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Inflatable or Fiberglass william at 6:45am 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 26/2685 I'm looking for a dinghy, I've read about the inflatables advantages, (space, weight, floatation,) a
A question of fabrication? Dennis at 6:29am 12.26.05 Trailer Sailors 13/1918 Has anyone had the fortitude to attempt to put an electric starter on a small hp outboard not equipt
Cal 28 outhaul rigging Boat Babe at 6:22am 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1531 I need to remove the outhaul on my cal 28. anyone know how the internal rigging si arranged and how
washing running rigging Boat Babe at 5:41am 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2570 any advise on washing the sheets and running rigging which I just took off of the used boat I just b
Leaking Port Mike at 5:26am 12.26.05 Big Boats 3/1005 OK, how do I keep me Lewmar ports from leaking? Is there an after matket source for replacement gask
Put it on my tab ex-admin at 5:23am 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 61/4469 It's hard to pick up a boating magazine these days and not see an article about someone who set out
owned a O'Day Mariner about 23 yrs. ago South Jersey Chuck at 4:57am 12.26.05 Day Sailers 1/1194 Hi, I owned 6 different sailboat in my life. Smaller and bigger then my Mariner, the Mariner being
Roller Furling Charlie at 4:22am 12.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1186 Roller Furling: First time owners of a Beneteau with a roller furling need advice on maintenance , s
engines tom miller at 3:44am 12.26.05 Bavaria 11/2820 I am purchasing a bavaria 46 and wonder about whether the standard 55 hp volvo sail drive has enough
Roller furling kemxt at 2:24am 12.26.05 Columbia 0/1371 I have a rollerfurling system that is cracked but is useable. but my jib is not a rollerfurling jib
Replacing Rope Clutches MMueller at 12:16am 12.26.05 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1510 I recently purchased a new set of rope clutches to replace the worn clutches on the port side of my
3 blad prop - Hunter 340 Jim at 10:31pm 12.25.05 Big Boats 9/2878 I ned some help on switching out the standard Hunter 2 blade to a 3 blade due to manuvering issues a
Cutlass Bearing Frank Weeks at 9:37pm 12.25.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1128 Cutlass bearing. Hi Sailors, The cutlass bearing on my boat is located at the end of the shaft t
Smooth Bottom Kerry at 9:03pm 12.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1195 A this years haulout I noticed that the so called serious raceboats had really smooth hulls. They sa
Crazy guy Franklin at 12:13pm 12.25.05 Smaller Boats 6/876 Notice the boat in the pic looks like a hunter 25...also notice all the water and fuel jugs and also
Reason to like that slick, no keel bottom..... Night Sailor at 10:18am 12.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/915 Today, Christmas Day, it hist 70 degrees and was sunny, so we took the boat out on Lake Lewisville.
Water tank Vents TMT23074 at 9:39am 12.25.05 Other Sailboats 6/1306 Hi everyone I,am new to this forum. I,ve owned a 1981 Irwin 37 center cockpit ketch for 15 yrs. and
Merry Christmas DaveP at 4:28am 12.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1041 Merry Christmas Everyone. I wanted to take this time wish everyone a Merry Christmas an a Happy New
business cards fred at 4:12am 12.25.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1221 Occasionally I meet fellow sailors who, when introducing themselves, hand you their neat business ca
perko fitting Chester at 2:51am 12.25.05 Other Sailboats 2/916 Does anyone know where that Perko fitting gets hooked into the fresh water system. People have them

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Hardware Rigging sail sfbay at 4:32pm 05.10.21 If your winch is not self tailing then either purchase a wincher (plastic specially molded rings tha
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness cagreen75 at 4:30pm 05.10.21 I would remove the prop from the shaft and assemble it on the bench. If the prop works without bindi
H23.5 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:21pm 05.10.21 Hate to tell you but the FAA did not fully investigate and the military is not happy. Being a pilot
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" Tally Ho at 4:19pm 05.10.21
Nasty Surprise Tally Ho at 4:13pm 05.10.21 First thing to check would be your Y valve...not sure how else you end up with stuff in the water.
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

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