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Desperately seeking a sailing laugh PGIJon at 10:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 64/6504 I really need good laugh today... Any good sailing one liners? e.g.... So how's your jib hanging?
Thinking of Developing an App PGIJon at 9:19am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1171 I was thinking of developing an app where when someone is sailing, they could report the non-measura
Single Line Reefing - reducing drag when hoisting Main Sail (1) smokey73 at 8:27am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4813 It seems I get a lot of drag from the single line reefing line where it feeds through the sail (at t
O'day 27 aux motor bracket recommendation. jhpereira at 8:16am 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/689 Hello, I need some opinions in what brand/model bracket will be the more convenient for my 9.8hp 2 s
Starting issues Keith13315 at 6:43am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/533 can anyone offer advice? I have a Yanmar 2GMF I went to start it and the buzzer sounded sick and not
some p-shaft alignment info MitchM at 3:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/370 I subscribe to an excellent free blog by master surveyor and mechanic Steve D'antonio. h
Recore Cabin Deck Around Mast on C27 (2) Ajay73 at 1:50am 08.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/1204 This is an FYI for all you C27 owners out there. On my 1 980 C27 I'm finally getting around to repai
Y25 II Manual in PDF (2) Syntonos at 10:10pm 08.26.16 Yamaha 0/933 Here it is, knew I had it somewhere.
Mast base wiring connections ozlakemac at 9:47pm 08.26.16 Catalina 310 23/10964 I'm sure a number of you have had the mast off your boats to re-rig, can anyone confirm if the elect
Rigging issue (1) KaptainKirk at 6:37pm 08.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/985 I'm currently in the process of selling my boat. A rigging survey was done and they found that a li
Hunter 29.5 sailors/racers general sail trim Twille at 5:58pm 08.26.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1093 I have a 29.5 I am trying to fiquire out. I have been day sailing it thus far and now it it is tim
Wave noise-End slip gfeist at 5:53pm 08.26.16 Smaller Boats 6/756 I have 260 and on end slip that gets some wave action from rear, and makes it sometimes hard to get
Chute Scoop Rigging question (2) chrisings at 5:53pm 08.26.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2336 Hey folks, Our Catalina 30 came with a spinnaker which we have never used, never really looked at i
25.5 - request engine advice jyjohnson at 4:52pm 08.26.16 Smaller Boats 10/698 Hi folks. Today I purchased a Hunter 25.5 which to my un-trained eye looks to be in decent shape (ve
Steaming/Deck Light Combo JamesG161 at 1:19pm 08.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3578 My Deck light has be out since I bought the boat. Yesterday, I had the Deck light bulb remove for r
Bumper boats in the Bay (4) Jackdaw at 9:40am 08.26.16 Racing 6/1136 Due to shortened daylight, the WYC Wednesday evening series is moved up 1/2 an hour, and into Wayzat
Surveyor near Newport, RI. NYSail at 8:54am 08.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/610 Hello all. Wife and I are looking at a boat this weekend near Newport (New Bedford, MA). While I a
Two Years ago Today (1) pateco at 7:27am 08.26.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/643 Exactly Two years ago today The Stargazer left Baltimore on her way here. That was the start of our
Replacement bulbs Soldier at 7:15am 08.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/4767 Need to replace my anchor lite bulb and my deck lite bulb. Anyone know the number for the replacemen
Hunter 25.5 nav-light question Zephyr-Jeffer at 6:21am 08.26.16 Smaller Boats 16/2158 Hope someone can point me in the right direction... a week ago I bought an '84 25.5 which sits in a

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1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Alphadoofa at 7:13pm 04.08.24 look here H27 Jim... Thanks Jim, I have looked it over and also found some other pics on the in
Free chafe guard shemandr at 7:09pm 04.08.24 I didn't even sleep at a Motel 6 last night but it seems to me that most wind storms also have rain.
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 7:01pm 04.08.24 @Bluebonnet87 thanks for sharing
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 6:33pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the ch
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? capta at 6:29pm 04.08.24 I would think if there was no give at the bottom of a stanchion then the give would have to come fro
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass capta at 6:19pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the cha
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 6:16pm 04.08.24 Thanks!
Bilge water smells like gas Bluebonnet87 at 5:57pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? capta at 5:55pm 04.08.24 The only way to reach the bottom of the tank would be to run a hose through the gauge sender hole. T
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? JoeWhite at 5:55pm 04.08.24 Remove the sender unit and insert a rigid plastic hose, such as the one used to extract engine oil t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:49pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:42pm 04.08.24 Where we used to keep our boat in New Jersey all sailboats pulled in bow first. When we moved to th
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 5:25pm 04.08.24 Think straw. I have a manual fuel pump. Where would be the best place to insert the hose?
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 04.08.24 Think straw.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 5:16pm 04.08.24 I guess it varies from location to location. Where I am you always take all your lines with you. W
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 5:02pm 04.08.24 Was the rebuilt pump correctly aligned / timed with the engine??? Excellent point! Yes, the timin
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 4:30pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 4:20pm 04.08.24 Correction on title "Catalina 310"
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
"No Step" decals Crazy Dave Condon at 2:56pm 04.08.24 There were long discussions about the wants of customers and one of them was tinted slider companion

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