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Lynch Mob Coming Soon! RoyS at 4:37am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 11/979 Moved to a new marina. Several boats down from us is a newish Catalina 40. That boat sounds like a c
Antenna missing part on Legend 35.5 (2) Michael-Louis at 3:47am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/484 The Legend from 1992 and the technician made this picture. Anyone has a clue what is missing and whe
380 Rollers For Running Rigging Under Turtleshell planoron at 10:43pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/544 Thanks in advance. I am finishing a refit and while restepping the mast I found that the nylon(?) r
Straightening Rolling furler track azsailing at 9:45pm 05.21.17 Trailer Sailors 11/3144 Anybody have any ideas about how to straighten a plastic rolling furler track that has a bit of an s
looking for heavy-duty mast cleaner njlarry at 8:47pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 3/369 About to pull our mast and among the many tasks planned is a good cleaning. It is really dirty espec
Parts I can't buy (1) Ken Cross at 6:08pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 53/3466 I broke a small clamp that holds the autopilot ring on the wheel. I didn't find a ready supply of pa
Battery installation - Any suggestions El Jeffe at 3:40pm 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 10/3616 I'm a brand new owner of a 2001 C16.5. Can't wait to get it in the water. I'm interested in any ad
Locals Only! surfforce 1 at 2:36pm 05.21.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/625 Anyone out there in the Long Beach California area who wants to go sailing this week? I'll host! Cap
Sea Lion grabs young girl Brian D at 1:56pm 05.21.17 Sails Call Lounge 28/2558 People feeding the Sea Lion, little girls sits on the edge, and then... wpDPvq81sC4
Rules question? (1) Ted at 1:20pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 19/952 Just wondering who would have the right of way, a sailboat or a building?
shroud replacement gblankinship at 12:55pm 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/837 I bent the threaded end on the upper shroud of my o'day 23. Does anyone know where I can order a rep
Engine RPM's fluxulating thaeni at 12:25pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1412 While mothering in heavy seas (6to8') my rpm's would fluxulate from 2800 down to 2000. This went on
H23.5 transducer placement and install Chris Flanagan at 10:18am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 23/1768 I was following an earlier post by Dave Congdon and still having no luck getting a reading. I chose
Broken Seacock - repair options? (2) dph123 at 8:36am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 18/4640 I went down to the boat to diagnose an overheating problem. I started at the seawater intake. I st
Outboard motor oil RWSlater at 8:31am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/940 Do y'all use synthetic oil in your 4 stroke outboards?
2007 Beneteau 343 aft cabin bed sheets Ciarabc at 8:05am 05.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1029 Can anyone provide solution for bed sheets in our aft cabin?
Unstepping an O'Day 25 Quick help needed Nevada Mike at 7:17am 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1188 I have a new to me O'Day 25 and was able to step the mast with much more worry than actual drama. T
New style shroud retainers (1) Tony_Furst at 5:07am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 14/1863 Replaced the original rubber shroud retainer plugs on my 23.5 with the new style retainer covers fro
Lifting Rings for dinghy Solstice at 4:38am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/4825 Just received my PVC Zodiac and as I suspected I need to add lifting D-Rings to my bow as it will li
Small sail repair azsailing at 10:41pm 05.20.17 Trailer Sailors 4/850 Hi guys, My boat came with a genny on a rolling furler. Most of the sail is in good shape, but it h

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Dinghy best practices ggrizzard at 6:18pm 07.10.24 Stampings??? :yikes: Were they "cancelled"? ;)
Unusual stuffing box ggrizzard at 6:15pm 07.10.24 I agree with Shemandr. You're 3/4 the way there already. Go for it.
What are these screw things called shemandr at 6:04pm 07.10.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primaril
Unusual stuffing box shemandr at 5:24pm 07.10.24 To get far over my skis, because I'm bored tonight, I'd say yes pack it. It doesn't look that diffe
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. heritage at 4:54pm 07.10.24 The op says that he has a Yanmar 20gm. This engine doesn't have a heat exchanger or rubber impeller
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 4:47pm 07.10.24
Noise between Mast and Boom shemandr at 4:23pm 07.10.24 I'm shocked and appalled to learn that a PO didn't use OEM parts for a repair. That almost never ha
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 4:18pm 07.10.24 Looks like a great place to drop the hook! Tks for sharing. :beer:
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). kappykaplan at 4:17pm 07.10.24 Did you check the port aft? The PO of my boat had dyslexia and engraved the HIN on the port side of
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 4:14pm 07.10.24 The next day we motored to Kent Island in the Walker Group in preparation for our trip around Cape C
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 3:57pm 07.10.24 Nice pic!
What are these screw things called jviss at 3:57pm 07.10.24 This is an interesting discussion to me, as I like the controversy, and it seems people have prefere
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? LakeOntario270 at 3:56pm 07.10.24 I had a similar problem. I purchased a 30 watt panel from Amazon that came with a controller. The
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 3:55pm 07.10.24 The next three days saw some long hours. It looked like a good weather window so we got an early sta
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? dlochner at 3:26pm 07.10.24 A solar system consists of 3 basic elements, the PV panel, a controller, and a battery, along with a
3GM30F Service Issue MitchM at 2:49pm 07.10.24 any mechanic re using any copper washers in a yan mar is a big NO. they'll never
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 2:30pm 07.10.24 Hello All, As it turns out the swivel and bracket for my Forespar Boom Vang are not OEM parts. I was
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. MitchM at 2:28pm 07.10.24 2 separate issues: 1/ did running engine to get off the sandbar degrade and destroy
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? (1) jviss at 2:23pm 07.10.24 C.S Johnson Handy Lock Turnbuckle "The 01 Series Handy Lock turnbuckle is one of our oldest product
EV-100 auto helm issues gary16188 at 2:18pm 07.10.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos

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