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Foam Luff wflowe2 at 8:58am 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2359 Opinions on how much a foam luff improves sail shape on a partially furled head sail?
Need help making a choice greige matter at 7:48am 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1464 Looking to buy my first sailboat. Will be looking at a 21' Clipper and a 16' Ray Greene Rebel this
Cracks In The Deck robert19954 at 7:48am 05.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1848 Is there a possibility that small hairline cracks could develope on the deck of a 1978-79, 23 foot
Replace floorboards? duncanhoo at 7:43am 05.24.12 Bavaria 0/1685 My boards are getting nicked up over time and i know at some point i should think about just replaci
Headsail Furling Drawing Witzend at 7:12am 05.24.12 Catalina 310 9/2043 Anyone have? I believe mine is a Schaefer, but which model? http://www.furling.com/furler_parts.html
Public Profiles CaptGregg at 6:56am 05.24.12 Catalina 22 13/1808 Is it just me or do most members on here not take full advantage of the site? I click on names to s
Owner's Manual Hunter 26, 23.5, and 19 With Water Ballasts (1) BrianW at 6:22am 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 2/10805 Attached is a single PDF file that contains the the Hunter Owner's Manual for Hunter 26, 23.5, and 1
Swing keel-up or down when at the dock? joes new addiction at 5:21am 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 15/9032 Do I store my keel in the upright positon when I'm moored or at the dock? This is when I'm all done,
Mast Leak in Cabin John Perry at 5:03am 05.24.12 Big Boats 8/1876 I noticed during downpours water running down the mast inside the cabin soaking the cabin table caus
Passage 42 issues Finally Free at 4:25am 05.24.12 Big Boats 8/1780 My wife and I have a Passage 42 under contract (#160 if I have read the number correctly) and are do
Part Numbers yellowood at 4:16am 05.24.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1046 I have a Catalina 27 1984. Need an updated parts listing. Looking in particular for impeller and sna
Touch up paint GreenLight at 3:57am 05.24.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1253 I want to do a little interior touch up painting on my 1992 Catalina 30. There's a small spot showi
Fawcetts CYQK at 3:45am 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1328 Hi What happened to Fawcett's is Pyacht gone too? Was a priorty stop for me when going to the sail
Finally i am sailing (1) Chris Bogle at 3:43am 05.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1016 Well my boat is in the water ' I am now learning to sail. What a great experience. The wind blowing
Catalina 22 MK II Portsmouth rating?? ernien at 7:34pm 05.23.12 Catalina 22 1/2051 Is there a different PORTSMOUTH rating for a MK II verse the older style Catalina 22?? I have a 19
Main traveler mounting Chiaroscuro at 7:29pm 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/958 I have a 1981 Hunter 30 tall rig. Last winter I received a new main sheet traveler from Garhauer (to
what's that part callesd jeanmarc109 at 7:02pm 05.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1987 its a stainless steel ring attached to the bow that the triler wicnch hooks on to. mine has come los
A Mystery sea_casper at 6:53pm 05.23.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2500 Tonight, Public Television, Pearl Harbor, Midget Sub ' Roger.
Hunter e33 humming GreggL at 6:29pm 05.23.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2087 Fellow Hunter owners, newbie here. Just took delivery and spent my first few nights aboard the ne
dripless shaft seal woes jwadd at 6:27pm 05.23.12 Catalina 30 4/2171 I'm in need of a dripless shaft seal for a 1988 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25XP engine. After laun

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Hunter 26 outboard engine rgranger at 7:24am 01.05.23 Max HP is not what limits what you CAN put on the boat, it is the transom strength and weight. You
Think your PO made mistakes? dmax at 7:24am 01.05.23 I assume it's the pedestal you don't like - the tiller is far better for that boat.
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters FastOlson at 7:19am 01.05.23 Small but important detail: my fixed mount engine space extinguisher cannot be discharged by pulling
Think your PO made mistakes? mermike at 7:17am 01.05.23 That's a lot of money for a floating derelict, but at least the new owner knows that it floats.
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! georgetheleo at 7:14am 01.05.23 Thanks- Im considering cutting most of the existing top flange off with a fein saw to enable the she
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs Mechone at 7:03am 01.05.23 I unstep and restep my mast every year and use a loos gauge . Been doing it for 13 years . I set up
Dingy conversion (1) rgranger at 6:58am 01.05.23 This weight question got my wheels turning....SO! ... I'm taking a dive down the rabbit hole. (How m
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs jssailem at 6:41am 01.05.23 This information is from the manufacturer of Loos gauges https://loosnaples.com/how-tos/tension-ga
Think your PO made mistakes? Justin_NSA at 6:16am 01.05.23 "Needs TLC" is an understatement! "In boathouse and out of the water for easy inspection "
Dingy conversion Parsons at 6:03am 01.05.23 I'd be worried about the weight of the final product and the cost. According to the ads, pourable fo
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! RoyS at 6:00am 01.05.23 Without seeing more of your existing arrangement it is hard to suggest a solution. It sounds like yo
The cycle of life TomY at 5:40am 01.05.23 When Bly Berken and I launched this site in 1996, Amazon was a fledgling bookstore, Bill Clinton di
The cycle of life THECUSCUS at 5:10am 01.05.23 Thank you, thank you, thank you, for creating and developing this awesome resource for the sailing c
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions SycloneDriver at 5:08am 01.05.23 I found that the hot water tank is one of the low point in my system. Don't forget to drain to cool
Beneteau 373 (2007) rig tension/tuning specs (1) Tally Ho at 5:01am 01.05.23
Stock Color for 85' 22 Gene Neill at 5:00am 01.05.23 Yes, the point of a toothpick is the correct tool. A microscopic amount of black tint goes a very lo
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! Tally Ho at 4:57am 01.05.23 Some photos might help us make better suggestions. Particularly of the hose exiting the bottom of
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 4:55am 01.05.23 Would love to hear your explanation why opening the throttle lever facilitates cranking the engine.
The cycle of life Scott B at 3:00am 01.05.23 Wow, shocked but not surprised. When we bought our boat 16 years ago, I knew how to sail, but noth
Hunter 26 outboard engine Joe at 2:01am 01.05.23 The Tohatsu 9.8 will save you considerable weight over the 9.9. since it doesn't have the larger blo

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