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halyards: wire to rope? tigereye37 at 7:17am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2713 Can someone explain the benefits of wire to rope halyards over just rope halyards? I'm looking to r
Jib jorgefife at 7:03am 08.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/1515 I have a hank on jib on my H33. It may be a little bigger than it should, but so far I have not sank
converting to a refridgerator from a ice box rickgosselin at 6:19am 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3215 I have a Vision 32 with a ice box island in the middle of the floor. To convert this over to refrid
Forked River State Marina Loose Ends at 5:34am 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2539 Any damage at Forked River State Marina (NJ) from Irene? Anyone know how the boats faired at the St
bent rudder brad gooding at 4:38am 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1866 Heavy winds blew my boat to shore with the stern end facing the shoreline. The rudder was hitting th
Dents in the Hull KingAirDriver at 7:03pm 08.27.11 Catalina 22 4/1693 Hello all! New Catalina 22 owner, 1978 Hull # 8526 Great boat, many, many years of neglect, got her
Well, I'm hauled and waiting Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3042 For the first time in 30 years of sailing I decided to haul and weather this storm ashore. The comm
tanzer22 Pullpit ruready at 6:24pm 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2358 The pullpit on my tanzer 22 has a couple of creases in in, Does anyone know where I can purchase ano
Sharing: 1st Dry-Land-to-Dry-Land yammy at 5:45pm 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3405 hello, Macgregors i'm back from my first dry-land-to-dry-land trip between Point Roberts and Semia
Rube Godberg A/C (4) shipwreck66 at 5:22pm 08.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1780 This is the ongoing alteration of a cheap window unit for installation on a C27. Here is a pic or tw
Bilge pump air lock John T1594 at 4:15pm 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3498 Does anyone else have a problem with their bilge pump gettig air locked? Went down to the boat in ad
Speaking Of Cell Amplifiers... Rick D at 1:52pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2017 ...when I am on my mooring in Catalina Island, I can't get an adequate signal for my Virgin Wireless
Cradle Plans for a Beneteau Moorings 322 Andyrapp at 1:31pm 08.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1401 We just purchased a Beneteau Moorrings 322, and would like to build a Cradle so we can do maintance
Where have all the (marine) operators gone? Kings Gambit at 1:15pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3694 I was surprised (and embarrassed) to discover only recently that there are no more marine operators.
Mast support at the Keel Barry Eldridge at 1:03pm 08.27.11 Lancer 1/2087 1980 Lancer 30 Compression Post foot design During a survey for insurance, the inspector thought th
Cutting my 6' keel to 4.5 hunter bum at 12:53pm 08.27.11 Islander 12/9129 Just find a perfect boat ,1982 36 islander, but it is 6' draft...too much for my needs. I,m thinking
Replacing Radar Cable on a 2007 Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 12:05pm 08.27.11 Big Boats 6/1775 I am replacing my existing Ray Marine Radar with a Garmin unit. This requires that we pull the old c
Slidell police ready sailaway78 at 11:20am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 I talked to my next door neighbor this morning. He is a St. Tammany Parish ( Slidell ) deputy sheri
Touring a MacGregor 26D or 26S Babbleduck at 11:00am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2359 Hello everyone! I am new to sailboatowners.com and sailing and appreciate the opportunity to be a
Spindrift 22 merlinuxo at 9:58am 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 3/11071 Helped my neighbor bring his Spindrift back from the yards this morning. Stinking hot but the 20-25

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Saltwater hose to engine 4Winds at 4:01pm 10.31.22 OK, have been looking for CORRUGATED Marine Wet Exhaust Hose 3/4" ... You will not believe how unbel
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 sail sfbay at 3:59pm 10.31.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Can your sheaves accept rope? If so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:59pm 10.31.22 And it is a PSS dripless.....according to the surveyor.
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:57pm 10.31.22
Winterizing question Justin_NSA at 3:47pm 10.31.22 I installed a heater bypass circuit so the pink stuff doesn't get into the water heater tank. I only
Saltwater hose to engine kloudie1 at 3:31pm 10.31.22 Is it possible to rotate the pump body 180 so the discharge is looking up and suction is down?
Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 3:21pm 10.31.22 That hose leaves the pump and does down. To Where? Perhaps a picture that shows where the hose goes.
Saltwater hose to engine Ralph Johnstone at 3:15pm 10.31.22 Wire wound exhaust hose. The wire prevents the hose from collapsing.
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 3:12pm 10.31.22 I was there for the survey and while it was mostly non-intrusive; it was very thorough even to the
Fender covers- Yes or No? jaysweet at 2:56pm 10.31.22 About a month ago, I bought 2 large, cheap beach towels. Planning to use them to make 4 fender cover
Fender covers- Yes or No? jon hansen at 2:45pm 10.31.22 you boys ever use fender boards? they are a must at pilings and double so when transiting a lock.
Winterizing question Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 10.31.22 Did I just fill the hot water heater with pink stuff? Indeed you did. Not the end of the world tho
Winterizing question Davidasailor26 at 2:28pm 10.31.22 And for antifreeze, I've had good luck with the hardware store RV antifreeze which is generally muc
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:25pm 10.31.22 FYI. Most pre-purchase surveys are chiefly hull surveys. But in any case, they are usually based on
Fender covers- Yes or No? WayneH at 2:21pm 10.31.22 Fender covers help keep your boat clean. Or at least my boat. Something happened to my beach ball fe
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? Davidasailor26 at 2:20pm 10.31.22 Related to this, on the pre-sale survey that we had done about a year ago, the surveyor noted in th
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? stevenhagberg at 2:13pm 10.31.22 I just picked up a new to me C25 and she needs a bit of freshening up. I'm thinking of getting som
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? dkinzer at 2:12pm 10.31.22 Actually it is a fire extinguisher port. Related to this, on the pre-sale survey that we had done
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 2:11pm 10.31.22 But scares the heck of those Workers. Less Misbehavin
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Dean Strong at 1:53pm 10.31.22 2GM20F is common in 80s-90s sailboats, unlike previous post. Simple solution...hang the ignition ke

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