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The Dark Side Bad Obsession at 7:26pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2648 So now that gas is getting to be reasonable again, I wonder how many sailors will end up returning t
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 8/4470 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 0/1586 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

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Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 6:03am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions pe
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

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