill a hole all the way through and place a
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 patbratton at 6:33pm 04.02.23 This is the link to Sandy Grant's review: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?task=revie
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 6:25pm 04.02.23 Be sure to vent the generator and have functioning CO alarms on the boat. I carry 2 of them. I one
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please PaulK at 5:47pm 04.02.23 Hamilton has some good deals in their sale bin, but Defender's price for 12mm Endurabraid was substa
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Gene Neill at 5:34pm 04.02.23 It's a beautiful sound when you've been waiting ages for some wind, I'll say that much for it. :thu
HBW50 Hurth Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 04.02.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fro
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair jssailem at 5:31pm 04.02.23 George.. That looks like a stanchion with a single bolt that runs down through the gunnel. You could
Kanzaki trans problems please help jssailem at 5:23pm 04.02.23 Hi Valerlo. Post a picture of the problem. It might give us some clues as to how to help you. On t

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