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Two rigging questions - First 38 jgurley at 6:23am 04.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4189 First, I went to adjust my backstay (two flip-down handles on the starboard bridal) and it wouldn't
Turnbuckle jaws (2) JonMulloy at 5:45am 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 9/2151 I've got a 1993 23.5. I don't know a lot about rigging, but I'm not sure of the condition of my turn
Transom 4 stroke mount helicop27 at 5:39am 04.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2008 Good morning all, I am the new owner of an O'day 26, my first boat ever, and have upgraded the prev
The Port of Easton Roger Long at 4:59am 04.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1985 http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/582401_2613371313990_1846284215_1585918_1616440826_n.
P42 windlass? eianm at 3:57am 04.13.12 Big Boats 2/1487 I have a '91 P42 with a horizontal windlass that truly sucks! Very dangerous and close to useless a
Respectfully Request NavyDavy at 3:53am 04.13.12 Big Boats 1/1930 I'm hoping to obtain information on the Catalina 445. Would any of you be kind enough to list the M
Jacaranda Robert Rabalais at 9:21pm 04.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/743 Have a 1994 Hunter 23.5 which I purchased 1 year ago and am slowly refurbishing all. All hardware re
Chain locker deck access for 386 Wind Shepherd at 8:12pm 04.12.12 Pearson 1/1176 We would like to put in a new access hatch to the chain locker so we can clear the chain from the de
Bronze Plaque Wind Shepherd at 8:10pm 04.12.12 Pearson 1/1820 I would like to get a replica of the boat plaque that is on the boat and have it made in bronze. It
Seafarer 38 Ketch Seafarer38 at 7:05pm 04.12.12 Seafarer 1/6729 Just purchased a 1974 Seafarer 38 Ketch and there were no manuals or any info about her systems or a
Engine mount supports Wind Shepherd at 6:46pm 04.12.12 Pearson 2/1257 Does anyone have knowledge about what kind of support is under the engine mounts? Is there any meta
Crud on Aluminum Parts davenlynn at 4:49pm 04.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1377 I'm redoing my rudder and I'd like to really clean up the metal parts. Most, I think, are aluminum,
Anyone know about this boat (1) sailaway78 at 3:26pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2363 Any of you New Orleans area guys know what happened to this boat. It's sitting on the bottom, very
Thinking about a pilot house sailboat Seattle Scott at 3:02pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5988 Mate wants to start looking for a boat with a pilothouse in the 32-37 ft range and less than $50K. I
starter button icos200 at 1:42pm 04.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/3265 I saw a post on this forum yrs. ago (around 2002) in which a Hunter owner had the exact same problem
Video - Anchor Storage Box on my Small Sailboat sailingandsuch at 1:01pm 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2022 I had trouble finding a good place to store my anchor while cruising on my little sailboat so I ende
H34 - Received X-5 Autopilot need suggestions for placemen PGIJon at 11:42am 04.12.12 Big Boats 5/1328 Hi Everyone. Pretty excited, I just received the X-5 Autopilot for our 1986 H34. I know that the p
Raymarine ST 60 Wind Linearizing Chris Burti at 11:04am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4590 I've had this issue since 2007 and have been unsuccessful in finding a solution. Problem: ST 60 Wi
Connecting a GPS device to my VHF knothead at 10:48am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 22/8839 We have a Standard Horizon GX 1500E VHF radio onboard. We would like to connect a GPS device to the
Odd NOAA Chart update kpgraci at 10:34am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1709 I use NOAA chart 11369 47th Ed. Sep/09 for Lake Pontchartrain that I downloaded from NOAA's site las

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EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 8:30am 10.21.22
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot JamesG161 at 8:29am 10.21.22
EV's vs Ian dLj at 8:28am 10.21.22 PSS: At the current rates of battery use, I hope there are batteries being made in 20 years. One o
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 8:26am 10.21.22 There is no new Lithium being made on Earth. Moon mining? I am pretty sure that applies to most t
EV's vs Ian JamesG161 at 8:21am 10.21.22 There is no new Lithium being made on Earth. Moon mining? The main source of Li is from our Ocean
New Mac 25 owner Wyo George at 8:17am 10.21.22 Congratulations, and welcome to the forum! :beer: Thanks!
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 8:16am 10.21.22 Walmart doesn't allow it it's because of local bylaws, not the manager. In many cases Walmart does
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 10.21.22 FYI Rhodes 22 built by Stan at General Boats International, Edenton, NC was at the Annapolis Sailb
Can anyone identify this manufacturer? Hollyberry at 8:13am 10.21.22 Does it have bolt rope slots front and back? It's a Stearns Twin Stay https://www.rigrite.com/furli
New Mac 25 owner kappykaplan at 8:10am 10.21.22 Congratulations, and welcome to the forum! :beer:
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Crazy Dave Condon at 8:06am 10.21.22 One night late as a dealer returning home with a trailererable sailboat, I pulled over and went to s
Mast light power on H240 isaksp00 at 8:01am 10.21.22 I have had that on my deck plug. Unscrewed the plug and the wire connections at the plug terminals w
EV's vs Ian Johann at 7:55am 10.21.22 I have a problem with using LFP on my boat. At least until LFP recycling is mastered and easy for
standing rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:54am 10.21.22 I deal with the smaller hunter sailboats but there are a few things to know. First it would be gr
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat Dnea at 7:53am 10.21.22 Again thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts. CarlN: I do really like the Rhodes 22 for a bunch
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 7:52am 10.21.22 One cannot just pull into any Walmart, or for that matter public parking lot, and assume that overn
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:44am 10.21.22 At least until LFP recycling is mastered and easy for expired battery's materials to be recycled.
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 7:42am 10.21.22 The company has been around for 10 years, so it is not some start up. I see no reason to not try it.
standing rigging juan rius at 7:33am 10.21.22 It would help to know which boat you are inquiring about. Hunter 460 1999
EV's vs Ian JamesG161 at 7:24am 10.21.22 I would have no problems with using them. I have a problem with using LFP on my boat. At least un

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