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Hunter 270 Cradle Dimensions jimfrankelly at 8:26am 09.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3328 Have to build cradle for 2002 Hunter 270 ' require dimensions, preferably in a technical drawing of
Hunter 23 motor weight Kevin McCarville at 8:21am 09.08.10 Smaller Boats 7/2375 Hi, I hava a 1986 hunter 23. I am looking at replacing the 9.9 Johnson Sailmaster 2 stroke with a
windgenerator/windpilot (1) pabraam at 7:57am 09.08.10 Big Boats 3/2090 In view of my planned Atlantic x-ing from Europe to to the the other side, I would like to equip my
please help lost my centerboard BobLesh83 at 7:23am 09.08.10 Catalina 22 2/1500 hello everyone, I am 27 years old. I've been working on boats since I got out of high school an
1973 Irwin - The Adventure Begins drl620 at 6:23am 09.08.10 Irwin 2/2458 Looking through some bills of sale I found on board the boat I recently bought, I found three differ
73 Irwin Ketch - The Adventure Begins drl620 at 6:10am 09.08.10 Irwin 1/2492 I recently purchased a 73 Irwin Ketch which has been "modified" to be more a house boat than sailboa
Got flies in your boat? Brian D at 5:38am 09.08.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2918 They will probably hang upside down on the ceiling. Take a small cup, add water and dish water soap.
Autohelm ST50 Wind help needed Rich Stidger at 5:13am 09.08.10 Ask All Sailors 10/8652 My Autohelm ST50 wind has died. I suspected that it was the masthead transducer because the wind sp
oceanis 321 new furling mainsail pkj at 4:32am 09.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2278 Has anyone installed a new in-mast furling mainsail with vertical battens on a Oceanis 321? I bought
Which Wind Indicator? nemosuit at 4:23am 09.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3014 Hi! Been looking at Windex indicators. Not sure which one is best for my boat. Which model woul
Filling Watertank Albanach at 3:57am 09.08.10 Catalina 310 10/3084 When I filled up my freshwater tank recently, I waited for the water to exit the vent as a sign that
Mind Sailing nemosuit at 3:54am 09.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2735
Leaking window over V-berth on Hunter 36 deacm at 3:30am 09.08.10 Big Boats 4/1768 It appears to be coming from where the hinge attaches to the plexiglass window itself, but I see no
west wight potter 15 centerboard wire rope Ron Dugan at 10:58pm 09.07.10 Other Sailboats 2/3326 Does anyone know the function of the wire rope attached to the lower back end of the centerboard? I
What a Day... Paul Wash at 8:24pm 09.07.10 Smaller Boats 2/1228 So we had quite a race on our 216 this past Saturday. West winds 12 - 16 kts with gusts to 24 kts. B
Hull Paint, Take Two... nemosuit at 8:15pm 09.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2066 Okay guys, We did a very thorough discussion of hull painting, and I thank you much for all that
lewmar traveler undersized Mystic51 at 8:14pm 09.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2925 We have a beneteau 331. the 3:1 lewmar traveler seems undersized. In heavy air it is very difficult
Skied the jib halyard-advice LooseDiamond at 7:28pm 09.07.10 Catalina 22 5/3343 Well, after 4 years of sailing, I finally skied the jib halyard. Leaving Cat Is. with a 15nm sail h
Boom Castings Bristol26 at 7:06pm 09.07.10 Bristol 4/2644 Does anyone know where I could get a boom end cap casting with the Mainsheet ears for a B26?
B26 Rudder Bristol26 at 6:53pm 09.07.10 Bristol 0/2005 Hello, My rudder bearing or sleaves are wearing on my boat, Last year I wanted to drop the rudder

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Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 kappykaplan at 1:13pm 11.01.21 where in Richmond, CA is your sailboat? boat is in Oregon
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 sail sfbay at 1:10pm 11.01.21 baycloud.........where in Richmond, CA is your sailboat? I am in Boardwalk Port Marina (formerly Bri
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 1:04pm 11.01.21 That makes a lot of sense. I some how got in my head that you were going to remove and inspect the d
OEM Hatches for 1989 O'Day 302 sail sfbay at 1:01pm 11.01.21 You can remove the hatch, dissemble it and replace the lens. You might be able to purchase a replace
Hunter 49 Variprop SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:57pm 11.01.21 George, it would be great if you can thoroughly document the difference in speed before and after yo
Hatch replacement on 322 David Walsh at 12:48pm 11.01.21 It's a bit late but I have an '89 O'day 302. The hatch near the mast is 18" by 13" and in the V ber
Single handing Justin_NSA at 12:39pm 11.01.21 I would have thought a 19' is easy enough to single hand out of the box. No?
Battery box over prop shaft Garbonzo at 12:34pm 11.01.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Mods to our 35s5 (1) Hollyberry at 12:13pm 11.01.21 ... and the last bit done.
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Zinger88 at 12:12pm 11.01.21 Been using the sail centipede for a few years now. Has worked extremely well and eliminates the need
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 11:29am 11.01.21 Baycloud, to do a proper inspection of the forestay you will want to remove the mast from the boat.
H260 Furling Main Sail Rick Webb at 11:19am 11.01.21 The first 30 degrees take a lot of effort. Added weight increases the moment. If the mast does not
Does anyone know what type of primary fuel filter would be installed on my 2009 Beneteau 37? Rob Heath at 10:50am 11.01.21 Hi Our 2009 Beneteau 37 has a primary filter that takes a CAV296 filter. Regards Rob
H260 Furling Main Sail Justin_NSA at 10:47am 11.01.21 Most likely, I'd add some kind of removable center support for the mast when it's in the stowed pos
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. Hello Below at 10:44am 11.01.21 I just read the article... Effective November 8, international visitors may enter the U.S. by land,
Odd wave Justin_NSA at 10:37am 11.01.21 Now Odd is SQUARE WAVES:yikes: looks like something out of Bizarro world from the Superman comic
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. Laid-back at 10:32am 11.01.21 OK, I've been working on this for awhile, and wanted to get it running perfectly before discussing
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:26am 11.01.21 In October, I had no issues crossing in either direction. I thought the procedures for entering Cana
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 10:24am 11.01.21 I just read the article... Effective November 8, international visitors may enter the U.S. by land,
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 10:12am 11.01.21 Baycloud, to do a proper inspection of the forestay you will want to remove the mast from the boat.

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