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I need a tutorial video on how to use a symetrical spinnaker centerline at 5:47pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 37/11970 neither of my first boats had spinnakers, but my 34 has one. i have no idea about how to rig it, tri
engine rebuild swank at 5:25pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1588 I have a m4-30 Universal. It needs a rebuild. I'm looking for a rebuild kit or a way to find where I
Bow wiring problem on Legend 37.5 (1) davjonLegend at 4:09pm 12.14.14 Big Boats 2/1014 What started out as a relatively easy fix (I thought) has become a mystery. The following is fairly
O'day 23-2 winches again Ziradog at 4:08pm 12.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1300 Based on some feedback here, I am thinking of replacing my sheet winches. Currently I have Barlow 1
H235 halyard sheaves mmhamer at 3:19pm 12.14.14 Smaller Boats 6/1253 My 235 has two sheaves mounted on the deck, next to the mast, that turn the main and jib halyards 90
Lifeline Fittings thaeni at 1:57pm 12.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/630 I will be adding a boarding gate this spring. Are the new toggle fittings as strong as the hand cri
Just bought an asymmetrical spinnaker Bad Obsession at 12:49pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4376 Well, I bought a used asymmetrical spinnaker for my Compac 23. :dance: It was cheap but it is suppo
Traveller upgrade (2) bigpapaporsche at 12:33pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 34/7812 One of my main objectives this year is to become a better technical sailor! That is to say, improve
Dock Finds (2) ZMiller at 10:13am 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2723 Dock Find So I'm just floating around and I see a boat that I'm not familiar with laying at a pri
High output alternator (1) PeterBreit at 9:01am 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 28/9082 I have a 2000 Beneteau 461 with a 50A alternator. Since the tachometer stopped working I had a rea
X-treme sailing (2) Jackdaw at 8:21am 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1994 This weekend I few down to San Antonio to help a new crew get up to speed on a Dutch built X-treme 2
Windlass wiring size MORNING LIGHT at 8:21am 12.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/806 Getting ready to install the Lewmar 1000 Pro I bought on my Catalina 28 Mk II. Expected to need wir
Big Waves - First Accident (1) Roger Long at 7:06am 12.14.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 13/7899 Lurking back in the mind of every naval architect is the fear of hearing that one of their creations
Still a sailor WoodyB at 6:16am 12.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/912 After the demise of our 89 Hunter 30 in which the keel was compromised after being beached in last s
Steering guardant crack. cajon409 at 6:16am 12.14.14 Big Boats 6/1433 Well in the process of cleaning and sealing cables after new shifter and throttle cable install. Whi
What NOT to buy your favorite skipper - EVER (1) Stu Jackson at 8:25pm 12.13.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3524
What kind of boat (1) Sailboatlife21 at 7:03pm 12.13.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1310 Can anybody tell me what kind of sailboat this is? Thanks
Need help building an outboard motor mount Hooks at 6:03pm 12.13.14 Trailer Sailors 22/9783 Okay so I have this rotting piece of wood that the previous owner built. I need to replace it.
Mast base sheave replacement blocks H335 (2) ingeanous at 4:18pm 12.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1541 I have four of these that need to be replaced on a 1990 Hunter 335. Any ideas or experience with a
AGM or Traditional Marine Deep Cell Battery carboman at 2:22pm 12.13.14 Smaller Boats 7/1400 In all of my reading I have learned that discharging and recharging g batteries over time degrades t

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Problems with cdi furling jib (1) patbratton at 6:17am 08.30.23 I would assume that one cleat is for the tack and the other for the halyard. Mine uses shackles. Yo
Stowing Winch Handles Ward H at 6:15am 08.30.23 A friend had a vinyl winch handle holder that he never installed because he didn't want to drill hol
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? jssailem at 6:10am 08.30.23 It is a challenge. Wrap the pipe to prevent a nasty burn when working on the engine or corroding pip
Cockpit drain not draining JBP-PA at 6:02am 08.30.23 Endoscope have become really cheap, you could feed one down and see what is going on. https://a.co/d
Winterization? Sailfanatic at 5:59am 08.30.23 Draining the water tanks is pretty much just a matter of letting the pump run until everything is e
Catalina 22 bilge care JBP-PA at 5:56am 08.30.23 Most larger boats do not have bilge drains. Use a bilge pump for large amounts (which you should no
Winterization? JBP-PA at 5:51am 08.30.23 Only food safe antifreeze in your water system. This is not the same stuff as engine antifreeze!
Thundering water tank? RoyS at 5:30am 08.30.23 Also there should be a manifold somewhere so that you can isolate the tanks and use one at a time. E
Winterization? Jimongee at 5:22am 08.30.23 Thank you davidsailor
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks JBP-PA at 4:58am 08.30.23 How tall is the mast? My mast is 30 some odd feet. I use a track cleaner like the one in the Prac
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? dLj at 4:42am 08.30.23 The only "bad" aspect that comes to mind is the potential to increase corrosion and it being "invisi
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season danooxnard at 4:39am 08.30.23 Beautiful Lake!
Catalina 22 bilge care danooxnard at 4:37am 08.30.23 On my 1974 C-22 there is no drain for the bilge. I have had no need for one since I do not get water
Problems with cdi furling jib dlochner at 4:34am 08.30.23 On older CDI furlers the halyards are inside the foil, the cleats are for the halyard. Not positive
Winterization? Davidasailor26 at 4:27am 08.30.23 Draining the water tanks is pretty much just a matter of letting the pump run until everything is em
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 4:00am 08.30.23
Problems with cdi furling jib justsomeguy at 3:22am 08.30.23 why there are cleats on the drum, You need a place to secure your halyard, of course. Dunno about
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:44pm 08.29.23 Are all of the hoses you mentioned here fuel return hoses ? The reason I ask is that I just replac
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 08.29.23 Are all of the hoses you mentioned here fuel return hoses ? The reason I ask is that I just replace
Cockpit drain not draining Macboy at 9:39pm 08.29.23 I JUST redid mine yesterday. I used flexible couplers on the glassed in fittings and then built the

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