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Hunter 37 cutter - mainsheet configuration. rugger at 7:08am 07.29.19 Ask All Sailors 4/559 Help - I painted my boom and now am not able to set the mainsheet blocks up properly. Sounds like a
Nylon Cutlass Bearing (4) Saltwaterand seaweed at 3:44am 07.29.19 Yamaha 3/1888 Is anyone here familiar with the nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log on the Yamaha 33?
Fish finder glued inside the hull (3) jonelli at 10:30pm 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1678 Not a really important topic, but I was messing around with a fish finder transducer in my Cat30, an
Searching for S2 6.7 rudder jubels at 6:19pm 07.28.19 Parts Search 4/853 I need a rudder for a 1981 S2 6.7. Does anyone have one or know where I can find one?
AMF Alcort Puffer ARC7 at 5:23pm 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/418 I recently bought an AMF Alcort Puffer but it is missing a mast and jib. Can anyone refer where I ca
No Electrical power Mbfhunter at 4:45pm 07.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/777 An intended day on the water ended up being a day of dead batteries. 2006 Hunter 27. Pulled them off
Rodkicker Repair (1) Bill19233 at 3:40pm 07.28.19 Racing 23/9946 Has anyone had the cable pull out of the inside of their Selden Rodkicker boom vang? Having trouble
Longer rudder Slacker at 2:04pm 07.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/2519 If I installed a longer rudder would that help prevent my Catalina 18 from rounding up so quickly?
Where the heck is my electric bilge pump? spethier at 1:11pm 07.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2059 I have now owned a 2008 Beneteau 37 for a couple of years now, and this weekend, my bilge pump faile
"The time has come," the walrus said, "to speak of many things . . ." Red_Dog at 11:38am 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 25/2736 In this case, it's boom vangs, main sheets and travelers. Ok, I think I've got an understanding thos
H376 Holding tank jcrews63 at 9:39am 07.28.19 Big Boats 0/615 Has anyone here replaced the holding tank of their 376? I'm just in discovery mode now and thought i
Supercapacitor starters & "batteries" agprice22 at 6:54am 07.28.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/1047 I have been around powerboats and sailboats my whole life, and I own one of each. My father was more
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log Saltwaterand seaweed at 11:01pm 07.27.19 Yamaha 3/1170 Is anyone here familiar with the nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log on the Yamaha 33?
2006 Hunter 146 Centerboard Repair Hunter146Owner at 9:33pm 07.27.19 Day Sailers 24/4405 I just bought a 2006 Hunter 146 that is in very good condition. To my dismay, the cleat holding the
Interior Teak Finish Help (4) DYFLWD at 8:35pm 07.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3389 Hi all, I am refininshing my settee shelf which I believe to be made of teak. It isnt varnished but
Nice sailing on Seneca agprice22 at 6:17pm 07.27.19 Telstar 12/2843 nice day one Seneca today... fRSaPbyOEUU
Check Your Bilge MikeHoncho at 5:44pm 07.27.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1527 Went to the boat last night to load it and do some prep and sleep on it for a early morning start to
Outboard for an O'Day 192? (1) GSBNY at 4:26pm 07.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2199
Need help with proper boom rigging on Hunter 22 nickvillaume at 2:29pm 07.27.19 Smaller Boats 12/2746 There is a cable coming from the top of the mast that hooks onto the back of the boom and supports i
Headsail Nomenclature? Kings Gambit at 9:31am 07.27.19 Ask All Sailors 27/6284 So. Correct me here if I'm wrong. A "Jib" is a headsail with no overlap; i.e., fits inside the foret

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Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer. JBP-PA at 2:40pm 01.27.25 This might help https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/sailboat-winter-covers-what-to-look-for
Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer. JBP-PA at 2:28pm 01.27.25 Several ways to do it. Perhaps the cheapest is to buy large tarps to cover the boat and mast. This
Runaway diesel capta at 2:26pm 01.27.25
I'll never see this again capta at 1:40pm 01.27.25 Just 17 little hours of flying, and my view went from this nd. -Will Honestly, I like the first vi
I'll never see this again capta at 1:35pm 01.27.25 I ate lunch in Winsor, Canada once. There have been a few times when I'd much rather have been eat
Runaway diesel Dalliance at 1:34pm 01.27.25 The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dy
Through-Hull Fittings Ran-Dee9229 at 12:23pm 01.27.25 RAndy check and see what duck Creek wants for the truck Hull. I did one a few months ago and found
Kato Lift for Catailna 385 Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.27.25 Kato is one choice. You have a nice Catalina, all your hardware is Garhauer. They make a great eng
how many more years can I get out of her? shemandr at 11:52am 01.27.25 A lot of sailers and boaters get negative 2 fortitude as they age. Smaller, more simple and less in
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 01.27.25 With a quarter century of experience with Sabre, let me disabuse you of that notion. Make no mistak
how many more years can I get out of her? jackhart at 10:09am 01.27.25 You will get 5-foot-itis before the boat fails :cool: Greg I thought it was called '2 foot itus?
Through-Hull Fittings nramsey at 9:47am 01.27.25 Just get Trudesign composite thru hulls and be done with it. I replaced bronze and marlon thru hul
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dlochner at 9:05am 01.27.25 I swear my next boat will be something that was built right from the start such as a Sabre With a
What is this on my boom? PaulK at 8:46am 01.27.25 Thanks @Joe[/USE The TL control line reaches it with enough for one bend, and no way to secure. It
Looking for Used Sailboat Parts stores in Seattle or nearby gouldx at 8:37am 01.27.25 Bit of a drive in either direction from Seattle, but Sexton's Chandlery in Portland and Sailboat Wre
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35am 01.27.25 Might have been simpler to use a macerator pump..... --Peggie
Looking for Used Sailboat Parts stores in Seattle or nearby jssailem at 8:28am 01.27.25 There was a salvage yard up in Marysville. Not sure they are still operating. I know the guy who scr
how many more years can I get out of her? mistermike55 at 8:15am 01.27.25 Since I'm late to the party I'll simply ask... what did you decide? It looks like you have some wo
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 7:32am 01.27.25 I swear my next boat will be something that was built right from the start I admire your belief th
What is this on my boom? OS2Dude at 7:00am 01.27.25 On my 1985 Catalina 30, the topping lift is wire to within a few feet of the boom then becomes a sma

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