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Fiberglass locker repair (4) G0ri11@ at 9:57pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1455 One of the lockers on the port side of my boat's cabin is cracked along its wall (see pictures). Th
Summerize the boat Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/642 this is the antithesis of the winterization thread posts here every Fall. Many of us Summer -ize as
Stern pulpit mark rocco at 5:43pm 06.22.20 Parts Search 2/852 1980 catalina 22 looking for a stern pulpit
Ballast pump Pegusus at 5:37pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/568 Can someone help me find a ballast pump for a 14 today javelin there is an opening near the stearn w
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc Mark&Serena at 4:11pm 06.22.20 Big Boats 12/2210 Hi. Could anyone tell me how to check the engine hours on my boat? I have a 2009 Hunter 50cc with th
Ignition Beeping Hunter 50cc Mark&Serena at 4:01pm 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/438 My 2009 Hunter 50cc has a constant low volume beeping once is it started. I have traced it to one of
Javelin deck inspection plate. (1) Seaswood at 2:47pm 06.22.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/964 Javelin needs inspection plate in stern area, there was a critter living there needs to be cleaned o
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 2:15pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 43/7293 Ok so I took my hunter 410 out for the first time since rebuilding my rudder. 4.7 knots under power
Furling line stanchion blocks (1) SailingaS2 at 12:14pm 06.22.20 Parts Search 15/2743
Hunter 326 Holding Tank Vent Filter GrantDP at 11:28am 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/485 Hi, has anyone installed (or replaced) a holding tank vent filter on their Hunter 326 (2002)? If so,
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 11:25am 06.22.20 Big Boats 17/2475 I'm going to up grade my traveler to a new Harken system. I'm thinking of leaving the existing rail
Unclogging refrigerator drain line jhickner at 11:02am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1399 My Beneteau 351 Oceanis refrigerator drain is clogged. Any suggestions for unclogging it?? Thanks. J
possible fix for cracked spreader? (2) CDGannon at 10:55am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/1254 I've got a spreader that's cracked at the mounting bracket. I'm looking for replacements but, in the
How to lengthen the bottom of the furling jib on Capri 18? JonnyEp at 10:41am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/869 (Please forgive me if I am not using the correct terms) I have a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 that I keep
How to measure for bimini? TideWalker at 10:22am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/531 I have a Hunter 28.5 and need a new bimini. The instruction for measuring are so vague, just wanted
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 10:05am 06.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/2411 Those of you with inboards, in particular older ones, I was wondering how often you find you have to
Cotter pin sizes Artey1 at 9:31am 06.22.20 Big Boats 4/1220 Anyone know the cotter pin sizes needed for H34 standing rigging? I forgot to grab my bag while at t
First Trip of the Year MikeHoncho at 9:29am 06.22.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/642 My dad, brother and I are heading out on the 29th for a 4 day trip north. Hope to get to Port Towns
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? (2) patrickfarley at 9:22am 06.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5515 I grew up on a ranch/farm in the central valley of California. I worked in the heat. The summer in
Bought a Morgan 250 Classic - rcolsen at 9:14am 06.22.20 Morgan 5/3066 It was time to get back into sailing and get something bigger than a dingy so we bought a 1975 Morga

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Forestay to bowplate connection hardware (3) JBP-PA at 10:02am 01.20.25 It is not unusual at all for roller furlers to use a different kind of pin for the forestay and link
entry level electronics shemandr at 9:09am 01.20.25 With regard to chart datum it is notable that when the QE2 hit some rocks off Cuttyhunk in 1992, th
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware dLj at 8:08am 01.20.25
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Joe at 7:58am 01.20.25 A clevis pin to secure a marine eye to a fork that could also have a turnbuckle in the sequence. Ha
entry level electronics kappykaplan at 7:44am 01.20.25 Sailing is not a video game, the instruments are there to supplement the visceral data you collect
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SoHaSailor at 7:39am 01.20.25 I replaced the mounts for my little Universal M2-12 last fall. I had seen all of the suggestions me
entry level electronics dlochner at 7:36am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. In self-defense I was distracted b
entry level electronics thinwater at 7:28am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. The shoals move around with floods an
entry level electronics (3) Tally Ho at 7:23am 01.20.25 For me, I would want a wind instrument, which can be displayed on a separate display or on a chart p
entry level electronics SoHaSailor at 7:21am 01.20.25 Lots of valuable input here. I'll just add that you can do everything that you want with a tablet (
entry level electronics shemandr at 7:07am 01.20.25 I'll speak up for portables for entry level instruments. You can remove them from the boat or place
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SVFreedom at 7:05am 01.20.25 Basketball works fantastic, use an electronic tire pump for speedier lift, conform to the engine, l
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler smokey73 at 6:52am 01.20.25 Congrats on your steady progress. Here is the fundamental goal. I strove to achieve the 3600 RPM
entry level electronics (1) dlochner at 6:39am 01.20.25 Every MFD can display pretty much all the NMEA data on your network. They come with predefined pag
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler smokey73 at 6:30am 01.20.25 @jssailem Thanks for the excellent article. In that document he refers to another document "The Nec
entry level electronics JBP-PA at 6:24am 01.20.25
entry level electronics egreen024 at 6:06am 01.20.25 Daves synopsis in Post 3 is excellent. If you want a product recommendation, I prefer B&G but I ha
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware yelkenli at 5:38am 01.20.25
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler cdells at 5:36am 01.20.25 That is perfect, thanks jssailem! I'll keep ya posted! SF Chris
entry level electronics Scott T-Bird at 5:06am 01.20.25 Daves synopsis in Post 3 is excellent. If you want a product recommendation, I prefer B&G but I hav

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