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P42 windlass? eianm at 3:57am 04.13.12 Big Boats 2/1510 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 1/1952 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 0/760 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 1/1204 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 1/1840 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 1/6878 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 2/1281 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 6/1408 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 8/2407 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 8/6140 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 10/3362 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 6/2043 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 5/1352 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 10/4661 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 22/9128 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 8/1755 I use NOAA chart 11369 47th Ed. Sep/09 for Lake Pontchartrain that I downloaded from NOAA's site las
VHF Connectors Tsatzsue at 10:20am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3005 I am in the process of relocating my VHF antenna to the masthead. I was wondering if anyone knows if
Installing Ray Marine X5 wheel pilot breezy at 9:25am 04.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1150 Catalina c-27, 1984 Would like some info on running the cables and instrument locations on a partic
Irwin 30' rekcots at 9:03am 04.12.12 Irwin 2/3771 Confused as to if we have purchased a 30' boat.......This Irwin has wheel steering and a Yanmar Dies
Build a Spinnaker from a Surplus Parachute? (2) RobertLangdirect at 8:45am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5983 I searched the past forums and did not find anything on this. I went to the boat show and did not

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Go Army... kappykaplan at 6:37am 12.11.22
Go Army... Brian D at 6:34am 12.11.22 One thing for sure about the meets of Army vs Navy, through the 2022 meeting, Navy leads the series
House battery recommendations jssailem at 6:26am 12.11.22 @Marmalade An interesting suggestion. I had not heard about this little miracle device. Looking in
Tell-tail windows in genoa dlochner at 6:19am 12.11.22 I wonder if it is possible to have the inner tell tale streaming perfectly and the outer telltale no
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hayden Watson at 6:15am 12.11.22 @jssailem I agree that on a day like that photo was taken they are completely uneeded but when it is
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 6:08am 12.11.22 no need but nice to hear ifthe comments you receive are helpful Yes I totally agree.....feedback is
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 6:01am 12.11.22 Put the cushion into a garbage bag and suck down with a wet-vac. The cushions are now dewatered e
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:39am 12.11.22 Thanks, Sailors! I used a small sump pump in the bucket to push the antifreeze into the system. Wo
House battery recommendations (1) Marmalade at 5:31am 12.11.22 26ft boat... weekends, flexible to power extras... what about a portable power station? They have a
Tell-tail windows in genoa (1) jssailem at 5:24am 12.11.22 Agree with @dlochner that the sail cloth is translucent and telltales made from red/green nylon are
Will Webasto/Diesel Heater exhaust condensate damage gelcoat? Exhaust port installation on C34mkii- freeboard or transom (1) jssailem at 5:13am 12.11.22 When I installed my Wallas heater the ScanMarine tech was helpful in locating the exhaust thru-hull.
Tell-tail windows in genoa dlochner at 5:12am 12.11.22 I have never had telltale windows and never felt the need. Generally sail cloth is translucent enoug
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 vandiver at 4:05am 12.11.22 You could have something like this and not know it : n opening of about 3/8" through the deposited
Tell-tail windows in genoa Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 12.11.22 We have 3 sets of tails, with a window for the lowest set. In our case the lowest set is the only on
Tell-tail windows in genoa shemandr at 3:29am 12.11.22 I would say middle only. That I would consider that the average of twist. Top ones I can rarely se
Tell-tail windows in genoa garymalmgren at 12:35am 12.11.22 I had a window on my old furling Genoa. It was about 5 feet up from the deck and easy to see. The sa
Boat documentation Leeward Rail at 9:25pm 12.10.22 I am in the same position. I will take care of the next owner. I think that's the big thing people
Go Army... shemandr at 8:04pm 12.10.22 Army/Navy game is my favorite. Heaps of tradition and rivalry. Absolutely love the the the corps s
Boat documentation Crusty Ol Salt at 7:59pm 12.10.22 Previous boat = no (we bought it from people who had purchased it as their first sailboat, and they
Go Army... Crusty Ol Salt at 7:55pm 12.10.22 It was a great game

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