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Just for fun... SVPardonMyFrench at 12:00am 07.02.12 Big Boats 17/2481 Here's a short video of this weekend on my newly acquired 40.5. Still work to do but she's getti
Brightwork sander Mark Maulden at 8:57pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1492 Bought a Bosch detail sander and started brightwork today. It has several different shapes of heads
h376 - h420 Potholders (2) xcyz at 8:44pm 07.01.12 Big Boats 6/1686 I recently purchased my 98 h376 and I believe it is equipped with a Seaward Princess 3-burner LPG st
Spreader Tips rpwillia at 8:40pm 07.01.12 Catalina 310 2/2010 Anyone replaced these? I have one missing and another is ripped and on its way out. On Catalina Dire
Wooden Spreader Help richardsorenson at 8:27pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1130 I am rigging a wooden mast and need help with wire wrapping the ends of the wooden spreaders. The w
Head replacement Slow Mo^cean at 7:40pm 07.01.12 Catalina 22 15/2340 Hey all, just acquired a 1984 C22. Interior was in great shape, exterior needs some love, but that'
Hmmmm...this should be interesting BobM at 7:32pm 07.01.12 S2 7/1861 My Wife and I are having 6 aboard for the 4th of July. Typically this is a long day involving a cas
Need a owner manual 1979 hunter 27 slowhandsailor at 7:03pm 07.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2357 I just got a H27 and am thrilled about the boat . I just need to know as much as I can about the sys
Be Careful out there!! Bad Obsession at 6:54pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1318 It is hot here in the mid-Atlantic. It is WAY too hot! Heat index temperatures are around 110. To
Drain for cabin floor in 26D dawg2 at 6:47pm 07.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4564 I was thinking about drilling a hole in the cabin floor so water in the cabin can drain to the bilge
Traveler confusion dsreichert at 6:43pm 07.01.12 Day Sailers 2/1290 Are new to sailing and just purchased a 1988 240. The mainsheet traveler only adjusts the mainsail w
oday traveler chuckhrbek at 6:32pm 07.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4539 ill try again. i want to move the traveler on my oday 28 from the cockpit before the companionway t
Custom work for 1988 302? jboffa5474 at 6:30pm 07.01.12 Bigger Boats 11/2688 I am in the process of buying a 1988 O'Day 302 and it has no bimini top and I figured before I go ou
Snubber or bridle when anchoring? jviss at 6:16pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2039 So, based on an argument in another thread, I thought I just put it out there, as a poll question, i
Masthead upgrade d00424 at 5:59pm 07.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1281 My 1974 Macgregor venture 17' catamaran masthead sheave needs to be replaced.The halyard for the ori
Ray Marine coopert at 3:44pm 07.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1020 Is it time to replace the former Ray marine chartplotters 245c since they are no longer supported f
Cock pit microphone coopert at 3:36pm 07.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1594 Rerplaing the cokpit external hard wired mic. How can I pul the existing vable through, it seem it m
breezy sailing bffatcat at 3:00pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1410 I went out sailing today in my newly restored vintage Pearson 26w my wife It was blowing about 20
&%@$#! boom bouncing around and sail fluttering. Kivalo at 2:40pm 07.01.12 Smaller Boats 7/1833 So I went for a sail today and I had the main reefed. On port tack, always and only on port tack, th*
Raw Water Pump Lady B at 2:34pm 07.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 One, I am far from being a mechanic. Two, I am learning real quick. Some bad person stole my raw wat

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yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 2:01pm 01.25.23 Does somebody knows where the solenoid that cuts the fuel to the yanmar is located? That is not y
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? HD74 at 2:01pm 01.25.23 Lol dam I can confuse anybody
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 1:57pm 01.25.23 Actually this Torqeedo Cruise is well reviewed and is equivalent to a 6 HP. My next pocket cruise
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option rgranger at 1:53pm 01.25.23 The only time I have ever had an in-mast furled main was on a chartered boat so I only have one week
What did he mean when he said this? Serenity on Hudson at 1:44pm 01.25.23 Love the wing on my Capri 22. Let me keep the boat at a cheap shallow water marina. May point up les
Below deck auto pilot (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:38pm 01.25.23 The boot looks like the perfect solution regardless of where it's mounted as long as the vertical mo
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Serenity on Hudson at 1:33pm 01.25.23 The French!
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? rgranger at 1:32pm 01.25.23 The forward one is the one that attaches the back of the sprit at the point that you want the forw
Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 1:23pm 01.25.23 Yea it is, I dont plan to move to LiFEPO4 but I wanted an electric outboard originally just not too
Yanmar engine console - yuck dmax at 1:14pm 01.25.23 You could sand it down to remove all the old paint, repair the crack (Kitty Hair would work) and rep
Below deck auto pilot kbgunn at 1:08pm 01.25.23 On a Hunter 38, the linear drive passes through the interior to the tiller arm under a deck plate in
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? HD74 at 12:58pm 01.25.23 The sprit attaches in the back to a type padeye. the sprit comes with 2 of these padeye. The forward
Mast cleat jssailem at 12:54pm 01.25.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horn
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:41pm 01.25.23 You know.... this rabbit hole is deeeeep! We could start talking about electric outboards, LiFePO4
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 12:40pm 01.25.23 One other possibility: a failed discharge impeller caused by running dry. That is one reason why I
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:39pm 01.25.23 Here are some more ideas and products... https://www.custommarineproducts.com/marine-solar-panels.
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:38pm 01.25.23 A couple of thoughts . We also have 25 Oday . A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormou
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 12:38pm 01.25.23 You forgot to mention a blocked tank vent that's pressurized the system, Terry Hi Peggie. The clog
LPG tank Hunter 39 (1) jssailem at 12:34pm 01.25.23 The boat has 1 LPG tank onboard. Do you think the 1 tank should be enough to make the trip? Tough
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:34pm 01.25.23 I didn't realize the site blocked excel files, probably because of macros that could hide malicious

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