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23.5 Boom Position Dave L at 3:28am 03.19.09 Smaller Boats 3/1234 The boom on my recently purchased 23.5 is not parallel to the deck or perpendicular to the mast when
Raymarine AutoHelm Parts paully999 at 1:26am 03.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1517 Hi: Where can I find a drive unit for an older Raymarine Autohelm 4000 - I have the electronic box
Windvane/windspeed Indicator stephenronning at 10:41pm 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1335 Hello all. I got what appears to be a windvane/windspeed indicator with my boat. The readout is alre
Throttle & Transmission Cable Replacement rfrye1 at 8:31pm 03.18.09 Big Boats 6/3411 Going thru a checklist of items to service this spring, I notice my throttle/shifter cables are gett
MSD Portapotty plumbing, new install. Timo42 at 8:27pm 03.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/6843 Just bought a Sealand 974msd to replace a cheapo portapotty. I am going to install the pumpout fitti
shifter and/or throttle cables Hunter 34 repair PilotAlso at 7:55pm 03.18.09 Big Boats 0/1431 I just got back from our 1984 Hunter 34. The shifter cable broke last fall. It was "interesting"
Honda 9.9 Four Stroke battery cable Manny at 7:53pm 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 21/10923 Can anyone tell me the length and gauge of the battery cables for the Honda 9.9 Four Stroke outboard
rain water leaks vavedano at 6:29pm 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2189 I have a rain water leaks on my McGregor 2000, and I could not find where is coming from. I wonder i
ACP Repair Crack? bloomac at 6:06pm 03.18.09 Smaller Boats 2/2192 Hey Hunter owners with an ACP Hull. I need some help fixing my boat The prior owner of my boat o
Knocked the spider webs out of the rigging Bad Obsession at 2:10pm 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1543 It was a nice day and I decided to go out for a short sail. It was a bit windy but it was still fun
Need tiller head for 1978 Hunter 25 thelad at 12:37pm 03.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1418 or something close. Who has these old parts? Thanks!
O'day 272 Spinnaker PatSul22 at 12:31pm 03.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2704 I am looking to get a Cruising spinnaker for my Oday 272 and wanted to know if anyone knows the dims
Rebuilding A Raw Water Pump - How To (4) Maine Sail at 12:24pm 03.18.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3633 As some of you may know I have been doing some winter projects on my engine. It seems once I get goi
What kind of wood for cheap rowboat repair? SeanMorey at 11:39am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1831 Hi all, I need to fortify the seats of a funky fiberglass skiff. Can I use plywood if I keep it pa
For Peggy and west Florida Ed Schenck at 9:48am 03.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2627 My Great Lakes boat has no provision for pumping overboard, no Y-valve and no pump. It does have a
Weather Forecasts sailaway78 at 8:12am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1586 Have been watching the weather pretty close for the raft up this weekend. The NOAA forecast is for N
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:10am 03.18.09 Bigger Boats 8/3828 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are t
Lexan port panels salderfer at 8:04am 03.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4376 Looking for recommendations for replacing port panels on an O'Day 322. Are these custom only? Are
Lightning and sailboats Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 25/6417 Hello, I know this is very long, but I wanted to share the experience that leads to the questions
Headsets and Mics? windward54 at 7:29am 03.18.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/5348 Spring is just around the corner and so is better weather. In fact, the first day of Spring is Frida

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Traditionally made boat fenders Dr. D at 7:21am 01.09.22 Huh? What is wrong with a lovely waltz?
Charging acceptance dLj at 7:13am 01.09.22
Charging acceptance dlochner at 7:08am 01.09.22 I think the same way about using the genset as little possible, but when I do it would be better du
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace brazenarticle at 6:53am 01.09.22 ..I'm considering making my own out of SS. I've seen recommendations to use Schedule 80 pipe and fi
Point to ponder: furling the jib Sailfanatic at 6:51am 01.09.22
Charging acceptance All U Get at 6:31am 01.09.22 Tom, need some more information. What kind of batteries? How many? Total Amp hours? Also what kind
Traditionally made boat fenders Light air at 6:27am 01.09.22 Very interesting. I got to the 4min mark and fell asleep. Next time I'll put the volume off.
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 6:25am 01.09.22 I wonder if the fact that the main line will be coming up through the hole in the noodle, that it wi
Point to ponder: furling the jib Justin_NSA at 6:17am 01.09.22 Like others, I put a few wraps on the furler, secure the furling line, and secure the sheets. Most
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) All U Get at 5:59am 01.09.22 Years ago I filled an old fender with noodles and had used it for certain docks. It seemed to compre
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 5:49am 01.09.22 I don't think it will be hard to scale up. I just went to Home Despot and got some 3/4" nylon twis
Point to ponder: furling the jib kappykaplan at 4:28am 01.09.22
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:28pm 01.08.22 201614
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:23pm 01.08.22 Looks like a nice boat. I see a bow sprit on it which is a nice touch. Every time we tack there is a
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 9:03pm 01.08.22 This boat has both running backstays/checkstays (connects to mast near the top of the headstay, and
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 01.08.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of cab
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:28pm 01.08.22 Now that I think about it though there is something you could look at. A lot of boats of that vintag
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:28pm 01.08.22 I used the term "inexperience and stupid tax." Yes sir learned an expensive lesson there. I also le
Point to ponder: furling the jib sail sfbay at 8:24pm 01.08.22 .........I have always furled the jib all the way, with at least three wraps of the sheets. I secur
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:23pm 01.08.22

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