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Salt Water Cruise Todd Atchison at 8:22am 10.03.18 Ask All Sailors 17/974 I've always sailed in fresh water and will be venturing into salt water for the first time in two we
Single handing 120 miles out..Challenges and Questions (1) unhinged schoolboy at 7:39am 10.03.18 Ask All Sailors 36/3019 So...it was time to head out in the new boat and get wet. Leaving lake and bay sailing life behind,
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line (2) Tucker67 at 12:37am 10.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2513 Hi all, I have a 41 hunter with a furling main sail and am trying to determine the correct length an
On the bricks (2) Jackdaw at 7:00pm 10.02.18 Ask All Sailors 106/10984 At the base of the light at Manitou Island off the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior, this happens
Best PHRF racer around 23'? SeaducedinMN at 5:56pm 10.02.18 Racing 28/9128 My family joined a very active club on Lake Minnetonka in Minneapolis that requires racing. I have a
Legend 37.5 - what Dacron weight for 130% genoa? aybabtme at 4:01pm 10.02.18 Big Boats 1/507 Hello there! I had some flutter damage on my still original 130% genoa headsail. I need to replace s
Mast Dimensions Rltgold at 12:38pm 10.02.18 Catalina 22 3/1309 Does anyone have the dimensions of the profile of a 22 mast? I am going to make some sort cradle to
Extra Winds Forecasted (2) JamesG161 at 11:39am 10.02.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/508 On October 4-5 and October 7-8... You can pick an extra boost of Winds world wide. The Source of th
Leaking fixed windows Mirwin at 11:15am 10.02.18 Catalina 310 13/3428
Zarcor Solutions October sale Justin_NSA at 10:41am 10.02.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1166 I've always wanted to get their Clozures for my fixed windows. And the Companionway doors are fantas
Rope centerboard line 222/192 HighCs123 at 9:51am 10.02.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3065 How often do you replace your centerboard pendant? Every year? 5 years?
Bungee cord for the Swing Keel on the 170??? Shorefun at 8:24am 10.02.18 Day Sailers 3/670 Pretty sure I saw some where there is a bungee cord used on the swing keep to keep it down but allow
Hard knock in forward gear at low RPM Claude L.-Auger at 8:10am 10.02.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1998 Good morning folks. Been looking at the archives but don't really know where to start and hence look
Macgregor 26X Bow Rail Replacement (1) davewestfall at 6:58am 10.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1745 Help, the bow rail got bent this summer on my 1996 26X. I've found a replacement bow rail...but now
Converting to LED Fatbutter Pancake at 6:54am 10.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1560
Catalina's Oil Based Paint & Mold (5) Codybear at 5:59am 10.02.18 Catalina 275 9/2468 I've mentioned this in the Problems' thread, but this is a big enough problem, it deserves its own t
Tiller Extension Codybear at 3:58am 10.02.18 Catalina 275 28/5694 Recently broke the rubber universal of the Spinlock EJB tiller for the second time and have conclude
Any Schrock Santanna 23D in good condition for sale in Ft.Myers Fla area? videorov at 9:44pm 10.01.18 Other Sailboats 0/849 Ive been interested in finding a real clean solid even if rebuilt if it was done right Santana 23D
Water ballast plug leaking Mac26 hoosierdoc at 7:33pm 10.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1569
What's the best Tyemac at 7:22pm 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 84/6944 What is the best thing you bought for your boat that you can't do without now, or wouldn't want to l

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Stuffing box question. Terry Cox at 4:38am 04.03.24 Our stuffing box normally drips every six to ten seconds while rotating and none at rest. The box sh
Stuffing box question. kappykaplan at 4:38am 04.03.24 Needs some work, to be sure. A little elbow grease and she'll polish up nicely! :beer:
Stuffing box question. American_Mainsail at 4:36am 04.03.24 Only one thing to consider ............................. what is the temperature of the gland nu
Stuffing box question. (5) RevenantDan at 4:35am 04.03.24 Pictures? Needs some work, to be sure. There was a squatter on it, but at least he wasnt a crackhe
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading east coaster at 4:32am 04.03.24 Same instrument lay out as yours. I also had the same issue, did all the tests as advised by raymari
Stuffing box question. kappykaplan at 4:27am 04.03.24 Now I have another project, lol. Was able to buy a 1976 Freeport Islander for $500. It floats and d
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:27am 04.03.24 Danforth won't due and CQR tends to be unreliable in these parts. Hmm. Our boat came with a 40# Da
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 4:19am 04.03.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per sec
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:17am 04.03.24 Where did you have the problem? Also been there many times before, Leo and never had a problem. Pr
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 3:30am 04.03.24
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 12:17am 04.03.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom... ring the diagrams in the user manual. C
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 (1) marcham at 11:45pm 04.02.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom...
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:27pm 04.02.24
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:18pm 04.02.24
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun

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