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Packing - Stuffing Box Long Story at 4:18am 04.25.12 Catalina 310 3/2261 I have stayed with the traditional stuffing box, for reasons we could debate till the cows come home
Stuck stuffing box hose hugeone at 3:39am 04.25.12 Newport 4/5315 Hello, I've got my 79 Newport 27 on stands in the yard. Needed to cut out my drivetrain which wa
Mainsail trouble on Beneteau First 33.7 Paul Chung at 3:38am 04.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2325 I cannot hoist the mainsail right to the top of mast. The clew of the mainsail is only attached to t
Dinghy Questions (not again) Towing on a C22 Nbot at 11:21pm 04.24.12 Ask All Sailors 10/5963 I searched around and found some good info, but am looking at buying one of two dinghies to occasion
Spinnaker rigging... (1) Eman at 9:29pm 04.24.12 Catalina 22 0/1084 Hey Gang, As I plod along replacing and rebedding deck hardware on my '76 C22 I'm thinking of upgra
Cutting up my V224 topcat0399 at 9:08pm 04.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1970 ....today on our V224. Ever sit in your boat for hours on end and just stare at things? Anyway it
Prop Shaft Bracket loose PeterHoelzel at 8:26pm 04.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1698 There is about 7 millimeter sideway play on my prop shaft bracket (First 310, 1992 vintage). Seems t
Stowe Navigator2 Windspeed display Mskoki at 7:39pm 04.24.12 Parts Search 5/3343 I am looking for a Stowe Navigator2 windspeed indicator display either to replace my faulty one(numb
Stowe Nav2 Anemometer repairs Mskoki at 7:01pm 04.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1157 I have a stowe Nav2 anemometer that needs a new display, the numbers are barely visable,all else wor
traveler collie at 6:22pm 04.24.12 Smaller Boats 1/945 i have a rutgerson traveler on a 1986 25.5ft hunter. Has anyone had to replace one yet, and what br
Pointing issues with a 85 swing keel Diamondjet at 5:06pm 04.24.12 Catalina 22 17/3091 I'm interested in hints and personal experiences with pointing capabilities on the Catalina 22. Las
Sailing Seadragon ed stack at 5:03pm 04.24.12 Pearson 0/1289 For anyone who might like to see a nice P36 site. I've benefitted from this site and thought for tho
Approach to Jib Replacement treeman at 4:50pm 04.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1615 So after having the sails up for the first time, it was easy to recognize that my furling jib has a
Fractional rig emergpa1 at 4:21pm 04.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2849 Am reading a good old boat article about the caliber 28. It says that it was offered with the option
M25 Rubrail insert jsbetty at 2:39pm 04.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1339 Does anyone know the replacement type and/or distrubutor for the vinyl rubber rub rail insert for a
Converting a dual lever control to single lever joey55 at 12:33pm 04.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2771 I have a 27 Hunter (Cherubini) with 13HP Yanmar that has dual engine controls, (one lever for Trans
Whisker pole on my Hunter 26 DovetailNJ at 11:55am 04.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3573 I'm building an inexpensive whisker pole from an extendable paint pole and Forespare end fittings. I
Muffler for Palmer 60 on Islander 30 (2) Lohrisch at 11:09am 04.24.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/3477 My muffler has developed a rusty leak. I cannot find anything like it online - looks like a 4-inch
wire halyard fix redhead78 at 10:53am 04.24.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3385 Hi all, I am working on my mast and I have a wire main halyard that is coming apart in the center. I
Insuring a Catalina 310 c130king at 10:11am 04.24.12 Catalina 310 6/1829 I am looking into a purchase of a 2002 Catalina 310. For use on the Mississippi Gulf Coast area.

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Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 01.01.23 The gasket is now 16-17 years of age and appears to need replacement. My opening hatch and port g
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking Ralph Johnstone at 9:35pm 01.01.23 If I remember right, use a drop of SuperGlue on the ends, hold together for 5 seconds, NO SEAM !
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? MFD at 9:25pm 01.01.23 My understanding is that up here in the Pacific Northwest that heat pumps may not be particularly ef
Any sailor peppers out there? JohnShannon at 9:05pm 01.01.23 What a boring apocalypse, if you are going to be grabbing guns and "liberating stuff" surely you w
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) JamesG161 at 8:58pm 01.01.23 Currents are measured by buoy and satellites, GFS models only.
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking JamesG161 at 8:46pm 01.01.23 Contact Hatchmasters They have your gasket. LEWMAR Coastline Hatch Seal - HatchMasters Measure th
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 8:34pm 01.01.23 Yanmar engines use exclusively compression to heat the air fuel mixture to its flashing point. A c
Any sailor peppers out there? rgranger at 8:20pm 01.01.23
Beneteau interior wood BigEasy at 8:16pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47pm 01.01.23 I am a contrarian and never use a long painter to tow. I lift the nose of the inflatable and hold i
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 7:39pm 01.01.23 For sure, it's a romantic notion to imagine just sailing away from the chaos and living the life of
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 7:06pm 01.01.23 Just returned to Atlanta. Plan to launch into Lake Lanier and return to my dock at Aqualand Marina
Sarasota Bay Returning (1) patrickfarley at 7:02pm 01.01.23 Found another sailboat on a sandbar. Looks like a derelict boat that was abandoned. Most of the du
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:56pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.01.23 We towed an Achilles inflatable for many years on a reasonably protected bay. The only time it was a
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating dlochner at 6:41pm 01.01.23 A photo would help here.
Towing a dinghy dlochner at 6:38pm 01.01.23 We have towed our dinghy for literally thousands of miles. It is a small RIB (8') and is towed with
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 6:31pm 01.01.23 Basically too many variables. Mine slowed the boat some mostly under power. Sailing, if the wind w
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 6:17pm 01.01.23 Stand in front of the boat and call D&R to confirm the model
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 6:14pm 01.01.23 Thank you so much.. also does it really slow down the boat by 1kt or are there just too may variable

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