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Maritime accidents ifmdalvey at 8:41am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1537 I have attached a link that shows 7 different videos of maritime incidents. Although most of them ar
Cal 31' Ports/hatches seadude61 at 8:39am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 Hi There, Any words of wisdom, please advise regarding possible replacing of the two forward port
How to rig? jeanmarc109 at 7:46am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2354 This may be an overly simple question but I have searched as high and as low as u can to find clear
Making a Sail-Pack... (4) Sumner at 7:40am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4669 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-main/01-15-12-53-Sail%20Pack.jpg Ruth and I finis
Telltales Jack at 6:49am 02.09.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5346 Hi Don, We have a fractional rig with in mast furling, so the main power for the boat is the mainsai
Sequitur Heading to Cape Town Today Sequitur at 6:46am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 I have just posted an update to our blog at: After Cape Horn
Anyone has change out their spreaders? How about a mainsheet MoondancerFL at 5:59am 02.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1756 I am restauring my '79 catalina 30 tall rig. I just had my spreaders remade in the original wood and
Cheoy Lee 35 Review Soundbounder at 1:39am 02.09.12 Other Sailboats 0/3588 Cheoy Lee 35 Lion Class Nice used-boat review in Soundings: Designer Arthur Robb, a native New
Anchoring at sea jorgefife at 10:06pm 02.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10706 Not that I am likely to cross the ocean and be confronted with the question: how does one stop a boa
Slipping Rope Clutch nick at 7:25pm 02.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5674 I've got Spinlock XAS triple rope clutches (which are standard) on my 2004 H33. The one on the main
Sailboat Maintenance Flowchart (1) RichH at 7:06pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/13181 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/384626_10150399466623254_691993253_8547348_1913090
23.5 boom vang av8erdunn at 6:34pm 02.08.12 Smaller Boats 6/1888 I am wondering if my 23.5 has a boom vang on it. Does anyone have pics of theirs? I have had this b
Sheet sizes for 25? ebsail at 4:30pm 02.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6749 For an O Day 25. Anyone know off the top of their head, the diameter and length jib sheets for a 13
Replacement of cabin lights Bobbaynton at 4:29pm 02.08.12 Bavaria 8/10627 Have any of fellow Bavaria owners replaced the original cabin lights with LEDs? I believe the lights
What is a "fully charged" battery? Charles Erwin at 4:07pm 02.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/6000 In order to have relaible information from any battery monitor, one needs to know when the battery i
Seen in Saint Marys (4) Roger Long at 2:30pm 02.08.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4319 First: The strangest liveaboard I have seen yet. http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/Strang
Found a video by Paladin Kermit at 1:35pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1475 Hey Paladin! I was surfing around watching H23 videos and happened upon this. http://www.youtube.c
paint fiberglass under vberth? Jared1048 at 1:33pm 02.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1360 So i ripped out all the sanitation hoses and have been scrubbing all the areas they were covering. U
Sailing in Long Island Sound danlisa0529 at 1:11pm 02.08.12 Day Sailers 15/3848 There doesn't seem to be any groups or O'day clubs on Long Island Sound. Looking for others to sail
My Engine Is Running Hot....???? Maine Sail at 12:52pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2140 My engine is running hot and I've checked everything.... MQPx50hHNeU

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I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:42am 11.13.22 Ther me should be a set of @baby stays used in raising and lowering that prevent sway. They would a
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 3:34am 11.13.22 I had a 1983 H37C with the cabin top traveler. It is definitely a more convenient setup but mid-boom
Any Guesses danstanford at 3:02am 11.13.22 That is a treasure just looking for the right job and you know if you get rid of it the job will cro
Old Barient winches binding garymalmgren at 1:19am 11.13.22 Re: When I snug down the top nut the line lifter binds on the heads of the shoulder screws that are
Folding Prop Verdict Paul Mermelstein at 10:44pm 11.12.22 I've had the 3 blade Gori for about 10 years. I agree with the subjective findings that George poste
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 9:46pm 11.12.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Johnb at 9:35pm 11.12.22 A German friend who has a RV showed me how his holding tank system works and in summary by bubbling
Selden self tacking jib system jssailem at 9:34pm 11.12.22 i have big jibs too. love them too. i sail with a crew. so switching sails to match the weather is
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 7:46pm 11.12.22 The weather's been all over the place and I wish I had registered the trailer and boat so I could us
Selden self tacking jib system jon hansen at 7:17pm 11.12.22 been using a selftacking jib system on my masthead rigged yawl for the last 50 years. love it. th
Galley table question. (3) KevinKirby at 7:15pm 11.12.22 Here is a screenshot of the problem area. The table is mounted to an outer collar that slides up and
Old Barient winches binding PaulK at 7:12pm 11.12.22 jssailem may be right. We had Barients on our last boat and it was easy to put them back together s
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:38pm 11.12.22 I think I had the same aged instruments on my boat and had the same issues with decisions for those
Folding Prop Verdict Georgedoyle at 6:34pm 11.12.22 We tried to take data under power before installing the new prop, but even on smooth water in the ba
O'Day Javelin Larger Jib Sail? Stu Jackson at 6:24pm 11.12.22 That is an awesome jib sail diagram! Glad it helped. I must admit I did NOT draw it, but it has a
Catalina 320 diesel? Stu Jackson at 6:17pm 11.12.22 Of course....but I am in Grand Rapids 3 hours away. I should have check this out when I was there
Timidly rebedding stanchions (1) rgranger at 4:30pm 11.12.22 Senile does come from the same root as seni. It's Greek, as you may remember. -Will My favorite
Timidly rebedding stanchions Kermit at 4:30pm 11.12.22 Senile does come from the same root as seni. It's Greek, as you may remember. -Will Well, to me
Old Barient winches binding (4) jssailem at 4:16pm 11.12.22 210856
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 4:04pm 11.12.22 Great, will see if I can find that.

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