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replacing motor mounts fiestaMojo at 7:25am 01.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2247 Maine Sail, i read your thread on replacing motor mounts and have a question (only one so far - i ha
Centerboard line replacement John Winn at 7:25am 01.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1184 Have a frayed centerboard line near the mast when the board is up. The inner line is exposed for abo
Solar Panels tgrass462 at 7:22am 01.10.12 Smaller Boats 7/2395 Well hope everyone had a great Christmas and a safe New Year's celebration. I'm planning on what wi
Well, got the m802 and at140 installed MJWarner at 6:57am 01.10.12 SSB and Ham Operators 12/5313 And feel dumb as dirt. Gam antenna, Kiss ssb...even spoke with the kiss guy during install. Should h
Knocking in Reverse Schomer at 6:57am 01.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2928 I was pulling out of the slip this weekend and after about five seconds of backing up I started to h
What to do with an Abandoned Vineyard Boat? Soundbounder at 6:25am 01.10.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6354
I was Right and I was Wrong (1) Roger Long at 4:29am 01.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2376 Georgia is my favorite place between Norfolk and Florida despite the fact that I will be in violatio
Best solar panels for the buck prroots at 3:45am 01.10.12 Ask All Sailors 151/33881 I have been looking at generators. Now I'd like to consider solar panels which offer huge advantage
Wuwhoya (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:41am 01.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1214 wuwhoya , I just saw your picture of sailing near Cape Lookout. Great picture. Do you have more
Hunter 49 & 50 chart table fix artboas at 11:53pm 01.09.12 Big Boats 3/1262 Love my chart table! Gives me a ton of space to work on. But, there is a problem inherent in the mou
Can ABS piping be used? Ray Bowles at 9:23pm 01.09.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6797 Peggie, When I replumbed both heads on our IP38 I had to replace a line from the bow head back to t
Bird Poop Tactics (1) carboman at 7:03pm 01.09.12 Smaller Boats 20/4881 What do you all use to keep these birds, cormorants, from hanging out on your boat to dry their wing
C&C 26 racing Frank Baker at 5:34pm 01.09.12 C&C 1/1959 We have enjoyed our 1976 C'C 26 on Lake Erie for 25 years. We have periodically raced her and in the
New h37 davits guidera48 at 5:28pm 01.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2048 So much stuff, so little space. I am now welding my new davits and before long will install them. I
Oday 22 portlights ami342 at 4:55pm 01.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1349 Has anybody had experience cleaning and making the portlight acrylic or whatever plastic was used, t
Installing a transducer mellis18 at 4:54pm 01.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1122 I want to install a transducer for my GarminMaps 168. I don't want to drill thru the hull so I'm lo
Mattress....... NYSail at 4:35pm 01.09.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2465 Hello all.... My 1986 Pearson 36-2 is in need of a new mattress for the aft cabin which makes a limi
"Super Furler" Quality ? MrBee at 3:54pm 01.09.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1038 We are looking at a few boats, the one we looked at today had a headsail furler with the name Super
H260...Rebuild Tohatsu or new yamaha 9.9? LarryH at 3:44pm 01.09.12 Smaller Boats 6/1886 I had some work done to my Tohatsu 9.9 to fix a spun prop and we replaced it with a 4 blade. The b
CAL 21 help offered (4) Sunbird22358 at 2:43pm 01.09.12 Cal 0/3450 Seeing that no posts have appeared in a long time, I figured I'd start a new one! If there are any n

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Turnbuckle "locks"? sail sfbay at 11:58am 08.11.22 Need to go to a West Marine store that has an onsite rigger. The rigger will know. We have one in Al
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Project_Mayhem at 11:58am 08.11.22 This is a porta pottie with MSD. To use this model you pump roughly seven times. This pumps air into
Turnbuckle "locks"? Cranky Yankee at 11:49am 08.11.22 Thanks, couldn't find them on the West Marine website, still waiting for their catalog to arrive.
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 08.11.22
Going bigger? Scott T-Bird at 11:47am 08.11.22
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Crazy Dave Condon at 11:39am 08.11.22
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 11:37am 08.11.22 Not really. I went down this path a couple of years ago with a dinghy that had similar issues with
Turnbuckle "locks"? sail sfbay at 11:36am 08.11.22 Welcone to the forum!! Go to your favorite local or online boat chandlery OR sailboat rigging suppl
Topping lift halyard RogerB at 11:27am 08.11.22 I recently purchased a 1986 H23 that has a fixed-length topping lift. I had considered replacing the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 11:16am 08.11.22 The pressure is on to learn that the engine block is not screwed up. I am also measuring the time t
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:36am 08.11.22 Two thing you said--barely a trickle of flush water now and air escaping when you remove the fill ca
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:09am 08.11.22 Thanks for the insight. This support is why I posted the issue. I have been wrastling (my English T
Chart plotter orientation Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 08.11.22 Thanks for the input... Yea I do understand that it is based on motion of the boat, however when in
Is this dinghy salvageable? markwbird at 9:53am 08.11.22 Not really. I went down this path a couple of years ago with a dinghy that had similar issues with
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? Gene Neill at 9:53am 08.11.22 I use mine from a dry slip, fully rigged. I would be very reluctant to keep a boat with a cast iron
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks BIGUA at 9:44am 08.11.22 Hi Sailgunner, a month ago anyone stolen my shade awning :mad:, now i buy a new one and i don`t w
Going bigger? scottscotty at 9:41am 08.11.22 time. age. body aches and pains. fun factor. amount of danger. effort. For me the time is critical.
Chart plotter orientation NYSail at 9:35am 08.11.22 Thanks for the input... Yea I do understand that it is based on motion of the boat, however when in
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks Sailgunner at 9:17am 08.11.22 Curious, Why do you want to lock them? Valuables inside?
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( Jamesiv1 at 9:13am 08.11.22 James please consider the following as constructive advice from an x-Coast Guard member who has see

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