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Mast creaking Oday 20 nitepilot at 7:02pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1183 I have a 76 ODay 20 that I bought this year as my first sailboat. I notice that when I am in a port
Dropping the mast gabriel.donnelly at 7:01pm 08.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3649 Does anyone have a drawing, diagram or suggestions for using the whisker pole or spinnaker pole to a
Lectra San system on two head boats dhays at 7:01pm 08.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3121 I've considered converting to a Lectra San system for my Catalina 400. Unfortunately, pump out stat
Compass BGill at 6:42pm 08.22.11 Sirius 21/22 7/7974 Does anyone know where to get a replacement for the cockpit compass? The sun has destroyed mine. I w
I need a new jib and looking for advice??? New2thecat at 6:08pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 6/1775 I need a new jib, where should I look to Buy one? I sail a cat 22 on Lanier, what size jib should I
Pearson 31-2 Compass Binnacle Quint at 5:34pm 08.22.11 Pearson 1/2063 Greetings from the "Dog Days" in New Orleans: I just spent this weekend replacing the old, worn br
Looking for Manual/Rigging for Escape Rumba 12'? sunkensailer at 5:26pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2284 I just bought this boat, not sure how to rig the "smartrig" that reefs/unfurls the main. Looking for
'92 36' Hunter Vision/Adler Barbour refrigeration denniscarlin at 5:03pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 6/1731 We need to replace our refrigeration unit...is there a good replacement anyone knows of?
Mast cap modification (4) Falconer at 4:06pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1817 I've been searching for mast cap info.... Not sure if the M25 even has one, but I made one! I read a
Saturn Aquameter Manual? bfassola at 3:51pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3098 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a Saturn Aquame
GTKL Series II Manual? bfassola at 3:48pm 08.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/982 I recently purchased a MacGregor 21 and I am in the process of fixing it up. It has a knotmeter tha
C22 steer with outboard or rudder? hubbardbilly at 3:43pm 08.22.11 Catalina 22 17/3321 Newbie question. When motoring, what's the preferred steering method? I have found it easiest to sw
30-40 degrees; too much heeling? Jared1048 at 3:07pm 08.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/7014 I've read somewhere that 25-28 degrees heel is the most you should have without being in-efficient i
Lost Pirateer ID Plate DeniseBarrett at 2:19pm 08.22.11 Chrysler 0/2559 Hello, I am brand new to sailing and just bought my first boat, and almost ready to sail Chrysler
Replacing swing keel frayed line shake55 at 1:38pm 08.22.11 Day Sailers 1/1445 I have an 86 Oday 222 and I want to replace the line for the swing keel this winter. Any suggestions
Am I crasy hunter bum at 1:30pm 08.22.11 Islander 7/2792 I don't know if I'm getting crasy. I just find a boat 1982 islander 36 feet good engine good sails v
Stuck in-mast furling sail Jamesjoanne at 1:22pm 08.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3322 I've had several instances of my furling mainsail on my 2007 343 becoming caught so that I can't pul
Necker Island Fire FourPoints at 12:56pm 08.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2784 http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/08/22/richard-bransons-private-necker-island-estate-de
Clogged Fuel Pickup, Diesel jimmcgee at 12:50pm 08.22.11 Catalina 30 15/8688 Two weekends ago we were sailing in choppy conditions on the bay. When I fired up the engine to drop
Sprint Atlantic windlass on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 12:35pm 08.22.11 Big Boats 14/7396 I got my 2001 Hunter 410 this year. It has a Simpson lawrence windlass and my manual that was in the

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Replacement Parts All U Get at 4:41am 07.10.22 https://seaworthygoods.com Try this link for ignition cover.
Replacement Parts Joe at 4:21am 07.10.22 Yes, but no return call yet. heh, heh, leave a message "I need to buy a new boat" That should ge
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others Joe at 4:19am 07.10.22 Crusty. This is your opportunity to visit a chandelier in your area. I guess if he's looking for
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging Joe at 4:13am 07.10.22 On a Catalins 27 the outhaul is rigged internally and the control line exits the boom about midway a
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS RoyS at 3:47am 07.10.22 If they were originally set in silicone, you will not have much success removing the residue with an
Hunter 27 Bimini RoyS at 3:34am 07.10.22 Here are my suggestions. Bimini Height: minimum 6-6" ideally 7'. At that height while slightly heele
45DS mainsail furling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 07.09.22 I've wondered if we furled the main in the wrong direction (e.g., counterclockwise v clockwise) but
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 (4) SoSound at 9:08pm 07.09.22 I found the quote for our system. We do not use the spinnaker halyard for our furler, we added an a
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 8:40pm 07.09.22 Kind of figured that to be the case but I didn't intend to install it that way. My MPPT controller
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! mermike at 7:46pm 07.09.22 I concur with David and Dave. The charger is powering your DC circuits. An MPPT controller can do th
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 7:37pm 07.09.22 I don't know if it is actually new or it is the first time I've ever shut off the Battery Selector s
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! dlochner at 7:35pm 07.09.22 The ProMariner charger will serve as a 12v DC power supply in addition to being a charger. If the ch
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! Davidasailor26 at 7:31pm 07.09.22 It sounds to me like the charger output is connected to the Load side of the DC switch, not the batt
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! DArcy at 7:28pm 07.09.22 The only way I can see that happening is if the battery charger is downstream from the ON/OFF switch
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Davidasailor26 at 7:24pm 07.09.22 It looks like no water flow through the Cutlass Bearing. Some sort sealant against the strut. But
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others Crusty Ol Salt at 6:43pm 07.09.22 That eye looks bad, like it's just a wood screw threaded eye from the hardware store. What is it t
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 6:29pm 07.09.22 Update. I've taken the boat out several more times and the IMF has worked almost perfectly. It's p
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging lsavocchi at 6:17pm 07.09.22 Ok great thanks for the answer. I ran it on the port side as well when I was rigging it today but wa
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS dkinzer at 5:29pm 07.09.22 Thanks, karellen. Between your description and photos and those of Art Boas I'm ready to tackle this
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging SailingLoto at 5:24pm 07.09.22 On my c25 the vang line runs back to a cam cleat on the port side of the cabin roof. The outhaul i

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