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portwindows gasket for 1968 Cal Cruising 46 edwmama at 7:48pm 07.16.12 Cal 1/2557 hi cal boat owners I have a 1968 Cal Cruising 46 bill lapworth My main saloon and forward Vberth
Mercuray 3.9 hp Mark Juetten at 7:30pm 07.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1402 'd appreciate any insights into this engine! THX
Just bought an O'day 26! (2) Fly_H23 at 7:11pm 07.16.12 Day Sailers 34/7396 After much haggling and assuring the Admiral she would indeed have stand up headroom (she about is 5
Whaaa! Ripped Sail! Marc Bergmueller at 7:11pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1279 During the last storm with 70 mph winds my jib came unfurled. We were in North Carolina putting and
Is this original (2) Bigjer40 at 7:04pm 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/964 1984 H27 and I am wondering if this is the original traveler set up??? It is really sticky and if I
What are these lines for??? (3) Bigjer40 at 6:48pm 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1625 Can someone tell me what these lines out of the starboard side of my mast are for? One goes to to th
H22 toerail LDM at 6:36pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 1/1057 The toe rail on our 1981 Hunter 22 was 'oxidized' with a white film covering the semi-gloss black. I
Freezer compression rod captron at 6:35pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1563 Anybody have any suggestions as to where I might begin to search for a new gas or is it a spring loa
Mercury 3.9 hp 2 stroke OB Mark Juetten at 6:14pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 1/1233 I have been given mercury 3.9 hp ob about 1968 , Does any one know how to stop engine. No kill sw
Selden vs Lewmar Goldfinger at 5:49pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 Had a quote from my local rigger to supply and install a traveler on my 33footer, mid boom setup.
Gas piston replacement for fridge lid captron at 4:12pm 07.16.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2687 Anyone have any idea where I might look for a source to find a replacement gas filled or is it sprin
Selden Endless Furling Line Nodak7 at 3:50pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4336 I searched the net for instructions on how to replace and splice the endless line on our Selden Main
Hatch panel cauking Richit at 2:48pm 07.16.12 Catalina 310 0/1058 Hi Everyone, I need to recauk the hatch panel on top of the dog house (the panel is attached to th
Jib Halyard on Oday 22 jberube85 at 2:15pm 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1584 I have a rope/wire jib halyard on my 1972 oday 22 that has seen its better days, do I need to stay w
Mouse Infestation Jda at 1:41pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 14/10925 After two years of sitting under a tarp in the north woods of Maine I found that mice (most likely d
Mystery portal in the bottom of my Ericson Therock at 1:32pm 07.16.12 Ericson 1/3166 I have been refurbishing my Ericson 25 CB. In the cabin on the floor on the threshold to the head
Installation of a Raymarine Autotiller (1) twodzusfittings at 12:59pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 17/3256 I purchased ST2000 Raymarine Autotiller. Installation went very easy, followed the instructions to e
Sunday Morning (1) Sail123 at 12:56pm 07.16.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/2735 Last Sunday Morning as we came back from sailing. Our Sugar Bee was in the first pew.
2 Sail/Rigging questions (1) jGo at 12:49pm 07.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2954 Hi all! I have 2 questions about my sails. 1. My main often gets hung up on the topping lift.
Replacement anchor roller on Hunter 35.5 stuart.hamer at 12:21pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 4/1944 My anchor roller (the part that spins) has totally worn through on my 94 Hunter 35.5 and needs repla

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Winter Cover Parsons at 6:00am 10.17.22 So here's a great learning for those storing on the hard - move all the heavy stuff on or off your b
Where is the Mac 25 cored? "Crackling" sound in the cabin benches? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:31am 10.17.22 This is a cutout from the deck, near the mast.
I bought it, now for the cribs... THECUSCUS at 5:26am 10.17.22 MacGregorsailors.com MacGregor Venture Classic Sailboats on Facebook
I bought it, now for the cribs... HeelBoy at 5:13am 10.17.22 I wouldn't lift there, that eye is backed by a piece of scrap wood and is probably rotten, which w
I bought it, now for the cribs... THECUSCUS at 5:09am 10.17.22 I wouldn't lift there, that eye is backed by a piece of scrap wood and is probably rotten, which wi
Where is the Mac 25 cored? "Crackling" sound in the cabin benches? THECUSCUS at 5:03am 10.17.22 There is plywood core in the top deck, basically where the non-skid is (the blue parts). There is n
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 4:55am 10.17.22 anyone have input.. Perhaps you could choose to be the guinea pig, buy the Italian brand , then le
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul kappykaplan at 4:36am 10.17.22 The company began as a division of the American company Raytheon, a manufacturer of defense systems,
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul dlochner at 4:07am 10.17.22 :huh: Raymarine was spun off from Raytheon. I believe the old Ray Jefferson brand was the consume
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul kappykaplan at 2:23am 10.17.22 Raytheon is the latest iteration of Raymarine. :huh: Raymarine was spun off from Raytheon.
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? VisionPNW at 10:23pm 10.16.22 Yes, the ones above were too big, the ones here are the right size, but I haven't got it actually r
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 10:00pm 10.16.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/aft-cabin-upgrade-pdf.48104 You can see similarities
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:58pm 10.16.22 Posting the latest upgrade I made on my 2002 passage 456 Discovery..we've been cruising full time s
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:53pm 10.16.22
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain jssailem at 9:53pm 10.16.22 No experience with Italian chain. Bought mine that was hot dipped galvanixed and specified as meetin
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:48pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens Ralph Great job I did the exact ash batons in my a
Passage 456 saloon upgrades jssailem at 9:45pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 9:39pm 10.16.22 Ralph I have the Mk2 version. I have had it apart in pieces. Complete rebuild. I have had a Mk1, the
Passage 456 saloon upgrades Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 10.16.22 Beautiful ! Care to share how you attached the battens to the hull ? Tnx.
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? (2) Hayden Watson at 8:20pm 10.16.22 I agree with @jssailem that LFR's are best for redirecting line and when there is not a lot of trave

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