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More Boat Names Freedom77 at 11:10am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 31/9305 Having been attached to a number of different clubs over the years, I recently found a couple of old
looking for some help speedy at 11:07am 06.22.11 Big Boats 2/1303 looking for a mast for my 39' Oday keel stepped 57' double streight spreader also double life line s
Ideal dinghy outboard size (1) soling42 at 11:06am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 17/11230 Our 100lb, 10'-4" Achilles dinghy with an aluminum rollup floor and inflatable V section crys out mo
Hunter 27 Advice aeronca at 10:34am 06.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3226 Hi all, new to the Hunter forums, new to sailing and about to be new to owning a boat. Looking very
Running rigging (3) jfrench at 10:07am 06.22.11 Catalina 22 9/8170 Could someone please post a few pictures showing proper rigging of the boom and of the jib sheets. I
OT: trailer sway? - too little tongue weight? MrBill_FLL at 9:57am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1161 towing a car, but pretty typical of the jacknife trailer. -re: moving the axle back on stock Mac tr
Battery Fuse Sizing - How? (7) Maine Sail at 9:37am 06.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 23/60322 Lately there have been a number of questions, on this and other forums, about battery bank fuse sizi
Replacement T Handle for engine kill switch Alvorada at 9:10am 06.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1811 Has anyone had to replace their T Handle on the egnine kill switch? The thing came loose and into t
fuel pump insamji1 at 8:40am 06.22.11 Catalina 310 4/2189 I have a Universal M-25XPB engine. Last year the wire for the oil pressure switch broke off. Not r
Hello new seacocks Jacques C at 7:41am 06.22.11 Big Boats 4/1805 I am finally getting ready to take out the old gate valves and thru hulls and install new thru hulls
Consigning sails theland39 at 7:23am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1983 I have recently cleaned out some sails from my garage, and thought I would make some money consignin
Add winches and tracks Oday 222 fly symmetrical spinnaker (2) Mich222 at 6:04am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4497 I want to add winches and tracks to my Oday 222 in order to fly a symmetrical spinnaker. The attach
What is best location for radios near companionway of 26S ?? (2) Cruiser1 at 3:30am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1894 I am in the process of relocating my VHF and AM/FM from above the galley to the starboard and port s
How to moor your boat paulj at 10:01pm 06.21.11 Catalina 310 1/2442 Left Cap Sante Anacortes,Wa for a few days of sailing. I took a lot of photos of things on the way
How sweet it is! Captain Gadget at 9:32pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2548 Well after many an embarrassing smell from my holding tank vent when the toilet was flushed knocking
Retractable keel problems ravencapt at 9:02pm 06.21.11 Pearson 1/1388 Does any one know how to repair or replace SS turning block for cable to retractable keel. This is
Long Beach area Mac 25 owners Kestle at 8:41pm 06.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1163 I am new to this forum, and would like to know if there are any Mac 25 sailors in the Long Beach/ Sa
reduction gear problem spraygun at 8:38pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1374 I have an 84 H34.I replaced prop shaft.So prop and shaft were removed.When I re-installed the new sh
Found readable copy of O'day 22 "manual" PPPPPP42 at 8:22pm 06.21.11 Day Sailers 9/12368 http://www.flickr.com/photos/51807557@N07/sets/72157625609731850/with/5265378105 If you want to sav
New 390 Owner OceanCzar at 7:14pm 06.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2123 Hi all, In the process of buying a 1989 Beneteau 390, any advice is appreciated :)

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 12:21pm 10.08.22 Guy has passed through Hell Gate and headed toward Sandy Hook. Any suggestions for safe anchorage /m
Installing a Spinnaker jon hansen at 11:33am 10.08.22 On a masthead, the spinnaker halyard top block is very close to where the forestay attaches to the
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 9:32am 10.08.22 On a masthead, the spinnaker halyard top block is very close to where the forestay attaches to the m
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:56am 10.08.22 Thanks, @mermike . My boat already has the masthead block for the spinnaker halyard installed, along
Installing a Spinnaker mermike at 8:50am 10.08.22 The spinnaker halyard should run through a block attached to an extension of the masthead called a c
Alternator Bracket Tedd at 8:47am 10.08.22 It's easy to make your own adjustable link like the one in @RoyS 's picture, if you're so inclined,
40 ft O Day winterizing water system eherlihy at 8:45am 10.08.22 Drain all of the freshwater from the system. Run each tank empty, then open the drain the hot water
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:22am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it. So, o
Alternator Bracket sailcapt340 at 8:21am 10.08.22
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 8:01am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it.
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Tedd at 7:53am 10.08.22 Just seeing this now, John. Happy birthday! Thanks for all your great ideas.
Alternator Bracket dlochner at 7:51am 10.08.22 A "belleville" washer will also help resist loosening from the vibration. That would also work, t
Alternator Bracket Tedd at 7:47am 10.08.22 If the alternator is slipping, try using a double thick fender washer under the adjusting bolt head.
Alternator Bracket (1) dlochner at 7:40am 10.08.22 The attached photo shows an alternator jack I built a few years ago. Once the alternator is in close
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 7:38am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. Is that because the block for the spinnaker haly
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 7:36am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. My Hunter 386 was fractional and I attached the
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 7:34am 10.08.22 Thanks, @sail sfbay ! I'll experiment with it. The article on the Tacker web site seems to suggest t
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 7:26am 10.08.22 Try checking to see if the impeller is slipping on the motor spindle under load. Thanks,, it defin
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 7:24am 10.08.22 I agree with Ralph. I have work on and tested pumps for over 40 years and the first thing I ask whe
What wind forecast turns you away? danm1 at 7:05am 10.08.22 Good plan. Same theory when skiing. "Never call last run."

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