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Boat Trailer Design Gudenuph at 3:40pm 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8014 I got to thinking. Now my head hurts! Seriously though, why support the boat on a trailer with the
water at bottom of post Navicula at 2:55pm 01.28.12 Big Boats 1/1194 hi...............its been raining very good here in toronto..........I went to the boat today and no
Off-Center Anchoring atwhite2 at 2:27pm 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4207 I just returned from the Chicago Strictly Sail show with waves in my eyes and wind blowing in my hai
Shaft Repacking Recommendations? Tom L at 1:35pm 01.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2703 At the end of my last sail for the season back in November, I noticed the drive shaft on my '94 Hunt
1976 S2 8.0C portlights Surfagoody at 1:25pm 01.28.12 S2 2/1660 Howzit everybody, Looking high and low for replacements for 1976 S2 8.0C portlights. Originals ar
LBA MLampner at 1:20pm 01.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3229 Peggy, pulled the old head today and to my surprise everything went very well. The toilet unbolted w
cat 250 wk winch sgarber at 10:38am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 2/1744 Just bought a 97 c250wk and are looking forward to sailing it. I would say that most of my sailing w
Dimensions of Hunter 260 Genoa jimfrankelly at 9:30am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1309 Does anyone have the measurements for the standard Genoa for the Hunter 260 ?? Thankyou
Impeller replacement on 361 w/ westerbeke 30b (1) mmdesmith at 9:20am 01.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4032 Anybody tried this and have any advice? I've mastered the oil changes but am now venturing into new
Washdown pump install on a 44/426 captainpat at 8:39am 01.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1641 Looking to add an anchor washdown pump to my Hunter 426/44 aft. I would like to get installation de
Thru-hull Hole Problem, Maybe GorillaToast at 8:19am 01.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5535 I have two holes in my hull where failed depth and speed transducers used to be. Neither worked; the
Keel nut galvanic damage or corrosion? (2) BillyK at 7:59am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2546 Pulled on of the rusty nuts off of the keel bolts and found this after wirebrushing. Is this rust d
Sailing with "little ones" rfrye1 at 7:53am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1177 In December I'm taking the family down to the BVI for a week on a 42' cat. My son will have his 2 1/
New windows Kadima at 7:21am 01.28.12 Catalina 30 3/1367 Was planning on removing and resealing windows and came upon a set of tinted windows (mine are untin
HIN to Hull Number? FourPoints at 6:54am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2933 I've got a 1990 Hunter 27. The survey when I bought it in 2009 didn't include one piece of informati
Hunter 260-question about factory coatings Sublime at 6:52am 01.28.12 Smaller Boats 14/2414 I'm getting ready to have a bottom job done. It's the boat's first bottom job. I noticed that at a
Universal M-18 warm up \ Domestic hot wtr Skipper at 6:45am 01.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5376 Before I change the thermostat, troubleshoot wiringguagessenders, I'd like to run this by this for
'85 M25 Mast Spreaders -- Need Info, Measurements Please... M25Project at 3:28am 01.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1287 Hi -- My complete restoration of an '85 M25 is coming to a close. What a LONG journey (almost 3 ye
Coronado 35 Marleesh at 10:23pm 01.27.12 Columbia 0/1717 Hi everybody! We have an Coronado 35 and we are interested on exchange of informations and update su
Rig tune on a 260 epsilonblue at 8:23pm 01.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1092 Hi, where do I get the basic tuning measurements for my 260. The turnbuckles have a small kink in ea

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Turnbuckle "locks"? dlochner at 3:27pm 08.15.22 Nice idea to use velcro instead of tape for covering cotter pins. The Cotter Pin wraps are more t
Turnbuckle "locks"? PaulK at 3:22pm 08.15.22 Nice idea to use velcro instead of tape for covering cotter pins.
First sail on 19-2 shemandr at 3:16pm 08.15.22 Or a sailmaker could offer more choices. WM may be adequate but the size and flexibility of battens
Raymarine i50 Tridata System with Thru-Hull tranducers Belgian Chris at 2:52pm 08.15.22
Start battery JamesG161 at 2:49pm 08.15.22 Note that when I try to start the generator with the boats engine idling the generator fires up imm
1987 Cat 22: 2-pin OEM Deck Bulb LED replacement Leeward Rail at 2:49pm 08.15.22 You likely have the same Aqua Signal 25 Combo Deck/Steaming Light... I would replace it. It is junk
1987 Cat 22: 2-pin OEM Deck Bulb LED replacement AaronD at 2:45pm 08.15.22 https://store.marinebeam.com
What's this hole in the shelf for? JRacer at 2:25pm 08.15.22 If it were a Beneteau, I'd say it's a Wine bottle rack. :biggrin:
First sail on 19-2 kappykaplan at 2:24pm 08.15.22 (where might I find batten material?) Your local WM should have batten material that you can cut t
Raymarine i50 Tridata System with Thru-Hull tranducers kappykaplan at 2:22pm 08.15.22 When you manually turn the wheel, do you get a readout on the display?
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve kappykaplan at 2:20pm 08.15.22 May have to buy the entire seat & lid (at 10x the price) just to get the precious hinges. Would hi
Start battery dlochner at 2:15pm 08.15.22
Start battery wyctoronto at 2:05pm 08.15.22 Assuming the battery has been decently cared for (a rash assumption perhaps), at 3 years old it sho
Start battery dlochner at 1:58pm 08.15.22 The battery is 3 yrs + old. The generator turns over slowly and get slower as it is held in the sta
What's this hole in the shelf for? TomP65 at 1:48pm 08.15.22 I would think tall activated carbon water filter. Might have been a factory option so easier to put
Start battery wyctoronto at 1:46pm 08.15.22 Correct, over time the capacity of the battery deteriorates so it holds less energy however looking
Raymarine i50 Tridata System with Thru-Hull tranducers Belgian Chris at 1:28pm 08.15.22 Clean the speed paddle wheel? I dove under the boat and the wheel turns well.
Raymarine i50 Tridata System with Thru-Hull tranducers shemandr at 1:25pm 08.15.22 Clean the speed paddle wheel?
Start battery Maine Sail at 1:24pm 08.15.22 My understanding is that the voltage at 12.7 is fine however the cranking amps yielded may deterior
First sail on 19-2 shemandr at 1:22pm 08.15.22 Yeah, the first reduction in sail plan is to reef the main. The helm remains more balanced. But I'

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