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Replacement Bow Pulpit Morse at 10:59pm 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1436 A recent bow line failure resulted in the bow pulpit of my '85 Catalina 27 being severly damanaged a
Kato Davits Vic at 10:10pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1379 Has anyone installed Kato davits? I have the directions from Kato and they seem very straightforwar
Can anyone identify this boat? (3) Jim Hart at 9:50pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 3/897 I recently bought this bought from ebay. It was identified as a 67 28' Pearson Triton. It just isn
Removing the shaft Bill O'Donovan at 7:10pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 3/904 I have to replace the cutlass bearing on a Hunter 29.5 shaft.I can't slide it off because boat's al
misleading statement "post new topic" Bud at 5:56pm 12.28.03 Destinations 1/1943 I am not posting a new topic, I am posting a destination story. I sailed to Caladeci Island, Duned
our duplex receptacles went on vacation Andy Craven at 1:07pm 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/878 We came back from Christmas vacation to a cold Catalina 270. We plugged in our small ceramic heater
Back to School? ex-admin at 12:32pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 95/3260 According to a recent article in Pacific Yachting, 31 out of 50 states in the U.S. require boaters t
Topping Lift - 28.5 Cappy at 10:49am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/822 My topping lift line is separating. Other than replace the topping lift, anyone have any comments o
Tohatsu 8hp Outboards Don K. at 10:45am 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 14/2093 I have had it with my hard to start (Manual) Honda 8hp 4 cycle outboard. I am looking at Tohatsu 2
I, P, E, J & Headstay Length - Need Help Joe Mullee at 10:44am 12.28.03 Big Boats 9/2001 I need the headstay length for my H34. I thought it was indicated by one of the symbols. I guess I'm
block and tackle puzzle Mili Cook at 8:32am 12.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/1206 Any help for a complete novice? Well, I'm the novice..Hubby is a sailor, but he's down in the keys
Going to Buffalo Cliff Ruckstuhl at 8:06am 12.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/888 We are looking to plan our summer trip and are thinking of Sailing to Buffalo NY on Lake Erie. Is B
ST4000 Autopilot Dave Winiker at 7:45am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1086 I'm about to install our new ST4000 and am curious as to where others positioned the flux gate compa
Sailing Simulators for computers Wayne at 7:29am 12.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1114 Has anyone purchased a sailing simulator CD for their computer? If so, what was it called? Were yo
Frozen outboard padlock Mike at 6:21am 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 19/1100 Any advice on how to remove a frozen outboard padlock? I put one of those Master Lock outboard lock
Leaking fuel tank Hunter 33.5 Steve at 6:13am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2442 Recently I found the source of my diesel fume smell. My 1993 Hunter 33.5 developed a very minor lea
chain plate rebedding material JERRY MITCHELL at 3:59am 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1272 What is the best material to use for rebedding chain plates?
26M Capabilities Jim at 3:55am 12.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/877 I am interested in possibly buying a 26M. Unfortunately the local rep doesn't have one to try. I n
3 blade feathering prop Mark Robbins at 3:23am 12.28.03 Other Sailboats 6/944 What size 3 blade feathering prop and pitch settings would fit a 2004 H41 with a 56 hp Yanmar?
Refrig on Hunter 30 1979 steve rainey at 2:08am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/896 My compressor for the refrig is in the middle of some valuable realestate. In my case its in the mi

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Back-up Depth Sounders? (2) Michael Davis at 12:11pm 09.27.20 185389 Here we are anchored in 12 fathoms. Not far from shore. 185390 Depth alongside here was over
I have a A60 Raymarine. The question is where and how to place in my Macgregor 26S? sail sfbay at 12:06pm 09.27.20 Welcome to the forum!! This thread entitled "A60 Install Question (on a MacGregor 26M)" might be h
Back-up Depth Sounders? Mr. Dave at 11:53am 09.27.20 I like the idea of casting ahead with a bobber and a weight. We have no electronics and rely on a go
Adding a whisker pole topping lift Justin_NSA at 11:47am 09.27.20 You have no topping lift on a 340? Do you have a rigid vang? Are you wanting to add a topping lift f
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 11:43am 09.27.20
Replacing strutt 82 34ft oday sail sfbay at 11:15am 09.27.20 This thread might be helpful: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f55/replacing-prop-shaft-strut-o
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 twistedskipper at 10:41am 09.27.20 Good point, Crazy Dave, as we don't know the provenance of the OP's jib. Which makes it that much m
Back-up Depth Sounders? Davidasailor26 at 10:05am 09.27.20 55 feet is just getting into good anchoring depth! All us east coast sailors think you're missing
Back-up Depth Sounders? jaysweet at 9:56am 09.27.20 Michael, most of the time the concept of a good fleece to throw on, in the AM so you can sip a cup
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 9:28am 09.27.20 Michael, most of the time the concept of a good fleece to throw on, in the AM so you can sip a cup o
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 9:25am 09.27.20 So true Michael. Chesapeake sailors have a lot of water that is some areas you can walk in and not g
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover (1) Sailfanatic at 9:20am 09.27.20 We bought a deck tent cover from ShipShape and I ditto the recommendation of that style cover and of
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 9:19am 09.27.20 This talk of setting depth alarms at 80 ft sounds pretty funny to the Chesapeake Bay sailor's ear.
Thermoelectric cooler JamesG161 at 9:15am 09.27.20 In the past we had frost inside the cooler on occasion That would only occur very near the Inside
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 9:06am 09.27.20 I did not know that. Me neither, I thought it was just magic.
Back-up Depth Sounders? jaysweet at 9:06am 09.27.20 My sounder has two alarm settings: deep at 80 ft @ shallow at 12 ft. It probably should be 20 ft, a
Thermoelectric cooler justsomeguy at 9:02am 09.27.20 No refrigerant involved, it cools by the Peltier principle. Two dissimilar metals that produce a th
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 9:01am 09.27.20 Buy a new one? :biggrin: Unless you have reasonable access to the refrigerant ports to recharge, of
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 8:58am 09.27.20 Alarms are nice, but not a substitute for situational awareness. With waters sometimes 700 feet deep
Thermoelectric cooler JamesG161 at 8:58am 09.27.20 The difference in Temperatures from Inside the Box to the outside is the Key. Very little differenc

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