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moving jib forward sunman at 6:58am 06.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/822 I single hand sail my 26D and use a club footed Jib ,car/track arrangment, so far it's pretty fair f
New cockpit cushions for 310 c130king at 5:34am 06.04.13 Catalina 310 4/1881 I found the 2 vendors on this site that sell cockpit cushions. Any feedback from anyone with experi
C-22 Symmetric Spinnaker? halmc at 5:26am 06.04.13 Catalina 22 5/1064 I'm considering a C-22 for use in a lake here in N. Fla where I recently bought a house. I like symm
Be wary of TowBoatUS in Lake St. Clair Vegas at 4:18am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 34/10557
240 at low tide Tim Moylan at 3:34am 06.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/1005 Another gift from Hurricane Sandy is the addition of two feet of silt/mud which is now covering the
Finally anchorclanker at 2:45am 06.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1255 After some false starts I was finally able to bring "Just Chillin" home. I had hoped to do this almo
Dockside Etiquete capejt at 12:27am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 25/3282 I think I saw a post similar to this about a year or so ago, but now the problem has hit me so I tho
Swing keel jmallard at 9:05pm 06.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/975 I own a 1986 222. I am in the process of refurbishing the hull and I want to remove the swing keel.
"Standard" Rewire but with sizing questions (1) itsjustgher at 8:54pm 06.03.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3416 Hello, and let me start by saying what a wonderful and amazing forum this is and the wealth of knowl
Head Repair davensport@sbcglobal.net at 8:38pm 06.03.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2069 I'm surprised at the cost for a new head pump, mount and reinstallation. Have other owners spent mor
Bimini question nestorph at 6:41pm 06.03.13 Ask All Sailors 2/973 I just picked up a bimini from a consignment shop and need some advice about its installation. It's
Heat exchanger question nestorph at 6:36pm 06.03.13 Islander 9/3637 Still trying to figure out all of the operations on my I-30 Bahama. Is there anything I need to do
Too much mast rake Jared1048 at 5:59pm 06.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1000 I've got new standing rigging so I've been trying to get the rig tuned but I'm not happy with it yet
Any thoughts on an in-hull depth transducer? PGIJon at 5:50pm 06.03.13 Big Boats 6/1107 I've been thinking about adding an in-hull transducer. Specifically a Raymarine P79. The reason I'm
Oceanis 41 bilge water zoya at 5:49pm 06.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5181 Curious to hear back from other 41 owners. Is anyone lucky enough to have a dry bilge or if not, how
Max prop Hannah Quinn at 5:04pm 06.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/872 I have Hunter 306 and replaced the fixed two blade with a three blade max prop. I installed with th
Pee-yew, she stinks Spindrift NH at 4:31pm 06.03.13 Catalina 30 5/1634 The Boat I mean! Has anyone come up with a solution to the poor holding tank vent system on the cat
Fore stay tension with furler on (1) ed stack at 4:27pm 06.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2717 Recently got our Pearson 32 back in the water after an engine refit (5411 out, 3YM20 in) along with
Wire rope attachment to keel (1) bermuda1961 at 4:26pm 06.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1502 Another question. I get the connection to the drum, understand the wire rope and thimble, as far as
No Capri 16.5 listing... hoping for some owners nrlinds at 4:11pm 06.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/970 Attachment where side stay from hull to mast goes is bent and screw, although seemingly tight, may

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Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank (4) pdistefano58 at 5:23am 04.12.23 Here are some pictures of the damage and repair The trailer strut scored the hull while the boat wa
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 dbk0630 at 5:22am 04.12.23
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (3) Deleted member 117556 at 5:22am 04.12.23 I actually would love a better picture of that towel holder location and mount:) See attached the
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? glanrock at 5:11am 04.12.23 Cracks are just cracks in the gelcoat. No swelling or anything to indicate blistering. I'm going to
Holes in rudder? (1) jodyjuli at 4:29am 04.12.23 I had one guy say this looked like Thor's hammer. Not the stock Tiller and it covers up the hole in
season begins, the lakes are open jssailem at 4:20am 04.12.23 Thanks Jon. That is one Grand Ship.
Please critique my masthead antenna! danooxnard at 4:05am 04.12.23 Nothing wrong with the stay connection. They are double swaged nicro presses. As for the antenna, I
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? dlochner at 3:48am 04.12.23 Going to have to work on the chain stopper, maybe thru-bolt something to the roller assembly Thi
Fuel tank gasket NYSail at 3:39am 04.12.23 Thanks!
Please critique my masthead antenna! Apex at 3:16am 04.12.23 forget the antenna: to all the c22> is that the correct stay terminations? I would expect swaged
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation JamesG161 at 3:05am 04.12.23 There should be tiny air holes at the seam point. That seam should be between the handles. Heat g
Reefing Sail Trim Joe at 10:30pm 04.11.23 The method used for those types of masts is to tie the outer end of the clew line around the boom di
Macgregor 25 forestay length ? Joe at 10:14pm 04.11.23 Here's a page of data that might help you. On entry is "estimated forestay length". Otherwise it's m
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 9:31pm 04.11.23
Please critique my masthead antenna! Mark Maulden at 9:00pm 04.11.23 I would relocate the antenna. The base (which is a big coil of wire to make electrically seem longer
Boom Vang (7) lakesurfsailor at 8:56pm 04.11.23 @lakesurfsailor can you take a photo of the existing mast foot and mast plate/step at the rear. D
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation jssailem at 8:41pm 04.11.23
Please critique my masthead antenna! Captain Larry-DH at 8:32pm 04.11.23 @Gene Neill I think your instincts are correct, as insinuated by your questions. Clearly your curre
Reefing Sail Trim watercolors II at 7:44pm 04.11.23
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? LouisMK at 7:37pm 04.11.23 Going to have to work on the chain stopper, maybe thru-bolt something to the roller assembly

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