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Off shore preparation Boby_Hunter33 at 3:03pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 15/2264 Hi All, I am planning on an atlantic crossing and want to do the following improvements: 1. Install
emergency rudder options? H42 eianm at 2:04pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 9/1286 Just wondering if any clever person has developed an idea for emergency steering in the event of a d
new owner classic plastic Pearson Triton sailormanbigd at 1:50pm 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 27/5696 Hi all, just purchased a 1959 ALberg designed Pearson Triton #16 hull. Got an incredible deal, super
USING UP AN OLD RACOR FILTER (2) twodzusfittings at 1:41pm 12.09.19 Bigger Boats 3/917 As I removed a perfectly good Racor Fuel/Water Separator Filter and replaced it with the two R12T un
Table Weight - Hunter 376 Tristan Simonds at 12:18pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 8/1956 So I removed my mast step to attempt to release the table weight as it has rusted to the inside of t
December Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 6:36am 12.09.19 Racing 27/4216 We raced in the GBCA Chili Chase regatta last Saturday on Galveston Bay. The wind died before most b
EV-200 Auto Pilot. BwWhisper at 6:27am 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/564 Has anyone installed an EV-200 Auto Pilot in a 32 foot sailboat? I am wondering where to mount drive
Catalina 34MK II autopilot install gary16188 at 6:26am 12.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1119 I have a 2005 Catalina 34 MK II. I recently purchased a Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I am not sure
MacGregor Venture 2-24 & Venture 21 Keel BravoGolf at 4:13am 12.09.19 Parts Search 1/692 I'm looking for keels for both a 1972 Venture 2-24 and a 1972 Venture 21. Original keels that can b
Fresh water filling floods bilge? OraclePythia at 10:59pm 12.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2166 Hey, new owner of a 1995 Beneteau Farr 50 here. When filling my four fresh water tanks, the top tray
Genoa sail needed davidaH at 8:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1064 Does anyone have a 150% furling Genoa for sale in NZ? Mine shredded itself in the high winds a few
Keel Damage 1986 Hunter 40 Legend (1) OZWILD at 8:05pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1224 He All, I have sustained some keel damage. I am not confident I know when it happened, but I suspect
Any other C22 MkII owners out there? Zinger88 at 7:51pm 12.08.19 Catalina 22 2/621 As a new owner of a 2002 Catalina 22 MkII (#15493) and new member to the forum, I thought I'd toss o
Yanmar 3YM30 with KM2P-1 tranny vibration Ebenezer at 6:08pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 1/565 Vibration, enough to cause mechanical seal to leak (in forward not in reverse). I know the transmiss
grampian 26 info, looking to buy fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.08.19 Grampian 7/1804 looking at buying a grampian 26, can anyone tell me if the galley is easily removable to refinish it
1985 H31 Keel-Hull "Flanges" (3) Capt-Jack at 3:20pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1451 A recent inspection of my H31 bottom revealed what look like flanges that appear at the keel-hull jo
Hypalon eroded am I screwed? (1) scuba201 at 3:11pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3831 So I thought I was getting a good on craigs list on this ab inflatable, seller said it had a leak bu
another buy or charter question Richard19068 at 1:51pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 8/716 Greetings: My wife and I are thinking about sailing for two months or so in the PNW, mostly in water
Ever wonder what could be swimming beneath your keel? TomY at 12:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1980 https://neal.fun/deep-sea
Attention San Diego Area Boaters >>> New Regulations (1) Rick D at 12:33pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 24/1832 For those of you in San Diego, see this notice of meeting and PowerPoint regarding a proposal to res

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Advice on replacing standing rigging Ward H at 6:46am 10.02.24 Do you know how the wiring is installed? The wires are in a tube in the mast, and they stop mid mas
Advice on replacing standing rigging jssailem at 6:34am 10.02.24 Generally the tube is thin wall PVC attached to the mast using rivets. The wires are strain relieved
Main Cross Traveler ... PhilaSailor at 6:32am 10.02.24 I don't get to this forum enough. This is my first year with a traveler from Garhauer. They could
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? shemandr at 6:28am 10.02.24 I'm not an off shore sailer so I will refrain from comment to NWS. I would say that a foot being a s
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:14am 10.02.24 @FastOlson I replaced the lights on the mast. I ohmed out the 12V wires and identified no problems.
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mcconkd at 6:14am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minima
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.02.24 Please advise where that inspection port is exactly. Include me on your response @Clay W Dave
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mermike at 5:36am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minimal
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Indysailor at 4:14am 10.02.24 The Flying Scot is one that has been mentioned - I even know someone with one for sale (but I haven
Taking the mast down (1) sailme88 at 4:03am 10.02.24 John, I oversee the process of unstepping and stepping the masts at our club. The weight varies. Do
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:17pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you n
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 8:52pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you ne
Merit 22 owners (1) Jnovva at 8:15pm 10.01.24 Messing around with Merits! After my brother and I survived our shakedown run, I began researching i
Advice on replacing standing rigging FastOlson at 6:55pm 10.01.24 While the spar is down where you can work on it, it's past time to replace the wiring inside--- Coax
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 6:11pm 10.01.24 UMarr the Under the starboard seat, lift the seat and there's a false panel on the right hand side
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 5:43pm 10.01.24 Under the strbd seat in the cabin, in behind a vertical panel next to the chart table. So, would t
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 5:33pm 10.01.24 Keep in mind the boat is 20 years old and unless you're the original owner the charger has probably
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 10.01.24 Keep in mind the boat is 20 years old and unless you're the original owner the charger has probably
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 5:14pm 10.01.24 Under the strbd seat in the cabin, in behind a vertical panel next to the chart table.
New Cat 22 owner David W at 4:57pm 10.01.24

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