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Spring Sailing skills review jssailem at 5:52pm 03.13.20 Ask All Sailors 5/712 You know when you sign up for a sails quote how they are going to send you emails. I often dread the
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 Mike Oldak at 4:32pm 03.13.20 Big Boats 14/1792 I'm doing some engine work and thought it would be a good time to replace the throttle and transmiss
Hunter 44 DS Anchor roller Grant6290 at 3:40pm 03.13.20 Big Boats 3/600 Anyonee know who makes the Anchor roller Hunter used on the 44? I have a hard time locating replacem
Tough to watch Ted at 2:11pm 03.13.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1732 This video has been reposted many times on other forums lately. Just in case you haven't seen it yet
First race of 2020 this Saturday! JRT at 11:32am 03.13.20 Racing 9/1328 I'm starting out the new year right and pushing to get out to as many race events as possible. Our
Towing wide Noodat Lady at 7:35pm 03.12.20 Trailer Sailors 20/2791 I am attracted to some of the catboats and catboat derivatives available, with their generous accomm
Where is the best source for the M25XPB heat exchanger gasket? rpwillia at 4:25pm 03.12.20 Catalina 310 12/2054 West Marine has some Sierra ones, but not enough information on them; and they are 60 miles away in
Water in compartments with foam ingramsail at 4:14pm 03.12.20 Catalina 22 17/3981 I'm restoring a Catalina 1977, how do you get the water out of these compartments? Has anyone remove
Torqeedo on Cat 22? gkmoore at 11:29am 03.12.20 Catalina 22 20/5547 Hi all, I'm using a 5hp Honda 4 stroke, mostly reliable. Just wondering though if anyone has powere
Hand rail covering/grip Justin_NSA at 10:50am 03.12.20 Ask All Sailors 22/3644 I'm adding a Taylor-made aluminum rail to the steps on our slip. I want to add some wrapping like yo
Genoa track - 86 Hunter 31 Tom H31 at 5:55am 03.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1166 I have a leak that shows up as water in the lazarette. I believe it's due to leaking around genoa tr
LED anchor light AWG requirement Richard19068 at 7:21pm 03.11.20 Ask All Sailors 37/7284 I'm getting a new LED anchor light and running new wire for it. The lowest amp draw I can find a v
Hunter 290 Mast Post Leak drdanj at 2:47pm 03.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/634 I recently bought a 2000 Hunter 290. The cabin mast post has a small leak, about the only leak in th
bragging (1) jon hansen at 1:51pm 03.11.20 Alden General Chat 75/26885 i here claim that i have the fastest alden caravelle in the world! :) of the 19 built, i have maximi
Main sheet on MH 37? richk at 1:42pm 03.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/958 I need to replace the mainsheet on my Marlow Hunter 37. Any suggestions on diameter and type of lin
resealing top rail Barnett at 12:45pm 03.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/1019 My beloved "OLD" Irwin has a leakage issue. Don't we all upon reaching a certain age. It's narrowe
It is going to be foresale... Pat at 10:03am 03.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/20 I want to sell my O'Day 272 LE....it has been a beautiful boat...let me know if you are interested..
Dehumidifiers Stephen M at 9:26am 03.11.20 Big Boats 20/3573 We are looking for suggestions on a dehumidifier for our Hunter 420 passage that is small and effect
Big Wave Foiled dlochner at 6:41am 03.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 19/1572 Is there no end to foiling? Some awesome waves here. 7fWhI3xeo1U
Will this work for fiberglassing a thru-hull? Ben4195 at 6:25am 03.11.20 Catalina 22 6/1390 Hi All! I've started wading into the process of updating my new-to-me 1975 C22, and one of the majo

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Barton Marine removable traveler (2) jssailem at 1:54pm 12.17.24 Greg. Perhaps the simplest way to look at this is to use a load calculation. Harken has one for the
Yanmar Engine mounts. dlochner at 1:47pm 12.17.24 Glancing through Ellobgen's pages on larger engine mounts, I can see that the idea of having the he
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) kloudie1 at 1:32pm 12.17.24 My original parts manual from 1984 shows 100 in front and 75 in the rear.. When I changed out the or
Another chainplate question dlochner at 1:27pm 12.17.24 To answer the important question, "is this an OK repair?" The answer is a resounding NO. The bulkh
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 12:55pm 12.17.24 This is an advantage. The end of the boom with reduced force puts less stress on the boom. Just n
Another chainplate question Tally Ho at 12:51pm 12.17.24
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast Hello Below at 11:47am 12.17.24 My son and his family just moved into their brand new built house in a little village called Pinehur
Panting Rod, how tight? dlochner at 11:36am 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "
Panting Rod, how tight? FastOlson at 11:09am 12.17.24 When Bob Perry specified a hold-down device for the cabin top on his V-40, he referred to it as a "t
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 Benny35 at 10:51am 12.17.24 Hi Marcos, If memory serves, for the boom end they used the same system as for the masthead, that i
Yanmar Engine mounts. Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 12.17.24 On the other hand, Ellobogen shows 2 pairs of mounts, 100 and 150, with the 150s on the port side a
Panting Rod, how tight? dlochner at 9:20am 12.17.24 Getting ready to re-install my panting rod sometime this week. . I know it should be tightened whi
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (1) RussC at 9:16am 12.17.24 Naaaaaa. who needs em? ;)
Panting Rod, how tight? jssailem at 9:07am 12.17.24 Never have I had to deal with a panting rod. This link on Cruisers Forum may be helpful. https://ww
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 8:16am 12.17.24 It changes the pressure. The pressure on the boom is a function of sail area and wind speed and it
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 8:09am 12.17.24 There is a lot going on with this msg. First the wiring.. Try to get wiring connections out of the
Barton Marine removable traveler jssailem at 8:04am 12.17.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 12.17.24 Tape vs goop. I have had more failures with tape than with goop, especially with any composite fit
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 7:50am 12.17.24 Len. I will make the request. So your in NC?
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Joe at 7:27am 12.17.24 Gravity? Uh.... that's a big No from me. If gravity were sufficient why would truck drivers be tyi

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