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Turnbuckle jaws (2) JonMulloy at 5:45am 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 9/1912 I've got a 1993 23.5. I don't know a lot about rigging, but I'm not sure of the condition of my turn
Transom 4 stroke mount helicop27 at 5:39am 04.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1900 Good morning all, I am the new owner of an O'day 26, my first boat ever, and have upgraded the prev
The Port of Easton Roger Long at 4:59am 04.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1903 http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/582401_2613371313990_1846284215_1585918_1616440826_n.
P42 windlass? eianm at 3:57am 04.13.12 Big Boats 2/1424 I have a '91 P42 with a horizontal windlass that truly sucks! Very dangerous and close to useless a
Respectfully Request NavyDavy at 3:53am 04.13.12 Big Boats 1/1848 I'm hoping to obtain information on the Catalina 445. Would any of you be kind enough to list the M
Jacaranda Robert Rabalais at 9:21pm 04.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/710 Have a 1994 Hunter 23.5 which I purchased 1 year ago and am slowly refurbishing all. All hardware re
Chain locker deck access for 386 Wind Shepherd at 8:12pm 04.12.12 Pearson 1/1056 We would like to put in a new access hatch to the chain locker so we can clear the chain from the de
Bronze Plaque Wind Shepherd at 8:10pm 04.12.12 Pearson 1/1660 I would like to get a replica of the boat plaque that is on the boat and have it made in bronze. It
Seafarer 38 Ketch Seafarer38 at 7:05pm 04.12.12 Seafarer 1/6356 Just purchased a 1974 Seafarer 38 Ketch and there were no manuals or any info about her systems or a
Engine mount supports Wind Shepherd at 6:46pm 04.12.12 Pearson 2/1130 Does anyone have knowledge about what kind of support is under the engine mounts? Is there any meta
Crud on Aluminum Parts davenlynn at 4:49pm 04.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1257 I'm redoing my rudder and I'd like to really clean up the metal parts. Most, I think, are aluminum,
Anyone know about this boat (1) sailaway78 at 3:26pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2289 Any of you New Orleans area guys know what happened to this boat. It's sitting on the bottom, very
Thinking about a pilot house sailboat Seattle Scott at 3:02pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5782 Mate wants to start looking for a boat with a pilothouse in the 32-37 ft range and less than $50K. I
starter button icos200 at 1:42pm 04.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2751 I saw a post on this forum yrs. ago (around 2002) in which a Hunter owner had the exact same problem
Video - Anchor Storage Box on my Small Sailboat sailingandsuch at 1:01pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1933 I had trouble finding a good place to store my anchor while cruising on my little sailboat so I ende
H34 - Received X-5 Autopilot need suggestions for placemen PGIJon at 11:42am 04.12.12 Big Boats 5/1269 Hi Everyone. Pretty excited, I just received the X-5 Autopilot for our 1986 H34. I know that the p
Raymarine ST 60 Wind Linearizing Chris Burti at 11:04am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4276 I've had this issue since 2007 and have been unsuccessful in finding a solution. Problem: ST 60 Wi
Connecting a GPS device to my VHF knothead at 10:48am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 22/7969 We have a Standard Horizon GX 1500E VHF radio onboard. We would like to connect a GPS device to the
Odd NOAA Chart update kpgraci at 10:34am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1627 I use NOAA chart 11369 47th Ed. Sep/09 for Lake Pontchartrain that I downloaded from NOAA's site las
VHF Connectors Tsatzsue at 10:20am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2730 I am in the process of relocating my VHF antenna to the masthead. I was wondering if anyone knows if

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1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted kloudie1 at 7:10pm 04.03.22 Run Forest! The iron anchor for the chainplate will have to be changed.
Starting fluid jviss at 7:06pm 04.03.22 It doesn't heat the engine block, it heats the air. The warmer air helps the fuel vaporize which ma
Starting fluid dlochner at 7:03pm 04.03.22 This made me chuckle. How does a hair dryer have any affect on an engine that's a couple of hundre
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 04.03.22 If someone really wanted to be pedantic (certainly not me :waycool: ) they could point out that the
Starting fluid jviss at 6:56pm 04.03.22 My Yanmar does not have glow plugs, so when it is cold out, I have heated the air at the air intake
Starting fluid jviss at 6:54pm 04.03.22 Another trick is to leave the throttle in idle, crank the engine for a few seconds before increasin
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Sailfanatic at 6:47pm 04.03.22 Wind produces two different forces, lift and drag Lift is reasonably considered pull, and drag is pu
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 04.03.22 One thing to keep in mind with a windlass is the in-rush current which can be many times its rated d
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 04.03.22 More food for thought - Someone suspended by a parachute falls slower than gravity would otherwise s
"renewable" diesel? dLj at 6:18pm 04.03.22 I used to make biodiesel. It had a bit of problem with older engines in terms of seals and fuel line
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE higgs at 6:16pm 04.03.22 If you move the Traveler to the cabin top you will need to add back up plates to the installation.
Spinnaker, hows and whys higgs at 6:07pm 04.03.22 I think if you study print material and look at u Tube videos you can probably teach yourself how to
Oceanis 400 switches SimonNZ at 6:05pm 04.03.22 These are great links, thanks. I'm in New Zealand and the suppliers here only seem to sell top of th
Oceanis 400 switches jviss at 6:03pm 04.03.22 Cheaper to change out panel if your 16 switches Bluesea 8377 about 500.00 Blue Sea Systems DC Bran
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? higgs at 5:55pm 04.03.22 I am no physicist and this is how I see it: I don't think this is a philosophical question. Physic
Oceanis 400 switches Mechone at 5:52pm 04.03.22 Cheaper to change out panel if your 16 switches Bluesea 8377 about 500.00 Blue Sea Systems DC Branc
Life's little lesson Head Sail at 5:50pm 04.03.22 Hi all, We just had one of a number of fronts that are coming through south Florida. Between seri
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Terry Cox at 5:24pm 04.03.22
Life's little lesson dlochner at 5:22pm 04.03.22 alder cay was special. the lagoon was a wonder to swim around. manta rays playing. chub cay. for
2' of ice still in the bay, so Tom J at 5:18pm 04.03.22 You Tube wouldn't let me watch it.. They said I was too old.

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