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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 18/9923 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 68/13962 "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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Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? BigEasy at 10:55am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
40 ft O Day winterizing water system AndreNJ11 at 10:50am 10.27.22 Don't forget: Shower sump pan to overboard drain through the pump (a pint or two should do). Shower
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long dlochner at 10:43am 10.27.22 Interesting. So the water goes past the rings into the crankcase? I'll have to check that out. The
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:47am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 9:43am 10.27.22 Defender
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 10.27.22 Agreed. I would think if Prestone flush will handle an automotive engine safely, it will handle a s
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Brian D at 8:28am 10.27.22 All of my running rigging has been purchased from here. I never went to West Marine or Defender. SBO
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27am 10.27.22 It is 27th of October... I had mentioned this was a planned day to haul the boat. Not happening. He
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 joker460 at 8:06am 10.27.22 What I was trying to explain is, if you physically disconnect the inverter output (Carefully) do you
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 7:59am 10.27.22 This is an interesting thread and the hydrolock boogeyman sometimes finds me during a cold start or
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:49am 10.27.22 Thanks for your reply. Yes the outlets work without the inverter on shore power. I believe the bypas
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Justin_NSA at 7:46am 10.27.22 And no extra cost. I like it !!
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:43am 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank you
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 (1) joker460 at 7:42am 10.27.22 The way I read the manual is, the shore power goes directly to the inverter input connection. The ou
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

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