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Frozen Stuffing Box kenvail at 5:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2365 The stuffing box on my 2006 Hunter 38 is leaking pretty badly early in this season. I've tried to lo
Attachment of Mainsheet Elissatoo at 5:46pm 04.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/727 I just bought a Catalina 270 and am rigging it by the seat of my pants as it was taken down by someo
One-Way Drain on Dinghy kenvail at 5:32pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/324 I have a 1987 Achilles dink. The circular flap that is in the drain, which allows water out but not
Hole in the Hull, Help pflng at 5:11pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1029 Somehow I have managed to put a fist size crack/hole in the bottom of my new to me O'day Widgeon, wi
Thermostat problem? Clydo at 4:42pm 04.24.17 Catalina 310 9/660 Anyone have this problem? After replacing small formed hose on front of engine in fresh water cooli
Oceanis 281 - knot meter/depth sounder? HighFidelity at 3:59pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/569 Hi, New to the forums. Bought my first sailboat in November and getting ready to launch in two weeks
P42 passage- boom preventer? Puesta del sol at 3:57pm 04.24.17 Big Boats 9/563 Looking for a safe option for adding a boom preventer. Don't really want to hook to the rail. Othe
C38 Strut snapped in half! C38newbie at 3:22pm 04.24.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1052 Last time we sailed it was uneventful. Very light wind and motored back to the slip in calm water an
FURLER HALYARD SWIVEL FROZEN jerry10848 at 2:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1874 Several years ago I replaced the bearings in the drum of my Hood Seafurl 810LD. Now the halyard swi
Trailerable Sailboats Under 5,000lbs rustyw007 at 2:43pm 04.24.17 Trailer Sailors 97/26986 Hi, I'm trying to compile a list of all trailerable sailboats that meet the following requirements.
Mast Step Parts Roy 845 at 1:56pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/462 Hi All, Iv'e been repairing a 1977 O'Day 22 and I'm wondering if anyone has a picture of what t
Ya gota love the classic sailers! RussC at 1:51pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 3/395 1899506993596150
Teak Preparation - or how to turn grey to gold vhoisington at 1:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 19/5766 OK - without the discussion on grey vs finished teak (I go with admiral's preference), I have some q
H26 / 260 motor mount measurments rade0041 at 1:11pm 04.24.17 Smaller Boats 26/2009 I know the motor mounts have been discussed before but I wasn't able to find any dimensions. I'm pl
First overnighter of the season FINALLY. (6) RussC at 12:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 1/204 It's been a long long winter here in SW Oregon this year. due to weather, we didn't sail a single da
Rudder play. 260 MaxinCalgary at 12:18pm 04.24.17 Smaller Boats 6/492 I have read the threads that show the lower bolts as the cause of side to side rudder post play. It
Seat for 97' Hunter 376 Sunshine05 at 8:24am 04.24.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/573 Any ideas for a seat to put on behind the wheel as I'm too short to see properly over the wheel when
What would you do? JRT at 8:06am 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 41/2413 So as a new sail boat owner and with my previous experience on a sailboat as a crew only we have bee
Hull Cleaner Polish JHoward at 8:03am 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 1/448 Thinking of using a electric floor buffing unit, one of the new generation lite weight with 300 RPM
I need Dimensions to the center board Pierson Wonder please Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:52am 04.24.17 Pearson 0/439 I purchased a Wanderer very inexpensively and she is currently in Dry Dock and much to my surprise I

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Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker rgranger at 8:25pm 05.27.23 The far more important question here is "what fried the breaker". Breakers don't usually fry. Do
Catalina 25 w/ Wing Keel seperation. CJohnson at 7:40pm 05.27.23 Thanks Stu! I've got a 1978, so I know it's probably got it's issues compared to a 1981. It's an a
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:31pm 05.27.23 https://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/beer.jpg This about sums it up. -Will
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. dLj at 6:59pm 05.27.23 It could be a lifting bridle used to dry sail the boat. Look for 3 connecting points near the keel.
C&C 38 Rudder - Wet Stephen1150 at 6:47pm 05.27.23 Thanks
C&C 38 Rudder - Wet Sailfanatic at 6:40pm 05.27.23 If you are not getting rust from around the rudder stock and there is no evidence of delamination, t
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 6:19pm 05.27.23 All Boat Movers 19119 Rogers Road Odessa, Florida 33556-4126 Toll Free: 1-800-926-2875 ext 418 Phon
Early Music Instruments David in Sandusky at 5:59pm 05.27.23 Yale has a great museum full of early musical instruments on Hillhouse Avenue, next to my engineerin
What speed makes you fire up your motor? David in Sandusky at 5:38pm 05.27.23 While cruising to another port we like to maintain 4 knots. We will fire up the engine on persistent
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 5:22pm 05.27.23 "new clause I've never noticed near the end of the policy that requires me to have the fire extingui
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 4:24pm 05.27.23 Anyways, I hadn't seen this area used for electrical control yet but it seemed like a nice accessibl
Electrical upgrades (3) morbidfollower at 4:21pm 05.27.23 Im currently using 2 50W square rigid solar panels from Renogy mounted on the stern rail. I got the
Catalina 25 w/ Wing Keel seperation. Stu Jackson at 4:07pm 05.27.23 Congrats. I had a 1981 C25 fin keel for 12 years. That looks like a Catalina smile, regardless of
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 3:59pm 05.27.23 Miller Lite, BTW. Is that even considered beer? Inquiring minds want to know? :beer:
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 3:32pm 05.27.23 That's a fake beard. And beer doesn't constitute "drinking", IMO. Fake beard, fake beer. Makes sen
Santana 21 design info needed shemandr at 3:14pm 05.27.23 Oh and since it's a centerboard boat you may want to make a kick up feature for the rudder. More co
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker mermike at 3:13pm 05.27.23 You might consider an ELCI breaker in its place.
Santana 21 design info needed shemandr at 3:12pm 05.27.23 You can make a rudder yourself. Don't worry about that. You can probably make a better one than th
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. dlochner at 3:00pm 05.27.23 It could be a lifting bridle used to dry sail the boat. Look for 3 connecting points near the keel.
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. Calif. Ted at 3:00pm 05.27.23 I used a bridle like that to launch small boats (Lido's, Thistle's) off a pier using a small yard cr

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