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Preventative Maintenence that never gets done geoffschultz at 7:51am 04.12.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2416 Yesterday I had to pull the head Y valve to clean and grease it so that it would turn. The instruct
1980 Ericson 30 Questions and Advise irisharmada at 7:26am 04.12.12 Ericson 2/5934 Good Morning Everyone, I have the opportunity to take possession of a 1980 Ericson 30 for the treme
H23 Rotten Deck Core at Mast (3) carboman at 5:45am 04.12.12 Smaller Boats 7/1779 While working on the area around my mast, I realized the wood core was still wet. I tried to dry it
Stay Tension sailliny at 5:03am 04.12.12 Catalina 310 0/1264 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 9/5525 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 11/2790 :cussing:
Rope Clutches SVPardonMyFrench at 10:07pm 04.11.12 Big Boats 6/1566 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 7/2209 .......................... 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 4/1211 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 8/2453 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 4/2519 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 1/1488 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 2/1177 What do you use to clean dingy sails?
circuit breakers (4) Mike Hinson at 7:16pm 04.11.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4035 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 2/1072 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 8/2725 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 0/1317 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 8/2740 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 8/4521 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 12/3203 The windlass (leroy-somer S801) on my Oceanis 36cc has stopped responding. I have checked the conne

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Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem MichaelStacy at 4:48pm 11.24.22 I have a 2004 H306, and I've had the rubrail off all the way 'round in 2020 (aft part) and 2022 (fw
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem jaysweet at 4:01pm 11.24.22 I have a 2004 H306, and I've had the rubrail off all the way 'round in 2020 (aft part) and 2022 (fwd
The joys of boat ownership rgranger at 3:53pm 11.24.22 Two months of on-the-hard rent would cover a trailer. That seems like the best option. You can re
New crew kappykaplan at 3:44pm 11.24.22 Sure looks that way! :beer:
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke jssailem at 3:19pm 11.24.22
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:07pm 11.24.22
The joys of boat ownership PaulK at 3:04pm 11.24.22 If you're contemplating having to haul out, wouldn't a trailer be cheaper and not that much more tro
Washington Sellers Beware Head Sail at 2:28pm 11.24.22
Washington Sellers Beware mikeracca at 2:18pm 11.24.22 You say you filled out the online sellers report with the buyers information. Then you say you los
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:10pm 11.24.22 You need a good, recently swung compass, a good set of binoculars (stabilized are best) some charts
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:55pm 11.24.22 Sounds like a fun adventure you're planning. My two cents of what I would take, if I did this trip,
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:54pm 11.24.22 What electronics do you currently have? Is the deck rigged for jacklines? Is the main rigged for
Stepping a mast The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:50pm 11.24.22 Lifting a mast and setting it down in a boat or on the deck is not without risk. If you have never
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:46pm 11.24.22 There are many desalination units available. Three main issues for you. 1) Survival Water 2) Bul
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:27pm 11.24.22 Mariners have sailed their engineless ships for eons, but usually had crews that kept them in safe
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:25pm 11.24.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engin
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:20pm 11.24.22 Josh Slocum sailed around the world without an engine or a watermaker. More recently, so have the P
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:18pm 11.24.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:15pm 11.24.22 Why do you need either of these selections? Your boat is designed for coastal cruising. You should
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 11.24.22 I'm not sure where you're sailing, but from my experience one can sail engineless w/o an engine, wi

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