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Project boats Brucer at 2:26pm 11.12.10 Smaller Boats 2/1564 Some of you might recall my previous posts about my project 26.5. After hauling out several truckloa
Cheap and easy safety harness rgranger at 1:40pm 11.12.10 Ask All Sailors 25/5984 Hey All I found this Youtube video that demonstrates how to rig a quick and dirty safety harness.
Restoring Capri C15 tro4818 at 12:37pm 11.12.10 Smaller Boats 2/6726 I am restoring a C15 and need information on the center board rigging of the boat. Can someone help
traveler location cazes at 10:54am 11.12.10 S2 4/1787 Thinking about relocating my traveler to on top the house. any sugestions?
mast needed speedy at 9:45am 11.12.10 Big Boats 1/1156 57' keel stepped strate spreaders keel stepped.:cry:
Hunter 22 halyard jim148 at 9:21am 11.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1168 I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 22, and it will be a nice boat someday. Right now it has a broke
Wanted a mast for a 39' Oday speedy at 8:52am 11.12.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1134 :cry:i am in need of a mast and rig 57' keel stepped ,straight double spreaders. If you have complet
I Almost Lost My Hat Don Guillette at 8:29am 11.12.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 26/10475 How many of you have lost your favorite hat while sailing? A number of years ago I almost lost mine
Hunter 290 Sail Cover Question gregpallen at 7:57am 11.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1645 I purchased a 2000 model 290 and am busy bringing everything back to useable condition. I noticed t
Windlass trips breaker BobsBaby at 7:35am 11.12.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2855 Do I need to replace my windlass or just replace the windlass's breaker? My windlass can lower and
Hunter 326-Bent Wing on Keel (2) tthomas at 6:32am 11.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4613 As you can see in my attachments, the port side wing on my keel has been bent from an impact. It is
Sails update (1) wnance at 6:32am 11.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1272 Got an email from Keith wondering if I could give an update on the genoa that we bought last spring,
Taking the mast down with a CDI furler (O'day 25) wnance at 6:00am 11.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 31/9610 Hi, My father-in-law's boat (O'day 25, centerboard) is getting hauled today and put on the cradle,
About that Cherubini 36. Ed Schenck at 5:25am 11.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4554 Rardi, you often site similarities between your H36 and the H37C. But what about the differences?
The future of the Lobster Industry? (Maine) Roger Long at 4:22am 11.12.10 Ask All Sailors 33/5826 If you care about lobster and the character of the towns many of us cruise through, you should read
Boat speed under motor Twilight at 11:17pm 11.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1970 Sitting on 2200rpm Im getting about 4.2 knots out of my Yanmar 29 on the Catalina 32. If I crank it
Single handing question AADIVER at 10:56pm 11.11.10 Catalina 30 10/2380 I would like the 1983 30 I intend to buy to be capable of single handing. To do that I'd need all c
Need to repurpose an engine. (1) txtowman at 8:35pm 11.11.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3436 I have a 1 horsepower honda 4 cycle water pump. I want to find a good use for the engine.http://http
Spinnaker halyard for Hunter 23? Kermit at 6:48pm 11.11.10 Smaller Boats 5/3250 I ordered an asymmetrical spinnaker for my 1986 Hunter 23. Hooray me! Shhhh. Don't tell the wife.
Alcohol everywhere. Merry Prankster at 5:57pm 11.11.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4742 I just put a new stove on my boat. Pressure-less alcohol. It is a beauty. Today, while filling th

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Hunter 28 or 28.5 Rudder (1) SirMichael at 6:42am 04.27.22 I scraped and sanded all the paint off the bottom of my boat last spring, hopefully this picture wil
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Davidasailor26 at 6:40am 04.27.22
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 6:34am 04.27.22 Question: Is the frame of your hatch damaged or unusable that you are replacing it, or is the plexi
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 5:43am 04.27.22 Yeah, for 2-3 times more Lithionics will sell you snake oil. good luck. What exactly about a robu
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:32am 04.27.22 I like the blueing of your metal. Like all coatings it a delay tactic. I have been using Lear Chem
Diesel heater install on Hunter 45CC jssailem at 5:12am 04.27.22 Hello Tony. My Cal35c is a little smaller than your boat. I installed a Wallas 40DT diesel heater.
Paddlewheel Protection senang at 4:55am 04.27.22 I pull it whenever not used for a couple of days. I have a glass jam/confiture jar filled half way w
Diesel heater install on Hunter 45CC Terry Cox at 4:43am 04.27.22 Hi Tony, different model boat here, but similar. Wrote an article some time ago about how I installe
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Grotto at 4:36am 04.27.22
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Grotto at 4:29am 04.27.22 I have the propane model and my choke is also persnickety 5min full choke another 5-7 1/2 choke. it
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? kappykaplan at 3:09am 04.27.22
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 2:35am 04.27.22 Friend thinks possible that an extra low tide could have set her on the bottom with too much weight
Docking with a loop Ward H at 1:07am 04.27.22 Great video Greg. As Scott mentioned I do something similar using a Docking Stick to catch the pilin
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 1:01am 04.27.22 Thanks for your input. main issue is that I am based in the UK so it is difficult to make use of a
Fischer Panda engine speed regulation Bogart at 12:40am 04.27.22 Thank you Rick 486. As no one else has come up with any solutions, I'll take your advice and call "t
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? skunther at 12:31am 04.27.22 What autopilot control unit have you? If it doesn't have a clutch output, then this is not a pract
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage Richard19068 at 10:29pm 04.26.22 I have a similarly recessed / exposed panel and have not had a problem in 20 years. If it worries
Desperate leakinhg Richard19068 at 10:18pm 04.26.22 Anyone have an idea how I can find out what tension would be correct for the shrouds? I called Tiar
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related JamesG161 at 9:52pm 04.26.22 Mineral spirits :plus::plus: Add small paint amount into a container and add Mineral Spirts ounce
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:38pm 04.26.22 Hayden, you are correct, it does have an encapsulated keel. Hal

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