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Beware of mud dauber wasp in Florida CHM at 5:09pm 11.27.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7356 Had my boat in the yard for several months for several projects. Launched it yesterday. I thought
Looking for Replacement Rub Rail moonbounce at 3:57pm 11.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5293 I have an Oday 40, 1987, and she was in an accident recently which caused some damage to the toe and
Main Furler car replacement on 40.5 (1) SVPardonMyFrench at 3:26pm 11.27.12 Big Boats 4/1162 Hi All - I am asking a bunch of questions and hope I can contribute back on of these days. In t
What is the correct name for ??? ebsail at 1:54pm 11.27.12 Day Sailers 3/1364 What is the correct term for the following: There are stoppers on either side of the main sheet trav
C22 hatches and bulkheads Capt Wik at 1:41pm 11.27.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/4817 Giving up and bailing out. Come git my leftovers.
Shoal draft vs CB on 28 and 30' O'Days Pdale at 12:11pm 11.27.12 Bigger Boats 8/6671 I'm considering purchasing either a 28 or 30' O'Day. Which keel points higher into the wind - the s
Full Circle on the Pongo Canal (1) Roger Long at 10:22am 11.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2850 I took a winter coat with me when I left Portland for Canada two summers ago. I moved that coat eve
seal for forward hatch cpconway4@msn.com at 9:50am 11.27.12 Catalina 30 1/1194 I took off the lens ' seal for the hatach over the v birth( forwrd hatch) ' lost the seal...Anyone k
Catalina 25 Swing keel, curtain rods Mikem at 9:39am 11.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2208 Our family is restoring a 1980 Catalina 25 SR/SK (many posts on the Catalina Association web site).
Removing sail from inmast furling fambarstow at 9:30am 11.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1553 His will be my first time pulling the main sail for winter. What is the process or concerns when dr
1998 Hunter 410 FREE dual pump Spectra Watermaker jsmac at 8:44am 11.27.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/2537 Hi, I just bought a 1998 Hunter 410 sailboat and it has a Spectra Watermaker installed. The boat i
Considering purchasing Mariner 19 mschiemer at 8:37am 11.27.12 Day Sailers 9/7837 Hello out there! I'm in the market for a used Mariner, some of which (as you well know!) are 30 to
Roller Furler Forestay Replacement Not Rolling Entire Genoa DILLIGAS at 6:06am 11.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1486 I seached the forums for an answer but didn't find one so here's my Roller Furler question: How to a
Sams Club 6v Batteries Leaking? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:05am 11.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5014 I came across a thread last night about someone's batteries using excess fluid and Maine Sail mentio
1998 Hunter 410 Stanchion Post Screw jsmac at 5:55am 11.27.12 Big Boats 2/1024 Hi, On my newly purchased 1998 Hunter 410, there are 5 stanchions on each side with removable posts,
Top of the Mast JeffThompson at 5:05am 11.27.12 Big Boats 14/3305 Wondering if anyone has any secrets to getting to the top of the mast such that you can actually wor
sunset on my 40.5 SVPardonMyFrench at 9:51pm 11.26.12 Big Boats 3/1052 Sometimes, there are magic moments in winter, even in Seattle. Saturday was one of those -- you migh
Owner's Handbook Fronk5 at 9:06pm 11.26.12 Catalina 22 16/9885 Hello, Does anybody hnow where I could get a copy of the Catalina Direct C-22 owner's handbook? Cata
Capri or older catalina 25-27' wing keel trailerable? Chief RA at 8:22pm 11.26.12 Smaller Boats 7/13059 long time trailer sailor. going back to sailing after 8 yrs w/ 2004 Seaswirl 2101 ocean fishing boa
backing plates teacher63 at 7:01pm 11.26.12 Smaller Boats 3/1709 A week or so I posted looking for info on backing plates. Those the weighed told me not to do what

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To lead lines aft or not? All U Get at 11:54am 03.11.23
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? thinwater at 10:53am 03.11.23 This is pretty normal on boats <26 feet. My cruising cat had a swivel. Just keep an eye on the sheev
New to me purchase of Hunter 34 jssailem at 10:36am 03.11.23
Cleats?????? pclarksurf at 10:17am 03.11.23 I notice that you have no safety lines on your boat. Do you sail in a lake? The previous owne
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 9:34am 03.11.23 I have to take exception to this. Nothing between the sender and receiver should have the capabilit
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Dave at 9:33am 03.11.23 For the geeks among us, the SSL (now deprecated, now a TSL) is a 10 step process that verifies the s
Galley fiddle touch up jssailem at 9:33am 03.11.23
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows RitSim at 9:16am 03.11.23 Try lubricating the gaskets with soapy water
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Brian D at 9:10am 03.11.23 What you're seeing isn't the SBO cert at all. Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer
Anchors HomeyD at 8:41am 03.11.23 Thanks for the pump tip. Sounds like the ideal since it is sel priming. I suspect because it is a di
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? ShawnL at 8:40am 03.11.23 I have the CD topping lift on my '72 Catalina 22. The PO installed it -- vinyl cable attached to t
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 03.11.23 But I was wonder what people thought if I made the topping lift myself using Dyneema. Where do th
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Terry Cox at 7:50am 03.11.23 Perfectly happy with our 1991 double braid rope topping lift. Plenty strong, no/low stretch, cost ef
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? AaronD at 7:48am 03.11.23 I used tiny Dyneema "Lash-It" cord (1.75mm) on our C-22 - design similar to the CD kit and to Stingy
Anchors Davidasailor26 at 7:45am 03.11.23 Having spent a significant amount of time last weekend flushing mud out of my anchor locker that was
Anchors dlochner at 7:42am 03.11.23 Good Point. Hows this wash down pump work? It is simply a water pump that takes sea water pumps i
Anchors HomeyD at 7:38am 03.11.23 Good Point. Hows this wash down pump work?
Check valve in head plumbing? dlochner at 7:25am 03.11.23 And after looking at your photo I'm VERY glad to know you're replacing all the hoses! You WLL be us
Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 7:18am 03.11.23
Check valve in head plumbing? kloudie1 at 7:13am 03.11.23 That check in the middle of the picture (with arrow pointing right) looks to be in a small diameter

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