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Smartphones and sailors. Ed Schenck at 6:51pm 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2479 Well I did it, ponied up the $200. for a Droid. Now I have about twenty days left to decide if I re
Can't remember this product Ted at 5:33pm 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2186 A couple of friends and I were discussing spinnaker packing techniques and none of us could remember
Outboard motor bracket (1) heelingsoul at 4:15pm 01.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6660 I recently purchase an O'day 25 which I 'am doing some small repairs ,one of them is changing the m
Rigging for asymmetrical spinnaker (2) Kermit at 2:21pm 01.06.11 Smaller Boats 18/8144 Santa Claus brought us a custom-made asymmetrical spinnaker for our 1986 Hunter 23. I have put in in
sources for propeller shaft strut QP Chuck at 12:21pm 01.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 18/7957 I would like to know where I can get a strut (bronze, of course) for my '82 model H37C. Or is it fea
Can anyone id this sailing dingy? pupluv at 12:11pm 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4108 Can anyone id this sailing dingy? Should there be a jib?
Forum app available for iPad, iPhone, and Droid Phil Herring at 12:08pm 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 36/5021 Today we launched an app which lets you read, post, upload pix, handle PM's, modify your profile, an
Clipper Wind Instruments thaeni at 11:20am 01.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2553 Has anyone had any experience with Clipper Wind Instruments?. They are half the price of Raymarine.
If your boat is named INVICTUS... (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 01.06.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/4034 A near mint condition pair of 32" x 64" thick top quality beach towels can be yours for the cost to
PFD question Tim R. at 10:54am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3041 If you boat is at a slip, do you need to provide a PFD for all persons aboard? I live at a marina
Passage 42 water tank Moondarra at 9:53am 01.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1506 My 1990 Passage 42 port side water tank seems to be leaking. I have had the dubious pleasure of re
Looking for a Hunter 26 or 260 epsilonblue at 8:58am 01.06.11 Smaller Boats 5/1828 I winter in florida in a retirement park with our own Marina. I have a Precision 236 and expect to s
Enkes 10 Winch Parts Gare Bear at 8:45am 01.06.11 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/2460 My MacGregor 25 has two Enkes 10 winches. When servicing the winches, I found one pawl and its spri
Rebedding Stanchions on C-310 (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:51am 01.06.11 Catalina 310 5/3792 As my C-310 brother gdp955 has said, it's time to start thinking about commissioning. One item on m
Beware boat ads Bonzai at 5:50am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2785 Have just had my first experience of trying to buy a boat from an online advertiser.....ack!Thouight
Cleaning anchor chain seadaddler at 3:05am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3859 Any good advice refreshing up my anchor chain and can be used to clean,no rust just dirty and salty
Carpet finally installed in C-27 (3) caguy at 1:26am 01.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2751 I am so stoked. My son-in-law installed the carpet in the C-27 tonight. All of the electrical is don
Water Pump jorgefife at 9:36pm 01.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3141 Finally ordered a new one, because my old one cuts off and on, and I think it was time to replace it
Hunter 23' Bow Light Mounting carboman at 7:23pm 01.05.11 Smaller Boats 9/2978 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 3/1795 For my 1971 Catalina 27' Bad Idea? Good Idea? What to look for? and What not to buy. Going down Sa

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Topping lift setup, ODay 40 LouisMK at 8:08pm 05.05.22 Although on my 40 I have a similar setup to others, cable to masthead sheave, down the mast to a cle
Outhaul cable 332 BwWhisper at 7:31pm 05.05.22 I finally did snake a tracer line through the boom and ran a new outhaul to the cockpit. Old cable i
Catalina 22 Swing Keel RJD at 6:57pm 05.05.22 I did mine a few years ago. Yes, have it sandblasted, prime it right away - because it starts rusti
Generator Ken13559 at 6:47pm 05.05.22 I got an Elemax 2KW Genset to run my Aircon when out anchoring. Switched to a Honda EU22i (2.2KW) wa
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Johnb at 6:43pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? BAD ORCA at 5:50pm 05.05.22 In all fairness, your original statement (post #1) could have been better written. You gave the im
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater jviss at 5:34pm 05.05.22
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 (3) WasabiRush at 5:10pm 05.05.22 Completed. Took a little time to spruce up the angle iron brackets with some Yanmar green.
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 05.05.22 I understand completely that compasses dont point to true north. In all fairness, your original s
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 seadaddler at 4:53pm 05.05.22
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 05.05.22 Old adage - diesels only need two things to run - air and fuel. Do injectors spray consistently - n
Newport 30-3 grab rails Tally Ho at 4:39pm 05.05.22 Looks really nice! Greg
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 05.05.22 I am no expert on Yanmar engines (except maybe my 2GM20F). i have not heard of a Yanmar with 2 sepa
Outhaul cable 332 Tally Ho at 4:25pm 05.05.22 What if you taped the boom end of the outhaul to one of the reefing lines, then pulled the reefing l
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 4:20pm 05.05.22 So the story continues. The pennant line for raising the centerboard us connected to the board by a
Outhaul cable 332 AndreNJ11 at 4:01pm 05.05.22 Through carelessness, I lost the end of the outhaul into the boom last season. I tried to recaptur
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments (1) AndreNJ11 at 3:55pm 05.05.22 I have upgraded/replaced all the instrumentation on my boat, with Raymarine everything. Depth / spe
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 Mike Oldak at 3:54pm 05.05.22 I ran into this problem and had to remount the angle bar. I ended up removing a 6 inch high panel i
Cracked hull DArcy at 3:36pm 05.05.22 the boat has been used extensively and is on its last legs. I think that boat's last legs gave way
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting JoeWhite at 3:15pm 05.05.22 Fuel tank screen clogged? Use a 5 gallon external tank and connect to the fuel filter and test.

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