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no telltales on furling main danstanford at 4:55am 05.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2173 New to me Beneteau 323 is my first boat with a furling main and there are no telltales present. All
Lake Ontario Water Level (2) DaveJ at 4:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 2/706 136329 136331 I usually have my boat in the H2O by now, but this year there is no hurry....my dock
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:57pm 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 2/592 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in/or use adhesived a better solution? See picture. Tha
Hull / Keel joint (2) finefurn at 6:21pm 05.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/4704 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. In preparing to paint the bottom I noticed this crack starting at the lea
Cradles gpd955 at 4:30pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/639 Anyone aware of any US companies, other than JOWI, that make cradles? We recently relocated the boa
What to do with these extra sails? (8) wsmac at 4:02pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1194 I finally unbagged the 3 extra sails that came with my boat. There's one (the Johnson Sails) that ne
North Atlantic Inflatables Bob J. at 2:43pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/962 I know there are a bunch of different manufacturers out there but was wondering if anyone has any ex
Transom Ladder Required? Capri at 12:23pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2913 Hi, Everyone. I bought a 1981 O'day 22 a year ago and it didn't come with a permanently affixed tran
Stuffing Box Again lehighsail at 11:11am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/581 I was just at the boatyard getting ready to launch after changing out the packing in the stuffing bo
Hunter 26 or 260 viewing jbreland at 10:18am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 6/660 Wanting another boat and leaning heavily on the H26 or 260. Owned several, my favorite being a hunt
235 mast head light wiring (2) mmhamer at 10:17am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 5/897 I forgot to unscrew the connector at the deck for the Masthead Light when I dropped the mast on my 2
Oceanis 281 rigging specs clauden at 9:49am 05.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1344 Hi all, I am looking for the rigging specs for my Beneteau Oceanis 281 1998. I read the explanation
Engine Panel, what's this buzzer doing ? (2) higgins at 9:10am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 22/7257 I had the suspicion that my Catalina 30 (87) engine panel was wired by a maniac, and the repairs for
Uh Oh.... Wipe OUT rgranger at 8:21am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 15/847 Stumbled on this today.... Fun watch. b_q_lUPjMQc
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:03am 05.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/325 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in and then screws to help this problem. Has anyone fo
Baltimore marina recommendations for trip in June? iSailor at 6:48am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/391 I am taking the wife and daughter on a little trip (2 nights) to Baltimore in mid June to visit the
How important is a motor that has a charging system rustyw007 at 5:10am 05.09.17 Catalina 22 11/1178 Hi, I'm looking to buy an outboard for my C-22, and I'm wondering how useful/important it is to hav
Had my first trailer tire blowout yesterday (1) Gene Neill at 5:06am 05.09.17 Trailer Sailors 80/9892 The tire was a 15" Karrier LoadStar, load range D. They are rated at 2,540lb capacity each; the boat
Smallest starter battery Jackdaw at 4:52am 05.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1160 BlueJ currently has a single battery (group 27) for both house and starting. Thinking about adding a
Mast (1) Catalina NC at 4:48am 05.09.17 Catalina 30 13/1747 We have had a great deal of storms come through lately. Recently, I noticed the boat started shimmin

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Looking for block shackles BAD ORCA at 10:26pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck I was just going to r
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 10:12pm 07.18.24 Excellent points, and I completely forgot G10. OP, you might want to spec out the cost of laying tha
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question jssailem at 9:37pm 07.18.24 I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me from going on deck in waves. I can under
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 8:45pm 07.18.24 For those cross bolts you will be drilling holes. Plywood is laminated wood with each layer glued. E
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips dLj at 7:58pm 07.18.24 Nice boat! dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 07.18.24
Looking for block shackles Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips (1) ricardodacosta at 6:24pm 07.18.24 Cut it short and you'll be in 2' of water. I have the T shirt. In that area there are large expan
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:37pm 07.18.24 Thanks Kappy, @ricardodacosta You mention Berkley Island. Do you mean the county park at Berkeley?
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) (1) dLj at 5:24pm 07.18.24 Aw for heaven's sake guys... It's a boating book, not a college text. I'm skimming through it and
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Crazy Dave Condon at 5:12pm 07.18.24 as a prior dealer, I sold many Hobie bobs at cost for the specific reason @Rick Webb stated. Thi
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice (2) heritage at 4:59pm 07.18.24 Post some pictures of your boom and mainsheet blocks. Here is a pic of my mainsheet setup before I
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice kappykaplan at 4:49pm 07.18.24 De nada . . .
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice givlucas at 4:48pm 07.18.24 Thank you!
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips kappykaplan at 4:46pm 07.18.24 @Ward H , perhaps you can chime in.
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Captain Larry-DH at 4:37pm 07.18.24
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 BigEasy at 4:28pm 07.18.24 Can you tell me the proper length of rudder for a hunter 33.5, I can possible rebuild it if i didn'
Datamarine replacements jviss at 3:55pm 07.18.24 The old Datamarine transducers were basically just a speaker and a microphone, sending the raw sign
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 3:06pm 07.18.24 Today July 18th, 1969 per Buzz... "Mission Day Number 3 was a big day! Neil and I entered the Lunar
Hunter vision 32 mast WhistlerBuddy at 2:39pm 07.18.24 Not easy. Tapered mast, so can't get a sleeve in there very easily.... easier for me to just cut up

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