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sail batten mmsailor at 4:36pm 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 6/841 Can someone give me the size of the topmost batten in what I think is an original Doyle sail for our
Thank You all, mmsailor at 4:31pm 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 3/577 I want to thank everyone for their patience and advice about our new to us 23.5 , especially Crazy
1980 Hunter Cherubini 30 - Roller Furling Drum EdWard3 at 4:06pm 07.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1590 The plastic drum base broke today on my furler. Pretty sure it was the original headsail furler.
teak handrails on 9.2a SailingaS2 at 3:04pm 07.06.14 S2 6/1577 has anybody replaced the teak handrails on the cabintop the 13 foot long ones if so where did you
carbon monoxide detector mikej21 at 2:24pm 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1426 My V berth carbon monoxide detector is beeping each time I arrive at my boat to sail. The engine is
Old sailors and new sailors (2) GeorgiaBII at 1:56pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 Got a chance this weekend to give my 73 year old uncle another chance to have a tiller in his hand.
26D Newby engine and rudder questions 1qikboy at 1:46pm 07.06.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2734 Sailed my 26D for the first time a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed the sailing part but frustration
Chain/line rode down hawse pipe? David in Sandusky at 1:20pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3052 Last year, we added an anchor roller to our '77 h27. It's a great improvement for stowing, deployin
Has anyone bought a new trailer recently? Gene Neill at 12:19pm 07.06.14 Trailer Sailors 35/7712 Or even just priced them? I know there are many, many variables. I'm just wondering what the ballp
Which Royce's Sailing Illustrated? Ward H at 12:14pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 1/851 I have seen several suggestions to buy Royces Sailing Illustrated book. I looked it up on Amazon an
H31 shaft diameter and stern tube diameter wufibugs at 11:59am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/858 May need to replace the dripless shaft seal and both are necessary to order proper part.
new (to me) Beneteau, lots of questions jonbeneteau at 11:53am 07.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3669 Hi all. I'm Jon. I just bought a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40 which I sail out of Long Beach, Ca. My
Ship's Bell project (7) cephius (Dave) at 11:46am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 10/1193 I have bronze bell from my first boat. This was purchased in the 70's. I just don't see new bells
Bow Pulpit Removal - O'Day 28 (1) Pafb at 11:31am 07.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1473 I need to remove my bow pulpit and re-bed it. Will use "Maine Sail's" method for rebedding deck har
Boom Track & Boom Downhaul Question (1) Ward H at 11:25am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/4213 My O'day 25 has a boom track that gives it about 8" or so of movement up and down on the mast. Whe
Marine Head project (3) cephius (Dave) at 11:18am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 7/1131 The pump on my JABSCO was sticky, so I disassembled it to lube the 'O' ring. On reassembly, I could
To Leave or Take Them? robfmcc at 9:05am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 53/9242 Noticed that a few boaters/sailors have different approaches to untying from the dock, some leave th
Seal Trying to Sink My Boat (3) wufibugs at 8:43am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3827 What I believe to be the shaft seal is leaking where it enters or connects to the metal ring to the
Water tanks lake city at 8:32am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1125 I own 28' Catalina with water two water tanks. Can you leave both tanks "on" (valve open) or only o
all is good trainmanjess at 8:13am 07.06.14 Morgan 2/1078 hello all all s good with my boat... I live 13 hours away and could not check on it... I have bee

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 12:57am 08.19.23 @MikeHoncho spent a couple nights in Everett. Was here on his way home from a much needed sailing c
Tide Clock NYSail at 12:57am 08.19.23
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 10:09pm 08.18.23 Also what would be a good way to add a topping lift.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 10:05pm 08.18.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 10:01pm 08.18.23 @MikeHoncho spent a couple nights in Everett. Was here on his way home from a much needed sailing cr
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (9) mikeracca at 9:41pm 08.18.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Stu Jackson at 9:21pm 08.18.23 If you can get the M25 running it's a great engine for that boat. If not, IIRC they aren't too easy
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 08.18.23 Does your transducer look anything like this : d the part number for the plug : 219019
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Stu Jackson at 9:11pm 08.18.23 Each vertical row of breakers is connected together by a positive flat bar, and there's an adjacent
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 8:23pm 08.18.23 seals fit perfect thanks!
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 7:53pm 08.18.23 Well the manager of the marina let me know that I got less than 30 days to still be in a position w
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 08.18.23 I hate to keep pissing on your corn flakes like this @RSHunter27 , but if you do decide to incorpora
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 7:41pm 08.18.23 Of course you're right, it's just that it's so interesting. Well the manager of the marina let me
Thoughts on chart tables? Tally Ho at 7:16pm 08.18.23 You can do what you want with your boat, but I think a chart table is a good place to have your lap
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 7:15pm 08.18.23 Thanks! Today I saw an albacore flying a spinnaker in 20 to 30 knot winds, when we sailed a 30 foote
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:14pm 08.18.23 The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinventing the drive train. Of cou
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 08.18.23 It's really difficult to see the winch pocket. That beautiful woodwork is overpowering! Thank you
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 08.18.23 Missing the cylinder head and injectors, rings seized to the bores and just flat out dirty inside.
Stowing Winch Handles Project_Mayhem at 6:36pm 08.18.23 Vinyl pockets screwed into the cockpit seat lowers for me. Not the subject of this photo but you ca
rolex fastnet race is on, too PaulK at 6:18pm 08.18.23 Looks like it got bouncy after the tide changed. Several boats seem to have too much sail up -- shou

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