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Help (1) sailnoproblem at 6:11am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2044 :confused:I just retired and purchased a 1970 Tartan 34C. I have little to no experience in sailing.
Jib Size and Pointing Ability jpallen01 at 5:37am 10.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/10843 I sail a Santana 525, with a 155% Genoa. I sail against another 525 with a 145% Genoa. We have very
1987 26.5 cb32863 at 4:55am 10.10.11 Smaller Boats 7/8791 There is a 1987 Hunter 26.5 in my area. Do I want one? By that question I am asking; Do they sail
Water quality issue Benjamin Disralei at 4:39am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1369 Hi Fellow sailors Interesting problem with fresh water tank, I have a plastic like taste in the wat
Mast Storage Question-Cover or No Cover? Ducati at 3:41am 10.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2916 Every fall we completely remove and de-rig our mast and store it on a mast rack. Should we cover it
My Yamaha 17 (4) seouljoe at 2:55am 10.10.11 Yamaha 46/16884 Hello all Yamaha owners,, greetings from Seoul, Korea,, Yesterday ,, I bought a day sail ,, a 17 foo
Space under Porta Potty Viesail at 10:08pm 10.09.11 Smaller Boats 2/1056 The space under the Porta Potty on a H22, good place to install a bilge pump?
What would you do first, to a crusty old yanmar 3cyl? luvitt at 9:28pm 10.09.11 Engines and Propulsion 35/9761 I dont want to slap in a battery and just crank it, figure i better do a bunch of maintenance on it
135% or 155% genoa Technodad at 9:00pm 10.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2430 I am shortly going to order a new furling genoa and Furlex roller furler for my 81 O'Day 23. Proble
9.2c (9.2a) Propeller Info Request engdude62 at 8:56pm 10.09.11 S2 9/2949 I was wondering if there are any 9.2c owners that could share their knowledge on propeller configura
Keel bolts leak on '82 H30 malyea at 8:17pm 10.09.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3581 Well this one's not gonna' be any fun.... I've had a wet bilge since I bought my '82 H30 almost 2
Leak at the compression post kemahflash at 8:02pm 10.09.11 Big Boats 1/1242 2002 passage 456 just started leaking at the intersection of the compression post and cabin roof, an
240 Mast Step Plate jblersch at 6:20pm 10.09.11 Smaller Boats 5/2096 After lowering the mast on my 240 today (end of season sad face), I didn't realize that one of the s
Catalina strainer (3) ezajac at 6:20pm 10.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1383 Hello All. I recently bought a dingy that came with a sailboat. My question is what is my best opt
Mast height mutualfun36 at 6:03pm 10.09.11 Catalina 30 1/5315 Hi, I'm new to this forum :)and just need some information. We are looking to buy a sailboat (had a
Separating mixing elbow from exhaust Dubo at 5:54pm 10.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1627 I read several good post regarding mixing elbow. I have a yanmar 2gm20f and i would like to inspect
Hi mod or swage less fittings? Du4salr! at 5:38pm 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2475 Oiling to buy some 7/32 hi mod or other swage less fittings. Going to re do my lifelines lines with
Frozen screws on mast...help! mdoyle at 4:41pm 10.09.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3381 I am the new owner of a Hunter 37C. The PO had a radar platform about half way up the mast with...g
Will buy a 150 Genoa and need info ebsail at 4:25pm 10.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1874 I want to order a 150 genoa for my Oday 25 centerboarder. Has anyone bought one recently and from w
Traveler for Mac 25 davenlynn at 4:23pm 10.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4632 We are thinking real hard about adding a traveler to our '81 25. Really don't like the original rig

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Insurance claim dlochner at 10:25am 10.24.22 Is the boat currently painted or is it gelcoat? The insurance company will only pay to repair the da
Recycled rope (lines) ? Kingjim91 at 10:23am 10.24.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:19am 10.24.22 Torque specs are usually based on fastener size. That said here are the specs from C&C 30 Owners Ma
Recommendations on bottom paint requested rgranger at 10:18am 10.24.22 Most boat owners in that area rarely (if ever) even have their bottoms cleaned. ... there is your
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? rgranger at 10:15am 10.24.22 I never heard using Easy Off........ Doesn't damage barrier / gel coats? Greg I used to post on h
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 10:14am 10.24.22 The specs would be appreciated, this again is for a C&C 33-2. thanks Dale
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 10.24.22 Now let me see if I've got this straight. You can follow the instructions in post #4 " est it?
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 10:04am 10.24.22 I doubt the fish in Lake Erie are sufficiently sophisticated to object to a splotchy bottom. Erie is
Recycled rope (lines) ? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:03am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Voltage Meter Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 9:50am 10.24.22 lol True, however it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years. Losing a few mils every tim
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 9:46am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:45am 10.24.22 it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years And it does. Do you realize that many antifo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 9:32am 10.24.22 The paint is likely ablative antifouling. It is supposed to rub off. Follow @dlochner advice and
Recycled rope (lines) ? Justin_NSA at 9:26am 10.24.22 I'm going to try the line for my jib halyard. But it will be years before I could give review on it
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 9:22am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglass
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 9:11am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 9:06am 10.24.22 ...you will need to hire a diver to clean your boat once a month during the hot months and about ev
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 8:57am 10.24.22 I would like the option of putting her on a trailer in Oct-2023 and keeping her at my house for the
Recycled rope (lines) ? higgs at 8:49am 10.24.22 For a halyard, I would stick to the tried and true, especially if it is internal. Should an interna

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