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Raymarine ST60 wind instrument schematic Ken Palmer at 1:56pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/14660 Does anybody have a copy of the schematic for the Raymarine ST60 Wind meter and masthead unit? My u
Which paint for fixed port lights? cymeyer at 1:51pm 07.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1091 Hope I don't need a vented loop....
Can You Recommend A Boat Transport Co. sigbear at 1:37pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2640 I just bought my 1st sailboat and now I need to find a trucking co to transport the boat from Virgin
one design 48 class danielbalza at 12:07pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 1/6832 Somobody have information about the 1D 48 class ?. There are around eight constructed sailboats, I s
Lazy Jack Main Sail Cover system (1) awoody at 12:02pm 07.15.10 Smaller Boats 7/5672 I just saw a really nice lazy jack main sail cover system. photo attached. lazy jack is attached to
10R danielbalza at 11:45am 07.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1174
Types of bonds in boat work. Ross at 11:34am 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1792 The bonds that we are most concened with are cohesive and adhesive. There are several other types of
Hughes NorthStar enduro81 at 11:20am 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/3310 I have just recently acquired a 1972 Hughes NorthStar 22 foot sailboat. I am looking for any current
"Fathead" mainsail Bilgewater at 10:59am 07.15.10 Smaller Boats 11/6256 Anybody thought about replacing their stock main with a bigger "fathead" style sail? Seems like a n
Catalina 27 Questions philwsailz at 10:52am 07.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2805 I am going to be looking at a C27 sunday afternoon. It is for sale, and I am considering purchasing
Need rubber caps for Initium at 10:35am 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2783 My swim ladder. The 2 legs that stick out from the frame of the ladder are missing the plastic/ rub
S/V in front of Name Initium at 10:30am 07.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2191 I've been wondering why some folks put S/V in front of their boat names. I know what the letters s
17' and 21' Hull Designs DirkRique at 10:17am 07.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1283 I'm drawn to MacGregor's because of the hull design. The new MacGregor 26 has no core hulling below
Type of propeller MacGregor 26x 2000 (2) lajarp at 9:54am 07.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3964 Hello I have a new Suzuki 4 stroke 50hp engine on my MacGregor 26x 2000. But i`m not satiesfied with
I want to add a cleat in my anchor locker robertsapp at 9:08am 07.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1291 All you Hunter gurus out there - we have a '95 Hunter 336 that has one heavy duty cleat in the ancho
raritan elegance check valve delaney1142 at 8:04am 07.15.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/5595 I stalled the fresh water Raritan elegance toilet 6 months ago. After the install I found the toilet
Starter on 3qm30 MATHURIN2 at 7:20am 07.15.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/4033 I'm looking for a spare starter for my 3qm30 (121370-77010). Does anyone has a good lead on a Canad
Thread out-haul thro' boom Ken13559 at 6:49am 07.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1569 I just made the silliest of mistake when removing my mainsail. I forgot to uncouple the outhaul shac
O'Day Widgeon Sails and rigging Eli L at 11:14pm 07.14.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 12/7345 My O'Day Widgeon hull was destroyed in a storm. Anyone looking for a mast and boom, main and jib, ti
Speed v rev Twilight at 12:48am 07.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1485 As I get to know my boat better Im curious as to what speed I should get from her when under motor?

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Sailing the Heel jviss at 5:01am 05.10.22 Depends on the boat. Consult your naval architect! Some boats were designed to go faster at steep
how to take down mast for trailering Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57am 05.10.22 As a volunteer and owning a sailboat dealership, I took care of one such boat for the Boy Scouts @D
Which antiseize on injectors? kloudie1 at 4:45am 05.10.22 Since there are a bunch of copper crush washers in the system, I don't think there'd be a problem wi
O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 4:45am 05.10.22 Point well taken, thank you
Loose shrouds? sailme88 at 4:39am 05.10.22 Your answer is in those pics... Yes there may be stretch in the rigging... but the support of the m
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) danooxnard at 4:18am 05.10.22 I did the same install last year. I left the bolts in place and trimmed in place using a dremel t
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 4:14am 05.10.22 Okay good, thanks for the pictures. They clarify a lot. I thought you had written the compression
O'Day 40 traveler?? RoyS at 4:13am 05.10.22 May not apply in your case but sometimes using a smaller gauge control line helps. Many people autom
How can I protect this terminal block? RoyS at 4:07am 05.10.22 You could abandon the block and just use heat shrink covered butt splices. Terminal block is not rea
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) brockangelo at 1:05am 05.10.22
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced mikeracca at 9:31pm 05.09.22 When it comes to the Apple MagSafe we are talking of roughly 12v and maybe around 5 amps max. With R
PNW flooding, terrible.. mikeracca at 9:24pm 05.09.22 Well we get fires, floods (sometimes at the same time) and earthquakes. We usually get a big quake e
Transmission Cable mikeracca at 9:18pm 05.09.22 Mike, thanks for clarifying. Looks like you are right and new cables are needed. I wonder if there
New Dodger flightlead404 at 8:29pm 05.09.22 Installed a hard top dodger on my Hunter 386 in 2011 for $5000. Installed a dodger on my Hunter 46
Barnacle Buster jssailem at 8:18pm 05.09.22 try same thing with my Yanmar heat exchanger. Heat exchanger is better to be removed and serviced
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Tally Ho at 8:02pm 05.09.22
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS MikeHoncho at 7:57pm 05.09.22 I was contemplating this earlier this year when in 42.5kts! I had set up a spare jib sheet down t
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 RBryn at 7:55pm 05.09.22 I know replacing the sheave would be best, but has anyone ever attempted just installing a double bl
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 RBryn at 7:51pm 05.09.22 Same problem, but ... What the hell is that? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/205156
can't pump out waste tank flightlead404 at 7:42pm 05.09.22

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