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New Project: Telstar 28 (1) agprice22 at 7:28am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2850 After 3 seasons of bringing our O'day 272 into great shape, my wife and I decided to embark on a new
O'Day 28 - What headsail size? Apex at 3:53am 11.24.16 Bigger Boats 7/993 I have a 150% currently, and am looking at new sails for No Worries. What headsail size do you have
What Sail Material/Construction to choose? Apex at 3:48am 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/862 I am looking at a new suite of sails for No Worries this winter. I see there has been some recent p
Photo of funny business (1) Jackdaw at 10:38pm 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1244 At WYC if you place in at least one race series or sail in at least 25 races, you are awarded a trop
install new VHF antenna Dionysis at 6:25pm 11.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3393 I have a hunter 26.5 that I purchased with a broken vhf radio and no antenna. I want to know where i
Connecting the depth info from a Raymarine ST60 to a Garmin GPSMAP 441s chatplotter buddybear at 6:15pm 11.23.16 Catalina 310 2/746 Trying to send the data from the ST60 Tridata to a Garmin GPSMAP 441S chartplotter. I have read the
Keel Bolt Removal on a 1984 Beneteau First 38 Doug in Lakeview at 5:24pm 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 34/10651 Hi all, We have a 1984 Beneteau First 38 and have just spent the last 4 days removing 20 Keel Bolts
V Berth Water Tank, 35.5 questions Steverhnm at 4:44pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 1/440 So last time I was down at my boat I noticed the wood bulging in the V Berth. A closer look showed
H34 Compression Post repair (1) Charlie98117 at 4:13pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 3/908 OK, I'm finally going to do it. I've got the yard scheduled to pull the mast and a rigger setup to
H216 - Cracks and bow repair - AZExpedition at 4:09pm 11.23.16 Smaller Boats 9/745 Ebay boat for $650. For a 2004 Sailboat that seems like a good deal. Let see if that is my opinion
40 CC port water tank twx at 4:06pm 11.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/509 For the life of me I can't figure out where the access to the port water tank is. The starboard is
Luff curve shawanaga at 3:38pm 11.23.16 Big Boats 6/1367 I have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and I am wondering if anyone knows what the optimal curve built into the m
c27 slutter? jones20oo2 at 1:18pm 11.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/662 New to sailing and this may be a newbe question but hoping to find some insight. So I was talking to
anyone replace the original wind vane? iSailor at 12:57pm 11.23.16 Catalina 310 4/2091 My wind vane looks like it got hit / attacked by a bird...one of the arms appears bent and the "flag
Only two wires for anchor light and steaming light Jeff22156 at 12:26pm 11.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1291 Dear O Day Owners, I have a 1979 25 ft O day Sailboat. I was checking the wiring from the deck to th
Using old through-hull transducer with new tech TheIrishman at 11:45am 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/994 1989 Hunter 30...looks to be the original transducer. Looking to upgrade the nav systems and I'm cur
Beneteau 310 binnacle measurements grandview846 at 11:18am 11.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1163 Seeking help from a fellow 310 owner who has access to their boat. Would like to take advantage of
Sea Of Cortez CapnGL at 10:51am 11.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/6358 One of our aspirations is to sail the sea of cortez. but I've heard and read that the weather there
Re packing stuffing box, 84 303 Rvator97 at 8:44am 11.23.16 Pearson 5/1400 Due to excessive dripping, I was looking into re packing my stuffing box. Would like to use the drip
Recommend a wind instruments freeheelbillie at 8:41am 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/494 I'd like to replace my depth and speed while I am at it so I was thinking about a package (wind/dept

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Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib dlochner at 7:16am 11.28.23 What about adding a Solent stay? http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeSolentStay.htm There is a
When does a screw become a bolt? sailme88 at 7:11am 11.28.23 215532 Therefore a bolt and a screw can be almost the same thing. Don't sweat it. Or just screw it.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 6:56am 11.28.23
Water tank syphoning? JamesG161 at 6:45am 11.28.23 The water tank is under the setee, and the vanity is up higher. Both are above the water line. No
Water tank syphoning? JamesG161 at 6:15am 11.28.23 Turn off the power to the water pump, until you find the water pipe leak. Jim...
Water tank syphoning? rgranger at 5:56am 11.28.23 with pex, it would be easy to add a shut-off valve. You should still run down the problem but a shu
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07am 11.28.23 @areyhead Without pictures as requested , I am having a hard time trying to advise you on what to
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out Sailgunner at 5:01am 11.28.23 Just get a remote and don't need to use the head unit.
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 4:30am 11.28.23 Did you get the new motor? That's supposed to be excellent! Happy sewing! Good luck... dj All new
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 4:09am 11.28.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Gary Ryan at 3:45am 11.28.23 Looking forward to tackling this job in the spring....not.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:51am 11.28.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:49am 11.28.23 I would think a long sleeve made from Dacron or Nylon cloth might work, whatever diameter would eas
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:49am 11.28.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard. N
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:40pm 11.27.23 One other thought on the transmission - do you have a feathering prop? If so it could just be that
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:34pm 11.27.23 Ralph, 1. I've taken out the SS U Mixing elbow and it's full bore! No fouling or rust or carbon cru
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 11:29pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Will Gilmore at 11:19pm 11.27.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard. T
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out marcham at 10:00pm 11.27.23 Do you have a stng network as well? I recall the p70 head will work with st1 autopilots.
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 9:56pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale f

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