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Jib car repair Paul17630 at 7:35am 08.08.11 Day Sailers 0/1125 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 2/3204 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 37/8657 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 6/1732 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 4/4039 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 0/2020
What holds the table up? Capt Dale at 6:01am 08.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1513 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 6/2136 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 13/4214 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 0/979 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 27/7390 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 3/1653 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 1/1576 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 4/1853 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 2/1251 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 5/2752 Long time reader, first time poster :-) I have just bought a beaut 393 made in 2005. I need a
Rudder Bearings 1982 Hunter 33' (3) plan9 at 10:17pm 08.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1914 Greetings, We have a 1982 33' Hunter that was having some periodic vibration coming from the rudder
Drain plug on a 30/ cdhttlr at 9:47pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1845 Hello; I recently looked at a 84 O'day 30. It was a very nice boat but the one thing I noticed was
New to forum and sailing - hello! vizwhiz at 8:46pm 08.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1703 Just a quick hello on a new forum! I am a member of MacgregorSailors(dot)com, but decided to check o
Mysterious Bilge Water Dean Strong at 8:36pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5197 I found water salt water in the bilge today for the second time in two weeks--about half an inch (a

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Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (1) Tally Ho at 2:30pm 10.25.22
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:29pm 10.25.22
H33C prop walk sail sfbay at 2:17pm 10.25.22 A sketch of you docks with prevailing wind direction would help. What propeller, feather and folding
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:12pm 10.25.22
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 2:08pm 10.25.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:57pm 10.25.22 Mine is definitely an encapsulated keel. I am still hoping to hear back from someone with a pre-198
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 1:17pm 10.25.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for th
CDI FF2 (3) patbratton at 1:12pm 10.25.22 Hello, thanks for choosing CDI! We are referring to the luff extrusion requiring a 13" deduction, n
Insurance claim jssailem at 1:11pm 10.25.22 Law suit, or discuss the issue with your state Insurance Commission Office. They may be able to help
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.25.22 Whether it is the spring line or the grappling hook both are dropped onto the dock. They catch the
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 1:05pm 10.25.22 I like the idea. Afraid my aim may be off. No telling what damage may happen. Whether it is the spr
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Botto
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance kjretlaw at 12:38pm 10.25.22 I just pull it up about 1/4" and squirt the lube in as the sail is being unfurled in and out for one
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks wit
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 The only one I would say is just Gel Coat crazing is E. A,C & H appear to be cracks. I don't thin
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 12:15pm 10.25.22 Thinking ahead:
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 12:04pm 10.25.22 It seems a rather broad statement to assume that every installation would require the same luff re
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) rgranger at 11:56am 10.25.22 cking... might as well go all in....:tongue: 210409
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) jssailem at 11:34am 10.25.22 stern bridle technique As @sesmith identifies, the Stern Bridle technique has worked in all sorts
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 10.25.22 So, given a nav table and a laptop computer, you could estimate your SOC by plugging in all the vari

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