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Yamaha 26 jnovie at 8:47pm 01.28.09 Yamaha 4/12773 I am considering purchasing a Yamaha 26 for day sailing, PHRF racing and shorthanded MORC Racing on
Mounting Additional Winches on Comings Barry7363 at 7:29pm 01.28.09 Big Boats 1/1559 We have a 1986 C-34 that I plan to add mainsheet winches on the comings aft of the primaries (which
Replacing wiring for steaming and anchor lights fleetswell at 7:12pm 01.28.09 Smaller Boats 7/1752 I need to replace wiring for anchor and steaming lights on my H23. Since it's winter and the mast i
Finish used in interior Laume at 3:51pm 01.28.09 Hallberg-Rassy 4/5104 I need to do some maintenance on the interior of my Rasmus. What finish was used by HR originally a
Winter Is Here (2) Allan R at 1:12pm 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2706 50 Days, 14 Hours, 31 Minutes until the Spring of '09, yea
H25 storm canvas jcherubini at 12:34pm 01.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2106 As Diana nears the water (at last... finally) I am closing/moving a West Marine installation here an
Water in Hunter 25.5 (1) pico7280 at 12:03pm 01.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7740 I bought a hunter 25.5 had a little water in areas marked. on the photo. On seat (bulkhead) and the
Heavy weather upgrades paphman at 11:22am 01.28.09 Trailer Sailors 12/4354 We have a 1984 Catalina 22, that we sail on lake Ontario. I would like to know what everyone has do
Shaft Seal vcastleton at 9:34am 01.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1341 Anyone out there fitted a dripless shaft seal to an 86 H31 ? If so, what eaxctly was used, how easy
Using a swivel on anchor rode Ron McCoy at 7:51am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3003 I'm interested in how others set up their anchor rodes - with or without a swivel at the anchor/chai
Stability explanation progress report Roger Long at 6:23am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1777 I've got the stability part of my web site done as far as the explanation of the basic mechanism.
Don........ dmc at 5:43am 01.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3005 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to a horizontally curved traveler? I have a '78 Hunter 27'. I
Atlantic Crossing ginny at 3:48am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3020 We are looking for a capable ocean passage boat ( particular across the atlantic). Ideas would be ap
Yamaha 9'dinghy answer - amazing! tomc938 at 10:35pm 01.27.09 Yamaha 1/1902 I hope nobody minds me starting a new thread on this, but I just had to share it and make sure it wa
Spiinaker Options for Morgan 32 waltdrechsler at 9:15pm 01.27.09 Morgan 3/2849 Does anyone fly a spinnaker and if so what are you flying?
strengthen bulkhead on C36? (1) John at 8:47pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3202 As I've posted before, I'm about to change the bulkhead on my C36 MK II. This is the bulkhead that s
Viksund 31 Goldfish, MS-33. Looking for more owners. (1) Foreverunstopable at 8:12pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2643 Greetings. I'm trying to locate more owners of the Viksund series of sailboats here in the U.S. Bjar
towing a Catalina 27 tedebee at 8:03pm 01.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2564 Does anyong out there tow a 27' Catalina?
How do I empty the holding tank on my 1994 Hunter 29.5 breakr at 7:08pm 01.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6695 Hello, I just had a delivery crew sail my new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 to me in Roatan Honduras fro
Bronze Pipe Nipples Maine Sail at 6:53pm 01.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5725 I know this has come up before and no one has been able to find a source of real bronze, not red bra

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Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 02.21.22 I ended up using the standard inexpensive waxed flax stuffing material. Didn't know waxed was sti
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 8:50am 02.21.22 two of them threaded so that should distribute the load. The either will or they won't. At the lea
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 02.21.22 just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Talk about luxu
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) jssailem at 8:35am 02.21.22 What did you do @Orbweaver ? no sooner than I started reading your post than the skys opened and rai
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Tom J at 8:33am 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 02.21.22 You currently have about 3.84 kWh (80ah 4 * 12v) at full capacity, a little less than 2kwh usab*
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:13am 02.21.22
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 8:10am 02.21.22 Looks serviceable. I had one in my 1974 boat. Decided I wanted to replace the gas line, regulator, f
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Justin_NSA at 8:00am 02.21.22 We're supposed to reach 70 degrees today but only a high of 20 tomorrow as a "polar pulse comes down
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:54am 02.21.22 I purchased a 10kW motor from a manufacturer. The distance to motor from my slip to open water (Pot
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 7:50am 02.21.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 7:45am 02.21.22 The beauty of a stuffing box is the immediate feed back it gives. It works or it does not. YODA wou
Bosun's chair mikeracca at 7:45am 02.21.22 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will be needing something here soon.
BATTERY BANK SETUP jr22553 at 7:40am 02.21.22 Lot of questions. The biggest question is what kind of power does your motor need? How big is the m
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds rgranger at 7:40am 02.21.22
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? kloudie1 at 7:39am 02.21.22 I spoke to him a little Saturday. He is doing OK. His shore power has been off for a year due to a h
Bosun's chair TimFromLI at 7:38am 02.21.22 I second the climbing harness - I feel much more secure in a harness.
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems TimFromLI at 7:33am 02.21.22 Are you sure the water is circulating? Is there possibly a blockage in the heat exchanger, the fresh
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 02.21.22 Apparently my note to Woody in FB messenger never uploaded 'cuz I couldn't find it when I just check
BATTERY BANK SETUP jviss at 7:27am 02.21.22 My error, should have said series, need to proof read before posting.:facepalm: Yes, I knew it was

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