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Using Two Halyard Winches? tcul at 8:08pm 06.25.12 Cal 4/2966 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 8/2493 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 5/1752 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 20/4754 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 33/9746 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 Tin Kicker at 5:25am 01.25.23 I'll agree that watching for a bundle is a great way to go, but add that the B&G Vulcan 7 occasional
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 5:22am 01.25.23
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:06am 01.25.23 Ok, Not a small job. You will need to template the area, and then cut out the material with about a
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:05am 01.25.23 Thanks for the advice.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:56am 01.25.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Terry Cox at 4:55am 01.25.23 Any thoughts/suggestions/considerations appreciated. Fam got me a Garmin GPS sounder for my birthd
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:54am 01.25.23 Did you get a motor and trailer with it? Trailer.
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (1) Sethic at 4:47am 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 Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 01.25.23 Is it possible to get AIS to the ipad via VHF if there is no cell service? If you have an NMEA cap
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:39am 01.25.23 Trailer.
Chart plotter choice overwhelm dlochner at 4:26am 01.25.23 Is it possible to get AIS to the ipad via VHF if there is no cell service? No. The AIS iNavx uses
Catalina 250 mainsheet options Joe at 4:01am 01.25.23 You might consider adapting the "twin mainsheet" concept to your particular needs. Check this vid o
Gennaker Joe at 3:42am 01.25.23 @Joe I understand how the sail flies, what I'm not understanding is the role the parrel beads or t
Swing Keel Fittings pclarksurf at 9:14pm 01.24.23
Recommended headsail size for a Catalina 309? Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 01.24.23 Jib Size Selection 101 Jib Size Selection
Recommended headsail size for a Catalina 309? Tally Ho at 8:50pm 01.24.23
Head Liner Replacement artboas at 8:48pm 01.24.23 I am replacing 2 sections of the head liner in the double aft berth in my 2005 Hunter 38. What I w
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? (2) Tally Ho at 8:45pm 01.24.23 If you have the space and want the biggest $$ for your buck, I am a fan of 2 six-volt golf cart batt
Gennaker mermike at 8:33pm 01.24.23 The sheets remain attached to the clew of the furled sail, above the tacker.
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? mermike at 8:23pm 01.24.23 It's field-fit. Start with a cardboard tube of approximate length and see where the ends fall. There

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