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Traveler Question paphman at 5:40pm 09.05.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4645 I have been using my traveler for the last few years, and have found it to be a great help on the bo
Electric winch for mast raising Deucer at 5:39pm 09.05.10 Smaller Boats 4/5437 Hey, can somebody post pictures on how they use an electric winch to raise the mast on a 260? I thi
260 Mast raising torque (1) Deucer at 5:36pm 09.05.10 Smaller Boats 0/1394 Folks, Here's what I did to combat the dreaded twist when raising the mast. For newcomers, when
Whitlock steering question mjd7160 at 4:12pm 09.05.10 Big Boats 1/1803 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. Several months ago I noticed a 'groaning' sound like fiberglass on fiberg
leaking from cockpit drain into hull chuckyboy at 3:39pm 09.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2291 My McGregor 1982 25' is leaking from the cockpit drain into my hull. I finally discovered it today.
P42 speaker volume control BBC30 at 2:54pm 09.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1557 We have a 1997 P42 and have the round speaker control knobs in each cabin and the cockpit. One has
Marinas in Portland, Maine chinny at 2:43pm 09.05.10 Ask All Sailors 16/7903 I know it's kind of early (alright, very early) to be thinking about this, but I am wondering if any
Brand unknown (1) seabreeze at 2:18pm 09.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1597 Hi All I am new to this site and to sailing. I had lots of boats in the past but now I bought my f
Used rudder? galileo at 2:06pm 09.05.10 Catalina 22 18/5107 I'm victim to solen rudder and tiller. Lesson learned, will take home next time. Anyone out there
Traveler on Beneteau 311/323 bendor at 12:27pm 09.05.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2556 I'm looking at replacing the "virtual" traveler on my Oceanis 311 with an actual unit. Would be inte
Cabin step stepayetta at 11:44am 09.05.10 Smaller Boats 2/2545 Anyone have a source for a step down into the cabin for C-18
Rewiring a Mac25 Gregory Ulrich at 10:20am 09.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1793 This is my first post on this forum though I've been actively reading through it for a couple months
1994 26s Trailer Axle Robspan at 10:07am 09.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1465 Oh, all wise and all seeing forum, My standard 26s trailer is getting old, especially the axle. It
Raw water pump Mutineer28 at 9:44am 09.05.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1582 I have a 1987 C30, power plant is M25 xp. My raw water pump is leaking from pressure releif hole, 1s
pearson 422 top40 at 7:48am 09.05.10 Pearson 1/2117 I am looking for an 422 on the west coast. If you know of one , like to hear from you.
Tankless Water heater and second service KandD at 7:25am 09.05.10 Big Boats 9/2782 Our water heater crapped out on us about 9 months ago and so walking to the bath house for showers a
Halyard Stopper questions and answers (1) valcour at 7:12am 09.05.10 Catalina 310 2/2238 Anyone know the Manufacturer of the stoppers installed on the early 2000's? I had a problem where t
Stowing hatch boards and other stuff in a h23 Tallgrass Sailor at 7:08am 09.05.10 Smaller Boats 8/1786 Where do you other h23 sailors stow your hatchboards and loose equipment for prior to sailing knowin
Skimmar jonese at 6:56am 09.05.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2507 I have just acquired a Skimmar model SSLD (11' long). It sure dosen't appear to be a sailboat; howe
O'day Mariner vs. 222 djmeaney at 6:31am 09.05.10 Day Sailers 7/7396 I have a 1970 O'Day Mariner 2+2 (19' 2") and really like the boat -- Roomy cockcpit for a crew of 6+

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Forward gear engaging only when RPM's revved?? markwbird at 2:16pm 07.10.22 Clutch.
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too markwbird at 2:15pm 07.10.22 Bravo.
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too dlochner at 2:12pm 07.10.22 Looks Great! :beer:
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) dlochner at 2:11pm 07.10.22 I built a frame over the top of the Bimini.
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Tally Ho at 2:10pm 07.10.22
Identification Help capta at 2:10pm 07.10.22
Simple Engine Maintenance Log Tally Ho at 2:06pm 07.10.22 Good list. What sort of batteries do you have? Mine are FLA, so I would add check battery water le
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 capta at 2:02pm 07.10.22 As you can see, I installed mine onto the bimini frame. Stiffened the frame considerably as well.
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. Tally Ho at 2:00pm 07.10.22 I like @SycloneDriver idea, if the tube that came off is still in the dipstick tube. Bailing wire,
Identification Help Davidasailor26 at 2:00pm 07.10.22 Kinda looks like a poor man's Thistle from a kit? It does look pretty close. @mulaasigirl do you
Replacing Cushions on my Hunter 320 Dalliance at 1:59pm 07.10.22 I had a local auto & boat upholstery shop do mine. If you opt for vinyl, as I did for ease of maint
bulkhead angle for a new compass brockangelo at 1:50pm 07.10.22 That looks pretty slick. What is the B&G plotter?
Identification Help capta at 1:50pm 07.10.22 Kinda looks like a poor man's Thistle from a kit?
Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 1:45pm 07.10.22 Back up on the inside, yes.
bulkhead angle for a new compass (2) AaronD at 1:27pm 07.10.22
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too kappykaplan at 1:21pm 07.10.22 Looks very good, @SailingLoto ! :beer:
Identification Help Davidasailor26 at 1:19pm 07.10.22 Is it possible it could be a kit boat? I get the feel that it might older like pre-1975 or definite
Identification Help (2) mulaasigirl at 1:09pm 07.10.22 Thank you for the reply. I know the sail is quite large for the boat itself. The person we got it fr
Sailing and restoring #9874 (1) AaronD at 12:55pm 07.10.22 The beauty is above - now for the ugly This was my first time to blow a trailer tire, and I did it
Re-constituting 3M 4200 MikeHoncho at 12:52pm 07.10.22

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