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What to look for in a malfunctioning winch jdratlif at 5:38am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2829 I have an O'day 25 with two barient 10p winches. One of them is not working properly. I am going to
prop shaft tube and shaft tho52mas at 5:35am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 10/4744 The damage is that the shaft tube is missing about 7 inches of one side of the shaft tube. A friend
Hunter Davits seadaddler at 5:21am 04.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/14193 Hi I know there has been talk of what davits to use on our salboats but would love more info on the
WTB: Lifeline Stanchions, Aft Railing Justin_NSA at 5:24am 04.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1593 That's the downside of living in paradise :) Once in a while someone parts out an old Mac. Something
Which goop? Roger Long at 4:29am 04.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4160 The chainplate design on my boat is a bit unusual but quite robust since the load is primarily taken
Speaking of Circumnavigations... (1) Joe at 4:16am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1854 Laura Dekker just transitted Panama Canal and is preparing for the South Pacific chapter in her adve
Reefing mainsail SF 22 Seafaring Guy at 9:38pm 04.13.11 Seafarer 2/3189 greetings, I recently purchased an '84 Seafarer 22. A question re reefing the main. since there is n
H33 Owners - Where do you put your silverware? Juice6576 at 9:13pm 04.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2642 OK, so the boat is here and we should take delivery soon. One of the things I noticed on the Hunter
Replacing old 4" electronics CBSanford at 8:57pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3304 I have a new-to-me O'Day 272, which I will sail in the California Delta and offshore along he coast.
May day from San Blas Mexico Captain Les at 8:52pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1765 Hello, I am in San Blas Mexico with a bent rudder shaft and no where to get a new Stainless steel pi
swing keel mods kosborn at 8:33pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4953 hey all so the swing keel could be made to be heavier. what problems do you see from increasing the
Companionway hinges jorgefife at 7:12pm 04.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/4980 I am upgrading from 4 wood planks ( used to be 3, one broke in half) to 2 doors on the companionway
Dinghy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:25pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 3/2194 So does anyone strap a dinghy down on the bow? If so, what do you strap it to? What do you used to
18 gallon fuel tank placement ???? thomasgoodmaniii at 6:18pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1481 i came across a deal i couldn't turn down today. an 18 gal. aluminium fuel tank with sending unit fo
Had a Rigger inspect my rig today. . . Cool Beans at 5:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6025 Was hoping it would be money well spent but not I'm not so sure. . . After looking it over I called
Anchor calculation worst condition paulj at 4:29pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 0/1676 Ray I thought the boat anchored, shown in the first part of video, was going to hold. http://www.
sail lug stop? doehunter at 3:58pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2735 My main has little plastic lugs that go in the sail track. What do you guys use to keep them in the
Aft berth headboard area condensation problem karenmccraw at 3:24pm 04.13.11 Big Boats 3/1542 We have a problem - the aft berth mattress often gets wet, mostly in the very aft corner where it co
CQR resets sailaway78 at 2:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 42/8581 Got it again last night. Of course this never happens at an opportune time. About 2 in the AM, got
shroud / turnbuckles bad_com_pany at 1:52pm 04.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/2485 Figured this might be the fastest way to get some information. I have bent turnbuckles on my 1993 h2

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Battens on the jib capta at 3:04pm 07.12.22 The pro's I can see are longer jib life and consistent shape. I think that might be more efficien
Outhaul car on Selden Boom sail sfbay at 2:40pm 07.12.22 Selden parts dealer. That is where I source Selden parts.
Prop Shaft Height mjsb at 2:31pm 07.12.22 While raising the mounts will "soften" them a little bit because of increased leverage on them. you
House Battery Recommendation DArcy at 2:11pm 07.12.22 If you are staying with lead acid, have a look at Main Sail's deep cycle battery page before selecti
Selden outhaul car Dave Groshong at 1:57pm 07.12.22 We're a Selden dealer, he ordered, thanks John.
Battens on the jib jon hansen at 1:27pm 07.12.22 i'd ask the sail designer. not the loft salesman. the designer. not in house? call him. not availa
throttle brake ggrizzard at 1:23pm 07.12.22 I'm with Ted. That's what I did. You can get a longer plastic or BRASS screw or a brass stud w/nuts
House Battery Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 07.12.22 Lithium batteries are a great solution, but you likely cannot just drop in lithiums in place of AGM
House Battery Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 12:55pm 07.12.22 I think LiPo's are too dangerous for boats. When I charge LiPos for R/C planes I do it outside in
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options MikeHoncho at 12:41pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 12:25pm 07.12.22
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 12:21pm 07.12.22 Maybe you should look at joining the Tacoma YC. My understanding from some racer friends it you al
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) jmce1587 at 12:20pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? dmax at 12:20pm 07.12.22 Do a forum search on "deck core replacement" (or similar) - there's lots of information on how to do
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? (3) jviss at 12:01pm 07.12.22 Following up, on this, I found manual page 2, and an accompanying illustration for this on an eBay l
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 07.12.22
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? arf145 at 11:58am 07.12.22 Wet vac sounds good to me...and then expect to do it some more after you sail a bit. Water hides up
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? stickinthemud57 at 11:51am 07.12.22 Pictures would help, I think. As you alluded to, one challenge will be making a solid attachment to
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping jviss at 11:44am 07.12.22 Just get new O-rings. :)
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Project_Mayhem at 11:22am 07.12.22 Try Amsoil's Outboard Premix 100:1 to reduce the amount of smoke and oil going into the environment

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