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Jabsco pump cam Ken13559 at 11:12pm 01.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2004 Hello Peggy, Some weeks back I've changed the top gasket and joker valves to my Jabsco manual pump.
Looking for someone to sail tagalong at 9:35pm 01.30.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3884 I am looking for someone to sail my boat from Slidell to Mobile. Job will pay very well and I will
Turnbuckle Selden WANTED NO-Name hardware anikalela at 6:56pm 01.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1262 I have a 2005 hunter 33. I am looking to get a Selden knock off if possible. My turnbuckle snapped
Reconnecting... John at 6:46pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1881 Okay, here's another question - maybe just a minor detail. I'll be pulling the keel stepped mast o
Fuel consumption on a 26S Blake at 4:43pm 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3158 We are planning a trip to Lake Powell in April. Big lake with few Marinas. I have no idea what kind
Ballast in ODay 22 ? Sea Drifter at 3:25pm 01.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2063 My ODay 22 (1978) is designed to have 600 lbs lead in the keel. It is fine under sail, and I reef do
Classic Cruiser vrs Modern Cruiser Franklin at 2:02pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4391 I don't want this to turn into a thread war of which is better. It's more of a thread to discuss an
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 1:54pm 01.30.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2826 When I lived in So Ca I conducted many sail trim seminars, 2 or 3 of which were under the auspices o
New Running Rigging Coming Soon (2) Maine Sail at 1:20pm 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2081 I just returned from Yale Cordage from picking up my freshly spliced halyards (WOW is all I can say)
Autohelm ST1000 on a Capri-18 CaptDon01 at 12:47pm 01.30.09 Smaller Boats 1/2057 Anyone install an Autohelm 1000 on their Capri-18? Thinking of the ST1000 vs the ST2000. I think t
Cool things that a digital camera is good for. (1) Ross at 10:49am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2656 I had a job today locating some water pipes that would freeze in very cold weather and correcting th
Bilge pump on 26D Nik at 9:30am 01.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/4119 How and where is the best way to mount an electric bilge pump in a 26D? The problem I am seeing is
Good vendor report (1) Maine Sail at 5:30am 01.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4634 After 20+ years I was due for a new Forstner bit set. While cruising through Fine Woodworking magazi
Gone to Catalina windward54 at 8:34pm 01.29.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/5019 Weather looks great, mid 70's with a good breeze. I'm hitting the water and heading for Catalina Is
What do I have ??? onbye at 8:27pm 01.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1379 Hello, I am a new sailboat owner... Iam a builder of canoes and kayaks and hve just purchased my f
Im Building a Sailing Dinghy! Check it out! (2) sailingandsuch at 7:51pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 46/14567 UPDATE I have since added more photos and posts to my blog! Check it out, the boat is coming along p
Home Made Furler? Mike M8297 at 7:47pm 01.29.09 Catalina 22 20/12927 Anyone have experience with home made furlers on a C22? I've seen a couple of posts on the web showi
Semco Products renom2 at 6:21pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/997 Hello I wanted to see if anyone has ever used the Semco Sealer on Teak or their 2 part cleaner.
Oday 25 Bimini Information jhussey at 5:09pm 01.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1568 As an owner of 1978 Oday, we are interested in adding a bimini.rail or deck mount. Any suggestions,
On provisioning, good food and saving money Ross at 4:54pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3727 I haven't fixed Boston Baked beans for several years now and was feeling needful. So last night I pu

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Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Joe at 8:51pm 02.18.22 Harken's track is proprietary. So, you'll have to change the track if you change hardware brands.
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 8:45pm 02.18.22 I've been able to get my 2gm20f beyond 3000 rpm, and I want to say at least 3200, maybe even 3400,
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 02.18.22 The same could be said to be true of paralleled banks with coulomb counters. I've had my Link 2000
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Mark Maulden at 8:21pm 02.18.22 Dave, it is wired as you state. Yes, talking about the sg 200. When the ACR is connecting the house
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 8:07pm 02.18.22 I'm gradually absorbing knowledge about LFPs and BMSs. It's funny, some things that are probably co
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 7:55pm 02.18.22 I have a few questions, if you don't mind. First, how did the sheaves get flat spots on them? Wher
Defender Sold shemandr at 7:23pm 02.18.22 This is big. Will there still be hot dogs at the spring sale event?
Greatest knot tying in the world Will Gilmore at 7:06pm 02.18.22 WgSwvDkJVxE -Will
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (1) sailingdeac at 7:04pm 02.18.22
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 02.18.22 Have you looked a Lewmar? Good suggestion. I had looked before and saw they had T-track cars, but
2022 PacificNW Weather Update mermike at 6:12pm 02.18.22 Perfect. I'm sailing to PT and hauling out on February 28.
Defender Sold mermike at 6:00pm 02.18.22 Welp, another one down the tubes.
Greatest knot tying in the world mermike at 5:59pm 02.18.22 I don't know why but that really made my day.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? dlochner at 5:58pm 02.18.22 Have you looked a Lewmar?
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Davidasailor26 at 5:11pm 02.18.22 From the look of the photo of the mast base plug it seems like there are big holes for water to esca
Greatest knot tying in the world Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 02.18.22 Maybe. But the real test is if you can untie it after the tide comes in. :biggrin:
Balmar battery monitor and ACR dlochner at 4:47pm 02.18.22 I assume you are talking about an SG200 from Balmar. A good battery monitor is key to understanding
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:39pm 02.18.22 I like SBO as a source. Before I bought from SBO, I established an account with Fisheries Supply in
A few Hunter 306 questions jssailem at 4:29pm 02.18.22 Got info from @Joe Before you start to furl the main, remember you eased the outhaul to add powe
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:25pm 02.18.22 Nice one Greg.

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