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Traveler Upgrade Alan at 7:10am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/757 Finally, I have a picture of the traveler upgrade from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. I
Traveler Upgrade Alan at 7:03am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/748 Finally, I have a picture of the traveler upgrade from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. I
Upgrades Alan at 6:52am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/754 I had promised a picture of the up graded traveler from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. S
where is the water from? Journey at 6:17am 12.27.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/983 I have a catalina 25 that was in Slidell at thetime Katrina and Rita came to visit. What I need to k
Downwind in 18' breaking surf!!??? soling42 at 5:03am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1120 Searched the archives without finding this so heres a link to an unbelievable photo essay on The Yac
INside fuel injection pump mike mills at 5:02am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/882 Hi my friends injection pump was seized,i stripped it and found that two out of three fuel rail gear
Through hulls Tim Cook at 4:10am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1185 I intend to haul out and service my 27 in the spring. I wonder whether I should replace the plastic
Battery bank holdown Ken H. at 3:11am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1109 Just purchased a 1985 31 foot Hunter and want to add an extra battery bank - from researching the fo
Buying a mainsail Sine Nomine at 2:37am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1486 Can anyone recommend the best mainsail arrangement. Ordering, I've been asked about the amount of r
Cold Weather Clothing rasselas at 2:22am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 29/2175 I am looking for some recommendations on good cold weather clothing for my wife. What works, feels
Depthfinder and seperate fish finder jack at 2:21am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/844 I have a thru hull depth sounder installed that works well, as a gift I received a fish finder with
for general information Ross at 2:05am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/870 Here is a link to a very complete glossary of boating terms.http://www.sailinglinks.com/big_glossa
reefing the main jim/becky at 1:52am 12.27.05 Bigger Boats 2/1115 I was out yesterday and the wind came up to 25+ kph, I was enjoying the sail but feel that I was loo
Storage cabinet John23883 at 1:36am 12.27.05 Smaller Boats 3/960 Those of you that stay aboard for a week at a time know that storage is at a premium and once you re
Boat I.D. John Springer at 12:44am 12.27.05 Other Sailboats 0/701 I recently purchased a 17' sailboat. I would guess the boat to be from the mid 60's. The only iden
New problem, leak around the compression post texastom at 12:39am 12.27.05 Big Boats 10/1851 Last week when I was at the boat I noticed that the counter weight line coming from the compression
Yanmar 1GM Engine ZINC Bill Edmundson at 12:05am 12.27.05 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3898 I'll be on the boat this week end. I got an impeller ' gasket, fuel filter, oil filter, belt and en
Somebody Puleez Explain Gary Wyngarden at 11:43pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1418 Weather forecasting drives me nuts. Winds overnight hit as high as 41 knots at our nearby reporting
deck rot marmite at 10:37pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1172 On our Catalina 22, we have significant deck rot. We found this by noticing the deck sags when walk
Ensign or Old Glory? Chris at 10:33pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2387 Can anyone answer this question: I was given an ensign for Christmas, like the stars and Stripes bu

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Mast thickness? Ron20324 at 12:00am 05.11.21 I don't think that would be the best solution. I have internal halyards and electrical lines. Maybe
Need a clean SS cut Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:53pm 05.10.21 Before I retired, I was a pro boat builder/ reburbisher. I had THREE angle grinders in the shop. One
Found a 2003 C310 (1) Tom J at 9:33pm 05.10.21 I was able to fit 4 GC in there, oriented port/starboard, used for the house. I put a G24 battery i
H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging Southern Crux at 9:14pm 05.10.21
Survey on C310 #217 marchem at 8:44pm 05.10.21 The halyard exit plates on the mast were plastic, replacements in stainless available, CD didn't ha
Found a 2003 C310 marchem at 8:40pm 05.10.21 Nice diagram, Rob, well thought out, drawn and described. Good example for others to be able to sh
Found a 2003 C310 Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.10.21 I was able to fit 4 GC in there, oriented port/starboard, used for the house. I put a G24 battery i
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 05.10.21 I pulled my old bronze shaft a few years ago because of what looked like circumferential cracks bet
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 twalker H260 at 7:38pm 05.10.21
New upholstery and cushions ramoore at 7:26pm 05.10.21 Hi, I replace the foam in all of the seat cushions for the interior of my Hunter 44 (2007) last fal
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? Terry Cox at 6:51pm 05.10.21 If it were my boat, I would contact the block maker and ask whether and how to remove the pin. Most
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 05.10.21 I was able to fit 4 GC in there, oriented port/starboard, used for the house. I put a G24 battery i
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 ronhanson01 at 6:42pm 05.10.21 I had to pull ours last year after the ply completely delaminated. I replaced with a plastic lam
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 05.10.21 Maybe put some kind of water alarm next to it so you (or your marina neighbors) get an early warning
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 05.10.21 If you have any old computer monitors with VGA input around you could try hooking one up to see if i
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 6:20pm 05.10.21 Good plan to replace all the running rigging to mitigate the risk of any further line failures. Bes
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 6:14pm 05.10.21 You need to make sure you have a VGA to HDMI adapter. Most people buy an HDMI to vga and think it w
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light flightlead404 at 6:11pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hou
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? (2) flightlead404 at 6:09pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. Yes, time to replace ALL lines. I'm replacing eve
Nav info on tv? danooxnard at 6:04pm 05.10.21 You need to make sure you have a VGA to HDMI adapter. Most people buy an HDMI to vga and think it wi

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