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New Dinghy! merlinuxo at 6:11pm 09.25.11 Trailer Sailors 11/4531 In preperation of cruising my opulant 44 year old, 24' luxury yacht (old boat that keeps me out of t
i put my deposit down today for hunter23 SenecaDaze at 5:55pm 09.25.11 Smaller Boats 12/2368 settled on a boat after extensive shopping about,and have decided on pursuing a 1986 hunter23 viewed
SHroud tension etc.? Zoomie at 5:30pm 09.25.11 Day Sailers 3/1500 So, I was researching shroud and stay tension. I do not have measuring gage nor do I have much exper
Aluminum Window Frame Cat 30 Dana Point Steve at 5:12pm 09.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1318 Hello All, The beautiful Catalina 30 I just purchased looks great except the Aluminum frames arou
Galley Sole taylort100 at 3:39pm 09.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1274 Skippers - we have a C380 with the grey sort of button finish plastic sole. I think its the same as
throttle control piece mgkeller28 at 3:17pm 09.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1111 Hello All: I recently purchased a 1975 o'day sailboat. It's a great boat with a new 3 cyn diesel.
Ahh, removing the ol' swing keel... jfrench at 1:54pm 09.25.11 Catalina 22 7/2372 I did my due diligence and searched this site and the web for pictures of a sure-fire method of gett
Boom vang snapped off from base of mast Puddman at 1:05pm 09.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3673 We were sailing back from Catalina Island and while raising the main, the boom vang broke off from t
Sickly alarm Deadline at 12:46pm 09.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1357 I was having electrical problems on my H320 with Yanmar 18 2GM that I won't bore you with. Wires snu
Decision, Re-engnineer existing trailer or make a new one Propnut30 at 11:57am 09.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2230 Well, its obvious I wont get to build a model of my Venture on this deployment, but I can stock up o
2QM15 white steam from exhaust David W at 11:16am 09.25.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/5216 I haven't had the chance to test the exhaust elbow/manifold repairs to our 2QM15 but in a thorough r
Entry way panals Storage ?? pdnervo at 11:11am 09.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1765 My wife (Captain) and i are wondering where is the factory recommended place to store the Clear plas
Leaking Oberdorfer Pump saltysailor at 10:49am 09.25.11 Ask All Sailors 15/8201 my Oberdorfer (202M-07) pump has got to be fixed or replaced and that is my question. As you can
Deck Organizer Strength knothead at 10:39am 09.25.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1657 I'm reorganizing the running rigging on my Islander 28 and as more lines lead aft to the cockpit I'm
Deck prep r.bostic356 at 9:35am 09.25.11 Catalina 22 3/1629 I have an older 22 (1976) and it has had no topside deck repair/maintenance done in serveral years.
Cover GotKnots at 8:40am 09.25.11 Com-Pac 2/4094 Anyone have a good and inexpensive cover idea? Something that can be put on and taken off with ease
Self tailing winches smoothsailing at 8:12am 09.25.11 Parts Search 3/2892 Looking for 2 used self tailing winches for my Morgan 30. TIA
Hose Peggy Recommended rpwillia at 6:12am 09.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3918 Hi Peggy, I skulk your forum a lot, and about a month or two ago you recommended a brand of hose, an
Hunter 27 Air Conditioning alessandra at 6:07am 09.25.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4435 I'm planning to installl an air conditioning in my HUNTER 27 1979 ..............anny suggestions ???
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Through holes and prop fstbttms at 6:28pm 10.06.22 The usual distance between the forward end of the prop and the strut is ~1 shaft diameter. The gap
Through holes and prop dlochner at 6:16pm 10.06.22 The general size of the depression doesn't seem big enough for a saildrive leg. Also, if you were t
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level Terry Cox at 5:37pm 10.06.22 You're most welcome. Please let us know what you find.
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 5:22pm 10.06.22 Unlikely perhaps, however the location is correct and the shape is more or less correct. You've see
Through holes and prop (3) dlochner at 5:08pm 10.06.22 209810 Unlikely perhaps, however the location is correct and the shape is more or less correct. You
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail DayDreamer41 at 4:40pm 10.06.22 Our Sapphire (41DS) OEM had (4) 1/4" round carbon fiber full length verticle battens, we lost the fi
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Davidasailor26 at 4:26pm 10.06.22 The torque will be based on the size of the bolt. Check out post #3 at KEEL BOLTS.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 4:25pm 10.06.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 4:17pm 10.06.22 My main has a luff line but I can never reach it to tension it while sailing since is over the bimi
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jon hansen at 4:12pm 10.06.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 4:11pm 10.06.22 That was one of the things I hated about the full length vertical battens. There was so much compr
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 3:58pm 10.06.22
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Hollyberry at 3:57pm 10.06.22 I've had very good luck getting info from Ward at: w.richardson@beneteau.com
Happy Birthday to John Shepard jssailem at 3:34pm 10.06.22 Did the blind guy really wish John happy birthday in the bar? How did he know it was John in the ba
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail jssailem at 3:32pm 10.06.22 You are talking about Fluttering of the leach. Luffing occurs on the sail area along the mast, or th
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 3:18pm 10.06.22 The stern bridle IS the same idea as the midships spring. Yes and no. One important difference
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 3:16pm 10.06.22 Thank you! I'm a beginner and I love getting feedback like this. The winds were light and shifty. W
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 3:14pm 10.06.22 Given the position of the "depression" and its shape, it might have been a sail drive at some point
Through holes and prop dlochner at 3:12pm 10.06.22 Given the position of the "depression" and its shape, it might have been a sail drive at some point.
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 2:32pm 10.06.22

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