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Giselle of Iken Challenger 1962 gets makeover (2) Hamish Stoddart at 7:06am 03.12.17 Alden General Chat 7/2455 Giselle just spent a couple of months in Berthon, Lymington getting a well needed full paint job on
Anchor question........ Manson vs Rocna NYSail at 5:30am 03.12.17 Ask All Sailors 16/7677 hello all...... read a ton on anchors and actually owned a Manson supreme 35lb for my Pearson that w
Factory V-Berth not level in 1984 C30? patrickkidd at 9:31pm 03.11.17 Catalina 30 4/2808 Hi there! Is it just me or is the bow end of the v-berth higher than the aft end? It seems like the
Single Hand Rig 222 My Buddy at 5:57pm 03.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1702 My 222 is stock and I would like to upgrade it and rig it right for single hand sailing for my Dad.
3 Bridge Fiasco Slider at 4:25pm 03.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1024 In late January Elan a Beneteau 37 sailed in the SF race. Check out SAIL mag. page 10 and 11 this m
Help me pick a flashlight? Gene Neill at 9:01am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 73/10475 Specifically, a flashlight for spotting markers, crab buoys, pirates ships, and such. I like the ide
What is this device? (1) jimshipsky at 8:58am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2536 134077 I've been enjoying the YouTube videos: Sailing Uma. These young sailors re-habbed a Pearson 3
Battery Fuses (2) Weasel at 8:38am 03.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1111 S 134074 134075 134074
Another rigging question... C22BC at 6:38am 03.11.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/4360 I've have been working on tuning my rigging on my newly purchased C25 and can't seem to get any rake
Registration Number Recommendations for Dinghy (1) BlowMeAway at 5:43am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/10048 134063 Good morning all, we recently received our Lehr 5HP propane outboard and need to get the ding
Removing Old Deck Block Advice Bad Obsession at 5:37am 03.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/527 One of the deck blocks at the base of my mast has bit the big one and I will probably need to replac
9.8 up outboard for Mac 19? PleasantDane at 2:30am 03.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/837 I have sailed my Mac 19 with a 40 hp outboard since I bought her in 1993. The motor is now well past
Auto reverse monitor ronald.hudson1 at 11:33pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 10/723 I was thinking of buying an auto reverse monitor to look under my foresail while sailing to windwar
Deck recore material: Balsa. divinycell, plywood, or something else? lost soul at 7:30pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1316 I just removed my the foredeck top skin as it was delaminated and bouncy and soggy. I am trying to
Rudder rebulid: what to use as filler instead of foam? lost soul at 7:28pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 16/5804 I have my rudder of and am about to open it up for a rebuild job. The standard procedure is to use
My new electric sail drive (2) Skipperdan at 5:57pm 03.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 39/7427 The weekend started out pretty good. I just put a rack and pinion in my wife's car so I thought I wo
Shim the prop-shaft flange by 1/8" alexco38 at 1:41pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/780 Hi folks, I need an extra 1/8" between the propeller hub and the cutlass bearing face in order to pu
Onboard generators are they worth it? Bob S at 1:12pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3579 We've been looking at boats and have seen some that have generators. I'm not sure how reliable they
Dink Question (1) RWSlater at 12:53pm 03.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1390 I have a West Marine 310 inflatable (yes I know the PVC dinks are pretty much junk, but I got it for
Davis Instruments Anchor Snubber Richard Bayle at 10:28am 03.10.17 Big Boats 8/2261 Quick to complain, quick to praise. I bought an Anchor Snubber last May from West Marine and regre

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Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? CurtisC at 5:13am 06.12.24 I recognize the handiwork of Rudder Craft. I had to replace my Hunter 18 rudder and also bought fr
Auto Pilot fixable? Anchor Lady at 5:04am 06.12.24 Searching for unicorns are you? :biggrin: First check the electrical connections, make sure all o
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Indysailor at 4:17am 06.12.24 I think people are just as much into being on the water as ever, maybe even moreso. But they are cho
Group 24 starter battery east coaster at 3:56am 06.12.24 Check the wiring to the battery and also the starting circuit, it may be the cure. For a factual and
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners caverun at 3:41am 06.12.24 Welcome, great boat and sounds like a great deal. I had the 240 before moving up to a 260. There is
Leaking deck plate replacement kappykaplan at 3:16am 06.12.24 Is it leaking around the edge that's sealed to the deck, or around the gasket under the removeable c
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 3:11am 06.12.24 Why is it hard staring? The bigger battery may mask a bigger problem... hard starting means more c
Group 24 starter battery marcham at 11:15pm 06.11.24 Why is it hard staring? The bigger battery may mask a bigger problem... hard starting means more cu
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 10:41pm 06.11.24
Group 24 starter battery marcham at 10:16pm 06.11.24 CCA and group size are directly related. Why do you need 1000 CCA? My 3JH3 starts easily with a grou
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 10:04pm 06.11.24
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? stickinthemud57 at 9:16pm 06.11.24 Beautiful tiller. Spar varnish, Try to avoid applying when it's too hold or cold or in high humidity
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Stu Jackson at 8:31pm 06.11.24 For all C34 skippers, the forum is here and there is a ton of information specific to C34s in the te
Cat310 Engine bed DaveJ at 6:25pm 06.11.24 2001, hull 160, no plate and original engine and transmission. If the tranny was changed and the geo
Group 24 starter battery Alan Gomes at 6:11pm 06.11.24 Dyno has a good reputation, even here on the right coast. Their website is a little short on constr
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? Siamese at 5:58pm 06.11.24 Just good 'ol varnish. Epiphanes or whatever else suits your fancy. Half a dozen coats or so. Mak
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? shemandr at 5:56pm 06.11.24 Also get a cover for it. About 1% of the UV damage occurs while sailing.
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 06.11.24 An absolute piece of art. If it were mine, I would preserve it forever such as these stairs which h
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project shemandr at 5:08pm 06.11.24 Looks good! How did you restore the deck nonskid?
rigging tension colin59 at 4:58pm 06.11.24 thanks , have those manuals but no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the te

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