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Mainsheet bart5008 at 5:07am 10.09.07 Smaller Boats 1/963 I was surfing thru some boat sites today and found a picture of a Catalina 22 with the mainsheet att
Winter storage - haul or bubble system? Pat at 5:31am 10.09.07 Bavaria 2/2467 Hello,We are torn between hauling our boat for dry storage or leaving it in the water with a bubble
Traveler Magellan3695 at 4:45am 10.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 Hi All,I have a standard rig c27. The only modification in my boat is the replacement of the til
running rigging back to cockpit Terry at 3:23am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1607 Hello, I am looking for information about setting my 26m up for solo.e.g. bringing main halyard she
Winter Storage (1) Tom at 5:48am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1091 I just purchased a 1984 27' Hunter. I'm new to sailing (converted power boater).I have two question
Keel cable thisoldspouse at 7:09am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1228 We snapped the keel cable on our 77 Venture 222 this weekend. After searching out the arcived items.
So what is this bearing upgrade anyway? ClownPilot at 11:27am 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1098 Over a year and a half ago I installed a CDI roller furler on my MAC25. IMHO it was the best thing I
Both 3 year old Nova Cool fridge and freezer die RalphH at 10:28am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1104 My 2005 Hunter 36 is in its third season. Early this summer the Nova Cool freezer stopped freezing.
Sailing noob, needing wife convincing advice motogpfan at 10:22am 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 38/3371 So the debate has begun about buying a sailboat vs powerboat. I prefer sail, strictly for the experi
My shower curtain slides Jeff5245 at 9:55am 10.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1208 Had all disappeared except for one when I purchased my 82 H 33'.Has anyone found a source for repl
Mirage 25 Mainsheet travler Sonya21570 at 9:23am 10.09.07 Other Sailboats 2/1556 Has anyone with a Mirage 25 added a mainsheet travler instead of the twin mainsheet system originall
Foil for the headsail gr8_2_av8 at 8:25am 10.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1077 Hi I do not have roller furling but have been thinking alot about it lately. I am not sure I have
Rudder Alignment Bill Nordby at 8:25am 10.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1355 Has any experienced a problem with the quadrant moving resulting in the rudder moving off center? A
mainsail sizes Bill van at 7:39am 10.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1154 Can someone tell me what the Mainsail luff and leach are for a Catalina 22Thanks muchBill van
Bimini top SHADS at 4:53pm 10.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1062 I'm looking for a bimini top for my boat. I would like to see some pictures of anyone with a 22 foo
C&C hatches kairosmatt at 3:12pm 10.09.07 C&C 2/6691 I have a 1981 C'C 36 and need to replace the hatches. Does anyone know the company that made them? A
Maximum size sailboat Brian D at 12:51pm 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Here is an interesting question, at least I think it is interesting.What is the maximum size sailb
mixing elbow? Lyn at 12:48pm 10.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1066 Anyone have pics of this project or the location on 1gm. Also, should exhaust be replaced as well.I
New steering pedestal Valen at 8:22pm 10.07.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1774 Anyone installed a new steering pedestal on a 352? The existing one have been repainted once but sta
Rudder Problems WalterM at 9:55pm 10.07.07 Other Sailboats 7/1318 The rudder on my 303 must be removed. The rudder post appears to have a metal wedge/pin that preven

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2007 41DS Water Heater Issue Scott B at 12:20pm 11.02.21 I've looked at the plumbing briefly and I know that it is Pex but I don't have much experience wit
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (1) Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 11.02.21 The other question to ask is how much power is actually drawn from the battery each week and what p
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue sail sfbay at 11:35am 11.02.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are doing an excellent job work
Battery box over prop shaft Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 11.02.21 I think it looks like a good location. I assume that clearance under the cockpit might be limiting.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 10:39am 11.02.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 10:32am 11.02.21 Not surprised. Send them a link to this thread. They are probably not enlightened as to the number o
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 10:21am 11.02.21 With all things boat, there are compromises. On the waters of lake Coeur D'Alene the 4hp light wei
I think I just bought a 30. rpell1@msn.com at 9:45am 11.02.21 Offer accepted. 1979 in great shape, though I've yet to see the bottom. Why is the Bimini so low?
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? jeepbluetj at 9:44am 11.02.21 The SAE connector is also polarized, so no problem there. Most of them have covers to keep them clea
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 9:40am 11.02.21 I don't know if this boat model has a good set of baby stays to support it sideways. The H260 comes
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 9:39am 11.02.21
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25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 9:24am 11.02.21 If anyone is looking for ysm8 / ysm12 Yanmar exhaust parts, here are the part numbers: Manifold Gas
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25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 9:08am 11.02.21 Last part of the exhaust setup, is the muffler. I have what I think is the original waterlift muffl
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 9:06am 11.02.21 I am looking at purchasing the HDI stainless steel mixer elbow and adaptor joint. One concern I hav
25-II throttle cable replacement (3) Nunavut at 9:02am 11.02.21 I will post my ongoing repairs / maintenance tasks for Piccolo here, to share findings and ask for h
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Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (3) rgranger at 8:52am 11.02.21 So what is that - 10 watts or so? What is your usage and how does it do keeping your battery charg

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