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Wooden Spreader Help richardsorenson at 8:27pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1132 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 15/2354 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 7/1886 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 6/2364 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 2/1321 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 17/4592 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 2/1310 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 12/4560 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 11/2761 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 3/2046 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 1/1284 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 0/1029 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 2/1605 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 2/1415 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 7/1844 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 1/1067 One, I am far from being a mechanic. Two, I am learning real quick. Some bad person stole my raw wat
What boat should I buy? sail20k at 1:51pm 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3502 Hi there, I am looking to upsize my boat to something around the 25 the 28 foot range. I live on Gal
Raymarine tridata tem calibration. Andreas7699 at 12:32pm 07.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1340 My tridata is showing at least 4,5 degrees C to much. I find in the manual that it should be possibl
O'Day Yngling (1970's) boom part needed (1) SadieQ at 12:05pm 07.01.12 Day Sailers 1/1852 ASAP need to replace the metal circular piece that fits on the stern end of the boom (same diameter
e36 main sail leech Oliverhg at 11:59am 07.01.12 Big Boats 4/1393 I have a 2012 e36 that I am going through a shakedown to get issues figured out. Even with the b

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Proper Lifeline Tension higgs at 9:54pm 02.06.23 I have installed new 3/16" bare stainless lifelines on our 2007 H41AC. The last task is to tension
Phasor and Next Gen Generators AlexB at 9:38pm 02.06.23 I have Phasor with Kubota D1105 as a propulsion, very happy with it. The only thing I did not like,
Head Liner Replacement artboas at 9:33pm 02.06.23
mooring pendants higgs at 9:33pm 02.06.23 Kept my 25 footer on a mooring in a field where waves occassionly reached six feet. I use two 5/8"
Passage 42 Washing machine question. artboas at 9:31pm 02.06.23 So the story goes like this: need to replace the ducting from the engine blower to the lazarette a
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question higgs at 9:23pm 02.06.23 The keel damn well be able to support the weight of any boat. That is how sailboats are stored.
Black residue in transmission Benny17441 at 8:30pm 02.06.23 A fouled prop increases the load on the engine and transmission. It can lead to engine and transmi
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question (1) Stephen1150 at 8:24pm 02.06.23 Thanks for your message. I posted this question about the keel as someone at my club inferred that i
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:45pm 02.06.23 Sounds like the same layout as the H-310. There are four screws at the aft face of the floor panel
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:37pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. Well, we've dri
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:32pm 02.06.23
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor Benny17441 at 7:31pm 02.06.23 It is not worth the effort, the power output of the small outboards is negligible. It is intended
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast vschager1 at 7:25pm 02.06.23 Yes, am ordering shorter screws and will tailor them to avoid bottoming out on the tube riveted insi
Why??? Benny17441 at 7:20pm 02.06.23 Because he is a wanted man who stole that boat to get away from Police.
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 02.06.23
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 7:06pm 02.06.23 As does the Em-Trak B951 AIS transceiver. So you should have a choice of 2 external GPS rxers offer
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Hello Below at 6:55pm 02.06.23 The Axiom+ has an internal GPS, too, so I can select which GPS source is the preferred source. As
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 6:52pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. AIS works everyw
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 02.06.23 I can't see a need for a chart plotter on that trip. I'll run OpenCPN, Navionics on probably a tabl
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 02.06.23

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