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Compass repair fuzzy at 9:31am 05.25.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1625 Does any know if you can repair a compass (Danforth) bubble that has sprung a leak?
Bimini thoughts? Triumph900 at 9:22am 05.25.10 Catalina 22 11/3044 We have a 1986 Catalina 22 that we love. Have been thinking of adding a bimini. Anyone out there put
Raise the boom Geoff K at 9:00am 05.25.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/9848 I've wondered about raising my boom about 6-8 inches. There's no absolute reason I need to but a few
accessing top of mast mokum2 at 8:52am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2252 There is a halyard wrap around the top of the forestay above the furling on my Hunter 30. I have a
Installing a fixed vhf radio with mast top ant bellnier at 8:51am 05.25.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2811 I got an iCOM IC-M422 vhf marine radio and a Shakespeare 4200 3 db antenna. I'm told the mast on my
GPS to Radio Bob Stammerjohn at 8:37am 05.25.10 Big Boats 1/1662 I sail the Chesapeake Bay on Catalina 38 hull #307 Built 1984. These are mostly solo cruises. To in
Fixed or swivel snaps for Asy sheets? Clark at 8:26am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2091 I will use one or the other; just wanted feedback from other sailors as to whether I really need the
Mainsail position/trim with Asymm . . . Clark at 7:15am 05.25.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3968 For optimum performance, where should the mainsail be when broad reaching with an asy spinnaker? Fi
Extending Lifelines Propnut30 at 7:08am 05.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1306 I got a question folks, Would it be useful to extend the lifelines on the bow of my venture to the c
Side windows - Erickson 27 pchasher at 7:05am 05.25.10 Ericson 1/3079 I just bought an Erickson 27' and noticed that the rubber gaskets around the windows needs replacing
Afloat again olsalt at 6:47am 05.25.10 Day Sailers 1/1263 The old geezer had some minor difficulties to overcome the past few weeks. After finding, fixing, re
lost rudder (1) Steve Walsh at 6:38am 05.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1393 Saw this in Cruisers Forum: Link to article on recent lost rudder in the St. Petersburg Times. I won
In need of a bimini scottandlisa at 5:13am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3997 After a day of cleaning our new sailboat, I am burnt to a crisp. Any ideas of where to get a bimini
Anti Foul-Hull Prep In The Fall Ducati at 4:53am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1860 Not that I'm looking forward to the end of sailing but was wondering if I can prep and anti foul in
Seat replacement Roger Long at 3:59am 05.25.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2938 Is there a non-marine and commercially available seat and lid that will fit my Groco HF or do I need
Cooked my #1 battery, why? Pat T at 8:01pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2901 Had my boat (used) for 4 years prior and no battery (flooded) or charger (Newmar Phase 3 model PT-25
Rigid Vang positioning Geoff K at 7:55pm 05.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4452 2 questions: 1) How do I choose the location for rigid vang attachment to the boom? I have a Garh
ST50 Radar Help!!! James 20287 at 7:44pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/6044 I recently purchased a used Autohelm ST50 Plus Radar, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to con
Leeky keel chris.weinberger at 7:35pm 05.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1372 Hello I have a 1974 Macgregor Venture 24. There has been water in the hull and I suspect the keel bo
New Boat rtmccue at 6:52pm 05.24.10 Big Boats 2/1526 On Saturday we signed the papers to a 2000 450 passage. 4 years on the hard did not do it any good,

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Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (3) Dave96734 at 6:16pm 03.13.22 Resolved! Found an eyelet that pivots, allowing me to mount it to the angled bow pulpit & have the
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Ralph Johnstone at 6:10pm 03.13.22 Aluminum plates yes. And that's the easy part. Getting the bolts out of the plate without a) break
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Robert Strickland at 6:10pm 03.13.22 We just picked up a 1984, O'Day 34 and there is a hot water tank in the port side lazarrette . It
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Ralph Johnstone at 5:54pm 03.13.22 In my situation, I can run the forward vent to its original port location and the after one over to
Oday 23 Mast step re-install sail sfbay at 5:49pm 03.13.22 Can you please photo of the mounting location? Adding a backing plate and halyard organizer plate ma
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Phil Herring at 5:48pm 03.13.22 Yes, what you said: the backing plate is glassed in and the fasteners tap into it.
Bristol 24 water tank (1) SV Gutsy Lady at 5:03pm 03.13.22 It's maybe hard to see in this photo. I have the plywood pried up and I'm peeking in. You can see th
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 5:00pm 03.13.22 As an example, here is the fix I fashioned today to address the big hole left when I removed the le
Allied Titanium? dLj at 4:30pm 03.13.22 Honestly I chose titanium not only because of its properties but because the quote was better than
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 4:02pm 03.13.22 Thanks for the info Ralph. In my situation, I can run the forward vent to its original port locatio
Icebox conversion kits Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 03.13.22 Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on.
Why does Hunter have a bad name? DCGULL at 3:17pm 03.13.22 As a former 'Hunter Hater', I think I can answer the question of why? Way back (step back into the 1
Looking for artists for a logo PaulK at 3:17pm 03.13.22 Are you in Port Orchard WA? These guys in Bremerton seem to do what you want: Signs That Work \| Grap
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power jviss at 3:11pm 03.13.22 In my experience, the most likely cause of an external float/flapper type bilge pump switch is somet
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 03.13.22 Although it would have been better to have one vent thru-hull on the stbrd. side and one on port sid
Icebox conversion kits bawlmer at 2:54pm 03.13.22 I did it 3 years ago. It was worth it. You don't have to deal with ice anymore; getting it, lugging
Purchasing Sails Crusty Ol Salt at 2:39pm 03.13.22 Local it is. Now it is time for some leg work.
Running Rigging jssailem at 2:34pm 03.13.22 If your aren't adept at splicing double braid, request that the supplier place the splices for you.
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 2:27pm 03.13.22 Thanks for all the info. yes, I plan on revamping the vent situation with one going to port in the
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 2:27pm 03.13.22 @Maine Sail If I have a 24v system, is there any difference in the alternator if it has an external

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