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Water ballast on H19 HernandoBeacher at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Day Sailers 2/1952 Were all H19's water ballast. I recall sailing an early 80's version and don't remember dealing wit
Bedding Deck Hardware question dtdsail at 4:31pm 01.12.11 Catalina 22 9/2836 Which would be better for bedding deck hardware: Life Seal sealant which is a polyurethane and silic
Size of engine raw water thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30 alfthesailor at 1:28pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1568 Does anyone know what is the size of engine raw water intake thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30? I'm planni
Hunter 23.5 boom 00Tony00 at 12:50pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1872 Hi people, I'm looking the boom for my Hunter 23.5 1994. Any have an idea where I can get one?
Do you know the original sailmaker? buck_br at 12:11pm 01.12.11 Irwin 0/2077 I bought my Irwin 23 new in 1973, and have been using the same set of sails since. They're pretty t
Docking Under Sail Don Guillette at 11:56am 01.12.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/7380 Since a lot of our East coast mates are snowned in (it is 70 degrees in Tucson) and dreaming about t
Furler Toggle (1) r.oril at 11:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2807 In talking to Rigging Only, I mention that I had a fuller and he asked if I had a toggle at the top.
bareboat in boca/ft lauderdale dlewis812 at 10:31am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2184 anyone know of bareboat charter offering daily/weekends in the palm beach/ft lauderdale area? h
Hunter 23.5 Water Ballast jaynsc at 9:39am 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2988 Does anyone know where I can find information about my water ballast for a 23.5? I don't completely
Mounting a genset Snotter at 9:32am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3007 I managed to snag a 7.5 kw Onan diesel genset off of ebay. Installing it will take some time. The
exhaust in cabin, water in bilge far winds at 8:32am 01.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1664 Stepped up from a catalina 22 to a catalina 27 1985 with a universal m-18 diesal, took it out for my
Catalina 22 fixed keel Nautical1974 at 8:21am 01.12.11 Catalina 22 16/9555 I have owned a Macgregor 26 w/trailer and a Buccaneer 24 w/o trailer, never took a sailing lesson (p
Joe of the Trinka (1) Shoaldrafter at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3178 Joe, Do you still have internet? Or is it a complete whiteout? Ed K
Switching from wire to rope main halyard dsturdy at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/8755 I want to replace my existing main halyard on my Catalina 30. It is a wire/rope halyard. The yacht y
Kenyon kiss stove on 260 Hunter earlkeim at 8:07am 01.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/3598 Hi, I have a Kenyon Kiss butane, original on a 260 Hunter. It will not stay lite. I read that it
Mast Up Winter Storage - Be Careful (2) Maine Sail at 6:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 19/9279 Came across this last week. I never feel good about mast up winter storage when the wind begins to b
Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 6:02am 01.12.11 Big Boats 2/1767 Closing on a 2001 410 deep draft this week. Read all the owner reviews her as part of my buying rese
34 bilge pump hot wire Neil D at 11:26pm 01.11.11 Big Boats 1/1235 has anybody re-wired the hot wire for the main bilge pump on a 34, without tearing up the cabin sole
Sailing From Tortola To St. Marteen sirocovzla at 10:58pm 01.11.11 Destinations 3/4963 I am planning to sail from Tortola, BVI to St. Marteen on february 2011.. Any advise. Tks.
sextant thelocoman at 7:35pm 01.11.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3358 Here I am in central Nebraska and my wife wants a sextant! Well I said, but you don't know how to us

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Traveler Change ... Don Guillette at 10:23am 11.28.21 Thanks for the information ... It does look like the pulling angle would be off. I will still have
leaky boat Tom J at 10:22am 11.28.21 The packing gland should leak a drop or two every ten seconds or so while the boat is in gear. It s
Water in Engine Pan? Tom J at 10:06am 11.28.21 Not on Hull #48...there is no such drain hole. I wondered about that. Interesting that there are
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:29am 11.28.21 You might try consulting with Garhaurer for their opinion and possible solutions. After all... the
Traveler Change ... (1) sail sfbay at 9:27am 11.28.21 Welcome to the forum!! I like a straight vs. arched traveler since it is not likely to get hung up
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:25am 11.28.21 You might try consulting with Garhaurer for their opinion and possible solutions. After all... the
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:24am 11.28.21 Are you asking about moving it to the front of the hatch cover? That would be very far forward and
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 8:59am 11.28.21 I ordered the retainers then noticed they say H240. I'm assuming they will work on my H26.
Traveler Change ... Joe at 8:51am 11.28.21 You might try consulting with Garhaurer for their opinion and possible solutions. After all... they
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. jssailem at 8:42am 11.28.21 For something as critical as this is, I would consult the manufacture about their product.
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 8:37am 11.28.21 There were retainers? Holy cow that explains a lot! My boat came from AZ, so they probably dried up
Irwin Viktor Partyshev at 8:36am 11.28.21 Depends on the model. The Citations (which were designed to be more performance oriented) had bolt
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S AndyVS at 8:33am 11.28.21 We like to stop and swim or explore too so the small stern rails work good for me. I also attach the
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 8:09am 11.28.21 I changed the lifelines on my 26s a few years ago. Added the small stern rails, ran the lifelines a
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 dmax at 7:40am 11.28.21 Very nice.
Water in Engine Pan? Alansails at 7:35am 11.28.21 I think either would be fun-as my wife says "Whatever Floats Your Boat" :banghead: https://forums.
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Bob J. at 7:14am 11.28.21 Why not just get rid of your FLA house bank? It would make life alot simpler...
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 SailingLoto at 7:02am 11.28.21 Looks great, @SailingLoto ! :beer: Thank you! Next year's goal is more sailing and less project'
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S (2) AndyVS at 6:47am 11.28.21 I changed the lifelines on my 26s a few years ago. Added the small stern rails, ran the lifelines al
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 kappykaplan at 6:41am 11.28.21 Looks great, @SailingLoto ! :beer:

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