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Ferrule with Euro style LeslieTroyer at 1:14pm 06.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1633 Do ferrules help or hurt when using euro style terminal blocks. Especially with sizes 20ga and smal
Beneteau First 35s5 1993 deck construction TButler at 1:01pm 06.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/942 This site first-35s5-lead-keel lists the deck construction as: Sandwich fiberglass polyester Assume
Got to buy new Furler Mhkent at 12:56pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 11/773 I have a 1983 Irwin Citation 34 that I have completely refurbished bow to stern. I just found out I
Impeller kit - Sherwood odaydokay at 12:45pm 06.16.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/712 Westerbeke Part 33100 water pump impeller kit, unopened. Free for shipping cost only.
Joint Ownership Agreement Laura 77 at 12:22pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1331 My partner and I are unmarried and just purchased our first sailboat together. For a variety of rea
Lowrance N2K backbone with Garmin devises Hayden Watson at 11:55am 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 1/209 I have a Lowrance N2K backbone and want to get some Garmin devises. Do I need garmin backbone cabl
H37C fresh water pump tcbilgerat at 11:19am 06.16.20 The Cherubini Hunters 1/373 was having trouble finding a rebuild kit for this Jabsco pump, as well as the raw pump. Anyone know
feathering prop worth it DanMaine at 9:49am 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1602 Is a feathering prop worth the effort and expence for a cruising sailor on a 37' boat?
Double head sail downwind rig shemandr at 8:02am 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/981 Does anyone remember the name of a double headsail downwind rig for trade wind sailing? There were
Hunter 27, 2006 in mast furling upper swivel sail attach shackle lost Boatnic at 7:45am 06.16.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/631 Hi, I'm installing a new mainsail and the shackle that holds the main sail to the upper swivel is lo
Boom Rigging Plymouth Sailor at 6:22am 06.16.20 The Cherubini Hunters 2/628
Head Happiness Terry Cox at 9:31pm 06.15.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 27/2297 Awhile ago I started a thread about our clogged 1991 aft head discharge hose. Long story short ended
Newb Tales Lazy1 at 9:04pm 06.15.20 Catalina 22 5/646 Entry One: Took the c22 out a few weeks ago and it was warm enough at the ramp to do as little as po
Square sail (1) LagunaJay at 6:21pm 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2652 I am in the process of converting my Laguna 26 into a square-rigged vessel. My slip neighbor pointe
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising (1) LagunaJay at 6:07pm 06.15.20 Trailer Sailors 21/2556
Diode for mast light? symont at 6:04pm 06.15.20 Smaller Boats 7/1018 I think this is an easy one. The steaming light on my H260 works fine (front one, toward the bow).
Powering a TV Onboard jviss at 5:55pm 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3461 I have three options, it seems. Get a DC TV (nearly double the price of an AC powered TV); Run an
Oil sheen mcelduce at 5:46pm 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2215 I proud new owner of a Hunter Vision 36 built in 1994 with a Yanmar diesel with 2000 hours on it. I
An adventure with my mast light Brian D at 4:58pm 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 34/3378 Last month I get notification that our marina (US Military Base) will not start boat inspections. We
Bose Sound System Replacement Lee Coller at 4:17pm 06.15.20 Big Boats 3/865 It's time to replace the Bose all-in-one surround-sound (soft of) system on my Hunter 44DS. The rem

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Does anyone recognise this windlass? (1) jssailem at 10:28am 11.20.23 I did come across this similar lookin windlass
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 10:24am 11.20.23 The capstan appears to have an A stamped in the bronze. Can you identify any of the letters on the t
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 10:14am 11.20.23 I know It was a bit off a shot. There was on image I saw of a Aussie yacht that had a big windlass o
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump (1) jssailem at 10:10am 11.20.23 Hopefully the worst is behind me
315 Backstay Adjuster Don Guillette at 10:09am 11.20.23 Bill: Where the flattening effect comes from on a fractional rig is in the middle 3rd of the main wh
315 Backstay Adjuster Joe at 9:56am 11.20.23 Any other suggestions about mainsail trim controls on this in-mast furling sail? I use the vang a
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 BigEasy at 9:54am 11.20.23 I am thinking about upgrading the fixed prop on my 2001 westerbeke 331 to a Max-Prop feathering pro
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 11.20.23 but my local cleaner says with attatched thin foam layer they cannot dry clean. When I first look
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 11.20.23
Thanksgiving Cruise SoSound at 9:37am 11.20.23 It looked like a great day for a sail to Seattle! My wife and I think that the Bridge Of Glass and
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 11.20.23 The rest room at the hangar I'm working in. "Oh, the humanity"
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 9:14am 11.20.23 The rest room at the hangar I'm working in.
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (1) Gene Neill at 9:00am 11.20.23 Realistically, even in Florida, you'll probably only get between 180 wh to 240 wh of power from the
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:49am 11.20.23 I started this project this weekend. I got the two waste lines removed that were connected to the pu
Another Solar Panel Question. . . dlochner at 8:47am 11.20.23 As a rule of thumb Solar panels can produce about 3 times the nominal capacity per day. So, a 50w pa
315 Backstay Adjuster Bill Russell at 8:27am 11.20.23 Don - thanks, as always, for your good guidance. The C315 has a (slightly) fractional rig, and if J
Possible Mod Question JohnK Austin TX at 8:22am 11.20.23 Hi John, I think the biggest problem you are up against is the weight of the C275. I have the hea
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 8:12am 11.20.23 Hi John, Thanks for your reply. I have been spending some time looking up older australian windlass
315 Backstay Adjuster Don Guillette at 7:32am 11.20.23 Bill: The easiest way to flatten the main is with the outhaul & boom vang. Trying to bend the Catali
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 7:27am 11.20.23 The X2 website is a bit short on useful information. They claim the battery has 640 watt hours of ca

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