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mac venture 21 fido at 8:45pm 04.10.10 Trailer Sailors 10/4973 hello to all I just bought my brother a mac 21, it has a rather large head sail that does not seem
Autohelm 5000 John at 7:53pm 04.10.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2336 I saw an ad for (I presume a used) autohelm 5000. I have the 3000 or 4000 on my boat (Catalina 36).
por15 paint on steel keel Syntonos at 7:03pm 04.10.10 Ask All Sailors 4/3834 Has anyone had experience with por15 rust paint on their steel keel? The process looks sound for boa
Venture windows (3) flynfol at 6:30pm 04.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1639 Just finished my Venture 25 window replacement. Had a local glass shop make the acrylic replacement
Outboard motor storage emelnick at 4:57pm 04.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1322 Hello to all: I need your advice. Where and how do you store your dinghy's outboard? We have rece
Bildge pump location Edlk at 4:39pm 04.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1491 What is the best location for a bilge pump in a 1982 M25 Thanks Ed
water tank?? Edlk at 4:32pm 04.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1604 There is a round barrel type water tank in my M25 with a brass deck port in the cockpit for filling,
CATALINA 27 RENDEZVOUS - Cdn West Coast chambao at 3:53pm 04.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/9602 Catalina 27 owners on the Pacific Northwest coast are invited to the 2nd annual Catalina 27 rendezvo
Raymarine ST60's with ST50 Senders & Thoughts Rick D at 3:23pm 04.10.10 Ask All Sailors 9/7180 When my ST50 wind went out and I found it prohibitive to replace the sending unit, I elected to go w
Windlass on an O'Day 34? BaySailMD at 3:05pm 04.10.10 Bigger Boats 5/4892 I have an 1984 O'Day 34. I want to add an electric windlass for the anchor. Has anyone done this?
Oday 30' 1984 Rigging ambienta@caribe.net at 3:03pm 04.10.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1992 I just bought a 1984 30' Oday 25th Anniversary Special Edition. I had the rigging chequed by a rigg
Vitran sailboat? sailgirl at 2:34pm 04.10.10 Other Sailboats 0/1327 My nephew just purchased a 1969 Vitran sailboat. All he knows is that it was built in Europe(not su
Another Battery Question truckman at 12:41pm 04.10.10 Catalina 310 4/1866 Hello all, I am finally installing the starter battery this weekend and was hoping for a little con
Heat Exchander zinc (1) paulj at 12:30pm 04.10.10 Catalina 310 5/2339 While checking my HE zinc last couple times I found them broken off from the screw in fitting and la
Marine Surveyor in San Francisco Bay Area MDO at 12:28pm 04.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/7214 I just had an offer accepted on a Beneteau 331 and am looking for recommendations for a surveyor in
H33 Water trickling along cabin divide SusieJoyce at 11:53am 04.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1328 I have a 1980 Hunter 33. I have a very slight trickle of water along the bulkhead outside of the he
Drilling through SS? druid at 11:46am 04.10.10 Ask All Sailors 42/7527 OK, I'm on my 3rd hour and 3rd bit, trying to drill a 1/4" hole in an 1/8" piece of Stainless Steel.
Mast light for 260 Earl Keim at 11:02am 04.10.10 Smaller Boats 4/2331 HI, I need to replace a mast light for my Hunter 260 yr 2002. I have removed the old light and it is
Beneteau 36CC 2000 Owner's Manual Dave Holland at 8:54am 04.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1855 Does anyone have an electronic copy of this owner's manual? I need the specs for the rigging, which
Compass and multifunction display Quoddy at 7:17am 04.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1708 We are adding a compass to the wheel area and already have a Raymarine C70 built in. On another foru

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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
can't pump out waste tank flightlead404 at 7:38pm 05.09.22 Your mechanic needs to stick to engine repair if he thinks the absence of device that's illegal to
Sailing the Heel Brian D at 7:33pm 05.09.22 For me, it is not so much the speed, but keeping the boat from turning up into the wind. Plus, keepi
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Justin_NSA at 7:33pm 05.09.22 I had to replace parts in all 3 winches. It wasn't cheap. I keep them covered now. I'll have to see
Loose shrouds? (8) El Pinguino at 7:30pm 05.09.22 Hi. Thanks for all these comments. Here are some pictures that will probably be useful. The firs
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS flightlead404 at 7:29pm 05.09.22 I was contemplating this earlier this year when in 42.5kts! I had set up a spare jib sheet down th
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) stickinthemud57 at 7:20pm 05.09.22 +1 to buying bolts the proper size rather than sawing them off. That said, in order to get the trim

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