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Masthead fitting? Bill Roosa at 10:59pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 0/834 I recently had the opportunity to go aloft to fix the anchor light and noticed a fairlead (pad eye w
Engine Room Scott at 11:02pm 06.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1012 Sound reduction attempt on a 88' Catalina 27 with an M18In an effert to reduce the engine noise tha
install chartplotter on Irwin Citation 30 alan bernstein at 11:14pm 06.05.06 Other Sailboats 1/706 I have a 1982 Irwin Citation 30 and am planning to install a Raymarine C-70 chartplotter on my wheel
Can the walls of the holding tank retain odor? Scott21120 at 9:47pm 06.05.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1371 I have been working to eliminate the obnoxious odor from our "new" Oday 34. I started by replacing
Autohelm ST30 tranducer FOB at 10:55pm 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1584 I have a Autohelm wind speed system. One of the cups at the top of the mast is gone. I only have 2 n
What have I got? (1) resdog at 1:48am 06.06.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/845 Can anyone give me some information on this model: 1984 First24. This model is never listed on any
H34 Hull Thickness (1) Gary B. at 2:46am 06.06.06 Big Boats 6/1178 I just want to post a photo of a core sample from a 1986 H34 hull to supplement past postings on H34
Leaky V Berth Hatch David ONeill at 1:39am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1321 Does anyone have any suggestions for material for re-insulating at V Berth hatch? Mine is old, dry,
Oday 25, Damp wood in Cabin Top Dwight Thomas at 2:53am 06.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1092 Has anyone ever drilled into their cabin top to mount something and found that they have damp wood s
Wooden Mast Replacement Dargo at 3:00am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1548 I am the owner of a 1967 Sailmaster 22. Unfortunately, the wooden mast was shattered while the boat
diesel mechanic Dusty Rhoads at 3:31am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/974 In need of a good diesel mechanic near Quantico, VA along the Potomac River. My bud was bringing hi
Attachment for boom vang KennyH at 4:09am 06.06.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/949 Could someone with a boom vang on their hunter 25 give me an idea on fittings. I have the vang but
Catalina 30 - leaking windows - need help Philip Malcove at 5:15am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 10/4017 My 1980 Catalina 30 is leaking in the two small windows (one in the head, and the one on the other (
outboard engines Gary at 6:02am 06.06.06 Newport 2/1709 Does anyone have any experience with powering your Newport 27 with an Outboard engine?I am trying
Bayfield WI. to Black River MI. Tim at 3:46am 06.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/882 I was viewing a photo archieve of a trip from Bayfield WI. to Black River MI.Posted by Bill Ernst a
Raymarine Warranty Issue don954 at 5:58am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1209 I bought a Raymarine St3000 autopilot from West Marine on "clearance with full manufactures warranty
Portable Air Conditioning Denny at 6:15am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1545 Has anyone used the portable air conditioners that vent with a dryer type hose. Was thinking of usin
Sacramento Delta Recommendations Bob in SF at 7:02am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 6/6822 I'm planning a trip from San Francisco up to the Sacramento River Delta area for a couple weeks and
Radar vs Plotter. Jm G. at 7:02am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2356 I see a big price difference between radar ( especially when including the mounting and installation
Any hydraulic experts out there? nosocks at 7:12am 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/886 Any hydraulic experts out there?The hydraulic steering for my autopilot stopped working. (The head

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New Self Tailing Winches thinwater at 7:57pm 12.26.20 The OP's boat is a 26' trailer boat. That was the focus of my comments. BTW, my last boat was a cru
Windows - really? dlochner at 7:45pm 12.26.20 My Sabre 30 had safety glass in the fixed ports. Acrylic wins in the port lens debate. See this ar
Nordex Nord 12 SailingLoto at 7:34pm 12.26.20 cool lil boat. i dig the color
Windows - really? SailingLoto at 7:33pm 12.26.20 It's a question of money. Most of the windows on super yachts are glass. I have glass windows on my
Windows - really? justsomeguy at 7:21pm 12.26.20
New Self Tailing Winches FastOlson at 7:15pm 12.26.20 Thanks for the suggestion. I'm with you already. The new winches are 2 speed with a lower gear rati
Windows - really? FastOlson at 7:03pm 12.26.20 The lens on ports and hatches needs to be able to take a "green water' wave as well as an errant hum
Windows - really? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:13pm 12.26.20 The main windows on my Meridian are tempered glass- been there since 1961 :)
asymmetrical Spinnaker David in Sandusky at 5:51pm 12.26.20 You might try our method: I take one wrap of the rack line around the top rail of the bow pulpit to
Windows - really? (1) CarlN at 5:25pm 12.26.20 It's a question of money. Most of the windows on super yachts are glass. I have glass windows on my
Windows - really? MikeHoncho at 5:19pm 12.26.20
Windows - really? Ralph Johnstone at 4:41pm 12.26.20
Hacked? Captain Larry-DH at 4:39pm 12.26.20 Password length doesn't matter as much as it used to. I agree with everything in your post except
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Capt jgw at 4:36pm 12.26.20 The idea is the splice will run over the sheave if necessary. On my Columbia 36 the sheaves were too
New Self Tailing Winches Joe at 2:55pm 12.26.20 Just to second the comments by Thinwater and Capta, using the ST jaws when tacking or gybing is SLOW
Reattaching Flotation Foam - 1982 O'Day 19 MikeHoncho at 2:42pm 12.26.20
Reattaching Flotation Foam - 1982 O'Day 19 twalker H260 at 2:37pm 12.26.20 I would look to use something like window and door spray foam or big crack filler spray foam. Bot
Nordex Nord 12 kloudie1 at 2:37pm 12.26.20 Welcome aboard the forum ! That is a slick looking boat.. congrats on the restoration!
New Self Tailing Winches Hayden Watson at 1:54pm 12.26.20 While the ST allows this tailing through, I 've never made use of this ability. Is the idea to set
Reindeer on my roof. jon hansen at 1:29pm 12.26.20 yuengling yuengling yuengling

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