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1979 cherubini 37 cutter Autumns Wind at 11:09am 06.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 28/3571 Going to look at a 1979 Cherubini at the inspection what would you say are the major issues one shou
AC day1-USA is MIA Gunni at 8:12am 06.18.17 Racing 11/1024 The boats seem to be pretty much evenly matched. Able to foil at 22kts in 7kts of wind. However you
Oday 192 centerboard stuck in keel colemanps at 7:06am 06.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/612 i put my 192 on its trailer. Now back in the water but the centerboard is stuck up in the shoal keel
Washing Cabin Cushion Cover? catalanc at 6:43am 06.18.17 Catalina 22 1/363 Hi Guys I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MK II and the cushion covers could use a good washing. One side i
Broken Strut on a 1983 C&C 30 mk1 popster48 at 6:24am 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 2/291 Inspection reveals that it is stainless, not bronze and had been welded...Is this original? or jury
Oday 192 centerboard pendant colemanps at 5:57am 06.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/586 How do I get access to the centerboard pendant shackle inside the shoal keel? Thanks.
Outland Hatch Covers Solstice at 4:57am 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1983 Does anyone have any experience with these? We do have Ocean shades for our hatches, but when used,
Irwin 37 ketch mast head replacement (2) yem23 at 6:57pm 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 1/613 Below are pics of the top of my main masthead. There is a triangular shaped plate, mounted on a hing
H34 Aft Water Tank - Hold Down Straps (2) lnikl at 6:53pm 06.17.17 Big Boats 5/812 Have any of you had to replace the aft water tank on a H34 (mine is 1983). The tank is aluminum and
A hex / pox on the Hunter installers. Scott B at 5:00pm 06.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/757 Whoever had the brain fart at hunter era 2005 et al, to think it was a good idea to install zip ties
Wind speed and direction equipment-I need info Jimongee at 2:38pm 06.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/691 OK so in about 10 days my wife and I are departing Lake MI -destination the North Channel For the su
Water ballast boats' deck access? Robert and Janis at 2:30pm 06.17.17 Smaller Boats 21/1418 we are buying an H260 and as senior type folks we wonder if there are any special ways to more easil
B&G Zeus2 question Sefuller at 2:23pm 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2674 I just replaced my B'G Network Quad with a Zeus2. I can't tell for sure from the supplied documenta
Oday 192 mast foot sigsgmret at 12:29pm 06.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1198 I have a 1986 Oday 192 and am concerned about the mast foot. One of the flanges that is used to sec
Polynesian boat - around the world Skipper at 7:58am 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/446 http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/17/canoe-returning-to-hawaii-after-epic-round-world-voyage.html
O'day 240 background Marlow Currie at 6:42am 06.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/5180 Hi everyone, I am a new owner of a O'Day 240 1989. No manual so i am looking for one. Interested in
HOW DO i FIND REGISTRATION OR VIN # Al Turner at 4:24am 06.17.17 Sirius 21/22 3/1514 JUST BOUGHT Sirius 21 AND WANT TO REGISTER
a new headsail mortyd at 3:21pm 06.16.17 Catalina 30 12/1230 my local sail loft has lost(???) my three year old 145 genoa - which is what catalina suggested for
130 years of Beneteau book - now in PDF Jackdaw at 3:19pm 06.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1921 Two years ago Beneteau sent me a hardbound copy of a book called 'Beneteau - 130 ans'... a deep hist
Solar Powered Swamp Cooler for the boat Brian D at 2:34pm 06.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/5498 Since a boat really is a small confined space (well, most of the are) keeping the air cool can be co

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Mooring line...... sailme88 at 2:42am 04.01.24 Dyneema would not be my choice for dock or mooring lines. This is a place where you want stretch to
New to me Cat 22 morbidfollower at 9:55pm 03.31.24 From the sounds of it, you should probably just go ahead and replace the standing rigging. Its not c
"No Step" decals higgs at 8:51pm 03.31.24 If you can't step on it it should not be on the boat.
Precision 23 mast question dlochner at 7:23pm 03.31.24 Precision sailboats are great little boats. Designed by Jim Taylor, they are fast fun boats. The com
Not understanding stop solenoid function smokey73 at 7:20pm 03.31.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable func
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Joe at 6:47pm 03.31.24 Absolutely! :beer: :cool: that would be very cool
Precision 23 mast question Joe at 6:44pm 03.31.24 Can you post a picture of the mast step (the base)? Boats that are often trailered, such as yours,
Not understanding stop solenoid function Captain Larry-DH at 6:25pm 03.31.24 Consider the loss of DC power to your fuel flow. Jim... The engine stop only needs to be momentar
Not understanding stop solenoid function JamesG161 at 6:18pm 03.31.24 I'm simply replacing a manual cable with a solenoid that pulls the cable. Consider the loss of DC
PHRF O'Day 192 PaulK at 6:17pm 03.31.24 Good luck then. We have more than 2700 different standard classes in our YRALIS PHRF database and n
PHRF O'Day 192 TJ Mickel at 6:02pm 03.31.24 The numbers that David found above (post #4) might indicate that the boat is quicker in Chesapeake
Name Change Rich Stidger at 6:02pm 03.31.24
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? PaulK at 6:00pm 03.31.24 Another reason Shemandr's sailing center might call for the boats to come in at 15 knots (post #8)is
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . PaulK at 5:39pm 03.31.24 Having steerage provided by tugs is a nice idea, but difficult to implement. If the containership is
Precision 23 mast question jssailem at 5:36pm 03.31.24 Sounds like a reasonable plan.
Precision 23 mast question mikevet at 5:33pm 03.31.24
Precision 23 mast question jssailem at 5:25pm 03.31.24 Ask someone to merge the duplicate posts. You may need a crane to pull the mast. There is no need t
PHRF O'Day 192 PaulK at 5:17pm 03.31.24 The numbers that David found above (post #4) might indicate that the boat is quicker in Chesapeake B
Name Change jssailem at 5:16pm 03.31.24 And appease the gods of the winds. They can really mess you up always blowing from the direction you
working on my yanmar 2gm Dalliance at 4:43pm 03.31.24

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