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CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts ricksoth at 7:42am 06.08.21 Ask All Sailors 20/7491 What do others think of their CDI FF units? I have reached out to various lofts around Puget Sound
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. (1) TomY at 4:40am 06.08.21 Ask All Sailors 26/3641 I buy my house batteries, Grp 27 lead acid - lowest price, in pairs. I place them - once, in their p
A whale of a time. garymalmgren at 9:29pm 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1922 The number of whales migrating up the east and west coasts of Australia has exploded. Watching from
Bimini for Catalina 27 shank at 6:32pm 06.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/5771 I have an 82 model and wanted to get some opinions on whether a Bimini would be at all practical on
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? jssailem at 5:55pm 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2544 We talk about the idea... The chainplate breaks loose and the mast comes down. What if this happen
Standing rigging tension? Bob_S at 5:05pm 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3603 Hello all and thanks in advance for any help / suggestions. I'm setting up the standing rigging on m
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville (2) kloudie1 at 3:30pm 06.07.21 Destinations 13/2469 The city just rebuilt the dock at the harbor on Bayou Castine on the north shore of Lake Pontchartra
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 2:53pm 06.07.21 Smaller Boats 22/2219 I had a tour of an H260 today, the first time I've been able to see one up close and get on board. I
Two anchor topics Dr. D at 2:34pm 06.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1381 My boat came equipped with a 22 lb Lewmar Delta anchor. I plan to anchor out more and I am concerned
Raritan Compact (older model) Fresh Head Conversion (2) CapnRob85 at 2:11pm 06.07.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2031 Hi All, I have an older Raritan Compact toilet on my boat, which is a manual pump toilet that is cu
Hunter 45DS panel diagram seanmadian at 12:48pm 06.07.21 Big Boats 5/955 Hi all -- I recently acquired a 2009 Hunter 45DS and am steadily learning its in/outs. The owners' m
Hunter 356 Battery Cable Relocation Issue jeff356 at 10:56am 06.07.21 Big Boats 4/714 Moving one of the two battery cables running from the chart table to the lazzerette and am having tr
Drilling holes in C&C 30 spreaders - safe? pmdarrow at 7:51am 06.07.21 C&C 2/938 I recently drilled two 3/16" holes in each the spreaders on my 1973 C'C 30 to mount some new LED spr
Hunter 26/260 mast raising system (1) Max.C at 7:41am 06.07.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1420 Hello folks. I purchased early hunter 260 with strange mast raising system. Gin pole looks like th
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual jesseaward at 7:26am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 12/2652
Cabin table for 1992 Beneteau moorings 405 jeff henderson at 6:53am 06.07.21 Parts Search 4/1131 Looking for cabin table for a 1992 Beneteau moorings 405
Packing size HD74 at 6:26am 06.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/481 Can anyone tell me what size teflon packing I need for my hunter 340 thanks
Seeking High-Heat Sealant to Bond Woodstove Chimney to Fiberglass Billy_Pilgrim at 6:00am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1607 I have a small woodstove in my fiberglass S/V. There is a small leak on the interior of the cabin, w
Hunter 27 2005 furling with spar mast (1) trepanim@me.com at 5:19am 06.07.21 Ask All Sailors 1/401 I need help. I had few problems tithing the bottom of the main sale to the point that the clip felle
Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks and such (1) Lisp Lisp at 9:32pm 06.06.21 Ask All Sailors 2/466 Hanging pictures, plants (the climbing part), clocks, and such. In my Mac26S what is the best way (w

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Tight furler Bob S at 3:52am 06.14.25
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? kappykaplan at 3:06am 06.14.25 Hello - I own Catalina 309 and need to figure something similar to you and create mount / base of s
Tight furler skunther at 9:43pm 06.13.25 To clear a bit more space on the drum and smooth out the deployment of the sail, I adjusted to 3 tur
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Will Gilmore at 8:53pm 06.13.25 Oh wow, that easy? You missed the part where I said, deeply onerous Remember, you are dealing wi
Raymarine Linear Drive install Tally Ho at 8:42pm 06.13.25
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Rxwoman at 8:42pm 06.13.25 Depending on the age of the boat and the state it was first registered in and year there may not be
Raymarine Linear Drive install josepek at 8:15pm 06.13.25 Thank you Tally, I found that post already and asked some specific questions there. I am actually in
Raymarine Linear Drive install Tally Ho at 8:10pm 06.13.25
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? josepek at 7:42pm 06.13.25 I switched from a new wheel pilot for the same reason as you. Here are a couple of photos of the t
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. dlochner at 6:39pm 06.13.25 Depending on the age of the boat and the state it was first registered in and year there may not be
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Rxwoman at 6:14pm 06.13.25 The hardest part is you are not home. It should be possible to apply for a lost title and the bill
Tight furler jssailem at 5:46pm 06.13.25 I like the morning calm time. I can pull the sail out. Take it down and run a few additional turns o
Tight furler Foswick at 5:43pm 06.13.25 After being caught in heavy weather, unable to completely furl the sail, I now take a few extra wrap
Tight furler garymalmgren at 5:35pm 06.13.25
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Will Gilmore at 5:35pm 06.13.25 The hardest part is you are not home. It should be possible to apply for a lost title and the bill
Washdown Pump Hello Below at 5:15pm 06.13.25 I do not plan to install a through-hull for this. I installed a West Marine 3.4 GPM/70 psi that I
I FINALY DID IT..... (1) twodzusfittings at 5:01pm 06.13.25 IT WORKED! I went down today and boy what a nice tight seal. So I taped up the windows and applied m
Tight furler Tally Ho at 3:58pm 06.13.25 I keep a couple (3 or 4) wraps usually. But it also depends on how tightly I wound up the jib the l
Swinging Keel issues? Seattle Mike at 3:29pm 06.13.25 Good Point thank you. I believe the swing keel on the V 23 is 600# and that's a lot of weight for t
Jack lines (3) Dalliance at 3:12pm 06.13.25 Slightly larger boat but hopefully still relevant. I also single hand most of the time and had my j

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