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31 minutes on the M/V Wenatchee (this is a must-read) (1) Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/10296 A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
O23 trailer question rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12 Day Sailers 12/2212 I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
boomkicker/vang quandary sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/16008 Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Keel repair problem Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2261 Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
Leaky Lewmar port londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1367 My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest
A New Anchor Question BWagner at 7:17pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/917 First I want to thank everybody who responded to my first anchor question - we bought 300 feet of c
Happy Birthday Golden Gate bridge (1) sfgary at 6:57pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 Went out today just to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. Winds were 20-25 kn
Local Wind Speeds SailingShawnee at 6:52pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2895 Do anyone know of a website or resource to find local sailing conditions such as wind and gusts spee
Gear Oil Level Yanmar 2YM15 MLampner at 6:46pm 05.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/3673 So I went to check the level in the transmission on my relatively new Yanmar. The owner's manual say
3YM30 broken impeller blades (3) Ken Honeycutt at 6:15pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 6/4331 Posting this as a follow up to an earlier post about retrieving broken impeller blades from a 3YM30
Battery Switch Voltage Drop Jon4399 at 5:54pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1688 I thought my house bank was dead or dying. My volt meter on the elec. pnl. showed the voltage at 11
H23 Jib Sheet Winch/Cleat Operation (2) carboman at 5:18pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 8/1997 Seems like I had issues with the current setup last year. Which way should the winches rotate if y
2gm20f Trans issue bcollis at 4:36pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/1919 This is the second time it's happened, so I guess it's not a fluke. Before I untie, I always put t
Bimini Top StrayCat 22 at 4:19pm 05.28.12 Catalina 22 8/3306 I've been working hard to get my boat in the water this weekend, but an unexpected electrical issue
Sheet lengths drumbeater at 4:04pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 1/862 I'll admit I've never measured the sheets on my boat, and I assume they are original, everything els
tongue weight on a 240 Bocamo at 4:01pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1456 I recently purchased a 240 on the original OEM trailer and the tongue weight is so severe that trail
Atomic 4 izaura at 3:44pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2757 Hi to everybody. I have trouble with Atomic 4. Engine starts, works fine. After o.5-1 hour of operat
Memorial Day Cruise Adventures as usual (1) Dave602 at 3:20pm 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1316 Typical adventures for us on Memorial Day weekend. First night a club cruise up into the East River
1979 O' Day 23 Mast Mount Area Jclark29 at 3:05pm 05.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2035 I have a 1979 O'Day 23 and have noticed on the mast mount area that one of the bolts is not accessib
Plastic Sail Slides IslandDreamer at 2:34pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 7/2362 New member, first post. First sailboat. Just purchase a 1983 Catalina 25. Took her out for the fir

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Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 8:24am 01.07.23 Ok great thank you. Will check them out.
First time sailboat owner danooxnard at 8:14am 01.07.23 We always called it a Stitch Awl, takes speedy out of the equation.
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement jssailem at 7:55am 01.07.23 Welcome Karl. Glad to have you aboard. As a new boat owner you are now responsible for all the syste
Think your PO made mistakes? kloudie1 at 7:37am 01.07.23 The pedestal system itself at today's prices is around $3000 .. Reckon he's trying to recoup his "in
Barlow Self Tailing Arms jssailem at 7:08am 01.07.23 Ebay may have it. Best source info comes from Rig-Right. Barient/Barlow Winches Rig-Rite no longe
Think your PO made mistakes? Hayden Watson at 6:57am 01.07.23 I don't have a problem with the wheel steering if that is what floats your boat. It looks like the
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer sail sfbay at 6:44am 01.07.23 Is this a trailetable sailboat? If this is this a fuling main, it is likley a Selden and there will
Single handing WI Rigger at 6:37am 01.07.23
Think your PO made mistakes? (1) Justin_NSA at 6:36am 01.07.23 That wheel setup makes me think of the ricers in the Disney Cars movie.
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement SycloneDriver at 6:25am 01.07.23 I've got 2 30 amp services. The circuit with this breaker is for the battery charger, outlets (incl
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Karl T at 6:14am 01.07.23 I've got 2 30 amp services. The circuit with this breaker is for the battery charger, outlets (inclu
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement SycloneDriver at 5:46am 01.07.23 Do you have any heavy loads plugged into the outlets, like a space heater, hair dryer, coffee pot, e
Think your PO made mistakes? Gene Neill at 5:21am 01.07.23 Ah, I didn't see that! Good eye!
Rain water through the mast (2) jssailem at 5:10am 01.07.23 Yes water will find a way inside you mast. It can generate from several sources. Moisture condensat
H26 Main sail rigging Chiriqui at 4:57am 01.07.23 https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_26_82584071.pdf Page 33 oh pg 32 the drawing in t
Older sailers garymalmgren at 1:26am 01.07.23 https://japantoday.com/category/national/japan%27s-record-breaking-sailor-horie-84-to-receive-u.s.-a
Single handing Joe at 10:07pm 01.06.23 Would I been correct in thinking, if I have lazy jacks I would not need a topping lift? Thanks Ric
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 7:59pm 01.06.23 My plan is to close the valve, disconnect the hose, put the hose end into a pan of water and trying
Rain water through the mast JoeWhite at 7:51pm 01.06.23 My understanding is that rain water rises in running rigging due to capillary action then drips down
Think your PO made mistakes? Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 01.06.23 Since there's a wheel, there is presumably a spade rudder under the hull. :puke: Looks like there

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