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PVC Furler for the financially challenged r.oril at 12:32pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6259 While searching this sight for info on home built pvc furlers, I found caguy's post dated 4/09. I th
Telltales... Doug/Karen at 10:17am 11.14.10 Big Boats 5/1506 For the first time since I have owned this boat, I am replacing all the sail telltales. I am intere
Sprite missing traveler mjarpe at 9:56am 11.14.10 Day Sailers 2/1621 I just bought a 10 foot O'day Sprite on Craigslist, my first sailboat. Absolute newbie, here. I took
Radar Range thaeni at 9:48am 11.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1171 I just purchased a used Radar (Furuno 1712) and I'm finding it hard to understand where to set the r
Cat27 engine cutout modification supercat at 9:12am 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1765 HELP, I just purchased an older Catalina 27 (1976) with a Yamaha 8 hp 4 stroke. It does not tilt
Catalina 22 line Drawings (5) Ken at 7:18am 11.14.10 Catalina 22 6/9129 Ok as promised, here are the line drawing I have for the Catalina 22, most aer of course for the ol
lines Crabby at 5:26am 11.14.10 Lancer 0/1472 Is there good place to get replacement lines and should i go to bigger size for lancer 27
426 or 44 halyard length captainpat at 5:19am 11.14.10 Big Boats 1/1185 Does anyone know the Main Halyard length for the 426 or 44 in mast furling? Same for the Jib Haly
Conversion for Honda Generator?? capejt at 3:57am 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 18/10781 Hi All, I was just scouring the pages of EBay looking for a good price on a generator when I saw som
S2 8.0B SS Tiller Fitting Hardware Source ? drgerafe at 9:58pm 11.13.10 S2 0/1580 The 1980 S2 8.0B we bought this season did not have the proper SS hardware in the fitting that holds
genoa run to top of mast? Mike Sackett at 9:39pm 11.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2740 My question:Will a genoa that's run to the top of a mast give you better tacking ability? In San Die
outboard - high altitude jets at low altitude walt at 7:33pm 11.13.10 Trailer Sailors 10/8091 Ive got a Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8 four stroke. I put the "high altitude" 3300 to 6600 el. jet set in the
Revarnishing interior wood - companionway poliva at 4:41pm 11.13.10 Catalina 310 2/1715 The wood along the companionway of my Catalina 310 #179 is quite weathered. Long ago in this forum a
'87 Hunter 35 Legend Skylight Replacement paul werenko at 4:20pm 11.13.10 Big Boats 3/2002 Questions about skylight material thickness: First off, we want to thank those incredibly kind
Got a hole in me keel Bill Roosa at 2:34pm 11.13.10 Big Boats 3/1652 Scraping the bottom to day and found two holes just above the keel bulb on the fin about 4" from the
Windcheck November Issue shemandr at 2:23pm 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2161 Attention Northeast sailors: Please pick up November issue of Windcheck. Hopefully my article abo
Help me identify these parts please!! (2) iseefine2 at 12:00pm 11.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1726 These parts came with the O'Day 222 I bought used. Can anyone tell me what they are called, where th
Winter wet storage dlewis812 at 10:52am 11.13.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5736 about to take the boat to the nearby boatyard for haul out/storage.. want to think this through a
Stove Burner (2) Loubert at 10:43am 11.13.10 Catalina 30 14/5263 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 1988 Catalina 30 (first boat!). One of the things I need to fix before spri
O;Day 222 Sail logo WayneCatt at 9:49am 11.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3996 Since I bought my 222 used I have never had the original sails . .recently I got a new main sail and

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Hull crash (1) Georgedoyle at 10:08pm 11.16.21 We had a collision on our mooring. Never found out who or what hit us. You're fortunate to know what
Hull crash highportsail at 9:41pm 11.16.21 Any updates on this repair ?
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Ritdog at 9:28pm 11.16.21 I have a 77 25 with a centerboard...am assuming you didn't have it out of the water yet. Looking at
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Sailor_Al at 9:19pm 11.16.21 Just to follow up on the work I've done to the drop down Freezer on the Hunter 45CC. I removed t
Masthead main halyard sheave? (2) berner73 at 9:15pm 11.16.21 Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, but not sure I buy that the masthead "fitting" has to come o
PNW flooding, terrible.. Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 11.16.21 You Vancouver / North Puget Sounds sailors take care and be safe No problem as long as you've got
PNW flooding, terrible.. Mark Maulden at 8:34pm 11.16.21 Every town on the upper Skagit and Nooksack rivers are basically flooded out and some evacuated. The
Masthead main halyard sheave? PlaneTom at 8:27pm 11.16.21 Research continues. Still no response from Charleston Spars. After discussions with Catalina tech su
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild BigEasy at 7:52pm 11.16.21 Your video are not viewable without special software.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 11.16.21 Ralph has some good strangulation pictures - some place.
Surfing Cat shemandr at 7:05pm 11.16.21 I think the two hulls tracked in a way analogous to twin bladed ice skates. A monohull might have t
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Alan Gomes at 7:03pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Blister on Rudder Tally Ho at 7:02pm 11.16.21 Looks like more than a simple, single blister. I would open up the areas you pushed on, and the are
PNW flooding, terrible.. (2) SoSound at 6:57pm 11.16.21 We've had a little bit of everything... we actually had a tornado warning last week, folks in some a
Worth the Cutter Rig? Alan Gomes at 6:50pm 11.16.21 At this point in your sailing career, i.e., as a beginner, I think you'd do well to not spend money
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 6:39pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 6:24pm 11.16.21 I have been thinking of installing a temporary forestay for more options in heavy weather for bette
PNW flooding, terrible.. jssailem at 6:10pm 11.16.21 @FastOlson pretty much summed it up. We have had weather this year. I posted a forecast earlier abou
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Sailor_Al at 6:09pm 11.16.21 If you want to discuss send me a PM for contact info
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Sailor_Al at 6:08pm 11.16.21 I used a broker that was with Knot 10. Knot 10 seamed fine. My broker wanted to play a buyers

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