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Stay Tension sailliny at 5:03am 04.12.12 Catalina 310 0/1255 Done any one know the specification on the stay tension on the 310? I have a friend that has a meter
Great Catalina 30 Photos rbmcintire at 4:01am 04.12.12 Catalina 30 9/5488 Some may already have dug these up, but they were new to me. Great being able to see various rigging
Anyone sail from Chicagoland to Florida? STXCUTTTER at 11:27pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2785 :cussing:
Rope Clutches SVPardonMyFrench at 10:07pm 04.11.12 Big Boats 6/1554 Hi All - I want to replace my aging rope clutches on my 93 40.5 would anyone know where i can
Ten Year + Bottom Paint .................... Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2194 .......................... life expectancy, at least that's what they claim. Has anyone ever tried
One hand washes the other jfrench at 8:33pm 04.11.12 Catalina 22 4/1207 Have any of you replaced the hand-pumped galley faucet with an electric pump? I use the galley sink
Mac25 Mainsheet Traveler Anton at 8:09pm 04.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2452 Hi... Does anyone have a photo (or a really good description) of how to properly rig the mainsheet t
Splish Splash :) c_witch at 7:59pm 04.11.12 Trailer Sailors 4/2517 Ok well I have today ordered 4 Quick Attach eye terminals so that I can shorten the shrouds on our b
Gunwale & rub rail needs repair/replacement PeterBeckley at 7:51pm 04.11.12 Bigger Boats 1/1474 Any ideas as to obtaining a replacement rub rail ' gunwale for a 28 foot, 1982, O day sloop? My mobi
Cleaning Dingy Sails (1) Sail123 at 7:40pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1175 What do you use to clean dingy sails?
circuit breakers (4) Mike Hinson at 7:16pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3994 i have a 1984 hunter 31 that the main 110 volt circuit breaker has died. mine has 5 lugs on the back
Honda BF8AH Expertise Required (1) Fred at 6:52pm 04.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1069 Has anyone noticed a significant amount of play between the camshaft pulley and the mounting plate f
Source for gas springs for ice box cover robertsapp at 6:13pm 04.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2705 Does anyone have a good source for Attwood Springlift gas springs? I need an SL2-20-1 for the ice b
Rig Tuning Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:38pm 04.11.12 Catalina 310 0/1309 Has anyone used a Loos Gauge to tune their rigging? I have not tuned a split back stay rig and I am
Repaired, New Boot Stripe and Bottom Paint (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:33pm 04.11.12 Catalina 310 8/2715 The fiberglass repair is complete. (let's not talk about why it was needed :cussing:) But you can't
Catalina 30 model? longterm at 5:07pm 04.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/4485 I'd love to find a good* Catalina 30 model; I've seen the Cat 27 model, but its proportions look al*
Windlass problem oceanis 36cc carlager at 3:45pm 04.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3184 The windlass (leroy-somer S801) on my Oceanis 36cc has stopped responding. I have checked the conne
Rope/line/cable to raise mast? r.oril at 2:59pm 04.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2088 I have been using a ski tow rope to raise and lower the mast on my MacGregor 26D with a gin-pole and
How do I select a motor for my sailboat? Ward H at 2:59pm 04.11.12 Trailer Sailors 20/9668 First time sailboat owner here. I have a 1976 Newport 17 with a drop down motor mount. I need to buy
Steping my mast!!! O Day 25 Swee Pea 1976 at 2:43pm 04.11.12 Day Sailers 13/7940 Have to say that anyone who does this on a 25 more than once a year is crazy!!! Two of us raised it

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:26am 11.16.22 progress. Great news, John! :beer:
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 12:33am 11.16.22 210961 Jim...
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 9:40pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool? Unfortunately, no. Though
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:36pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? I meant that Benny's comment was not n
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 9:33pm 11.15.22 Launch time looks good and is Live now here... Live Now but on time with the 1:04 am EST Launch O
Engineless.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.15.22 Whatdaya mean :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: ? ? ? You suggesting we go out into that pea
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 9:22pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take p
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:14pm 11.15.22 Not to gloat, but we enjoy a longer, if somewhat hotter, season here in north Texas. Our club's Wint
Engineless.... Benny17441 at 9:04pm 11.15.22 Winter time is here; this is the time when extensive discussions on trivial sailing subjects take pl
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:24pm 11.15.22 Yes we have new sleeves with O-rings to be pressed into the block. New pistons and rings. The new
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:15pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 8:14pm 11.15.22 Glad to see that the project is moving forward and stuff will begin to come together..
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (1) sailmcchico at 8:12pm 11.15.22 What you see in my photo is what it looks like all the time. I have been doing this for 24-years a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 11.15.22 What color are you going to paint it?
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Hayden Watson at 7:56pm 11.15.22 ... Do I just get out the teak oil and go to town? As John said, it all depends on what type of fi
Miss sailing BigEasy at 7:50pm 11.15.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reaso
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose JoeWhite at 7:38pm 11.15.22 Was there enough room to cut the original hose clamp with a Dremal tool?
Miss sailing Tally Ho at 7:15pm 11.15.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 7:12pm 11.15.22 Those pistons sure look rough! the cylinder walls were OK? Or did they have to sleeve them? Glad
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:11pm 11.15.22 First a look at the old pistons. Yup, it was time for a rebuild.

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