﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>OCC Forums » Systems and Maintenance » Hull and Deck Hardware  » Latest Topics</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>OCC Forums</description><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/</link><webMaster>OCC Forums</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:42:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Traveler hacks</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7926.aspx</link><description>Traveler hacks Hi all, For those of us with line-control travelers. I was reminded yesterday of traveler additions to Alchemy (V42-128) that I thought I would share: The first is to sew-in some sort....</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 20:25:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dick</dc:creator></item><item><title>Cockpit floor coverings</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7589.aspx</link><description>Written for a different group, but thought it might be interesting to some. Hi all, A while back, perhaps a long while back, there was a discussion on cockpit floor choices. Clearly the most elegant....</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 15:10:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dick</dc:creator></item><item><title>Seeking: Sestrel Compass Dome Replacement</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7455.aspx</link><description>Hello,  I am seeking a replacement part for my old-style gimballed brass Sestrel compass which is frame-mounted on the binnacle. The dome is cracked and needs replacing. As these compasses are out of...</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 21:37:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Genevieve.Millward</dc:creator></item><item><title>Installing a skin fitting / thru hull</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost7365.aspx</link><description>I’m about to install a forward scan transducer and looking for some advice/reassurance.   The sounder is more or less the same as a normal depth / speed transducer, ie a 50ish mm threaded tube with.....</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:46:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>pete.holt</dc:creator></item><item><title>Ewincher</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost6799.aspx</link><description>Hi all, I keep seeing electric winches being flogged,  the most recent was the weekly Cruising Compass,  so I wrote a letter to the editor. I thought it may be of interest.  Hi George, I believe that...</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:43:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dick</dc:creator></item><item><title>Keel Bolts - Inspection and Potential Remediation</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost5816.aspx</link><description>Hi, I sail a 1990 Pacific Seacraft, Crealock 31. She’s in great shape and the only thing about her that gives me pause are the keel bolts. While I haven’t noticed any problems, the mystery of their.....</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 21:27:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Daniel.Coate</dc:creator></item><item><title>Burnt out winch motor</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost5366.aspx</link><description>Today our anchor winch motor burnt out. About a month ago it ceased working in Curacao. It looked like a brush was sticking. We had it repaired. Today, in Aruba, it stopped working again. When it was...</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:43:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Neill.Hogarth</dc:creator></item><item><title>Fibreglass work</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost5096.aspx</link><description>Can anyone recommend an experienced fibreglass expert on coast anywhere between New York and Portland, Maine? We require a fairly complicated repair to topside, involving removal of rotten timber...</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 11:47:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael.Bennett</dc:creator></item><item><title>repairing port lights</title><link>https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost1111.aspx</link><description>Currently  we are in Oriental,.....</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:55:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DzerWogs</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>