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Hunter 23' Bow Light Mounting carboman at 7:23pm 01.05.11 Smaller Boats 9/2756 I have a bow light mounted, but am not 100% satisfied with it. Another 23 in my marina has a stainl
Buying a used Furler Buzzlovelace at 6:52pm 01.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1745 For my 1971 Catalina 27' Bad Idea? Good Idea? What to look for? and What not to buy. Going down Sa
Air/Heat--What's a wannabe boat owner to do? ducatista at 4:16pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2312 So, my survey and sea-trial were scheduled for tomorrow. The guy my broker recommended to install h
Enough with the Paint questions!!! dscribner at 4:02pm 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 5/3259 One more guys. Does anybody have any experience with "cold galvanizing" on a trailer? I've got som
Need boat work stand ideas. (2) Ed Schenck at 12:21pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3360 Probably a dumb question but here goes. I want to use some of these cold winter months to work on th
prop shaft deke at 11:05am 01.05.11 Catalina 310 11/3323 Upgrading the bronz prop to stainless. Can the shafts be removed/replaced without having to drop th
Davits Witzend at 8:26am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 40/18719 What works, what does not? Forespar Nova 153302 http://www.allinflatables.com/shopping/davits/fs/da
Under deck hydraulic autopilot Ken13559 at 8:25am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2406 I'm curious. My friend's Bavaria 37 has an under deck hydraulic autopilot. His steering wheel is pre
Stolen engines from MacGregors glenn_cripps@yahoo.com at 7:49am 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3049 I have seen a number of MacGregors go up for sale once the engine is stolen. Is this a case of the d
Parts for a 12' O Day fjsheets at 6:55am 01.05.11 Day Sailers 4/1464 Does anyone know were I might find a goose neck for the boom end (female) of a 12' O Day cat rig? Or
Wishbone? Quoddy at 4:47am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/10307 What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of the wishbone boom? What about the vang and
Two Questions Albanach at 2:22am 01.05.11 Catalina 310 13/2869 1)Has anyone installed grabrails outside on either side of the companionway? I noticed my daughter t
lewmar bow thruster on a 1996 p42? smb at 10:23pm 01.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1371 I would really like a bow thruster, but i am not sure what size will fit in the small compartment be
The joys of a primitive marina Joe Snuffy at 7:47pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5035 My boat is located at the only marina on my lake with sailboat slips. For such a large lake, this ma
Woo Hoo goin to Lake Havasu! doehunter at 4:48pm 01.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1348 Ive been thinking about it since I first heard about it. The fact that there will be about 140 pock
Mast-wiring grommets jfrench at 4:39pm 01.04.11 Catalina 22 3/3065 I experienced an annoying delay in completing a mast re-wiring project, just because I couldn't loca
Time to start thinking about commissioning! gpd955 at 3:48pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3444 Now that the holidays are over, it's time to start preparing for the spring. I have a bunch of thin
Hunter 460 & "Sailing" Magazine Dec 10 stuart.hamer at 3:07pm 01.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/4208 Hi, I'm seriously considering buying a 2000 Hunter 460 as a trade up from my current 1994 Hunter 35.
Hunter 460 & "Sailing" Magazine Dec 10 stuart.hamer at 3:04pm 01.04.11 Big Boats 2/1575 Hi, I'm seriously considering buying a 2000 Hunter 460 as a trade up from my current 1994 Hunter 35.
Winter Storage Steve Musica at 2:06pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1899 Have a Cataline 22. 1983. Has anyone stored a similar boat outside in the winter w/ the mast up an

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boat steers backwards??? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:31pm 11.26.21
boat steers backwards??? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.26.21 :plus: @smokey73 has identified your challenge. The steering cable was installed incorrectly. This s
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:25pm 11.26.21 I too have no idea how the mechanic pulled that off. Yes, the gearbox cable. so twist the cables at
boat steers backwards??? smokey73 at 4:15pm 11.26.21 When you say "transmission" cable do you mean the cable for forward - reverse on the gearbox for the
Porta Pot on 23.5 SkookumZac at 4:05pm 11.26.21 Yes, I recommend moving the pot out to the cockpit at night. -Z
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 3:53pm 11.26.21 How are you deploying those 200 watts of solar? 4x 50w semi-flexible panels, on the bimini with ve
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:51pm 11.26.21 Sail SFbay, I appreciate the advice. My sailing sailing venues are quite tame as opposed to your sto
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 3:45pm 11.26.21 I don't know the science behind it -- but all truck and trailer calamities happen on Sundays. The
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 3:32pm 11.26.21 How are you deploying those 200 watts of solar?
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S D Swanson at 3:22pm 11.26.21 I recommend paying attention to where the base of the stanction brace attaches to the deck. You will
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S sail sfbay at 3:19pm 11.26.21 Your boat, but if it was mine I would install lifelines all the way aft (detachable with pelican ho
Tipping angles All U Get at 3:13pm 11.26.21 Put 4 of those 6 guys out on the boom.... Or one Mainer.
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hardhead at 1:38pm 11.26.21 I don't know the science behind it -- but all truck and trailer calamities happen on Sundays. The g
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom chichiflys at 12:57pm 11.26.21 Thanks sailme88 - I think I'll stick with this setup for now, but I appreciate the Garhauer hint - I
Tipping angles jssailem at 12:43pm 11.26.21 On the Boom? They likely will fall off now you have a rescue while stuck under the bridge. Life is c
Tipping angles sailme88 at 12:42pm 11.26.21 Put 4 of those 6 guys out on the boom....
Add a battery dlochner at 12:36pm 11.26.21 What you are describing is pretty normal. The 13.5 voltage is the float voltage. It is a low current
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom sailme88 at 12:35pm 11.26.21 Well, if you were to shift gears and go with a solid vang, I'd suggest that you contact Garhauer.
Add a battery acudavid at 12:06pm 11.26.21 Hi Everyone! I decided to take the good advice of Davidsailor26 and others, and do the smart thing
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 11:48am 11.26.21 Small Boat to the San Juans, Ed III, Pt 3 Parks Bay was an unexpected delight. It wasn't on our age

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