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Mast mount options for Raymarine radar JeffThompson at 3:40am 08.11.11 Big Boats 4/1539 Wondering if anyone has any recommendations and/or experience with the different mast mount manufact
How much gas per hour--Honda 9.9 4-stroke? Segeln macht Spass at 3:12am 08.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2518 Has anybody every measured how much gas a Honda (year: 2000) 9.9hp 4 stroke outboard uses? Mine is o
Squeaky Pump PrincessoftheLake at 2:05am 08.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4625 Peggy- I have a Raritan PHII (new in 2005 and rebuilt in 2010) and a Jabsco (New in 2008). I get a
C&C 30-2 Buyer needs Owners to chime in please JRacer at 10:42pm 08.10.11 C&C 3/7106 I am looking at an 88 30-2. My interest is in racing and cruising. Can anyone provide feedback on th
Vent lines - how important is <45 degrees AJR4 at 9:30pm 08.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4179 Hi Peggy, I am in the final stages of installing a new holding tank/septic system on my Nauticat
Anchor Sail Update.... (3) Sumner at 9:21pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/7022 Last summer Ruth sewed up an anchor sail from a Sailrite kit and we used it in Florida last fall wit
Tidewater strong track Mark Juetten at 8:40pm 08.10.11 Big Boats 5/1702 Has anyone instaled a strong track and has it improved raising a full battened main. Saw one in acti
Beneteau fuel tank diesel odor Boyd18185 at 7:08pm 08.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3118 I have a 2002 French-built Beneteau 42 CC Oceanis Clipper. For the last 3-4 years, diesel fuel odor
Increase the Mixing Elbow life? Stephen Trapani at 6:55pm 08.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/3656 Can anyone provide a primer on how to run one's diesel motor in order to increase the life of the mi
Lightning BANKSHOTNY at 6:54pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2117 Brand new to the sailing a larger sailboat. Has anyone addressed lightning storms while at dock and
FYI: Check your forestay & backstay cotter pins! jrowan at 6:52pm 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2083 FYI: Just read a disturbing article in Sail magazine about a Catalina 30 losing her rig in a nightim
pop top holder Gilligan and mate at 4:45pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3163 Hello all again. Does anyone have a picture of what holds your pop-top up? We are using a rope, wi
Teak cockpit grating (3) Conrad151 at 4:38pm 08.10.11 Catalina 22 4/2072 What do you think. Varnish or not. The bottom still has some from someone before me but the top is s
Rigging tightness An anonymous user at 4:33pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5849 OK, new user probley be asked before. How do you know when you have the standing rigging the right t
Deck painting Joe Moreno at 3:40pm 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1530 I am working on a 33 ft 78 Hunter. Would anyone know which is best to paint or to gelcoat the deck.
Attaching fixtures to the gunnels davenlynn at 3:28pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2630 I need to attach two cam cleats to the gunnels of my M25. What is the best way to do it? I also have
halyard wrap jib furler iron horse at 2:18pm 08.10.11 Trailer Sailors 7/6854 While helping raise mast on Tanzer 22 found that the jib at top was wrapping around forestay. No t r
Hunter 340 CG jomanning at 2:02pm 08.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1845 I am building a trailer for my Hunter 340 and wonder if anyone know the center of gravity. Hunter s
Shipwrecked ifmdalvey at 12:11pm 08.10.11 Sails Call Lounge 7/5841 SHIPWRECKED A ship is wrecked on a desert island. The survivors who make it to shore are the fol
Stanchion/Lifeline Robert 47 at 11:29am 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/4179 I need to replace 1, maybe 2 stanchions on our 87 Hunter 31. I have looked on line at some of the su

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Help to ID this type of windlass cmachlan at 2:42pm 02.03.22 That's where I was leaning with it. Thank you so much guys. Now the problem is it's obsolete
Genoa question rgranger at 2:36pm 02.03.22 A drifter is a genoa made from lighter than typical materials. It is used when the wind is very li
Help with halyards at mast head knackers at 2:36pm 02.03.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n
Magazine subscription renewal alert Leeward Rail at 2:22pm 02.03.22 Nowadays we receive three excellent mags -- Good Old Boat, Yachting Monthly, and Practical Boat Own
Swim ladder jssailem at 2:18pm 02.03.22 Been thinking about that swim platform. Would be even better if you could create a way to fold it up
Why some boat owners should never attempt DIY repairs Leeward Rail at 2:15pm 02.03.22 Everyone does a crap job at some point in their life. How else are competent pros and marine towing
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram boardman74 at 1:58pm 02.03.22 I have the 2 part Devcon that was purchased off of the Hunter site. Maybe 2 part epoxy was the wron
Oh My the Moorage Costs Parsons at 1:41pm 02.03.22 From the Dutch that I have met, their cultural values are humility, practicality, and reason (plus b
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 1:30pm 02.03.22 Well, Topcat, I would say you have a keeper there. Congrats!
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. DeniseO30 at 1:27pm 02.03.22 Do you mean the propeller shaft strut? Measure measure measure determine the angle and look on site
Swim ladder chip veres at 12:58pm 02.03.22 The platform Jssailem showed is even better if you add a 4-step telescoping ladder to it. Just prov
mast raising topcat0399 at 12:46pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's p
Magazine subscription renewal alert FastOlson at 12:38pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the update. I used to subscribe to CW and Sail for many many years.... finally figured ou
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 12:27pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's pr
mast raising (3) topcat0399 at 12:22pm 02.03.22 I have a Venture V224, essentially same boats as your only with a poptop. I have fought all of the b
Oh My the Moorage Costs Benny17441 at 12:08pm 02.03.22 The boat builder is taking the bridge down; of course they will charge Bezos for it by including it
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 11:57am 02.03.22 Thanks! I appreciate all that you're sharing with me.
Magazine subscription renewal alert kappykaplan at 11:57am 02.03.22 A magazine I subscribe to defaulted to automatic renewal if you renewed online and paid with a credi
Haul out the water Benny17441 at 11:53am 02.03.22 I think he said to dry land. That would be somewhere in Alabama. Can't sail there.
Swim ladder Benny17441 at 11:49am 02.03.22 Where is the rudder?

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