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New Columbia 27' Owner - Jib Dimensions? Captain Jaz at 11:31am 01.23.09 Columbia 8/3671 Firstly, I'd just like to say Hi to everyone, and that I'm glad to of found such a useful site. I li
Portable DVD player (2) walt at 10:59am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1252 Too much time on my hands??? Ive had a portable DVD player on the boat partly so that my kids will g
Venture 22 Keel theland39 at 9:57am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1351 I'm looking to buy a 1971 Mac 22, good rigging, rough gelcoat. I'm not planning on winning beauty c
Cool photo application Merry Prankster at 9:03am 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1295 CNN created a combined, 3d, multi-view, cool, web photo of the moment of inauguration. Does anyone
Fairleads and horn cleats on Mac 25 Deck dancing bear at 8:56am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1983 It seems all Mac 25s have a set of fairleads and cleats on the deck. Does anyone use these? I supp
Lightening, as in weighing less dancing bear at 8:12am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1511 I am thinking about taking some excess cabin weight out of the Mac 25, and wonder about others exper
Yanmar 3GMF oil change nemo99 at 6:55am 01.23.09 Big Boats 8/6678 Hi; I have a yanmar 3gmf and change oil in the engine by inserting a small tube into the dipstick h
Fiberglass Repair (1) jaymenator at 8:28pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2825 What is the best way to repair pitting? I have several areas topside with some pitting as shown belo
Hand Held GPS Shooter II at 8:27pm 01.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/2921 Looking to get a hand-held GPS for use on the Chesapeake. Anybody have any recommendations for brand
Low profile vent Hunter 34 dperreault at 7:00pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2204 Does anyone know where to get the low profile vent for the Hunter 34 , year 1983 -1984 ? It was onc
Swing Keel locked or unlocked? Chic questions tanya09 at 5:28pm 01.22.09 Catalina 22 7/3317 Just purchased a 85 Cat 22. I had the bottom painted last fall and had the swing keel and bolts che
Joe Trinkky Dinky Shoaldrafter at 5:04pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1462 Thank you for your post on the plant visit. Question about use of roving guns to spray inside th
Question about connecting my VHF to my GPS mschenk at 4:37pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1157 Hi Sailors: I have a Standard Horizon Intrepid model GX1270S VHF radio and a Garmin GSMap 492 and I
Westerbeke instrument replacements NautiBuoy at 4:20pm 01.22.09 Bigger Boats 1/1432 The Tach/hour Meter and Volt Meter on my '87 272LE have both failed. Any suggestions for replacemen
What do you cook with? Trinkka at 1:54pm 01.22.09 Trailer Sailors 81/16767 The last Thread that I entered on cooking on a small boat has been languishing. So I offer a questio
butyl tape John at 11:16am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9248 Maine Sail uses butyl tape instead of caulking for sealing deck penetrations. I have never worked wi
Power Inverter Question Rick2413 at 9:52am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5727 I presently have a xantrex 1750 watt inverter(1500 watt continuous) on my boat. It has two outlets.
starting engine first time in 2 years. (1) luvitt at 9:45am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4120 hey all, Ive been working on restoring this 40' hunter legend for about a year now. Its a beautiful
Table of Rigging Sizes & Lengths Donalex at 8:15am 01.22.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2227 Hi Phil, In the Halcyon days of HOW I think we used to have access to a table of Running Rigging siz
strictly sail chicago discount code duality at 7:56am 01.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4685 here is a discount code for the chicago show! 50% off SSC09CD anyone have any others mike

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Interstate Trailer Sailing sail sfbay at 6:14am 02.16.22 To be fair, if you tow over boat trailer > 8.5' wide it is prudent to check with each state on their
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 5:48am 02.16.22 Three rednecks were working up on a cell phone tower: Cooter, Ronnie and Donnie. As they start thei
Sole Refinish Question Siamese at 5:08am 02.16.22 Can you lift up one of the hatches in the sole and find out how thick your top laminate/veneer is?
1984 Hunter 37C Jim Legere at 4:21am 02.16.22 The original aluminum holding tank can be removed without cutting open the seat in the shower. Here
Sole Refinish Question BigEasy at 11:24pm 02.15.22 I believe the sole is a laminate and I need guidance as to what Varnish to use? I refinished the
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? BigEasy at 11:07pm 02.15.22 In an effort to get a little more "curb appeal" I'm looking to replace the cabin top pinstriping.
Hunter 340 Standing Rigging replacement cost estimate Joe at 10:19pm 02.15.22 Replacing the standing rigging can have some options. You can just replace the wire and keep the tu
Interstate Trailer Sailing Donzi Davinchi at 10:07pm 02.15.22
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question Boiler at 8:55pm 02.15.22 Hi - sorry, but just found this post.... I want to find the message you posted about "taking window
Securing Batteries on my H34 WasabiRush at 8:12pm 02.15.22 You could use thickened epoxy to adhere the plywood to the fiberglass. You could also consider jus
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 7:25pm 02.15.22 Is it possible I damaged the relay? No, not due to undervoltage as you seem to have had. And thi
Choosing a battery charger JohnShannon at 7:15pm 02.15.22 Why do you believe 4AWG is inadequate for 60A? My wire tables indicate 4AWG is OK for 60A for power
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar kloudie1 at 6:39pm 02.15.22 Known issue with the schittie multi connectors in the engine harness. First try engaging the starter
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar jssailem at 6:21pm 02.15.22 Battery replacement is easy enough, but if I damaged starter relay, might be harder to find a match
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 6:16pm 02.15.22 The Wheel brake is handy. If it can be reinstalled you find it useful. @Joe, has provided sound advi
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 6:15pm 02.15.22 Back to lashing, at least when not in auto pilot.
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Tom J at 6:10pm 02.15.22 Yes. It will prevent currents, wakes, etc from driving the rudder into the stops. :plus:Need the
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Tom J at 5:37pm 02.15.22 I'll be back at the boat this weekend. Bought a group 24 deep cycle to take with me. Previous owner
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 5:32pm 02.15.22 I'll be back at the boat this weekend. Bought a group 24 deep cycle to take with me. Previous owner
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Tally Ho at 5:14pm 02.15.22 Yeah, let the batteries charge first and see what happens. Do you have any sort of battery monitor

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