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1980 CAtalina 25 Restoration update Mikem at 9:47am 02.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/891 I just added 15 photos of recent work on "Chariots of Fire". They show keel removal, correct install
Keel Bolt Inspection Technique Ajay73 at 9:33am 02.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/4997 Starting to think about spring boat jobs, one of which is inspecting keel bolts. After re-reading al
Sa 2100 Chris Patterson at 7:23am 02.02.13 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1383 Hey Maine, (or anyone else that's dealed with it). Have you had any hands-on dealings with the SA 21
My truck is officially dead. doehunter at 6:46am 02.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/4482 Just when the weather is turning nice. My truck started acting funny yesterday. After I got home I
StarGazer Get's Into The Lights... (5) MRStarGazer at 10:16pm 02.01.13 Precision 3/3223 Was out shopping and came across the funnies LED lights for MY GRILL! Yes! for my grill. I saw how
StarGazer's CB Diagrams (5) MRStarGazer at 10:05pm 02.01.13 Precision 0/1736 Hey! Thought I would share some info here on the CB hing replacements. Note: I was working alone,
StarGazer P-18 Now Has a Symmetrical Spinniker (3) MRStarGazer at 9:50pm 02.01.13 Precision 3/4502 Hi! All! After my modifications to my centerboard and replacing my CBJoint. I decided to test a spi
what to do about shrunk sailrope (1) newsailor72 at 9:30pm 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4927 the rope in my main sail (in the bottom section of the luff) has shrunk thus the tack area is kind o
C-22 Raft-up At Havasu CaptDon01 at 9:07pm 02.01.13 Catalina 22 0/834 I know there has been some talk about the C-22's getting together during the Havasu event and I was
Newbie with no experience buys big boat CalebD at 8:35pm 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 36/8483 I'm reading this book: http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Seas-.../dp/B00A6542M6 Fun read. Every
Diesel Bugs Rick D at 7:29pm 02.01.13 Engines and Propulsion 22/7690 Argh. I picked up a bug, probably from filling my tank from auto fuel stations instead of the marina
Irwin 25 JohnMichael at 5:08pm 02.01.13 Irwin 2/3935 I am seeking fellow sailors' experiences with the Irwin 25 shoal/centerboard model (not the 10/4 mod
How many ODay 28s with CB and Tiller? Sea Drifter at 4:48pm 02.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3178
Ahh... the two best days of a boat owner: jfrench at 2:52pm 02.01.13 Catalina 22 5/1187 They say the second best day for a boat owner is the day he gets rid of it. I think that's humorousl
Rub Rail (1) Styx at 1:09pm 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2691 I have a S2 8.0c. It has aluminum rub rail. Between the rub rail and the fiberglass, there seems to
How do you Equalize a Battery? syoun10 at 11:28am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3783 I know you are meant to equalize a battery every now and then. That gets sulfation off the plates,
Speed sailing Justin_NSA at 11:01am 02.01.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/7166 The Bonneville salt flats of sailing. Paul Larsen hits incredible speeds in his sailrocket ! How
Beneteau Oceanus 320 Owners Manual killfeather at 10:50am 02.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1446 I recently purchased a Beneteau Oceanus 320 Yacht (1989) which unfortunately did not come with the o
Fule Lines (1) carlager at 9:44am 02.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1227 I have 2 similar fuel lines on the tank on my Beneteau 36cc. The lower one on the attached photo i
Fuel Tank Mount FourPoints at 9:33am 02.01.13 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5376 MS, I am installing a new custom 9.5 gal fuel tank from RDS Aluminum. I have 4 mounting tabs instal

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Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 03.29.23 My first concern would be what caused the problem which required welding ? Those plates are well V'd
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:35am 03.29.23 Windy offers not just surface, but elevation weather data. You can display a comparison of differen
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:22am 03.29.23 What tools do you use to find your way safely? AquaMap has surpassed Navionics as my go-to nav app
Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 DSqr at 11:16am 03.29.23 The attitude that they are talking about is heel angle and trim. I just installed an 810 on my H376
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate justsomeguy at 11:09am 03.29.23 That looks like it was repaired. Does your portside plate have the same type of weld?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 03.29.23 Sooo close yet so far away!
Is rigging tape evil? DArcy at 10:26am 03.29.23 I use rigging tape to hold the spreader boots in place over the shrouds. I have not noticed any corr
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? Benny17441 at 10:18am 03.29.23 A sailboat is the perfect hybrid. Have had engine failures but the sails have always brought me ba
Morgan 34 Centerboard (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.29.23 Welcome back Paul. Your query about the center board has multiple areas of discussion First I love
Furling Main Davidasailor26 at 10:01am 03.29.23
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 9:55am 03.29.23 When I first bought Papillon a quarter of a century ago, all of the water lines were black with crud
Javelin woodwork justsomeguy at 9:54am 03.29.23 get some new woodwork? Hire a local woodworker? If you have remnants of the originals, it shouldn'
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:52am 03.29.23 Davidasailor26, What you describe seems like my best option. I don't want to drill holes in the bow
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail markwbird at 9:46am 03.29.23 Check out Loong Sails. Good sails for less.
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail jssailem at 9:10am 03.29.23 I'm gonna cut the boom to 7'5''..... I should probably be looking for a sail with an E of about 7'2
I am Knot going aloft today h2o_snow at 9:10am 03.29.23 Thank you. We know coolers - can usually eak out 10 sailing days by freezing food in layers. (Also
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail jssailem at 8:55am 03.29.23 @tbolan your bow roller is in a great position. The Tack line rises and floats in front of the boat.
Pipe threads jssailem at 8:49am 03.29.23 Pipe Thread.. Pipe dope
New Running Rigging for a C310 (1) jssailem at 8:48am 03.29.23 I took actual measurements and came up with the proper lengths and completed my project. :clap: It
Is rigging tape evil? jssailem at 8:40am 03.29.23 tape is often open at the top and bottom so air can flow freely. :plus:

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