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Tensioning stays on daysailer II borovans at 12:46pm 04.03.16 Day Sailers 2/2995 Hi there, I'm getting close to first test sail after fixing up a '74 daysailer 2, making the final a
Fuel level sender: what material for gasket? philwsailz at 12:23pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2980 I am going to crack open my gas tank and suck out the 5+ year-old fuel in the next day or so. I wan
RW intake hose? druid at 9:17am 04.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1479 What kind of hose is the "official" one for the RW intake? I've asked several stores, and they seem
1990 35.5 Genoa size shawanaga at 8:56am 04.03.16 Big Boats 8/1155 I just purchased a new head sail from North and it is a 145% they recommended this but I have heard
Boarding Step (3) Terry Cox at 8:07am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8568 I made a boarding step for our boat out of inch and a half white PVC several years ago so that the a
Correct way to hook up Waste tank Hunter 31 1984? captain john24377 at 7:50am 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2717 I have 1984 Hunter 31 - it has a factory installed waste holding tank. The boat has been sitting
Mast spreaders missing? mainepod at 6:42am 04.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4085 I'm considering buying a well-usedVenture 21 (supposedly 1990) and the mast does not have spreaders,
Rope and rigging measuring gauge chrisings at 6:08am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1285 Hi folks, Years ago, like 25 or more, I purchased a handy little item from Davis Instruments at a bo
Mast Tang bolts Ken13559 at 4:01am 04.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1600 In the course of running new earth cables to replace corroded ones, I discovered one of two my starb
SAE90 gear oil Ken13559 at 3:53am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/818 My Suzuki DF2.5S obm calls for SAE90 gear oil, however I can only find Castrol Manual 80W90 gear oil
Is This Overkill (2) Greengas at 7:22pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2214 Here are two photos of the anchor that came with my Mac 25. It is clearly a Danforth. But I can't
Stop thinking ... Start doing (4) pclarksurf at 7:10pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1815 you can second guess it all day long-- best way to finish is to start already: turns out my "patch"
Forward Hatch Cainsoccer at 5:41pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 1/558 Wish I could lock and unlock from the outside while on deck. Has anybody tackled this issue, or is i
Rinsing CDI furler tclC-18 at 5:37pm 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1077 I have bought a boat with a CDI FF1 jib roller-furler, and I understand that no maintenace of the fu
Drop Keel Robert Pimentel at 3:01pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1410 I have a 85 25' Mac and we were planning on going fishing on a shallow lake for a week and planning
86 Hunter 31 Spinnaker Install Dfisher at 2:11pm 04.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3174 I went up the mast to install a spinnaker halyard today and was unsuccessful. I'm having trouble ge
Bobstay on TR (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 12:17pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 5/1588 Anyone have this issue before? See picture. Wondering what to do. Thinking of just tightening the b
Rudder post repair ChangsinLattitudes at 12:14pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 1/3120 Has anyone tried that worn rudder post repair Catalina put out in the 80's? It is used to fix wear i
1979 Cat 30 CathClaud at 10:54am 04.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1487 this is my dream boat. But I am over 60. Am I an idiot to look at a boat of this age. It was raced W
Not sure if this was posted yet but very sad. Windtherapy at 9:32am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1742 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/world/woman-killed-clipper-round-the-world-yacht-race

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Yamaha 36 broken mast. Ameseys at 1:14pm 01.08.24 I'm sure you've seen this article about replacing a Y36 mast in Ireland. Maybe they can make some su
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 1:08pm 01.08.24 That does not look like a Max Prop..? See post #20 . . .
Tabernacle design rgranger at 12:30pm 01.08.24 I believe that Mud Hen is the boat model not the name of this boat. I think you are right. Here is
Tabernacle design rgranger at 12:28pm 01.08.24 That is a very sweet little boat.:cool:
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 11:18am 01.08.24 That does not look like a Max Prop..? This issue was discussed last month. It is an Autostream.
150 genoa vs 135 David in Sandusky at 11:18am 01.08.24 In my opinion, a 150 is a critical sail for racing into the wind in light winds. However, it has rea
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend NoReverse at 11:14am 01.08.24 I have a 37.5. I had that issue. I sealed all the wiring going through hull with silicone and put
Has anyone installed a bow thruster on a 91 hunter 42 passage? (Pictures?) (1) Nodak7 at 11:07am 01.08.24 That is sweet. My 420P would just be a skiff with something like that. Rick, My total cost for in
150 genoa vs 135 shemandr at 11:07am 01.08.24 A friend did it on his Tartan 33. He was happy with the result. The boat sailed better in our 15 k
Has anyone installed a bow thruster on a 91 hunter 42 passage? (Pictures?) DRhoads at 11:01am 01.08.24 I just put the same system on my 420. I would recommend the external version also. Much lower cost
So long 2023... jssailem at 10:52am 01.08.24 Live and enjoy life to the fullest Scott. I find myself in the Caribbean on a sailboat. Unknown how
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51am 01.08.24 Now I'm back to square one!:banghead: The repaired gearbox didn't solve my reversing problem. Now I
Prop rotation question Maine Sail at 10:39am 01.08.24 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
Prop rotation question dlochner at 10:36am 01.08.24 But I'm guessing that Catalina probably would make standard orders for one ratio, but during the ti
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 10:31am 01.08.24 ? how does the smaller ratio impact the boat's performance? Should not affect performance unless*
Prop rotation question jssailem at 10:16am 01.08.24 Good news about the Autostream guts.
Prop rotation question jssailem at 10:15am 01.08.24 ? how does the smaller ratio impact the boat's performance? Should not affect performance unless*
Help with a new sail jssailem at 10:03am 01.08.24 The simplicity of the original design was not bad. It provided a secure fitting to hold the sail and
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 01.08.24 Well, the holidays get in the way of boat projects and a nasty little cold has been a bit of a distr
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 9:54am 01.08.24 Suspect you will enjoy the change. A little easier to handle. Quicker to tack. Unless your 150 is ex

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