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Rethinking Summer Plans Roger Long at 2:47pm 05.22.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5223 My instinct is to extend my cruising grounds sequentially as I like to feel the sweep of changing ge
Furlex roller furling rubbing BruceG at 2:28pm 05.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2154 I own a 1982 Hunter 27 with a Furlex roller furling. I had the mast rewired this Spring and now my j
New Outboard Motor Mount Tom Hoffman at 2:06pm 05.22.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3749 Just got started mounting my new motor mount. It will do away with the old off to the side motor mo
Going Sailing...for the honeymoon Bad Obsession at 1:47pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 25/5463 I got married yesterday. My wife is only two seasons into sailing but she is learning the ropes. W
Wire-Rope Halyard replacement please help CNein001 at 1:17pm 05.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/6930 Thank you for reading. I am trying to replace my wire to rope halyards. The sheath up top is too n
Hunter 260 Flooded LarryH at 1:00pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 4/2276 After having my air conditioning serviced to get ready for some summer overnight stays at our marina
Wiring Harness Wrapping? Roger Long at 12:52pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2768 I just cleaned my engine and part of that project turned into pulling out of yards of hardware store
trip report..pictorial... (16) zeehag at 12:23pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2722 http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/z-hag/DSC06090.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/z-
Mississippi Float (Sail??) Trip Tom Hoffman at 12:21pm 05.22.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3079 Hey Every Body... My wife and I are going to put our boat in the Mississippi at Dubuque, Ia. thi
Standard Horizon GX1500S VHF Radio and Weather Alerts SEMIJim at 11:35am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3175 Anybody out there have a Standard Horizon Quest-X GX1500S VHF and can confirm something for me? Th
Scuppers UPSGUY at 11:02am 05.22.11 Catalina 22 16/4299 We have had some heavy rains of late. And the boat is still on it's trailer in the yard. I came out
Emergency tiller nanseabee at 9:56am 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3544 Does any-one know where I could purchase an emergency tiller set-up for a 26X? - Or, does any-one h
challenger rigging mikeomg at 9:22am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1639 I am looking for the owners manual for a challenger 32, trying to figure the correct attachment and
Boomkicker experts.. Slade at 8:55am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3566 My boat came with LazyJacks and I'm pretty sure I would like to remove them. Full batten main hang
Jib Furling hunter vosion 32 Srushton at 7:18am 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1116 Hi all, Just joined and am posting my first request. Recently purchased a Hunter Vision 32 without
Where is Cabin Drain in my Cat22? Mary and Joseph at 5:06am 05.22.11 Catalina 22 12/3041 Good Morning! I got my "new" Catalina 22 back home yesterday. Yes, at 6pm on Doomsday, we sailed h
Mast mis-stepped..... NYSail at 2:20am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3298 Hello all... Last week the boat was dropped and mast stepped. Tightening the rig the other day, I
Diesel Fuel tank gasket & misc. amontem at 2:10am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3809 Irwin Citation (1979) 34' Refurbish questions Hi , I am refu
Stuck centeboard amontem at 2:06am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2030 Hi All, I am unable to release my centerboard form its housing. My boat is an 1979 Irwin 34'Citation
Splicing issue Prime Time at 9:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2827 I have 3/4 inch nylon double braid. Tried to do an eye slice and found the core was actually double

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Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation jssailem at 9:46am 06.11.22 A wheel pilot on a 36' boat will only work well in the most benign conditions, when the going gets
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 9:46am 06.11.22 While this is a possibility it is not alway factual. .... Of course, I should have qualified.. ass
Transmission Cable jssailem at 9:26am 06.11.22 Mike. It might be worth a shout to the SBO Store to see if they have the cables in the new warehouse
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 9:23am 06.11.22 I would look at the way the furler is secured in the hole. I suspect you will see some damage in the
Waterline Width sail sfbay at 9:18am 06.11.22 If it was my boat I would get 3 long (12 feet) boards and with 3 folks get in the water, line up the
Prop Efficiency (2) jssailem at 9:18am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade.. While this is a possibility it is not alway fac
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 9:04am 06.11.22 Given all of the extra power we will have on our July cruise with our daughter's family, she sent us
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. seadaddler at 9:01am 06.11.22 I removed all fuel in tank and in cellphone snake camera and found globes in back of tank and used
The dead of a boat Tally Ho at 8:47am 06.11.22 She popped into FWD pretty quickly after ramming the sailboat. Good thing the captain of the sailboa
Battery bank question NYSail at 8:32am 06.11.22 I had a 36-2 also with a 3HM35F. I added a 3rd battery aft of the batter compartment where the old w
The dead of a boat Will Gilmore at 8:21am 06.11.22 Horrifying! I can't imagine how that captain's stomach felt as he watched the disaster. So lucky n
Battery bank question DayDreamer41 at 8:16am 06.11.22 We have had 6 Volt Trojan T105's on our Sapphire now since spring launch 2017 their state of health
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 8:16am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade... if the boat performs satisfactorily under power
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 8:13am 06.11.22 Real Estate Location is no good unless there's a view True... Kind of depends on your perspective.
Starting my LFP build. jssailem at 8:11am 06.11.22 The excitement builds....:biggrin:
Epoxy questions jssailem at 8:09am 06.11.22 Hi Jay. While it may be possible to use a QT container, it is hard to identify till you identify cle
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:06am 06.11.22 Some more bits and bobs showing up. A bag with (16) of these two-hole buss bars showed up the other
Epoxy questions Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Prop Efficiency JamesG161 at 7:36am 06.11.22 How would I determine what type of a prop to install. There is a stamp on the hub of the propeller
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? Marmalade at 7:35am 06.11.22 Next time you haul, it might be really easy. I replaced a sensor thru-hull this spring... I was not

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