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First 285? shemandr at 7:06pm 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/7744 Rates around 183 PHRF. Can it sail to that rating?
Improving performance on an O'Day 192 mahalo at 6:13pm 04.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3255 I have a stock 1986 O'Day 192. In the past I have owned and raced a San Juan 21 and a C'C 24. Both o
Documentation Question kimelmore at 6:09pm 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1534 I'm in the process of buying a bigger boat. The boat is documented now. Is there a reason the broker
Looking for leads on a 1984-1987 Hunter 31 to buy RichW9603 at 3:55pm 04.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1268 Hi all, Love this site, big thanks for whoever is maintaining it. I am very much in the market for
O'day 28 Questions kaya888 at 3:14pm 04.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/952 Hello, I am looking at buying a 1979 O'day 28. I was wondering if someone could tell me what the po
Save my strainer Justin_NSA at 12:51pm 04.06.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/927 The 2 threaded coverplate hold downs on my engine raw water strainer feel like they are stripping. C
Economical Hot knife solution (5) flynhi4u at 12:06pm 04.06.16 Trailer Sailors 30/7578 121512 I have been busy sewing a pop top tent for our Hunter 20 and was in need of a hot knif
5-7 foot itus OdayDave at 11:53am 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 26/2768 I'm looking at a couple of boats now that 5-6 foot-itus has set in. I currently sail an O'Day 25 wit
No Fuel Shut Off Valve on My 2007 Hunter 33 Caspurr at 11:32am 04.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2421 I have recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 33. I wanted to change the Racor fuel filter but could not l
Yanmar Pricing Gabor15908 at 11:08am 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 9/5161 I tried to search the entire internet to find an approx. price for a NEW Yanmar 4JH5E.. But it looks
Water heater thermostatic mixing valve marchem at 10:33am 04.06.16 Catalina 310 29/6856 Has anyone added a thermostatic mixing valve to their hot water heater? Because there's no adjustab
Anacapa Island in Springtime Kings Gambit at 8:00am 04.06.16 Destinations 4/1122 No snow around here this past weekend! Saturday, although light for wind, was a gorgeous, sunny day
Original LP location on P36 (1) Richard Theyerl at 7:37am 04.06.16 Pearson 4/1242 Hi all; I have a 1973 P36 sloop that has been previously used in a sailing school. It has not had LP
Rail Mount for Outboard Motor tgrady at 7:31am 04.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 29/11966 I have a dinghy with a Merc 5 hp 4 stroke motor. Both motor and dinghy are hanging off davits on my
Scuppers on Catalina 30 Guystapo at 7:15am 04.06.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3011 I just bought an 1986 Catalina 30 standard and one of the scuppers does not drain at all. The other
Prop Walk rvoigt40 at 7:11am 04.06.16 The Cherubini Hunters 31/4664 Hi all I just bought a 37c 1979 in September I haven't been out on it to much this winter but spring
Maybe a Tank Change, Catalina 27 philwsailz at 9:26pm 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1882 I posted this question in my "big" thread but I'll post here as well. My C27 is inboard powered wit
Proper installaton of anti-syphon valve Robert1224 at 5:19pm 04.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/775 Ahoy, I have seen to approaches to installing an anti-syphon valve on an diesel with a heat exchange
Wiring harness nightmares Casagf66 at 5:18pm 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1927 Hey gang, Can anyone recommend a solid marine diesel electrical mechanic in Long Island. I need som
Cockpit Scupper replacement? pclarksurf at 5:16pm 04.05.16 Catalina 22 1/1036 As I brace for the upside down epoxy job and replacing the cockpit floor entirely I realized that th

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Oceanis 36cc Line Information kappykaplan at 5:08am 02.14.24 Archangel36cc, the OP hasn't been seen since 01 May 2023.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Ken13559 at 11:50pm 02.13.24 Could it be your inverter is modified sine wave instead of true sine wave? Have/will you try using H
Oceanis 36cc Line Information Archangel36cc at 8:51pm 02.13.24 Hi, i own a 2000 36cc in Bristol condition. I have a detailed sheet of all running rigging for then
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:26pm 02.13.24 Going to put some water tracer (green) in the tank to be 100% sure as it has rained constantly for
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? PaulK at 7:53pm 02.13.24 Our yard uses jackstands and allows owners to leave their masts up all winter. We've used them for m
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? (1) Tally Ho at 7:44pm 02.13.24
Swim platform NYSail at 5:45pm 02.13.24
Free chafe guard jssailem at 5:02pm 02.13.24 You do not need chafe protection of that to happen. I had new dock lines survive a night of high win
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 02.13.24 Love this post on SailNet: "So if I get this right, new user joins to complain that product works as
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:07pm 02.13.24 Be very careful regarding the title. the only seller who can convey good title is the human o
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:05pm 02.13.24 Thanks for all the input folks. I should have enough info for an attempt once I have enough crew on
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:03pm 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spr
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? BarryL at 12:38pm 02.13.24 Hi, Yes, you can just slide the tube back and completely remove it. There are a number of options,
Free chafe guard rgranger at 12:06pm 02.13.24 The problem with fire hose is the lining. If it were just polyester braid it would be fine. I read
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spri
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 9:41am 02.13.24 Thanks @Rick D Looks about the same as mine.
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (2) Rick D at 9:15am 02.13.24 I seem to recall 4" bend, but I'd true that up. Here are a couple of photos sort of showing the bend
Free chafe guard Captain Larry-DH at 8:57am 02.13.24 The problem with fire hose is the lining. If it were just polyester braid it would be fine. I read l
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? BarryL at 8:22am 02.13.24 Hello, Last year I added a retractable sprit to my boat. The purpose is for racing. The tack line r
stripping cetol from teak Jumpstart at 6:38am 02.13.24 Bought a boat with a ton of teak. Previous owner had used Cetol and it hadn't been maintained. Used

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