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Birds in the Mast rod1029 at 9:31pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4776 Hello everyone, I have run into the issue of realizing that birds have used my mast as a home:con
Early Childhood Sailing Education and training paulj at 9:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1617 Grand kids not too young to sail a Catalina 310. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phd6UX6Vu5w'featur
Discharged battery's effect on amperage draw Randy6414 at 8:41pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2146 I need one of the electrical gurus to help set me straight on this: does a deeply discharged battery
Living on board sandiegohoffs at 8:40pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 3/2025 We are considering selling our 28 foot Columbia and purchasing a bigger boat to live on. Bed size i
Demast Yearly? Scup at 7:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 16/10693 I demasted my 27 footer with a 37 ft mast last year at haulout time and I am thinking about it again
Vagabond 42 philippe06 at 7:00pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1926 Hello, I'm looking for information about vagabond 42, defaults, avantages, how is she under sail...
Repacking stuffing box WJA302 at 6:48pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2986 Hello, Another new owner question. (Thanks to all who helped with replacing the anchor light ' bos
Whale Gusher Galley pump... broken? rogerlwhite at 6:19pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5912 I recently purchased a Capri 26 with a non-working Whale Gusher Galley Pump MK3. I ordered a rebuil
Gin pole and temporary shrouds dasboot at 5:50pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4787 Built a gin pole a la Dale Mack's article and it works pretty slick. What i don't get is the tempor
Specs on ports & Hatches on standard H34 (1) Jim D at 5:15pm 09.11.09 Big Boats 4/3049 Just had the Hull Painted on a 1983 H34. Looking to replace hatches and ports on the boat along with
ST40 Wind System Bud H at 5:11pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2038 I would like to hear some experience with the Raymarine ST40 Wind System. The ST60 is more than I w
Recutting a Jib Rob McClain at 4:36pm 09.11.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/10448 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with the Seldin in-mast furling. We have the Furlex reefing system for the
Help with water ballast SteveG84 at 2:27pm 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2843 Just purchased a 1985 Mac 25. Prior to taking it out, we searched everywhere for the water ballast
Portable MSD Choice russg at 1:52pm 09.11.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3682 Peggie: I'm ready to replace the OEM porta-potty in my boat, per our phone conversation a while ba
H-27 (1984) thru hulls amcmahon at 1:39pm 09.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2129 Hello Everyone, This fall, I'm planning to pull my 1984 H-27 to paint the bottom and I'm planning to
Vberth door misalignment capejt at 1:33pm 09.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2128 I've just run into a problem I'm having trouble making sense out of. I normally leave the door to th
Worth Repairing? (with pics) (5) YardBoater at 12:20pm 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4445 Hi everybody, I've been bouncing around these forums a bit looking for information and it looks like
Below Waterline Blisters Tim Grace at 11:59am 09.11.09 Ericson 0/2702 Greetings, I am looking at an Ericson 35 which was surveyed 2 years ago which stated that she had
Companionway slides Brent25 at 11:56am 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/6974 I am currently restoring a 1983 MacGregor 25. The wooden slides for the top hatch and companionway
Companionway slides Brent25 at 11:55am 09.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2525 I am currently restoring a 1983 MacGregor 25. The slides for the top hatch and companionway need to

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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
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 4:55am 04.28.22
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 4:55am 04.28.22 The shunt should be installed on the negative cable coming from the house battery. Depends on what
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? jviss at 4:52am 04.28.22 you can replace the wheel AP 8 or 10 times for about the same cost as a below decks AP and carry a
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SFS at 4:47am 04.28.22 Can't help you with the issues in the final paragraph of the post above, but if the genset is runnin
Not sure what I need Timm R Oday25 at 4:42am 04.28.22 Good morning .Any chance you could post photos of the transom and the end of the boom ?

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