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Max winds seas for Day Sailer II flagbag at 6:10am 07.17.14 Day Sailers 10/6555 Hi.. wondering what you experienced sailers would say is the maximum winds ' seas for 16'9" Day Sail
Passing on the pleasure Guardian at 2:33am 07.17.14 Catalina 22 4/1011 How good is the feeling of knowing that all those years of sailing up and down the northern coast of
old boat, older seaman jmczzz at 7:59pm 07.16.14 Catalina 22 6/974 Well, I think this boat will be my last. It is a sturdy little craft this 1972 Catalina 22. I really
Winches rsotomayor at 7:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1134 Need to replace the stripper rings on a Lewmar 40 self tailing winch. The top cover is supposed to
Electriacal Problem rgnewleaf at 7:08pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 1/1036 After haul out and back in the water at the dock, without shore power. I turned on the macerator pu
Gaff rigged mainsail help Kestle at 6:55pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/739 I am sailing this weekend on a gaff rigged boat, and it has been years since I handled the main on o
Bought 2 of these solar panels Jared1048 at 5:48pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1217 The cost on these are half of what the Kyocera 140 watt panel is. Hopefully the quality is just as g
schooner39 schooner39 at 5:38pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/674 Can any one tell me where I can refill my CNG bottle in northern California; specifically, in the ea
Passage 42 holding tank reotime at 5:30pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 12/3224 Has anyone replaced their 35 gallon holding tank on a Passage 42. If so, what materials and could y
Before I drill holes in my boat, (1) Ward H at 4:58pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1707 is this a bad location for a single loop hand hold? We dock bow in and get on the boat via a sho
Chesapeake Sailors Wanted! Doc_holiday at 3:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1532 The Sippy cup is coming up for the night of aug 1 into the morning of the 2nd. It's a family friendl
Do I need a backing block? (2) judsonj at 3:37pm 07.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1393 Hey Folks, I have a V22 that is newish to me. I have been out a few times and love the boat. I al
Need new Bimini cover njlarry at 3:19pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1266 While sailing up the Delaware Bay the Bimini top cover decided to go for a swim. Now need a replacem
Question for main sail Newport Bob at 2:33pm 07.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1783 I have a Balmar 60 series and the mc-614 regulator installed. For the batteries have three separate
cutting life line mmsailor at 2:18pm 07.16.14 Smaller Boats 7/1361 Due to the length of our dock it is hard for my wife to get on and off of our boat . She either has
Cat22 owners near CDA Idaho Cat22novice at 1:20pm 07.16.14 Catalina 22 1/681 Hello everyone! I am in need of some help with my Cat 22. Is there anyone on here close to CDA Idah
New head sail for hunter 290 SteveH290 at 1:13pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/984 I'm looking into getting a new head sail for a hunter 290. It has the standard factory jib. I want
bilge water mortyd at 1:07pm 07.16.14 Catalina 30 8/1394 i seem to have more water in my bilge this year than in past years, but it's been a very rainy year.
SparCraft vang fittings keep breaking! DallyCally2 at 12:49pm 07.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1386 The lower Vang fitting on a SparCraft system is to weak. I have broken two of them. They are a softe
Water Preservation Jeff10528 at 12:19pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/720 At one time I recall several products at marine stores intended for this purpose, but lately just on

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Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:08pm 08.22.23
Need Routing help for navigation to Soo Michigan JohnShannon at 5:59pm 08.22.23 The question is confusing. Where is the boat now? What is your final destination. I guess I read
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Sanfelice at 5:59pm 08.22.23 I think it can be done in the water. I believe you will need to drill the holes for the cross bolt.
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 5:36pm 08.22.23 That's a show stopper for me, no manual operation. I didn't even notice that! It was originally d
Winchbit driver jviss at 5:28pm 08.22.23 It is interesting in that it uses 42dcv to run which is produces by a small boost converter so that
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 5:25pm 08.22.23 Oh, that's cool! Harken has a winch with the motor partially embedded, but it still projects 4"+ i
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 smokey73 at 5:13pm 08.22.23 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 that the USCG Documentation says was built in 1993. The rudder stock is s
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 4:31pm 08.22.23 I've yet to see one of these turn yellow from UV. Home inspector in Texas. I see PVC pool plumbi
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 (4) obxjeff at 3:24pm 08.22.23 Are you referring to an Edson radial steering system? Here is a photo of my 91 43' lift the rudder
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 3:18pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver jviss at 3:16pm 08.22.23
Stowing Winch Handles Siamese at 3:02pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 2:51pm 08.22.23
Winchbit driver jviss at 2:21pm 08.22.23 One of these days... A super DIY project would be to convert a manual winch to electric using a sta
Winchbit driver Ward H at 2:03pm 08.22.23 Just ordered the WinchBit driver. When it comes in I'll run over to Harbor Freight and pick up the d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 1:55pm 08.22.23 Fortunately, on our Garhauer recirculating ball bearings, they use all Delrin and Torlon which are
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:52pm 08.22.23 Elizabeth forwarded my email to Mark who replied that I needed the MT-2 upgrade. Looks like you al
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 08.22.23 As an aside, I hate these designs with loose ball bearings. :) My winch handle grips are apparent
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 1:43pm 08.22.23 That odd. I wonder if we are looking at the same product. Here's that link again: https://www.orga
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Ward H at 1:43pm 08.22.23 Wow, that is a different response than I have ever gotten form Garhauer but I always dealt with Gui

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