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led spreader lights Don Crowther at 12:22pm 04.10.11 Big Boats 6/2998 Hello Has anyone installed a LED spreader light. I'm think of installing one of these. Taco LED Br
Keelbolt Tension/Torque Grand-Cru at 10:49am 04.10.11 Yamaha 1/1702 I am the owner of a Yamaha 25 II sloop, with the deep fin keel (draft 1.65 meters or 5 ft. 5 in.).
Please take a look (H260-I'm paranoid about the T-ball) (3) Sublime at 10:48am 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 3/1430 Click on the image for the big pics. I just want to make sure it's in there correctly. Nevermind t
Lubing a Kiwi Prop Levin at 9:34am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3009 Hello all, Has anyone here ever greased a Kiwi Prop? I have my boat out of the water to get it re
Re-plumbing philliz at 9:24am 04.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3173 Hi I am new to this site and new to boating so any help would be great. Last year we bought a 19
Stern rail perch seats with split back stay? caguy at 9:18am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3071 I would like to make some perch seats and was curious how you worked around the split stays. I can m
Returning a Carter 33 to water allanmcinnis at 9:11am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 0/61 I have a Carter 33 "THALES", She stripped down for a full retrofit and life took over. She is now a
H37C Standing Rigging (4) Ed Schenck at 8:25am 04.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2826 Yesterday I pulled some rigging off of my old Kenyon mast. I brought home the backstay and one each
Endeavour 37 rgallagher at 8:23am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4167 Is this a boat that one could sail from Florida to the Bahamas and on to the West Indies?
Exchanging a PHC LBA for a Jabsco on Hunter 28.5 Larry.M at 8:07am 04.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4353 My 86 Hunter 28.5 has a Jabsco head which I would like to upgrade to a Raritan PH-II LBA or a PHC LB
Rust removal from arch console Ivan at 7:55am 04.10.11 Big Boats 8/1940 The stainless steel "console" that is attached to the underside of the arch in my H356 houses the co
hunter vision Derek Dumas at 7:29am 04.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1550 hi im new to this site i have owned my 1990 32ft hunter vision for 2 years and i have never reefed t
Nissan 8 hp 2 stroke Sailing Gator at 6:20am 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/11455 I have found a Nissan 2 stroke 8 hp Long shaft. It is electric start. I like the weight (68 lbs).
faux teak non-skid MB at 6:11am 04.10.11 Big Boats 5/3087 Has anyone tried to install any of the faux teak products themselves and if so which one - flexi-tea
Restoring a 71 Mac Venture 21 got a few ??? dohcdelsol93 at 5:57am 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/11955 I'm picking up a neglected venture 21 later today so long as i can find trailer tires on a sunday in
Raytheon ST4000 Plus auto pilot Paul17512 at 5:38am 04.10.11 Catalina 30 12/12617 Does any one use the Raytheon ST 4000 + Autopilot? I have an opportunity to purchase a 1999 model
Sail Boat Purchase Bedwards at 4:32am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3231 My wife and I are looking at a 96 270 Catalina. This will be our first purchase of a sail boat and w
Upper Shroud Chainplate Failure (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:16am 04.10.11 Catalina 30 8/7147 PASSING THIS INFO ON: I received this from Catalina Direct. It was from a sailor that had his chai
Ship o Fools 37c med2463 at 10:13pm 04.09.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1595 We are cruising west FL and went through a drawbridge same time as another 37c (sloop rigged). Boat
MacGregor 25 Transom Access? ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:44pm 04.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4163 I just pulled out my new-to-me 1983 M25 today, and took inventory of the work she needs before launc

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What size headsail do I have? Joe at 5:13am 07.12.22 Also, I think some of my main sail furling issues are to to that problem. Furling mainsails do not
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) All U Get at 5:10am 07.12.22 They make a rubber eraser that fits into a drill, I used them with great results.
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? jviss at 4:09am 07.12.22 I did a quick search for this device and while I get hits on eBay, etc., I can't find a manual. Do
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) senang at 3:55am 07.12.22 This my way for 2 Sunpower 328W panels in 2016. Tubes extension used as dinghy hoists.
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) jviss at 3:30am 07.12.22 Acetone will harm gel coat. Best thing I've found for removing the glue once a sticker has been rem
throttle brake kappykaplan at 2:46am 07.12.22 You could try adding a cable clamp to the throttle cable to add some friction.
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 12:19am 07.12.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 12:16am 07.12.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:39pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
Good exercise of older boaters Terry Cox at 11:14pm 07.11.22 I think Terry was the only person who may have missed it..... :beer: I can be pretty dense at time
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 10:56pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII jonelli at 10:34pm 07.11.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of T
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too Leeward Rail at 10:27pm 07.11.22 a well protected place to store our boats and work on them through the winter. A nice set of drums
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 10:27pm 07.11.22
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 10:26pm 07.11.22 Tide range at my home is in the 12' range - occasionally as much as 16'. Plenty given the 5.5' draf
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options FastOlson at 10:19pm 07.11.22 Both Oregon and Washington had tide grids in regular use until about mid or late 80's, roughly. Then
Boom Mishap mikeracca at 10:12pm 07.11.22
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 10:11pm 07.11.22 Awesome write up. I had similar issues on Luna, and I went with the new harness from end to end rout
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dLj at 9:53pm 07.11.22 A surprise that in the most restrictive sate in the nation (as far as anti fouling paint goes), tha
throttle brake JoeWhite at 9:30pm 07.11.22 I am not sure how your's is, but on mine there is an adjusting screw just below the compass and on t

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