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Castle Hill Cove access? jviss at 1:02pm 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2595 Anyone familiar with access to Castle Hill Harbor near Newport, RI? Any anchoring there, or mooring
170 Jib lr172 at 12:29pm 07.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1251 Our new to us H34 came with a 170 jib. I would like to get that up one of these weekends, as we see
dinghy CCHer at 12:21pm 07.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1528 Looks like I've reglued the last open seam in my old zodiac and will be retiring it and getting a ne
23.5 Mast raising pole jetboatn at 12:01pm 07.08.11 Smaller Boats 14/4711 Would someone mind taking a close up pic of the notched end of the mast raising pole. Mine went for
Inaccessible space (2) Witzend at 11:18am 07.08.11 Catalina 310 61/16862 Anyone ever think about cutting an access door into the inaccessible space in the port cockpit locke
Fuel Gauge SVPassage at 10:28am 07.08.11 Pearson 2/2048 I have a 1980 365 Ketch with the original setup ' Westerbeke 40 diesel engine. I cannot seem to find
O'Day 32' CC hull/deck joint jknappsax at 10:07am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2536 I bought Lewmar 30 STs to mount closer to the helm position to make single-handing easier. To get th
Yanmar parts in Florida bustedrudder at 9:41am 07.08.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/9811 Wow. I'm a happy new Hunter 40.5 owner, and a very unhappy Yanmar owner as I live in FL It see
Oday 25 Main Halyard Stuck veggiedean at 8:57am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2848 Hello, I recently purchased a 1977 O'day 25. I'm an really enjoying the boat, but I am having trou
halyard lines kendall535 at 8:47am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5415 I just bought an O'Day Daysailer II that has been sitting unused for some time. Both jib and main h
Shuttle Atlantis launch merlinuxo at 8:24am 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2159 Looks like a go in 5 minutes.
Bizarre, Mysterious, Sudden Ugly Sail Stains DharmaBum at 8:16am 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1821 The strangest thing happened -- the nautical equivalent of crop circles. I'm hoping someone can exp
Installing a ladder on O'Day 23 Gnageyj at 7:33am 07.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1868 Hi: I have a 78 O'Day 23. The motor was installed on the port side of the Stern. That leaves only
A long rode to ho. Does spelling count? rekamlias at 6:11am 07.08.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6354 Why is this so Misspelled? It is a Nautical Term Mispelled for years, making many people think is
The Surly Bonds of Shore Roger Long at 5:17am 07.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/6138 My birthday present is realizing just how difficult it is to cast off the docklines of shore life.
Cockpit floor David Syme at 10:33pm 07.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2909 I have a 1997 Oceanis 381. It is geting a fresh water leak (after rain/wash down) which runs from u
any advice? sailing from the hamptons to bay shore longislandsailor at 10:24pm 07.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1270 Hi, just wondering if anyone has any advice for me- I just bought a Hunter 33 and will be sailing it
Spinnaker Rigging on an H34 lr172 at 9:02pm 07.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1476 I am getting ready to try out the symmetrical spinnaker on our new to us H34. The PO had a nice set
Looking for retail store that sells brake winch jrale at 8:49pm 07.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1791 Dear Macgregor Owners, I have been looking in local marine supply stores for a brake winch. Appar
At Last, the Maiden Voyage of my Mac 25 ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:33pm 07.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1858 Well, the apple of my eye will always be my beloved 1972 V2-22; but this 1983 M25 ain't bad! Afte

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Wet core from dodger snaps? CarlN at 7:23pm 08.31.22 I'm going to experiment with both thickened Gflex epoxy and Bed-It Butyl after using a countersink b
General upgrade Info Crusty Ol Salt at 7:17pm 08.31.22 modified the bilge to get rid of the 'odor' Been a sailor my whole adult life and I have always
A/C duct locations Crusty Ol Salt at 7:07pm 08.31.22 Do you need vents into your main cabin? if the unit return is located in the main cabin all the retu
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Hayden Watson at 7:04pm 08.31.22 Richard... Your boat and what you do is always ok.. That said, consider. Rope clutches have to fail
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.31.22
Testing coolant pump? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:49pm 08.31.22 What I've observed is that the water temp comes up to around 170 and surges to around 180. It didn'
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 6:44pm 08.31.22 I don't understand what you're saying. The tack and the head components of the furler allow the to
Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 6:41pm 08.31.22 Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a scale and filled. That's what I thought until I had
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Scott T-Bird at 6:30pm 08.31.22 I don't blame you for being resistant to dyneema. Your choice to use 7x19 wire rope seems odd. Is
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 6:24pm 08.31.22 All tanks are labelled with their MT and full weights. Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a
Western Lake Erie tkwhalen at 6:07pm 08.31.22 John Some where above some one suggested to try chartering so you can test western Lake Erie. If yo
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 5:58pm 08.31.22 I am curious about how the bottom is being wrapped tight and not the top. With a "top down" furler
Testing coolant pump? (1) CowboyWay at 5:54pm 08.31.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw wa
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 5:51pm 08.31.22 Thanks SycloneDriver, I know the A/C will be marginal. I am actually looking for information on runn
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? dkinzer at 5:33pm 08.31.22 Thinking of screwing or riveting a rope clutch to the mast for the main halyard On my boat, the m
General upgrade Info mermike at 5:28pm 08.31.22 There are very few tankless propane water heaters for marine use. If you did go this route you might
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22

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