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Should spreaders be loose? dscribner at 11:03am 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 18/9979 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 48/7501 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 7/6322 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 1/1222 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 5/4811 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 21/3027 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 0/1081 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 40/11400 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 3/1333 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 68/14025 "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 23/4285 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 17/2164 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 6/1976 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 3/1232 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 8/2360 I am redoeing my decks this winter {under cover} and would like to know the best way to do them , ev
Key West, Big Boat Haven (5) shipwreck66 at 7:09pm 11.03.11 Destinations 3/3893 Forgive if you've already been there, but are all the cool big boats all homeported in Key West? Eve
Buttoned up for the winter (3) tjar at 5:02pm 11.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1970 The weather is starting to turn here in the northwest and the rains have returned. I struggled with
Cracked Up! jetboatn at 5:02pm 11.03.11 Smaller Boats 4/1324 OK...1994 Hunter 23.5- First sailboat, first year to sail and loving it!!! Problem, hairline and big
54 knots in a sailboat ??? Scott B at 4:28pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2443 Pretty cool... Bonneville Salt Flats type of sailing bjCRxKs2QgY
Sailboat video tours from Annapolis Show abk at 3:54pm 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1396 Hello, I tried to post this before but I don't think it went up. If it did I apologize I am a sail

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Sanitation hose recommendation requested Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 11.05.22 check out the discharge port size for their macerating electric toilets...the 37010 is one example.
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:33pm 11.05.22 Good day all .......... Tom J what year is your 310?
Battery FastOlson at 1:39pm 11.05.22 Any suggestions on replacing the batteries in my 27 foot hunter sailboat Please describe the 12 vo
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:22pm 11.05.22 Check the specs for versions of their manual toilet earlier than 2015. But the manual toilet isn't
Solar Confusion SycloneDriver at 1:21pm 11.05.22 It looks like the batteries are full to me.
Battery BigEasy at 1:04pm 11.05.22 I have been using Duracell AGM batteries from Sam's club with good results at a reasonable price poi
Solar Confusion Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 11.05.22 Have you measured voltage(s) at all the points along the way during operation? Are your batteries fu
Sanitation hose recommendation requested (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 11.05.22 But Jabsco has always chosen to "march to their own drum" and their toilet discharge fittings have
Its funny Friday! dLj at 12:23pm 11.05.22 @Will Gilmore - interesting video. Simply aimed at speed. Note in my post I did not say speed, I sai
Solar Confusion Hollyberry at 12:08pm 11.05.22 40V at panel looks like an open circuit situation...
What do you have at the top of your mast? Dalliance at 11:48am 11.05.22 Anchor light, windex, windex light, wind instrument & vhf antenna.
Wires up the mast Dalliance at 11:41am 11.05.22 Trace that wire back to the panel. It could be a spare or for something no longer present. Anchor
where to purchase mast plate replacement Phil Herring at 11:33am 11.05.22 Go to Hunter Parts Select your boat model and then click into rigging. You'll see it there, it's pr
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:33am 11.05.22 pkgiM6mYvvk -Will
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:27am 11.05.22 why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties into the holding tank be 1
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", Good question. Never seen a he
Pinole replacement kloudie1 at 10:04am 11.05.22 Welcome to the forum! If ya poke around a bit, you can probably find the correct part: Rudder Hardw
Its funny Friday! (1) dLj at 9:27am 11.05.22 So I can't resist posting a photo of my 3 favorite non-electric hand tools that keep me from investi
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Leeward Rail at 8:48am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties in
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:33am 11.05.22 ics took no time at all to charge up. You could virtually just pick them up and use them seconds a

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