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272 Anchor Roller agprice22 at 7:57pm 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/951 As anyone added an anchor roller to his 272? I am interested in adding one to my 1987 272. If you ha
Hunter 170 drain?? raleighhunter170 at 7:49pm 07.13.14 Day Sailers 7/3314 Ok...forgive me for my ignorance, but I just bought a 170 this summer. I keep my boat in the water
C-22 MK-II Pop-Top Cover CaptDon01 at 7:15pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 7/1519 Getting ready to make way for Catalina Island next weekend,(no, not the "Catalina's to Catalina" cru
Companionway door Okey6772 at 7:14pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 13/10274 Any advise or plans for DIY project to build a companionway door for our Catalina 30. Thks
Low oil pressure in Universal M4-30 ChangsinLattitudes at 6:58pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1261 Went out for a sail today and while motoring out, noticed the oil pressure was a lot lower than norm
Non Slip phxfan at 6:39pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 0/777 Help Me Rhonda-- 73 Cat22, hull lnumber 3605 non slip is hellowing badly, gel coat on storage dooor
Evaporator Plates 2005 473 B473 at 6:18pm 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/661 Holding Plates 2005 473 Does anyone know who would have made the plates in my boat? 2005 Oceanis 4
Broken Mast Step? (2) SpenserSpratlin at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1722 I've been sailing on a Hunter 23, and we've been having some problems with the boat, so we decided t
Can you splice Transducer wire? Depth Sounder question. (4) Sock Puppet at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5076 My boat has a transducer for the depth sounder mounted on the bottom of the hull. It was wired to t
Smart Gauge Installation dlochner at 5:22pm 07.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/5614 Greetings, Looking for thoughts about installing a Balmar Smart Gauge. The gauge is going to be i
Fabric Spray "Paint" for old cabin cushions? rmwac at 5:16pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 3/2066 We have an '84 Catalina 30 with the fabulous 80's tan 'Plaid' pattern. The cushions are in excellen
What's an "end tie"? pupluv at 4:33pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 12/5746 Please forgive my ignorance but what is an "end tie"? I think it's like a slip except there's a floa
need opinons on annapolis sail shops DAVA390 at 3:34pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1281 Purchased a 1988 Precision 23 last spring. Previous owner bought a new main from Scott sails in Anna
Unusual hot/cold water problem IH82BL8 at 12:55pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/673 This weekend I recommissioned my fresh water storage tank and water heater. I filled them and turne
Best hatch lens adhesive / sealant ? sailfree20770 at 12:38pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 32/19687 From what I've read so far, the 3 best options for plastic lens sealants are: 3M 4000 Dow Corning 79
Cheoy Lee/ Luders 36 Primary Winch Bracket Needed RaccoonTOF at 12:14pm 07.13.14 Parts Search 0/1100 Hurricane Arthur claimed the starboard primary winch on my 1975 Cheoy Lee/Luders 36 ketch. We recov
How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? (1) Pat Hooyman at 12:11pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1124 I want to replace the incandescent bulbs on my 38 with LED's. I cannot figure out how to get the len
Tips or Suggestions for Mounting Tiller Pilot Ward H at 11:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 16/6739 Just bought a Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot. Spent about an hour measuring, remeasuring, second gu
What is this wooden clamp-like accessory? (1) flagbag at 10:16am 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2560 Can anyone help identify this wooden clamp like accessory we found in a a '77 Oday Day Sailer II. Ab
Speed Loss michaeel at 9:55am 07.13.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 19/3187 Recently replaced the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3YM20. The engine runs great as normal with no sign

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Fabric for boom tent? (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 08.21.23 219111 Here is the current one. You can see that it does not drape well and is too translucent.
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:20am 08.21.23 Yep. Doubling the layers, possibly with an air gap as dLj suggested, is an option. I have not yet d
Stiff Throttle kloudie1 at 8:15am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:14am 08.21.23 I suppose if you lose the AP and needed to slab reef the main for whatever reason, and if the boat
Fabric for boom tent? Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.21.23 Have you ever thought to double up the ripstop nylon you have now? It'll keep the size down when sto
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23 I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23 Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ? JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23 Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th
Hunter 23 Keel rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.23 If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel do
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 6:42am 08.21.23 Removing the stern sounds a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense. It may not work here, because
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement kloudie1 at 6:38am 08.21.23 Strange, looks like "corrosion jacking" from a piece of iron or steel between the two plates.. the
Sails up at the dock ? kappykaplan at 6:35am 08.21.23 Can I raise the sail for a short period while I am tied to the dock in light wind? Can I let the he
Sails up at the dock ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 08.21.23 Yes.
New owner! PMK at 6:18am 08.21.23 She is in the water at Safe Harbor Pilots point hull #11 Quite an ordeal getting boat and trailer h
Hunter 23 Keel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 08.21.23 It must be one of the first winglet with a centerboard attached. If the poster could supply the hu
H49/50 battery replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 5:21am 08.21.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:40am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the main

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