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Tool Rental wufibugs at 1:48pm 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1720 The post about shroud tensioning got me thinking about rarely used tools and wondered if anyone knew
erratic engine performance rgarrison@gmail.com at 12:45pm 10.23.14 Catalina 30 10/1381 I recently did some work on my engine, new fuel lines, filters, head gasket, etc. Also flushed the f
Fall sailing ROCKS Jackdaw at 11:21am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 34/4023 The absolute BEST sailing (in Minnesota) is in the fall. The temps are comfortable, the breeze good,
Attach a backstay Swedsail at 10:18am 10.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1280 I am from Sweden and I sail with a Maxi 77. I think McGregor 26m is amazing in many ways. But I thin
Fuel Usage for the season Apex at 9:58am 10.23.14 Bigger Boats 3/954 What is YOUR usage? We have an Yanmar YSM-8R - O'Day 28 We weekend on the boat, and the motoring
Bristol 27 Height humphryjto at 9:53am 10.23.14 Bristol 0/1249 I want to store my boat in the barn this year but it is still in the water so I can't get an exact m
exhaust cooling for yanmar 12 patman75 at 9:30am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/863 I have the mighty Yanmar YSM 12 on my Cat. 30. The exhaust cooling is as follows. A straight steel p
Deception pass or swinomish channel? TropicalSeattle at 9:22am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 14/16107 Tying to figure out if we should attempt deception pass at slack tide or have the option of going th
bulkhead replacement fireone at 9:22am 10.23.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1628 I need to replace:cry: my buklhead on my 23ft o'day it is dry rotted where stay wires straps attach
Top of Mast Pulleys Removal joker460 at 8:43am 10.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1214 Top of Mast Sheaves Removal Has anyone with a 350,351 or 352 ever replaced the sheaves at the top o
Hunter P42 20 inch propeller? BBC30 at 8:31am 10.23.14 Big Boats 7/1986 Has anyone ever put a 20 inch propeller on a 1990s version of the P42? I think they came with eithe
Hunter 320 Shrouds tensions Mity at 8:27am 10.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/659 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 320 and I would like to know if someone would know the recommended tensio
Crossing from Apalachicola to Tampa frankiedogs at 7:51am 10.23.14 Ask All Sailors 28/8811 We are set up in Apalachicola and heading to Tampa Bay. I need input on the weather patterns to look
Main cabin head -Plumping system Rick J B at 7:13am 10.23.14 Big Boats 0/960 Hi ! I have recently purchased my Catalina 42 and working through the various elements of the boat t
Preferred Rope Clutch? caltom at 6:46am 10.23.14 Catalina 30 7/1436 I'm sure this topic has been discussed in the past. Just to make sure I'm looking at current info I
Catalina 387 mainsail Sailingnat at 5:37am 10.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1044 We just purchased a 387 with in mast furling and are about to take the mainsail down. Does anyone ha
Singlehanding Ends in New Bern Roger Long at 3:45am 10.23.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/6818
Hatch for 33.5 Bruce12 at 12:27am 10.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/741 Does anyone know where I can find the forward hatch lens for a 33.5 Hunter?
Looking for a inexpensive Javelin main mast jvanzyl at 10:05pm 10.22.14 Day Sailers 1/1054 I have a 1976 O-Day javelin. I flipped the boat over in the intercoastal two years ago and bent the
Sigh...this time of year is tough. BobM at 8:21pm 10.22.14 S2 5/1106 Started out this year with a rookie gaff that wiped my water pump impeller in July then reinjured my

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I have an 21' American Fiberglass (2) Perry Welch at 8:41pm 09.13.23 Hi Guys New question On the stern where the rudder mounts on the boat there is a stainless steel rod
School's back in session cruise! Hello Below at 8:28pm 09.13.23 @Hayden Watson. Too funny. We had stuck our nose into Eagle Hbr around noon yesterday and saw 3 empt
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 09.13.23 I think I'll make them from UHMW - less expensive and enjoyable to fabricate. The ideal material.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 8:14pm 09.13.23 Imagine my disappointment when unheated water began flowing from the newly installed PRV once I hoo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 09.13.23
Deception Pass. (4) Hayden Watson at 7:20pm 09.13.23 We came through Deception Pass today and DeepZoom indicated that the current was 4.4-kts but that mu
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Davidasailor26 at 7:19pm 09.13.23 Problem solved. There is an error in the HTML code that does not pass on the boat manufacturer's na
Where to find a 2005 Beneteau Oceanis owner's manual? Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 09.13.23 The owners manual for our 2014 Oceanis 37 is 115 pages, so more than your 26, but still does not go
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 6:50pm 09.13.23 Outside. Otherwise tacking gets complicated.
Looking for new sails?? Gene Neill at 6:48pm 09.13.23 In all honesty the inside tracks have been the best change I have made. They easily give me 3 deg m
School's back in session cruise! (4) Hayden Watson at 6:44pm 09.13.23 Well John, we were in the upper NW corner and got some clouds on Monday and Tuesday, but the rain he
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? dkinzer at 6:43pm 09.13.23 Thanks for the photo. I think I'll make them from UHMW - less expensive and enjoyable to fabricate.
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? quadrille38 at 6:11pm 09.13.23 You are missing the parts that cushion the helm seat. here is the link to them on SBO. They ate pri
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 5:22pm 09.13.23 The panel I'm referring to is the plastic black rectangle in the photo. For me it's part number 1281
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 5:00pm 09.13.23 internal halyards which exit 5-6 feet above base goes up pretty quietly. will attach line and try
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 4:51pm 09.13.23
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

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