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cuningham or boom downhaul seaker236 at 3:49pm 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 8/14998 Whats the dif between a cuningham and boom downhaul?
Drogue All U Get at 2:25pm 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1574 Hi all, I've decided to add a series drogue for cruising and was wondering about the type of weight
biminis fido at 12:33pm 01.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1844 looking for a good used or new Bimini with stainless frame for a Catalina 27 1983 or if anyone has t
Coaming teak RAD88 at 12:01pm 01.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1181 My '77 Hunter 30' had teak covering the coamings. It is - so far the only old Hunter 30 I have ever
Georgia Wins! Roger Long at 11:34am 01.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/3682 Well, I may not like their signs but, as far as the place I'm most looking forward to exploring in d
Long shaft or short shaft? Barry1957 at 10:12am 01.08.12 Day Sailers 4/9362 How does one go about determining which motor "shaft" length will do the job, long or short? Current
Determining correct "local" time at sea manus at 9:59am 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4272 Knowing that one can obtain (1) correct UTC time via either WWV or WWVH on SSB radio or via GPS whil
Vents For The Engine Compartment Joe Mullee at 9:20am 01.08.12 Big Boats 27/8616 On my Hunter 34 there are no vents to allow air to pass in and out of the engine compartment. I was
Mast step leak on Hunter 36....on the hard only! deacm at 7:09am 01.08.12 Big Boats 4/1389 I have a 2006 Hunter 36 where the mast step leaks into the salon but ONLY when we're up on the crad
Technical Electrical/Electronic Question (2) Shoaldrafter at 7:07am 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2264 All, I normally reside over on O'Day Owners Forum, but am making a double entry post over here also
Technical Electrical/Electronic Question (2) Shoaldrafter at 6:52am 01.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1622 All, I routine point folks to archives on questions. I asked our archives several questions using
Deck Hardware Backing Plates JimLor at 6:00am 01.08.12 Pearson 14/5006 You may notice from another post that I am chasing leaks on our new to us Pearson 28. I also noticed
Head refit on 1977 Hunter MLampner at 8:15pm 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4146 Peggie have been following your forum as I begin to think seriously about an overhaul of the head. H
Running rigging storage blue dolphin at 8:09pm 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1170 in the cockpit there are round plastic rings with string attached/mounted on bulkhead. String is lo
Wiring question Kestle at 8:00pm 01.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2124 OK, wiring is my weak spot on boats. Here's what I want to do, and I'd appreciate feedback... I'm
Chartplotter/Autopilot Lost Parent at 7:02pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1621 I am picking up a Raymarine A57D Chartplotter and looking at buying a new Raymarine Smartpilot X5 a
Deadline approaching, still undecided Bonzai at 6:49pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2734 Well,the time is fast coming up,end of January,when I need to move my newly acquired sailboat to new
Rigging on French built 411 Jorgeusa at 6:41pm 01.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1444 I own a French built 411 2001 and was wondering what threads are used on the rigging hardware (I'm p
Marine SSB Functionally Obsolete? Rick D at 6:35pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/6428 I have a single sideband marine unit installed. It works; I have talked to others hundreds of miles
H410 Windlass FrankT at 6:13pm 01.07.12 Big Boats 5/1317 I have a H410 2002 that's equipped with a Simpson Lawrence windlass. The owners manual indicates the

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Questions About Bottom Paint (2) cousineddy at 4:55am 11.19.22 You can zoom in to the photo of the prop to see the Anode. Not sure what it had, but replaced it wit
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) garymalmgren at 4:17am 11.19.22 Hi Christopher. Your bend is not radical. It is a gentle curve that will straighten out as rgranger
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 2:52am 11.19.22 I really like the Seawards. They are very much the boat I would design myself. Prefect for trailer
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 11:23pm 11.18.22 Here is a spring collar hose clamp that may be used. Available in autostores.. the hole in the dec
Running Backstays Kelda at 11:19pm 11.18.22 I purchased Aphrodite 101 hull #138 last summer. The previous owner had not installed the running ba
C22 Pop Top Assist Gene Neill at 9:02pm 11.18.22 The stainless end fittings are much more durable than the typical plastic ones: I'll say. Where d
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter towchristopher at 8:48pm 11.18.22
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 8:22pm 11.18.22 Yeah, where is my head today? Thanks Rick.
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter rgranger at 8:15pm 11.18.22
Companion Way Screens CrispyCringle at 8:08pm 11.18.22 I sew quite a few things for my boat. The premade ones seem like a pretty fair deal for approximatel
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:36pm 11.18.22 Galvanic corrosion is caused by 2 dissimilar metals immersed in an electrolyte which are at differen
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 7:13pm 11.18.22 Given what I can see in the photo the "wormy things" are the result of galvanic corrosion in which
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:07pm 11.18.22
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. dlochner at 6:49pm 11.18.22 I think two coaming and two cabintop electric winches would be good. I should be able to save some
C22 Pop Top Assist (4) Leeward Rail at 6:36pm 11.18.22 Quick summary: With the pop-top as high as it can go (aka with the actual supports vertical), I moun
West Coast Space Launch Rick D at 6:21pm 11.18.22 :biggrin:I wish I'd seen this earlier, like before I went out in 40 degree mountain weather to look
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 Rjm st.petersburg at 5:53pm 11.18.22 I used Whale fittings from West Marine. They stock metric sizes here.
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway Crusty Ol Salt at 5:51pm 11.18.22 It also uses cores that can't be bypassed in 5 seconds, unlike Master. ;) I have many rules to li
Hunter Cherubini 36 - Fuel Tank Replacement chichiflys at 5:49pm 11.18.22 Ahhh - forgot all about this post, looks like my time has come to join this club as well. Compressi
Hunter 30T issues before buying? jssailem at 5:47pm 11.18.22

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