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Hitch geometry lloyd at 11:36am 03.28.04 Trailer Sailors 6/1955 Hello, I have a vehicle with a receiver hitch and wish to tow a trailer with it. I
Boat Wax Michael at 11:36am 03.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1048 What wax should I use on My new Boat.
Bimini Crossing Frank at 11:01am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/907 I am wondering if any one is planning a crossing to bimini at the end of May beginning of June. I wo
Auto-tiller information Mike B. at 10:41am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 2/923 I am attempting to install a Raymarine T1000 autopilot on my 23.5Can anyone tell me the exact part
New 36-Shoal or Deep Keel Brian Matthews at 9:55am 03.28.04 Big Boats 3/998 I am purchasing a new 36 for May delivery. I have specified the shoal keel but have some reservation
We've done lots of inshore racing..... Alan at 9:22am 03.28.04 Racing 4/1752 ...and had plenty of success at it. Next year we're planning to do the Marion/Bermuda Race. This wil
Retirement Sailing Lake Jim Bessinger at 8:55am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 11/5014 I am planing retirement soon and have been looking for a fresh water lake that would offer allmost y
Any ideas on good hammock for sailboats? Captain Dave at 8:17am 03.28.04 Big Boats 11/7540 I would like to get a good hammock made for suspending on the rigging of a sailboat. That means that
Flying the insignia B Noble at 7:49am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/709 I finished the project today. I only wish I had a breeze to set sail.
Flying the Insignia off the stern B Noble at 7:47am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/752 I finished the project today. I only wish I had a breeze to set sail.
compression post blues Kevin at 7:46am 03.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1002 Thanks for the reply to my earlier post. I'm feeling realy dumb right now, but the square teak post
transmission dip stick dave reitman at 7:37am 03.28.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1041 I recently had my heat exhanger replaced on my M-12 Universal (28' O'Day). The hoses that lead to m
Grey water Geoffrey Kloster at 6:19am 03.28.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1460 In a recent article in Ocean Navigator the author mentioned that sink and shower water could not be
Port Holes, Hatches, Main Boom End Ed Touchtone at 5:34am 03.28.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1399 Am looking for direct replacement portholes and hatches for the 1979 30'. Also need to replace the e
Tips for repacking H35.5 stuffing box Jeff at 4:55am 03.28.04 Big Boats 8/1289 I've been searching the archives and have not found quite what I am after. I'm going to repack the
Archive search issues Jeff at 4:18am 03.28.04 Big Boats 1/909 Can't find out where to post general site issues so...The archive search is very hard to use since
Replacement motor mount Steve Ullrich at 4:13am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 15/1483 I'm replacing the original H23 fiberglass motor mount with an adjustable Garrelick motor mount. At
main halyard splice Richard at 2:47am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 9/2892 Hello,I am replacing my main halyard on my 1987 Hunter 23. I have a 3/8 line and shackle. All I
VHF/depth sounder installation? Richard at 2:38am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 0/823 I am considering relocating the VHF and depth sounder on my 1987 Hunter 23. They are currently loca
Creative storage Art at 1:36am 03.28.04 Smaller Boats 6/1029 Ok all you creative girls and guys. I have finished all the necessary upgrades to my C-22. Now its

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Electronics Ugrades - best approach? sailme88 at 4:06am 12.04.20 I did the opposite.. went from Garmin to Raymarine.. A club mate who liked what I'd done went with R
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? NYSail at 4:03am 12.04.20
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? daviddp at 3:46am 12.04.20 My understanding is that when a boat is stored on the hard "properly" a majority of the weight shou
Refinishing Tiller Handle kappykaplan at 3:10am 12.04.20 Congrats @shank. Nice work. :plus:
Rigging turning while raising the mast Will Gilmore at 3:10am 12.04.20 I can raise the mast without looking at the rigging. This brings to mind point about safety inspec
Adding shore power? Maine Sail at 2:53am 12.04.20 #1 If you want AC shore power, find/buy a boat that already has it. #2 If you insist on doing it yo
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 2:43am 12.04.20
C310 main sheet to helm position? (3) valcour at 1:26am 12.04.20 Consider leading traveler controls aft of the wheel. The traveler has 4:1 purchase so you can handl
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 10:42pm 12.03.20 progress is being made (albeit, sloooooowly) Admiral Sue asked the Owner of PCYW, "How long will
Anchor roller modification Claude L.-Auger at 9:26pm 12.03.20 Nice solution Claude. Thanks John !
Adding shore power? Benny17441 at 9:12pm 12.03.20 If shore power is important to you purchase a boat that already has it. Boats that don't have it a
Refinishing Tiller Handle rgranger at 8:55pm 12.03.20 A+
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? Benny17441 at 8:54pm 12.03.20 The boat floats in the water with the keel suspended why would not it sit on blocks evenly placed?
trailer specs Ken Cross at 8:43pm 12.03.20 Make sure the trailer doesn't deform the hull. Pay attention to where the pads touch the hull, how m
Hunt for a 310 David in Sandusky at 8:39pm 12.03.20 Here is one: https://www.boats.com/sailing-boats/1998-hunter-310-7589001 This boat has been docked
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? (2) rpwillia at 8:19pm 12.03.20 IijmMB3GWic MJSU6H2rrSU Interesting. Some have a boom and some do not. I read they can have tapered
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 8:06pm 12.03.20 Adrenaline?
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? greatbluedepths at 8:03pm 12.03.20 Yeah, they do have a trailer like that. I was hoping for a more low-tech solution (some sort of jac
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) PaulK at 8:00pm 12.03.20 Watch out for foam insulation that absorbs water. It will, making any leaks impossible to find and
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? Tally Ho at 7:58pm 12.03.20 They can certainly do it ... The question is how many boats do the have to move to get to yours, and

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