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joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10
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My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
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I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
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I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10
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all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10
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Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10
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Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10
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What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu
Ducati at 4:00am 08.10.10
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My experiments in finding other cool uses for shrink wrap continues. We rig our mast every spring
tony201 at 12:10am 08.10.10
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Looking for a dodger for my ODay 27 Tony
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I have a water ballast Hunter H260. It is in a slip on a lake in North Idaho that almost never free
wufibugs at 10:02pm 08.09.10
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Don, I have been slowly working through your book so I would not proceed from one section to the nex
teacher63 at 9:30pm 08.09.10
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Today was one of those days that one would like to sell a boat. I had not been to the boat is about
teacher63 at 9:18pm 08.09.10
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I was wondering on a Hunter 23 if there should be a zinc on the wing of the keel. From what I under
MDO at 8:58pm 08.09.10
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I am interested in advice and best practices for balancing refrigerator use and power consumption wh
AlwaysFORSAIL at 7:52pm 08.09.10
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I have a 2001 Hunter 380 and would like to have a smaller salon table. The factory table is too lar
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Has anyone had any experience in rebuilding or replacing an integral keel on an Irwin?
Roy Page at 7:09pm 08.09.10
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Well I finally removed all the original pedestal instruments and have now fitted new TackTick units
Steve Dion at 7:01pm 08.09.10
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I am looking at a new sump/bilge pump for our head sink/shower. Does anyone have opinions on the "W
doctorsail at 6:52pm 08.09.10
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As you know, the standard windlass of the 310 has only a capstan (drum) and no gypsy (chainwheel) an
SailArkansas at 6:47pm 08.09.10
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Are full battened mainsails difficult to raise or am I just lucky? I have a Precision 28 with the a

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Windlass on an 11A
jssailem at 6:56pm 07.03.22
Oh. Appears they did a good job of it. Would think you would need to reinforce the forward half.
10 guage to 16 guage?
jssailem at 6:54pm 07.03.22
No. It is fielders choice.
10 guage to 16 guage?
SailingFree44 at 6:50pm 07.03.22
Well, the operation is about to begin. Question came to mind, does it matter if the bilge pump disc
Ignition Switch
Boomer2it at 6:50pm 07.03.22
You've posted this three times already. You don't need to. Why? Because many of us read the new
Windlass on an 11A
Mark Maulden at 6:08pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage?   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 6:01pm 07.03.22
Califonia and the earthquakes shook the house, damaged the wiring. I'm sure wave action on your h
10 guage to 16 guage?
jssailem at 5:56pm 07.03.22
Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it?   (3)
Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 07.03.22
Originally I had no exhaust fan and the engine compartment heated to over 175 F. This was way too h
knot ID
sunlover at 5:21pm 07.03.22
knot ID
Davidasailor26 at 5:18pm 07.03.22
Looks like a halyard hitch - Halyard Hitch
10 guage to 16 guage?
Davidasailor26 at 5:15pm 07.03.22
Not to get us too deep into this, but I just wired up a new ceiling fan at home, and the wires to t
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it?
dlochner at 5:13pm 07.03.22
I never do either. That's why I asked. I hadn't thought of the alternator though. I think I'll run
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings   (1)
adamv at 5:11pm 07.03.22
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Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it?
Tim Mills at 5:01pm 07.03.22
I never do either. That's why I asked. I hadn't thought of the alternator though. I think I'll run s
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it?
Tim Mills at 4:59pm 07.03.22
I never run the blower fan, it serves no purpose and its noisy. I am intrigued by @Ralph Johnstone
knot ID   (1)
sunlover at 4:51pm 07.03.22
this app sucks. I had a photo attached, now lost. I tried my best to reproduce, but I think I ne
Any ideas, better A/C drainage?
capta at 4:43pm 07.03.22
I've had this problem quite a few times. Most often it is the lint from the coils dripping off with
knot ID
Tally Ho at 4:29pm 07.03.22
anyone know what this knot is? they are used on clasps on my Beneteau. I know exactly what it i
Ignition Switch
Tally Ho at 4:27pm 07.03.22
Are you sure you wired the switch exactly as the old one? Is the switch the same (Same connections

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