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Roller furling for a 1976 24'C&C patmacdonald at 12:09am 03.19.12 C&C 2/1623 I folks, Does anyone know where one would be able to find a decent used roller furling for a 1976 24
Bahamas Dismasting (1) BWagner at 9:41pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2040 See the attached photo. This is the sailing vessel Fair Winds which suffered a dismasting off Eli
Universal M-18 HX - what the... (1) Skipper at 8:46pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1447 I found an earlier post from someone with an M-18 who couldn't figure out how to get the port-side e
Light coming through Costy at 8:05pm 03.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1519 So I got below in 21' Mcgregor and I am seeing light coming through the front lower V shape part of
Sailed to Fort McRea for the weekend RECESS at 7:46pm 03.18.12 Pearson 0/1190 I sailed down to Fort McRae from Chico Bayou in Pensacola yesterday, spent the night and sailed back
340 Halyard Blocks Andy1237 at 7:07pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 3/1467 Need to replace one of the halyard blocks at the base of the mast. Owners manual says "Rutgerson Se
How do these sail? (2) rpwillia at 6:59pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/6272 Saw this in the boatyard in Ft Washington, MD. Don't see these too often and wonder how they handle.
Has anyone replaced the "Grease Cup" on their water pump? jrowan at 6:51pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 11/7796 Hello all, I decided to do some more spring maintenance chores today, and after changing the oil I r
Replace rubber rail on stern sugar scoop mrinkel at 6:48pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4973 I have a new to me Beneteau Oceanis 370 (1991). I would like to replace the rubber rail on the ster
Brookhouse NMEA 0183 Multiplexer Crane man at 6:43pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6571 Can any one verify if Brookhouse is till in business:doh:. I'm currently trouble shooting a Brookhou
Why pan head screws on the toe rail? Nelsonhow at 6:06pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1177 I finally decided to chase down several toe rail leaks on my old H-30. I started from the stern and
O'Day 30ft 1979 Manual Captainron1 at 5:45pm 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2895 Hello, I am looking for the manual (s) that would have come with the O'Day 1979 30ft. My boat has 5
New batteries Blitz at 5:04pm 03.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3027 I was recently instructed by my supplier to two new house batteries (US Battery group 31) that I sho
Off 'center' spreader (2) Team118 at 5:00pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 5/1356 I just noticed this on the way home tonight. The port spreader seems to be a bit 'downward' as com
Balancing my 30 MK 1 C&C tanders at 4:48pm 03.18.12 C&C 2/2266 With my 30 C'C MK I seem to have to reef down at least one in the main ' some in the jib when winds
Dingy on Davits DougMc at 4:44pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 2/1450 I currently keep a 10'6" inflatable on davits on my H 36. I sail on lake Erie with the top of the di
Yamaha 25 Yanmar YSB8 Exhaust Issue gobluemich290 at 4:39pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 7/3488 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and when replacing it, noticed ano
H33.5 Water fill leak WestCoastMike at 4:37pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/924 Hi all, I have a leak on the fill line to my fresh water tank. Has anyone pulled apart the wood
Yanmar YSB 8 Exhaust HELP NEEDED! gobluemich290 at 4:33pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 0/1 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and then replacing it, noticed an
H22 Rain Leak Viesail at 4:32pm 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 16/3650 Water filling up in bilge after rain. Sat in cabin and watched for leaks during storm, nothing visib

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Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? dmax at 11:46am 12.15.22 Those grab rails should work but before you drill holes in your boat see if you can rig up a line or
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 12.15.22 We just use the plain Woody Wax. Looks like the Tower Wax is more oriented for Tina towers and thing
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard isaksp00 at 11:22am 12.15.22 Or jib halyard which may be a little easier.
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard justsomeguy at 11:08am 12.15.22 need to use a temporary headstay Most certainly. You can use the main halyard.
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (1) HarryvdMeer at 10:47am 12.15.22 See attached pic. I have a max prop which was installed by the previous owner, who mentioned that h
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:37am 12.15.22 I looked up Woody Wax on Amazon, there appears to be 2 kinds, A plain Woody Wax and a Tower Woody Wa
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.
Anchor Bridle (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.15.22 If ever needed I will cut the soft shackle In a hurry, you may need something very sharp and able
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:12am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided tha
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast (1) rgranger at 9:01am 12.15.22
handheld VHf? rgranger at 8:54am 12.15.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if y
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.15.22 Where is the exhaust discharge on the hull located ? A picture would help.
Anchor Bridle Hello Below at 8:53am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided that

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