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Got Stuck.... Maine Sail at 4:59am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 41/4647 Yesterday I got stuck in the rear lazarette of a customers boat. I am replacing his steering system
Garmin / Humminbird GPS mmsaws at 4:27am 03.31.12 Lancer 1/1538 Lookig for any feedback on the Humminbied 788ci chatplotter or the Garmin 3205 Chartplotter. I real
Anchor light Jimm at 1:53am 03.31.12 Catalina 30 2/1565 Looking for the right LED bulb for '93 MkII anchor light...anyone change theirs?
I came across this inspiring video of a C-27 restoration caguy at 12:39am 03.31.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1675 Its a beautifully done video of the restoration of a Catalina 27 that evolves to an equally beautifu
Where do I get H27 deck drains??? Bigjer40 at 9:33pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1885 1984 H27 deck drains are toast. Saw original post from 2003 that is now closed. No one mentioned whe
Sunday, I Want To Test Our Emergency Skills Sail123 at 9:14pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2032 First, I hope it is real windy, maybe 30 MPH or so. Then I want to cut several of the control lines
Electrical question An anonymous user at 8:53pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1430 Guys, I want to install 4 12V plugs in the aft cabin to allow us to plug in a fan and a light, two
Sailing with Mary and Bill . . . (3) Ed Schenck at 8:37pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1942 or "Looking for Nick". What an amazing day. Got up early and did 40 miles on the bike in Venice with
How did you mount your iPad2? r.oril at 8:36pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1738 Now that I have a Dual XGPS 150A for my iPad2, I want to mount it on the boat. What are some of you
New Holding Tank for 336 rachelmackenzie at 6:44pm 03.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/2378 We are replacing the holding tank on our 1995 336. The big challenge we are having is finding a tan
Report from a Shore Dweller Roger Long at 4:46pm 03.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2386 So strange to suddenly be a creature of the land again. Becky drives me down to the boat every day
Where is brand specific forum for this boat Shoaldrafter at 3:34pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1677 Where is brand specific forum for this boat? Enjoy a vicarious sail... http://www.youtube.com/wat
Need help with Maxwell Winch (1) Canonshooternb at 2:20pm 03.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2486 Help Needed I have recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and in the process of getting her ready
Trailer Lights CaptGregg at 1:39pm 03.30.12 Catalina 22 31/2796 Well, bit of luck today, went over to the local muffler service and the guy had those three torx bit
Ray Johnson gauges Piotr at 12:20pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1778 Can anyone tell me who manufactered Ray Johnson gauges? I cannot find any info on the net. I have a
Windex removal for trailering? Phyrexii at 11:44am 03.30.12 Trailer Sailors 25/7616 I just bought a Windex 15 for my trailer boat. My question is: How important is it to remove the Win
centerboard pendant oday 25 plainssailor at 10:00am 03.30.12 Day Sailers 3/2817 I have to replace the centerboard pendant because it is not pulling up the board, but what are the c
our cockpit mortyd at 9:44am 03.30.12 Catalina 30 10/1742 the new practical sailor has a story about sailboat cockpit design and how to chose among them.
Cracks in gel coat around the prop shaft strut Catch the Sun at 8:52am 03.30.12 C&C 3/2501 While inspecting the hull this spring I noticed some cracking in the gel coat around the prop shaft
AH2 tuner Don S/V ILLusion at 8:02am 03.30.12 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3523 I have an AH2 tuner surplus to my needs which has been sitting in my garage too long and wants a goo

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Y-33 Running Rigging RoyS at 6:33am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. I purchased a new all rope halyard here a few ye
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 6:31am 09.02.22 208928 Dave... I think you woke Jim up from a morning snooze.
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 6:13am 09.02.22 i needed more coffee.... I just corrected that. Thanks David. Jim... I must need more coffee too
Y-33 Running Rigging mermike at 6:00am 09.02.22 Another item to note is that the rigger (Brion Toss) told me that the sockets for the upper terminal
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 09.02.22 @robm and I spoke. Discussed adding a quick disconnect for motor suggesting trollig motor plug.
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) mermike at 5:51am 09.02.22 I went to all rope when I replaced the rigging in 2019. New sheaves at the masthead were required. A
New lifelines barnstormer at 5:37am 09.02.22 I should add that the crew that I dealt with quoted me $1000 to do the lifeline replacement. Three m
Y-33 Running Rigging D Swanson at 5:31am 09.02.22 Been there, done that. One of the first items on my list when first acquiring my vessel was to chang
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:27am 09.02.22 But Invest 94L Fish Storm too Jim...
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:24am 09.02.22
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 5:18am 09.02.22 In 2016 I overhauled my mast and all rigging. Rigging had external line/wire halyards. I changed to
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 5:17am 09.02.22
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:09am 09.02.22 I'm figuring it takes 10 days for a typical invest to get from the coast of Africa to the East cost
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 5:03am 09.02.22 "Fish Storm" again. :clap: Yay!!! :beer:
Invest 94L shemandr at 4:56am 09.02.22 I'm not only not a professional forecaster, I barely understand all those charts. But I like the lo
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 dlochner at 4:51am 09.02.22 I have done that several times. It still comes up as a DST200 and I don't see a way to change it ma
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 4:41am 09.02.22 I have done that several times. It still comes up as a DST200 and I don't see a way to change it man
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 dlochner at 4:30am 09.02.22 Go to the System Info. It is the "Gear" icon. Scroll down to Network, then select "Sources" There s
A/C duct locations (4) sailcapt340 at 4:30am 09.02.22 On my 340 I have the same Mermaid Unit you had. It has worked perfectly for us, when we are in a sl
I saw something sad today... (1) rgranger at 4:11am 09.02.22 Edit.. Here is a photo: https://m.sailboatlistings.com/sailimg/m/97470/main.jpg Yep That is the o

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