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Autohelm ST50 masthead windvane. Patrick at 5:43am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1564 Just had the rigger take down my ST50 masthead windvane which is inoperable after the last hurricane
Mississippi coast marinas? Persy at 7:55am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2001 I am considering moving my boat to the Mississippi coast. Does anyone know which marinas are back o
Second anchor on a 410 AndrewB at 6:32am 07.25.07 Big Boats 8/1238 A H410 has two anchor rollers. One protrudes further than the other. Has anyone found a anchor that
Bottom paint prep ericorion at 6:20am 07.25.07 Smaller Boats 1/901 After 2 hurricanes blew through the area, my neighbor's 1982 Hunter 22 sank in the canal. I raised i
shroud tension arturo devitalis at 5:49am 07.25.07 Trailer Sailors 5/1839 Do you have insight about using the Loos Guage to tension ALUMINUM, not SS shrouds. How do you adjus
Things I changed Ray at 5:48am 07.25.07 Catalina 310 9/2211 Hi All, Since this is my first year with my boat I have been making a few changes. For one I did ins
Oday 26 Spinnaker Track Location Jim V at 8:40am 07.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/986 Does anyone have a 26 with a spinnaker track? I just picked up a chute for my 26 and would like to
H34 1984 Fiberglass fatigue, crack, or sag justice at 9:30am 07.25.07 Big Boats 1/891 How to tell when fiberglass chaffing, fatigue, sag, or crack are "serious" or normal?Photos of var
Self leveling radar scanner mount Split backstay Chris Connor at 9:28am 07.25.07 Catalina 310 0/1554 I am considering installing a radar scanner in a Catalina 310. I was contemplating a mast mounted s
Hunter 1984 34.... Recall? Ballvalves/through hull justice at 9:25am 07.25.07 Big Boats 4/1072 Anyone know of any recalls for any stopcock valves in a 1984 34' Hunter? The p/o added a new raw wat
Widgeon Rudder SaltyRob at 9:58am 07.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1071 I'm looking for a Rudder/tiller for my Widgeon. Or maybe a pattern to make the rudder?
leaky compass.... refillable? MrBill_FLL at 10:12am 07.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2289 let me throw this out to the the board members...I have a Sunnto compass 3391 stamped on back,and
What boat would this be dale17781 at 11:45am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1139 My wife and I saw a great looking boat this past Sunday. I would say it was in the 25' range. The
2GM gr8_2_av8 at 10:26am 07.25.07 Big Boats 3/896 Begining this year my 2GM seems to be very unresponsive at the lower end of the RPM scale. Between a
Adding reefing lines back to cockpit. seadog69 at 1:22pm 07.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1135 I'm wanting to run my reefing lines back to the cockpit in a 2 line jiffy reef approach, with one li
Battery maintenance Burt22937 at 1:51pm 07.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/785 I own a2006 Hunter 31 and the batteries are located in the side of the aft cabin. It is so snug that
Fuel tank removal Hoppy at 2:05pm 07.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1427 does anyone know how to remove the fuel tank on a 1981 hunter 27? the boat sat for 4 yrs and i want
Repaired Mast W.S. Randall at 2:14pm 07.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/969 Hello,I am being offered a Mac 25 in very nice shape, 1984 model. The hull, and inside are clean.
Hunter 34 Sugar Scoop Update Tim Welsh at 2:12pm 07.25.07 Big Boats 9/2214 Well my glassmans finally pulled through I helped my glass guy pull the first transom out of my
buying advice for a newbie jchristiansen at 2:38pm 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1246 I am looking at a sailboat being offered for sale and desperately need some advice. I have found a

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Help Identifying my Furler dlochner at 6:16am 08.25.21 Great input. Thanks to all. I am going to run the line on the port side and make the suggested adju
Help Identifying my Furler Tim Foolery at 6:13am 08.25.21 Great input. Thanks to all. I am going to run the line on the port side and make the suggested adjus
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before jon hansen at 5:54am 08.25.21 i too have a Melges scow, i do so love the ride. i like the name
Help Identifying my Furler jssailem at 5:48am 08.25.21 the line constantly comes off the barrel and fouls around the forestay. I am not sure of the manuf
H31 speed control cable (1) Flip Rutledge at 5:28am 08.25.21 197659
O'day 28 Access to FWD Shroud Padeyes & Stanchion Bolts (1) DeniseO30 at 5:25am 08.25.21 I had a Oday 30. when I saw a pad eyes it threw me then I realized you're referring to the chain p
Help Identifying my Furler dlochner at 5:13am 08.25.21 It also looks to me like your furling line is wound the wrong way around the drum. It seems like it
Help Identifying my Furler DougM at 5:04am 08.25.21 It also looks to me like your furling line is wound the wrong way around the drum. It seems like it
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before kloudie1 at 4:29am 08.25.21 Welcome to the forum! That really is a fine looking boat!! Congratulations and enjoy!
O'day 28 Access to FWD Shroud Padeyes & Stanchion Bolts Apex at 3:13am 08.25.21 I am replacing lifeline stanchions. Shrouds appear ok, so not digging that out. The lifelines have
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? Rob Heath at 3:12am 08.25.21 Beneteau must have changed their design, originally, they installed a dedicated thru Hull fitting
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? BigEasy at 3:09am 08.25.21 Thanks @sail sfbay I have an update on this..there is a second hose (of exactly the same type!) t
Raw water cooling system question Mark Maulden at 10:35pm 08.24.21 I would think that between the thru hull to the water pump is a flexible hose. wire wound so it doe
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Benny17441 at 10:22pm 08.24.21 In my humble opinion, this is a mistake. Batteries are heavy. If one battery won't keep up, I say g
Midship cleat on toe rail? VT Fitz at 10:01pm 08.24.21 Truth be told, John, it's normally the Admiral who forgets, and I don't want to be sent to the brig
wing on wing sailing VT Fitz at 9:54pm 08.24.21 Udi, I need to modify my comments somewhat, as when I reacquainted myself with a whisker pole setup
Midship cleat on toe rail? jssailem at 9:33pm 08.24.21 except when I forget to fold one down and stub my toe anyway! There are some things that can not b
wing on wing sailing Udi at 8:58pm 08.24.21 I'm not sure about the H45DS, but on our H27-3 -- and the H23.5 we had prior -- I installed a whisk
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before Captain Ron 18 at 8:39pm 08.24.21
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Gene Neill at 8:10pm 08.24.21 Makes total sense. Do you ever have to charge with a 120vac charger to supplement solar power ? H

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