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Using Two Halyard Winches? tcul at 8:08pm 06.25.12 Cal 4/2967 I have a classic Cal 30-1 I was having trouble raising the mainsail when sailing singlehanded, so
Up the Mississippi anchorclanker at 7:53pm 06.25.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3331 Ive done several searches, just never really found the answers I was looking for. I know its ha
X5 autopilot causing interference on handheld vhf weinie at 7:35pm 06.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1760 I have a Raymarine X5 autopilot with the ST6002 control head. Lately, I've been noticing that when
Fixing Depth or Speed Thru hull below water line Bigjer40 at 7:19pm 06.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1073 Getting ready for a week long trip east on the Columbia river. Just located a slow leak in the v-bi
Solar charging, cheap ebsail at 6:46pm 06.25.12 Day Sailers 8/2494 Bought a 30 watt solar panel ($58) and controller ($18) and just wired it directly to one of the two
jib furling on 351 keven at 6:33pm 06.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1271 Just brought a 1996 beneteau 351 and are having trouble with the jib furling drum. At the moment the
MAC 26D rear mainstay? question (3) dawg2 at 6:21pm 06.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2453 I bought an '88 Mac Gregor 26D. It has a short lower and long upper cable on the port and starboard
impeller change, fridge, injector torque (1) Navicula at 6:20pm 06.25.12 Big Boats 5/1753 I know I ask alot of question, and I just want to say thanks Question 1 My freezer drains into m
Do I need to Put In a New Motor kwilson1033 at 5:11pm 06.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 20/4755 I recently put an offer on a 1995 Catalina 320 but after the mechanical and sea trial I found that t
Nicked filler hose higgs at 4:53pm 06.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1291 I had to do some cabinet repair that involved cutting out wood near my diesel filler hose running fr
Screens for Ports on B361 (1) luken7 at 4:47pm 06.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1084 I'm looking for additional screens for our ports. I need three additional. Any ideas where to get t
My First Circumfrencing... (2) Squidd at 4:46pm 06.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2443 Yeah, I spelled that right.. I didn't go round the world, I went around my first Island (Basswood) i
B361 Shower divider in the head (2) luken7 at 4:43pm 06.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1879 Evening. I'm looking for ideas for adding a shower divider in the head so the water pretty much stay
info needed on marine head rzobel at 3:56pm 06.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1305 I am interested in buying a 26x but my wife has said that she does not want a porta potty -- my ques
replacement parts for Hunter 25 Mnolan at 3:49pm 06.25.12 Smaller Boats 4/1797 Forgive me if i get terminology wrong, but please correct. Thanks i broke the mount at the base of
Oil canning of hull onecoolair at 3:45pm 06.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5868 2002 Hunter 356 Problem Serious Oil Canning of Hull The areas of canning is at the factory marked li
Plywood laminate rotting problems onecoolair at 3:07pm 06.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1359 2002 hunter 356 Problems.... NUMBER 1 How to get the shower leaking fixed. And getting the laminate
FibreGlass Finish 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:55pm 06.25.12 Ask All Sailors 0/973 I've been reading many posts about finishes for fibreglass Sailboats especially the cockpit and deck
Prop Walk Don Guillette at 2:43pm 06.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2930 I'm not sure how many of you mates have a problem making prop walk your friend. I had a problem with
Marine Head poo removal??? SteveSam at 2:41pm 06.25.12 Ask All Sailors 33/9750 I own a 1975 Oday 25 with a marine head that has been installed by previous owner. My lake does not

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Chart plotter choice overwhelm Terry Cox at 9:37am 01.25.23 Here is a used Garmin 178C sounder that is worth considering. GARMIN GPSMAP 178C SOUNDER MARINE GPS
LPG tank Hunter 39 jon hansen at 9:36am 01.25.23 2 weeks ish. maybe a little more
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat DArcy at 9:35am 01.25.23 @PGIJon That is really sad to hear about the loss of your boat. What electronics do you have that mi
LPG tank Hunter 39 Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 01.25.23 We tried to ship the boat from Saugatuck to Bayfield Wi its new home. If shipping the boat was yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 gouldx at 9:22am 01.25.23 Can anybody comment on the history of the Yamaha 30? Particularly about the differences between the
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS (4) dkinzer at 9:07am 01.25.23 The hardest job is getting access from below. That was certainly true. I had to remove the entire
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 9:03am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) jssailem at 8:54am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 8:52am 01.25.23 That might work... but spreaders often have a bushing that runs through the mast and the two spread
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat kloudie1 at 8:37am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Bermuda jssailem at 8:37am 01.25.23 Didn't you nearly break this one????? :banghead::laugh::yikes:
Barton Removable Travelers (1) rgranger at 8:17am 01.25.23 I put a traveler on my H26 and it was a GREAT improvement when going to weather. But I did not use
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:13am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to th
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 8:12am 01.25.23 OpenCPN ( https://opencpn.org/index.html ) lists the following info on Canadian Charts that can be p
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 JBP-PA at 8:09am 01.25.23
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (7) rgranger at 8:05am 01.25.23 ...so I have a room to add strength with some steel plate screwed into the mast to support the new
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 8:05am 01.25.23 Did you check the store here? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/index.php
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:01am 01.25.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, esp
Barton Removable Travelers JBP-PA at 7:40am 01.25.23 You should be able to get a feel for the strength of the supporting sides. Do they move easily when
Barton Removable Travelers jssailem at 7:22am 01.25.23 Not knowing the fiberglass thicknesses and structure of the sides of your cockpit nor the deck of th

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