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Replacement of Spinlock Cam Lock bobgelb@gmail.com at 6:44am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1213 My Spinlock XTS (0814)...cam lock for the jib halyard (port side) is not holding the halyard, rope
Infant grandson on board dis-patch at 6:38am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3595 I would like to have my grandson, he's one now, come visit me and also take the whole family out for
Rebedding stanchions knotcarin at 6:06am 04.27.14 Big Boats 3/1467 I have a loose stanchion....it took a hit last summer as a powerboat alongside pulled out of a tight
Motor Mount bmw2007z4 at 5:56am 04.27.14 Smaller Boats 1/566 I have the motor mount but I don't know the spec's for the fasteners. Can anyone help?
Water Stains on Wood Birchy at 5:41am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1128 I have dark water stains on port side wood work behind table. Looking for suggestions on bringing ba
Wing Keel Weeping, My boat Sank on Land Birchy at 5:23am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 17/3402 My boat sank on land this year. Long story. My boat yard shrink wrapped my boat and didn't shrink ri
goldstar radar hotrodderjim at 4:33am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/611 Anyone know of anyone who repairs Goldstar units in the RI/Narragansett bay area? Thanks Jim
Bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:54am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/785 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/743 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6757 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1582 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5847 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3930 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1290 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1815 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3350 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4043 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1021 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1198 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6128 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en

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Has This Happend to You? PaulK at 6:00pm 08.13.23 We had the head of a spinnaker blow off once, but we were running in big seas and the sail would col
Lifesling Lifespan? Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 08.13.23 I have the hard plastic container instead of the bag. After 25 years the harness looks like new and
Rechargeable Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 08.13.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my ding
Weather vane PaulK at 5:51pm 08.13.23 It has to be absolutely evenly balanced in order for the boat's heeling not to impact the results. Q
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:14pm 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyry
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure ...3TacksontheWater at 5:12pm 08.13.23 As an owner of a Rudder Craft kick up rudder and an '88 New Design C-22 (that has yet to see water)
Weather vane stickinthemud57 at 5:12pm 08.13.23 I like the homespun quasi-military vibe. Cool. No expert on the subject (has that ever stopped me?)
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:10pm 08.13.23 Thanks everyone for your replys. I was thinking of the rubber mallet approach myself. THe boat wa
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 5:00pm 08.13.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? heritage at 4:44pm 08.13.23 Thank you for your reply. It was these numbers that I was looking for. Might I ask what year your h
Weather vane (1) WI Rigger at 4:37pm 08.13.23 Here it is on my deck before mounting it on the mast
I need a good chili recipe... (1) jviss at 4:29pm 08.13.23 218787 April 13, 2016.
I need a good chili recipe... kappykaplan at 4:25pm 08.13.23 I had my first one in Ireland in Cork in 2016, I think. That's the BEST place to have a Guinness!
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 4:14pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 4:10pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 4:07pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... Tally Ho at 4:06pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 4:03pm 08.13.23 I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not so much for 'strength,' but for expeditiousn
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Tally Ho at 3:57pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:32pm 08.13.23 We use the eWincher to raise the main sail, hoist the dinghy on deck. Raise and lower the outboard

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