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Super Bowl Tickets Brian D at 7:53pm 01.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 11/1035 A friend of mine has two tickets for the 2017 Super Bowl, both box seats. He paid $1,700 for each ti
Changing h40.5 shift & throttle cable with MV-2 control Rich Stidger at 7:34pm 01.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/937 My 1997 h40.5 has high effort on both the throttle and shift. After 19 seasons I am considering chan
Mainsail slugs? sailnewbie at 5:31pm 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2199 Question is: i picked up a pretty nice used main for cheap however it has a bolt rope (pain in butt)
Raymarine P70 Control Head Gasket (1) Domingo630 at 5:14pm 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1673 I'm relocating my P70 control head from a horrible spot, however I'm struggling to find a replacemen
So, lets talk anchors dscribner at 5:06pm 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 77/10519 I really wanted to talk about something simple and easy, like religion or Trump, but lets do this.
Ouick Member Query... Rick D at 10:24am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 104/8132 Which of your states have an open container / no drinking law for the operator of a vessel? (I'm att
Gauss Meters & Magnetic Fields? rgranger at 9:08am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/568 Hey All I need to measure the magnetic field strength and direction at an outdoor research site and
Correcting fore and aft trim smokey73 at 7:43am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 36/2521 Last year I installed a 5.5 KW generator in my starboard lazarette and moved my batteries to the por
Electrical circuits diagrams for 2005 Macgregor 26M fortunare at 7:18am 01.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/957 I've owned the boat for over a year and still haven't figured out all the electrical connections. T
Orange safety flags. Kevin Q at 7:02am 01.09.17 Ask All Sailors 54/4532 My wife and I got in a discussion this weekend. Orange safety flags. should they be rectangular or t
Tuning standing rigging. Terry Luck at 6:57am 01.09.17 Trailer Sailors 17/3705 Ive owned my first boat for one year. I would like to get the tension on my shrouds and stays corre
Hunter 380 owners with Flexofold folding propellers, diameter and pitch? M_Michaels at 5:03am 01.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2498 Hello All: I am hoping to get some feedback from Hunter 380 owners who have installed a three bl
New Owner of Laranna Steve and Monica at 4:58am 01.09.17 Bigger Boats 7/1081 Hello all We are the new owners of the 1981 O'Day 34 named "Laranna". Names are Steve and Monica and
Espar Hydronic 4 coolant leak/pressure/bleed question forbin at 10:15pm 01.08.17 Ask All Sailors 0/664 Hi all, I posted this on cruisers forum so some of you have probably seen this, but I thought I'd a
Hunter 28.5 portlight Michael S at 8:20pm 01.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1164 Has anyone replaced the portlight in the head or aft cabin? Can you tell me what you got to replace
Great Circle Sails: Opinions needed - am buying new sail. MoustachesN22 at 2:27pm 01.08.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1139 Hi All - Does anyone have any experience with GREAT CIRCLE SAILS of Marblehead, Mass ?? The sails ar
Fairlead Adjustment Don Guillette at 1:05pm 01.08.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/8027 It's summer in Australia -- right now it's not so much like summer in the North East, but have heart
Catalina 22 Events Calendar for 2017 EditorC22NSA at 7:59am 01.08.17 Catalina 22 2/534 The 2017 Catalina 22 Events Calendar has been posted at www.catalina22.org. Several Class regattas a
Going to "The Dark Side"? Ron20324 at 7:25am 01.08.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/745 One thing about living in a boating town (Annapolis) is we get stories in the newspaper that you mig
302/322 Shaft Strut (1) the_alpine at 6:36am 01.08.17 Bigger Boats 8/1411 the strut on my 302 does not have any flange or bolts visible. It goes through the hull and is cove

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Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 Joe at 5:53am 05.07.24 The pointy kind of metal screws are called self tapping.... but you can nip off the point and it wil
Prop Install with a stop? SirMichael at 5:45am 05.07.24 Well, it cost me about $15 for the blueing agent & grind compound, but I got it done. The valve gri
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F SirMichael at 5:18am 05.07.24 I have a 2GM20F that started to overheat on me quite a number of years ago. I found that the antifre
Reefing H37C Boomer2it at 5:17am 05.07.24 I added a 2nd reef point to my mainsail last season, and setup single line slap reefing for both ree
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) dlochner at 5:10am 05.07.24 I completely agree that forming a channel with hollow space or foam inside provides increased stren
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 wyctoronto at 5:09am 05.07.24
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:53am 05.07.24 The short answer, strength, cost, and weight. First is strength, a hollow rectangular channel is j
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 4:43am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose? The short answer, strength, cost, and
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 4:25am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look! Great, thank you Eian.
How worried should I be? Project_Mayhem at 4:22am 05.07.24 I'd take off whatever fitting the forestay attaches to to look for any hairline cracks and inspect t
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 Project_Mayhem at 4:13am 05.07.24 A friend removed one toe rail from my boat by removing the bungs and the screws. This took upwards o
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Project_Mayhem at 4:06am 05.07.24 What's the purpose of leaving a void like this on purpose?
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 4:03am 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? east coaster at 3:55am 05.07.24 Rather than cut the gasket out, I find using a punch set easier and more accurate. I borrow a punch
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 3:10am 05.07.24 Wasn't the Cocoa just top and bottom metal?
Should prop spin in Reverse? kappykaplan at 2:07am 05.07.24 Thanks for all of the good info and advice. Quite welcome. :beer:
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number eianm at 12:27am 05.07.24 Terry- i will go to the boat in the next few days and have a look!
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested higgs at 9:09pm 05.06.24 If you pick a calm day you can expect the trip to take 5 to 6 hours by water. It would be an easy s
How worried should I be? higgs at 9:01pm 05.06.24 If the forestay was healthy then breaking it had to put tremendous pressure on every part of the rig
Deck Hardware Neddimg higgs at 8:55pm 05.06.24 Damage from leaking hardware can get extensive. I think the Butyl calk is your best bet for a short

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