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Retirement of Crazy Dave Condon American Marine and Sail at 8:52am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4124 After 30 years, I have retired from the marine industry. I have certainly enjoyed meeting many peop
retired American Marine and Sail at 8:27am 01.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2399 Hello Miss Peggy; Well, Crazy Dave bit the dust and retired after 30 plus years. I am completely
1975 Hunter 19' / Anybody have any Information? (4) JBSailsSD at 6:55am 01.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2468 There is a fellow selling what he is advertising as a 1975 Hunter 19 which I have pictured below.
Control heel-steer or play the sheet? Quoddy at 4:57am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3599 Which is more efficient? The boat is a fractional with a110% jib. If you play the mainsheet during
Obtaining USCG Certification Brian D at 9:59pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3198 How does one get USCG certified like 500-tonne, or 6-Pack certification? For you skippers that have
Beneteau 352 Possible Project joker460 at 7:36pm 01.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/7359 Beneteau 352 Feasible Project I have a 1999 Beneteau 352. There are 4 winches on the deck , 2 on
Mast Up Boat Cover (1) oreana123 at 7:28pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2614 I took off the cover from the test boat here in Boise, Idaho, to be packed and transported to S/V We
A New Depth Sounder With An Old Transducer (12) Maine Sail at 7:20pm 01.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 6/16471 So it's mid season, your boat is in the water, and your old depth sounder dies. What are you to do
Electric head upgrade for 1991 P42 (6) eianm at 6:38pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 7/2195
Photo of correct attachments for halyards on mast and boat jrale at 6:10pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1806 Dear Macgregor Owners, Does anyone have close up photos of halyard attachments on mast and on boat
leaky mast nvkelley at 4:06pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 0/1945 Any ideas on how to stop water from coming in via the inside of the mast (or at least draining it of
1986 O'day 28 port lights billdeit at 4:05pm 01.18.11 Bigger Boats 8/3009 Anyone with this boat tried to buy replacement parts or same size port lights have any luck. I'm ha
Looking for Catalina to charter Catalyst at 3:49pm 01.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1639 We would be interested in knowing if there are any Catalina 34-36 available for bareboat charter for
sky light John11936 at 3:41pm 01.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1874 I have broken (cracked) the plexaglass that pulls over the companion way on my 28.5. Anybody repaire
Finding Fuel Tank Pinholes robertsapp at 3:01pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8706 I pulled my aluminum fuel tank to clean it, and discovered a small amount of diesel fuel sitting und
New Boat & Bottom Paint, How Often? sigbear at 2:49pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/14436 I bought a 2009 catalina 309 (demo) and had the hull painted with 2 coats of Trinidad Black in Aug.
Multiple Through-Deck Fittings, Power, Ethernet, VHF estopa at 2:21pm 01.18.11 Day Sailers 5/3286 Hi folks, hope the winter is keeping you guys busy. I wanted to begin some research on putting a
island trader 41 capt B. at 2:19pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 1/4057 I own a 41' center cockpit Island trader 1984. I was looking for more specs or info.(heigh of masts,
What Solar Panels Are You Using? JoeD at 1:19pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3266 Looking to add solar panels to the hard Bimini I am building. Looking for some input on what you are
More Compression Post Questions (4) RTB at 1:11pm 01.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2508 I have searched what is available here (100+threads), but can't find the answers I need. It was disc

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Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 10:27am 08.10.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/members/tomy.102661 tom young is our alden moderator. tom knows
Stain on sails - How to remove ? (3) rgranger at 10:24am 08.10.22 On two occasions, I have taken an old sail and put it in a clean 30 gal trash can... filled it with
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 10:23am 08.10.22 The boat is a 72, so that would explain it
ODay 34 refrigeratiom eherlihy at 10:23am 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. It
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dlochner at 10:22am 08.10.22 Do not use a chlorine bleach. Oxyclean will remove many stains after washing as @jssailem suggested.
Lewmar 25 winches rgranger at 10:15am 08.10.22 According to the Lewmar site, all winch handle sockets have been standardized since 1972. You eithe
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? rgranger at 10:13am 08.10.22 You need to break up any mechanical bonding that has occured through the years. The day before yo
Lewmar 25 winches dlochner at 10:06am 08.10.22 Bo, I mean the hole in the winch is too small to accept the handle That is unusual. Winch handles
Catalina Fuse Box captcoho at 10:03am 08.10.22 If he tried to start the engine with the prop still wrapped up the inrush current to the starter cou
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 9:59am 08.10.22 Bo, I mean the hole in the winch is too small to accept the handle
roller troubles Crazy Dave Condon at 9:58am 08.10.22 Alot depends on the sailboat trailer. Which boat and year? Side view of hull and trailer. Former
Lewmar 25 winches dlochner at 9:57am 08.10.22 Too big meaning too long? If so, there are shorter handles and they don't need be the expensive lewm
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.10.22 It's possible the larger rig was intended to be a preventer or the mainsheet.
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? sail sfbay at 9:54am 08.10.22 The longer one looks like the mainsheet and shorter one the boom vang. Suggest getting the owners ma
Lewmar 25 winches markwbird at 9:27am 08.10.22 Get a smaller handle.
Stain on sails - How to remove ? Boulard83 at 9:17am 08.10.22 Thank you both, will try that !
What size headsail do I have? flightlead404 at 9:17am 08.10.22 The very easiest way to determine sail size is to compare the headsail's Luff Perpendicular (LP) wi
2007 Hunter 33 Helm Seat wobbling (1) Scott B at 9:09am 08.10.22 208199
Ultimate Solar/Davit System with 1340 watts, storage, floating dock, built in shower. Jonkistemaker at 9:06am 08.10.22 Thanks!
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dmax at 9:01am 08.10.22 Practical Sailor article: Dealing with Dirty Sails - Practical Sailor

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