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Replacing Sail Slides srogers at 8:21am 10.16.10 Smaller Boats 3/3020 Hi! My stronger-than-he-looks teenage son, hoisted the main of our Cat 250 recently and broke 3-4 of
Dropping the mast Johnrself at 6:54am 10.16.10 Big Boats 3/1358 I am new to sailing and have purchased a Hunter 35.5. I need to have it trucked to new marina and n
Wooden Ship Wheel Buzzlovelace at 6:11am 10.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1380 I just worked on a wooden ship wheel, to install on a friends Challenger 36' It was a little loose a
Centerboard line replacement H26--need help Tom Wootton at 5:43am 10.16.10 Smaller Boats 1/1425 Been away for awhile, because I haven't been able to sail much in the last few years. I'm trying to
Fog Horn Recommendation jibes138 at 11:49pm 10.15.10 Ask All Sailors 26/10891 In my years of sailing i have seen mouth/lung actuated horns, aerosol cans with a horn attached and
Replace lost keel? An anonymous user at 9:53pm 10.15.10 Trailer Sailors 16/7699 I found a Venture22 sailboat for sale $1500 but they say the keel fell off into the lake. What would
Anti spam question? savvy at 8:00pm 10.15.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/3072 New to the forum, just thought it was hilarious that i got the anti spam questions wrong twice. app
Storm Coming? Remove Your Anchor Please.... (5) Maine Sail at 7:20pm 10.15.10 Musings With Maine Sail 34/16941 Some of you will remember my many rantings about folks leaving anchors on their bows, in exposed mo
Trailer Rental Cptjimmy at 6:47pm 10.15.10 Trailer Sailors 2/2519 Hello Sailors! I hope you all are doing good! I need to rent a trailer to haul a sailboat with the
Black Trim Paint Mick at 5:27pm 10.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1173 I am getting ready to pull my boat home for the season. Water in lake is way to low to launch. Whi
Recessed lights in Catalina 30' igor at 3:33pm 10.15.10 Catalina 30 8/3501 Hi all, I am thinking of installing recessed lights in the cabin of my 1980 Catalina 30'. Has anyo
Caulk at Hull and rub rail. brokenfeather at 2:58pm 10.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2928 I just finished removing all the old caulk and some new silicone stuff the PO place on our new to us
Correct sheet routing on a A-sym. spinnaker C Jones at 2:36pm 10.15.10 Smaller Boats 4/1594 I have sailed with friends in the past on larger boats in the 34'-40' range. They had A-sym spinnake
WINDSHIFTS - land & shoreline effects (1) RichH at 1:45pm 10.15.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3924 WINDSHIFTS - land/shoreline effects Shoreline effects When the wind is moving across a shoreline
WINDSHIFTS ... clouds and gusts. RichH at 1:29pm 10.15.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/6064
Slings location 281 Beneteau clauden at 1:01pm 10.15.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1947 Could someone tell me where on my 1998 28.5 Beneteau I should put the slings when lifting the boat o
26X replacement rudders aubry_pierre at 1:01pm 10.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2038 After a cruise to Cuba, my rudders became cracked from the pressure of the strong seas. I noticed th
WIND SHIFTS..... using the boat's COMPASS to know WHEN to ta (1) RichH at 11:55am 10.15.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/5675
engine cutoff on O'Day 34/35 chrisbare at 11:44am 10.15.10 Bigger Boats 3/2038 I have an 81 O'Day 34 with the Universal Atomic M-25XP. It has a pull cable run from the fuel shutof
how tender is your Hunter Trevor at 11:10am 10.15.10 Big Boats 15/3784 Hi Everybody, i am in the market for a hunter 38 to replace my 280 but am a bit concerned when i com

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SEIZED Fasteners danooxnard at 6:29pm 11.10.21 Beeswax and heat see below from previous post. A Mapp Gas torch will get it hot enough, maybe to h
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 6:02pm 11.10.21 There's no animosity here. Bloody right :( ! Where's he get off with ideas like that ? Sometime
Hunter 340 Mast Dimensions for shipping boat mast down (1999 Hunter 340) Steve_Catalina at 5:41pm 11.10.21 Not sure sailboat data is correct. It shows the "I" measurement as 43', but shows the "P" as 44'. ?
SEIZED Fasteners heritage at 5:25pm 11.10.21 I feel your pain. Removed the quadrant on my H27 last year and had a horrible time getting one of t
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting Capt Robbie at 5:23pm 11.10.21 jk Kudera, Just repainted my with interlux bight side polyurethane this past July after it was done
Hunter 340 Mast Dimensions for shipping boat mast down (1999 Hunter 340) sail sfbay at 5:04pm 11.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Your estimate is close. If it was my sailboat I would measure the mast or p
Hot Water tank TimFromLI at 4:55pm 11.10.21 I'd be concerned about your whole fresh water system. If you simply opened the faucets to "winterize
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Claude L.-Auger at 3:55pm 11.10.21 Claude, You asked how I arrived at 150 years: Racor is rated at up to 15 Gallons per hour and 500 h
Single handing Justin_NSA at 3:40pm 11.10.21 What are you talking about Dave? We're discussing this like adults. There's no animosity here.
Hot Water tank Tally Ho at 3:37pm 11.10.21 Two ways you make Hot Water. 1) Switch Breaker in your Electric Panel 2) Your engine when running,
Raising the Mast Tater at 3:28pm 11.10.21 Thanks Joe. If I had those cushions I wouldn't be as sore from my a$$ over teakettle spectacle. The
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 3:18pm 11.10.21 Lots of clearance for a top-down furler under the jib roller furler and attached to the end of the b
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 3:10pm 11.10.21 A boat moored in the line next to us got wrapped about three years ago. He "unwrapped" it this seas
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.10.21
TV/VCP Breaker Orbweaver at 3:04pm 11.10.21 The beauty of the tracker: You only have to be close to the wire, and you'll get a tone. Start at th
SEIZED Fasteners Sandy Stone at 2:39pm 11.10.21 Not that it would be easy to find but if you could get ahold of one of those nitrogen torches the D
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 1:52pm 11.10.21 Dallying around in the bay of Biscay with the Ultime tri's doing short tacks? Crazy weather!
SEIZED Fasteners sailme88 at 1:48pm 11.10.21 I have an impact driver that is powered by a hammer. Check Powerbuilt 648002 at Home Depot. This wor
SEIZED Fasteners Jacktar at 1:47pm 11.10.21 make a rim around the screw or bolt head with rope caulk about 1/4 to 1/2 high, fill it with any car
SEIZED Fasteners shemandr at 1:37pm 11.10.21 Not that it would be easy to find but if you could get ahold of one of those nitrogen torches the De

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