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1983 H31 Topping Lift Replacement Help Greg W at 2:33pm 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/891 I need to replace my topping lift on my 1983 H31 before the boom falls. The topping lift is frayed.
Pop Top Cover oreana123 at 3:14pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1313 I finished my pop top cover project for the 26D. I made the cover from a white acrylic polyester can
To thin or not to thin Sikkens Cetal Marine Sailoff at 10:25pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 10/14323 We are refinishing the teak on our new old boat. We removed it and brought it home to strip and var
Lightning... Roger at 7:40pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1300 A lot of thunder and flashes in my area. So, i rigged a thingy of heavy (1/2") copper cable that can
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:01am 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/696
Help rigging Seidelmann S245 Ron Snipes at 12:10am 06.09.07 Seidelmann 1/2030 I have refurbished '84 Seidelmann 245. I have no help but finally figured out how to raise the mast
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:10am 06.09.07 Bigger Boats 0/972
Cockpit Drains Hummingbird at 10:51pm 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 0/1085 These drains work fine while sailing but when the boat's on the trailer they get all clogged up. Any
Electronic Fog Horns Marc at 2:05am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2161 Has anyone installed an electronic fog horn or similar that when activated automaticly sounds the ap
Rigging a spinaker on a 192 J P Turkey at 12:19pm 06.09.07 Day Sailers 1/1215 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody
halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/865 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1085 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,
Emergency Tiller Gary Ameele at 10:50am 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1037 Our 1994 Catalina 28 does not have an emergency tiller. We purchased it used. Did the boat come wi
Ferriello holding tank internal sensor rod Allan Frey at 10:31am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1120 Does anyone have experience installing and using the Ferriello (New Providence Marine) holding tank
Halyard shackle krag13957 at 10:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/893 I have the US Spars Z300e furling main for the Beneteau OC281. The shackle for the main does not app
Batteries for the OC281 krag13957 at 10:14am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/941 I have 1996 OC281. The boat had deep cycle West Marine Batteries in the engine compartment and under
replacing rudder bushings in a 356 miguelgdelrey at 9:07am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1342 Has anyone replaced the rudder bushings on a 356?My boat was on the ground on stands and a friend
Dragging Shaft Kurt Oberhofer at 7:56am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1191 Question: I have a Vagabond-47 with a 85hp Ford Lehman diesel with Hurth Gear box. While sailing pre
Engine Key blanks Doedee at 6:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1490 My 1990 41f5 has an M50 Perkins Engine. (50 hp.)Perkins was sold a number of times. I am looking f
Have a Starwind, need help ..rigging topics! Bonny George at 5:22am 06.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/1241 Trying to prep a newly bought Starwind, questions about sail tenders???? Boom air block rig??? and m

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Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:52pm 07.03.21 Learning to sail your boat rather than reacting to your boat is the adventure. When you are ready
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:48pm 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the t
LED Anchor Light KZW at 3:48pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steami
origo 2000 knobs ggrizzard at 3:28pm 07.03.21 Here's a longshot, but possible... You might try your local ACE Hardware or similar. I have seen ass
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Tedd at 3:18pm 07.03.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter dlochner at 3:12pm 07.03.21 I dont think it matters though. it will end up in the water anyhow, even if cleaning is done on lan
Portable solar panels??? jssailem at 3:06pm 07.03.21 You can buy beer next time.:laugh:
Running DC circuits while charging battery? marchem at 2:58pm 07.03.21
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 2:55pm 07.03.21 PS: We have a bet on which Model wins on Saturday I lost since GFS won the tracking model. I forg
LED Anchor Light marchem at 2:53pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steamin
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part beefneck at 2:51pm 07.03.21 Ya might have luck taking the part to a good diesel pump shop.. They can usually fab up a new part
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part (1) beefneck at 2:51pm 07.03.21 pic? part 49 in this image
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track marchem at 2:48pm 07.03.21 Somewhere between hull #1 and hull #281, Catalina stopped through bolting the sail track. In my 200
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part kloudie1 at 2:23pm 07.03.21 Ya might have luck taking the part to a good diesel pump shop.. They can usually fab up a new part f
Best plan to replace a jib t track standup block? (1) Tally Ho at 2:18pm 07.03.21
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part RitSim at 2:09pm 07.03.21 pic?
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 2:05pm 07.03.21
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 2:02pm 07.03.21 PS: Rudder Positioner needed for AP feedback. No feedback, not a controller. not to quibble but
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 2:02pm 07.03.21 You might want to re-read the study to which you refer. It demonstrates my point that the rapid rel
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 1:58pm 07.03.21 I didn't say it wasn't true. I said that in-water hull cleaning activities do not contribute a larg

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