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O'day 20 Rub Rail SUMB44 at 2:49am 08.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/623 So the rub tail on my O'day 20 needs replacing, both the anchoring strip and the black rubber bit.
Beneteau First 42 cored hull? CrazyLegs at 9:43pm 08.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3748 Well, just had an insurance survey done and the surveyor is insisting that my 1984 Beneteau First 42
Yanmar 2GM20F rpms go down and no power Brinky63 at 6:16pm 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 30/3613 My yanmar 2Gm20f starts fine but when I give it more gas it goes to under 2000 rpm then starts headi
New Dinette Table (4) w4swk at 5:37pm 08.08.18 Catalina 22 18/1270 My old dinette table has just about lived all the life it has in it. We are hoping to stay out on th
Forward Scanning Sonar Clydo at 5:09pm 08.08.18 Catalina 310 4/1084 Friend is taking his boat from Washington D.C area down to Florida and recently installed forward s
H260 speed capability Jeff Gray at 2:42pm 08.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/722 Fellow 260 owners... just looking to get some comparative datapoint. In a steady 8-10 knots of wind
New Stern Table (4) w4swk at 2:37pm 08.08.18 Catalina 22 18/1366 Hi Folks I know others have created all sorts of DIY accessories for their boat, but I wanted to pos
AIS..,.... NYSail at 2:36pm 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 58/6100 So a new item is going to be AIS aboard..... fog out in block island this year confirmed the benefit
How many cranks does it take? dsims at 1:54pm 08.08.18 Sirius 21/22 1/1499 Could someone tell me about how many cranks it takes to get the keel from full up to full down. I s
Waterproof solder wire connectors Franklin at 1:49pm 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 30/3790 https://www.amazon.com/Connectors-Sopoby-Waterproof-Automotive-Electrical/dp/B01FI6IKG6 Anybody try
Openning up the inside of a 26S. Russ Ward at 1:32pm 08.08.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1614 I'm curious on other people's thoughts about a crazy idea I have been thinking about for while. I l
Anchors and rode kclancy at 10:48am 08.08.18 Catalina 22 7/749 Hi All! In preparing for a trip this weekend, I inspected and marked my anchor rode. I was told by
Sailmaker recomendations Ilanortho at 10:28am 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1627 Hi; Looking to buy a new 120 Genoa for a Hunter 34. Any good experiences with a sailmaker you care t
pearson p26 - brainstorming how to route halyards to cockpit (1) tipsyravensailing at 9:59am 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 1/568 hey all. I'm looking at the idea of routing my lines back to the cockpit and doing a single winch o
trying to figure out the reefing on the pearson (2) tipsyravensailing at 9:48am 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2989 https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/38775457_1759498927499062_1054436349731405824_n.jpg?_n
Suddenly faster Ken Cross at 9:42am 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 10/804 I've noticed that our cruise speed this year seemed to be slower than I remembered at a given rpm. S
I need a lift All U Get at 7:14am 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/694 Hi all, I need to lift a 8D battery out of its box to repair the box and of course its in a spot w
Can You Deploy your swim ladder from the water ? MitchM at 5:38am 08.08.18 Ask All Sailors 63/11649 recent posts about the folks lost from the C'C in louisiana hypothesized they could not
Galvanic Isolator gfrazzle at 6:38pm 08.07.18 Big Boats 8/1007 Does a Hunter 41/ 41DS have one of these and if so, where is it located?
11 Year Slow Motion Wreck Of A Paint Failure. (2) rardiH36 at 5:19pm 08.07.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1449 Bear with me as I describe the time-line of my 11 year slow motion paint failure which I feel was ca

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Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? Davidasailor26 at 7:26pm 09.22.24
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? (1) Kermit at 6:50pm 09.22.24 Our friend @Kermit once said Hotel California rules apply. (We are programmed to receive .....) I
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Scott T-Bird at 6:36pm 09.22.24 Our friend @Kermit once said Hotel California rules apply. (We are programmed to receive .....) I
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? marcham at 6:35pm 09.22.24 Mainsail trim (hallyard /downhall tension, backstay tension, main sheet tension and traveller positi
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Scott T-Bird at 6:32pm 09.22.24 Part of the problem with all the responses you read is that nobody really knows how large and deep y
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge marcham at 6:21pm 09.22.24 Most likely a jabsco, if you have a 1" seacock/thru hull. Is the wiring (10 gauge) still there? The
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge jmarty32 at 6:17pm 09.22.24 Hi, Thanks to everyone for your help. I was on the boat today and found where it seems it was origi
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? BAD ORCA at 5:51pm 09.22.24 Flattening the main can definitely reduce weather helm. A looser outhaul tends to power the sail up
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! Richard19068 at 5:37pm 09.22.24 You could try using water filled buckets or gallon jugs to cover the scoop as much as possible to ma
Rudder Removal james2034 at 5:24pm 09.22.24 Hi Jim, I feel your pain. I was in exactly your position when I first took the job on. It took a f
Entering Canade with children. MikeHoncho at 4:22pm 09.22.24 Hi Mike. Cleared Canada Customs in five minutes last season and two hours clearing back into the US
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 4:20pm 09.22.24 Thanks again. I have tried everything I know to remove the pin. The blade is wedged up so no pressu
Rudder Removal james2034 at 3:59pm 09.22.24 226587 The first time I removed my rudder, the stainless pin was seized into the aluminum tiller an
Hoping to start traveling with the boat :) morbidfollower at 3:54pm 09.22.24 At some point in time, sailing in circles looses its luster. I would respectfully suggest that inve
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! Project_Mayhem at 3:54pm 09.22.24 The ducks often sit on people's sugar scoops. I'd say I see them every other time I'm there. The can
Hoping to start traveling with the boat :) ...3TacksontheWater at 3:52pm 09.22.24 At some point in time, sailing in circles looses its luster. I would respectfully suggest that inves
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! jssailem at 3:00pm 09.22.24 PM.. Looks like you are writing the headlines for ClickBait. Perhaps the best way to keep your new b
Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! (1) Tally Ho at 2:51pm 09.22.24
jabsco macerator paper gasket JoeWhite at 2:38pm 09.22.24 I stand corrected. Use the paper type from auto store.
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates ...3TacksontheWater at 2:36pm 09.22.24 I'm bedding the new chainplates I bought from CD. I feel good about the steps I have taken so far.

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