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running back stay jdgrnt66 at 6:09am 01.04.10 Big Boats 6/2011 alright. winter is here so time to work on the boat. i now have a great spinnaker for those great d
Changing Halyards? Scott C. at 2:08am 01.04.10 Islander 2/2658 I have a bosuns chair and was wondering how to change my halyards on my I 28? They are old thats the
Hola NW's keithshunter at 9:07pm 01.03.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/6170 Hello, I'm new to the NW and new to sailing. I want to plan a cruise to the San Juan's this summer a
cut transducer cable keithshunter at 8:23pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3551 Can I cut my transducer cable to reroute it and then reconnect it without any adverse affects ?
color code for running rigging??????? woodster at 7:57pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/8090 just wondering if there is a color code for the running rigging ....i am planning to replace all and
Cruising Spinnaker rigging mdmitch at 7:22pm 01.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1971 Happy New Year my fine fellow Mac sailors, I have a nice cruising spinnaker that I like to fly wh
Water Pump jorgefife at 5:12pm 01.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1584 I am now repairing stuff that is not working/not working as it should I came to the water pump issue
thanks for the info ronaldwredman at 4:02pm 01.03.10 Pearson 1/1311 Thanks for the web link, she's an '71. Is there any resource available to trace a boats former owne
Winter storage on the hard?!?!?! (2) Manny at 3:59pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3426 Hard mud, hard ice? :eek: :doh: Manny
How big of an inverter for microwave? Bad Obsession at 3:41pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 19/27410 If I was going to put an inverter in my boat to run my microwave occasionally while at anchor what s
Cruiser under 25' ? Florida sail at 1:41pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 34/11731 After sailing my Rhodes-22 for several years I am ready to move up to a boat that I can cruise more
RC Sailing Squadron at 1:40pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 28/11580 As the winter deepens along with the depression that comes from having a sailboat sitting in a slip
Ship Board Head Joker Valve (1) BroadReach at 1:36pm 01.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/6397 Peg, I recently (last summer) installed an Atlantis A5 electric head. After a few days I noticed tha
Help me decide on main & genoa halyards Rich Stidger at 12:43pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 23/14926 I think my twelve year old original halyards are up for replacement. I have come to this conclusion
Turnbuckles RBone at 11:35am 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 16/9492 What's the best lubricant for the threads on the rigging turnbuckles? Rich
Moving TV Driller B at 11:02am 01.03.10 Big Boats 2/1542 I would like to move the TV mounting position in my 2006 Hunter 41DS for the short wall in the salon
Kindle for sailing Rob19574 at 10:12am 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/13062 Hi all - I just received a Kindle for Christmas from my wife and thought about starting a thread on
mac 26 yes or no bruce and bernadette at 10:05am 01.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2563 Hi everyone. The best to all in 2010. I am in Mexico looking for a place to put a mac 26 that I pl
hull # 256 ronaldwredman at 9:43am 01.03.10 Pearson 1/1524 What year was this boat made?
MKII Galley Ken at 9:34am 01.03.10 Catalina 22 16/2934 Anyone out there own a 1997 or newer MKII ? We've made the jump to a MKII and my beloved "Last Penn

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Not sure what I need Hgproks at 8:14am 04.28.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll take some better pictures when I get home. It looks like I have a combo
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic jssailem at 8:14am 04.28.22 The Radio has been discontinued. The Raymarine sight shows this link to a cable. https://www.raymari
cl 14 jssailem at 8:09am 04.28.22 Yes. The line looks a size or two large for the drum of the furler. Note this is a furler on a small
Not sure what I need shemandr at 6:44am 04.28.22 I agree there's more than one way. If you need to attach a mainsheet to the boom and you don't have
cl 14 31seahorse at 6:41am 04.28.22 Hello dewe48, I agree with Davidsailor's thoughts on the furler. The line should hold in the drum
cl 14 Davidasailor26 at 6:29am 04.28.22 So I put the mast up the order day and I'm understanding the way the jib actually holds it up. Now
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic Swimfar1950 at 6:15am 04.28.22 Looking for the male NMEA connection to connect a Raymic to the pedestal. The Raymarine model is Ra
cl 14 (1) dewe48 at 6:07am 04.28.22 A picture would help
cl 14 dewe48 at 6:05am 04.28.22 Lastly, can someone tell me what this thing is for? I'm embarrassed that picture was before I cleane
cl 14 (1) dewe48 at 6:01am 04.28.22 So I put the mast up the order day and I'm understanding the way the jib actually holds it up. Now I
Not sure what I need (3) rgranger at 5:56am 04.28.22 There is more than one "right" way to do this. Smaller boats don't need as much purchase so you can
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug jssailem at 5:43am 04.28.22 Good to hear Amy and you are ok. :) On the interstate I am guessing you were traveling and a high s
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. jssailem at 5:32am 04.28.22 You are on a reasonable path. Diesel engines need clean fuel, clean air, and compression to run. Ad
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? jviss at 5:29am 04.28.22 Is it possible to replace my RayMarine ST4000Mk2 mechanical rotary unit with a linear drive unit? I
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug LooseScrews24 at 5:19am 04.28.22 My former boat was 15 ft trailer pocket yacht. Now it was like sailing in a back packing tent. Had
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 5:17am 04.28.22 50A will also not be enough to measure current going into the house bank if you have an alternator
Hunter 28 or 28.5 Rudder HalfAfloatDave at 5:15am 04.28.22 I scraped and sanded all the paint off the bottom of my boat last spring, hopefully this picture wil
Ammeter replacement questions Davidasailor26 at 5:14am 04.28.22 50A will also not be enough to measure current going into the house bank if you have an alternator l
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. ice breaker at 5:07am 04.28.22 I had a problem once where the 90 degree barbed fittings that connect to the fuel lines got stuffed
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? dlochner at 5:06am 04.28.22 I'm sure you meant that as intentional hyperbole, no? I mean, at $600 to replace the wheel drive u

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