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Need boat work stand ideas. (2) Ed Schenck at 12:21pm 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 17/3433 Probably a dumb question but here goes. I want to use some of these cold winter months to work on th
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Davits Witzend at 8:26am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 40/19806 What works, what does not? Forespar Nova 153302 http://www.allinflatables.com/shopping/davits/fs/da
Under deck hydraulic autopilot Ken13559 at 8:25am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2459 I'm curious. My friend's Bavaria 37 has an under deck hydraulic autopilot. His steering wheel is pre
Stolen engines from MacGregors glenn_cripps@yahoo.com at 7:49am 01.05.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3125 I have seen a number of MacGregors go up for sale once the engine is stolen. Is this a case of the d
Parts for a 12' O Day fjsheets at 6:55am 01.05.11 Day Sailers 4/1519 Does anyone know were I might find a goose neck for the boom end (female) of a 12' O Day cat rig? Or
Wishbone? Quoddy at 4:47am 01.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/11343 What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of the wishbone boom? What about the vang and
Two Questions Albanach at 2:22am 01.05.11 Catalina 310 13/3257 1)Has anyone installed grabrails outside on either side of the companionway? I noticed my daughter t
lewmar bow thruster on a 1996 p42? smb at 10:23pm 01.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1404 I would really like a bow thruster, but i am not sure what size will fit in the small compartment be
The joys of a primitive marina Joe Snuffy at 7:47pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5172 My boat is located at the only marina on my lake with sailboat slips. For such a large lake, this ma
Woo Hoo goin to Lake Havasu! doehunter at 4:48pm 01.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1381 Ive been thinking about it since I first heard about it. The fact that there will be about 140 pock
Mast-wiring grommets jfrench at 4:39pm 01.04.11 Catalina 22 3/3208 I experienced an annoying delay in completing a mast re-wiring project, just because I couldn't loca
Time to start thinking about commissioning! gpd955 at 3:48pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3522 Now that the holidays are over, it's time to start preparing for the spring. I have a bunch of thin
Hunter 460 & "Sailing" Magazine Dec 10 stuart.hamer at 3:07pm 01.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/4249 Hi, I'm seriously considering buying a 2000 Hunter 460 as a trade up from my current 1994 Hunter 35.
Hunter 460 & "Sailing" Magazine Dec 10 stuart.hamer at 3:04pm 01.04.11 Big Boats 2/1613 Hi, I'm seriously considering buying a 2000 Hunter 460 as a trade up from my current 1994 Hunter 35.
Winter Storage Steve Musica at 2:06pm 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1927 Have a Cataline 22. 1983. Has anyone stored a similar boat outside in the winter w/ the mast up an
Roller Furler kpgraci at 1:32pm 01.04.11 Day Sailers 4/1978 OK - I want one but don't see many boats my size with them - I know there are 22's and 222's with th
How do you seal your hatch? highdesertM26 at 12:03pm 01.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2091 My Mac 26S has a couple inch gap between the pop-top and the companionway cover (is there a technica
37C Main Traveller JimBr at 10:04am 01.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 42/6613 Happy New Year All, I am in the middle of a refit to get rid of all (yeah, right!) those pesky dec
Sailing inside the marina kpgraci at 9:14am 01.04.11 Ask All Sailors 53/8936 I can't remember if I read this while filling out the marina paperwork or picked it up somewhere els

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Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 05.05.22 I suggest that the OP crack a copy of Chapman's to avoid anyone having spend any time typing a repl
Pedestal Compass, True North? Parsons at 12:58pm 05.05.22 ... but as soon as you travel a few miles laterally, the variation between true North and magnetic
Cracked hull (5) SailorHunter at 12:44pm 05.05.22 Thanks for the replies and welcome. I am attaching a few pictures as suggested by Dave. As I menti
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:33pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:29pm 05.05.22 Stu, time to switch to decaf. Decaf might help some, but I find myself mysteriously drawn to his l
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 12:07pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 11:36am 05.05.22 Just take care when at the NE end of Puget Sound, GPS should be OK because it calculates true north
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.05.22 Quite often, questions asked on boating forums become useful to others because they raise "granular"
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 11:00am 05.05.22 Opps... i hit the "Amazon ad" versus the right one This one works to remove Salts https://www.ama
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... tfox2069 at 10:47am 05.05.22 Good question. Ocean Planet Energy was the US distributor until last summer. They stopped because t
Generator kloudie1 at 10:44am 05.05.22 Note that there is no real standard for the noise rating of the generators.. Many use a measurement
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Hello Below at 10:43am 05.05.22 Mainesail, my intent was certainly not to question your experience. Believe you me I am one of your
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Johann at 10:43am 05.05.22 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
2004 Hunter 240 Mast DMERAJ at 10:40am 05.05.22 Thanks for your response. I contacted US Spars and they said that it has to be custom ordered, it ta
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out kappykaplan at 10:38am 05.05.22
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.05.22 Just to balance this post please also have a look at the 1,000s of reviews from Amazon.com Perhap
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 10:33am 05.05.22 Maiden voyage with electric powered (registered!) dinghy for NGCC event 2022
Generator tfox2069 at 10:32am 05.05.22 If you get a dual fuel make sure the power rating is sufficient for the fuel you intend to use. Fo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:26am 05.05.22 Nothing cheap no more, plus the wheel brake is missing on the pedestal I bought me a new one of thos
Generator dLj at 10:22am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (b

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