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Sailmaker Suggestions Please brenhi01 at 9:30am 06.07.13 Catalina 30 5/1022 Hi. I'm looking for suggestions for a good sailmaker in my area for cruising sails. I live in Seattl
Vertically Battened mainsail for 361 RonB at 8:45am 06.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/796 Does anyone have any experience with a vertically battened mainsail with your in-mast furling? My co
O'day 39 shaft replacement Panta Rei at 8:39am 06.07.13 Bigger Boats 12/2271 Most of the boats are in the water so the boat yard finally got to my shaft project. You may recal
Dimensions for a Flying Fish jdcliffy at 7:34am 06.07.13 AMF 0/6087 Good morning all, I posted under here a few years ago. I still have the hull to my Flying Fish. I h
O'day 39 shaft replacement Panta Rei at 7:22am 06.07.13 Bigger Boats 1/818 Most of the boats are in the water so the boat yard finally got to my shaft project. You may recal
Remove Centerboard 23.5 jlb111 at 6:41am 06.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/1158 Is it possible to remove the centerboard leaving the boat on the trailer? If not, what is the best
Keel Re-coating (1) DougM at 6:29am 06.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1561 I just finished grinding all of the original factory coating off the keel of my 323. It is now down
Laminated Tiller Project (3) ShotgunSlim at 6:20am 06.07.13 Catalina 22 13/2563 Since I love playing around in the wood shop, working on the boat, making things for the boat, impro
1984 O'Day 26 Mast Compression Damage (1) summersgill at 6:11am 06.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/74741 Got some spider cracking on the deck near tabernacle from apparent mast compression (see photo). I
Schaefer T-Track End Stops Sinbad at 5:48am 06.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1091 My T-track for the jib sheet car end stops are split so I got new ones from WM. My problem is that
Glad to be in Maine Roger Long at 5:22am 06.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3202 Aside from a day sail in perfect weather the day before yesterday with a walk around stunning Richm
Finished alcohol stove cabinet project today RECESS at 9:39pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2348 Completed a boat project today that I have been working on for about three weeks. Our Pearson 323 ca
Toilet pump switch problem (1) bradleyheathhays at 8:55pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1446 Hey everybody. First time trying to pump the toilet this spring on my '92 Hunter 27 after the below
Neighbour's sailboat on the rocks Nom De Guerre at 6:04pm 06.06.13 Sails Call Lounge 5/7158 I was reading an article in the local paper about a skipper who called a mayday yesterday evening. A
Overhead plugs needed jshanley at 6:00pm 06.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/10280 I am looking for a few of the off white plugs which cover the access holes in the overhead of my 198
What type gauges do I need? HillbillyWanderer at 5:40pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2493 Have a catalina 22 and guess what, it's my birthday! Thinking of buying some gauges for my boat. Man
Marina etiquette dive7mmwet at 5:19pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 32/4171 marina etiquette question, moved into new spot and a neighbor came over next night to let us know we
Mast cleat henrysri at 4:53pm 06.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1719 Ta cleat on the mast of my 331 broke. It was plastic, about 7 inches long. Does anyone know where
I need expert diesel engine help thoranfly at 2:41pm 06.06.13 Catalina 30 10/2547 I need expert help. I am relatively mechanically inclined, but the problems I am experiencing have b
securing mainsail tack? iangraham at 2:05pm 06.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2200 Just bought an old 23.5 hunter. What is the recommended shackle/method to secure the mainsail tack?

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WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Justin_NSA at 5:18pm 01.20.23 Mine is mounted on 2 port side stanchions . Never gets in the way. Easy to remove.
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Tally Ho at 4:57pm 01.20.23
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 4:52pm 01.20.23 Bummer on the snow! Boat is not in the water I assume. Do you have any photos of the traveller?
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach heritage at 4:41pm 01.20.23 My 84 H27 had a leak under the aluminum toe rail when I first got the boat. The toe rail is secured
Bermuda dLj at 4:35pm 01.20.23 No excitment is desired. I'm sailing with weather windows. Nice tip on the bus pass! Looks like the
What did he mean when he said this? DArcy at 4:26pm 01.20.23 I enjoy sailing my Robert Perry designed Islander Freeport 36. He certainly has drawn a lot of very
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat ggrizzard at 3:37pm 01.20.23 I'll buy your winches. And I'll pay shipping or come and pick them up. G.
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 3:27pm 01.20.23 There is an 'approved', LED, battery operated, all around, white anchor light available. The compan
What did he mean when he said this? thinwater at 3:11pm 01.20.23 With all due respect to Mr. Perry I have to conclude he is not sailing on the Indian River Lagoon h
Bermuda PaulK at 3:10pm 01.20.23 Have sailed to Bermuda more than a half-dozen times. Crossing the Gulf Stream is different every ti
Mattress Underlayment ggrizzard at 3:09pm 01.20.23 :plus: for Hypervent. My buddy boat and I have used it for years. We've never seen any
Mattress Underlayment PaulK at 2:59pm 01.20.23 We used the Froli plastic spring system on our previous boat. Adjusted easily to fit the awkward sp
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Tally Ho at 2:38pm 01.20.23 I installed a Garmin Airmar P79 in-hull transducer. The transducer reads depths >15FT very accurate
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Rick Webb at 2:24pm 01.20.23 Thanks Rick. I'll definitely be trying these ideas. Just wondering what type of plastic? Is it t
Bermuda smokey73 at 2:23pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. I am assuming you are refering
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.23 i have only used it in the muddy chesapeake bay. But I am still able to get good readings in the mu
Bermuda dLj at 2:18pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except du
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 2:14pm 01.20.23 Cool. Great idea. Thank you!
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:09pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false ech
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:07pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rat

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