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Schaefer Roller Furling 2100 (1) paulj at 10:09pm 07.26.11 Catalina 310 7/5568 "Foresail furling tube Riveted Assembly Reliable riveted assembly requires no drilling, glue, or
how much butyl tape to order to rebed my deck hardware? (1) JonnyQuest at 9:27pm 07.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/6291 I have never used butyl tape, and for that matter have never rebedded my deck hardware--but its time
Gale Force Winds Faris at 9:13pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3499 OK, speaking to the "Macgregors are death traps" discussion in another thread, here's my story: The
Opening port gasket scott_r at 9:03pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1296 Does anyone know the brand name of the opening ports in the head of a 1979 O'day 25. I need to repla
Customs higgs at 8:37pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1774 I sail to Canada at least a half a dozen times each summer so I deal with customs in the US a lot.
How The Heck Did This Happen...? Maine Sail at 8:18pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5037 Having sailed by this island many times I am at a loss to understand how this boat got there. If any
Sliding Hatch Lock Query ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:17pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3566 Has anyone out there installed a lock of any kind other than the conventional pad lock for locking t
Project: 1983 Hunter 20 Restoration (3) SamK at 7:59pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/2094 Hello everyone, my name is Sam and I'm a new member. I'm always interested in following people's res
Mainsail Preventer Bobbaynton at 7:45pm 07.26.11 Bavaria 15/7589 Any suggestions as to how to rig up a mainsail preventer for use when running wing on wing? Thanks!
CD Player/Speakers placement O'day 25/26 John Stevens at 7:43pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1268 I'm trying to decide where to place my new stereo and speakers. The speakers are waterproof but I
Hunter 260 VS Hunter 25? wetsocks at 7:37pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 2/2466 Just wondering if anyone can give me their thoughts about a Hunter 25 (2006) VS a Hunter 260. I've s
butyl tape as bathtub caulking? JonnyQuest at 7:30pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/9820 While doing house chores my mind wandered off to more important tasks, like sailboat repairs. Which
San Diego Mac 25 Trailer Sailors davenlynn at 7:27pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1332 If anyone is going to set-up and launch nearby this Saturday or Sunday, I'd love the opportunity to
H26 Bigger Bimini - while sailing Eric Jacobsen at 7:18pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 3/1807 One thi,g I don't understand about the H26 is how the heck does anyone expect the standard bimini to
Securing open turnbuckles? Cool Beans at 7:00pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 15/11240 So. . .how do you do it? My old closed turnbuckles had jamb nuts. . .I see a hole in the end of the
Oday 23 jib sheet whiskers at 6:31pm 07.26.11 Day Sailers 2/1795 My '79 Oday 23 has jib sheet blocks inboard of the shrouds and tracks with blocks along the cockpit.
Poll: Would U trade your C-30 for a newer model? jrowan at 6:09pm 07.26.11 Catalina 30 13/2810 Hello, I wanted an opinion poll from other fellow C 30 owners, as I have the opportunity to trade my
Transducer Chiriqui at 6:08pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 5/1979 H26 Transducer - Garmin 498 issue About 6 months ago I replace the Uniden depth gauge on my H26. I
new question about fresh water at sink (1) openhouse at 5:20pm 07.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1328 you guys did a great job helping me with my last "auto pilot" issue, problem solved. now on to probl
Hunter 23.5 original trailer Mike in Cape Cod at 5:15pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 7/3722 Can anyone help me with the name of the manufacturer of the original trailer that came with the Hu

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33.5 swim ladder jssailem at 3:42pm 09.27.22 it would be lower in the water making it easier to climb up. That would be a beneficial action.
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA jssailem at 3:40pm 09.27.22 When struggling with an mechanical problem... Get a bigger hammer... or in this case a Marine's Foot
33.5 swim ladder sail sfbay at 3:28pm 09.27.22 Here is are couple of options: Ladder extension BOAT BOARDING LADDER EXTENSIONS \| CLR Marine Replace
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA kappykaplan at 3:20pm 09.27.22 Good news! :beer:
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 3:01pm 09.27.22 Well, it has been solved. I was only able to get the relief valve open by a total of about 1/3 to 1/
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 09.27.22 Simple view of the Pressure Front Battle. fronts. And the reason Hurricane Ian is slowing. Dammit
Hunter 25 hatch cover ggrizzard at 2:11pm 09.27.22 If you can remove the opening part of the hatch, frame and all, a local glass company can replace th
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:55pm 09.27.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
Underrated marinas DAVA390 at 1:50pm 09.27.22 Which lake. Dillon is the only lake I sailed in Colorado. That was during a Ski/bike/sail end of Sk
I it legal to make a boat longer? Leeward Rail at 1:47pm 09.27.22 Are you implying there aren't a lot of horrible or just plain ugly houses? Hehe. Not at all. Presu
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 AndyL at 1:25pm 09.27.22 My setup doesn't have any controls on the DHW and it's never presented a problem. Just make people
I it legal to make a boat longer? (1) dlochner at 1:08pm 09.27.22 After all, a house is just a poorly built boat that won't go anywhere. :clap::clap::clap::clap::b
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? Dave Groshong at 1:06pm 09.27.22 The length of the foot of your genoa, so a 150% sail your pole needs to be at least 17ft extended a
I it legal to make a boat longer? capta at 1:01pm 09.27.22 Which is why we get the fun of seeing a lot of horrible or just plain ugly boats. I saw a Catalina
33.5 fuel tank leak (1) Sutric at 12:31pm 09.27.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from M
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Crazy Dave Condon at 11:37am 09.27.22 Spoke with owner today advising to leak check by pressurizing the cabin and brush over everything wt
Lewmar portlights sail sfbay at 10:57am 09.27.22 Go to a Lewmar dealer and order the outer ring and any other spare parts for size 0 identified here:
I it legal to make a boat longer? thinwater at 10:31am 09.27.22 Personally, if the length changes by 1-2 feet but it is still fundamentally an XYZ-25, I would not c
I it legal to make a boat longer? Leeward Rail at 9:44am 09.27.22 Unlike buildings ashore, there are no regulations or permits involved in even the most drastic chan
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hayden Watson at 9:36am 09.27.22 ... This makes it easy to bundle up the sail with the reef lines. ... START :cowbell: I never tie

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