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Burning boat... Levin at 1:34am 01.04.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1220 Hello everyone... So I have a question for any of you electrical gurus who might be out there. O
Old Style Mast step Lee at 12:58am 01.04.06 Smaller Boats 6/951 I have a broken mast step. (Z190 tapered mast) It happened when I was de-masted in Lake Michigan a
New 240 Owner Capt Woody at 12:02am 01.04.06 Smaller Boats 6/975 Curious questions:Where is the best place to buy things for the Hunter 240 boat? I am interested in
Showerless Benny at 11:07pm 01.03.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1118 Has anyone installed a shower in the cabin of an H-27 Cherubini? We have installed a pressure water
Hull Moisture David Fletcher at 10:54pm 01.03.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1357 I recently purchased a 1996 400. The bottom has high moisture readings. The surveyor suggested strip
Newport 28 rudder assembly Patrick at 10:38pm 01.03.06 Newport 0/2202 Anyone have a picture/diagram or other instructions on the rudder assembly? I have a 1982 (Hull 440
pattern for pop-top cover Justin_NSA at 9:12pm 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/927 Would anyone know if the pattern for the Mac26 pop-top is available somewhere? I would like to have
Cat-38 Diesel Webasto Heater Installation cat38skip at 2:27pm 01.03.06 Big Boats 1/1827 I have a new Webasto forced air diesel heater to install in my Cat-38. I am trying to lay out ductin
343 traveller/mainsheet setup rols at 2:15pm 01.03.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1332 The guys setting up my 343 here are swamped with work (3 new boats arriving within 4 weeks) so it's
sails steve21882 at 1:03pm 01.03.06 Bristol 1/1704 Two years ago I aquired a 1965 Corinthian with trailer form a guy in VA who was going to junk the bo
Rudder removal Sailorman27603 at 12:23pm 01.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/885 I need to remove one rudder for some repair. I see a bracket with 2 or 3 bolts holding it to the ba
Radar Mount on Mast for 1995 Hunter 336 MikeW at 12:04pm 01.03.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1142 I was wondering if anyone had any information or experience with mounting an 18 inch radar dome on a
all information about repair to the fin keel Richard Altman at 11:39am 01.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1301 In need of of as much as possible information to deal with damage to the fin keel of an O'Day 25.
Radar question George H260 at 11:16am 01.03.06 Big Boats 5/846 I'm considering adding radar to my 1986 Hunter 34 footer and was thinking about mounting it on the m
thur hull 27'--size ? GREG at 10:46am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/841 DOES ANYONE KNOW THE SIZE HEIGHT AND WIDE OF EACH THUR THE HULL FITTING, PER THEIR LOCATION
O'day 23 bulkhead Alan at 10:23am 01.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2913 I recently bought my first boat. O'day 23. Now I have to replace the port bulkhead and compression
Adding Water to 26M comfordent at 9:23am 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/895 We'll be outfitting a 26M this spring. Pls. help with ideas for adding water capacity;location, ga
False bilge.... dumb question Rick J at 8:16am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 12/1583 Hello all. Regarding the 'false bilge' (or whatever it's called, since the H31 seems to have mult
Removing Thru Hulls on 1971 27' Catalina GREG at 7:09am 01.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/878 NEED ANY INFO ON HOW TO PROCEED AND WHAT TO REPLACE OLD GATE VALUES WITH AND INSTALL INFO THANKS GR
Dinette / Berth Vic Castleton at 7:02am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1187 Is the dinette on this model readily convertible to a berth ? the 86 I have bought doesn't seem to b

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What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Tally Ho at 6:55pm 06.03.21
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? jon hansen at 6:54pm 06.03.21 inviting a crew to sail with me :poke:
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Terry Cox at 6:50pm 06.03.21 Anything else? Mid ship cleat most important with a boarding step to help in boat docking.
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Tally Ho at 6:48pm 06.03.21 Autopilot Lazy jacks/ sail bag (MackPack) ST winches Jib furling line run to cabintop rope clutch (t
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JimP at 6:34pm 06.03.21 I replace the whole fixture with this one on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0838RWH7Y Onl
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? JimP at 6:21pm 06.03.21 Make sure your autopilot is networked to your wind indicator. This allows you to set the sails for a
Keep fuel tank full? TimFromLI at 6:20pm 06.03.21 Topics never to be discussed: politics religion and condensation in fuel tanks. Some say it's imposs
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 6:18pm 06.03.21
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 Tally Ho at 6:13pm 06.03.21 Some of the newer refrigeration units come with the compressor unit, the cold plate, and the hose se
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 5:50pm 06.03.21 Hi Andrew, I researched U-Haul and they longest trailers they have are 12'. A 6' x 12' Utility trai
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior nightowle at 5:48pm 06.03.21 Much like Sail SFBay, we've used 3M command strip hooks that have worked great. The admiral's handb
H326 HIN Ed Caldwell at 5:41pm 06.03.21 HUN
28.5 Side windows kloudie1 at 5:31pm 06.03.21 Measure carefully and go on line to Tapp Plastics. They can custom cut smoke tinted cast acrylic for
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please shemandr at 5:27pm 06.03.21 I don't know anything about Seattle but you might be best served by renting a U haul or similar trai
Keep fuel tank full? NYSail at 5:21pm 06.03.21 Sort of like the anchor question. I keep my tanks as empty as possible until I am going on a trip...
Keep fuel tank full? sail sfbay at 5:15pm 06.03.21 Don.......good recommendation but unlike my diesel truck and skiboat turing over my boats diesel tan
Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 06.03.21 If I understand what you're saying, your existing opening is an eight (1/8") of an inch too narrow.
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 5:06pm 06.03.21 RitSim - I am somewhat handy. Being a boat owner again proficiency is improving. Thanks for the quic
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 RitSim at 5:00pm 06.03.21 How handy are you? You can buy a new compressor for $250-300 and a new controller for approx $150 ma
H326 HIN stuendan at 4:58pm 06.03.21 Thanks guys, I'll have another look! - the problem is the number I have from documentation begins wi

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