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wire in the mast Drinky Crow at 2:33pm 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1201 What tricks are people using in the new millenium to keep wiring from slapping around inside the mas
noco chargers fred1diver at 2:32pm 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1040 hey everyone, looking at changing my charger and I came upon noco chargers, anyone use them? your th
Close destinations near southern California Killyourguitar at 2:26pm 02.01.20 Destinations 58/6873 I have a MacGregor 25 swing keel so I'm not looking to go very far but I would like to go somewhere
In-mass furling on 376 Les Rose at 12:03pm 02.01.20 Big Boats 7/1022 I am replacing my mainsail on Hunter 376 because it has stretched to the point where it pleats as it
Sabre 28 Mk I Cutless bearing dimensions Piotr at 11:33am 02.01.20 Sabre Sailboats 1/948 Can somebody confirm these dimensions? I've read somewhere it's 7/8" shaft, 1-3/8" OD, and 3-1/2 len
H260 MaxinCalgary at 9:40am 02.01.20 Smaller Boats 12/2316 Hopefully moving up in the new season . One thing that has surprised me is how many people are in t
Replacing a vinyl name sailnoproblem at 6:36am 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 29/3537 I know this has been asked before but I guess I'm just to lazy to look it up. Anyway It's time to re
Macgregor 26M Mast Raising System Fix (5) Jim26m at 5:25pm 01.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3910 I often raise or lower the mast in a cross wind. The mast tends to sway more than I'm comfortable wi
Led strip lights in a 1988 Catalina 30 Mjg407 at 3:39pm 01.31.20 Catalina 30 12/2573 Hello all, Thanks again for all the help that this forum provides. I have a 1988 Catalina MKII 30 a
antenna coax thetone at 2:37pm 01.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1507 Does anyone know what type of coax would have been used on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5?
GOBI got me again! (God of Boat Idiots) Captain Larry-DH at 11:13am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1918 So..... I replaced my Raymarine wind instruments this summer. Worked great, for a week. Then wind
dog on board Mike8193 at 11:01am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 34/3408 This summer I will have a dog on board with me at times when sailing. I was considering put some pro
Topping lift measurement dfp51 at 10:38am 01.31.20 Bigger Boats 6/2152 We are replacing the running rigging on our 1985 O'Day 28 that we purchased at the end of last summe
Yamaha 25-2 Elysium in Marina Del Rey seatane at 9:15am 01.31.20 Yamaha 1/776 I'm going to take a look at this boat. Anyone know anything about her? https://losangeles.craigsli
Tandem-axle trailers with no springs Tedd at 8:09am 01.31.20 Trailer Sailors 10/1897 I was at the boat launch the other day, looking at some tandem-axle trailers. I was surprised to see
3YM prop shaft coupling bolts and propeller nut torque settings? (1) Rob Heath at 3:00am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 18/4019 Does anyone know the torque settings for re-assembling the gearbox coupling on the inboard end of th
Pearson 26 Bimini LUS at 5:06pm 01.30.20 Pearson 4/2290 My husband and I were gifted a Pearson 26. We are looking into getting a Bimini for it. Does anyone
Setting up for slab reefing - cheek block position? RussC at 10:19am 01.30.20 Ask All Sailors 15/3185 My Merit 22 has a single reef point in the (bolt rope in mast and boom) main sail, but no provision
Want to buy Yamaha 25 or 26 maybe 30 seatane at 9:55am 01.30.20 Yamaha 2/840 Hello, I'm in the market for a boat to keep on Hood Canal and explore Puget Sound cruising grounds
i am LOST!!! eianm at 11:35pm 01.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1082 Just logged in for the first time in about a week and cant find 'big boat" forum???? Is it brain fad

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Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 03.02.24 Samson Ropes has a pretty good guide including control line sizes at https://www.samsonrope.com/docs
Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 6:23pm 03.02.24 I have estimated that 48' will be more than meets my needs. I'm less certain about the nature of th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 03.02.24 I'd skip cutting of the heads of screws and all that and spend $10 on a mount that includes all the
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line jssailem at 5:54pm 03.02.24 Napa... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SME188052 Gates..https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-power/eng
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 5:44pm 03.02.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 4:23pm 03.02.24 On my Universal 5416 I have a drain plug. After running the engine, then sucking out 90%, I remove
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 4:08pm 03.02.24 I'll be interested in seeing what you end up with. Those windows are on my list (but a ways down at
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 03.02.24 Shipping from D&R is very high. I am also thinking to get rounded ends. Not the original look. I've
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 2:30pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth

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