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ST60 Wind BruceK at 12:44pm 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2420 The display is live, but no info from the mast top transducer...who has the quick way for me to chec
Yacht Thruster By eXturn YachtThruster at 12:06pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2684 Hello Everybody, I'm the new Brand Manager for the Yacht Thruster by exturn. I understand that
Aft shower - Curtain? redunculous at 12:03pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 7/1558 Hi all Just wondering who here uses a shower curtain in their aft shower and where you found the f
Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1166 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
Lake Oahe decktosser at 11:16am 11.04.11 Trailer Sailors 9/5042 Anyone ever sailed on Lake Oahe in South Dakota? I would be interested in talking about your experi
Should spreaders be loose? dscribner at 11:03am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 18/9922 Nuff said? My spreaders are 1" O.D. set in brackets with a 1 1/8" I.D. No out-of-round thing happe
Splicing line (2) Warren Milberg at 10:37am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 48/7358 Over the years, I've gotten a lot of pleasure out of splicing lines for use on my boat for everythin
Garhauer ? for Don! kgw at 10:32am 11.04.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/6310 Don, I have a friend cruising in the South Pacific whose boat is equipped with Garhauer hardware. Hi
pearson 36-2 ceterboard w green at 10:22am 11.04.11 Pearson 1/1208 I am concerned about the piping for my centerboard cable. I'm thinking about sealing the centerboard
Another Stuffing box question Solstice at 10:10am 11.04.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4748 Mainsail, I recently purchased a new boat and over the course of the season have monitored my stuffi
Fresh water system question -40.5 but maybe the same for all redunculous at 9:28am 11.04.11 Big Boats 21/2982 Couple of questions for those in the know With regards to the freshwater system has anyone modified
O'Day 23 Broken mast step heymagic at 8:50am 11.04.11 Day Sailers 0/1076 I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
O'Day 23 broken mast step casting heymagic at 8:44am 11.04.11 Ask An Oday Owner 40/11359 I am the new owner of a 1978 O'Day 23. The mast step casting is cracked on one corner and the hinge
Finally in the water Our Seas at 7:59am 11.04.11 Catalina 22 3/1329 Finally after two years of hard work, many late nights in the driveway and garage, many adult bevera
Using the sun to precisly navigate, at night? FourPoints at 7:25am 11.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 68/13961 "Fabled Viking 'sunstone' shown to really work" "These sunstones are mentioned in several contempo
recent occurrance in pago pago.... zeehag at 6:56am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4273 a friend is in pago pgo and reports th news finally reported this incident happened oct 27th..:
Just to make you jealous (3) inarathree at 6:19am 11.04.11 Smaller Boats 17/2160 Went sailing last night. Low 70s, so i bundled up by putting on socks. Light winds, but they died
Outdoor Camera of Interest jdratlif at 6:05am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1974 A buddy of mine just sent me a link of the commercials for this outdoor sports camera. I think its p
Another newbie question allaynaw at 10:42pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1230 Please excuse my ignorance, I am very new to this. The Mac 25 did not come with a boom vang. What ar
Deck Paint Lost Parent at 9:56pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2359 I am redoeing my decks this winter {under cover} and would like to know the best way to do them , ev

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H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:41am 10.27.22
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? (1) jssailem at 7:35am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 10.27.22 I had a 4hp on a 1300lbs boat. I was constantly running it at WOT which resulted in a noisy, vibrati
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 7:10am 10.27.22 Eye splices give a cleaner look than a typical bowline. Looks nautier. Oh, I see. I'm not a Helly
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts HeelBoy at 6:51am 10.27.22 I saw one without the notch made by the same company I just poked around their website and saw tha
Outboard for Sirius 21? sail sfbay at 6:45am 10.27.22 Welcome to the forum!! hp = displacement / 550 How to Calculate Outboard Motor Size for Sailboats -
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts rgranger at 6:33am 10.27.22 Has the adhesive held up over the years? Don't know. I only installed it a few weeks ago to hide
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 6:31am 10.27.22 5-10HP should work well based on lots of reading and some experience
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 10.27.22 I saw that too, and woul like to have one without the notch since I have everything apart. I may ju
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 10.27.22 I've bought Dyneema from here: DIY Hammock Rope - Make Your Own Gear \| Dutchware Gear This site has
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts HeelBoy at 6:24am 10.27.22 ... called Scuff Buster. I saw that too, and woul like to have one without the notch since I have
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 10.27.22 I actually have that exact same one on my stinkpot. Has the adhesive held up over the years?
on deck solar panel JamesG161 at 6:14am 10.27.22 My Panel was just 5 watts so that did not need a controller. A simple Diode works. Jim...
Alternator tfox2069 at 6:10am 10.27.22 Thanks all for patiently clarifying. This has been helpful. I think I understand correctly now the
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Justin_NSA at 6:08am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts rgranger at 6:06am 10.27.22 I stumbled upon this the other day. It has a cutout for the bow eye. It's made by a company called
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts rgranger at 6:06am 10.27.22 The extra rove in the bow should work. I've also seen people glass in a SS pipe with holes drilled
on deck solar panel Project_Mayhem at 6:00am 10.27.22 Have you tried connecting a multimeter to the solar panels electrical wiring?
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 10.27.22 I stumbled upon this the other day. It has a cutout for the bow eye. It's made by a company called S
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 5:53am 10.27.22 Probable that you will need eye splices on one end of your halyards. If you are not capable of spl

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