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Liability Insurance Head Sail at 8:16am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1902 A few weeks ago my 1st mate had a fall when flaking the main after an afternoon sail. Her medical i
Steering Wheel Shaft Size DaveJ at 8:13am 11.03.14 Catalina 310 8/5936 I was looking for a folding steering wheel and came across a great deal at Defender, it fits a 1" ta
Settling in the stern Sunday Sailor at 7:59am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1990 I own a Hughes 25 and just bought this year. The Stern sits too low in the water when motoring despi
Ohio river to the gulf ? sailersteve at 7:58am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 9/7989 Dose anyone know if its possible to sail ' or motor from Cincinnati Ohio's, Ohio river to Mobile Ala
Small Sailboat For A Beginner ELLIOT at 6:06am 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 23/10496 I AM NEW TO SAILING , I WANT TO PURCHASE A SMALL STABILE , DRY ,SIMPLE MAIN SAIL / JIB SAILBOAT TO L
Replacement strut for 40.5 David Knauer at 5:34am 11.03.14 Big Boats 7/3033 My boat was hauled this past week and I discovered that the strut was bent. I don't know about the
Damaged Liner??? (4) balmoralbob at 9:16pm 11.02.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1279 Hi, have posted previously about our Perkins engine re build and the trauma involved with stripping
I just bought a Neptune 24, looking for help Hooks at 8:09pm 11.02.14 Trailer Sailors 19/8969 So I posted this thread to the Newport section b/c there isn't a Neptune section and google tells me
So is this forum for Neptune boats as well? (6) Hooks at 7:47pm 11.02.14 Newport 3/4127 I just bought a Neptune 24 and Google says that it's built by Capital Yatch's but is very similar to
Keel Retention 322 Part 2 The Good News (3) The Tanqueray at 6:55pm 11.02.14 Bigger Boats 19/7543
Corrosion in the compression post? (2) Stephen Trapani at 6:05pm 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1099 Not sure what needs to be done here. Hoping for some help! I believe there may be a breach at the to
Breezy Saturday (2) Gene Neill at 4:06pm 11.02.14 Catalina 22 30/3213 The Admiral and I had been wanting to get some practice in higher winds, and we finally got our chan
salvage value Oday 25 kurtk at 2:46pm 11.02.14 Day Sailers 6/1899 My boat mast came down in the last big storm. Chain plates ripped through the deck and mast step twi
swing keel broke 25 oday kurtk at 2:19pm 11.02.14 Day Sailers 3/1425 My keel rope snapped and I was wondering how it attached. Picture would be nice. I think I need to
help building trailer for 25 oday kurtk at 2:15pm 11.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2069 I need to get swing keel dimensions and any other suggestions. Need to move 38 miles on good road. I
Teak or Plastique hand rails. (1) DAVA390 at 1:04pm 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4825 I removed my hand rails, hatchboard rails and gas tank rail today with the intention of sanding and
PSS Dripless and new shaft chrisings at 12:12pm 11.02.14 Catalina 30 31/5671 Greetings fellow sailors. With the winter approaching the list of things to doing while on the
Recent C30 purchases fox islander at 9:52am 11.02.14 Catalina 30 3/1100 I'm looking for some advice. I've decided to sell Sonrisa. Shes located in the PNW...we're a bit iso
Mainsail halyard line Found at Sea at 9:24am 11.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/968 I have a 1987 Catalina 36 which requires a great deal of effort to raise the main even when heading
Question about nav lighting davidmhull at 9:01am 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 49/5533 I apologize up front for this lengthy post but it was needed to clarify my question. These are excha

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27 Mast Gate Options Tally Ho at 4:50pm 09.13.23 Yeah, it looks like you need something to cover the sides of the slot, and still let the slugs slide
Parts required for adding an Asym. to 29.5 Tally Ho at 4:47pm 09.13.23 You could try Rig-Rite. https://www.rigrite.com Greg
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 4:46pm 09.13.23 I should be sailing by the weekend. ?
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 4:45pm 09.13.23 For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff with help. My 155 had one. But when I ordered my 135, Nort
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Tally Ho at 4:43pm 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 4:40pm 09.13.23 The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep its shape. For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff
Invest 95L jviss at 4:29pm 09.13.23 Hurricane LeeHEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf Stream. 219850 Note the change in Intensity or Ca
H49/50 battery replacement flightlead404 at 4:12pm 09.13.23
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 4:10pm 09.13.23 chichiflys, Just saw your post. Needed a break from up on the ladder painting the side of my house!
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 4:09pm 09.13.23 Amazon, wireless remote for winches. Plenty of generic options starting at under $20 Cool, thanks
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 4:07pm 09.13.23 Wow, where is that? The cheapest wired Lewmar one I can find is $200. Amazon, wireless remote fo
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 3:38pm 09.13.23 If you don't have a remote for your windless you can easily install one, now cost around $20. Wow,
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass jviss at 3:34pm 09.13.23 Your boat .............. accept it as it is with its built in limitations or get a 100 footer. On
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 3:09pm 09.13.23 I use a boat hook and push the chain down as it comes up. If you don't have a remote for your windl
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 3:09pm 09.13.23 That's a crappy anchorage, poor holding in sand over limestone. Behind Wisteria is better and close
original battens on Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 09.13.23 @wisey2 Read the above Crazy Dave
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 3:01pm 09.13.23 A little clarification is perhaps in order . There are hundreds of DIN connectors . A DIN is nothin
Sail battens Crazy Dave Condon at 2:57pm 09.13.23 @wisey2 Suggest posting your the hunter 240 battens under small boats where you will get more respo
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller LakeShark at 2:49pm 09.13.23 @Salty Jack Start here and you'll likely find all the information you need. However with the calcul
Raritan PHII long term review capta at 2:34pm 09.13.23 I was fortunate to begin my boating career when Wilcox/Crittenden was the standard in marine toilets

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