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Question for sailers sailerdaughter at 8:01am 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3432 My dad cannot physically sail right now and asked me to sell off some of his equipment. Since we are
Rudder Kraft Kick Up rudders (1) HakunaMatata at 7:42am 08.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1103 Where credit is due: to those who recommended the choice. I must say the rudder I bought last yea
Anchor rope -Length, size, type mjmercer19248 at 6:22am 08.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3519 Help!....Need anchor rope for the 37C. I'm told to get at least 100" of 5/8" stranded nylon. Any o
power batt? antonic47 at 6:01am 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2509 I have a mac25. I need to wire the running lights and would very much enjoy interior lights and soun
hunter 28.5 traveler car thetone at 12:52am 08.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1882 Does anyone have detailed isntructions on how to get the rutgerson traveler car off of the track on
Rutgerson Parts Jason Martz at 10:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1148 Does anyone know if there is a U.S. Distributor for Rutgerson parts?
Sequitur - We Have Bought a Sailing Sk�tsje Sequitur at 10:08pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1456
Mast cap Fredn56 at 9:46pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1513 Is there supposed to be a cap on the masthead, or is it open? Looking at a 1984 Mac 25' very clean.
Irish Olympic Sailing victorhoisington at 9:38pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 30/5397 Just thought you might like to see how the Irish are viewing the Olympic Sailing. http://www.thatv
Goiot wheel lock lock up islandrunner70 at 8:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2389 Bene Oceanis 370. The steering is a Goiot system but I am having the wheel lock/brake freeze up o
untrustworthy Rocna? capta at 7:53pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3578 I have been offered one of the bad serial number 88# Rocna anchors for a pittance. Is it necessarily
Overheating The chief at 7:34pm 08.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1279 My 89 Cat 30 has been running hot. I have owned the boat for 9 years and it usually runs between 160
windex 10 or 15 e714753 at 6:40pm 08.08.12 Catalina 22 10/6807 Should I use a windex 10 or 15 for the catalina 22? Thanks Deltaville Va
holding tank access coach george at 6:21pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1448 How do I remove the access panel to the holding tank? Trying to tighten hose clamps and clean area
Change inboom shives Chkm8 at 6:06pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1180 Hi ... I would like to change frozen plastic shivs in the boom to something better with a bearing ..
Ghost of Lastchance cscott at 5:51pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/688 Ghost of Our 2007 26M Lastchance This was our first cruise of our new 2007 26M Lastchance. We towed
Salon Table Balance Spring Canoe at 5:36pm 08.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/997 In my H336 I have a salon table. It has a rope that leads to wheel in the top of the compression tu
Educate me, please! Plonk at 5:19pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2280
Solar panel and the arch subrock at 5:12pm 08.08.12 Big Boats 3/1598 I am in the process of putting a Kyocera solar panel above the bimini of my 2008 Hunter 36, which in
Mystery part (1) Ritdog at 5:10pm 08.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1602 Does anybody know what this is? Came off an Oday 25 - not attached to anything , just sitting on the

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Another anchor (rode) thread Captain Larry-DH at 7:25pm 02.24.23
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 02.24.23 With more than 100% improvement possible based on R Diesels calculations within the Carnot Cycle, f
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord (2) rgranger at 7:21pm 02.24.23 Small storage bins would be how I would go about it.
Another anchor (rode) thread Terry Cox at 7:18pm 02.24.23 Hi Mark. Have had for years 50' of chain and 150' of three strand, plus another set of the same for
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 6:36pm 02.24.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM m
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 5:51pm 02.24.23 Hey, I Also thought about that. but no other serious. thanks for replying
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 5:49pm 02.24.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 seadaddler at 5:49pm 02.24.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. I purchased
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners dlochner at 5:33pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Kings Gambit at 5:27pm 02.24.23 You can usually find lots of Schaefer fiddle blocks and assorted hardware around in marine chandleri
Another anchor (rode) thread dlochner at 5:22pm 02.24.23 Read the manual for the windlass. Some windlasses advise against 8 plait. If the windlass has a caps
Oday 23-2 mast lights (2) twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 02.24.23 Not sure if the light configuration and units for a 23-2 has the same as my 30, but I changed out a
Another anchor (rode) thread Kings Gambit at 5:03pm 02.24.23
Where to look for Replacement Trailers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 02.24.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:02pm 02.24.23 Access cut and clean with a mechanical wire brush. starting to bond it back with Epoxy and thickener
Another anchor (rode) thread jssailem at 2:59pm 02.24.23 Mark. I have 105' of chain and 250' 8 plaitt nylon rode. The 8plaitt was selected based on the smoot
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 2:49pm 02.24.23 This is what can happen when a boater plugs in his AP route, turns on his engine then relies on the
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 2:39pm 02.24.23 r the officer's safety, but not to the point that he wears his mask correctly. -Will
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) JamesG161 at 2:37pm 02.24.23 Simply put in a flow diagram. Thermo-Dynamics used daily. Patting my Adiabatic fat tummy. :facep
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 2:31pm 02.24.23 I would if I could...:biggrin:

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