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Your Best Crewmember? Gary Wyngarden at 11:15pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 57/2887 It's sometimes been said that your autopilot is your best crewmember. For the most part it steers a
Standing Rigging fatigue Brian M H23 at 11:46pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1481 Hi all,I'd just like to point out an interesting (and possibly dangerous) method of fatigure that c
Edson Wheel stuck Rick at 11:34pm 01.13.08 Ask All Sailors 15/4851 After removing the nut, my boat wheel will not come off. Even with stronger methods like tapping wit
Sea-me Radar transponder Al - s/v Persephone at 1:57am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1975 I've been considering adding the Raymarine receive-only AIS unit to my (Raymarine) chart-plotter sys
Towing with a Honda Odessey? Captain E at 2:01am 01.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/986 Has anyone towed long distances with a Honda odessey? I have towed short distances, but I am a bit w
sail battens bart5008 at 3:19am 01.14.08 Smaller Boats 8/1691 Does anyone know of a good source for sails battens?Also does anyone the lengths of the battens in
H49 davits Bill at 3:40am 01.14.08 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2306 Would appreciate hearing from anyone that has dinghy davits installed on their H49. Factory option
Alternator Problems - Universal Engine texasprinter at 5:12am 01.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2 I own an Oday 28' 1984 modelwith a Universal Engine. When I turn on accessories my altenator gets wa
Electrolysis question regarding thru hull fittings Napa Ed at 4:33am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 21/5260 All the discussion from Mainesail led me somewhere to a picture of a bronze thru hull heavily damage
Newport Diesel heater install question BananaToe at 6:42am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4953 I'm installing a Dickinson diesel heater in my Beneteau 361. I think I have most of the problems lic
Buying a boat in winter. Brian Scott at 8:06am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 90/7809 I'm hoping to put in an offer on a sailboat this weekend. After everyone agrees on the price, we sig
Help WithTrailer Brake Maintenance Chuck at 8:18am 01.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7131 I bought my 26S August 2007. Not knowing the history of the trailer brake maintenance, I want to re
Link 2000 Operation Question Rick D at 9:53am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 41/2562 After 18 months, I finally got around to installing my Link 2000 monitor/remote. I figured it would
Designer Of Choice DJW at 10:14am 01.14.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2571 With all things being equal which of the following designers would you rather have a 46-47 foot sail
Raymarine Wheel Autopilot Rudder Sensor Installation Tony Miro at 10:37am 01.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1968 How do I install the rudder sensor?
Mac26S Swing Keel Bolt Wrench? hodge3000 at 12:18pm 01.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1115 Hello Fellow 26S Owners!I would like to drop my swing keel and inspect the mounts and hardware. I
HL35 Windless Randy Trautman at 1:00pm 01.14.08 Big Boats 7/1217 I'm looking for an owner that has installed a windless on a HL35 and can share information. I'd lik
Oceanis 351 main halyard refit John at 1:16pm 01.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1329 We put the boat to bed last year in a hurry to return for a funeral. The main halyard got pulled th
Owners Manual Bill at 9:06pm 01.14.08 Big Boats 5/1208 Recently purchased a 1995 Passage 42. I am looking for an owners manual for the Passage 42-1994-1996
I like the old one driftpin at 10:48pm 01.14.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1000 The help with my rigging question was great,now one on decals.Where do I find the orinigal decals fo

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C25 halyards ran to cockpit David in Sandusky at 2:33am 11.06.21
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. SoSound at 10:26pm 11.05.21
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. jssailem at 9:03pm 11.05.21 Not sure where you are Dave, but best weather window in the Puget Sound looks to be Monday afternoon
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:52pm 11.05.21 Groaner. Alert. Ivy League Professor Asks The Class An Ivy league theology professor was visiting a
Replacement Bulbs for Tachometer in a Type B Panel Rich Stidger at 8:37pm 11.05.21 Use a bit of red nail polish on the bulb. You may need to try a couple shade to get it right. Or y
Hunter 49 Variprop artboas at 8:27pm 11.05.21
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 8:26pm 11.05.21 Very nice! And a nice solution to the problem of being able to rapidly swap filters without having
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:34pm 11.05.21 If one has water ballast, and the boat is in the water all Summer, is their some kind of treatment t
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. (1) SoSound at 7:11pm 11.05.21 YIKES! :laugh: However, we will NOT be going to the pumpout tomorrow...
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 7:02pm 11.05.21
Top-down Furling Brand You Like? sail sfbay at 6:39pm 11.05.21 The Selden GX-15 looks like a quality top-down furler kit Selden GX15, Basic Pack (velasailingsupply
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. shemandr at 6:27pm 11.05.21 YIKES!
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans sail sfbay at 6:21pm 11.05.21 Post #3 in this this thread might shed some light on recommended shaft material : Stainless Steel vs
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. SoSound at 6:16pm 11.05.21
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Bluenose at 6:15pm 11.05.21 Easy fellas"
C25 halyards ran to cockpit sail sfbay at 6:07pm 11.05.21 Nice installation!!
Replacement Bulbs for Tachometer in a Type B Panel dkinzer at 6:03pm 11.05.21 Update: I'm pretty sure that these bulbs are known as "T1.5 wedge base". I don't yet know the wattag
Single handing WI Rigger at 5:38pm 11.05.21 Thank you for the idea of the laundry bag to house my jib. I was told about a Jib bag for $250 or so
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? jssailem at 5:35pm 11.05.21 Currently has a jib, but thinking of going with a 135% genoa. Hi Kyle. Congrats on your boat. I k
Inner shell cracks on haul out marchem at 5:25pm 11.05.21 This photo shows the aft sticker, but it is hard to see. It is the little dot in line with the aft

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