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Amazing shaft situation (1) Roger Long at 3:03pm 06.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/4288 Shaft lines are more tolerant than you might think. This large powerboat was hauled in the marina t
I'm Back (1) Bad Obsession at 2:58pm 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2239 I just got in from my Honeymoon. We cruised my boat up to Solomon's Island and stayed at a nice Bed
macerator pump out from deck kwilder at 2:16pm 06.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4806 Hi trying uset up my own pump out system as none exist where I sail. 1989 hunter 30. will a basic ja
Fuel Tank Pickup Problem BadGuy at 1:41pm 06.01.11 Big Boats 14/3789 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with what I believe is a stock diesel tank. This is a new boat to me and I
Baptism of New Standing Rigging jma1_nemo at 1:06pm 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1293 I am replacing all my standing rigging this season, and I got to thinking a brand new set of 6 wires
Servicing Tapered Cone Seacocks (24) Maine Sail at 1:06pm 06.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/11922 Anatomy of A Tapered Cone Seacock 1 These are the parts of a Spartan Marine tapered cone or tapere
overflow tank under port side clementise at 1:04pm 06.01.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1197 I filled the tank to the level recommended and i saw cominng out behind the engine out of a "T" with
Drain plug powdermoose at 12:44pm 06.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 16/13079 I bought an older Oday Javelin and the manual says that it is self-bailing. It has a drain plug a
Drain Plugs powdermoose at 12:30pm 06.01.11 Day Sailers 3/3432 The Oday Javelin manual says that it is self-bailing. It has a drain plug aft and a drain plug in t
anyone seen davits like this? gwp at 11:29am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1680 Came with my Catalina 34 and would love to see a pic of one rigged up or at least a description of p
holding tank -upright or horizontal Czar at 11:27am 06.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2895 I've read through everything and can't find an answer to whether the tank should be upright or horiz
Maxwell Winches Jamming lines lr172 at 11:26am 06.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 I am a brand new sailor and have an issue using the winches on my new to me Hunter 34. It is a '85
compass mounting question doehunter at 11:22am 06.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3877 I went out of my way to get a bulkhead mounted compass because I thought it looked sturdier than a b
What would you do with this? Rot in cabin (5) redunculous at 10:41am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4098 So I have some rot it appears The wetlocker itself I am not so worried about as I believe I can res
Holding tank AADIVER at 10:21am 06.01.11 Catalina 30 2/1719 The holding tank on my '83 is a solid black box under the port settee. There is no indicator of how
converting the salon to a berth cggatlin at 10:18am 06.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2010 I have a 94 Beneteau oceanis 400. Has anyone out there converted the table in the salon to a berth?
Help with Oday 28 a/c maxxx at 10:14am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1350 Does anyone have any advice on installing a small (5000btu) a/c unit in the main hatch? This past we
A Great Way to Start a New Month Roger Long at 9:49am 06.01.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3650 This feels as good as graduating from school. On to the rest of my life! http://www.rogerlongboats
Learned something else last weekend... (3) Kermit at 8:58am 06.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1302 I learned this past Saturday that having a spinnaker and no wind is like having a 12-cylinder Jaguar
repair center board, 1968 Irwin 27' Deputy at 8:47am 06.01.11 Irwin 0/3238 Getting my boat ready to put in water and found wire to centerboard rusted and broken. Looking for s

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Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? kappykaplan at 8:14am 07.29.22 new non-lazy sheet working sheet
Access to distribution panel DougM at 8:10am 07.29.22
How tall? (1) Brian D at 8:08am 07.29.22 Using this image as a template, I calculate that the height with mast as displayed is +/- 12 ft at t
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? flightlead404 at 7:36am 07.29.22 Thanks for the detail. When I'm tacking I don't "simply release the sheet" either. I always leave
Bimini/dodger Hollyberry at 7:27am 07.29.22 In warm climes the dodger might be a detriment.. staying in the breeze will keep you cooler. We're i
Bimini/dodger Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 07.29.22
Bimini/dodger shemandr at 7:10am 07.29.22 In cooler weather you might want the Sun.
How tall? Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 07.29.22 As a reference, my O'Day 25 with a shoal keel is about 10.5' tall on it's trailer. You can let air o
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 6:59am 07.29.22 Very nice, Mike! :beer:
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 6:49am 07.29.22 Not a big update, but I did 3D print another part for the boat last night. These are going to the fo
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? Joe at 6:42am 07.29.22 *Install an adjustable tack line. It's easy to do and will make your downwind life much simpler, a
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. dlochner at 6:32am 07.29.22 Use a halyard as a temporary forestay. Then remove the forestay, fix the fuller and reattach. Using
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary kappykaplan at 6:19am 07.29.22 Very nice, @jviss ! :beer:
Chainplates for Drogue thinwater at 5:52am 07.29.22 In my opinion, you'd be wasting your money setting up for a drogue. When I left California in 1970,
hypalon vs pvc RoyS at 4:34am 07.29.22 Are your seems welded or glued? Unknown. It was made by Mercury. No issues with seams.
Surveyor- Kemah Tx Stephan at 3:42am 07.29.22 Anyone have a good experience with a surveyor in Kemah Tx? I used Nick Maudlin, Newberry Associat
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 2:50am 07.29.22 You could try slippery tape, it is UHMW https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/supplies/adhesiv
Stopping engine Paulam at 10:29pm 07.28.22 that was easy JS debits were always on the window side
Bimini/dodger SoSound at 10:12pm 07.28.22 If your original question is regarding the timing, I had the dodger built first, and then waited a c
Does this look normal to you? SoSound at 10:06pm 07.28.22 It is curious. Rather than guessing, it feels like a good time to call support and ask the question

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