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Macgregor 23' Ventura Keel Overhaul Bruce.Arnold at 7:10pm 06.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1488 Hi, I am currently restoring a 1973 Macgregor Ventura. Bought this as a project a couple of years ag
A larger assymetrical spinnaker for a Hunter 36? deacm at 7:01pm 06.10.11 Big Boats 4/2095 We are getting ready to buy an asym with sock for our Hunter 36. Our sail maker is trying to talk u
Rhodes 19 main rigging? (1) totally7able at 7:00pm 06.10.11 Day Sailers 3/3954 Can anyone identify the (approx) year model of this Rhodes 19? My friend has an old one that's been
Main Sheet Fiddle Block mounting beeteejr at 6:31pm 06.10.11 Day Sailers 2/1789 I have a Daysailer 3 which has the main sheet fiddle block mounted on the aft end of the centerboard
transmission noise johnweaver at 5:25pm 06.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2647 We have a 36' Pearson and the other day we were sailing and when coming into the harbor while motori
Replacing cutting board (3) 1Goldie at 4:20pm 06.10.11 Big Boats 11/3902 I am trying to replace a scratched 'cutting board' that sits over one of the sinks in the galley of
tailer for sale in Wisconsin djplatt at 4:04pm 06.10.11 Trailer Sailors 2/2662 thought this might be of interest to someone. I have a 1984 Tandem Axle E-Z Loader sailboat trailer
Battery Charger Help Please JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:02pm 06.10.11 Catalina 310 4/3562 So I came down to the boat and ran through my start up check list and the batteries only has around
2 parallel deep cycle batteries to start engine njl at 2:22pm 06.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/6706 Would it be unreasonable to use 2 deep cycle 12V batteries in parallel to start a Volvo Penta MD2B a
What is this part called? (1) ehelms at 1:08pm 06.10.11 Lancer 4/2315 I recently acquired a 1976 Lancer 25 that needs restoring. I am new to sailing so I'm not sure what
41s5 matters wojciech at 12:40pm 06.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1131 The traveler on the 41s5 is an end boom, recessed Harken big boat 4:1 purchase. In order to bring th
Lightning Strike at Marina Yesterday - on video RonRelyea at 12:37pm 06.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2520 this occurred yesterday at a marina 6 miles south of mine ... whew!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Just curious... kpgraci at 12:16pm 06.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3733 What do the P, E, I and J stand for in sail measurement? Or are they just letters? (still, they had
Our mystery boat identified c_witch at 11:19am 06.10.11 Trailer Sailors 0/2189 Our boat is a Yankee Condore 21. Anyone having information about this boat or where to look online i
Mast Wanted! rcentra at 10:48am 06.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1072 I'm looking to replace the mast on my '76 O'Day 16-9 Daysailer. Any ideas or leads would be appreci
Push-button drawer latches and knobs Skimmer at 10:23am 06.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2238 Hi Folks, Where can we get replacement latches and knobs for the push-button drawer and hanging lock
Night Sail kfish at 10:16am 06.10.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4608 With tonight's waxing moon, I'm going sailing in Galveston Bay out of Kemah. I find it cooler, and
Beaching a H23 drumbeater at 10:03am 06.10.11 Smaller Boats 7/1838 I was wondering if it posed any danger to the centerboard or hull to beach the boat on a sandbar to
pearson 10M boom Bob Swanson at 9:47am 06.10.11 Pearson 0/1257 I am looking for a used boom for a Pearson 10M
Rock Hall, MD Ron20324 at 7:43am 06.10.11 Destinations 6/5266 My sailing club is going to Rock Hall the 25th, but we are getting concerned about reported shoaling

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Electric panel Hayden Watson at 9:35am 09.26.22 An update. ... l learned a lot and all your help was much appreciated. Having a basic understandi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 9:32am 09.26.22
Structural Foam Mark Maulden at 9:31am 09.26.22 Wondering if you really need the strapping since you are foaming. Could they cause micro chafing pi
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter jssailem at 9:24am 09.26.22 Congrats. Should help you smoothly trim the Main sail.
Electric panel dLj at 9:08am 09.26.22 The follow-up is very much appreciated! Thank you! dj
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:58am 09.26.22 Thank you so so much. would you happen to have the dimensions. also did it fit through your bulkh
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:52am 09.26.22 I replaced it with Aluminum. It was a replica of my old one that I pulled out. Love the new one Jam
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 8:51am 09.26.22 The way it is built allows the middle of the Hull to sit between the 2 pieces.
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 8:48am 09.26.22 That is basically it. By doing one end at a time the boat is stable because half is on the trailer
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) (1) Leeward Rail at 8:45am 09.26.22 make a stack of layers from the ground up to the transom once you've got the tongue of the trailer
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 8:44am 09.26.22 There is lot of Unusual weather events happening to Hurricane Ian. Just look closely at John's post
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean David in Sandusky at 8:39am 09.26.22 Gotcha. Here is a link to a good discussion of I65 versus the Thorny Path: How Long to Sail from Flo
Boom kicker or topping lift? jdrutten at 8:35am 09.26.22 ... If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang contr
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower George Braun at 8:35am 09.26.22 I am using a single 30A shore power receptacle, splitting it to 2 30A boat side inputs, and NOT para
Electric panel jssailem at 8:33am 09.26.22 It is always something... Good thing there was enough slack wire that you could fix it without havi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 09.26.22 There are other ways to increase draft in the mainsail, reduced halyard tension and reduced outhaul
Electric panel (4) capseaquel at 8:15am 09.26.22 An update. Thanks for all suggestions. I did discover that there was no power getting to the compre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 09.26.22 There is a difference between a 50A 125V system and 50A 125/250V. 50A 125V is still just three condu
Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:45am 09.26.22 If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang control t

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