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Spinaker Chute twodzusfittings at 5:06pm 05.02.12 Smaller Boats 2/1158 In my quest to get everything ready for the season,I separated the chute from the spinnaker sail. No
catalina 36..spinnaker pole foreguy Ron Costabile at 4:56pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 0/2069 I now proudly own a C-36. This special sailboat is spinnaker equipped and the pole is rigged to be j
How much line do I need? Costy at 4:26pm 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1401 For my 21 Venture when I called to order new line I was told that I need 55' for the main sail, 55'
What Size Outboard davenlynn at 4:19pm 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4695 I need to buy a new outboard motor for our Mac 25, as the old one is too heavy for me to lift on and
light fixtures in the 309 (1) Chaz3536 at 4:11pm 05.02.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2445 Gents, Any one replaced a light fixture in the forward v berth? I was trying to replac
I've Been Slimed!!!!!!! Bad Obsession at 3:31pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1347 Checked out the bottom of the boat today. This is the WORST slime growth I have ever dealt with. T
sail repair shadowthecat at 3:21pm 05.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2486 I need some sail repair work and I'm looking for some referals. The boat is a 27 hunter which is on
Would this switch work to hook 2 batteries together? Winkfish at 3:09pm 05.02.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2972 Maine Sail, I had asked about connecting two dual purpose batteries on my fishing boat. One battery
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:24pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1198 I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Just another opinon paulj at 2:03pm 05.02.12 Catalina 310 2/1476 http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/-10796-1.html?ET=practicalsailor:e1429:122809a:'st=email
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:43pm 05.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1210 I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Y 37 aft cabin Rising Sun at 1:23pm 05.02.12 Yamaha 10/3750 Does anyone have a Y-37 aft cabin arrangment or pictures? I'd like to consider changing the aft cab
between transom and cockpit space (1) DeniseO30 at 1:18pm 05.02.12 Bigger Boats 8/1909 Over the weekend I had to crawl into the back area with a grease gun; had to grease the rudder post.
Help with a SSB RWSlater at 1:04pm 05.02.12 Sails Call Lounge 2/3514 Is there anyone in the Stuart FL area that has experience in the operation of SSB radio? I recently
Here is an Ingenious Setup for Raising a Rather Large Mast (3) caguy at 1:00pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2515 I was prompted to dig into the plans from my Luger 30 project. The Luger has a 34' mast and uses a
Core repair 40.5 bustedrudder at 12:16pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 1/1019 When we acquired leilani the surveyor had found an area of core saturation just below the galley fix
H33C Rudder stuffing box (4) Redbeard33 at 12:13pm 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2692 I have developed a leak in the rudder shaft that is fairly significant. It fills the 40 gallon bilge
Is an 84 Mac 25 tender? Fredn56 at 11:26am 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1727 I am considering an 84 Macgregor 25 in the Fresno area. I have been sailing the St Johns river in Fl
CS30 Bow Stem 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:20am 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1653 Hi All: Just joined today and love this forum. I just got a CS30 and the survey pointed out that th
Great customer service!! shanker at 10:14am 05.02.12 Smaller Boats 5/1211 A big thumbs up to TED CORLETT at BOOMKICKER!!! I ordered and paid for two boomkickers, via intern

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Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 5:56pm 11.22.22 Sorta kinda... A boat can be to windward of another while still being clear astern (or clear ahea
Racing rule questions PaulK at 5:24pm 11.22.22 Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact, boat A is clear astern in the first sketch. It is
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:50pm 11.22.22 Just shopping for wood in case I need to make a rudder. Cannot find anything suitable that is 1 inch
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:31pm 11.22.22 I've repaired cracked frames with fiberglass and paint. They looked decent at 5ft away. I can elabor
40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:16pm 11.22.22 Remove the black wire from 1 battery bank, turn the battery selector to 1 and see what works (house
Winterizing the A/C artboas at 4:05pm 11.22.22 I have used a 5 gal bucket with a drain installed to winterize both my engine and my AC. I place th
Oday 25 portlights terry_buda at 3:47pm 11.22.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 11.22.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 11.22.22 In the first sketch, how is boat A to windward? Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact,
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 2:21pm 11.22.22 Thanks John This is just what I needed. unfortunately, the 2.62 transmission is different than w
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Mechone at 1:55pm 11.22.22 I'd go out on limb that the rigging has been over tightened , which can cause stress cracking and
40 ft hunter electrical Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Warped Rudder rgranger at 1:16pm 11.22.22 Check out what Jamestown Distributors recommends, they have a lot of products intended for wood. :pl
40 ft hunter electrical Rick.johnson at 1:10pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 11.22.22 and offer any commentary or advice you feel is appropriate. In the first sketch, how is boat A to
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 11.22.22 Looks like in the photo, that only one of the extrusions is bent and so you should be able to buy on
33.5 fuel tank leak dmax at 12:02pm 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 11:58am 11.22.22 Dutch can be really tricky, language-wise, so it is quite possible your Magic Carpet friends were c
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 Slavik at 11:48am 11.22.22 That's great thanks. I think it'll work. The nomenclature I'm good with but there have been severa
Clever Boat Names (1) senang at 11:41am 11.22.22 This one is "Plan B".

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