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Reefing the jib ChrisNY at 2:20pm 12.31.16 Sirius 21/22 6/2423 Took the Sirius 21 out for a sail yesterday. It was blowing 10-15kts with gust up to what seemed to
Mast Compression Post Rot Barn-dog at 2:16pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 26/7404 After reading about this, I decided to remove the teak wrap around the wood post on my 1987 Hunter 3
Tension on head stay back stay and upper and lowers. Roller furling and back stay adjustment. Charles Youker at 2:06pm 12.31.16 Catalina 30 13/2567 What should the tension on running rigging. Cat 30 tall mast.
Indoor Outboard fix started. (2) DAVA390 at 12:21pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/792 Holidays over,3 weeks till our big trip,should be enough time for me to reduce my motor to a basket
Pearson 33-2 electrical drawings obdoor at 12:02pm 12.31.16 Pearson 7/3445 if anybody has a copy of the factory electrical drawings I would greatly appreciate a copy of them.
Oceanis 37 access hatch is not water tight Pilgrimtex at 9:46am 12.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1493 While stuck in a storm 4 days with confused seas; we wound up with a good 20 gallons of seawater in
Mast Diameter and Boom Length ~ Catalina 22 MK II catalanc at 6:25am 12.31.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1796 Hi Guys, I want to purchase a new main sail cover and I need to know the the mast diameter and boom
Soda Blasting rpwillia at 4:37pm 12.30.16 Ask All Sailors 3/503 Has anyone done this themselves? Last time I had my boat hauled the yard manager mentioned he was th
Shaefer rf top swivel "drum." Clydo at 4:18pm 12.30.16 Catalina 310 3/1104 Recently could not unfurl rf. Pulled jenny down and found top swivel full of bird poo causing beari
Catalina 22 Asills17 at 3:02pm 12.30.16 Catalina 22 22/3963 Hi all, I'm a University student in his 20's looking to buy a used Catalina 22. I work part time mak
My off season project (1) kito at 12:22pm 12.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/1120 I know this is way off topic but wanted to share my latest project.......a pair of Mini Statement sp
Where can I find one of these ? (2) finefurn at 9:13am 12.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3408 I have a 1984 Hunter 27 I need the Reefing/Outhaul Line jamb on the Starboard side of the boom. I
302/322 shaft removal the_alpine at 8:39am 12.30.16 Bigger Boats 21/3456 any owners out there know if the prop shaft on these boats can be removed with the rudder in place?
O'Day 1987 35 Jghflash at 7:00am 12.30.16 Bigger Boats 12/1955 I am looking at buying a 1987 35 in Florida. The only "known" issues are some leakage from the stan
Happy New Year! (1) Kermit at 1:54am 12.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 23/1699 Hoping everyone will sail into a happy 2017 with fair winds and full sails.
Replacing Jabsco macerator with Raritan VanIslandGuy at 8:55pm 12.29.16 Big Boats 0/451 Just replaced both macerator pumps, (Jabsco orignals 1998), with new Raritan pumps. If anyone is co
What to look for when considering to purchase a used 26S Christen at 8:07pm 12.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1497 Greetings, I am looking to purchase a MacGregor 26s and am looking for input from owners as to what
A precautionary tale or shore power near disaster. (4) chrisings at 6:00pm 12.29.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2525 For reasons I don't need to go into here, we were never able to sail Trinity this season, sadly, she
New Design Trivia LakeShark at 12:27pm 12.29.16 Catalina 22 29/1922 Ok so I know this does not matter and it is simply useless trivia but I have to ask. Does anyone kn
49 ft hunter Florida canvas maker claugerbaum at 8:17am 12.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/458 Looking for reputable canvas dealer to cover the cockpit of a hunter 49

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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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