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Rodkicker boom mount adjustment (1) jdrutten at 5:40pm 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1106
Boats Designs and Docs ConceptKreator at 1:55pm 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/517
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped (9) coreyjohnson99 at 11:19am 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 7/841 While sailing our 1979 Newport 28 and 115% genoa, the bolt inside of the furling drum snapped. Some
Oceanis 281 bearing Xstream at 10:04am 08.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/577 Took out the cutlass bearing on the 281. Putting the new one in I got it all the way in except for
Adding solar and a BIG inverter (1) jonelli at 9:58am 08.06.22 Catalina 30 15/1824 So, I got a nice 100W flexible solar panel with a controller box, and I also got a 1500 Pure Sine Wa
What are these for? (2) Jamesiv1 at 8:45am 08.06.22 Catalina 22 5/733 208038
Ultimate Solar/Davit System with 1340 watts, storage, floating dock, built in shower. (10) Jonkistemaker at 7:14am 08.06.22 Big Boats 2/1197 Hi there, I am new to the forum but wanted to share our recent davit project with you all. We added
Shore pwr plugs DeniseO30 at 6:58am 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 33/3894 Well my OEM marinco plug end (female) which was quite new has cooked where it plugs into the boat s
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade gmiller131 at 6:17am 08.06.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1248 Hi all, I have a 2004 Catalina 387 that has a 40 inch diameter Edson Destroyer steering wheel. I wa
Nonskid Jimm at 5:57am 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 9/906 '89 Hunter 33.5 --- want to refresh and paint to offset from white deck --- looking for suggestions
Islander Bahama 30 Gear Shifter Cable Replacement Boatjoc at 9:23pm 08.05.22 Islander 1/1042 Hi Mates! The gear shift cable on my Islander 30 is very old and way too long so there are twists a
Nonsuch 22 outboard size adrift at 3:11pm 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 8/959 My wife and I are new to this boat. What is the minimum size I can use? I'd prefer lighter which of
Hood Furler - 40.5 MetricMountie at 2:51pm 08.05.22 Big Boats 7/1096 Can anyone tell me what model of Hood Seafurl the 1995 - 40.5 has installed, Model 700/800/900 SL?
Time for my 2006 Hunter 25 to go to a new home JeffC21331 at 1:21pm 08.05.22 Smaller Boats 7/893 Hello everyone, I've not posted here in a while. I've been a long time Hunter 25 owner. I bought
Torqueedo vs. EPropulsion Scott T-Bird at 12:14pm 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 6/4050 Considering one or the other for dinghy.
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring Monterey385 at 9:56am 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2202 On a recent trip we had an incredibly hot night on a mooring in a harbor where boats were closely pa
Semco vs CETOL? MitchM at 9:25am 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2871
Interesting Article on Lift kloudie1 at 8:26am 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1259 Some more stuff on lift which we are all concerned with :) Theories Of Lift - Aviation Safety (aviat
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? Jamesiv1 at 7:37am 08.05.22 Catalina 22 27/1815 Just looking for some opinions on whether to keep my C22 in a slip, or keep it on the trailer. I don
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit Zencra at 4:07am 08.05.22 Big Boats 19/2040 so we've finished our install of the Candy Smart 5kg front loader and it's a perfect fit and fits th

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Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 2:01pm 12.17.24 Oh my... take your golf clubs. Pinehurst #2 #3 & #5 are true golf experiences. One day I would love
Barton Marine removable traveler (2) jssailem at 1:54pm 12.17.24 Greg. Perhaps the simplest way to look at this is to use a load calculation. Harken has one for the
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 1:47pm 12.17.24 Glancing through Ellobgen's pages on larger engine mounts, I can see that the idea of having the he
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) kloudie1 at 1:32pm 12.17.24 My original parts manual from 1984 shows 100 in front and 75 in the rear.. When I changed out the or
Another chainplate question dlochner at 1:27pm 12.17.24 To answer the important question, "is this an OK repair?" The answer is a resounding NO. The bulkh
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 12:55pm 12.17.24 This is an advantage. The end of the boom with reduced force puts less stress on the boom. Just n
Another chainplate question Tally Ho at 12:51pm 12.17.24
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 11:47am 12.17.24 My son and his family just moved into their brand new built house in a little village called Pinehur
Panting Rod, how tight? dlochner at 11:36am 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "
Panting Rod, how tight? FastOlson at 11:09am 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "t
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 Benny35 at 10:51am 12.17.24 Hi Marcos, If memory serves, for the boom end they used the same system as for the masthead, that i
Yanmar Engine mounts. Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 12.17.24 On the other hand, Ellobogen shows 2 pairs of mounts, 100 and 150, with the 150s on the port side a
Panting Rod, how tight? dlochner at 9:20am 12.17.24 Getting ready to re-install my panting rod sometime this week. . I know it should be tightened whi
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (1) RussC at 9:16am 12.17.24 Naaaaaa. who needs em? ;)
Panting Rod, how tight? jssailem at 9:07am 12.17.24 Never have I had to deal with a panting rod. This link on Cruisers Forum may be helpful. https://ww
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 8:16am 12.17.24 It changes the pressure. The pressure on the boom is a function of sail area and wind speed and it
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 8:09am 12.17.24 There is a lot going on with this msg. First the wiring.. Try to get wiring connections out of the
Barton Marine removable traveler jssailem at 8:04am 12.17.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 12.17.24 Tape vs goop. I have had more failures with tape than with goop, especially with any composite fit
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 7:50am 12.17.24 Len. I will make the request. So your in NC?

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