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A Memorial Day Story Brian D at 2:52pm 05.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 11/909 For all my Facebook friends who happen to be proudly associated with the United States Armed Forces.
Marinco/Nicro Solar Vent new model (1) HMT2 at 1:43pm 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/3646 My boat came to me with two Nicro solar vents. I replaced them five years ago and they have worked w
Disconnecting/Removing mainsheet while motoring? (1) tosolar57 at 1:05pm 05.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/5252 Hi all, new sailor here, so first, thank you for any insights. Taking all the help I can get and tr
Rib on foredeck Mike in Maine at 12:52pm 05.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/607 Hello all. I am purchasing a Catalina 30 III, and was wondering whas size rib will fit on the forede
Furler identification help needed Mhkent at 12:26pm 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/674 I have a sailboat furler that I am trying to find parts for. The drum or spool has bolt on sides and
New tide info (old tide tables going away) Ken Cross at 11:33am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 8/892 NOAA is doing away with its printed tide tables. The electronic version can be found here: https://t
APS is going out of business Justin_NSA at 10:16am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 27/5392 First they dropped all of their marine hardware and focused on wearables. The pandemic has killed th
Installing Turning Blocks fhujber at 8:00am 05.21.20 Bigger Boats 4/2566 In the interest of running all control lines to the cockpit, I need to install turning blocks on or
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles NYSail at 7:45am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2877 I am getting ready to replace halyards..... Often I see the jib has a snap shackle rather than a loc
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match P12nash at 7:29am 05.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2348 Hey Guys, I'm trying to fix some cracks on the transom where the swim ladder is attached that are s
Extending 120 volt AC wiring barnstormer at 5:56am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2674 Could someone please tell me what is the proper way to extend AC wiring on my Catalina 30? I am tryi
Up Load issues... sailme88 at 5:04am 05.21.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/1473 I've been out sailing every day this week, and taken a few videos to up load. For some reason a dia
Cabin Heat Bob S at 4:06am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 4/2022 Looking for an economical way to take the chill out of our boat. If I do launch this season I will p
Water spigot for gallon milk jugs (1) MySong at 3:28am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5386 I am looking for a water spigot that would fit on a 1 gallon jug. I tried the ones that come with th
Hunter powertrain parts - source in Canada? AEarnshaw at 10:48pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/445 Need a new Shaft Strut (aka P bracket) ' Shaft for my '91 Hunter 30. Will let you use your imaginati
Hunter powertrain parts - source in Canada? AEarnshaw at 10:46pm 05.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/538 Need a new Shaft Strut (aka P bracket) ' Shaft for my '91 Hunter 30. Will let you use your imaginati
Hunter powertrain parts - source in Canada? AEarnshaw at 10:44pm 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/359 Need a new Shaft Strut (aka P bracket) ' Shaft for my '91 Hunter 30. Will let you use your imaginati
Hunter 356 headsail forsterp at 9:59pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/731 Would like to know if a 135 genoa will work on a Hunter 356. Want to upgrade the current 110 to 130
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel (4) CapitalistSailor at 9:15pm 05.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5042 I have a ProFurl B29S furler that was original to my 2000 Beneteau 311. I am the second owner. I bou
Stainless question Mark Maulden at 8:43pm 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1445

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DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Dalliance at 4:01pm 10.31.24
Source for Metric turnbuckle dLj at 3:55pm 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I'm assu
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 3:19pm 10.31.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for?
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 10.31.24 Another option is to replace the swage ends with sta-lok long stud fittings and go imperial. Saves
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 1:52pm 10.31.24 Better quality marine turnbuckles have a chrome plated bronze barrel and SS studs. This prevents ga
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 1:44pm 10.31.24 It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't have toggle ends which means I have to rejigger the
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 1:16pm 10.31.24 Is the one from e-rigging above inappropriate? It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't ha
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) Eric S W at 1:12pm 10.31.24 Sorry Dave i failed to answer that earlier, my mast is aluminum and this is the sticker on it
Hole for gin pole in the mast Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.31.24 @caverun @BobSail @CrispyCringle @dlochner look at the bottom of the mast where the mast raising
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 12:47pm 10.31.24 The manual does refer to it as a mast raising pole not a gin pole.
Full enclosure questions SkiingSailor at 12:41pm 10.31.24 I've also always felt that in rainy and snowy conditions I HAD to be able to stick my head out peri
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Slowboat314 at 12:37pm 10.31.24 I can't access the boat over the winter as the marina closes off all access after October 15th. I di
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Rich 35.5 at 12:24pm 10.31.24 This is just my personal opinion, but if the standing rigging isn't obviously damaged, why bother to
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.31.24 Likely wont help at all but this is a picture of the H240 mount for the gin pole. I have a gin pol
Full enclosure questions Hayden Watson at 12:07pm 10.31.24 Sailing here in the PNW is pretty common with dodger, Bimini and connector, with and without full si
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 12:07pm 10.31.24 I think you'll find that an M6 is approximately 1/4. A M10 is just over 3/8. I'll email RigRite,
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 11:54am 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I think
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 11:39am 10.31.24 Anything made outside of U.S.A. should be metric. Have you tried just using a tap and die to clean
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 11:34am 10.31.24 https://e-rigging.com/collections/turnbuckles/products/stainless-pipe-style-jaw-x-jaw-turnbuckles?va
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 11:31am 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite?

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