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crazy wind Lake Dillon, CO - question re: when to lower main Craftychicken at 2:43pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/6850 Hi all, we are new sailors (3rd summer) and we are still earning and get a little panicked when the
companionway cover (2) Jayhawk at 1:06pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/1409 Need help I need a new companionway cover for my 95 h26. I need to know if the attached photo of my
26S Swing Keel Cable/Line Questions (4) Sock Puppet at 11:25am 07.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1441 Before I launch the boat in a couple of weeks, I need to do something about the cable for the swing
Electrical Upgrades $tingy Sailor at 9:19am 07.12.14 Catalina 22 20/4089 There hasn't been much buzz here about electrical upgrades for a while. Starting next week, I'll be
Service manual for Lewmar ST30 winch rlewczuk at 9:09am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/2603 Currently have a Wavegrip self-tailing winch, model ST30 two speed. These particular winches, I und
Trailer jack condition (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:48am 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 8/2313 I have a 16 year old trailer with a tongue jack that is welded on. Close inspection shows that perha
Shortening one rudder pintle on H23 isaksp00 at 7:55am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 7/1394 The pintles on my H23 are the exact same length, so installing the rudder means you have to line up
Mounting Teak Handholds Question (1) Ward H at 7:51am 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2018 How deep can I set the machine screw head on a single loop teak handhold? Put another way, can I d
H260 cabin floor wet under wood floor abk at 5:29am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 11/2218 The boat is a H 26 not a H260. When I step on the wood floor in front of the galley it is wet and
Beneteau 36 cc tomfoolery at 10:41pm 07.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/10506 We are looking for our fifth sailboat, our previous four were Catalinas however we are looking at a
C-22 "Catalina's to Catalina" Cruise CaptDon01 at 9:32pm 07.11.14 Catalina 22 0/709 Check out the latest C-22 "Mainbrace". Click on to download the latest issue. We'll need to start ge
Outboard question. gary at 8:12pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 7/1017 So I just spent a small fortune getting my outboard repaired. The salt water had corroded the water
Brand new sailor - Hunter 170 raleighhunter170 at 8:03pm 07.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2127 I know I'm a bit late in the game, but I have wanted to own/sail my own boat for 15 years, and am fi
fuel prices new england gettinthere at 5:27pm 07.11.14 Destinations 18/3748 We usually try to top up diesel at Point Judith. Any other relatively decent places to buy? Newport
H26 CB Bracket Bracket Saga-The Verdict (1) BrianW at 4:32pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 17/1710 I've had an on-going saga with my H26 centerboard bracket removal. The 3/4" CB bracket bolt would no
82 Hunter 22 mast pin diameter tinkturtle at 4:23pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/933 Bought a 82 Hunter 22 a few months back. All the kid activities are done so I started tinkering with
Capri 18 Bilge Pump smallboatrestoration at 3:47pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 6/1609 Anyone have recommendations on a bilge pump for the Capri 18. And does the hose in the bilge by th
SBO burgee (1) Phil Herring at 3:46pm 07.11.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1202 We haven't talked about these in a while (except in the other thread by RAD from last night) so I fi
Greetings from Eastern Washington (1) There and back again at 3:46pm 07.11.14 Smaller Boats 10/1536 This is my first post on the site, no questions this time, but I will have plenty in the future! I h
Soft Floor 1998 170 billbarrett at 2:51pm 07.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1450 I am new at sailing. My first boat is a 1998 hunter 170. I have been told that the bottom is soft. I

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Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:20am 08.15.23 FWIW, I have often seen people suggest using solvent on polyurethane based spray foam. Here is a q
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:16am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Davidasailor26 at 7:16am 08.15.23
Check my wiring diagram? jibes138 at 7:01am 08.15.23 Conditions requiring lights can sneak up on you. In reduced visibility, e.g., fog, when motoring,
Has This Happend to You? (1) jviss at 6:53am 08.15.23 Highly recommended book: The Sailmaker's Apprentice, Brion Toss.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Windpilot at 6:39am 08.15.23 SOG from gps only and some of you guys are happy with just that. Just wow.
Has This Happend to You? jibes138 at 6:33am 08.15.23 Looks like Sailrite moved all their instruction stuff to YouTube or I am too incompetent to find it
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 6:18am 08.15.23 Thanks Dave. It's an Sospenders vest. It has an integrated harness. I have two of them. I'd rath
Has This Happend to You? jibes138 at 6:04am 08.15.23
Has This Happend to You? jssailem at 6:03am 08.15.23
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 6:02am 08.15.23 What brand of vest? The two brands I'm familiar with (Mustang and TeamO) the bladder is separated
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Gary Ryan at 5:57am 08.15.23 I have the same problem this year on our Hunter 386. I dove under the boat and noted that the senso
Spreaders dlochner at 5:33am 08.15.23 Per Ecletic's suggestion, I would inquire with Blue Water Yachts. I have never seen a mast with shr
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 4:49am 08.15.23 Such a good looking boat. Back at you!
pros and cons of adjusting valves... jviss at 4:37am 08.15.23 Manual says I ought to be doing a valve adjustment. Why do you think they say you ought to be doin
Rub Rail Help Ward H at 4:30am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck shemandr at 4:29am 08.15.23 I used to keep a small putty knife, a toothbrush and a cut off plastic container right at the paddle
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Ward H at 4:19am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Ward H at 4:06am 08.15.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck shemandr at 3:03am 08.15.23 It took half a season to get fouled? I used to clean mine weekly.

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