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Any Tylercraft owners? truckmen at 10:10pm 08.18.10 Other Sailboats 2/5908 Hi dear reader! :-) Just thought I'd make my very first post a "shout-out" to any other Tylercra
Seeking advice on which style of Merc 9.9 to put on Catalina 27 Sailor Scotty at 9:01pm 08.18.10 Ask All Sailors 10/4329 Hello, and thank you for your time. Im new to this site and am excited to be here. I was hoping some
Catalina 25 Swinger SailorSam at 8:58pm 08.18.10 Smaller Boats 3/2340 The Catalina 25 Swing Keel is a beast of its own. Things like how to minimize jib chafing on the bo
companionway slat holders FourPoints at 7:57pm 08.18.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1735 just put up a page on my site about the slat holders I engineerd and installed on my boat recently;
How do you remove the Ritchie Compass from a '92 Legend 43 Helm sawimp at 7:52pm 08.18.10 Big Boats 4/2066 Hi all, does anyone have experience removing the compass from the cockpit helm on a Legend 43? I ne
2 Sailboats and a stinkpotter destroyed (1) Ken Honeycutt at 7:45pm 08.18.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2409 Actually I took this shot (came from a Flip video) during the filming of Transformers 3 on the Chica
Interesting post on Craigslist... Hunter 18 Factory Direct. outnumbered at 7:26pm 08.18.10 Day Sailers 1/2587 I emailed to see if its legit, we'll see about the reply. I'm excited as I haven't been able to find
Wiring Question foolproof at 7:22pm 08.18.10 Catalina 30 6/2280 Hello all: I will soon start re-wiring my 30, and I know that Catalina used tinned wire for about
Dirty fuel tank tevolk at 7:21pm 08.18.10 Columbia 3/2325 I have a '72 columbia 30 with galvanized fuel tank, our last trip out I had the fuel pick up tube ge
holding tank glutted with solids Kabloona at 4:54pm 08.18.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/6688 To Peggy Hall, Head mistress: A nearly-fully-plugged vent has kept our sailboat's 13-gallon holding
Sails trim and adjustment ?? epsilonblue at 4:53pm 08.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1857 I sail a 411 celebration. I have a dillema with the cruising chute when off-wind. I have fitted a Bo
oil dip stick javelin at 4:49pm 08.18.10 Catalina 30 3/3169 On my 1982 Atomic 4 30hp gas engine I have searched and searched but CANNOT find the oil dip stick.
p 18 windows DAVA390 at 4:46pm 08.18.10 Precision 0/2705 Hello all. I am new to sailing and recently purchased a 1986 P18. Among many other projects this win
solar panel and battery teacher63 at 4:45pm 08.18.10 Smaller Boats 1/1139 I have a solar panel from a previous boat. It is only about 6 inches square. Does anyone have any id
Hunter Marine has a new page on Facebook Phil Herring at 3:58pm 08.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1722 Just got word from Hunter contacts that their new page has gone live. It's just getting started, of
bypassing the batteries butchrobbins at 3:36pm 08.18.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3465 Does anyone use a transformer ( I know there is a different word for it in the nautical world and it
yet another battery question Jack at 1:54pm 08.18.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2145 Our usual practice is #1 battery for the house and #2 battery for the start. They are the same grp 2
Sail Trimmin' peptobysmol at 1:49pm 08.18.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3333 I've had my boat for 1 yr and have just got my new main. I thought I'd try to see how well it point
Gluten for punishment hero4theday at 1:34pm 08.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2305 After months of looking for a 26s I ran accross a 26d. The price was low enough that I figure I woul
Out-of-State trailer oldiesrocker2001 at 1:18pm 08.18.10 Trailer Sailors 5/2723 The Ordeal of the trailer registration is finally over(after only 9 months) with much thanks to the

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Off to the darkside... dmax at 7:42am 05.20.22 If you can get your hands on a moisture meter, that will help to determine the level of moisture in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 7:40am 05.20.22 could you have inverted the quadrant (so it is like on my boat now) and then everything would be ea
Boom end cap DougM at 7:38am 05.20.22 Cram a beer can into the end of the boom, remove it after nesting season.
Table up inside when sailing 23.5 patbratton at 7:37am 05.20.22 We broke the mount off of the seat front when someone fell on it. I replaced the screws with 1/4" bo
Solar-powered vent (5) patbratton at 7:35am 05.20.22 205489
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 7:25am 05.20.22 Propane is heavier than air. It will always find it's way to the lowest point that is can travel t
Life Jacket recommendations AaronD at 7:10am 05.20.22 I really like my Spinlock with built in harness. It is one step down from there too if the line mod
Does anyone recognize this knot? MikeHoncho at 6:59am 05.20.22 We use to call them inside bowline ( right), outside bowline ( wrong) by making the round turn the w
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 05.20.22 Suggest practicing for a few hours away from the marina first
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection Jwhy at 6:46am 05.20.22 Good idea! Thanks
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger JRT at 6:44am 05.20.22 I'm a bit lost on I need to plug in and not 3 prong comments. I'm pretty sure you are replacing the
Solar-powered vent Project_Mayhem at 6:36am 05.20.22 Thanks, just want to let the hot air out of cabin when it closed at the dock. These little fans ca
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 05.20.22 I had a very similar boat, a Starwind 19. One of the first times docking at a slip I came in a bit h
question Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 05.20.22 Try to sell it as a whole. Trying to part out a sailboat could take years since it's a niche market
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? kloudie1 at 6:22am 05.20.22 The Hatchmaster.com folks have a great history. If you are a diy guy, you can get the lens custom cu
Progressive Insurance Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 05.20.22 There was a fellow on here that had some severe storm damage. The boat was basically on land on it's
Any recommendations on repairing or replacing the plexiglass in this front hatch window? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:13am 05.20.22 Mfg. & model boat, mfg of hatch and dimensions please
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 6:06am 05.20.22 @JamesG161 Interesting. The "top" of your quadrant is the "bottom" of mine. Same quadrant (excep
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 05.20.22 There are reasons why it was built that way. with the line and block that high off the deck is uns
Solar-powered vent Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 05.20.22 @rgranger Do you have a picture of the solar vent on the Hunter 26 that I installed on the top of th

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