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Computer on board gary at 12:37pm 01.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/1816 Was wondering how many of you have a computer (laptop) on board. If so - what about power requireme
Instrument LCD problems Randy18540 at 12:36pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1440 I have a suite of NAVMAN instruments...depth, wind, speed, and repeater. All three that have been ou
Lightening ground plate Gary_H at 11:34am 01.27.10 Cal 5/4035 Hey folks, doe's anyone happen to know where the lightening ground plate is located? I have a Cal 25
replacement ports for balboa 27? susswein at 10:09am 01.27.10 Balboa 0/2987 I just bought a balboa 27 in the sea of cortez, and both starboard side ports are cracked as a resul
O'Day 26 headroom and tenderness goleson at 9:19am 01.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4796 I'm looking a purchasing an O'Day 26. Can anyone tell me the actual headroom measurement for the cab
Charlie Cobra, what happened ? blowinganddrifting at 5:38am 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3614 Just wondering what happened to the sunken boat? Still progressing on your project too? Thanks, De
Download U-Tube videos BroadReach at 10:39pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1799 I recently ran across some interesting sailing videos on U-tube. Is is possible to download these vi
First time sailboat buyer - 27 or 30? Wayne and Karen at 8:54pm 01.26.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/4802 Well, here we go. My wife and I have talked about it for a couple years and now's the time to start
Hunter 23 Galley Don3178 at 8:27pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 My 1985 Hunter 23 did not come with a galley. Does any know where I could get one?
Kiwi Prop eric@vansoeren.net at 5:36pm 01.26.10 Big Boats 5/2234 I have a 1988 35' Hunter Legend. I am considering putting on a Kiwi feathering prop but don't know i
30's in Mexico? Moody Buccaneer at 5:17pm 01.26.10 Catalina 30 0/1414 If you have or know of a C30 on the west coast of Mexico and they are not planning to do the Bandera
Anchor windlass coastal1 at 5:03pm 01.26.10 Big Boats 0/1312 I am going to install a windlass in my 340 Hunter yr.2000,i would really appreciate anyone that has
Reefing and lazzy jacks (8) timebandit at 3:59pm 01.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/6880 Here is a start-- http://www.harken.com/images/redfade2.gif http://www.harken.com/java_assets/8st
Asymmetrical Spinnaker and YouTube video Scotian at 2:03pm 01.26.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3125 Has anyone tried this? Grandson found it on You Tube and since I have an Asymmetrical Spinnaker, he
Winch of choice H33 Sylvain at 11:40am 01.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1688 I'm thinking of upgrading to ST winches on my H33. Any suggestions? Size? Cheers, SG
Companionway Cover tomstein at 11:09am 01.26.10 Bigger Boats 3/2406 I am doing repairs on a 30 foot O'Day and the companionway cover seems to be misplaced and I need a
VOLVO vacuum break valve mwsjr at 11:05am 01.26.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1199 My water pump impeller has been lossing blades. When I took off the hoses to the vacuum break valve
universal 11HP adequate? dlewis812 at 8:43am 01.26.10 Catalina 30 26/5725 considering buying a '78 cat 30 with a universal 11HP. in reading some owner reviews one complaint
Check your Edson Pedestal Captain Rob at 6:38am 01.26.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3423 Any of you sailing today with the modern rack an pinion stearing systems may not know that they need
Replacing Plexi ... palacegrand at 6:25am 01.26.10 Yamaha 8/3872 Hi Folks, I need to do a rebedding of the cabin ports, and perhaps replace a couple of panels. Has

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Not sure what I need rgranger at 8:16am 04.29.22 I think if you use a track on the transom, your tiller will be in the way of the main sheet when yo
67 Bristol Corsair project... (6) LooseScrews24 at 8:07am 04.29.22 Very cool .. Now how about some photos of the rest of the boat ? Lol my bad... Here they are...I h
67 Bristol Corsair project... Timm R Oday25 at 8:01am 04.29.22 Very cool .. Now how about some photos of the rest of the boat ?
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? Kings Gambit at 7:48am 04.29.22
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 7:42am 04.29.22 If it was a compression crack from Rigging Tension, why not both sides? Why would it have to crack
Line Bags (1) JBP-PA at 7:40am 04.29.22 SailRite sells a kit with all the bits and bobs you need to make your own in whatever size you want.
Line Bags Tedd at 7:32am 04.29.22 Why not just learnb how to coil a line and stick a hitch at the top and hang it on itself. That's
Desperate leakinhg JamesG161 at 7:24am 04.29.22 Just guessing .... It looks like the connection between his encapsulated keel and Fiberglass Hull.
Galley sink drain leak New Horizons at 7:23am 04.29.22
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 7:13am 04.29.22 Oh yep, ours are very close! I'm getting closer and closer to being ready to put it on the water. Ho
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing JamesG161 at 7:08am 04.29.22 Here is one... https://www.amazon.com/Culligan-HF-360A-Standard-Housing-Filtration/dp/B000BQUPZ8/ref
Not sure what I need Hgproks at 6:59am 04.29.22 I quess the idea of the transom wire is to clear the tiller. Interesting. Thanks for all your time a
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing jssailem at 6:55am 04.29.22 Scott What do you want the filter/screen to do? Are you looking for clear looking water or just want
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 6:51am 04.29.22 The Lead/Antimony Winged Keel... The connection of Keel to Hull Fix. t the cracked area 2) Seal wit
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues ambler at 6:40am 04.29.22 Looked through your photos. Looks like a twin to my boat - 1983 Cat 22 sail number 11619. My old out
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) (1) jssailem at 6:14am 04.29.22 I use one like this Wichard. bending mast. This does a good job drawing the mast back or easing it t
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 6:13am 04.29.22 My guess is the boat was dropped I'm going with that, too. We may never know. OP needs an insura
Desperate leakinhg jssailem at 6:02am 04.29.22 It does not look to me like a stress crack, more like dragged across or along underwater rocks like
Line Bags DougM at 5:49am 04.29.22 I used the same type of line hooks that Greg uses. They are really much more usable than the bags. W
Line Bags Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44am 04.29.22 Yes. Why not just learnb how to coil a line and stick a hitch at the top and hang it on itself. N

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