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Rigging question (2) Anonymous User at 7:57am 08.12.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1629 Hello, Three years ago I purchased a 73' Venture 222... and have been on an interesting personal
1996 29.5 rope clutch cloudstreet at 7:53am 08.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1888 Hello to All, I have recently purchased my first sailboat which is a 1996 Hunter 29.5' and would l
cast iron swing keel deterioration DAVID5519 at 7:45am 08.12.13 Catalina 22 3/1560 Hey guys, I have a 72 Cat 22 Tall rig,, I usually sail the Barnegat Bay in NJ,, She's out of the wat
New Jabsco Regular Installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:36am 08.12.13 Catalina 310 25/3985 Hi All Just bought a C 310 and love it. The head literally died.:eek: Fell apart. I'm looking at r
Steering Linkage on a 340 broken Nan340 at 7:27am 08.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1111 The steering linkage at the pedestal end of the steering rob just broke. There isn't enough clearanc
Used Genoa sales davidpaulson at 7:18am 08.12.13 Morgan 1/4312 Does any one have a 150% Genoa,or thereabouts, for sale? I need an oversized for the used 26C I jus
Vancouver to Desolation Sound - marina suggestions? YVRguy at 7:07am 08.12.13 Destinations 12/8623 This is my first year sailing my own boat and my buddy and I are planning our longest trip yet - fro
ODay 26 agprice22 at 5:59am 08.12.13 Day Sailers 10/2670 Hi All; I am considering the purchase of an '84 ODay 26. She seems in fine shape for her age. I am a
450 davits Chucky at 5:56am 08.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/951 Hi Would like to get a RIB with centre console and 20 hp outboard that I can put on kato davits on
Interesting Solar Data Point Maine Sail at 5:10am 08.12.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2053 So at 7:38am this morning we are anchored at Perry Creek on Vinalhaven Island, ME. I looked over fro
Replacement holding tank for 83 oday 28 Euphoria2011 at 5:01am 08.12.13 Bigger Boats 6/2003 Has anybody had to replace their holding tank in an oday 28 model? 1983 year. Seems to be an odd s
vibration at 2000 rpm storminnorman at 4:29am 08.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1908 any rpm above 1900 and the wheel pedstal and arms of the cockpit table vibrate terribly, any suggest
LOOKING TO RENDEZVOUS and MAC26M KNEEBOARDING valhallasailingtv at 1:04am 08.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/921 hello: all that are intersted visit my youtube channel of my sailboat VALHALLA sailing in the puget
new hunter 27 owner rayray1972 at 9:59pm 08.11.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1829 Hello everyone i am a new owner of a 1978 hunter 27. Ive actually owned her now for about 4 months a
Pictures of the Mac 26 (4) alabamaranger at 8:35pm 08.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1349 Some pictures of the Mac 26D. She is a fast boat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO3n-32z3A http:
Relocating Jib Winches foolproof at 8:00pm 08.11.13 Catalina 30 8/2732 I am wanting to move my jib winches aft about 4 feet to better accommodate single handed sailing. I
spreader compression tube (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47pm 08.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1140 I am re-rigging and repainting my mast. When I removed the spreader bracket the tube that the larges
H310 JTR at 5:54pm 08.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/840 Hello All, New owner here. We have bought a H310. Good all around boat except for a few hitches t
Big Jib or Small Jib Don Guillette at 4:58pm 08.11.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/29517 OK, we now know, thanks to RichH, Stu J (who uses tidal current to his advantage, which I never thou
Trouble starting boat...once again Team118 at 4:30pm 08.11.13 Catalina 30 9/1467 I believe I posted something last year about this and want some thoughts. I have a 1977 Catalina 3

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2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass kappykaplan at 7:43am 06.01.23 this is not a good idea. The antifreeze/water mix in the engine has a higher boiling point than wat
Continupus mainsail furling jssailem at 7:37am 06.01.23 Looks like you have a Selden rig. Here is the parts diagram https://support.seldenmast.com/files/14
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass Rich Stidger at 7:33am 06.01.23 IMHO, this is not a good idea. The antifreeze/water mix in the engine has a higher boiling point th
O'Day Sprite Sail? Sunbird22358 at 7:30am 06.01.23 I bought a used sail for a MIT TECH DINGHY on eBay, just need to keep checking for anything close to
Center Board problem (6) Sunbird22358 at 7:26am 06.01.23 My DS II was built before the change to this centerboard pivot pin setup, but here are a few picture
First Boat Purchase (4) jssailem at 7:11am 06.01.23 If you were trying to build a replica of a Square Master you might search for something to replace t
First Boat Purchase jssailem at 7:02am 06.01.23 I am wondering is what the difficulty of finding parts would be for some of these older boats? A g
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 06.01.23 I have the same engine and my temp gauge never goes above 165 under load. There was an explanation
Continupus mainsail furling isaksp00 at 6:43am 06.01.23 In your 2nd pic the line looks small for the winch jaws to me. Have you checked with the manufacture
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 6:41am 06.01.23 I have a feeling the winch eye broke on one of the sides at some point. It's very tight on the insid
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:30am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:22am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:21am 06.01.23 I had a Montgomery 15. A trailer boat lowers your monthly costs. It was easy to rig. Very stout de
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 6:04am 06.01.23 I have few thoughts, but lets start with a base case. Main sail is out of the mast and ready to fur
Continupus mainsail furling (2) Seahawk345 at 5:20am 06.01.23 This is the winch at the bottom of the mast. The red line is the continuous loop Mainsail furling wi
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F RoyS at 4:29am 06.01.23 The reading you took at the temperature sensor is appropriate, the others are not. If your engine wa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 06.01.23 go to the interlux website, it clearly indicates a barrier coat primer or regular primer over the l
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 2:51am 06.01.23 I have a couple wraps on the drum when the sail is furled with at least 3 wraps around the sail. H
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 2:50am 06.01.23 Depends on a lot of factors, including how tight you roll the jib. As @Ward H said, you always wan
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 11:36pm 05.31.23 Many people are intimidated by them but if you fly it with a sock it's not really a big deal to hand

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