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Appropriate amount of headstay sag? (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 10.06.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/10078 One of the boats in our club thought that we had too much headstay sag in one of our races a few wee
Bleeding a Yanmar 3GM 30 (F) - is it always necessary?? Bluenose at 7:09pm 10.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1785 Hi all, In the courses I have taken, they always said to bleed after changing the primary and seco
Questions for 39 owners Sefuller at 4:26pm 10.05.19 Bigger Boats 2/937 I noticed on haul out that our propshaft strut has some movement. I'm wondering how it is attached
Sheet to tiller again garymalmgren at 4:21pm 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 1/957 Well, posted the last one as Private so only I could watch it. Not much meaning to that. gary DOUgO-
Drilling new bow cleat holes RolfSail at 2:12pm 10.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1153 Hello veteran Hunter owners. I have a new to me 1999 260. I want to replace the bow cleats. You ment
st50 wind transducer repair fganz1944 at 12:44pm 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 11/6442 My st50 wind transducer (Z135) has failed, first direction, more recently wind speed. Question: 1.
any 310 Catalina owners in Puget Sound/Salish Sea? matts997 at 11:29am 10.05.19 Catalina 310 9/2054 I currently own a Hunter 280 and am looking for a 310 or 320 Catalina. I've seen several 320s but ha
Deep water anchorages (1) Rltgold at 11:19am 10.05.19 Catalina 22 25/3505 After our last trip to Catalina Island we found out how many anchorages were in pretty deep water.
macgregor 26s ballast hedgy at 10:00am 10.05.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3379 good morning, i just purchased 1993 Macgregor 26s, wondering as far as water ballast, its trailered
Re-leather the Wheel? Kings Gambit at 9:26am 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1994 The SS wheel of me 1999 Bavaria needs new leather covering. The leather there now is the original an
Oday 192: how to raise rudder to launch and retrieve boat at marina? tuna boat captain at 9:05am 10.05.19 Day Sailers 3/1878 Is it alright to drill hole in the trailing part of the rudder to raise rudder?
Sheet to tiller steering garymalmgren at 5:52am 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 2/634 Third time lucky gary DOUgO-tSCDY
Prop shaft spar? Devins at 4:21am 10.05.19 Ask All Sailors 3/533 Good morning, I remember seeing a link for Hunter replacement propeller spars, and I thought it was
refrigeration insulation charles anthony at 2:30am 10.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1089 Does anybody know how the fridge=freezer is insulated on a 430 I suspect mine is wet. The freezer pl
Painting Catalina 22 deck question Erbardy at 5:56pm 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 3/710 I have another question concerning painting the deck of my Catalina 22. I am looking at the hardware
Painting the deck of a Catalina 22 Erbardy at 5:42pm 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 10/2263 I am a new owner of a Catalina 22. This winter I am going to paint the deck of the boat. I am planni
Piles of black smoke Yanmar 3GM30 Tim Mills at 4:47pm 10.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/2058 My boat has been sitting for about 2 months. I went to run the Yanmar 3GM30 tonight and this is what
Propane stoves & tank Tjbsailorman at 4:42pm 10.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2399
Outhaul to cockpit JRT at 4:29pm 10.04.19 Catalina 310 18/4397 Has anyone brought the outhaul to the cockpit? Any pics and part list would be appreciated.
Rudder Work / Replacement Jimbeaux at 4:25pm 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3579

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Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 10:11am 01.06.25 Hey Thanks @dmdiehl64 I see you are in Tawas, are you in the state harbor or the TBYC (or somewher
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:43am 01.06.25 May I guess? 2 tires installed on 2 rims under $400.00. 2 axcle bearing at $40.00 each. Installati
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dmdiehl64 at 9:43am 01.06.25 We purchased our Beneteau 321 under very similar circumstances to you, many people do. No experience
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:39am 01.06.25 Any semicompetent mechanic can do the bearings. Tires can be had at most any WalMart. My suggestio
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:36am 01.06.25 Check the axle carefully if its been in salt water... We once had one give out in the middle from
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:33am 01.06.25 May I guess? 2 tires installed on 2 rims under $400.00. 2 axcle bearing at $40.00 each. Installati
Part Identification Will Gilmore at 9:06am 01.06.25 It could be the cap end of a traveler track. Look for the same hole configuration on your deck hard
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dLj at 8:59am 01.06.25 Reading your response, a few things come to mind. I would suggest to not be in a hurry, if you have
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 8:36am 01.06.25 Hey everyone, lots of great advice - thank you! also some questions that I can answer, and some that
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dlochner at 8:06am 01.06.25 A competent broker who has experience with importing boats can be of immense value in guiding you to
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? colemj at 7:58am 01.06.25 You will also need to make sure the boat is deregistered with Transport Canada. I think, but do not
Rust inhibitor dLj at 7:55am 01.06.25 Ospo and the TotalBoat Rust Primer are probably similar products. Both are Phosphoric acid which bo
Bluetooth Radar colemj at 7:38am 01.06.25 I'm just not sure how the connection at the deck level works; our mast is deck stepped. I haven't f
Oceanis 42 CC Fridge JoeDP at 7:34am 01.06.25 Coastal climate control website has a very good section on troubleshooting your fridge/freezer prob
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' Belzoni at 7:31am 01.06.25 This video from Edson shows details of how the shaft and brake system on a cable based system come a
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dLj at 7:30am 01.06.25 I bought my boat in the islands and imported it to the US. The import duty is only 1%. I used an i
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? shemandr at 7:20am 01.06.25 Lots of good advice here. All I'll add is that, yes your wife deserves a comfortable cabin. She's
Bluetooth Radar (1) jssailem at 7:18am 01.06.25 Danny. Take a picture of your mast at the deck. Include any wires that come out of the mast and plug
King Cnut the Great shemandr at 7:00am 01.06.25 I always read Jim's posts. They are always interesting. Cnut the great!
King Cnut the Great jssailem at 7:00am 01.06.25 That is a bit KNUTSE... The "K" is silent.

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