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KM2P Yanmar Transmission Lockup Lee Hadjiosif at 8:31pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2052 My transmission locked up today when I put it in reverse to back into my slip after running fine all
Mast pumping? sam1939nl at 7:49pm 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1945 My O day 30 sometimes will have a viberating and pumping motion to it's mast and rigging when at doc
rigging a catalina 27 1982 fido at 7:18pm 08.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2254 hello to all I have just purchesed a catalina 27 1982, it will be deliverd to lagoon city Breckin on
Oday 222 Tension Bar (5) Red Ryder at 7:12pm 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/4205 My Oday 222 was built in 1984 prior to the addition of tension bars to help support the deck and the
HELP with rigging ohenry at 7:05pm 08.12.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/3665 We just got an older Ranger 11 sailing boat and don't know how to rig it--there are no instructions
new boat in the oven soleilsailor46 at 6:34pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 118/15017 I just ordered a new boat to sail from the chesapeake to England and around the E.U. I have never do
Raw water cooling Jtoben at 6:33pm 08.12.11 S2 3/1563 Our Volvo MD17C has run hot since we bought the boat in 2001. (11.0a). When we changed the impeller
Role Call and Spinnacker Question scruffy95 at 5:57pm 08.12.11 Lancer 0/1115 Good Evening All Lancer Owners, I have been reading the various posts from all the Lancer owners an
Vessel Documentation in FL? redunculous at 4:23pm 08.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2825 I have recently purchased a 40.5 Hunter in Florida I plan to keep it there and have the following q
Gooseneck hardware for H26 - boom fell off! jburford at 4:19pm 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 10/3416 Gooseneck hardware for H26 is a '94, pic to follow Thanks for everyone's help on this. Will post a
New Sails? Fly4hire at 3:54pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2590 I'm curious how long one can normally expect to get as useful life out of OEM sails? I realize there
Swing Keel LANDON at 3:42pm 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 4/2276 I Am Looking For Information On The Type And Length Of The Line For The Swing Keel For A 23 Foot Hun
Oceanside CA Harbor Question. rfrye1 at 3:37pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2270 I am planning a trip up from SD, hopping up the coast to Newport, then over the Catalina for a few d
Boat Insurance Rick486 at 3:32pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2784 All: Has anyone here had experience with an outfit called "New Hampshire Insurance Co" ? It seems as
Outboard motor forum? jviss at 3:06pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1272 Can someone please recommend an outboard motor forum? Thanks, jv
Bolt Cutters rcangemi at 1:35pm 08.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2399 Hi - I am looking to round out my safety supplies for my Beneteau 40 and am in need of a pair of b
Common parts failures at the end of the third year Tevfik at 12:36pm 08.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1911 Hi. Does anyone know or have come across a list of possible failures of the boat's parts or systems
Did someone say deck lights? Dubo at 11:50am 08.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1351 On the service panel I noticed a breaker for something they call 'deck lights'. I tried the switch a
Microwave twodzusfittings at 11:27am 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 7/1462 The ships cook (me) wants to know the maximum size of a microwave oven that can be installed on the
Electrical gremlin - Is this even possible? Soleares at 11:24am 08.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1768 This is my first post on this forum. I have been reading it avidly for a few weeks now that I bought

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Invest 91L kappykaplan at 1:36pm 10.07.22 Tks, (not) Dammit Jim on this one. :beer:
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Nichole340 at 1:35pm 10.07.22
Invest 91L Don S/V ILLusion at 1:28pm 10.07.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Captain Larry-DH at 1:19pm 10.07.22 I use propane or CO2 gas to displace oxygen just prior to resealing the lid. (both are heavier than
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 1:16pm 10.07.22 I installed a simple "homemade" traveler on my H26.... HUGE increase in upwind performance. If th
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 1:10pm 10.07.22 I see we have little interest in this soon to become Hurricane Julia. Jim...
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 1:02pm 10.07.22 Look around your boat and you will see that Catalina bonds wood+epoxy/glass blocks to the Hull, and
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 12:44pm 10.07.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging dlochner at 12:20pm 10.07.22 Having steps will make the job easier. It will still be necessary to hang from a halyard to reach th
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 12:08pm 10.07.22 Have you thought of old piece of fire hose but the hard part is finding some Interesting idea. I'm n
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 12:04pm 10.07.22 Pool noodles over the strap works great. Now that idea interests me because I bought a couple of noo
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 10.07.22 I'd bet that you can do it, but why at your dock? If you can't get a rigger, can you at least get t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 10.07.22 You're gonna need a new skyline on that boat! :cool:
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 11:36am 10.07.22 Go for it.... and don't tell your wife.... (alternatively you can ask her to be your spotter:bee
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging SailMaster at 11:34am 10.07.22 How strong are you? i can probably bench press 80 or 90 lbs. My work out weight would be much low
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:26am 10.07.22 If you did want to reduce that space, why not just shorten the shaft? Only have to worry about the
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 11:24am 10.07.22 Should I? Or am I nuts for considering it at age 59? I'll be 59 in a few months and would not he
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:20am 10.07.22 I'm saying that 1 shaft diameter (or less) is not standard in either the sailboat or powerboat sect
Random photo from our first regatta rgranger at 11:08am 10.07.22 I like your barberhauler test set up Thanks... I sailed with that sail tie as my "traveler" for a f
Sold my S28 VTRChris at 10:31am 10.07.22 Hello everybody...I loved reading the forum and will continue to do so. Just sold my 1984 S28...sw

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