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Plow anchor HAL at 5:02am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3170 Any tricks or rigging method to keep a plow from false setting or tests to tell if it has? Is it mor
A good day for surfing! Tim R. at 3:57am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1615 I bet these guys needed to change their shorts after this! You can see how the second wave turned t
drilling holes in my 23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:41am 02.02.09 Smaller Boats 6/1647 planning on removing the factory stove and installing a 19"tv in this corner instead, what I have is
difference please... lappy at 12:59am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1417 Could someone please explain the difference between the Hunter 26 and the 260 , Thanks, Lappy:)
Couple of "firsts" today Brian D at 10:39pm 02.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 11/4062 Well, it was a wonderful, beautiful day in SoCal so I went sailing. But the winds were not all that
Heaters? Matt Raney at 9:51pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1403 Thinking about putting a 40 D Wallas Heater on board. Anyone have good or bad experiences with thes
Creaking B&R w/backstay zds at 8:08pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1697 A nightime trip Friday night revealed that the rig on my H34 is creaking. I was sailing with just
Islander 30 MKII Repower - MD11C? tpearce63 at 2:33pm 02.01.09 Islander 2/3237 I have a Volvo Penta MB10A gas engine that needs to be replaced. Does anyone know if I can make a M
Locking Her up jwieneck at 2:02pm 02.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2169 I have a Hunter 1998 376 with what I think is the normal sliding main hatch and two board slide in h
yanmar diesel in a beneteau mnydvr at 12:08pm 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1615 does anyone know if you need a puller to remove the injectors on a 2gm20 motor are will they come ou
Yanmar 2 cyl.diesel in a beneteau mnydvr at 12:05pm 02.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1156 does anyone know if you need a puller to remove the injectors on a 2gm20 motor or will they come out
Land Cruise Jim's Blackberry at 11:39am 02.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/3330 My wife and I took Amtrak out to Winter Park, CO for some skiing. It has been a great trip except f
Life Sling and Carabiner lehigh375 at 11:22am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1555 Has anybody ever considered attaching a snap carabiner to the end of the lifesling line so it can be
South Shore Erie to Toronto JohnnyMac at 10:30am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2447 For our big trip this year the Admiral wants to go to Toronto instead of the North Channel. Has any
Wreck of HMS Victory Found Rick D at 10:06am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2025 Not sure if this should go here or Sails Call, but there is the link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/2
Famowood Epoxy Coating? Mike G. at 9:05am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1303 Has anyone ever heard of Famowood Epxoy Coating? I have a friend that finished all of his counters
Motor Stormer at 8:30am 02.01.09 Columbia 0/1907 DH and I are refurbishing a 63' C24, and were wondering if we could get away with outfitting her wit
Pop Top Enclosure for Catalina 25 Ted Stueck at 8:27am 02.01.09 Smaller Boats 1/4184 Does anyone know where I can purchase a new pop top enclosure for my Catalina 25? Is there anywhere
Repair Broken Chainplate Tierod steve21968 at 8:07am 02.01.09 Big Boats 12/6336 Based on help and suggestions from an earlier post, I have been able to repair a broken chainplate t
Hunter 30 Hatch Dimensions AlanBrown at 7:46am 02.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1245 Want to replace companionway hatch on 1981 Hunter 30. Can anyone tell me the dimensions? Can't measu

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The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) dreadpiratk at 9:44am 02.24.22 Got all the way up to 30 here with some actual sun in the frozen hell of upstate NY. 12" of snow c
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade lindsaytodd at 9:30am 02.24.22 Hey, thanks for the response. The new winch is getting installed with deck foot switches at the mast
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tom J at 9:28am 02.24.22 Regardless of what they say, we cruised for over 40 years in RI/MA/NH/ME/NY with my unregistered ou
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc Zencra at 9:18am 02.24.22 This is going in the wrong direction. how do I connect the maretron to chartplotter? my maretron fue
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:10am 02.24.22 How are you planning to do that? I originally was thinking the same thing but..... Well I have 840
Yanmar 3YM30 Oil pressure sender threads tfox2069 at 8:49am 02.24.22 I tried email and msg on Faceboook over a week ago. I'll give them a call. Wanted to confirm if I
Yanmar 3YM30 Oil pressure sender threads Scott B at 8:45am 02.24.22 I tried email and msg on Faceboook over a week ago. I'll give them a call. Wanted to confirm if I
Macgregor 22 Pop-Top Tent sail sfbay at 8:28am 02.24.22 If you sail to the bay, stop in at Brickyard Cover Marina (now Boardwalk Port Marina) in Point Richm
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Ward H at 8:18am 02.24.22 Yes! My Dad made me clean every Iron based tool and then wipe it with oily rag. Jim.. Yep, I do w
Yanmar 3YM30 Oil pressure sender threads tfox2069 at 8:18am 02.24.22 Would anyone know the threads for the oil pressure sender. I was looking at the ACDC Marine Oil du
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION JamesG161 at 7:49am 02.24.22 Is oiling to prevent surface corrosion a thing? Yes! My Dad made me clean every Iron based tool an
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (1) Jeff2642 at 7:48am 02.24.22 Hi @lindsaytodd, I started sailing a Bombardier 3.8 as a kid, self taught, and then a sailboard. B
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION JamesG161 at 7:45am 02.24.22 I've never heard of oiling the surfaces on bronze valves Not True. I just told you.:cowbell: The
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Ward H at 7:35am 02.24.22 I've never heard of oiling the surfaces on bronze valves, strainers or other. I wouldn't do it as
Macgregor 22 Pop-Top Tent spedpetsman at 7:32am 02.24.22 Thankful to you for that! I may ask you some more questions later though as this is my first delta b
New to us Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 7:30am 02.24.22 I'm going induction. When operating, induction creates an oscillating magnetic field. Caution! Ji
Expanding Hardening Foam Sandy Stone at 7:22am 02.24.22 The trick is in the "expanding" part. It's easier than you think to split your deck apart.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION JamesG161 at 7:16am 02.24.22 Humidity type moisture should not be an issue with bronze. Constant dripping water or the like, wou
Tow Vehicle Question. Rick Webb at 7:07am 02.24.22 Once a VW brought in a large catamaran to be repaired into my dealership Done that. 71 Super Beet
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 6:45am 02.24.22 Interesting, indeed. I'm new to the topic of LFPs, but I have some thoughts. I thought one of the

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