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Dock lines - Make you own or buy them? Brian D at 3:29pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 36/4992 So do you buy dock lines, or do you purchase line in bulk and make your own? Do you put in your own
1976 Catalina 22 in Alaska (5) George in AK at 2:26pm 09.02.16 Catalina 22 44/10198 Last night my wife and I closed the deal on a 1976 Catalina 22 with a swing-keel. We stewed over the
East SF Bay mechanic for Universal 5411 PSR at 1:34pm 09.02.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1449 Can anyone recommend a SF Bay Area diesel mechanic to tune up my Universal 5411. It runs well but co
Catalina 28 interior table John1534 at 12:50pm 09.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1655 I was thinking about buying another early Catalina 28. As I get older the boat are getting smaller.
Down-haul, cunningham or halyard to tighten luff? (1) RussC at 12:40pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 13/6418 We took Tweety (Victoria 18) to a small local lake yesterday for some AM (calm) fishing and PM saili
Trailer Sailer Crusing Family Interview - The Radonics (1) TheSailingRode at 9:07am 09.02.16 Trailer Sailors 0/962 We just released a new episode of our podcast, The Sailing Rode, featuring an interview with the Rad
Hunter 45 CC cabin window leaks Did It at 8:52am 09.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3895 I have been a 2007 45 CC owner for 8 + years and since I purchased the boat to today have had a leak
Engine mounts for 2001 B361 Westerbeke 30B 3 Guan at 8:55pm 09.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1416 Hello, I need to replace engine mounts in my 2001 Westerbeke 30B3 (in the B361). Only problem is get
Spinnaker Car P/N For H33.5 Crane man at 8:12pm 09.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/645 Hi I'm looking for the part # for the spinnaker car,which is fitted to the Dovetail like slot on the
Beneteau 423.... Love to hear opinions NYSail at 6:26pm 09.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/8305 wife and I are looking to upgrade to a larger boat to take us into our future sailing adventures. We
23.5 Rudder/Tiller Zerosfault at 6:09pm 09.01.16 Smaller Boats 18/2072 Help. I moor my boat on a local lake. What is the proper way to secure the rudder/ tiller when moore
Share your ideas (1) Ken Cross at 4:42pm 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 57/4338 Since this forum is full of people with great minds, I thought I'd look for simple ideas I should ha
P42 steps for side entrance from a floating doc or dinghy Puesta del sol at 2:48pm 09.01.16 Big Boats 11/1131 Looking for option for a ladder that could easily be taken on/off that would allow 1. To get off bo
Ranger 20 New Owner David McCullough at 2:41pm 09.01.16 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/3277 Aloha and happy to be on board with this forum. I just bought a used Ranger 20 that was last sailed
Idiots on the water! vimocam at 1:57pm 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1563 http://www.waterwayguide.com/latest-news/news/6920/video-boat-brawl-on-the-choptank-leads-to-charges
loos tension gauge jdub tn at 1:24pm 09.01.16 Catalina 22 12/2472 I am a new owner (this summer) of an '88. I was fortunate in that the marina I launched/berth at, t
H23.5 electrical shock Rick Macdonald at 12:10pm 09.01.16 Smaller Boats 25/2052 After 15 seasons with my H 23.5, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about this boat. After
back river anchored.. tropical storm coming.. End80 at 10:02am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 46/3287 My Grampian 26 is anchored on the back river of Tybee Island GA. Right now it's a beautifully sunny
Holding Tank Solar Vent 51RD55 at 9:47am 09.01.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1550 Peggie, Being in total agreement with the fact that the holding tank needs oxygen to produce aerobic
PHRF - Time on time vs time on distance markwbird at 8:09am 09.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5856 In the U.S. we mostly use time on distance, i.e. so many seconds per mile for the PHRF ratings. In

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Weeping Holes at Mast Step lacoursmarc at 3:07pm 05.02.24 Hi folks, your replies are very helpful and so are the pictures. For some reason, I don't see a weep
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 3:03pm 05.02.24 What size winch should I be looking at? yes I would do the reefing lines at the same time
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 1:31pm 05.02.24 Just closing this out for anyone who might see it later. I used the self adhesive SS tape from the
replacing Spartite with traditional shims Richard19068 at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Maybe check rig-rite for mast wedges? It might help if you know who made the mast.
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Got a much better price at a different shop.
want to raise main from cockpit JBP-PA at 11:35am 05.02.24 Reef plans? Having the halyard in the cockpit and the reef lines at the mast can be a pain.
Weeping Holes at Mast Step Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.02.24 Can anyone recognize this setup and give me some advice? Had a similar problem with our boat and w
want to raise main from cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 11:29am 05.02.24
Weight of an O' Day 27 Tally Ho at 11:17am 05.02.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 05.02.24
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 10:58am 05.02.24 My H280 has a single lever transmission / throttle, and I assume yours does too. You may be referri
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n
Outboard depth in water. pclarksurf at 9:14am 05.02.24 @Gene Neill aka sir mix-a-lot ;) That Cat's got back !
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 matts997 at 9:05am 05.02.24 I had a H280 for 8 years (great boat!). Agree with everything mentioned here. My fuel line pull kn
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 8:57am 05.02.24 I was searching for a swim pad to hang out on at anchor and found this photo... If you're still l
Looking for ideas on galley remodel jssailem at 7:52am 05.02.24 I feel your pain Fred. I am about a year behind you, but have been thinking a lot about this future

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