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Battery Charger advice please Cpt. Jon at 1:48pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3928 Hello, I am looking for a little advice. I purchased my boat a few years ago with the understandin
Datamarine LX360 Repair ajsail1 at 1:45pm 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4720 My datamarine mast unit isnt registering wind speed. Its that common issue from moisture collecting
Locked Prop vs. Freewheel vs. Boat Speed (1) Maine Sail at 12:35pm 01.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 95/27340 What say you guys? I know what I do with my prop but I'm curious to see the varying opinions on this
Trident San Shield Sanitation Hose #102 ricklaflamme at 11:07am 01.08.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3076 I have been all over the web trying to find a relativly inexpensive web site to purchase the Trident
Under power johnb15 at 10:19am 01.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1929 I have a macgregor 22. Should the keel be down when under power?
Radar Tower for 40.5 tvangrove at 9:58am 01.08.09 Big Boats 6/1439 I wish to add a radar tower (pole) to my 40.5 and would like to see what other 40.5 owners have done
Beneteau or Hanse? hearthstone1 at 9:29am 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 42/30221 I'm new to sailing and expect to buy a 31 to 35 ft. sailboat for the spring. I've narrowed my choice
Hand held wind speed - weather Skipper at 9:03am 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4447 With masthead wind sensors and mounted displays running $1,000 plus and requiring difficult (or expe
Anyone with a 1987 31' Specs diagram? DawgDaze C-17 at 8:11am 01.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1395 I am wanting to sell my 31' Hunter and am looking for a picture of the vessel as it shows in the man
Need Mast Foot Z-1112. Crazy Dave Help? Rallen5 at 7:46am 01.08.09 Smaller Boats 5/1695 I need a new mast foot for my Hunter 18.5. It is a Z-Spar Z-1112. I have called US Spars and they
Avon transom motor mount mmooreim1 at 7:22am 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/7132 Does anyone have or know where to find one of these mounts??? I have a inflatable and no mount. it w
Boom sail bag Sea Cup at 6:55am 01.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1201 Has anyone got any suggestions on how to stop rain water getting into the "boom stowagebag". and/or
Installing a Clinometer .... what's level (1) Scott B at 6:33am 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 38/16186 I'm looking to install a clinometer this spring, but what do I use as an accurate level point. My b
Mirror Replacement Vandalay at 6:20am 01.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1611 I plan on replacing the mirrors in the heads of my Beneteau 523. Any tips / techniques? The old on
1974 schock santana 25ft christians1600 at 4:32am 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/6268 Im looking at a 74 25ft santana with a 10hp briggs and stratton engine, i didnt know that they made
Good article on keel rebedding on a C&C Tim R. at 4:04am 01.08.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3730 http://www.wbryant.com/StellaBoat/hauls/0811/index.htm Not my boat. Copied from a post on ericson
Step installation on the mast... reserche at 1:37am 01.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1339 Okay - next item! I spent today sanding and bringing back the aluminum hatches on the boat.. very v
Add a stay sail to 1984 Hunter 25,5 Shoal Keel JoeWhite at 9:17pm 01.07.09 Smaller Boats 3/3055 I am thinking of adding a stay sail to my 1984 Hunter 25.5. I wanted to know what experience you hav
Less Portside steerage mac1840 at 7:22pm 01.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1028 I seem to remember some discussions on this earlier but would appreciate any advice for my 2004, 331
Small Is Beautiful (3) Trinkka at 7:14pm 01.07.09 Trailer Sailors 47/14219 I've posted a link entitled "Small Is Beautiful" by Larry Brown. It's kind of a long read, but once

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Pick one... Crusty Ol Salt at 5:53pm 12.21.21
Stern structure for solar panels berner73 at 4:46pm 12.21.21 Dlochner's got it. Purchased all of our fittings from Defender. Manufacturers were Gemini and Sunc
Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend 35.5 JamesG161 at 4:36pm 12.21.21 My question is whether I should just replace my rudder with the one that was architected/designed f
Flawed Logic? JamesG161 at 4:18pm 12.21.21
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dLj at 4:08pm 12.21.21 Well, the young woman at HDI that changed the order from elbow to elbow/coupler/manifold laughed w
Flawed Logic? Roland5048 at 3:52pm 12.21.21 Roland and Rgranger... Kids at the bus stop in the morning! OK, I get that, but what happens in Ma
Flawed Logic? TimFromLI at 3:45pm 12.21.21 It's all about the lag time. Here in the northeast the coldest weather is January and February and t
Flawed Logic? Tally Ho at 3:37pm 12.21.21
Flawed Logic? Stu Jackson at 3:31pm 12.21.21
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... jaysweet at 3:17pm 12.21.21 that's an option... or not... I will say, much of the advice I've been given or read from others h
Heave To Question shemandr at 3:06pm 12.21.21 Thanks Gary! I don't own the Ranger anymore but it was my impression that the jib was too large or
Heave To Question Tally Ho at 3:02pm 12.21.21
Heave To Question garymalmgren at 2:53pm 12.21.21 Hi Shemandr RE: The result was that the wind on the backed jib would spin the boat all the way aroun
Pick one... (1) Tally Ho at 2:49pm 12.21.21
Should I add fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 12.21.21 One main thing. Cut blisters out and let the hull dry out for several months to allow moisture in
1987 Catalina 22 SK Cockpit Vinyl Cushions (1) sail sfbay at 2:14pm 12.21.21 Great question!! Suggest 2" closed-cell foam covered with Sunsure, a woven fabric made with PVC-co
Replacing a rudder - H35 - is bigger better? shemandr at 1:44pm 12.21.21 I would approach the question from consideration of the boat's performance with the "Oversized" rud
Heave To Question Joe Blizzard at 1:40pm 12.21.21 I have hove to exactly 0 times. #metoo
Flawed Logic? shemandr at 1:35pm 12.21.21 When I lived on the East End of LI a friend who was an engineer and amateur astronomer told us that
'07 H38: How to remove fridge and freezer? ggrizzard at 1:27pm 12.21.21 Crowbar ??? ( I'm in a mood today)

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