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Splice on halyard or not? Victoria28 at 1:39pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1822 I have a 1992 Catalina 28 with single spreader mast that is 35'3" from mast step to masthead. The ma
Prop size rules of thumb ? cbinfl at 1:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 14/5660 My memory is not what it used to be, but I seem to remember there were rules of thumb for changing d
Looking of Data Marine Depth and Knot Meter Manuals Nelsonhow at 12:44pm 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2477 Both the dpth and knot meter on my old H-30 stopped working at the same time. I'm getting power to t
26M with ICOM 706 captjimholley at 12:25pm 06.01.09 SSB and Ham Operators 5/6133 I've been on Macgregor owners for about 3 years now, but have never noticed this group. I just put m
pfd's on airplanes? John at 12:22pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2036 I will be catching a plane to S. California to help a guy bring a boat up the coast. I'll be bringin
how come my boat is lighter than most??? sand sailor at 12:21pm 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1473 its a santana 27' its got a thicker hull (single layer not cored) than any I've seen,its got a bigge
Spiders Again !! George H260 at 11:57am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 This is a continuation of a previous thread on Spiders. A friend alerted me to an article in the la
Ancor light Larry14133 at 9:04am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1437 The anchor light on my 87 O'day 302 ha failed. Does anyone know or have a best guess what bulb it u
Adding automatic bilge pump float switch Vegas at 11:41am 06.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2022 I'm surprised my 1992 38s5 does not seem to have an automatic bilge pump. A switch has to be manuall
What sanitation hose do you recomend? Nelsonhow at 11:30am 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/15352 Peggy, Well the time has come to replace the old head in my Hunter 30. I should have done it when
26S fwd hatch dimensions (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 06.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1903 I have a strut on my forward hatch and I'd like to get a bug screen for it. Does anyone have the hat
Best cleaning product I found- Marine Spray Nine breweraz at 10:14am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/11213 We recently purchased a boat that had been sitting for some time. I had small black spots all over t
Squeaky Wheel Mark3755 at 10:13am 06.01.09 Big Boats 3/1810 The wheel steering on my Edson pedestal has a squeal that I can't seem to tame. The only thing I had
Compounding & Waxing - Sailors Helping Sailors (6) Maine Sail at 9:53am 06.01.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5354 This past weekend Tim R. organized a work party for a friend of ours who's lifelong sailing companio
Boom Vang during Jibe oldiesrocker2001 at 9:02am 06.01.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/7762 While looking at a post regarding using the Vang as a jibe preventer a question for me came to mind
25 ft oday, center board stuck dennyg4 at 8:41am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/8819 Purchased this boat this spring, have it in water, but center board is stuck, how do I free it up, c
Signal Flags Nodak7 at 8:25am 06.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1806 I recently purchased a couple of signal flags from West Marine. When I went to attach them to my fla
Foam in forward bilge garylinger at 8:23am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1654 A PO apparently sprayed or had sprayed a dense foam in the blilge beneath the access panel located u
Ground wire connection - seacock garylinger at 8:12am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2786 I believe the ground wire from my sanitation system seacock is not connected. If the end is what I
windlass for Hunter Legend 40 ehelms7477 at 8:00am 06.01.09 Big Boats 12/5591 I have a 1987 Hunter 40 Legend and would like to install am electric windlass. Has anyone done this

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Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder Maine Sail at 6:33am 03.30.22 I have a small Lincoln welder and a 2kW generator won't come close to running it..Even our 3500W st
Mast rail jviss at 6:29am 03.30.22 The previous owner was somewhat derelict and it's been sitting for years. I'm just going over ever
Mast rail GrantBrown at 6:22am 03.30.22 Structurally I think the lines are ok but they are very stiff from not being used. I would like to t
Tiller question Joe at 6:19am 03.30.22 That was not my tiller I have the photo of. only different is the Tiller clutch on the bottom forw
Tiller question Siamese at 6:17am 03.30.22 There should be a corresponding bit of hardware somewhere in the cockpit to secure the other end of
Icom m802 jssailem at 6:07am 03.30.22 Good old Daylight Saving Time! Or your living in a different time zone.
Mast rail jssailem at 6:04am 03.30.22 The running lines in your image do not look to bad. Looks like a halyard along the mast. A boom vang
Mast rail jssailem at 6:00am 03.30.22 That sounds like fun.
Mast rail (1) GrantBrown at 6:00am 03.30.22 203915 Sail down. Thanks
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 5:55am 03.30.22 thanks kloudie1
Mast rail GrantBrown at 5:52am 03.30.22 The previous owner was somewhat derelict and it's been sitting for years. I'm just going over every
Tiller question Gene Neill at 5:36am 03.30.22 That's a "tiller pin" for a Raymarine tiller pilot, ST-1000 or ST-2000.
Icom m802 kappykaplan at 5:12am 03.30.22 but the time is off by 1 hour Good old Daylight Saving Time! :beer:
Icom m802 All U Get at 4:54am 03.30.22 After chatting with the Furuno tech, I followed the wires from the GP39 gps unit to the buss bar th
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. TomY at 4:46am 03.30.22 Thanks will check him now.. And this SPICE boat is stunning... Who made this? SPICE was built at A
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. (3) Nodak7 at 4:30am 03.30.22 Is it a metal or plastic tank? We cleaned our plastic tank by cutting a hole in it pumping the fuel
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. thevoyager at 4:26am 03.30.22 Thanks will check him now.. And this SPICE boat is stunning... Who made this?
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (2) TomY at 4:20am 03.30.22 You might contact, Classic Yachts - Sandeman Yacht Company and talk to Iain Iain McAllister. He may
26 Classic cockpit seat mod kendyoozed at 3:40am 03.30.22
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. SFS at 3:28am 03.30.22 You might try google searching for sailing clubs in the UK. At least England + Scotland + Wales wou

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