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Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13769 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2470 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had
Should a keel trunk have any flex to it? (3) hawk232 at 12:33pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 50/7445 well the good news is that we made it out for the maiden voyage yesterday! sailed for a solid 45min
Key West Vacation DanKo at 12:17pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3596 I'm a midwestern sailer. I have a Catalina 22 and a 20 foot racing scow. I am competent on those boa
Oday 272 Tabernacle Replacement Suggestions 87roadracer at 11:16am 11.17.13 Bigger Boats 11/4623 So my new "old" 272 Oday needs a new tabernacle and I would like to have the ability to step the mas
where can I leave my truck and trailer? nena at 9:20am 11.17.13 Destinations 3/3369 I will be trailering my Oday 26 to Biscane Bay in February. Hope to spend about 6 weeks sailing the
Rusty Keel C2L at 7:31am 11.17.13 Big Boats 12/3117 I have a 34 Hunter with steel keel that is rusting. I would like to 1) remove the rust and 2) refin
controls cherub78 at 7:24am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/640 Thanks David in Sandusky for the info,I will call them to see if ideally I can convert from my lower
how do you secure carpet? troutman at 7:09am 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/3536 I see many people like to have carpet inside and outside their sailboats. How is this secured? I w
Main reefing on '79 33 mystery117 at 3:13am 11.17.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/973 When I bought this boat the main was missing and I had to set everything up myself. When I had to r
Bird Proof Wind Vane med2463 at 11:25pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 21/9407 Anyone know of a bird proof wind vane? We are done replacing the wind vane to our Garmin GWS 10 win
Improper CDI Furler Installation (4) CaptDon01 at 10:43pm 11.16.13 Catalina 22 13/2161 I purchased a used C-22 that came with a CDI furler. The previous owner didn't follow their installa
Insurance Rich (P303) at 8:51pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 41/7359 After 6 years of paying for boat insurance (no claims)... I just received a letter stating that they
Johnson Lever Doc_holiday at 5:04pm 11.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4650 Was at WM today and looked at the Johnson Levers. It said not for big loads. It didn't look robust
controls cherub78 at 3:34pm 11.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/821 Hi everyone, can anyone tell me the company that made the controls for my 78 cherubini 27ft.the cont
Decal remover mainsailman at 2:51pm 11.16.13 Smaller Boats 10/2711 OK, I got the boat stands set to arrive in a few days. Now I am looking to get a jump start on remov
Truly bored - or sniffing acetone (3) Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1623 On our H356, the captains bench/swim platform was open and collected water. Admiral states, I'm tire
Hauling boat - Bottom Washing Browndog68 at 1:17pm 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1417 WHat happens if I pull my boat of the lake and don't power spray the bottom until Spring? Will the
YSM12 Troubles Captain_Bill at 1:01pm 11.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1840 I am sure this topic has been discussed but I have not found it in the search so here it is again, m
1979 Glastron Spirit 28 Sailboat russlmiller at 11:11am 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 7/10627 Hello. I am going to be looking at a 1979 Glastron Spirit 28. It has been hard to find much info on

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:03am 06.14.23 don't expect plastic to last forever but when it does fail, I expect a fair price on the replacemen
Thru hole and keel crack, rgranger at 8:03am 06.14.23 The drain looks fairly good to me. Why do you suspect it is the through hull? If water is entering
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M LouBegue at 7:42am 06.14.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 7:41am 06.14.23 I do need a replacement telescoping swim ladder, though, as the old one is getting pretty beat. The
Schafer Outrageous Pricing FastOlson at 7:40am 06.14.23 Schaefer. Yes... Sometimes great design and engineering... and sometimes not. I tried their stanchio
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. rgranger at 7:33am 06.14.23 Im planning on installing Bainbridge " Allslip" sail slides . On First 41S5---- come in dif
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 7:30am 06.14.23 One of the most personal of all choices! Just rambling here ... Solo sailing certainly tips the sc
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kloudie1 at 7:18am 06.14.23 I do understand manufacturing and retail, I just don't like to feel taken advantage of... I did note
Doesn't hurt to ask eherlihy at 6:46am 06.14.23 Check the dimensions of your track and, as eherlihy said, "call them". Guido, who was the traveler
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number jviss at 6:44am 06.14.23 What's wrong with it? It can probably be repaired. I had a Maxwell-Nilsson vertical capstan wind
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate THECUSCUS at 5:49am 06.14.23 I keep track of keel position by counting turns of the winch handle. I know how many turns it take
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:22am 06.14.23 By the way, you might want to rebuild the old pump and hang on to it. I'm sure those are not cheap
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:21am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump cool
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:15am 06.14.23 I'm sure you are right, but $75 X 12 = $900 and I was not interested in spending about a grand so I
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:01am 06.14.23 Well, that's going to be list price, $75 each. You can get them for $58 through WalMart. Maybe ev
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:41am 06.14.23 Digi-Key rocks! Ordered MOSFETs Sunday night, they will arrive today, via USPS first class mail, ch
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 4:23am 06.14.23 Artistic licence Why have a in-mast mainsail in that Selden drawing? It is unfurled already, on t
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem (1) arcadiahunter28 at 4:01am 06.14.23
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 3:55am 06.14.23 One thing that it doesn't do is make my Yanmar sound like a Harley! And that's a good thing! I di
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? jviss at 3:52am 06.14.23 Before you install davits, you might want to check with your marina. At mine, it would add a bunch

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