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Life line installation kits Florida sail at 4:14pm 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3089 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 0/1041 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 1/1576 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 1/4365 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 3/2195 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 0/1111 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 7/1690 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 11/4216 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 0/1015 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 19/5370 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 7/3004 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 9/3990 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 3/1179 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 9/2708 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 8/2945 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 3/1454 Good or bad idea to epoxy coat a stainless shaft log? Better to leave it uncoated?
Oil...or Varnish...? Squidd at 6:21am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2439 Topside trim work... Putting on new Cumaru rub rails and grab rails and need to sand and refinish
Dealing with your dinghy Southcoasting at 6:03am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/8759 So I've been lurking and reading as much as I can about sailing for the past 3 months and bought my
Hull distortion GrampaArt at 5:59am 11.20.11 Bigger Boats 1/1751 Some twenty-eight footers have a depression in the hull near the waterline,in line with the standing
Engel Freezer Condensation med2463 at 5:50am 11.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4185 Bought Engel MR040 freezer few months ago. Used it for 3 weeks in April, no problem, was great. Us

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Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:51am 11.09.22 210747
Questions About Bottom Paint JBP-PA at 6:48am 11.09.22 6) How long does ablative paint last? Not all ablative paints are the same. I found that Interlux
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 6:33am 11.09.22 Topical Storm Nicole delays the launch date until Wednesday, Nov. 16 pending safe conditions for
Do not lick this Toad! dlochner at 6:32am 11.09.22 If you buy a new power tool and open the operators manual you will find pages of useless safety ins
Solar Confusion Johann at 6:30am 11.09.22 That is an easy tool to use. Both amp capacity and wire size tools. The design conditions influenc
Do not lick this Toad! RoyS at 6:28am 11.09.22 If you buy a new power tool and open the operators manual you will find pages of useless safety inst
Solar Confusion (1) jssailem at 6:21am 11.09.22 That is an easy tool to use. Both amp capacity and wire size tools. to meet ABYC Standards.
Catalina 27 Electrical Panel RoyS at 6:11am 11.09.22 Suggest that you use a few terminal strips in the old location for all wires size 10GA or smaller to
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting (1) jssailem at 6:10am 11.09.22 SAE. METRIC. With a little care the can be close enough, mostly. You just need to be specific about
Volvo penta d2-55 raw water pump leaking Mattcia123 at 6:10am 11.09.22 Check them out: https://www.parts4engines.com/volvo-penta-d2-55-parts/?sort=alphaasc They offer an
Solar Confusion Johann at 6:06am 11.09.22 BoatHowTo (Nigel Calders site) also has an excellent wire size calculator: https://boathowto.com/e
Questions About Bottom Paint jssailem at 5:58am 11.09.22 6) How long does ablative paint last? Until it wears off. Being on a boat this will occur in diffe
Questions About Bottom Paint RoyS at 5:54am 11.09.22 The maintenance manager in my marina told me he has been studying bottom paint effectiveness for dec
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Parsons at 5:52am 11.09.22 Please @mermike - there are a bunch of folks that would love to see any photos or descriptions of yo
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home (1) dlochner at 5:49am 11.09.22 Yes. That comes not from hurricanes but from snowstorms. Back in March 1993 I lived in a rural area
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home jssailem at 5:44am 11.09.22 Yes I do. It had been ingrained as a result of sailing. When alone on the water you learn to rely on
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home kappykaplan at 5:40am 11.09.22 Do you find yourselves thinking ahead about weather and preparing contingency plans for emergencies
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 5:38am 11.09.22 The run on my heater a Wallas 40DT is about 6 ft. It was recommended to exit the side stern quarter
Help! Engine problem :( smokey73 at 5:31am 11.09.22 Looks as if the gear is installed backwards or is missing a spacer. Interesting. I don't see tha
Solar Confusion jssailem at 5:16am 11.09.22 The BLUESEA circuit wizard is still off line. I looked up the chart they publish. https://d2pyqm2yd3

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