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Autopilot Jorge Ojeda at 10:50am 01.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1802
Crimper Shoot Out / Load Test Results (1) Maine Sail at 10:17am 01.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 57/49791 For a long time I have known that well made crimps, with the right tools, are electrically very good
transducer hammerhead54 at 9:53am 01.22.11 Bigger Boats 3/1957 Where is the best spot to install a garmin through hull transducer that will shoot though the hull o
transducers hammerhead54 at 9:44am 01.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/970 Where is a good place to install a standard transom type transducers to shoot through the hull in 19
Cabin sole replacment garyc at 8:56am 01.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/8450 The center cabin sole seems too be coming apart. Has anyone experienced this and if so how did you f
...bottom Blisters...neighbors yacht Free Spirit at 8:38am 01.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2332 Just having fun with vessels. My neighbor has a vessel that has continuously had blister issues. Unf
Another issue of legal liability higgs at 8:23am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 28/5031 The thread on the submerged hazard got me thinking about this situation at my club. A fisherman sen
Size of Stuffing Box in 2002 Hunter 306 t054281 at 7:52am 01.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1482 Looking to replace the original packing in the stuffing box on my Hunter 306 with a GFO Gore-tex pro
E 15 Gasoline - Oh No! John T1594 at 7:48am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3173 I saw in the paper today that the EPA has just approved adding 15% Ethanol to gasoline. If it were n
Leaky Ballast Tank! Right On! at 7:39am 01.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1798 I sail my boat almost every weekend and I keep it tarped in between uses. everything is covered by t
Mast bend Quoddy at 5:15am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2053 Is the structural strength of the mast compromised by having it straight, without bend? We have a f
Painting interior fiberglass Mick143 at 4:15am 01.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2236 I am thinking of painting the cabin deck and the area directly under the seats in the galley. Can th
sounder transducer installation Jalepeno at 12:24am 01.22.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3706
New Balboa 26 owner need help mark holcomb at 10:41pm 01.21.11 Balboa 5/7860 Hello, Thanks for any help. I just bought a Balboa 26. It has no sails so I need measurements to l
Trailer Bearings grease Mark H at 9:46pm 01.21.11 Trailer Sailors 20/11991 The boat trailer I have, I believe is the orginal 1993 Hunter.It is single axel with no brakes. The
Trailer bearings Mark H at 9:42pm 01.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1572 The boat trailer I have I believe is the orginal 1993 Hunter.It is single axel with no brakes. The p
Aft Berth Storage Mod... (2) Sumner at 9:24pm 01.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1377 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/11-01-10-11-aft%20berth%20storage.jpg There are
Teak molding coopert at 8:45pm 01.21.11 Catalina 30 1/1799 Looking for 2 strips of 1/4 " 12 ft long TEAK for my friend.
Chain Plate coopert at 8:20pm 01.21.11 Catalina 30 1/1666 How can the chain plate around the mast area get replaced. From inside I presume?
Dock water question guidera48 at 7:57pm 01.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1834 I am considering adding a water fill inlet to the boat. I want to be able to use the dock water and

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Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor BarryL at 1:20pm 08.07.22 Hi, Since you mentioned tiller pilorr, I am only familiar with pilots from raymarine and Simrad (si
Raymarine Wind failure kappykaplan at 1:03pm 08.07.22 True wind speed calculation requires speed through the water, not speed over the ground. GPS speed
squeaking on mast connection shemandr at 12:52pm 08.07.22 Wouldn't the main sheet be tightened while at the dock? For perhaps that reason but also so that th
Raymarine Wind failure NCBrew at 12:43pm 08.07.22 I have an I60 with wind detector on top of mast, it is a wired unit. I can read relative wind but if
New to us Hunter 40.5 (3) SV Maverick at 12:41pm 08.07.22 I used the Ambassador Marine Trinidad Head Shower Combo with Classic Sprayer. You will also need the
Rodkicker boom mount adjustment jdrutten at 12:34pm 08.07.22 After a bit more searching, I found this at Practical Sailor: oo permanent. Especially when your tir
running lights keeps getting knocked off (2) Tally Ho at 12:26pm 08.07.22
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor kendyoozed at 12:14pm 08.07.22 Im use to having charplotters on my other pleasure craft boats. I like having all the info to base m
What's this hole in the shelf for? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:05pm 08.07.22 It has been a long time since introducing the boat but I think Peggy is right
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Jamesiv1 at 11:55am 08.07.22 It's insulation. For whatever he stored in the cabinet. Insulation also helps lower humidity...st
A jib and a genoa? jon hansen at 11:48am 08.07.22 so is an asymetrical spinnaker a headsail? ...... is it a jib?
A jib and a genoa? kappykaplan at 11:40am 08.07.22 a genoa is a jib. Or a headsail . . .
What's this hole in the shelf for? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:19am 08.07.22 I'm guessing that it was intended to hold some kind of container for food scraps too large to send d
I installed a super convenient latch this weekend brockangelo at 11:16am 08.07.22
Oceanis 281 bearing Xstream at 11:05am 08.07.22 There's a couple of inches between the prop and the skeg.
Semco vs CETOL? Hayden Watson at 11:02am 08.07.22 I have to admit that looks terrific. I stand corrected about Semco, but I'll never give up my love/
A jib and a genoa? jon hansen at 10:48am 08.07.22 fun facts: a genoa is a jib. a 100% jib will never overlap the mast
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dLj at 10:28am 08.07.22 I have a a Macgregor 26D I am doing an intensive refit. I am getting to the stage or researching f
I installed a super convenient latch this weekend Leeward Rail at 10:27am 08.07.22 Those latches can be nice. My only concern is the hatch flexing and leaking because of the latch b
9 volts at bow light Don S/V ILLusion at 10:23am 08.07.22 Ohm's Law tells us it's a bad connection assuming you have 12+V at the source. - rather than create

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