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Priceless Eric 14700 at 1:06pm 04.07.06 Other Sailboats 4/1011 Does anyone know of a reference that could tell me the original price of my boat (1986 E28) (list pr
Folding Helm Davis at 12:29pm 04.07.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2548 Has anyone any experience or opinions about the Lewmar folding helm? We saw them all over the Annapo
Wall liner application? rad at 11:53am 04.07.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1329 I am in the process of renovating the quarter berth. I have bought some vinyl off white material and
Loose foot Main Michael15707 at 11:48am 04.07.06 Smaller Boats 15/1207 Does anyone have any experience with a loose footed main??
Proper tension for rigging on a Catalina 3O TR Allan at 11:47am 04.07.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2259 I purchased a 1985 Catalina 30' Tall Rig this past November. I had to unstep the mast to get into th
prop size ? John at 11:29am 04.07.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/803 HI guys I was hopeing that someone could tell me the size of the arber on my prop i have a c30 1988
Lake Ontario for One Week Ken at 11:25am 04.07.06 Ask All Sailors 4/930 Looking for an agenda/sail plan if I took my girl (a newbee) to sailing on Lake Ontario for one wee
new outboard jcwlbw at 11:17am 04.07.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/976 Thinking about gettin a new OB for my h-26. Looking at a Mercury 9.9 electric start. should I get t
They are sailing in Chicago john kivel at 10:43am 04.07.06 Day Sailers 2/1073 I am still waiting for launch day. I mentioned in March that there was a day that almost reached 65
Home Depot homebuilt black pipe exhaust question Homero at 2:05pm 04.07.06 Ask All Sailors 17/6384 I have read a few things on this site describing building an exhaust assemby using black pipe from H
Boom for V222 Gary Cloud 9 V2-22 at 3:32pm 04.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/983 Hi AllHelp! I have a V222 with a missing boom. I need to get one fabricated by Dwyer, but don't ha
Sail supplier? - working jib - G-26 Jim Foulds at 9:10pm 04.05.06 Grampian 6/2220 I am looking for a supplier - preferably Canadian - to replace my working jib on my G26. I am famili
Difference between Mac 25C and 26S ? Doug at 10:40pm 04.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1260 GreetingsMy wife,two girls and I have been looking for our first MacGregor. We posted an inquiry t
Rudder superstructure Charlie Wetherill at 11:44pm 04.05.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1015 Can anyone tell me if the rudder infrastructure is made of SS or what type of metal?Thanks Charlie
re-attaching wood trim Scott at 11:49pm 04.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2077 I just removed most of the wood on my Cat 30 and have been refinishing, some pieces, like the cockpi
An Ode to a Sailor? Jim Schaff at 12:11am 04.06.06 Ask All Sailors 22/6337 There is a space in my cabin where I want to hang a wooden plaque. I want to care into the plaque a
oday 20 boom attachment to backstay robert at 1:04am 04.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1990 does anyone have a picture of the boom attachment to the backstay and how to rig this, and when one
P36-2 Transducer location NYSail at 12:43am 04.06.06 Other Sailboats 2/1021 Once again....My speed and depth transducers are located under the long floor board opposite the t
Bahamas-6 foot draft-Am I crazy? MtHawk at 2:27am 04.06.06 Ask All Sailors 10/6707 I want to go to the Bahamas next winter and spend about 3 months cruising. Problem, I have a Catali
Batteries Vinny at 1:51am 04.06.06 Big Boats 7/977

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H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? alexkom at 4:12pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mi
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 4:11pm 05.10.21 Thanks, My track car Block is no good so I can't try it out first. I have no cleat after my winch,
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" AndyBC at 4:10pm 05.10.21 Congrats on the purchase! I bought my 91 Hunter 28 just 5 months ago. 3 of the 4 seacocks were sol
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? Babette04 at 3:56pm 05.10.21 I had a piece of plastic cut to match the outline of the windless For my B323 I used a Lewmar ProFi
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 3:53pm 05.10.21
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (2) Babette04 at 3:52pm 05.10.21 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks l
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 3:51pm 05.10.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cit
Nav info on tv? Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.10.21 What is the input to the TV? A laptop or some other nav instrument?
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JamesG161 at 3:48pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hous
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:48pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise th
Home Weather Station Tally Ho at 3:46pm 05.10.21 I have a fully functional Tac Tic wireless system in my boat (mast top transducer and wireless displ
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Rich Stidger at 3:42pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise tha
Nav info on tv? JamesG161 at 3:39pm 05.10.21 VGA does not equal HDMI. Not sure how they can adapt one. Newest HDMI's are now USB type C on som
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 3:26pm 05.10.21
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut JamesG161 at 3:23pm 05.10.21 Thus the reason for the only non-shaft contact sealing method. PYI Inc. \| PSS Type A Shaft Seal Ge
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 3:16pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. The fiddle block looks like they need a special key t
Nav info on tv? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 05.10.21 You need a VGA monitor (think cheap computer monitor).
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? jeepbluetj at 3:13pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the info on how it turned out. I'm doing a similar job on my new-to-me 387, but I'm upgra
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dLj at 3:05pm 05.10.21 @Rich Stidger - let us know how it goes. Very interested here... dj p.s. When will you be in Maine
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:05pm 05.10.21 I am not an engineer and would not argue with those who are calculating the material lost and the re

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