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Mainsheet Article Deadline December 10th bobjames at 2:11pm 11.15.10 Catalina 310 0/1303 Hi Captains and Admirals: Now that the northern boats are on the hard it is time to start thinking a
Inspection of the centerboard pin hellerjo at 1:10pm 11.15.10 Smaller Boats 4/1683 How do you get at the centerboard pin on a '84 Hunter 22 to inspect it and/or change it. The boat is
Tiller pilot paphman at 12:38pm 11.15.10 Smaller Boats 2/1247 My wife and I have thought about getting a tiller pilot for our boat. We have looked at the Simrad
Extreme reverse chafe Tim R. at 11:24am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1550 A friend of mine who works at a boatyard that received 60mph winds last Sunday in our most recent st
Dennis-How Is Boat Remodeling Going? texas4 at 11:19am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 2/1514 Hi- Chuck from Brownwood. Is your boat ready for prime time yet? My wife and I will be in Corpus Ch
keel damage (2) dlewis812 at 11:01am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4407 wondering what caused this and how best to repair?
Bartow 16 winch disassembly Irwin41Ketch at 9:56am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2982 I have one Bartow 16 winch on my mizzen. It's the only one on the boat. I need to grease it howeve
Sail shape and control sailorjerrytoo at 8:51am 11.15.10 C&C 2/2475 I have a 1978 26' C ' C yacht. I have struggled with batten adjustment on the sail, and have a hard
Shared Thru-hull fitting tfoster at 8:40am 11.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/4791 I am contemplating adding air conditioning to my 1990 Hunter 30g. To avoid the expense of a haul-out
Selden Furler - jib jam (2) Carl12686 at 8:21am 11.15.10 Big Boats 5/5165 The headsail on my Hunter 340 is jammed on the furler track. When I initially released the halyard
Heeling knotalot22 at 7:22am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 59/17793 Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about heeling in a cat 22 or 25? I am new and heeling i
Mainsail switch to square top Quoddy at 7:02am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2970 What is the purpose of the square top sail? It seems it would raise the COE. I would think this wou
What is this called? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/5302 Hey All I need help finding a piece of hardware and I'm having trouble because I don't know what it
measuring height Ross at 5:36am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 29/4145 I have the need to determine the height of some light fixtures inside a large building and have in m
Silicone removal ffaubert at 7:44pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3462 Does any one have any ideas of how to remove silicone from fiberglass, metal and plastic? The PO
Refrigeration hunter43sail at 7:17pm 11.14.10 Big Boats 7/1835 It's time to replace my refrigeration on my 42. Has anyone installed the Cool Blue? Everything I hav
cockpit drain on tempest upei1 at 6:56pm 11.14.10 Day Sailers 5/2934 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing, and to this site. I tried to do a search on my topic, but to no
Changing Mainsail...Loose foot or Boltrope??? JBSailsSD at 6:51pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/8024 I am going to have a new Mainsail made. The H25 boom has a pre-existing boltrope slide...pretty comm
Schaefer track end stop healeyman at 6:46pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/2880 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5. On the helm is the traveller and control lines for the boom. My Schae
How to fly a jib with a Genny on the furler? danstanford at 6:38pm 11.14.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6248 It has been some years since I was a sailor and in those days we did not have a furling head sail. I

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Water leak on starboard bow1. Crusty Ol Salt at 8:31pm 07.17.22 The worst things about water leaks on the boat, they are a lot like roof leaks. The water always see
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad dLj at 7:57pm 07.17.22 What are you using for weather prediction? Might want to keep your eyes on Monday and Tuesday of nex
45DS mainsail furling MFD at 7:47pm 07.17.22 Thanks for the reply sail sfbay. Just one note, the rope clutches on the cabin top do not slip. I a
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 7:32pm 07.17.22 I won't. Thanks for the reminder. I will have some chowder for lunch as well.
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? FastOlson at 7:27pm 07.17.22 I look at a lot of boats on yachtworld, and I'm always blown away that even boats with a separate s
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. SkookumZac at 7:21pm 07.17.22 I know it's a pain in the ass but it helps to pull the outboard off the stern and lay it down in the
H34 tank access plate & cleaning DeniseO30 at 6:41pm 07.17.22 Thanks! Did you cut a door in the bulkhead for access or do it all in the pit? Door, going to glue
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad PaulK at 6:40pm 07.17.22 Don't forget the Blueberry muffins!!
Electric Horn (1) PaulK at 6:37pm 07.17.22 Ted, Thanks for the instructions. However, my horn is different; it is called a snail horn. Might w
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. GL-WindPower at 6:24pm 07.17.22 You are actually about 500# over capacity on your trailer keep that in mind as well. Oh That sucks
Dropping rudder 35s5 Mechone at 6:10pm 07.17.22 I believe you have a lower collar under the quadrant that actually supports the rudder . If you have
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 6:02pm 07.17.22 Maybe a tad of antifreeze loss but not much. I think maybe next I pull the HE anode and see if sea
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 6:01pm 07.17.22 207399
Dropping rudder 35s5 danooxnard at 5:50pm 07.17.22 If you resort to heat try using beeswax to loosen the bolt. see my previous posts for more info Good
Electric Horn jviss at 5:49pm 07.17.22 I have a plastic pump horn like this for a backup up my canned air horn. Really loud. ne.com/dual
Electric Horn jviss at 5:47pm 07.17.22 That comes to $3 a toot. Thanks, I got a kick out of that.
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? (2) GL-WindPower at 5:45pm 07.17.22 The bottom board came on my 2003 Magic Tilt Trailer. I had problems getting the boat centered on the
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? jviss at 5:41pm 07.17.22 I think a separate shower is a luxury that would only exist on boats 40' and up. I get the idea - i
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? jaysweet at 5:13pm 07.17.22 Old thread, I realize. But this is also one of my wants for the future. A boat big enough to have a
H240 Hatch board storage tip GL-WindPower at 5:03pm 07.17.22 I have my port lazarette full of my bumpers, dock lines, water hose. extra anchor and line, etc. I

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