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Of interest to some: swaging a cable txtowman at 6:51pm 12.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1990 thought would be good to have on hand in case you can't find a pre made cable or to make an interim
Product Review - Good Crimper Value (4) Maine Sail at 6:06pm 12.06.09 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5997 Hi All, Some of you may have read the ripping I gave the Harbor Freight Tools ratcheting crimper ba
Electric Toilet In 2 Cabin 393 bilgolabands at 6:00pm 12.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1700 Hello All, We own a 2 cabin, two bathroom Beneteau 393 and wish to convert one of the the manual Jab
Beneteau Line Holders nofd843 at 4:55pm 12.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/5642 OK, so we went to the boat show this weekend and saw a Beneteau that had line holders on the cockpit
To zinc or not to zinc Squadron at 4:17pm 12.06.09 Smaller Boats 2/1179 Hey guys, I've got what could possibly be a dumb question, but as I am still new to sailing and use
Port Lights/Hatches gasket replacements ChrisNJ at 3:42pm 12.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1576 First I want to thank everyone that has answered so many of my questions. As a new boat owner I seem
Looking for centerboard - 95 Capri 16.5 Majkut77 at 2:05pm 12.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1593 I need a centerboard for a '95 Capri 16.5. Does anyone have any idea about where I can get one? Th
Cal 28-2 water heater Pouledad at 11:08am 12.06.09 Cal 0/1903 Hi. I'm trying to replace the water heater for my Cal 28-2 "Morning Star." You'd save my life if you
Interior wall fabris stains peterdinunzio at 8:50am 12.06.09 Smaller Boats 10/2101 Interior wall fabric stains Hello Again Hunter Owners; I've been busy cleaning and polishing my r
Engine Oil jorgefife at 6:51am 12.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2028 What engine oil should I use on my Yanmar 2GM, H33, 1982? Owners of similar boats, please tell me if
Chain plates Patrick Stump at 5:44am 12.06.09 Lancer 10/3222 Bought boat and sailed couple of times but now taking a closer look I see hair line cracks in the hu
CDI furler Quoddy at 4:52am 12.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3229 CDI warns that if your fairlead is aft and not pulling equally on leech and foot the furler may lift
Going offshore tomorrow for the first time. any advice? luvitt at 11:41pm 12.05.09 Ask All Sailors 32/8715 Charleston, SC. wind = 15-20 knots, waves = 1-4 feet, visibility = 10 mi. havent really been to
I guess it's time to take the canvas off :( (1) Manny at 8:06pm 12.05.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1875 It was around 60 degrees last Sunday, but today was a different story :doh: Manny
Missing anchor on columbia 32 lightshaft at 7:42pm 12.05.09 Columbia 0/1712 I am going to look at a columbia 32 for sale. The owner has sent me pictures and there appears no pr
Anchor missing lightshaft at 7:27pm 12.05.09 Columbia 0/1582 I am going to look at a columbia 32 the owner has sent some pictures but looking closely the boat do
Pearson 36-2 spray hood chapinjim at 4:51pm 12.05.09 Pearson 8/4019 Anyone removed and rebedded their companionway spray hood? I have cracks around the edges and leakin
Water purifier Laurent w at 3:53pm 12.05.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2315 I am looking in installing a water purifier on the boat. Anybody has experienced with these devices?
More Inverter Musings (2) Maine Sail at 2:40pm 12.05.09 Musings With Maine Sail 12/6988 Just messin' around in the barn this afternoon and compared the factory ASUS 12V adapter vs. the fac
Recutting a Sail Bob S at 2:23pm 12.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2910 I inherited a few sails from my dad that I just looked at. He sailed on a 39 Gulfstar. There is a sp

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Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Scott T-Bird at 3:17pm 02.06.22 Ward's installation is an exceptionally neat, organized and logical example. Take note!
Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 3:17pm 02.06.22 Awesome! Seriously, those quick-release shroud levers should have been standard equipment.
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 3:12pm 02.06.22 And it is cut into triangles because we are lazy. I always thought it is cut into triangles becaus
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) jssailem at 3:08pm 02.06.22 Yes you found your problem with the halyards. No functioning sheaves. Looks like you are on a positi
Dufour 31, your thoughts fred1diver at 2:52pm 02.06.22
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 2:45pm 02.06.22 "Point Roberts is the closest to Vancouver, and my original thought of getting the CBP clearing pro
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? (2) Ward H at 2:18pm 02.06.22 It would help to know the year and model of your C30. On my 93 MkII the DC panel is over the nav sta
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) SoSound at 2:02pm 02.06.22 I naively cleared customs in Port Townsend once and got an earful from the grumpy CBP agent (maybe
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) dLj at 1:58pm 02.06.22 definately several steps past expiration date.... Keep us posted. dj
Tall ship worker falls to her death RussC at 1:48pm 02.06.22 That is awful. I hope they post a follow up story. I'd like to understand why the harness didn't p
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 1:25pm 02.06.22 I found this post really disturbing. Mostly because I started to sort it out in my mind with the
Tall ship worker falls to her death rgranger at 1:06pm 02.06.22 That is awful. I hope they post a follow up story. I'd like to understand why the harness didn't pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 1:00pm 02.06.22 turbing. Mostly because I started to sort it out in my mind with the realization that no really c
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) rgranger at 12:53pm 02.06.22 Well.... it looks like you are on your way to a solid solution. It is curious that they welded
Used Parts Stores Online rgranger at 12:48pm 02.06.22 Bacon Sails in Annapolis is a reputable shop for used sails.
Raising the Mast (1) Tater at 12:37pm 02.06.22 Stickinthemud gets 2 gold stars. I rested the top end of the mast on a 6' ladder and the base went i
Tall ship worker falls to her death BigEasy at 11:16am 02.06.22 Hate to hear this; especially when one was taking appropriate safety precautions, by wearing a safet
Magazine subscription renewal alert Leeward Rail at 10:18am 02.06.22 In the interest of keeping my local independent book store open, I just have a standing order with t
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? twalker H260 at 10:17am 02.06.22 If going the relay route you could also do a single larger guage wire, appropriately fused to supply
2022 PacificNW Weather Update Hello Below at 10:16am 02.06.22 Overall: a rather bland, DRY pattern on tap for the next 12 days. No appreciable rain for 12 whole

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