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Wind scoop? Orion17194 at 10:03am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/5798 I have one of these wind scoops but no idea how to hook it up. I figure I attach the top to the job
Rudder/Wheel issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1484 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Wheel/rudder issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2370 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Major project creep... Maine Sail at 10:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1225 Hi All,I recently purchased a CS36 and hauled her out a week and a half ago to replace a few throu
Full battens--sort of... Roger at 11:16am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1175 I'm the guy who chopped his mast to go under bridges. Works great!! However, one of the main sails i
Stray Marina Electricity Chuck970 at 11:22am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 15/5170 I want to dive under the boat in the calm of the marina to clean the prop and bottom, but I am conce
Mac 26s Don Chesley at 1:22pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1198 I just had a look into the Lazerette in my mac. WOW! what a huge space. Has anyone done any mods for
Sailing Crew Wanted Bill at 1:44pm 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/1070 I want a partner (Male or Female) to accompany me sailing the boat (Columbia 31) from Oahu to Puget
White Smoke Scott at 1:16pm 06.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1480 2002, C34 MKII with a M35B and 300 hr'sI noticed there is what appears to be white smoke coming out
Match made in heaven? SailboatOwners.com at 1:23pm 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2328 Sailing is fraught with sentimentality, superstition and emotion, and we frequent this board because
1983 H31 Topping Lift Replacement Help Greg W at 2:33pm 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/912 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 9/1380 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 10/14836 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 16/1343 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 0/716
Help rigging Seidelmann S245 Ron Snipes at 12:10am 06.09.07 Seidelmann 1/2069 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 0/997
Cockpit Drains Hummingbird at 10:51pm 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 0/1110 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 7/2372 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 1/1241 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody

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Pigtail? sail sfbay at 8:02am 08.31.21 Welcome to the forum!! I think these marine shore power Y splitter adapter SS2-50P male 50 amp plug
The 260 is home! Ottdreamer at 7:48am 08.31.21 Thanks, @Ottdreamer . I've already looked at that one, but it's not a great deal. He's done a lot o
Another Anchorage Gone (1) RoyS at 7:37am 08.31.21 Here is the USDA Fact Sheet suggesting that eel grass usually does not grow here in the Northeast in
Another Anchorage Gone RoyS at 7:32am 08.31.21 Read most of the eelgrass restoration report referenced by HobbieDog. Interesting that one of the te
The 260 is home! Tedd at 7:31am 08.31.21 Thanks, @Ottdreamer . I've already looked at that one, but it's not a great deal. He's done a lot of
Single Handed Docking Giro at 7:25am 08.31.21 The other boat is at rest on our port side. Thanks for your input, DArsy. If the current would calm
Alternator shutoff switch? DayDreamer41 at 7:21am 08.31.21 @SEMPERAVANTI41, interesting our H41DS the 80 amp alternator output was routed from alternator to th
Cowl vents on MH40 Juice6576 at 7:09am 08.31.21 My MH 37 has the cowl vents with a shutoff in the cabin. I leave the vents open unless I am washing
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 7:02am 08.31.21 Another question...am looking for Spinnaker sheets with a soft eye and soft shackles for it. Any id
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DougM at 7:02am 08.31.21 R12 and R134 are not at all compatible. By the time you legally purge the R12 and recharge with R134
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 7:01am 08.31.21 Does the inmast furler look like the one in the photo below? If it is it is a US Spar (part of Z-Sp
Another Anchorage Gone RoyS at 6:39am 08.31.21 Sign is from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Our State Environmental Po
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant smokey73 at 6:36am 08.31.21 Not sure I undersand what you did here. Did you use the fittings that were already installed or put
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow RoyS at 6:31am 08.31.21 Regarding your lags: Sometimes you can drill a few inches deeper and use a longer lag. Sometimes you
Cowl vents on MH40 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:29am 08.31.21 On my Hunter 50, the cowl vents utilize the forward portion of the spray hood as a sort of "dorade b
Alternator shutoff switch? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:24am 08.31.21 Alternator are wired to the starter then to the starter battery ... so unless you disconnect the ba
Cowl vents on MH40 rgranger at 5:56am 08.31.21 I am confused by your question. Can't you just look at the cowl vent and see if it is attached to
Alternator shutoff switch? Maine Sail at 5:50am 08.31.21 Argo FET Battery Isolators Similarly to diode battery isolators, FET isolators allow simultaneous
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:46am 08.31.21 Well last night I discovered some seepage I won't to say leakage from the fixed plastic Port lights!
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames NYSail at 5:32am 08.31.21

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