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windvane/stern ladder for H33-C Redbeard33 at 1:44pm 11.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2344 For those H33-C owners, do any of you have a windvane rigged for use on your boat? I have thought of
Location for a horn BillyK at 12:58pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/7223 Where have you installed a horn if you did hard mount it? This past season there were a couple of
How many layers of flax for a Hunter 336 stuffing box? Sea-ker at 12:57pm 11.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2816 I have a 1995 Hunter 336 with the 3GM30F engine and 1 inch shaft. I am in the process of repacking t
Red thunderbird sail emblem (1) kpgraci at 12:46pm 11.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1612 My jib and main both are pretty old, and both have a red thunder-bird insignia near the tack. I sea
a faster G26 Eric Gouin at 11:45am 11.29.11 Grampian 2/3243 After 6 months of tlc and fixing the basic parts of our new Grampian 26, we spent the entire summer
Kudo's to STANDARD HORIZON !!!! windsock1 at 10:51am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2329 I just felt I had to scream out what great customer service I've received over the years from Standa
Casco Bay sailors dscribner at 10:51am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1435 Can anybody ballpark me on cost and process for getting a mooring around Bug light? Or some other pl
removing the sails for the first time.....any tips? iSailor at 10:34am 11.29.11 Catalina 310 12/5452 I will be removing the sails this weekend and this will be the first time for me with the Cat. 310.
Jabsco backup beilts at 9:24am 11.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2438 I put a new Jabsco manual head in about 2 years ago. Worked great. After my last trip (during which
Winterizing scuppers Skipper at 9:05am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5393 Howdy, Have a Bristol 29.9. This is my first winter with this boat. The 2 cockpit drains are at t
Question about Annapolis School of Seamanship PrincessoftheLake at 7:56am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4451 I am interested in taking the Marine Diesel Basics course and the Marine Electrical Systems Basic co
Help identifying mast boot Callisto83 at 7:06am 11.29.11 Parts Search 2/2521 I posted this on cruisers forum and haven't had much luck. Does anyone know who make the spars on a
H260 Characteristics Quoddy at 6:49am 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 10/3222
Mast maintenance done kpgraci at 6:34am 11.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 33/5970 Since I had to remove the mast to replace the backstay I took the opportunity to do some mast mainte
direct email Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16am 11.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2055 Hello young lady; It has been a while since I spoke to you but retirement is agreeing with me.
surge brake actuator (1) walt at 6:13am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1960 I posted this on the trailer forum yesterday http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.p
From 2 blades to 3 - but keeing same size Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:52am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1736 Just curious, if you switch from a 2-blade fixed propeller to a 3-blade fixed but keep the same diam
Roller furling support for the trailer? MrBill_FLL at 5:30am 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3562 Question for those that have a Roller furling jib. how do you support the end when trailering? I t
Water in Bilge and Forward Cabin vela at 5:26am 11.29.11 Big Boats 5/2824 Hello, I have a 1984 Catalina 36 and over the last few weeks I have noticed about 2" of water in the
Boat Insurance Problems Ducati at 3:28am 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/5265 There are not enough words to describe my distain for insurance companies and their behavior. Betw

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Ticklers 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:05am 09.19.22 LOL LOL ........ not sure what I was THINKING. Yes Telltales.:laugh: Thanks jssailem ......... much
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) dLj at 7:55am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fai
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 7:42am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 7:33am 09.19.22 I like these kind of thought experiments.... here are my ponderings.... Epoxy will certainly stick
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? FastOlson at 7:11am 09.19.22 I recall reading about dinghies with galvanized steel centerboards but I have no idea if the protect
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:53am 09.19.22 I keep the tail of the line in a canvas bag on the mast to mitigate some of the exposure and to kee
2 mm halyard leader - Canada rgranger at 6:52am 09.19.22 Yup. I got weird looks at the laundromat last time. :waycool: Ah yes! :thumbup: I was also w
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet jssailem at 6:47am 09.19.22 If you find 2 in the bin and they both match you need. Buy them both. 3 or more, that would be ridi
Leaky Hull? Marc Ridenour at 6:45am 09.19.22 Thank you so much for your posts, pictures, suggestions, and encouragement. I haven't gotten back to
2 mm halyard leader - Canada (1) jssailem at 6:44am 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:34am 09.19.22 It is a scheme that has worked for centuries, before the advent of online shopping. Now it is a buy
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:34am 09.19.22 On a few occasions, I have even laundered my halyards and sheets. Yup. I got weird looks at the
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:32am 09.19.22 We talking stepped or unstepped winter storage? Our current boat's mast was de-stepped each year by
2 mm halyard leader - Canada (1) rgranger at 6:21am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Scott T-Bird at 6:20am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it. I've never
2 mm halyard leader - Canada nitrogenase at 6:15am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to s
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:13am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it.
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet jssailem at 6:08am 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps. Thanks - Does any
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet kappykaplan at 5:32am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps.

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