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Changing shaft coupling while boat is in the water SteveKJR at 10:31am 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1821 For those of you who need to change out your shaft coupling, you can do it while the boat is in the
Main sail sheet and block and tackle jerrbear41 at 9:35am 11.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/6627 I have never sailed but I have a 22' 73 Macgregor ventura. I have a block and tackle that came with
Hand Rail Issue gregpallen at 8:56am 11.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1858 I want to mount a Raymarine A70 GPS/Chartplotter on the helm. Problem is that the curved SS handrai
Why we bought our boat (1) Kermit at 8:35am 11.16.10 Smaller Boats 7/1897 My wife and I found out all over again this weekend why we bought our boat. We took our 9-year old
New Sailboat Design Roger Long at 8:24am 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2199 Those of you interested in the design process might like to follow this thread over on the Woodenboa
port lights removal rmouton at 8:22am 11.16.10 Irwin 3/2589 what is the best sealant to use when reinstalling port lights. is the outside port light trim just
rig tuning rmouton at 8:08am 11.16.10 Irwin 0/1979 does anyone know what the rig tuning is for 1981 keel stepped 40' irwin citation? has anyone done th
How to "put away" a H40? KandD at 7:11am 11.16.10 Big Boats 3/1314 For the past 2 years we've been living aboard "Playpen", so I haven't worried much about anything. W
folding doors Kent2040 at 6:15am 11.16.10 Catalina 30 1/1665 Does anyone know if there is a source to replace the folding woodlath privacy doors in head area? I
Jib power Quoddy at 5:22am 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2831 How low can you go on your boat before you start to shadow the jib? Much below 135 degrees on a broa
Excellent essay on boat size - a must read. Roger Long at 4:39am 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 52/10120 http://networkedblogs.com/avYRv
Stern nav light replacement jjsbiggs at 8:31pm 11.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2863 The stern navigation light on the 1984 Macgregor 25 which I just bought is broken so I will need to
centerboard pin inspection hellerjo at 8:17pm 11.15.10 Smaller Boats 1/1656 How do you find the centerboard pin for inspection on a Hunter 22 (1984)
Main Sheet Mod, w/Pic (1) OldCat at 7:34pm 11.15.10 Catalina 22 9/2629 For those interested, here is a picture of my mod to the main sheet. The idea is to raise the cleat
Sailonline.org madness again RECESS at 7:19pm 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1971 I swore two years ago I would not lose sleep to this site's madness again. I am home tomorrow so I r
Need new battens for a 1994 Hunter 29.5 Travis at 6:51pm 11.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1336 Does anyone know how to order new battens for a 1994 Hunter 29.5? Thanks, Travis
anode location Witzend at 6:38pm 11.15.10 Catalina 310 21/4035 Anyone ever change the anode on the stock 20gal water heater? If so, did you have to pull the unit t
Hunter 34 strut johnwayne at 5:05pm 11.15.10 Big Boats 6/2162 I just bought a Hunter 34 that needs a new strut. the one on the boat is broken. I was told that Hu
Mystery wire on my 27' (1) Buzzlovelace at 4:57pm 11.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 10/2056 Hi, I found a pair of bare wires in the rear cocpit compartment, in my 27'. I put a tester on them a
Battery Recommendation / Depth Sounder Orion323 at 3:51pm 11.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1663 We've purchased a used B323 earlier in the year. The house battery is a 6 year hold deep charge wet

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Epoxy questions jdrutten at 9:52am 06.11.22 To follow on to John's excellent "SWAG's" (?), Project 1 is the real mystery item. I've got the same
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 9:48am 06.11.22 Perhaps more rake in the rig than originally set up??
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation jssailem at 9:46am 06.11.22 A wheel pilot on a 36' boat will only work well in the most benign conditions, when the going gets
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 9:46am 06.11.22 While this is a possibility it is not alway factual. .... Of course, I should have qualified.. ass
Transmission Cable jssailem at 9:26am 06.11.22 Mike. It might be worth a shout to the SBO Store to see if they have the cables in the new warehouse
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 9:23am 06.11.22 I would look at the way the furler is secured in the hole. I suspect you will see some damage in the
Waterline Width sail sfbay at 9:18am 06.11.22 If it was my boat I would get 3 long (12 feet) boards and with 3 folks get in the water, line up the
Prop Efficiency (2) jssailem at 9:18am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade.. While this is a possibility it is not alway fac
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 9:04am 06.11.22 Given all of the extra power we will have on our July cruise with our daughter's family, she sent us
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. seadaddler at 9:01am 06.11.22 I removed all fuel in tank and in cellphone snake camera and found globes in back of tank and used
The dead of a boat Tally Ho at 8:47am 06.11.22 She popped into FWD pretty quickly after ramming the sailboat. Good thing the captain of the sailboa
Battery bank question NYSail at 8:32am 06.11.22 I had a 36-2 also with a 3HM35F. I added a 3rd battery aft of the batter compartment where the old w
The dead of a boat Will Gilmore at 8:21am 06.11.22 Horrifying! I can't imagine how that captain's stomach felt as he watched the disaster. So lucky n
Battery bank question DayDreamer41 at 8:16am 06.11.22 We have had 6 Volt Trojan T105's on our Sapphire now since spring launch 2017 their state of health
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 8:16am 06.11.22 2 blade fixed prop much less drag than a 3 blade... if the boat performs satisfactorily under power
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 8:13am 06.11.22 Real Estate Location is no good unless there's a view True... Kind of depends on your perspective.
Starting my LFP build. jssailem at 8:11am 06.11.22 The excitement builds....:biggrin:
Epoxy questions jssailem at 8:09am 06.11.22 Hi Jay. While it may be possible to use a QT container, it is hard to identify till you identify cle
Starting my LFP build. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:06am 06.11.22 Some more bits and bobs showing up. A bag with (16) of these two-hole buss bars showed up the other
Epoxy questions Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a

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