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Jib and Main halyard sheaves Last Chance60 at 7:15am 04.30.11 Smaller Boats 10/3095 I have a H26 and the sheaves located at the base of the mast for the main and jib halyards are locat
Adding a topping lift (1) kpgraci at 6:39am 04.30.11 Day Sailers 17/9086 After an interesting time single handing in 20kt winds with a reefed sail that was not cooperating I
This is wrong, right? (2) Roger Long at 6:31am 04.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 24/8284 I was relieved to check the builder's electrical schematic for Strider and not see any tie between t
Macgregor 26D Cockpitt Rail removal hero4theday at 5:59am 04.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2620 I'm Making my way back to the cockpit area. Will I need to drill a hole in the liner to get acess t
Headstay modificatons for CDI #2 on Catalina 22 bellsailing at 5:55am 04.30.11 Catalina 22 4/2224 Having decided on the CDI #2 furling system on my 1987 Catalina 22 are there any modifications on th
help me put up my mast and sails (3) dohcdelsol93 at 4:27am 04.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1615 asked this in another section but maybe a mac owner can help me out here a little quicker. I need t
Minimal Bottom Repair geehaw at 11:36pm 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2726 Well I got the bottom of the boat sanded ready for new paint except ran into a few a problems. Now
Evaporative AC on a boat shipwreck66 at 8:35pm 04.29.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2245 I'm probably just installing a big fan w/ a holding tank but the "hope" is that when the bob-and-bur
73 Ranger 29 internal schematic lemuscounseling at 7:17pm 04.29.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 11/5133 I bought an old 73 Ranger 29, and I'm fixing her up to hopefully launch her by the end of the summer
changing out line on mast Gary Densing at 7:07pm 04.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1933 I have a bene 321 oceanic that I am changing out all the running gear. What is the best place to get
mainsheet cleat ISIS at 6:35pm 04.29.11 Big Boats 2/2068 what is the alternative to the maimsheet cleat do you think a cam cleat on a plate using the existin
Stack Pack Advise elcriollo at 6:14pm 04.29.11 Big Boats 14/10930 As I get older, climbing up to the boom to tie the sailcover and run the zipper is becoming a bit mo
H 27 Edge Main Halyard ahlerstom at 6:05pm 04.29.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1284 With roller furling jib, it seems silly not to run the main halyard to the cockpit too. Any opnions?
help me put up my mast/sails!!! newb questions! (3) dohcdelsol93 at 5:47pm 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2578 getting ready to finish up the paint and i need some help getting the mast put up before i hit the w
quotes redhead78 at 1:28pm 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2344 How do u add a quote to your posts, do u have to do it every time? red
Long shaft or extra long shaft. hz293 at 10:56am 04.29.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1567 I have a 76 Catalina 27 with the cut out in the stern to mount an outboard. I would like to know if
starter wiring ssardone at 10:46am 04.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3557 I recollect reading about this problem here but haven't been able to find it again. On my '01 320 I
Daysail rentals out of Marathon,FL? flynfol at 9:45am 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3504 Anyone have any experience with renting a daysailer out of Marathon, FL.....good, bad or ugly?
crack in transom seam gfroch at 9:05am 04.29.11 Smaller Boats 8/3832 Hi- I have a '95 h26 that I've sailed for 12 years. There is a ridge on the transom that begins wh
Headmate Rebuild jimtidwell at 8:34am 04.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3871 I finished the pump rebuild last weekend, returned today to find no water flowing into the head. I

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Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 7:40am 06.03.22 I had a pinhole in my Zodiac Cadet, it was tough to find and when I did I made a "temporary" repair
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O'Day 25 Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27am 06.03.22 New marine sanitation regs included in the Federal Water Pollution Act ("Clean Water Act") of 1978
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Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 6:46am 06.03.22 Thanks all for the great tips, very useful information.
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O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? Will Gilmore at 6:17am 06.03.22 Artistic Flair to Companionway Hatch Boards: Very lengthy project post -Will
Keel centering spacers (1) Scott300 at 6:16am 06.03.22 Here's a picture of the spacer.
O'day 23 forward hatch cover Leeward Rail at 6:15am 06.03.22 Not sure of the shape you need.. a.photo helps. A guy here made a nice plastic hatch panel from a
Keel centering spacers Leeward Rail at 5:57am 06.03.22 Photos ? By "groove for the keel", I assume you mean the keel trunk ? If so, yes, the sides are no
Single-handed docking Indysailor at 5:49am 06.03.22 With my previous boat and an outboard, I kept lines on the dock and rigged a line at midship on the
Mainsail downhaul Joe at 5:28am 06.03.22 Tie the downhaul to one of the sliders/grommets BELOW the top one, where the halyard is attached.
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave brazenarticle at 5:24am 06.03.22 I had a pinhole in my Zodiac Cadet, it was tough to find and when I did I made a "temporary" repair
Oday 26 chain plate leak RoyS at 5:04am 06.03.22 When you rebed the chainplates pay attention to the four screws that hold the rectangular cover plat
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I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation Tater at 4:45am 06.03.22 Nice find. I keep hoping things will calm down so I can go sailing again. Sorry about Covid. I und
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 4:34am 06.03.22 Where are DNR balls located? How are they marked? The east side of Cypress Island has three locati

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