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Packing Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2 For a number of years I have been chiming in here on packing glands and the fact I have run mine bon
Singlehanded Deck Hardware Removal GorillaToast at 7:04pm 11.20.11 Catalina 22 7/1732 Anyone got any tips and tricks on how to get at the nuts and bolts of deck hardware from both sides
S2 8.5 question fiatracer163 at 6:35pm 11.20.11 S2 5/2864 Is there access to the keel bolts on the 8.5? I looked into the hatch below the stairs, and tried to
Good Old Boat Magazine Article Mainsheet99 at 6:20pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1521 In January of this year Good Old Boat Magazine hired me to cover the 2nd Annual Good Old Boat Regatt
Life line installation kits Florida sail at 4:14pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2911 Does anyone have any experience with the available kits for lifeline installation? Input greatly app
mast rigging question chiefaponte at 3:58pm 11.20.11 S2 0/1000 while reading a post on stepping the mast, I came accross an interesting stament. The person stated
loose rudder eberns at 3:55pm 11.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1544 Rudder vibration due to a loose rudder post in the sleeve, which appears worn. Yard recommends dropp
looking for some info tattooworm at 3:37pm 11.20.11 Islander 1/4295 I just bought an islander bahama 24, and looking to findall I can about it
Attaching an assymetrical spinnaker to a Hunter 33 bow jbrelin at 2:48pm 11.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2145 Hello, I have been trying to understand the assym spinnaker tack attachment for a Hunter 33, 2004.
Lewmar Winch for O'Day 23 sba55 at 2:05pm 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1086 Was out sailing today when the port side winch literally exploded and came flying off the mount. Pre
H36 Prop Size? Spcharby at 1:08pm 11.20.11 Big Boats 7/1626 After one and a half seasons of use, I am now suspect that the prop on Belle is not correctly matche
Minimum Effective Sail Size (1) ibero at 12:50pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3936 http://q.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/s.gif Sell one like this 21' Luff 7' 9" foot North Sails Sailboat
Dripless Shaft Seal bria46 at 12:44pm 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/975 Has anyone out there self-installed a PYI or Lasdrop dripless shaft seal? my shaft is one inch and t
Harken furler Don Crowther at 12:12pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5048 Good Day After talking to my sailmaker he suggests replacing the bearings in my swivel on my furle
Need to replace my table in my Hunter 26 pilotsteve100 at 11:40am 11.20.11 Smaller Boats 7/2934 I am a new boat owner and I want to refinish my table in my hunter 26. I would love if someone can s
Fiberglass refinishing advice needed admeyers at 9:46am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3914 Hello, I know this topic has been discussed a lot but I could still use some help. I recently boug
mystery leak WJM53 at 9:29am 11.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1151 My 1990 h-28 has a leak on the deck that defies being found. The jib car tracks were rebedded last y
Fixing a cracked water tank (3) Rich18864 at 9:21am 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2385 I finally figured out where all the water was going, when I was cleaning and refilling my freshwater
Stepping mast (2) Arthurg at 8:47am 11.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2853 My wife and I have been prode owners of a 1984 Oday 22 for one summer and did all our sailing on an
Epoxy Stainless? Stephen Trapani at 7:50am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1427 Good or bad idea to epoxy coat a stainless shaft log? Better to leave it uncoated?

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Fuel Vacuum Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 08.02.22 Holy Crap ! I just don't get out enough. Somehow I had completely missed your thread over teh last
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 LloydB at 9:09am 08.02.22 A misplaced swing keel locking pin could cause problems of that sort have you checked for that?
East River dLj at 8:55am 08.02.22 Running with a full current through Hell's Gate, we made the mistake of leaving our forward hatch o
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Project_Mayhem at 8:54am 08.02.22 Can you take a pic of the top of your winch stand? Sometimes you can make some adjustments that can
Fuel Puzzle Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 08.02.22 Would it be reasonably possible to test for leaks in the fuel system with a vacuum gauge if one were
H49 washing machine install artboas at 8:27am 08.02.22 thanks Art, I was waiting your reply. yes I will make sure to fasten in place, should be easy as ma
East River Captain Larry-DH at 8:21am 08.02.22 A few years ago there was a catamaran stored on the hard next to my boat that had been dismasted the
Catalina 30 winter storage Don S/V ILLusion at 8:03am 08.02.22 Two cautions when using plastic tarps: be careful of abrasion of the topsides due to movement by win
East River Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 08.02.22 Running with a full current through Hell's Gate, we made the mistake of leaving our forward hatch op
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 7:46am 08.02.22 If you pump more water you may be able to remove more heat, after all that's where the heat is goin
O'Day 22, 23 centerboard cleat rschuss at 7:31am 08.02.22 I know the water is skinny there. You can't find a happy medium position for the CB? You only need
Tips and Tricks for Pop Top kclancy at 7:28am 08.02.22 Thanks everyone!
tohatsu on a p18 Project_Mayhem at 7:27am 08.02.22 I had a 4hp Tohatsu on my Starwind 19 (which is very close to the Precision models). That 8hp is a l
Catalina 30 winter storage Project_Mayhem at 7:18am 08.02.22 :plus:for going around the stantions. Ive broken one or two going over and they often times ruin the
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? patagoniadave at 7:15am 08.02.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Rick Webb at 7:12am 08.02.22 I lived on the leeward side of Oahu. We'd take a three or four day weekend and sail to Lahaina somet
Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 08.02.22 Battery side was 20A panel side 10A. no blown fuses..Though my ABYC electrician said I don't need o
Intracoastal Waterway Trip dlochner at 7:01am 08.02.22 You've only just begun to ask questions! There are good resources out there, here are some places an
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed adamv at 7:01am 08.02.22 Thanks all, the hull and prop are in decent shape. It's been painted a few times and could do with b
Tools JamesG161 at 6:52am 08.02.22 Wait a minute Advanced Polar Bonding is 2 or more Polar Bears Mating? Hydrophobic = is the Mad Dog

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