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Furler sail choice - opinions wanted longterm at 3:55pm 04.14.12 Catalina 30 42/5127 I've bought a Profurl 320 for my 1990 C30T; when I bought the boat in February it came with 3 jibs:
mounting plate for freezer gas shock 410 scottdube at 3:04pm 04.14.12 Big Boats 0/720 Has anyone else had the lower mounting bracket for the gas shock in the freezer come off? It is mou
Diesel vibrates at low rpms. weinie at 3:03pm 04.14.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/12222 Over the winter, I had the stuffing box, cutlass bearing, prop shaft and coupling replaced. How
Mast electrical again (2) harryjak at 2:41pm 04.14.12 Yamaha 3/1551 I am running a radio coax up the mast for the VHF. It will exit in front of the mast and then down t
Titanic Flight Diverted to Aid Sinking Vessel Soundbounder at 2:31pm 04.14.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2050 A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J rescue plane is being diverted from their Titanic commemoration flight to
Saildrive 280 Waterpump Service? (1) drgerafe at 2:29pm 04.14.12 S2 2/4212 After two full seasons with our S2 8.0B (1980), it's time to replace the waterpump impeller and inne
Manual for New Hunter 22 2012 bill mcleod at 2:21pm 04.14.12 Smaller Boats 4/1122 Where would I get a manual for this boat. It is a 2012 and I did not receive a manual from the deale
1994 Evinrude 9.9 electrical question. GeorgiaBII at 1:36pm 04.14.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2361 I just bought a 94 evinrude 9.9 2-stroke for my sailboat with electric start. The problem I'm havin
Interior Bulkhead Coating Question Ajay73 at 12:33pm 04.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/953 I replaced my main bulkheads on my 1980 C27. I plan to varnish the portion that you see but I did c
ST60 wind instrument freaking out luken7 at 12:09pm 04.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1656 Wile out this past weekend, the wind instrument in the cockpit was freaking out, the needle jut jump
water pump Steve Feinsilver at 11:58am 04.14.12 Big Boats 1/808 The original water pump on my 2007 h44ds died unexpectedly while we were commissioning the system.
Beneteau 38s5 shoal rjstevnson at 11:04am 04.14.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1676 I am looking at an early 90's 38s5. It is a shaol draft. 1. Any experience with shoal draft perf
Picking up new boat, need de-mast, trailer advice dknape at 10:38am 04.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4292 Hello all, I am picking up my new to me and very first boat on the 23rd of April. It is a 1987 Hunt
running/rigging asim spinnaker plainssailor at 9:01am 04.14.12 Day Sailers 3/1432 I have an oday 25. I have a very nice six color asimm. I have a bail with a block attatched about
Bummer sailaway78 at 8:53am 04.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1693 Had planned on making my first offshore trip of the year in the next few days. Have just learned I
1979 Speed and depth readout Captainron1 at 8:20am 04.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1289 Hello My 1979 O'Day 30ft is missing the speed and depth readout. I guess the previous owner removed
1984 H27 Transmision Bigjer40 at 8:13am 04.14.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/781 Am pretty sure I have tranny Westerbeke #30949 2:1 BW3. Anyone know what kind of fluid this takes?
1979 Speed and depth readout Captainron1 at 8:12am 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/881 Hello My 1979 O'Day 30ft is missing the speed and depth readout. I guess the previous owner removed
Engine Alignment Ron Roman at 8:08am 04.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1000 My engine needs to be realigned. As of right now my yard is going to do it. There saying it should
2 Battery connections Captainron1 at 8:04am 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/853 Hello, My 1979 O'Day 30ft Has only one battery at present but is set up for two, what it the correct

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Mainsheet morbidfollower at 1:43pm 09.06.22 Cleat*
Mainsheet (1) morbidfollower at 1:43pm 09.06.22 Not sure how I missed this adjustable pin before. Put it in the forward hole and the clear angles up
What is this cable for? Abarb at 1:42pm 09.06.22 Some kind of old topping lift possibly? Maybe this. The previous owner installed a boom kicker and
McLube........ McLeak? Barnacle Bill at 1:26pm 09.06.22 I've always carried McLube Sailkote as that is what most local sailors want and it is a great produc
What is this cable for? Davidasailor26 at 1:24pm 09.06.22 Some kind of old topping lift possibly?
260 roller jib removal shemandr at 1:18pm 09.06.22 Not wishing to start a brew ha ha but you can get dry lubricant at a hardware store for a lot less t
Update on the Mattapoisett Boatyard fire shemandr at 1:10pm 09.06.22 They were indeed lucky they didn't lose anyone. Mr. Kaiser has a lot on his plate and I wish him w
What is this cable for? Abarb at 1:03pm 09.06.22 I think it's a halyard too. The blue white flecked line it is attached to, maybe is just extending
Another Auto-Pilot Accident shemandr at 1:03pm 09.06.22 Well it was pretty easy to hit the Ocean City beach. But Bermuda is going to be a bigger challenge!
Bottom Paints BarryL at 1:02pm 09.06.22 Hi, I sail the Long Island sound, probably similar water as you. I have been using Pettit pains for
What is this cable for? Abarb at 1:00pm 09.06.22 As far as I can tell it does not connect to any halyards. It does not run internally on the mast as
What is this cable for? shemandr at 12:58pm 09.06.22 I think it's a halyard too. The blue white flecked line it is attached to, maybe is just extending
Mainsheet thinwater at 12:56pm 09.06.22 3:1 purchase is puney. A 420 dinghy is 3:1. Any Hobie cat runs 6:1 purchase, and many upgrade to 8:1
McLube........ McLeak? (2) Hayden Watson at 12:33pm 09.06.22 This post prompted me to post photos of my favorite channel lock and crescent wrenches. If they ask
Is this a common H34 sole problem? WasabiRush at 12:32pm 09.06.22 I have a different boat but it originally had the same plywood veneer flooring. Mine was destroyed
260 roller jib removal mikedholm at 12:16pm 09.06.22 Thanks Dave, I'll go get some McLube. Centerboard mechanism seems fine so far (we've had the boat f
Bottom Paints sail sfbay at 12:14pm 09.06.22 OP was asking for an ablative paint recommendation. Just ask bottom cleaning diver (that is what I
McLube........ McLeak? (1) rgranger at 12:07pm 09.06.22 Graphite would be messy.... I've used this with good results. It is teflon based.
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 (8) WasabiRush at 12:06pm 09.06.22 I got the RF25N rudder feedback sensor installed over the weekend. I fabricated the bracket to ease
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem steven685 at 12:04pm 09.06.22

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