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Bedding padeye for spinnaker guy Smitty at 6:06am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2722 On the bow deck of my Cal 28-2 i have a padeye for a block that's used to turn the spinnaker foreguy
Bulkhead Replacement teacherspet at 5:28am 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/5401 Has anyone had experience in replacing the aft starboard Bulkhead on an Oday 25? The upper right cor
Replace cabin vent with a solar powered vent (2) luken7 at 4:51am 05.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2137 On the B361, there is a coachtop cabin vent. I'm wondering if anyone has replaced that with a solar
Cleaning cushions bowlinguy800 at 9:22pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 1/1339 I have my Cat 22 almost ready to put in the water for the first time. However I need to clean the cu
transporting new boat home thatguy at 9:06pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2367 need help/advice on gettin a 27 morgan from lake norman in nc to lake hartwell in SC
Hunter 410 modicifation Stevew123 at 8:37pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1251 Hi We are looking at converting our 410s two rear cabins into a master cabin, has any one done so
Bottom paint gary at 7:25pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 6/2182 Why do I have to paint the bottom of my boat at all? I live and sail on the upper coast of Maine wh
Need to Replace Cal 2-30 Stringer?? catshadowzoo at 7:18pm 05.22.11 Cal 0/2563 Need Help from any Cal 2-30 Owner or Cal 2-29 Owner. Getting ready on a hawaii crossing and need to
Twisted Turnbuckles jfrench at 7:00pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 2/1341 What causes turnbuckle ends and shackles to twist and distort? I just had occasion to inspect the st
Bimini Pattern Ken H at 6:54pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1300 Anyone got an idea of where or who I might contact to get a pattern for a bimini for my Hunter 320
Perko Surprise jfrench at 6:52pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 0/1093 Went to install a Perko 4-wire electrical connector for the mast lights as currently sold by Catalin
Electrical question? doehunter at 5:29pm 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1983 I just spent the whole weekend working inside my Mac, putting up shelving, and mostly installing my
Best glue for cabin roof/walls liner? isaksp00 at 5:20pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 3/1440 I had to unpeel the edge of the white fuzzy "carpet" that lines the interior of my H23 to remove and
My first passengers BMB61 at 4:51pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 3/1482 This was third time out on my cat 22 . I took my sister and her husbend out on the lake, good wind b
Identifying the Model of a Head MLampner at 3:54pm 05.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3277 Is there somewhere a pictorial or other resource that will allow one to properly identify the model
Replacement covers for v-berth cushions gmpphotography at 2:52pm 05.22.11 Parts Search 2/5230 I own a Mirage 27. The covers of the v-birth cushions have deteriorated and need to be replaced. T
Rethinking Summer Plans Roger Long at 2:47pm 05.22.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5305 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 4/2240 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 3/3846 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 25/5616 I got married yesterday. My wife is only two seasons into sailing but she is learning the ropes. W

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Exhaust leak (1) jssailem at 2:26pm 09.19.22 I like the water/bubbles test. Mechanics often use an improvised stethoscope combined with visual an
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 2:04pm 09.19.22 But it's not a Raritan! No one asks how to rebuild or fix a Raritan. Jabsco? Well that's another
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list jssailem at 1:50pm 09.19.22 Generic Bob... Still funny.
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) jssailem at 1:41pm 09.19.22 I want to be able to go on long trips (costly) and need to be able to rely on the engine. The goal
Regional crops jssailem at 1:33pm 09.19.22 At the least they are getting smaller. 2022. 625lb Gator 2016. 800lb Gator Perhaps there are few
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Sailfanatic at 1:12pm 09.19.22 The V shape allows the sail trimmer to recognize how much curl is in the luff of the spinnaker. The
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 09.19.22 Your #1 job before anything else is to find the exact source on the engine of the oil leak and go fr
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 12:09pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple th
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic hbethell at 12:09pm 09.19.22 daydreamerjr were you ultimately able to connect your Nexus Classic to a wireless bridge? If so, whi
Regional crops rgranger at 12:08pm 09.19.22 I noticed that in both stories.... the hunters are wearing crocs... :biggrin::thumbup:
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) HeelBoy at 12:07pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple thr
Regional crops rgranger at 12:06pm 09.19.22 Same area.... 6 years earlier https://abcnews4.com/news/local/mammoth-800-pound-gator-caught-in-sou
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (3) rgranger at 11:52am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list Bob S at 11:33am 09.19.22 But it's not a Raritan!
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 11:28am 09.19.22 Agree with @JamesG161 There is no way the radio that is turned off drained your battery. There is
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? dLj at 11:26am 09.19.22 As it's advertised, the thermal spray supposedly rides closer to hot dipped than any kind of coatin
Arch on bigger hunters Daze at 11:13am 09.19.22 You can find some information that you are looking for in the document link located in the "Ask A Hu
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker shemandr at 10:59am 09.19.22 The theory that the lines are help visualize the shape of the sain that critical area make sense to
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? capta at 10:53am 09.19.22 Before I bought my first big boat I was low on the totem pole in a boat yard. We were preparing a st
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 09.19.22

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