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Racing in January on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:40pm 01.06.19 Racing 9/1389 First GBCA Icicle Rum Race of 2019 on Saturday. Good turnout, close to 50 boats turned in times. Gre
Genoa with multiple attachment points at clew (1) Skipper at 2:58pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1133 Saw a genoa furled today on a brokerage boat at the dock. It had 5 or 6 attachment points for the sh
Changing motor Pete145 at 12:32pm 01.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 72/9604 Hello all, I'm new here so please go easy on me. I have a Nash 26 with an OMC Zephyr 2cyl, 2 stroke
got a nasty surprise yesterday SycloneDriver at 11:56am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 76/10724 Yesterday I invited some fiends to go sailing. When we arrive at the marina one of my dock neighbor
Toggle Switches w/ Screw Terminals Ward H at 10:41am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 12/587 Working on my DC Distribution panel and need two toggle switches, SPDT for bilge pump and SPST for V
fixed 3 blade propeller Slow Dancin at 7:47am 01.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1465 I have a 2006 hunter 38 with 40 hp moter which came with a FlexFold 3 blade propeller but am unhappy
Re-powering '86 O'Day 28 with a Yanmar 2YM15? (1) DJR at 5:19am 01.06.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1535 Joyfully purchased an ODay28, but it has been in dry dock for three years. According to boatyard le
Sabre fans: sailme88 at 4:14am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/843 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of Sabre Yachts. Even though Sabre is no longer producing sail
Coast Guard Monterey385 at 8:32pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3125 Many of you know that I am Coast Guard family and quite proud of it. Everyone by now knows that ther
What do I need to have and what should I have on my 170 when I head out on the bay in NJ? Shorefun at 8:20pm 01.05.19 Day Sailers 26/2909 I plan on getting floating VHF, a mast float and some decent life vests for starters. I will need al
1979 cat 30 cutless bearing dnimigon at 7:12pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 6/1033 Going to be pulling boat out here next week sometime. Want to change the cutless. I've read that the
You Get What You Pay For fstbttms at 4:37pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/3786 A new customer asked me to inspect the work her previous dive service had done a week earlier. mSdR
Sail battens wisey2 at 3:34pm 01.05.19 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 4/7132 Where is the best place to get replacement battens for my Hunter 240? I live in Nazareth, PA and sa
Aft Cabin Cushions on a 380 Tucsonsailor at 3:25pm 01.05.19 Big Boats 2/674 I am looking to replace the outdated fabrics in the V berth and Aft Cabin. One question is how to g
Need your opinion. Help me spend my money dennisv at 2:45pm 01.05.19 Bigger Boats 63/7771 OK, Status I own a 1984 Oday 28. Beautiful boat in very good shape. Truly use it for family day sa
Standing Rigging Cost: DYI vs. Rigger Doctor Dolittle at 1:23pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 14/18879
Beneteau Solent stay (1) Jbv at 9:48am 01.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2536
Garbage Patch 1, Clean Up < 1 dlochner at 5:46am 01.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 25/2166 Just saw this from the Ocean Clean Up project. https://gcaptain.com/structural-issue-forces-u-shap
Heating system in Catalina 470 Joaleb at 5:44am 01.05.19 Big Boats 17/3567 Good morning. We would like to install a Webasto heating system in our Catalina 470 and are wonderin
Featherstream Folding Prop Repair/Recondition spadaforaj at 4:58am 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/931 Have a really nice Garlow Featherstream prop that took a beating this season - one of the blades pre

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Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? jssailem at 3:57am 10.19.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations sailme88 at 3:50am 10.19.24 You most likely lost it when backing down.. powering forward will push the prop forward. So if you w
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations jssailem at 3:41am 10.19.24 @StretchCT it has been 6 weeks since you posted about losing your prop. You indicated in your bio th
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 3:09am 10.19.24 To much of a good thing puts Mother Nature out of balance. Our PacificNW weather is about to change
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? higgs at 7:40pm 10.18.24 A quick search turned up one C Lark 14 for sale advertised in excellent condition. $700 with traile
Fiberglass crack by winch higgs at 7:16pm 10.18.24 I would use an old fashion can opener to open up the top of the crack and then fill with West epoxy
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 6:54pm 10.18.24
Catalina 385 weight? Tally Ho at 5:53pm 10.18.24
Keel Winch Replacement Keen Ice II at 5:45pm 10.18.24 Where did you find the repacement CB winch?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 10.18.24 I have a Mack Pack with integrated lazy jacks. I can ease my jacks, and leave the sail cover in pl
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo caverun at 5:33pm 10.18.24 Last winter I replaced the bottoms of my 260 aft-berth cushions- the fabric had rotted due to moistu
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 10.18.24 What ever the case, the repair needs to assure the winch is solid and that the surface around is wa
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jssailem at 3:14pm 10.18.24 Jim. It is always nice to hear someone else give you the measurement of something. Saves one from sp
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 2:39pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised? If the unit s
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 2:34pm 10.18.24 I would suggest if looking for a cause, that it was not sail related. Perhaps the winch was used to
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 2:20pm 10.18.24 That is true. Mine were custom designed by a super duper engineer. Installed by a gurus. And worked
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 1:39pm 10.18.24 UPDATE. Removed all connections on both sides of each circuit breaker, neutral buss and ground buss.
Lazy Jacks ? Ward H at 1:35pm 10.18.24 Before I went to a stack pack I had a two legged lazy jack system. My 12.5' boom really needed at le
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? RitSim at 1:29pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 12:36pm 10.18.24 I thought I should post this image with the mast down. It gives a good image of the prebend. The spr

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