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Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 1:55pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 2/398 Guess it were installed to improve airflow over main attached with its bolt rope maybe? Tides say be
Close Call (2) Roland5048 at 11:58am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1533 Sunday, 4/11 about noon, apparently a small tornado or possible waterspout came through our marina.
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 11:29am 04.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3076 So I mounted Bottoms Up's rudder the other day. Discovered I needed a 3/16 clevis pin and retainer,
portlights transom oceanis 311 toscatara at 10:23am 04.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/458 good afternoon I need to change this portlights, does anyone know what model it is? thank
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 7:25am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3024 On our boat Ge'Mara, the dinghy has always been something of a conundrum. Our first dinghy, the one
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 mmlspace at 6:14am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2385 My Hunter only has single bow cleat and two stern cleats. If love to add two midship cleats for doc
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 1:57am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1614
Oday 27 stepping the mast? kendyoozed at 9:40pm 04.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2162
FRANCESPAR BACKSTAY ADJUSTER - HANDYLOCK SS DUAL HANDLE thetone at 9:07pm 04.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/738 Hello, I'm thinking of purchasing this used backstay adjuster for my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have ex
'78 Hunter 27 Tiller/rudder interface (2) Jerdavis77 at 8:30pm 04.14.21 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1279
Zeppelin RIBS (3) thetone at 7:43pm 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 7/3077 Hello, I am considering purchasing a Zeppelin Zulu Hypalon 260 RIB. Mine was stolen last summer. Do
DC Distribution Re-wiring (1) DArcy at 7:01pm 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/555 In the year I've owned this boat I've come to realize there were a lot of sketchy things done with t
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 3:24pm 04.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3108 I'm getting back into sailing after 16 years. Looking for a bot that my family of 4, kids are 16'13,
Fischer Panda Mini 12 valve corrosion SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:59pm 04.14.21 Big Boats 4/857 I have had to have the cylinder head removed and machined and the valves replaced due to salt water
Does Anyone Have a Web Address for Ida Sailor rudders Red_Dog at 9:46am 04.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1428 When purchased my Hunter 28.5, the boat had an Ida Sailor Marine rudder. It was installed by a PO fo
Repowering Islander 36 chdeist at 9:39am 04.14.21 Islander 6/1958
Anchor chain for Catalina 440 (2005) HansZelf at 8:42am 04.14.21 Big Boats 3/1166 Hi, I am buying a Catalina 440 (2005) but need to buy an anchor chain. The old one has been lost...
Capsized transport in GOM. shemandr at 6:49am 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2338 The Weather Channel had a report about a capsizing in the GOM yesterday afternoon. They reported 3
Marine Air Conditioner Andrew Dobson at 6:37am 04.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1835 Good morning fellow sailors I am looking at fitting marine A/C on my 35 in the next couple of month
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges John Marrone at 4:37am 04.14.21 Smaller Boats 11/1549 Looking for some help with challenges leaving a boat at mooring, maintenance, battery charging, canv

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Express 34 - Flooring Refinish kloudie1 at 12:54pm 11.17.24 As Kappy says, the veneer is very thin. The veneer is available to glue to the substrate if an oopsi
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 12:48pm 11.17.24 I just measured the main sail luff at 420 inches. The new sail is 425 inches. I'm guessing that NS
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish kappykaplan at 12:30pm 11.17.24 Congratulations on your first post! :beer: It's normal for the sole to be a veneer on plywood - your
Vented Loop nabalab at 10:05am 11.17.24 Is a discharge vented loop required when the holding tank is located higher than the head?
S2 9.2a new owner jssailem at 9:35am 11.17.24
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (6) jssailem at 8:46am 11.17.24 I personally would never charge any LFP to more than 14.2v and if the cells are a bit imbalanced, I
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas Hayden Watson at 7:49am 11.17.24 If the voltage for a lifepo4 is too low, it will take a long time to balance the cells and could r
S2 9.2a new owner kappykaplan at 7:47am 11.17.24 Any thought about doing that versus staying with in hull glued version? Not an S2, but . . . My sp
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dLj at 7:30am 11.17.24 I understand about moving forward with the extension on the handle, but I was noting that the Suzuk
Battery shelf Ward H at 7:17am 11.17.24 I've done a bit of fiberglass and wood removal on my boat. If it is round I use a hole saw. If it
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 6:08am 11.17.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Taking the mast down SawyerCurt at 5:55am 11.17.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? It depends. On mine, they are
Battery shelf shemandr at 4:14am 11.17.24 Is the shelf tabbed to the hull? 5200? If it's the ladder the plywood may need to be peeled off i
Hull sag problem shemandr at 3:20am 11.17.24 Indeed, and true of carbon fiber too. Sometimes the cracks can be, shall we say, substantial. :yike
Hull sag problem Will Gilmore at 3:09am 11.17.24 Sitting on a trailer for that long may also cause, what a lot of people refer to as, oil canning. A
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Blitz at 9:39pm 11.16.24 Blitz . The extension goes on the throttle . This allows you to sit further forward on the boat . I
Taking the mast down Project_Mayhem at 8:34pm 11.16.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Hull sag problem (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:35pm 11.16.24 Fiberglass boats "banana" from having the backstay pumped tight. This drives the mast down and pull
Battery shelf Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 11.16.24
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 7:16pm 11.16.24 Lol. Red-faced two-handed yanks on the side straps solved the problem.

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