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Radar Use Mike Turner at 6:43am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3279 When we bought our Lazyjack schooner last year, it was outfitted with a working, old-model Raytheon
Wires in mast clanking??? John Sluder at 6:13am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3674 My 31ft Seafarer is a wonderful boat, I enjoy sailing up and down the ICW, relaxing around the islan
Marine Head and a teenage Boy mcrow33 at 5:48am 03.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3998 This may seem a bit odd, but anybody who lives with a teenage boy knows that what comes out of them
Florida Keys again jdgrnt66 at 5:29am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2466 Ok all sailors. Its time for another fun filled, exciting Florida keys trip in April for about 10 d
How would you do this? Roger Long at 5:02am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 30/4726 As discussed in earlier threads I'm replacing these tangs with a different design: http://a2.sphoto
Kenyon Marine jainmaine at 4:46am 03.29.11 Parts Search 0/2693 I need anemometer, wind and knot meters..Kenyon Marine. Perhaps you have some laying around or know
Leak at hull/deck joint; how to repair prroots at 3:02am 03.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2966 A squall passed through yesterday and we were able to spot several more leaks on our new-to-us Benet
Aircon on 50hz Jim 23067 at 12:52am 03.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1579 I Have a Bene 473 and it has a Marine Comfort System aircon Model No. PH16 IL-D my question is does
Capsizing a Cat 30 dstaylor95 at 8:59pm 03.28.11 Catalina 30 5/4106 A boat capsized in SD bay yesterday. Rumor has it that the keel was not down in the MacGregor 26 and
Whisker Deployment riverjames at 8:48pm 03.28.11 Smaller Boats 5/2799 78' Cat with hank-on foresails. I recently purchased a 7-14 whisker and am having issues with deploy
H42 - water into under master bed compartment (1) eianm at 7:59pm 03.28.11 Big Boats 3/1634 when you lift the matress and access the rear most compartment under the bed- where the auto pilot s
Macgregor Leak JimJ at 7:21pm 03.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/8128 I have a 1991 Macgregor 26S sailboat with a swing keel and water ballast. Over the past several year
life raft mounting for 33 Hunter gtessier at 6:42pm 03.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1851 I own a 2006 Hunter 33. I will be purchasing a Revere Rescue Racer 4 man life raft. I am trying to
steering Mark Guthaus at 6:40pm 03.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1387 I have A 1981 Hunter 30 and it will not point and hold a line she wants to round up with 12 knot of
need advise on Chartplotter & Radar combo skoub at 6:23pm 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6325 hi everyone! im a new sailboat owner and i would like to buy a chartplotter ' radar. There's so man
Rich asked Shoaldrafter at 5:47pm 03.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/983 Rich asked, "What is hull made of?" FRP, wood does not hold up south of the Mason Dixon line. W
Knots?? Captnkev25 at 5:46pm 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3408 What's the best knot for rigging my bow and spring lines to the pilings at my slip? The slip is two
Mast mounted radar scanner petegill at 4:58pm 03.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3546 I'm considering mounting a radar scanner on the mast of a 36 foot Hunter. Has anyone had bad experie
Sad day for my 40.5 Wayne Dengel at 3:45pm 03.28.11 Big Boats 21/4088 Hmm, after just purchasing EsCaPay, and spending the last few months getting her really clean, and r
Tribute to Vernon Kinslow and this forum LDM at 3:03pm 03.28.11 Smaller Boats 0/1422 When I first got my H22 (two years ago) I saw the mast holder project by Vernon Kinslow in the owner

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Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:22pm 08.21.22 @Davidasailor26 the slots follow the curve.
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:20pm 08.21.22 @PaulK @berner73 I see what you mean - I had to go out and look at it again. The coachroof is angl
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 7:17pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 08.21.22 Can you tell if the slots were perfectly straight when the original rails were in place, or do the s
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 7:11pm 08.21.22 The sliding companionway hatch slides against the guides. What is the sliding companionway hatch m
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:11pm 08.21.22 I'm with PaulK on this. Sounds like you have a deflection in the cabin top that was not by design
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:08pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:07pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut t
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Richard19068 at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Hello fellow Captans ! I am a new sailor, and have some questions about sailing. After these few
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? DeniseO30 at 6:44pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut th
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (3) SailorDaveO at 6:38pm 08.21.22 The base of the mast has oxidized and there is a crack in it. Is this normal wear? Would you trust t
Any woodworkers about? berner73 at 6:33pm 08.21.22 "Your description makes it sound like the cabintop is bowed down - cupping to catch water instead o
Any woodworkers about? Ted at 6:02pm 08.21.22 If you bend the wood after the track is cut into it, the track will not be straight. You will end up
Any woodworkers about? Scott T-Bird at 5:59pm 08.21.22 1/4" in 3.5' is barely perceptible. There is no need to steam the wood. It will very readily adapt
Any woodworkers about? PaulK at 5:56pm 08.21.22 Don't quite understand your issue with camber. Generally rails for a sliding hatch run straight fo
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 5:46pm 08.21.22 You don't have to use that gate very often unless you need to remove some slugs to reef or somethi
Radar Repair NYSail at 5:11pm 08.21.22 If it happened right after a storm check the connection at the bottom of the mast where the wire is
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 5:01pm 08.21.22 I got the engine mounts changed. Then I replaced the impeller while it was accessible (it was in gre
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:59pm 08.21.22 Most men ask when it's already too late. :laugh: Uh, huh!

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