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H30 stantions BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/8 I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
rerigging issues MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2515 I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
S2 6.8 rudder on ebay BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09 S2 0/1699 Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
Update on my 222 (4) 48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2050 It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P
"melamine" veneer in head and other places. how to replace? (2) luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2687 So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul
Volvo MD7B in Bahama jtaylor186 at 11:55am 04.07.09 Islander 5/4355 Greetings all. I have question. Let's say you design and build a sailboat ike the Bahama for a MD7A
Radar - Hinged or fixed mast mount (1) Roger Long at 11:43am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3363 I've pretty much settled on mast mount for my radar. I'm looking at two different mast mounts, the
340 mast struts noprob2 at 10:46am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2045 Why do some have and some not have struts???:confused:
Selden Deck Stepped mast question Carpe Ventum at 4:58am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1243 I have a Hunter 380 with a Selden Deck stepped Furling mast. It has a T Base plate. Should there be
Experiences with Sailing partnersrl at 7:27am 04.07.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/25 Experiences with Sailing Ventures of Carson City? We purchased our new Capri 22 from Sailing Ventur
Laser Flares Warren Milberg at 6:45am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2042 In the process of having my first sail of the season a few days ago (and it was grand!), I did a sys
Bubble in Compass Murray16764 at 6:20am 04.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2516 I was preparing my B352 for splash down, when I noticed a bubble had formed in my Plastimo compass o
No reading on Temp Gauge Steph at 4:48am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 Having just launched and first "test" sail of the season on Sunday, I notice that my temp gauge has
Masthead Plate Larry Pozzi at 4:26am 04.07.09 Big Boats 4/1633 HELP!!! I was on a fabulous tack over the weekend. When I was returning to my slip, I was unable to
Turnbuckles higgs at 9:54pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1769 I have some damaged threads on my rigging that I need to take care of. They are big - I am not sure
Hunter 310 companionway doors 31099 at 9:53pm 04.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1934 Has anyone installed companionway doors on a Hunter 310? If so, are they home built or purchased?
Hull Construction ilario at 9:18pm 04.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1793 The transducer supplied with my new Hawkeye depth sounder requires a solid fiberglass hull with no w
Outboard shaft length Jerry75 at 8:31pm 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2569 I have recently bought a 26ft 1990 MacGregor boat. I have a new outboard and was wondering if, it be
Who's replaced the port bulkhead on a C30? gwp at 8:13pm 04.06.09 Catalina 30 3/1629 The whole port bulkhead is ready to come out and now it looks like the compression post teak trim mu
Low freon in ac unit ? windsmaker at 7:22pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9274 Tried my Marine Air 16000 BTU ac unit this month and the compressor didn't come on. The fan and wate

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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
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:17pm 03.08.22 Any vented loop that's in a lazarette is way too low to be of benefit. It needs to be at least 6-8"
Fuel tank/sender Benny17441 at 8:42pm 03.08.22 If the tank isn't leaking, I do not see a reason to replace. Most fuel gauges are useless even whe
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. DArcy at 8:37pm 03.08.22 Anyone have an easy way to tell which are active and which can be removed? Try wrapping one at a t
26S keel cable connection stickinthemud57 at 8:35pm 03.08.22 I snapped my keel cable sailing in Lake Travis last year. Made the mistake of trying to use the kick
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Shorinsean at 8:31pm 03.08.22 Peggie, Thanks for the speedy and detailed answer! There is a vented loop in the lazarette, but next
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 8:06pm 03.08.22 The 7102 series alternators were an oddball in the GM lineup. They were used in 71/72 and were a sto
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 7:56pm 03.08.22 How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank? In my case the Victron relay switches a batte
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 7:56pm 03.08.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating current
Foresail pennant AaronD at 7:45pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant? Sure. I have a Dyneema pennant on our heavy-weather
Foresail pennant kclancy at 7:34pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant?
H30 cutlass O.D Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 03.08.22 Always enjoy your videos. Very well done.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 7:15pm 03.08.22 I hate abandoned wires and my boat has quite a bit of them. I'm slowly working through removing the
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 6:38pm 03.08.22 This stator should give el. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator. 7102k Alternator
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 6:12pm 03.08.22 A better question is who did you purchase it from?
Starwind 19 project boat (1) SailingLoto at 6:11pm 03.08.22 Bottom painted and rubrail installed
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 6:05pm 03.08.22 Interesting idea. That it is. So the overall cable length is adequate. I got the sense that the ca
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 6:04pm 03.08.22 so when you cut off the LFP charging How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank?

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