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Angst update: in boom reefing rognvald at 8:16am 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1361 I inspected my fore and aft ends of the boom this weekend and found and rerove a twisted block for t
Angst update: in boom reefing rognvald at 8:13am 08.08.11 Pearson 0/1274 I inspected my fore and aft ends of the boom this weekend and found and rerove a twisted block for t
Folding Prop? Fly4hire at 8:10am 08.08.11 Big Boats 5/1701 Contemplating putting one on this winter - seems like 2 bladed are not that unreasonable in price. A
Hunter 356 Bimini Fly4hire at 8:07am 08.08.11 Big Boats 5/2110 Does anyone know a canvas shop that sells pre-patterned bimini's for the above?
Jib car repair Paul17630 at 7:35am 08.08.11 Day Sailers 0/1107 I purchased a 1973 DS II. The jib car was frozen. I broke off the nut attempting to free it up. I ha
House Batteries Boiling - Suspect Battery Charger Wiring cbsura at 7:28am 08.08.11 Bavaria 2/3167 Last year I purchased a 2005 Bavaria 32 with DC switch panel 201 and distribution panel 205. There a
Upgrades and advice - Hunter 40.5 redunculous at 7:17am 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/8604 So I've been reading a while, had my Hunter 40.5 just over a month and I've been going through it ma
Knocking on a bit Sailing Poodles at 7:08am 08.08.11 Big Boats 6/1720 Now I'm getting older, climbing up the rear arch to undo or do up the sail bag zip is becoming a bit
Replacement Head for 1981 Catalina 27 tomlang63 at 6:29am 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4018 Looking for recommendations on a replacement head(manual) for a 1981 Catalina 27. I did the rebuild
New Post From Roger-Social Whirl Strider Reports at 6:04am 08.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2010
What holds the table up? Capt Dale at 6:01am 08.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1507 My wife and I have been "rescuing" a neglected 1984 Hunter 27. Eveything is solid and sound, just le
Upgrade to a Racor Filter??? Jimboyyy at 5:48am 08.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2119 I am looking to upgrade to a Racor Diesel/Water separator as my secondary filter for my 1GM10. It ha
Bilge Pump Problem RonRelyea at 5:39am 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4179 I've got a Rule bilge pump (I think its a 2000) ... there are times when the float switch will be tr
Mast crutches Papa Bruce at 5:34am 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/973 I'm having the mast stepped so I can travel via Erie Canal to a new marina on Lake Ontario this Fall
Where do you Sleep Long Story at 5:26am 08.08.11 Catalina 310 27/7318 I have a question of general interest, mostly brought up by my wife. :stirthepot: The 310 is reporte
Winter Store the Dutchman Long Story at 5:21am 08.08.11 Catalina 310 3/1627 How do most owners store their main when they have the Dutchman system? Do you pull the lines out
Tangier Island Deadline at 4:17am 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1572 I'm planning to transit the canal that zig zags through Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. I unde
260 Rudder yachtsman at 3:04am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 4/1840 Has anyone built a rudder using carbon fibre for the 260? Any thoughts appreciated.
Anti foul/centre board removal. yachtsman at 3:01am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1239 Just put my 260 back in the water after anti fouling her. First time. Used International Interprot
Spinnaker Pole Kordie at 1:18am 08.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2728 Long time reader, first time poster :-) I have just bought a beaut 393 made in 2005. I need a

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Issues Sailing Upwind JBP-PA at 6:46am 10.07.22 Waves also make a tremendous difference, even moderate waves will push a light boat backwards with e
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 10.07.22 Call Foss Foam or New Rudder and talk with the owner, Bob. His company built your rudder
How well does a C-270 trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34am 10.07.22 Can you provide a photo of the trailer and manufacturer? Use to be a Catalina dealer
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31am 10.07.22 @ShotgunSlim Have you thought of old piece of fire hose but the hard part is finding some
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 6:15am 10.07.22 Chris: Thank you because I never know how some skipper are going to accept suggestions. There are
Bad spider cracks ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:09am 10.07.22
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 5:59am 10.07.22 Will do. Thank you!
Bad spider cracks ? dlochner at 5:51am 10.07.22 Photos A and D are interesting. D looks like something heavy dropped there or the core is weak. Coul
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 5:46am 10.07.22 Did the blind guy really wish John happy birthday in the bar? How did he know it was John in the b
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 5:42am 10.07.22 This is one of my all time favorite movies. My kids still refer to the ocean as "the big blue wet t
Through holes and prop dlochner at 4:44am 10.07.22 From the listing I posted earlier: with an OMC Gas Sail Drive. See this old listing. Given what we
Issues Sailing Upwind Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.07.22 Headway makes a huge difference. Also, how is she trimmed in the water? 22' is a small boat, easil
Through holes and prop Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 10.07.22 Seems unlikely that somebody would go that effort and expense for a 27-foot production sailboat. Su
Issues Sailing Upwind danstanford at 2:52am 10.07.22 You might be surprised at how much more effective your keel is at preventing that crabbing if you ge
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail JamesG161 at 11:45pm 10.06.22 First hand experience please, not opinions! I have a luff adjust with tiny cleat on the sail. I us
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail capta at 9:52pm 10.06.22 Wow, I didn't think there would be so many against battens in IMRF. My first thought was don't do it
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level BigEasy at 8:31pm 10.06.22
Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 7:57pm 10.06.22 I got a toilet wax ring and melted the wax, poured it into a small dish and let it cool into a nice
Transducer question ShotgunSlim at 7:47pm 10.06.22 I got a toilet wax ring and melted the wax, poured it into a small dish and let it cool into a nice
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 7:34pm 10.06.22 Simple, ugly, but it works. Thanks! That's more or less how my wife describes me, so it should be go

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