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Beginner lingarner at 7:07pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1698 I bought a 26' in January. Never sailed in my life. I have it docked at Oriental,NC. I am going down
Hunter 23 Trailer weight and balance fleetswell at 6:36pm 05.05.09 Smaller Boats 9/6779 We've just finished replacing bunks etc on our trailer for a WING keel Hunter 23. I'm wondering wha
Small Leak in area near valcano MikeMca at 6:22pm 05.05.09 Catalina 22 1/1324 I have a 1982 swing keel, it is currently on its mooring and I have had it out once so far this seas
Rreplacement lewar port lenses fox islander at 5:59pm 05.05.09 Catalina 30 1/1515 G'day all ...I was wondering if anyone has replaced their stock catalina lewmar lenses with the repl
replacing mast lines grego at 5:50pm 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1330 i have a macgregor venture 22 I was thinking about replaceing the lines that raise the main and the
Talk me down from a decision (1) RECESS at 5:38pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1657 I have been looking at some 22' to 25' sailboats and thinking about the stern lettering. I am down t
tuning your rig GKuffner at 4:37pm 05.05.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/4468 I just launched my boat on the weekend and stepped the mast the next day. I have a question regardi
110v Wiring rlgales at 4:12pm 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1250 Will someone please tell me the color coding for the 110v wiring on my 88 O350? Black, Blue and Bro
A sailor is born (2) Cpt. Jon at 3:40pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1599 We had our baby 'Kirsten' on friday morning. We got to the hospital at 5am and she was delivered by
Charging Issue jeffmacdonald at 2:25pm 05.05.09 Catalina 30 4/1649 History Spent night on the hook. Next morning boat would not start. Friend came out brought me new b
Issues with over powering a boat breweraz at 1:06pm 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1155 In a recent response I was told to "watch out as the motor was overpowered for my boat" I appreciate
Sliding Hatch & Spring refit (6) Bilgewater at 12:20pm 05.05.09 Smaller Boats 0/996 For the spring refit I finally got the sliding hatch fixed. I made new wood runners for under the ha
hull / keel crack islandsail at 12:05pm 05.05.09 Big Boats 9/2852 I have a 1984 hunter 34 with iron keel- there is a separation of 3/8s to 5/8s inch in the front of t
Standing Rigging Larry14133 at 11:45am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1402 I have a friend with a fractional rigged racing boat who is in the process of replacing all his soli
Velvet Drive/Cables bobtigar at 11:43am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1585 I replaced the shift cable and am not sure whether I have it adjusted properly. I understand that w
want Y-36 nav seat (1) Barefoot at 11:14am 05.05.09 Yamaha 2/2350 I am looking for the curved nav station seat for a Yamaha 36. Attached is a photo of one. Notice tha
Motor Bracket Weight Limit KENNYN at 10:36am 05.05.09 Pearson 1/1539 I Have An 18' Pearson That Came With A 4hp Evinrude. I Want To Upgrade To 8 Or 9.9 Hp But Can't Det
CNG vent jebenz at 10:22am 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1562 I have '87 Hunter Legend 37 that has been recently surveyed for insurance purposes. One of the surv
Inverter / Converter Difference MrBee at 9:33am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2353 I bought an Inverter to run my laptop . Turns out The boat we bought has a "Converter" already on it
Help to install Shore power ? MrBee at 9:29am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/6954 Good morning all, I know ALL the info is on this site some place but putting it all together from di

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Ford 20 information landhort at 5:56am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hu
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables RoyS at 5:55am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions per
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 03.09.22 The Newport 28 (all three versions) was designed by the C&C Design Group, the same folks who design
Fuel tank/sender RoyS at 5:49am 03.09.22 Just noticed that you said it is a plastic tank. Disregard my comments concerning aluminum tanks abo
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:45am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hul
Fuel tank/sender RoyS at 5:42am 03.09.22 Looks like someone fastened the gauge with two self tapping screws and abandoned the original fasten
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price RoyS at 5:30am 03.09.22 The reason you are getting so many opinions is because most of us sailors are unable to get to our o
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. All U Get at 5:20am 03.09.22 I have removed some bundles while attaching a string to the end. After cutting the zip ties to remo
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 5:17am 03.09.22 Try wrapping one at a time in aluminum foil and see if you loose signal. If you loose signal, don't
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Terry Cox at 5:01am 03.09.22 Hi Peggy...thanks for the info on the Scad Monitor, but unfortunately the tank is completely encase
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 4:45am 03.09.22 So, I am wondering if there is one standard length for the part of the cable outside of the jacket?
Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 4:36am 03.09.22 There are a number of very good outdoor carpet brans that would work well. When I chose to redo the
Inner forestay to O'day 23? shemandr at 3:43am 03.09.22 You might have to reinforce the deck from underneath. I think it was the C&C 25 that had a "Check s
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 3:41am 03.09.22 I'm still discovering things about this Ford 20 that I don't understand. In this picture of my mast
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. kappykaplan at 2:53am 03.09.22 Anyone have an easy way to tell which are active and which can be removed? Some antennas have a fl
Starwind 19 project boat kappykaplan at 2:48am 03.09.22 Very nice @SailingLoto ! :beer:
removing fuel tank SJN at 10:36pm 03.08.22 Update. The comments above were very helpful, providing the path to remove the port propane tank lo
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop (1) Rabe at 9:35pm 03.08.22 And it also says this pin stop version is the replacement. https://www.rigrite.com/Travellers/NF_
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (1) Hayden Watson at 9:27pm 03.08.22 On the Mk IV you can rotate the drum guard as needed so that the line will not hit the guard either
Best anchor and chain sail sfbay at 9:25pm 03.08.22 You will get lots of opinions on this forum. Suggest reading this: Selecting an Anchor Rode \| West

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