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To cock or not to cock. Snotter at 5:24am 03.11.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5788 What is the collective opinion on sea-cocks on cockpit drains? My old pearson had glass tubes bonde
Worn Antenna geehaw at 3:51am 03.11.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2544 The coating on my vhf antenna is gone on it. When you touch it you get fiberglass in your hand. Can
Checking swing keel. geehaw at 1:52am 03.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1351 Well the sun is starting to make the snow melt from the deck on the house. So about ready to dig the
need help to build rudder blade, mac 22 alfred gamil at 12:18am 03.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/9251 I would like to build a wood rudder blade for my Macgregor 22 ,( 1982 ) anybody can help me with th
1999 Hunter 380 - Yanmar 3JH2E - Zincs bbrind at 11:03pm 03.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3058 Does anyone know if the Yanmar 3JH2-E use sacrificial anodes on engine and if so where I would find
How to stop a leak Van737 at 8:34pm 03.10.11 Big Boats 6/2632 My 1994 Hunter 37.5 has a leak coming from water coming from the mast base. The water leaks down to
3-blade prop for 1994 Hunter 37.5 Van737 at 8:15pm 03.10.11 Big Boats 2/1511 I would like to change my 2-blade prop for one with 3-blades. Could those that have done the same pr
exhaust elbows nick at 8:01pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6932 Just got my third Yanmar 3YM30 exhaust elbow in 600 hours. Has anyone tried getting them ceramic coa
Procedure for aligning compass Joel H. at 7:13pm 03.10.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1265 What is the procedure for aligning a bulkhead compass parallel with the centerline of the boat ("A"-
Freedom for trailor sailors? emergpa1 at 6:17pm 03.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3132 Trailerable sailboats are all about freedom. Freedom from slip fees. Freedom from yard fees. Freedom
1985 Catalina 27 sleeping for 4 adults? ptsbug at 5:56pm 03.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/11259 We are looking at an upgrade from our 23 foot trailerable and located a 27 that would require a week
Bottom Paint or Keel Cable?? Opinions please Captnkev25 at 4:22pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 25/4713 What is the detriment to not bottom painting for one season? I purchased my boat in August and was a
Kudos Bill1565 at 4:01pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1538 Phil, you have a guy named David in your store. I had a great discussion with him earlier today, an
Rigging tension in mast up storage PuckandTitania at 3:56pm 03.10.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4054 We have our boat on the trailer in a mast up storage and getting ready to step the mast for the upco
Pinching / Pointing Don Guillette at 2:35pm 03.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/16972 Sinnettc brings up an interesting point on the subject of pinching. A lot of sailors complain to me
What kind of hose for a cockpit drain manuga at 2:11pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3149 I'm replacing the cockpit drain hoses and sink hose. Any suggestion about what to get? Hoses cross
Garmin product redhead78 at 1:22pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1222 Hello all, anybody have a garmin GSD-21 sounder box, or know where to get one? Thanks ,Red :dance
solar panel mounting Don Lucas at 12:47pm 03.10.11 Big Boats 9/4772 I have a 2001 Hunter 410, but expect this question to apply to most of the mid size plus late model
Windows for a 28 garysisson at 11:55am 03.10.11 Bigger Boats 6/2637 My cabin windows are crazed and I would like to replace them sometime. The new ones from D'R are exp
RayMarine GPS Head Parts? Wayne Dengel at 11:34am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2215 Anyone have an old RayMarine GPS Head that does not work, that they would like to let me have? RayM

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Smallest boat with dedicated shower? MikeHoncho at 10:59am 07.27.22 Spending two weeks on the boat (without a separate shower but a shower head in the bathroom) I would
hypalon vs pvc dlochner at 10:55am 07.27.22 Hypalon, now CSM, has more UV resistance and I believe puncture resistance. Our fenders are inflatab
Swivel lights (2) jssailem at 10:54am 07.27.22 my swivel lights OK... I am wondering.. Are you talking about a reading light? Pictures help...
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 10:47am 07.27.22 Rob. Not sure you need the additional blocks. Is it too difficult to adjust the boom position and t
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.27.22 If this were my boat, I would be finding a naval engineer to run the numbers and then I would build
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:40am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:39am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? drewlamparello at 10:37am 07.27.22 DM me - #29 who is this request addressed to?
Solar for H34 SoSound at 10:27am 07.27.22 I'm not sure it's too far over the top in terms of electrical capacity. I added two flexible solar
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system jssailem at 10:17am 07.27.22 Remember for every inch of movement you will have to move 24 inches of line. Moving that much line
Chainplates for Drogue jssailem at 10:13am 07.27.22 The loads from a properly sized drogue can be exceedingly high and there can be a lot shock loading
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 10:05am 07.27.22 It would be proper to ask this question to someone from Australia or New Zealand since they routinel
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dlochner at 10:03am 07.27.22 Is the goal to achieve higher backstay tension or to make it easier to get backstay tension? With i
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 10:02am 07.27.22 I had similar problems with my 5 year old air conditioner. It started with HPF Error occasionally
How tall? jssailem at 9:58am 07.27.22 That would depend a bit on the trailer. You would need to measure it on the trailer to safely judge
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 9:53am 07.27.22 It seems to me that the way he is describing it, the attachment of the chainplates is to the hull s
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:44am 07.27.22 @JRacer: I hear you. Ours was completely shot: we couldn't even take it off of the D-ring; we had t
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 9:37am 07.27.22 FYI, on my 310, the backstay adjuster is the factory setup and provides sufficient leverage to apply
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 9:37am 07.27.22 About 10 years ago I did one where we put the chute up at the start and took it down at the bridge.
Bow ladder for First 35 (3) jssailem at 9:35am 07.27.22 I carry a plastic 2 step that I set on the dock to aid in boarding our boat. Made by rubber made, i

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