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Line Twist hewebb at 3:44am 01.14.14 Smaller Boats 1/938 I have all new sheets and lines on the boat. Most are Ok. The jib sheet tends to twist when tackin
Stearing wheel stop broken (3) Akapeterc at 1:33am 01.14.14 Big Boats 0/801 I have had one of the stops on my steering broken off and the shipwright at my Marina is suggesting
Survey - should I and how much to pay? Buki at 11:20pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2698 So I think I am about to take the plunge and buy my first sailboat. I've got it narrowed down to a c
Inverter / Battery load question (Microwave et al) krawall at 10:31pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2970 Hi Guys, I thought posting here again since I got so good advice last time. This time, it's about
Keel bolts, OMG! (2) Ted at 10:29pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5338 I was walking through my boat yard today and came across this keel laying on a dolly. I snapped a co
Look What I Found on the Way to the Forum. YIKES (2) caguy at 7:56pm 01.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1586 I was power washing the deck of the C 27 yesterday, getting ready to take some friends out for sail.
Do I need new sheaves for all rope halyard? (1) hawk232 at 7:40pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 19/5943 My current sheaves aren't "v" sheaves but they are clearly designed to accommodate wire. Will this c
79 L25 Bow Sprit Anchor Roller Combination Steve22116 at 6:58pm 01.13.14 Lancer 0/1328 Good evening all. With the anchor locker lid being so close to the bow has anyone thought about/eng
79 L25 Mast: Spreader Corrosion (1) Steve22116 at 6:16pm 01.13.14 Lancer 2/2383 Good evening all. Had problems removing the bolt that held my lower shroud chain plates at the sprea
MacGregor 26 - Shroud Tension CarlosIsaza at 6:11pm 01.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/12422 I bough my first boat (a 1997 Macgregor 26X) last summer, and I started by checking and setting the
Stern Tube Flange to Hull Gap Filler? cas206 at 6:10pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1672 I pulled the bronze stern tube from my hull in order to make replacing the cutlass bearing easier.
H30 replacing skeg with spade rudder keelboatguy at 6:05pm 01.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/8117 Hello, I have taken my '81 H30 skeg apart due to delamination. I have previously read about a gentle
Seasickness SailAwayGirl at 5:45pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 44/5266 I just recently heard that mass doses of Vitamin C can keep one from getting seasick. Does anyone ha
Traveler or not? H26 trapoc at 4:07pm 01.13.14 Smaller Boats 2/1027 Hi everyone Has anyone on this forum added a traveler to their Hunter H26 with tiller steering. I
1983 Oday 25 Genny: 135 or 150 ddooher at 4:07pm 01.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1075 I am replacing the Genny on a 1983 Oday 25. It may be the original. I cannot tell if it is 135, 140
BVI Internet rfrye1 at 3:43pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1494 Afternoon Folks. We are headed back to the BVI's early June for 10 great days. Sunsail has a "Wi-Fi"
Correct sealant for large port (2) smokey73 at 2:33pm 01.13.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1701 1994 Hunter 40.5 Below are some pictures of an area I need to reseal. The first picture is of the
H 34 Outhaul Fast Ed at 1:54pm 01.13.14 Big Boats 2/952 Has anyone attempted to replace the line that operates the outhaul? I have Kenyon spars, and don't
Lights and speakers on the arch Gatch30 at 12:58pm 01.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/799 One of my spring projects is to replace the cockpit stereo system as well as the arch light. I plan
Cockpit Drain Plumbing Morgan OI 30 mckinstpete at 9:36am 01.13.14 Morgan 3/4812 Morgan OI 30 has two drains in at the aft end of the cockpit. My starboard drain does not flow, alth

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Its funny Friday! jviss at 10:57am 06.24.23 my next post!
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Oceangate Titan Richard19068 at 10:34am 06.24.23 Consider the relative cost of student loan forgiveness, bank rescues, bankruptcy court, and endless
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 10:17am 06.24.23 217215 -Will
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:15am 06.24.23 5000 A lot higher than the clips holding them in. -Will
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 9:45am 06.24.23 I think we do. I can't imagine the company, which will now probably declare bankruptcy, has the as
Oceangate Titan jviss at 9:37am 06.24.23 So who pays for all the search, rescue and "recovery" operations. Do we (Canadian, US, French...) c
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 9:35am 06.24.23 So who pays for all the search, rescue and "recovery" operations. Do we (Canadian, US, French...) c
Oceangate Titan Richard19068 at 9:27am 06.24.23 So who pays for all the search, rescue and "recovery" operations. Do we (Canadian, US, French...) ci
Its funny Friday! (1) jviss at 9:25am 06.24.23 <p>
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 9:15am 06.24.23 Even at much less than that, repeated internal pressurizations of aircraft fuselages to maintain 1 a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't WayneH at 9:07am 06.24.23 NOT PC: I always thought sailboats should come with a midget contortionist with 10 inch fingers. It
Oceangate Titan WayneH at 9:00am 06.24.23 I hold this in the same category as the Space X missions to space, just crazy..... I just read so
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? DayDreamer41 at 7:35am 06.24.23 I watched a special about the container ship who grounded in the Panama canal, the captain who pilot
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? jssailem at 7:29am 06.24.23 Cruise ships create their own environmental conditions. Check out the wake as one leaves on the be
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:28am 06.24.23 helping a woman into a griddle :huh:
Oceangate Titan DayDreamer41 at 7:15am 06.24.23 I just can't imagine ponying up for large chunks of cash to ride an uncertified vessel to the depths
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 7:12am 06.24.23 Now to attach the coupling to the transmission, align the coupler and shaft, put the parts back o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (5) jssailem at 7:09am 06.24.23 We got it in. It was a little like helping a woman into a griddle when those were a favorite of t
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? DayDreamer41 at 7:00am 06.24.23 You were too close. 100 yards is the mandatory security zone, but you can certainly get big wakes,

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