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Cabin heaters - propane or diesel - make? Guest at 11:14pm 05.01.02 Ask All Sailors 13/3102 Weekend sailing in Maine. Freezing my pants off. I currently have an old Shipmate kerosene heater t
Topping Lift Pete Staehling at 10:29pm 05.01.02 Smaller Boats 6/1197 I am planning to put a topping lift on my C22. My plans are to use 3/16" "Dacron Yacht Braid". Att
Possible leak at Stanchion Lauren at 9:05pm 05.01.02 Big Boats 2/1191 My 2000 340 has developed a leak in the aft stateroom, port side. The water comes out from under th
Honda EU1000 Generator Anthony Bavuso at 8:49pm 05.01.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1936 Does anyone use a Honda EU1000 generator on their boat? The guy in the slip next to mine brought on
Hey Justin.. Dick Lemming at 4:37pm 05.01.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/984 It does seem that the O'Day 26 and 27 owners are left out of your forums- too small for "Bigger Boat
Fishing wires in a H260 Jay Williams at 4:35pm 05.01.02 Smaller Boats 4/929 I noticed today, while running some wires, that there is a blue conduit running from the compression
Extra! Extra! Catalina 27 does 20 knots!!!!! Rob at 1:32pm 05.01.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1336 Okay, a while ago I posted a question regarding how fast a 27 could go if it was surfing. Hull speed
Hunter 260 Retractable Keel, Is it Bad?? Scott Freeberg at 1:22pm 05.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2749 I had a chance to see a new Hunter 260 at the dealer the other week. I saw their retractable keel a
Delightful sail on SF bay... Chris Gonzales at 12:55pm 05.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/759 Just got home from an afternoon sail on SF bay. It was great! We finally got to test out the new win
Oil change Westerbeke 10TWO Jerry Snell at 12:51pm 05.01.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2058 I haven't changed the oil and filter myself and the Marina wants $325.00 to do it. Now I'm intereste
Tiller Extensions/hiking stick Wayne at 12:10pm 05.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2784 Thank you JC for your reply, on April 25, to my question re tiller tenders. In your reply you made
Teak - oil or varnish? Jim at 12:10pm 05.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1021 After years of cleaning and oiling the teak on our boat to keep it looking great, we're thinking of
A/C Installation Cost Bruce at 12:08pm 05.01.02 Smaller Boats 1/1052 I was just cruising the Photo Forum and saw the pictures sent by Clay Thaxton on 04/29 showing the i
Main sail without boom attachment rope Fernando at 11:58am 05.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1392 Hello:My father and I have bought a hunter sloop 27 year 1981. I already have a sunfish boat and I
capri 14 drain plug nottked@esi.com at 10:51am 05.01.02 Smaller Boats 1/1838 just purchased an old capri 14,there are three holes in the stern:two to drain the cockpit;one lo
Running rigging Warren Trunz at 10:25am 05.01.02 Bigger Boats 1/1256 Has anyone used Layline for their running rigging?If so are you happy with it? If not what have you
Boom Hookup Joe Murphy at 9:58am 05.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1131 I just got this Mac 25 1984, she's in pretty good shape.What I need since I don't have a manual on
The 28.5 Group? Grailing at 9:45am 05.01.02 Racing 1/1404 Thank you for the Lake Erie PHRF. I race non Spinnaker Fleet with a shoal draft keel. What is the
help! gotta build a rudder david noble at 9:30am 05.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1036 can anyone give me the diminsions for a rudder on a daysailor. I have a windjammer 17 that I broke t
Cabin table AC at 9:01am 05.01.02 Smaller Boats 2/916 Can anyone think of a good reason (eg. structural stress on post and/or side) not to turn the table

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Hunter 240 white flexible tubing/cabin caverun at 8:17am 06.14.20 Hey Dave- as luck would have it I had a leak around the upper centerboard line thru-hull on my 240 t
G-wind wireless HMT2 at 8:17am 06.14.20 Thanks for the feedback. I decided to go with the Gwind wired version. Now I just need to figure
G-wind wireless Hayden Watson at 8:10am 06.14.20 Thanks for the feedback. I decided to go with the Gwind wired version. Now I just need to figure o
Canoe stern and following seas rgranger at 8:09am 06.14.20 never heard 411 slang on a boat. must be a landlubbar thing. WAIT! I'm calling a senior moment
Rain water in cabin Tarkus at 8:05am 06.14.20 Ugh, that's gotta be annoying! Our hatch slides aft far enough to overhang the top board, we're not
Shore power cable jviss at 8:05am 06.14.20 Jeez, hit number one on google - 30A shore power cord by the foot: Bulk Shore Power Cord - Glendinni
G-wind wireless jmce1587 at 7:59am 06.14.20 Hayden - my boat neighbor installed a B&G WS320:wireless wind speed indicator. He has a Garmin char
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:54am 06.14.20 I started working for a furniture manufacturer, many years ago, as a design engineer and their IT pe
Its funny Friday! FDL S2 at 7:53am 06.14.20
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? RunningCloud at 7:51am 06.14.20 It was a winner in one of the first transatlantic races back in '87. I did some work on it when the
Grab bars on deck bstaff250 at 7:51am 06.14.20 Thank you all for the input. We will be heading out to the boat today and taking some measurements.
Shore power cable Terry Cox at 7:45am 06.14.20 I would never do that. Containers of the gems of our society. :liar:
Yet another boat off the trailer thread AaronD at 7:43am 06.14.20 Wait a sec. You have to lift the transom to change the cable?? I was going to change mine today, bu
How Long Is a V222 mast? What length to make a gin pole? (1) richrsd14 at 7:38am 06.14.20 I just installed a very beefy Ballinger hinged step on my 1971 Ranger 26 (Mull) & the side-swinging
Yet another boat off the trailer thread Gene Neill at 7:37am 06.14.20 Wait a sec. You have to lift the transom to change the cable?? I was going to change mine today, but
Centerboard issues on Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:34am 06.14.20 Please everyone hold up. Centerboard line running through the cabin is different from 260. Workin
Water in Bilge Area Gene Neill at 7:33am 06.14.20 I'd start by narrowing it down: Does water still collect when there's been no rain? Does it leak w
Siracco 15 gooseneck repair dlochner at 7:33am 06.14.20 Pull the duck tape off. There are probably some screws or rivets hiding behind the tape, or maybe no
Yet another boat off the trailer thread (2) AaronD at 7:25am 06.14.20 Here's my stab at this. It was time to change the keel cable, so a good opportunity to try out the s
Maine Visitors Hunter216 at 7:23am 06.14.20

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