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New Javelin owner questions houdsie73 at 6:44am 07.08.15 Day Sailers 2/1273 I recently purchased a Javelin. I don't know what year it is and hope someone can assist with the h
Snap and Swivel Shackles sailcapt340 at 5:51am 07.08.15 Big Boats 0/687 I have to replace my Topping Lift and Jib Halyard on my 2000 340. I know that I have a "D Shackle"
a cautionary note on Seaward water heaters (4) Bob 04 H260 at 5:28am 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 52/11405 While living on our boat last January we had quite a scare. Suddenly the cabin filled with smoke. We
Adding spinnaker halyard to mast flynhi4u at 5:12am 07.08.15 Smaller Boats 15/7167 We are hoping to build our spinnaker from a Sailrite kit this winter and I am starting to think abou
Halyard diameter flynhi4u at 5:03am 07.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1218 With the new paint all done and the leaks fixed it is time to get new halyards for our 1983 Hunter 2
Universal 5411 Exhaust jollymon2 at 4:37am 07.08.15 Catalina 30 2/1149 After leaving an anchorage with very heavy vegetation I noticed that no water was spitting out of th
Hood seafurl model 810 gspeckma at 12:14am 07.08.15 Parts Search 3/1932 Looking for parts for 810 furler, specificly the feed extrusion tube.
how does the new search work? jmczzz at 11:19pm 07.07.15 Catalina 22 2/458 I do not get hits when I use the search above? It worked befor. Are there new procedures? James
Do you ask for or use help with dock lines when you come in? Stu Jackson at 10:30pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 40/4792 Many folks have reported having trouble with "helping hands" when they dock. Many times they only m
Storage space on an 8.5 jguyer at 9:10pm 07.07.15 S2 2/1049 I'm getting ready to go on a 19 day cruise on my 8.5. Everything is out of the boat, so I am startin
Sail area and stress higgs at 8:11pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/645 Anyone know a formula for figuring how many #s of stress a given sail area imposes on a stay/running
Self tending Jib bigpapaporsche at 7:54pm 07.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1210 I am not sure if this is the appropriate location for this post or not, but lets see what happens. I
Hunter 34 Maxwell winch service Ilanortho at 7:39pm 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2824 Hi all; Just purchased H34. All 4 Maxwell winches badly in need of lube/ service. Before I disassem
Oops Newport Bob at 7:20pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/863 MainE, Sorry for the mistype Love your state - and have sailed from Maine to Florida
Amp Meter Newport Bob at 7:17pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1486 Main, Took your advice and installed a smart gauge last spring. THANKS Gives the essential info! Cer
Universal 25 XPAC running hot mytime at 5:59pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 5/1076 My (new to me) 1994 Catalina 30 (#6242) is running hot 210 degrees at 2500 rpm's. New hoses, sea str
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 5:32pm 07.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1598 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
AIS, VHF antenna/s? Ken13559 at 4:42pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/960 I've a questions to those with class B ais and vhf, do you use splitter to share single antenna at m
Problem of return water in the motor when i do sailing fastbreak30 at 3:15pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 4/781 I have a problem of return of water in my diesel universal m -25. When the engine is off and I do sa
Missing S/V Kera Jane macdaddymark1 at 2:04pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/804 I don't know if this is the right place to start this but, Does anyone know or have you heard anythi

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Broker related question xavpil at 3:25am 07.16.23 Your need for a broker might depend on how much $$ you are spending. All 3 deals went fine but they
Broker related question xavpil at 3:23am 07.16.23 Lastly here's the contract I received (and signed) back in 2006 when I bought my O'day 35 So nice
Grampian Classic 31 information asimkins at 11:34pm 07.15.23 Hello all, I am interested in knowing more about Grampian Classic 31 listed in this ad: https://na
Cruising Yacht VMG High Current at 8:58pm 07.15.23 However, I suppose the smaller yacht could be limited by its hull speed more of the time than the l
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:01pm 07.15.23 That's good news...at least until you find out how much PEX is in need of replacement 'cuz on a boat
simple wind/weather app for iphone jon hansen at 7:22pm 07.15.23 i find the NOAA forecasts on the radio to be great up here on the lakes
simple wind/weather app for iphone jon hansen at 7:17pm 07.15.23 i watch my barometer with a close eye. do you? i read High performance sailing by frank bethwaite.
Port side cleat shemandr at 6:57pm 07.15.23 Maybe your PO didn't intend to sail in reefing conditions. It's your boat now.
Shooting some video in the harbor jaysweet at 6:57pm 07.15.23 In your 2nd video at 2:22: Winsome, from Oxford MD! A beautiful small town on the Eastern Shore that
Ground? DaveJ at 6:46pm 07.15.23 A bonding wire should be bare copper, i.e, no insulating jacket. Green or green/yellow is for the
Ground? danm1 at 6:33pm 07.15.23 Green or green/yellow is for the AC grounding wire. Coincidentally, perhaps, I get a ground wire f
2008 H36 microwave replacement murrayabbott at 6:27pm 07.15.23 I have a microwave that will fit, the problem is on the my 36 the factory installed the microwave s
Port side cleat Joe at 6:24pm 07.15.23 You can pretty much do whatever you want to your boat. It's very common for sailboat owners to recon
Ground? jviss at 5:55pm 07.15.23
Reef points Tally Ho at 5:39pm 07.15.23 My friends have furling main sails, and I would guess 12-18 inches as @Davidasailor26 suggested.
Ground? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 07.15.23 A bonding wire should be bare copper, i.e, no insulating jacket. Green or green/yellow is for the
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage discovery at 5:15pm 07.15.23 Because there is no sealant that will bond permanently to PE, there's only one way to mend a PE tan
Ground? jviss at 5:03pm 07.15.23 Looks like the green wire in my boat that connects / bonds the mast, chain plates, thru hulls, keel
Need source for winch parts jviss at 4:59pm 07.15.23 But with a vice, a drill press will be faster. I doubt it. It would be much harder to center the
Need source for winch parts jviss at 4:56pm 07.15.23 But with a vice, a drill press will be faster. Can't imagine a press without a vice. Vise, not vic

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