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Who does what when transporting RG at 11:02pm 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1067 I am looking to buy a "new to me" boat on the coast and will need to transport it to the lake we sai
Hey, Theres wires in these pipes Dan at 10:51pm 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1295 I am atttempting to install a Transducer cable to the helm instruments.The cable came complete with
Diesel shuts down after running about 5 minutes Bob Miller at 11:08pm 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1068 I spent most of the summer of 2005 in the slip as my Universal 3 cyl would run for only about 5 minu
Attaching forward mast support (1) jimforest at 12:28am 03.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1032 Our first time out with our Mac 26D (1990) we had trouble attaching the forward mast support cable t
Mast height of an 1976 Ericson 29? Bob Gale at 12:44am 03.26.07 Other Sailboats 2/1629 I need to know the overall height from the bottom of the keel to the top of the mast for boatyard cl
Spreader boot source (1) Tim R. at 12:55am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2171 Does anyone know where I can find the pictured spreader boots? They are from an Ericson 35 with Ken
1999 Hunter 170 Mast Carrier JCD at 1:51am 03.26.07 Day Sailers 14/2371 I recently bought a '99 170. I've noticed from viewing other owners 170's pics on this site that th
H170 Crack Repair? JCD at 2:00am 03.26.07 Day Sailers 10/1532 Hello All,Comments on repairing cracks on the 170? I appear to have cracks around the cleats ' mas
Need help locating a store in Fla. Jack W -2005 H 36 at 1:54am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/905 I'm going down to southern Florida this week and hoping to visit a marine store that was featured in
Carrying portable GPS on airlines BobSail at 2:42am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1816 We're flying to San Francisco Bay to sail with some friends. I'd like to take my portable GPS chartp
You know you have spring fever when Jim Seamans at 3:17am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1218 When you rather skip work and spend the day waxing your boat. I've got it BAD. cryJimS/V Java*
Anchor Chain Overkill?? Paul at 3:49am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 26/2362 We've only owned the boat a year and have not taken the opportunity to anchor out yet. I took the t
custom aluminum radar arch the frenchies at 3:36am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1384 hello , we want to add a custom amuminum radar arch on our boat to raise the dinghy and put solar pa
when do you reef? Renchermh at 4:21am 03.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1080 I was wondering if you have a wind speed that you will change from a genoa to a jib. When will you s
DSC radio check Bob F at 5:09am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/969 Just installed a new Icom DSC VHF last weekend. According to the display all is OK and it is reading
Which way do you point your fly? (1) Scott at 5:15am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 5/906 I just purchased a new Simrad wind instrument but have not installed it on the mast head yet. Is it
Provisioning Food for 5 days Katlin at 5:20am 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/5665 My husband and I just moved up to a 41 and will be bringing it up from Portland, OR to our home port
272 Stuffing Box Flax size Rich at 5:22am 03.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1239 Finally got my stuffing box opened! Does anyone know the diameter of packing used on a 1986 272? M
Pulling in new spinnaker halyard . . . . Clark at 5:37am 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/879 I have a 1996 H280 with Z-Spar mast and would like to install a spinnaker halyard. There isn't an o
H30 ('93) Main Roach & Backstay Interference Scott Stevenson at 5:55am 03.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1205 Just got a new main from Banks and discovered that there is an overlap between the backstay and main

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Catalina 18 boom length? (1) sail sfbay at 12:45pm 09.10.21 A little longer than dimension E (maximum foot length of the mainsail) of 8.5 ft SailboatData.com -
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? dlochner at 12:41pm 09.10.21
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? Rich Stidger at 12:34pm 09.10.21 We use TracFone prepaid phones and last I checked, we are not allowed to tether. Wifi from nearby b
Looking for a good paint stripper sail sfbay at 12:12pm 09.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! $11.72 / quart Citristrip Stripping Gel: Citristrip QCSG801 Paint & Varnish
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay (1) Mike216 at 12:08pm 09.10.21 This is the best photo I could get. I will get a closeup soon once I unstep the mast.
Raritan Marine Elegance vs. Planus Match Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:39am 09.10.21 I would go with the Raritan Marine Elegance for the following reasons: Raritan is the only remaining
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? Davidasailor26 at 11:33am 09.10.21 I just use cellular for my phone, and I put it in hotspot mode to tether an iPad if needed. A bunch
Atomic 4 no oil dipstick? jeepbluetj at 11:24am 09.10.21 No, Carbon to keep it from producing too much power and running away.:yikes: I really never worri
Raritan Marine Elegance vs. Planus Match Scott T-Bird at 11:18am 09.10.21 Let me know if you can fit a Raritan Marine Elegance on your platform. I didn't think that I could.
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question rgranger at 10:47am 09.10.21 Looked like you reversed Turkey's national flag symbol...
Yamaha 25: introducing Piccolo Nunavut at 10:14am 09.10.21 Thanks for the tip on the portlights @Ameseys, mine do need to be replaced too as they've faded from
Elvstrom Protest Tool? PaulK at 10:07am 09.10.21 This seems capable of much more: Magnetic Boat Protest Kit
Yamaha 25: introducing Piccolo Ameseys at 9:58am 09.10.21 I loved my Y25. Easy to sail and easy to motor around the docks. I didn't replace the portlights on
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question (1) jssailem at 9:49am 09.10.21 Looked like you reversed Turkey's national flag symbol...
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! jssailem at 9:44am 09.10.21 Not sure what caused the cracks. I think it is time to remove and inspect the chainplates. The c
No-see-ums (1) jssailem at 9:41am 09.10.21 Have no idea if that worked but always wanted to try it. With all that dangle before your eyes, I
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! jssailem at 9:35am 09.10.21 Mooseman... you planning to sail north across Lake Huron into Canadian waters? A CG registered boa
Elvstrom Protest Tool? dmdiehl64 at 9:29am 09.10.21 Awesome! Thanks so much!
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly (1) jssailem at 9:19am 09.10.21 I found in tight places a "zero degree 3/8 drive gearless rachet" to help move sockets or even hose
Elvstrom Protest Tool? jssailem at 8:57am 09.10.21 eBay? https://www.ebay.com/itm/184977417084?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1N-h4L8zoRFSAgFf

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