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Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:02pm 10.20.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1257 I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm.
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 11:51am 10.20.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/1048 I have a 2004 fisher panda 6000 gen set powered by a kabota 2 cylinder. It has about 1500 hours on
Spinnaker Blocks (2) FlimFlamII at 7:35am 10.20.23 Parts Search 5/1170 Any idea on a source for these?
Mast down spreader removals Bentsailor at 6:58am 10.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/420 Our 1994 Hunter 29.5 double Spreader rig must come down this winter. To tarp the boat we must remov
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 6:50am 10.20.23 Bigger Boats 9/904 Hello there! A long time ago we removed the rudder from my 28' Oday, but I really don't remember ho
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 3:57am 10.20.23 Ask All Sailors 28/1699 Hello, I currently remove my mast every Fall and install every Spring. I would like to make a proper
New Sails HomeyD at 1:07pm 10.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1043 I am ready to order new sails for my Catalina 22. A full battoned main and 135 Jib set up for a roll
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 11:20am 10.19.23 Sails Call Lounge 12/1266 I thought it would be fun to share the odd things we run across when perusing sailboat ads. To st
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 3:58pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/744 1. I want to run the reef tack, reef clew, outhaul, downhaul, and vang lines back to the cockpit. T
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 2:32pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/561 Anyone know what the tube in tank was made of, how long, how to remove for inspection/replacement, .
On h260 stopping cables in mast clanging? TURNS OUT ITS USUALLY SLACK ROPE. Davenport at 11:13am 10.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/641 On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging, as boat rocks? I am just starting to research but
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 8:19am 10.18.23 Big Boats 5/873 Our salon table is so big that a person can barely fit between the table edge and the settee backs.
Put-In-Bay? Kings Gambit at 7:03am 10.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/515 Good Morning. Looking at a possible trip to Put-in-Bay, OH area next summer. Does anyone know of ba
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:56pm 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 2/413 I've got a Stearns Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising th
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:50pm 10.17.23 C&C 0/8 I've got a Stearn's Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising t
Whisker Pole Seahawk345 at 12:23pm 10.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/981
Diesel shut off pull Atlantic Phil at 11:45am 10.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 32/2084 I have a 1988 Hunter 37 Legend. The shut off for the Yanmar is 4 steps down the companionway. Has an
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 8:35am 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1319 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch sc
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 8:03pm 10.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1083 i want to ad just a little bit more headroom to my boat. how hard would it be to make a pop top for
Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle TimFromLI at 6:56pm 10.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/771 My mercury starts right up -without the choke when cold. Then when warm, I need to keep the RPMs hig

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Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 JasonArthur at 2:00pm 10.06.24 Thanks BigEasy, Caboteur and Tally Ho for the information and advice. Very helpful and valuable. W
Spinlock xas Calif. Ted at 1:46pm 10.06.24 They are all directional as John has said, Garhauer does make some that are "pull to release" which
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 BigEasy at 12:25pm 10.06.24
Spinlock xas jssailem at 11:34am 10.06.24 No clutch will properly function if the load is reversed. With the spinlock to work you need to be a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 11:33am 10.06.24 * There was also the early-production O'Day 30 that totally lost its keel due to similar build p
HELP! with outhaul line replacement jssailem at 11:29am 10.06.24 made some changes to boom hardware, added reef hooks to gooseneck and changed the reefing plan. I
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 Caboteur at 11:08am 10.06.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 11:04am 10.06.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dLj at 10:26am 10.06.24 Since I have torqued the keel bolts (I have the smile) i got the back 4 torqued to spec, but the fr
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ward H at 10:16am 10.06.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 10.06.24 Same advice as @kappykaplan. Start with the simple (cheapest stuff first). First of all, unfortuna
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 10.06.24 I've worked in there as well, looking for an elusive leak that I've chased for 24 years. Sometimes
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 10.06.24 Also the prop turbulence can really be felt on the helm. Do you have a two bladed prop ?
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Don S/V ILLusion at 9:25am 10.06.24 There are two ways questions like this typically go- well-meaning people will offer guesses based o
HELP! with outhaul line replacement Calif. Ted at 9:21am 10.06.24 My rigging plan looked like yours with the bitter end at the fixed block, when I discovered the movi
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 9:06am 10.06.24 If you mean 'no reports', you might want to change the wording to "very seldom" ... as there was a*
HELP! with outhaul line replacement shemandr at 8:45am 10.06.24 Since the outhaul line exits the boom at the mast end of the boom, and likely runs down to a turning
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 7:58am 10.06.24 Just in for TS Milton... ...
What's the story on the 280? chp at 7:46am 10.06.24 I'm a 280 owner and really like mine. Its just my wife and I so it works great. Also I single hand a
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control kappykaplan at 7:35am 10.06.24 My first guess would be to check the mixing elbow. Was there a black sheen on the water? What spec

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