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Insurance Ross at 7:59pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4469 We are careful to insure our homes and boats and cars against loss and we tend to be diligent about
Cockpit Cushions... (5) Sumner at 7:21pm 12.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2383 Thought I would post a couple pictures of the new cockpit cushions Ruth made before the trip. We are
Squeaky Duck Bill Valve on Vented Loop?? (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:26pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 15/8431 Just redid my sanitation lines aboard my Hunter 33 (1981) with all new 1.5" sanitation hose, etc, fr
Winter Projects jsalley at 6:18pm 12.09.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1864 Not much activity here lately. Anyone planning any projects on their 309's this winter? I'll start..
310 water line DaveGL at 6:18pm 12.09.10 Catalina 310 8/2257 Previous 320 owner. I looking at 310's. Why do most 310's sit lower aft at the water line?
Hoisting The Dingy Outboard W/Main Halyard? sigbear at 5:13pm 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 11/8246 Does anyone use the main halyard to hoist the dingy outboard onto the the stern rail motor mount on
My boat (4) jorgefife at 4:44pm 12.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1763 I thought I would show some photos: When I was paneling V berth with cedar; my jib, modified from a
Auto pilot question AADIVER at 3:39pm 12.09.10 Catalina 30 2/1573 I've been reading great things about the Raymarine ST4000, but it's a discontinued item. What's the
Thinking about a new 37 ducatista at 12:21pm 12.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1555 Anyone have any experience with a new (2010) 37? Looking to live aboard with 5 yr-old daughter and
Stern Rail Motor Mount, 81lbs To Heavy? sigbear at 12:10pm 12.09.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2171 Would a 81 lb. 8 hp outboard motor be to heavy on a stern rail motor mount and cause damage to the s
Overall hight of a Whitby 42' w/o rig ? pkdailey4 at 11:02am 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1526 Anybody know how tall from the bottom of the keel to the top of the house/coach for transport purpos
Shoal Drafts Free Spirit at 10:38am 12.09.10 Catalina 30 0/1254 looking at a Catalina 30, shoal draft of 3'10. any issues I should be aware of. usage will be day
H26 - Cracked Hull ?!?! (7) jao1972 at 9:34am 12.09.10 Smaller Boats 22/4644 Is anyone aware of this problem or has anyone had this problem??? Sorry for the long post, but pleas
Hunter 31--water tank fill? Gail Perry at 8:12am 12.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1776 I recently bought a Hunter 31. I'm thoroughly enjoying it -- in fact, I'm living on it. One teeensy
Broken Traveler plunger stop '78 H25 (2) Dick Baldwin at 8:01am 12.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2296 Are there really no archives on repairing/replacing the plunger stops on the traveler on a 1978 Hunt
Shore power VS Wind generator koolfrog at 7:25am 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2412 What happens when you battery is in bulk charge mode and receives power from both your shore power p
Talkin' about Maine Sail? Ed Schenck at 7:22am 12.09.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2503 Does anybody else follow the trials of this old Maine fisherman? I couldn't find the episode where
EBAY Hunter 23- and I thought I got a good deal njmedic3306 at 6:27am 12.09.10 Smaller Boats 13/3118 EBAY Hunter 23- maybe a good deal for parts In case there is someone on the east coast looking for
Hanging a hammock on an O'Day 25 jdratlif at 6:16am 12.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3158 Hey Everyone, I just bought an O'Day 25 and had a quick question for owners. I want to hang a
generator CCHer at 6:02am 12.09.10 Catalina 310 3/1692 I am considering a small Honda or Generac generator to get some AC power while on the hook. One of t

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Dinghy storage DougM at 6:01am 11.22.21 I hung my dinghy with straps beneath from the rafters in my unheated garage in 2015, fully inflated.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 5:52am 11.22.21 Yea, should have known that from the get-go. To be honest, I did have a Yuengling Black and Tan in
Stray Induced Current JamesG161 at 5:41am 11.22.21 Guess how a DC clamp ampmeter works? The Hall Effect semiconductor. That uses Electro-Magnetism...
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 5:24am 11.22.21 @dLj Probably a foot or so should be fine. It dropped off pretty quickly as you moved away but I di
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:18am 11.22.21 Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generato
Stray Induced Current (3) smokey73 at 5:16am 11.22.21 Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generator
Dinghy storage NYSail at 4:07am 11.22.21 Thanks all...... let a bit out. Greg
proper grease for rudder bearings Apex at 3:01am 11.22.21 correction: Tube is packed with grease. Indeed the bearings are plain bearings with no grease groo
Single handing Will Gilmore at 12:52am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. In my MC, I stored it under the gunwa
La Ni�a All U Get at 11:26pm 11.21.21 The other observation that I had was the current shift yesterday. There was noticeably more time of
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 Randy Michaelis at 11:00pm 11.21.21 The plywood has better integrity toward the hull so this may be a good option for me. Thank you for
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 9:25pm 11.21.21 i change my fuel filters and have checked- no leaks there
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 9:03pm 11.21.21 Here is a late Friday entry. A husband and wife were getting all snugly in bed. The passion was he
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 jssailem at 8:57pm 11.21.21 Nice images. Not being able to inspect here is a possible idea. You will need to see if it will work
proper grease for rudder bearings jon hansen at 8:26pm 11.21.21 https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene-bearings uhmw is a greaseless bearing. when worn, repla
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 7:56pm 11.21.21 Make sure that IF this one of the Pearson's with rubber gasket under each stanchion base, that someo
Pearson 30 DArcy at 7:46pm 11.21.21 Just make sure it's a Pearson 30, not a Pearson Flyer which is also 30'. The Flyer is a great boat f
proper grease for rudder bearings DArcy at 7:34pm 11.21.21 I used a general purpose wheel bearing grease on mine for many years without problems. I refreshed i
proper grease for rudder bearings Rich Stidger at 7:26pm 11.21.21 I wasn't aware that any grease was used.
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair brian cc27mkiii at 6:44pm 11.21.21 yes thank you Don the top of the compression post and bulkhead appear to be solid as does the rest o

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