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New cutlass bearing for sabre 28-1? Piotr at 9:15pm 11.14.15 Sabre Sailboats 1/2150 So a couple of weeks ago I became a proud owner of a 1972 Sabre 28 (hull #13). The boat was just hau
Hunter 356 topping lift Knotallthere at 5:39pm 11.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/843 I would like to replace the topping lift on my 2002 356 with Selden in-mast furling but I can only f
Salt water foot pump/faucet- what do you use it for? ArkadiyS at 5:34pm 11.14.15 Catalina 30 5/2088 Our boat came without the actual foot pump and faucet assembly. It was there at one time, but was r
It's just not done? justsomeguy at 5:02pm 11.14.15 Ask All Sailors 66/4785 I've got that Challenger ketch back in my sights, and received an in-the-water infomal survey from a
Campbell sailor propellers Robert1224 at 4:54pm 11.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 21/10600 Ahoy, Anyone here have experience with Campbell Sailor propellers? I have read a bit about them and
Repower a 70's hunter 30 with universal diesel. Robert1224 at 4:46pm 11.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1062 Hello, Has anyone re-powered their 70's vintage Hunter 30 with a Universal diesel engine? I may hav
One step closer to the next shannon - trailer questions SailShannon at 3:19pm 11.14.15 Catalina 22 34/2431 Hi all, This is a follow on to my thread 'Trailer mods?' now in the pre-purchase step on an 89 wing
Your survey input. Great stuff. (1) Phil Herring at 12:38pm 11.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/991 Thanks so much for the survey input! We got a nice response and some general trends quickly emerged
Slip for hunter 216 south florida George Franssen at 8:07am 11.14.15 Trailer Sailors 0/924 my Hunter 216 is in my yard next to my home close to Fort Lauderdale. Rigging and de-rigging it for
How do i change my profile name?? Maureen and Steve at 6:40am 11.14.15 Catalina 22 15/1392 We purchased our Cat 22 in July, and someone told me back then how to change my profile name, but I
Changes woodster at 5:27am 11.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/666 well i see the gremlins have been here over night again :biggrin:when i loaded the site it appeared
Mold and mildew during storage Rodd at 4:07am 11.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 28/9686 What has the group had success with to prevent mold/mildew inside the boat during winter storage?
79 l25 stern mast crutch (1) Steve22116 at 8:02pm 11.13.15 Lancer 1/1197 Working on a new stern mast crutch idea and cut a template this afternoon. I also plan on stepping t
On the hard, no power outlet access njl at 7:07pm 11.13.15 Ask All Sailors 48/3473 My boat was just pulled out of the water for the winter, but I'm in an area of the boatyard that doe
Genoa halyard (1) pneirik at 5:16pm 11.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1974 I have a Beneteau 323. Main Halyard and Jib Halyard are good. Its my Spinnaker / Genoa Halyard.
Stack pack (2) paulj at 4:08pm 11.13.15 Catalina 310 25/8810 Paul, Not looking to hijack the post - but :yikes: As we are getting older were looking for ways to
Anyone ever used this this or something like it? allen-deckard at 12:28pm 11.13.15 Catalina 22 11/869 Ok I was bored. Sitting in the house and was messing with this. http://www.ipass.net/sailboat/cal
Painted stripe below mast (1) Bracketboy at 11:00am 11.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2188 Anyone one know what the painted stripe just below masthead represents? I'm thinking it may be ethe
Looking for a t fitting Jerry21707 at 10:42am 11.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/524 I am looking for a brass T fitting with barbs and a hose thread much like found on an automobile coo
Anode installation - best practices (8) Maine Sail at 10:04am 11.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 54/18707 I just came from a customers boat doing a winterizing and noticed the anode (zinc in this case) on

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Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 8:22am 09.07.23 t! A couple of things first. The main does have battens, 4 of them. Also, the Foot is something of
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:20am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wat
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 8:13am 09.07.23 Aerofoil rudder is already employed, though the means of holding it down is suspect. is one of the
Rudder counterbalance? (2) rgranger at 8:11am 09.07.23 You want the pocket to be about where I drew the green ovals in this image lp. Right now, your poc
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:03am 09.07.23 Judging from your photo and video, it does not appear to me that your sails are blown out. I do see
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 7:51am 09.07.23
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 7:49am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace as
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wate
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 7:42am 09.07.23 If we want to look at Vorticity or Shear , we use 500mb This is a quick look at that pressure leve
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 7:28am 09.07.23 Yep, that is my plan I have her on the hook there is clear water about 4 miles away, Strang someone
School's back in session cruise! (1) plenny7 at 7:26am 09.07.23 Last weekend my friend and I went on a spur-of-the-moment night sail when we noticed the wind was pi
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 7:23am 09.07.23 @Ward H That was extremely helpful, and it really cleared up the wind transducer situation for me.
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:23am 09.07.23 1. Not likely. Steel alloy like Aquamet would be my guess. Certainly that is what you would be look
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:23am 09.07.23 Where are the NOAA aircraft They and their ground crew are moving now to Puerto Rico. Recon Fligh
3 Blade Prop Swap? dmax at 7:16am 09.07.23 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of a NE shop that I can work with to straighten th
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 7:11am 09.07.23 If the prop shaft is bronze check carefully for wear at the stuffing box and the cutless bearing. Br
Rudder counterbalance? (2) HeelBoy at 7:10am 09.07.23 LoL Yes... Engineer says... "if it ain't broken, it does not have enough systems" :ass: As I say a
3 Blade Prop Swap? jssailem at 7:06am 09.07.23 1. Is the original prop shaft material Bronze? 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:04am 09.07.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:01am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low

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