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Which goop? Roger Long at 4:29am 04.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4260 The chainplate design on my boat is a bit unusual but quite robust since the load is primarily taken
Speaking of Circumnavigations... (1) Joe at 4:16am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1864 Laura Dekker just transitted Panama Canal and is preparing for the South Pacific chapter in her adve
Reefing mainsail SF 22 Seafaring Guy at 9:38pm 04.13.11 Seafarer 2/3236 greetings, I recently purchased an '84 Seafarer 22. A question re reefing the main. since there is n
H33 Owners - Where do you put your silverware? Juice6576 at 9:13pm 04.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2692 OK, so the boat is here and we should take delivery soon. One of the things I noticed on the Hunter
Replacing old 4" electronics CBSanford at 8:57pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3319 I have a new-to-me O'Day 272, which I will sail in the California Delta and offshore along he coast.
May day from San Blas Mexico Captain Les at 8:52pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1780 Hello, I am in San Blas Mexico with a bent rudder shaft and no where to get a new Stainless steel pi
swing keel mods kosborn at 8:33pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/5005 hey all so the swing keel could be made to be heavier. what problems do you see from increasing the
Companionway hinges jorgefife at 7:12pm 04.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/5065 I am upgrading from 4 wood planks ( used to be 3, one broke in half) to 2 doors on the companionway
Dinghy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:25pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 3/2239 So does anyone strap a dinghy down on the bow? If so, what do you strap it to? What do you used to
18 gallon fuel tank placement ???? thomasgoodmaniii at 6:18pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1517 i came across a deal i couldn't turn down today. an 18 gal. aluminium fuel tank with sending unit fo
Had a Rigger inspect my rig today. . . Cool Beans at 5:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6111 Was hoping it would be money well spent but not I'm not so sure. . . After looking it over I called
Anchor calculation worst condition paulj at 4:29pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 0/1706 Ray I thought the boat anchored, shown in the first part of video, was going to hold. http://www.
sail lug stop? doehunter at 3:58pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2768 My main has little plastic lugs that go in the sail track. What do you guys use to keep them in the
Aft berth headboard area condensation problem karenmccraw at 3:24pm 04.13.11 Big Boats 3/1588 We have a problem - the aft berth mattress often gets wet, mostly in the very aft corner where it co
CQR resets sailaway78 at 2:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 42/8670 Got it again last night. Of course this never happens at an opportune time. About 2 in the AM, got
shroud / turnbuckles bad_com_pany at 1:52pm 04.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/2549 Figured this might be the fastest way to get some information. I have bent turnbuckles on my 1993 h2
Should there be a seacock on a bildge? geehaw at 1:43pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/4172 Been working on the boat as time allows and weather permits. I replaced the faucet in the head sink
Washing Sails & Anchor Chain lehigh375 at 1:30pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1698 I looked thru the archives and most are over a year old. What is the current thinking about washing
Cooling of Alternators merc240d at 12:17pm 04.13.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3476 AGM batteries have been getting alot of press in the forms over the last few years. Shore charging,
Adieu (2) JDK at 11:48am 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1917 Soire'e is within an hour of starting a new life with owners from Georgia. They are a fun couple and

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Mast spreaders... (1) Kingjim91 at 7:47pm 08.14.22 Are your spreaders aluminum or wooden? If wooden, making your own from Sitka spruce and reusing the
Ignition switch wiring Richard19068 at 7:42pm 08.14.22 Hey everyone, I want to replace my ignition switch to where it was originally installed, in the coc
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 7:31pm 08.14.22
Ignition switch wiring Kingjim91 at 7:27pm 08.14.22
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift Johnb at 7:14pm 08.14.22 On my boat it is best to take the tension out of the leech anytime the the main is being raised, low
It appears that I'm collecting boats. MikeHoncho at 6:57pm 08.14.22 We all know there's no such thing! Congratulations on your "new-to-you" toy. :beer: Although I d
Ignition switch wiring Stu Jackson at 6:48pm 08.14.22 the switch has 7 connections on the back, That's unusual. Most have three or four: power, ground,
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift MikeHoncho at 6:48pm 08.14.22 Mine is fixed at the mast head and has a section of line at the end of the cable that allows me to a
H34 plug to panel Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 08.14.22 You could also add a new breaker close to the inlet and use that to connect the old wire to the new
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift justustoo at 5:35pm 08.14.22 I'll look at that. Seems strange to me. Most topping lifts lead back to either the mast of the cockp
Ignition switch wiring JoeWhite at 5:33pm 08.14.22 My question would be, why are you replacing it. If it works and the contacts are good, you can draw
Dyneema Splice Load Test jssailem at 5:30pm 08.14.22 Nice videos. When I tested the soft shackles I made using the Brian Toss design, the K75 Dyneema wit
Dyneema Splice Load Test Davidasailor26 at 5:18pm 08.14.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:11pm 08.14.22 Nothing yet. Will know more tomorrow
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 5:11pm 08.14.22 And I just found a website that has the manual for the D models, it appears that plate in the forest
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 5:06pm 08.14.22 Then I could observe the rust on the side of the cylinder. What, if anything, did you conclude on
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 jssailem at 5:04pm 08.14.22 The wheel based pilot will function to handle your boat based on size and displacement in Medium s
Ignition switch wiring jssailem at 4:54pm 08.14.22 When confronted with such a mature boat the technique I use is to take a photo of the existing switc
H34 plug to panel jssailem at 4:46pm 08.14.22 While you are in the middle of this project, it would be a good idea to install a galvanic isolator,
H34 plug to panel DeniseO30 at 4:46pm 08.14.22 Thank you everyone! I couldn't quite make it out the size, because it's so well hidden, there isn't

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