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Sculling Ken Prichard at 5:35pm 08.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/9971 I notice helmsmen who constantly have the helm in motion, more so with tillers and more so as the ai
Do I Need A Solar Charge Controller ?? (2) Maine Sail at 5:14pm 08.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 21/13361 I get asked this question quite often and the answer is almost always a resounding, yes. There are
Reconfiguring main sail halyard hunter111 at 5:09pm 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 Has anyone reconfigured the main sail Halyard so that one can lift the main cell from the cockpit ar
Rebedding Stanchion (1) gpd955 at 4:56pm 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/2024 If anyone needs to do this, I did it today and chronicled it so others can use it. It's only one way
Raymarine wheelpilot assembly help needed jibes138 at 4:05pm 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1327 A friend had his wheelpilot fall apart where the two races and ball bearings and nylon ball separato
Icom Mic Wiring Diagram rpell46 at 4:02pm 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 4/5218 Hi everyone, My ICOM Commandmic II (157B) plug got crushed and I need to replace it completely, (don
Catalina 27 bilge leak (1) haynie5 at 3:55pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2320 I have water coming through the fiberglass in the bilge. Is it from a crack in the keel to hull joi
Stem Forestay Clevis Pin Size - 36Ft 1984 vela at 3:07pm 08.11.12 Big Boats 5/2243 Hello, hopefully somebody has info or can point me in the right direction for the dimensions of the
cockpit light Peter M at 2:39pm 08.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3260 Cant find replacement bulb for the cockpit light attached to the front of the pedestal steering colu
Heave to c_witch at 2:32pm 08.11.12 Trailer Sailors 18/7121 Hiee all, Okie dokie our boat is classified as an ultra light cruiser. I'm wondering how effectiv
Running Lights amblinmike@gmail.com at 1:15pm 08.11.12 Pearson 2/2019 Hi, I am the lucky owner of Hull #9, Pearson Wanderer 1966. Recently, my starboard running light ha
Pearson Resolute duke1946 at 12:28pm 08.11.12 Pearson 3/4330 My partner and I have just acquired a 1965 Peason Resolute. We are looking for any information avai
Furling Tension shanker at 11:44am 08.11.12 Smaller Boats 2/1373 I'm into my first sailing season and my roller furling, or forestay, seems to be a little sloppy. I
Beneteau First 30 Performance tthomas at 11:36am 08.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/10970 Does anyone know much about the new First 30. I have been looking at one but have heard rumours that
AHOY Capt'n, Hiring.. (1) Dragon Fly at 11:18am 08.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1047 Seeking experienced capt'n to co-pilot an Oday 28' from mid-coast maine,... to: 1. Either to the nor
best book for a novice sailor? AaronL at 11:02am 08.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3070 Just picked up my first sailboat last month and have a lot to learn. Any recommendations for learn
Now this is weird - Hope? Roger Long at 10:30am 08.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/4918 I just poured the first oil I pumped out of the sump into a clear container into the gallon jug wit
Problems with RuleMate Bilge pump Rule 750 syoun10 at 9:32am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/9935 After two years of use on my new Hunter 33, the Rule 750 bilge pump started a problem of turning on,
Cabin Deck Sag danpeace at 9:20am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2362 First of all, I have been spending months reading through old post trying to find the answer to my p
I did the Catalina factory tour (1) rpwillia at 8:45am 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/6791 After wanting to do it for several years I was down in Florida and took Wednesday off and drove over

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Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 tonyr at 7:58pm 02.05.23 Hi SailSK At end of last season I had this same problem and I fixed the broken spring. I found a
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? TimFromLI at 7:55pm 02.05.23 I have the wired version. I installed it in 2020, 2021 and again in 2022. I am on my third unit. Th
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 patbratton at 7:43pm 02.05.23 That is awesome! You can't have too much storage.
Mk III aft locker hatch question Joe at 7:26pm 02.05.23 Perhaps posting a picture of your issue might help, since it seems to be a new one. Looking at YouT
New autopilot chuckwayne at 7:02pm 02.05.23 my original st-4000 plus died after 20 years, looks like the head. I'm in the process of installing
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 02.05.23 Thanks for the explanation. I've never seen a Carvelle in the flesh before but the arrangement seem
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail tonyr at 6:46pm 02.05.23 Thanks John and Joe for your great feedback, ideas, and for pointing me to some examples which led m
bridge clearance question BigEasy at 6:25pm 02.05.23 The air draft of a Beneteau 343 is reported to be 49.33', not including VHF antenna and wind indicat
Re upholstery kbgunn at 5:22pm 02.05.23 +1 for ultra-leather. Sunrealla has some upholstery fabric which would be ok. Don't use the marine c
Punxsutawney All U Get at 4:35pm 02.05.23 :)
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? FastOlson at 4:11pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC (1) dkinzer at 3:57pm 02.05.23 My base is secure with bolts from above and go through a threaded aluminum plate embedded in the fi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.23 Our setup included everything: AWI, Depth, Boatspeed, True wind and Windspeed. We had it for about
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC jdrutten at 3:29pm 02.05.23 Wow! Exact same thing happened to me. I didn't even see that my gate stanchion was bent and the surv
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC dkinzer at 2:56pm 02.05.23 Yes. I've had it off as I had said. I suspect, however, that the nipple on the base is bent, too. If
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 kappykaplan at 2:46pm 02.05.23 Looks great! :beer:
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 2:19pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC JoeWhite at 2:06pm 02.05.23 I do not have this vessel, but just looking at your photo it appears that all you have to do to remo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 2:04pm 02.05.23 Sorry... Everything that wasn't spoken for went was taken by Seatow to be demolished on 1/27.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators Captain Larry-DH at 1:33pm 02.05.23 Not familiar with either, but took a quick glance - the phaser 6kw uses the Kubota Lugger engine at

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