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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 19/27408 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 34/11726 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 28/11578 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 23/14925 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 16/9491 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 1/1523 What year was this boat made?
MKII Galley Ken at 9:34am 01.03.10 Catalina 22 16/2933 Anyone out there own a 1997 or newer MKII ? We've made the jump to a MKII and my beloved "Last Penn
Overhead windows rlgales at 9:04am 01.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3031 One of the overhead windows on my 1988 Oceanis 350 is leaking. I cut out the rubber caulking and ca
Little H22 repairs Squadron at 8:02am 01.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1861 Hey guys! I've got a couple of projects that need to be done over the next few weeks, before sailin
Pearson 28-1 forward hatch molding dimensions hobbit at 5:46am 01.03.10 Pearson 0/1715 We spend our winters in Arizona and took dimensions for the wood molding that goes around the V bert
1985 Beneteau First 305 - good purchase?? RoryK at 4:59am 01.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4403 Looking at 85 Beneteau 305 - any known issues or concerns

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Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 7:40pm 04.27.22
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? jon hansen at 7:39pm 04.27.22 what kind of sails you plan to get?
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 6:48pm 04.27.22 Just so, and tinned means solder plated, which these days I guess now is all tin! :)
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 6:42pm 04.27.22 I think I would also check the chainplates all the way to the hull..
Fuse or Breakers? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. Wha
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 6:34pm 04.27.22 OK, Since you mentioned Fit RV and the EKKO, I direct you to the Facebook forum, where a legion of
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 6:29pm 04.27.22 @fred1diver Thank you sir. Enjoy getting yours in the water.
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) LooseScrews24 at 6:25pm 04.27.22 LooseScrew... No offense meant or taken in the exchange... It was just a big hole. I'm not sure it
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 6:03pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. What
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? heritage at 6:02pm 04.27.22 Black locust. It's rot resistant and hard as nails. It was actually used in lieu of nails in old w
HELP! need an isomat NG105 spinaker ople car catena at 6:00pm 04.27.22 hi, do you still have the nga-50 available? i'm looking for one for my beneteau 321
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:55pm 04.27.22 I direct you to the Facebook forum What's the name of the forum?
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting jviss at 5:51pm 04.27.22 Leaving the hose hooked up is pure laziness Yes, it is. :) I don't think it's a good idea to lea
Precision 23 Trailer DAVA390 at 5:49pm 04.27.22 Be aware that power boat trailers have axles rearward,supporting the weight of the motors basically.
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:43pm 04.27.22 berner thanks for the response. How do you apply the 3M product to the hull? What type of pad do you
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 5:32pm 04.27.22 I used my Makita 9237CX3 orbital polisher with a wool compounding pad to apply 3M Marine Cleaner an
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 5:29pm 04.27.22 24 guage nickle plated twisted wires Is there such a thing as nickle plated twisted wire? I thin
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 04.27.22 This sounds like a real good reason not to use it. Wondering why you did. life's too short to use
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 4:52pm 04.27.22 Thanks to JamesG and rgranger - that is the kind of information I was hoping for. Tomorrow, based on
Hunter 216 Sailing performance shemandr at 4:42pm 04.27.22 I don't race my 216 so I just sail the fun points of sail. I don't have a spinnaker so downwind is

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