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Helms 27 grtsct at 8:33am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1646 Does anyone have an opinion good or bad on the Helms 27 also if you have any personal experience wit
Rookie needs some help pat5884 at 8:15am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6613 So I bought my '82 Catlina 22 about 1 year ago. Never sailed or owned a boat so I am still figuring
Fresh water intake on a 1978 Hunter 27 perezall at 8:08am 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2251 Hi Folks, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 27 and cannot locate the fresh water intake for the water
two shrouds on one chainplate (2) njl at 8:03am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4310 I have two shrouds connecting to a chainplate in an awkward way and would like to fix it. The heavie
questions about my mac 222 newsailor72 at 7:30am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/922 questions about my mac 22 It's a 1974 so I believe the swing keel is cast iron, have some questions
Need to replace my mainsheet - What type of splice at end? dknape at 7:17am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6097 Okay, so I went out and enjoyed the boat on Saturday, but ran into an issue where a section of my ma
Replacing masthead sheaves Dmac336 at 7:12am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1249 it is becoming apparent that my main halyard masthead sheave is cracked as my new halyard is becomin
Surfing with a Mac r.oril at 6:56am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1050 'We had planned a trip to Santa Barbara, SBYC, and had hoped to sail 3 days. Damn WINDS!! We did g
GPS Problem lehigh375 at 6:42am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2155 Went out yesterday and my Garmin 545 did not work. It would give me the time, voltage, and I could
Cabin top thru bolt Hole covers (?) (3) abaragones at 5:51am 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1133 Hi, by any chance someone here knows where can I get these covers for the cabin top thru bolt in my
Leaks 37c med2463 at 5:30am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1253 Finally after 2 yrs have the boat w/no leaks. When we bought the boat, it had many leaks. Fixed mo
connecting rudder to outboat sailboat738 at 4:03am 05.27.12 Smaller Boats 10/2984 just bought a 96 23.5 but just moving from it to my slip was very hairy having to use both the ou
Catalina 400 wing keel width Marinetech at 3:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/1867 Hi Just purchased a 1998 Catalina 400 hull 146, and now need it shipped from Annapolis MD to Newfou
Jackstay securing points? H336 neilmcc at 1:00am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/802 The jackstays on our H336 had been removed prior to us taking her over. I have the stays but I am no
Below forward berth (1) paulj at 10:31pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 10/2466 I was visiting the area under the foward berth and to my surprise....... paulj :troll:
What's this hardware? (1) Faris at 9:05pm 05.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1516 This sits right in the middle of the fore deck of my recently-acquired Catalina 27. I assumed it wa
Repair a cast iron Keel Tumbleweedtaylor at 8:51pm 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4129 I just dropped my keel on a Mac 25. The cast iron keel looks like the surface of the moon after clea
First Solo Sail! Ward H at 8:26pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3056 Weather report for today was sun and 5 to 8 mph winds. Sounded like a good day for my first sail in
engine clean in boat ironhors42 at 7:53pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1178 I am thinking of cleaning my engine in the boat with gunk before changing oil, oil filter,and trans
C27 How to fix/ use head (1) trasel at 6:12pm 05.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2010 My new to me 1983 Cat 27 has a Wilcox, Crittenden Div manual head that I can't seem to get funtionin

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Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 12:20pm 01.25.23 I recently added a selden bow sprit to my hunter 340. Like you I tried to do a lot of research but
Below deck auto pilot Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 01.25.23 All that comes to mind right now is a hood which goes slightly above the hole in the side of the laz
Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 11:51am 01.25.23 You know.... this rabbit hole is deeeeep! We could start talking about electric outboards, LiFePO4
Solar panel question/Recommendations (3) rgranger at 11:50am 01.25.23 Here are some more ideas and products... https://www.custommarineproducts.com/marine-solar-panels.h
LPG tank Hunter 39 Duluthwinger at 11:47am 01.25.23 We did not take the arch down because the arch is bolted and bedded with I think 5200. We would have
Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 11:45am 01.25.23 A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormous amount of room . :plus: If you have a bim
Boat ID (1) SailingLoto at 11:41am 01.25.23 31 irwin yawl?
Solar panel question/Recommendations Timm R Oday25 at 11:40am 01.25.23 A couple of thoughts . We also have 25 Oday . A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormous
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 11:31am 01.25.23 Ever since I started to research the Scampi 30 (one of which I now very proudly own), I knew of the
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 11:24am 01.25.23 @PGIJon That is really sad to hear about the loss of your boat. What electronics do you have that m
Solar panel question/Recommendations Orbweaver at 11:21am 01.25.23 ... (especially with a controller) ... To echo dlochner and emphasize: YOU MUST USE A CONTROLLER w
Rust around rudder Pintles Ralph Johnstone at 11:17am 01.25.23 The prep work is open to discussion but to avoid a repeat of the corrosion problem again after it g
Solar panel question/Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 01.25.23 The site wont let me post it :/ We'll have to settle for a screen shot.
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? HD74 at 11:07am 01.25.23 I recently added a selden bow sprit to my hunter 340. Like you I tried to do a lot of research but f
Solar panel question/Recommendations dlochner at 11:07am 01.25.23 This is some really good information, from the sounds of it I should be able to use the 200W solar
Boat ID SailingLoto at 11:05am 01.25.23 Irwin ketch comes to mind do you know how long it is? Mid 30s I would guess
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:58am 01.25.23 You're off to a good start. If you are unsure of your math, please post the spreadsheet so we can
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Artey1 at 10:54am 01.25.23 Sorry to hear about the loss of your boat. I wish I were closer to come get some of the items off of
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:53am 01.25.23 You're off to a good start. If you are unsure of your math, please post the spreadsheet so we can
Rust around rudder Pintles dlochner at 10:53am 01.25.23 That crack looked like a pencil mark to me too. If sand or use an abrasive polish on the SS, it wil

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