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Standing Rigging Larry14133 at 11:45am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1403 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 0/1587 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 2/2351 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 1/1540 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 6/1564 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 17/6961 Good morning all, I know ALL the info is on this site some place but putting it all together from di
maybe a dumb question.... jsin_7 at 9:16am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1166 I am about to wire.... not re-wire my mac 26 when i got the boat it had wire everywhere that had bee
need help new catalina22 owner kenb at 8:50am 05.05.09 Catalina 22 2/2285 maybe someone could tell me what I have / in a sail bag was a canvas cover /it looks like it would e
Leaky keel bolts jjgizara at 8:04am 05.05.09 Big Boats 4/2059 1994 37.5 legend. two of the keel bots are leaking. If I remove the nuts and seal with 5200 will thi
Sheets Mac 26S Miller26S at 7:58am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1413 I just bought a 1992 26S but there are no sheets on it. Coulld someone please tell me the lenght and
Leaving Mac (1) Valentina at 7:21am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1384 Hey, fellows. I just wanted to say a big THANKS to all of the participants in this forum for your he
AC keeps tripping breaker bigburb at 6:52am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/9683 On a Hunter 40. We have a Cruisair with the digital controls. Everything works fine, sucks water,
beneteau first 36s7 rikhuisman at 2:29am 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1365 does anyone have the sw rating or orc rating of this boat? I would like to have them kind regards
sailinghelp! thesailerdude at 10:57pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2142 I like this site...the people are helpful and cool especially hermit scott however one thing that
Observations higgs at 9:16pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 18/1915 1. Most boat work is cleaning 2. You cannot get something clean without getting something else
Proper Racor Primary Fuel Filter size? SeacretSailor at 8:37pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 24/21025 I just traded up from a Macgregor 26S (trailerable) to a C'C 29 with a Yanmar 2GM. So that I could
VC 17 users higgs at 7:18pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1365 I just found out that Petit makes their own version of VC 17. It is called SR-21. A guy in my ya
Brass air fittings meili1111 at 7:11pm 05.04.09 AMF 0/14 Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there
How to rig H22 LDM at 7:10pm 05.04.09 Smaller Boats 3/1489 I recently bought a Hunter22 that had been sitting for a while. All running rigging has been pulled

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Best anchor and chain Hello Below at 1:29pm 03.09.22 For completeness and arguably the best anchor chain is duplex G6 stainless. Because of its strength
Mods to our 35s5 kappykaplan at 12:49pm 03.09.22 Looks great! Sail her hard!
Standing Rigging LakeShark at 12:48pm 03.09.22 @brockangelo the lower toggles bend often if the cables snag on the way up. I keep a few spare just
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 12:44pm 03.09.22 PS. Yes, I know it needs a survey and that is ideal, I agree, I have been on the road several days
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 12:42pm 03.09.22 203258
Shifting issue on my '96 Evinrude 8hp. kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.09.22 There usually is a grease fitting where the shift lever turns , just above where the leg mounts to t
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:31am 03.09.22 Update: I spent some time yesterday evening trying the block and eyelet in nearly every position sug
Standing Rigging AaronD at 11:16am 03.09.22 +1 on new standing rigging. CD's pricing is reasonable, and includes open-body turnbuckles to replac
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 11:15am 03.09.22 What a waste, for the lack of a $5 fusible link. Why don't they protect these things?
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables LloydB at 11:09am 03.09.22 I recall a similar problem with an outboard motor I fought with long ago. It turned out that the thr
Restoring electrical panel jeepbluetj at 10:48am 03.09.22 Ayup. We need pictures. Simple toggles are available everywhere. Many production boats used the A-se
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jeepbluetj at 10:45am 03.09.22 I find a "fox and hound" tool invaluable for these sorts of things. Takes some practice to know the
Best anchor and chain Terry Cox at 10:30am 03.09.22 What size chain, made from what. Galvanized or steel. If you have a windlass, the gypsy will dicta
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:23am 03.09.22 Verifying loss of continuity with an ohmmeter is more dependable/faster than a disappearing signal f
Hunter 41 Forward Hatch Hinges KeokiV at 9:43am 03.09.22 check Hatchmasters. They are terrific. Have parts and do repairs. Thanks - tried Hatchmasters and
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 9:41am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Inner forestay to O'day 23? AaronD at 9:36am 03.09.22 I think you're referring to a "Solent" stay - an inner stay, very close to the main forestay. Unlike
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL capta at 9:27am 03.09.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color.
Foresail pennant Gene Neill at 9:03am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 8:49am 03.09.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating curren

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