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H22 cover clnhse at 5:39pm 06.14.21 Smaller Boats 4/638 I recall a while back there is a company with the pattern for a trailer cover for a MH 22?
Irwin Virginian at 5:29pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1619 Are keels on Irwin 34s bolt on or encapsulated?
electrical connection at deck for mast wiring gudiss at 4:22pm 06.14.21 Smaller Boats 3/614 hunter 260/ i need to replace the male connector terminating the mast wiring at the deck fitting. w
Roller furling RocheDen at 4:08pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1371 My boat is 31 years old. The roller furling is giving me problems. It unfurls almost all the way,
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 3:53pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 13/4270 We finally launched last week and traveled down the Chicago river to get to Lake Michigan. Great tri
H-34 Fixed Ports Rebuilt (3) kloudie1 at 2:43pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 Shamelessly copied Allan's idea to replace the old embrittled fixed ports on the cabin side. First g
Hunter 45DS SeaTalk Backbone bgwedepohl at 1:35pm 06.14.21 Big Boats 5/921 Has anyone with a 45DS found the SeaTalk backbone, I have a 2009 DS and have been looking off and on
Reefing Cringle?? (1) cstats at 12:46pm 06.14.21 Catalina 30 6/1448
Shroud Cotter Pins WasabiRush at 12:13pm 06.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2014 Is there any reason the shroud cotter pins shouldn't be bent back against the turnbuckle? The riggin
Appropriate sealant and when to wax after bottom painting Ran-Dee9229 at 11:43am 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/851 I am about to install a Harken ratcheting block, a new bridle and bow handle. I picked up 5200 perma
3GM30F Clean-up (4) Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 06.14.21 Engines and Propulsion 19/2678 195168 Primary objectives were to replace the standard pulley with serpentine pulley kit (courtesy C
New Headsail BaC at 8:31am 06.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1062 I recently acquired a Beneteau First 285 and need a new headsail. I will be doing some beer can raci
Mast Support in Cabin '87 H32 salemsailor at 7:24am 06.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/586 Hi. Need a bit of help. My '87 Hunter 32's vertical support 'beam' inside the cabin is buckling.
battery charger captcrly at 6:57am 06.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/658 1986 ODAY 40ft. Does anybody know where the onboard battery charger is located on the boat? The prev
Is tuning the rigging necessary? DeliriousSailor at 6:54am 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1685
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? (3) JakePlisken at 8:19pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/761 New to sailboats so hopefully someone can tell me what these are. They are threaded and dont go all
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 7:57pm 06.13.21 Catalina 30 27/4045 Hey all, I'm brand new to sailboats, having done just enough research to know what a Catalina 30 is
How-to tip: Replacing a Racor Gas Filter - issues with water separating bowl. Captain Larry-DH at 6:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/621 I've had issues removing the plastic bowl from a Racor water-separating filter on my dinghy. It beca
U-bolt Chainplates shank at 6:55pm 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2498 Hi, I was reading an article on Practical Sailor about the most common issues and problems with Cata
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. mjsb at 6:11pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 16/5347 Gotta ask a question as I am so confused with the Chartplotter / GPS deal. I have Raymarine equipmen

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B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 4:10am 04.13.25 For a fractional B&R rig, the prebend is necessary for stability, and should be centered around the
The holy grail of all questions nautical sailme88 at 3:28am 04.13.25 Store it in a Ziplock bag. :beer: AND........don't leave it on board over the winter.......
The holy grail of all questions nautical Project_Mayhem at 9:58pm 04.12.25 @Timm R Oday25 I'm not sure if you posted this before or after your post about the hatch vent but I
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 9:58pm 04.12.25 The simplest way to put any of your fears to rest is to attach one to a test plate (scrap of the sam
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 04.12.25 I'm not really following you but I had the exact setup that you are trying to achieve. There is a bl
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 9:36pm 04.12.25 That is a curious question. An engineer would tell you that the loads are statically indeterminate
Helm vibration jssailem at 7:03pm 04.12.25 I ran over some seaweed once Are Seaweed and Lake weed the same?:biggrin:
B&R rig tuning take 1 jssailem at 7:00pm 04.12.25
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? jssailem at 6:58pm 04.12.25 Hanging in the harness can get old. There were times in my youth, but the older I got, the less I li
Should there be water in here? jssailem at 6:51pm 04.12.25 I'd say no. Water is supposed to be on the outside of the hull, as per Rule #1. That is not to sa
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 6:44pm 04.12.25 This "Sen" parameter seems new to the 618. The first version of the 618 did not have the Sen func
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 6:08pm 04.12.25 My main concern with machine screws would be breaking a tap or several. Some A-hole is going to come
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 6:02pm 04.12.25 Ah ok I will give that a try. I was not putting any tension on the halyard, just cleating it off.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? thinwater at 5:58pm 04.12.25 Just offhand I suspect that you would be able to support yourself by standing on the outside end of
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch JoeWhite at 5:45pm 04.12.25 It is possible that the previous owner added the second set. Look into the engine and see where thes
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better capta at 5:39pm 04.12.25 I've had that sticky stuff develop, over time, on the round orange fenders with the blue top, the ex
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Daveinet at 3:12pm 04.12.25 No fender is a match for a pesky squirrel looking for a place to winter.
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 04.12.25 I bought the boat with the mast down so I was taking a guess at what the halyards are for based off
B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 1:50pm 04.12.25 I don't understand your comment about the halyard being over the rudder. The halyard comes down the
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 1:39pm 04.12.25 OK, a bit of googling and I found it in a different 618 manual. This "Sen" parameter seems new to t

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