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Turnbuckles higgs at 9:54pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1770 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 2/1943 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 5/2573 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 3/1642 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 12/9293 Tried my Marine Air 16000 BTU ac unit this month and the compressor didn't come on. The fan and wate
boom rigging on h30 1983 jwis at 7:08pm 04.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1406 what is the correct way to rig the boom outhaul. i have a double fiddle and 1 end attached but where
spreaders allengc at 7:02pm 04.06.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2206 last fall I had to remove my spreaders on my ranger 29. They were wired to the shroud which has a ma
Finally getting into the refit of Oh Joy. (2) CharlieCobra at 6:57pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1794 With the nice weather and having a crew of four, we really started getting things done on Oh Joy. I
H34 Speed with Yanmar 3GM(F) zds at 6:04pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 23/9061 Cruising along this weekend I started to wonder why I go so slow under engine power. My H34 makes
Anchor Question frmreilly at 5:09pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3525 My Pearson 323 came with a good-sized Danforth anchor which the previous owner told me was a seconda
portlights wall nuts at 4:02pm 04.06.09 Cal 1/2116 SOS I NEED HELP GUYS AND GALS i HAVE A 1981 CAL 31 WHICH NEEDS NEW PORTLIGHTS, ALL 4 ARE IN BAD SHAP
Headliner Material (perforated cushion type) zds at 4:01pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2318 Checking out some boats around the marina recently, I noticed a foam-like headliner material that ha
Cell Phone Video Rick D at 3:41pm 04.06.09 Destinations 1/4 Don't know if this will come out. I took a quick cell photo while sailing in Long Beach, CA last Sat
sailed yesterday!! troutsmoustang at 3:40pm 04.06.09 Day Sailers 7/2003 went out yesterday in SC and had a great time. winds were about 10 mph. I have not sailed in 16 ye
Burning Alternators jimberg at 2:39pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 5/2343 We have replaced two alternators on our Catalina 380, which is equipped with two 4D commercial batte
Reefing Mainsail jimberg at 2:09pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 4/1974 What is the best way to secure the first and second mainsail luff reefing cringles to the boom? Does
SS windows? RBDUFFER at 2:07pm 04.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1508 Hey guys, does any body know of a SS replacement window for the fixed windows on the 84-85, 37c?
Boom Wiggle jwieneck at 1:40pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 2/1313 I noticed last year when I was sailing to my winter harbor that by boom was rotated a bit. Where th
MacGregor 26 Owners on the Chesapeake rbillymac at 1:06pm 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/136 Hard forum to choose since looking specifically for MacGregor 26 owners and on the Chesapeake. My m

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Forever to Charge - What's This? kloudie1 at 12:19pm 03.16.22 pretty good bang for the buck: Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group size 31 - Sam's Club (samsc
Forever to Charge - What's This? Brian D at 12:12pm 03.16.22 Watch out you don't destroy your charger. I had a battery like that once. I brought it home and put
Isomat reefing line length Richard19068 at 12:07pm 03.16.22 Thanks for the quick reply. I see the schematic for the reefing but not the length of the lines. Th
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 11:56am 03.16.22 Yup, best to not fix what isn't broken.. I helped a friend replace the lower bearing (bushing/sleeve
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 11:11am 03.16.22 Have you let them rest and used a hydrometer? They are resting now. :) I will check them with a
Forever to Charge - What's This? Stu Jackson at 11:09am 03.16.22 Any ideas, suggestions Have you let them rest and used a hydrometer?
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 bman at 11:07am 03.16.22 Thanx Kloudie.... It apears to me that the 'bearing' is just a cylindrical sleeve that is attached
Sailboat Cradle dlochner at 11:06am 03.16.22 Facebook Market.
Sailboat Cradle kappykaplan at 10:56am 03.16.22 Try here: Used gear for sale But you may not get to post for a while since you just joined the for
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning Parsons at 10:55am 03.16.22 The absolute best advice was from our own MaineSail, and there is a long following post where other
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:54am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 10:51am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if t
Swim Platform Lockers Justin_NSA at 10:38am 03.16.22 Well that's a new one on me. My swim platform lockers have metal hasps. Also have lines and cleats
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:38am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better
Forever to Charge - What's This? Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better t
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:18am 03.16.22 Oh, well. So, if you have $500 to spend and want 120Ah useable capacity, what would you get? FWI
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:14am 03.16.22 Out of curiosity, is there any temperature rise in the battery casing ? Sounds like your charging
Depth finder in bilge Calif. Ted at 10:04am 03.16.22 Your speed transducer is laying on the keel bolt and appears to have a blanking plug in the thru hul
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:03am 03.16.22 Forgot.... Of course, Sailrite has a video for everything, Tenara thread is no exception: HSxXDuNbz
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:01am 03.16.22 As Hayden says, it is significantly more difficult to use than polyester. I'll use poly on hidden se

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