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Lifelines and Stanchions docon48 at 10:58am 03.14.12 Catalina 22 5/2125 Has anyone removed the lifelines and stanchions from a 22mkII? I think the lifelines are in the way
Dyneema Lifeline Hooks... Squidd at 10:18am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4899 I want to replace my frayed covered steel lifelines with dyneema rope... The rope has a 5400# rati
Maintenance of PSS Shaft Seal - Re-post steve stark at 10:08am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/7933 Posted this in 'Musings' without response, so am cross-posting here in hopes of attracted the eye of
New S2 11.0 owner looking for saildrive experiences quarteringbreeze at 9:26am 03.14.12 S2 8/3862 All, the 11.0 I just bought has a 2003 Volvo MD2040 with a 120s saildrive. I was and am still a lit
A Firm Foundation Roger Long at 8:50am 03.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/6478
It's a sad spring this year PrincessoftheLake at 8:13am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 34/6144 As many of you know due to the changes in my life recently (most notably a pending d-i-v-o-r-c-e) I
drilling holes thru the hull ... navigateur at 8:10am 03.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/3275 I am about to drill a 2" hole to install a depth/speed transducer, and wondering what I might find.
Pressure block replacement David Kalbacker at 8:09am 03.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1658 I own a 1982 Hunter 30'. I have a small leak in the pressure block area. The pump handles it fine
Berth Holes Mac21 onetake at 7:53am 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1356 My Mac21 has four small holes on the seat of the starboard berth. The fore holes are 11 1/2 in. apar
On the hard - How often? Ken Cross at 6:58am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2518 The engine vibration post got me thinking (Oops that's costly.) How often do you pull your boat out
Where Do you keep your Dingy Long Story at 6:46am 03.14.12 Catalina 310 13/4198 I will target the 310 owners as storage space, and deck space have a lot to do with this question, b
Hide away galley Terry Potvin at 6:44am 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4928 Anyone have detailed pictures or dimensions for a pullout galley for a 85 M25. Some models came with
Prime Suspect Roger Long at 5:15am 03.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/3550 When I had my starter and alternator overhauled last spring, both were found soaked with oil inside
Bimini Top for Hunter 23.5 My Time at 4:55am 03.14.12 Smaller Boats 7/4065 Looking for a bimini top for my Hunter23.5. I have found many 3 bow tops, but I'm having trouble fin
Dinghy material (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:52am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2256 Any chance this old Achillies dinghy is Hypalon? I'm trying to get a hold of the owner.
maybe a new hauler? Something that's gets good MPG? joes new addiction at 4:41am 03.14.12 Trailer Sailors 17/4593 Here's how it all started............. Had the hankering to sail since '88, but life and family kept
Liability for dinghy? Marc Bergmueller at 4:38am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1444 Do you have liability insurance on your dink?
Suggested - Keel Hull Joint Crack Filler Ducati at 4:34am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 6/7315 Looking for suggestions as to what filler I should use to fill the crack between the keel and hull.
straight talk android gettinthere at 1:33am 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1300 Anyone using straight talk Android while cruising the east coast? I've seen the coverage map and it
Windlass Remote wiring dspurgeon at 8:59pm 03.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1086 I need assistance from someone who like me purchased the $16.00 Windlass remote that then jumped to

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Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 12.02.22 If you blow the hole in the aluminum plate, you can re-tap and thread one size up. I keep one of t
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 2:04pm 12.02.22 With these overnight loads and given your total house bank capacity, what would you expect the SOC
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dmax at 1:52pm 12.02.22 West Systems is not a big fan of penetrating epoxies: Penetrating epoxy: legend or myth? - Epoxywork
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Kings Gambit at 1:12pm 12.02.22 The only actual nightmare was being swept into the center-span fender of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Hello Below at 1:07pm 12.02.22 Overnight down to 70% on the house, which is a big loss for running anchor light, fridge, and freez
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Roland5048 at 1:01pm 12.02.22 Fire! Definitely fire. Been in storms. (Haven't we all). Almost sank once. Had rigging failure
Stock Color for 85' 22 BubbaV at 12:49pm 12.02.22 Anyone know of or had any experience with the product below? Comes in several different "whites". O
Binoculars thinwater at 12:36pm 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 12:24pm 12.02.22 I wonder if you're using the straight carborundum grinding wheels. They can break and shatter and
Water Jug on sail? sbrogden at 12:14pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 12:14pm 12.02.22 I think it still comes down to location, location, location. Of course it's about location. In an
Water Jug on sail? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:13pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 12.02.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Kings Gambit at 11:19am 12.02.22 I replaced the gas spring in my Rodkicker about 18 mo ago w/ a Selden part. The gas spring that was
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Replacing control cables. Terry Cox at 10:47am 12.02.22 Ditto new cables. Teleflex brand was the most common used by Hunter. Stiffness could come from vario
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:35am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 12.02.22 specifically about how badly Bagshaw's Coppercoat bottom fouled while he was underway during the ra
Replace Lifelines (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 12.02.22 The wheels come dozens to a pack and breaking one is common. I wonder if you're using the straigh
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:29am 12.02.22 Point of clarification: The pictured boat may (or may not) be wearing Coppercoat but it is not Jerem

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