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Modification to trailer for shoal draft keel (1) davidmhull at 6:42am 10.06.15 Trailer Sailors 10/2881 Good morning. My 22' Oday is tied up in the Potomac river and as some of you may know there was a ve
Oceanis 54 rig (1) Tobias at 2:00am 10.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1592 Hi there! We are new to sailing and have a few questions regarding the rigging on our new Oceanis 54
H23 interior and cockpit help Earprints01 at 8:46pm 10.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/912 H23 Interior Two questions for right now. My cabin table needs some kind of support to hold it up.
Throttle cable issue c130king at 8:13pm 10.05.15 Catalina 310 6/1507 When push the throttle up past about 1500 RPM the throttle will start moving back towards idle on it
Yanmar 4jh2-te Terry Cox at 7:54pm 10.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/3033 Our 1991 P42 came with a Yanmar diesel user guide that quotes the use of ATF transmission fluid. Whe
Gooseneck bolt with reefing hook for 26s Bfranchini at 7:26pm 10.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3645 i won't get into details but I tried to straighten the gooseneck bolt on my 26S and I am looking for
Wanted hunter 240 storm jib mwgjrjr at 7:15pm 10.05.15 Parts Search 3/596 Wanter to buy a storm jib in good condition for a Hunter 240 sailboat please reply
Any tips on changing keel line on 23.5 sailingwithjones at 6:40pm 10.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/298 getting the boat out of the water may be an issue
Annapolis peter_ms at 6:31pm 10.05.15 Catalina 310 0/560 Anyone else going to the boat show? We are driving down Thursday and will be there Friday ' Saturday
Need creative suggestions! (1) Dan_Y at 5:51pm 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 6/487 115417 So let me get the "I screwed up" admission out of the way first by not taking care of a littl
Does anyone use biocide in their yanmar 3ym30? Dan_Y at 5:25pm 10.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/838 The Yanmar manual for our new to us '08 h36 states that biocide should not be used. There is only on
O'day 222 sliding hatch Wood Jigger at 4:36pm 10.05.15 Trailer Sailors 12/3341 I just purchased an O'Day 222 that has a few issues, but the most troubling is that the sliding hatc
"what happened to the app???" (1) Phil Herring at 4:26pm 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 64/147453 Edited 11/14 The mobile app many of you have been using was designed to work only with a specific v
C-22 sailrite jib kit - build your own sail (2) Zach Grammon at 3:57pm 10.05.15 Catalina 22 9/1377 So I've been looking at options for sails and one that has caught my attention is a Sailrite kit. I
Advice needed for newport 28 mkii diesel removal KoolMoDee at 2:30pm 10.05.15 Newport 6/2895 I am considering re-powering my 87 Newport 28 MKII and am seeking advice for removal of the diesel.
Drained ballast but still hearing water in hull Tim Moylan at 1:52pm 10.05.15 Smaller Boats 4/751 Hello, Pulled the 240 out this weekend; opened the ballast cap and it drained, as usual, on the ramp
Replacing stanchion base (1) Baysailor6 at 12:41pm 10.05.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1302 I'm still working getting all the kinks out of my Sirius 21 picked up last year. I wondered if anyo
Sleeping arrangements on an h-27 pvtpotter at 11:04am 10.05.15 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3846 Greetings all, I have a 1980 27' Tall Rig. I'm pretty happy with it as I've had it for only about 2
Wood for cabin stairs. Lodi47 at 10:26am 10.05.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3640 I want to build some cabin stairs. When I bought the boat there were none and I think a cooler is to
What's it called? BudGates at 9:02am 10.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/990 Many sailboats have a tube over the shroud adjusters that helps keep the jib lines from tangling on

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Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 2:45pm 10.17.23 interested to learn why folks think it needs to be closer. Maybe not needs but it would certainly
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:43pm 10.17.23 You've had yours much longer than I have mine. I purchased mine from the original owner in 2014. I'm
2013+ MH-40 Discussion BourbonSailor at 2:37pm 10.17.23 @tfox2069, thank you for that detailed response! I I looked at a MH 40 listing in person in Saint P
Harken Mk 1 furler repair kloudie1 at 2:34pm 10.17.23 Boat is a 1985 H-34.. The harken was on the boat when I bought it in 1991.. I do have some pins in
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 2:22pm 10.17.23 DISCLAIMER: contrarian response follows. Why does it need to be any closer? Really. When I pull i
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 2:02pm 10.17.23 Thanks so much again Claude. So the person on the bosun's chair (rigger?) pulled themselves over to
Diesel shut off pull kloudie1 at 2:00pm 10.17.23 I used to sail with a guy who had a 37 and I often wondered why that cut-off was so inconveniently l
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 1:53pm 10.17.23 Wow, lots of great advice. As far as crossing Lake Michigan, coastal Cruising on Lake Michigan is
Harken Mk 1 furler repair kloudie1 at 1:39pm 10.17.23 tmjb.. I think that the foil can be removed from the forestay once the turnbuckle inside the drum is
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 1:18pm 10.17.23 I have been using my Furuno WiFi radar for about 3 years now. Using it on a IPad is about the only
is it advisable or feasable? shemandr at 1:03pm 10.17.23 I would worry about the stiffness of the deck.
Diesel shut off pull aikenfl at 1:01pm 10.17.23 My 87 Hunter Legend 37 has the pull switch immediately inside the companionways on the right. Reloc
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 12:59pm 10.17.23 Sounds very inconvenient if single handing! I think the easiest fix would be a solenoid with a sprin
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Rick at 12:56pm 10.17.23 Yep you can get them here. However, and not SailboatOwners fault, but they are not hi grade. Mine
Whisker Pole shemandr at 12:50pm 10.17.23 OP doesn't need longer than the foot length by very much. I'd think 12' would be adequate. If I
Whisker Pole Hayden Watson at 12:39pm 10.17.23 The basic rule of thumb for an adjustable whisker pole is from J to 1.5J. So for your boat that wou
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger BigEasy at 12:02pm 10.17.23 [QUOTE="pgandw, post: 1801793, member: 163560" I owned an ODay 25 on a trailer. When one became av
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 11:51am 10.17.23 I have been using my Furuno WiFi radar for about 3 years now. Using it on a IPad is about the only w
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 11:47am 10.17.23 Great topic! I will be watching this thread. I've been eyeing the Furuno wireless radar since it
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar capta at 11:39am 10.17.23 How far we've come! When I began boating in the early '60s radar signals traveled from the antenna t

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