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Tattle Tail Refurbishment Nodak7 at 8:59am 10.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/2684 Well, sad to say it is the end of another season. It just came way to soon! When taking down the sai
carbon fiber bhstech at 7:54am 10.15.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3065 I'm thinking of making a new tiller for my Cat 22. The original tiller is cracked and I have fixed
Battery Tray Sailorjocky2 at 7:50am 10.15.10 Big Boats 3/1358 My 1993 Hunter Passage 42 was broken into and the thieves unbelievably sole one of my D8 batteries w
water tank odor H-31 Chuck Creel at 7:13am 10.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1544 when filling the water tank before a trip, the water tank seemed to never flush out. We have the sam
Home roasting coffee Cpt. Jon at 6:11am 10.15.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2579 I was asked to start a new thread on home roasting coffee... so here we go. Some people can be ve
Bought a Widgeon.... sharps4590 at 3:29am 10.15.10 Day Sailers 9/2840 to sail on little local lakes when I don't have time to get to My Cat-22. It's in remarkably good c
What holds mainsail to mast? joej88 at 11:18pm 10.14.10 S2 9/6413 I'm new to sailing and I don't understand how the mainsail is connected to the mast. It almost looks
35 Amp Alternator Wiring Diagram rkoneal at 9:03pm 10.14.10 S2 0/1447 Does anyone have, or know where I might find, a wiring diagram for the optional 35 amp belt driven a
Replacing CB pendant sheave on 222 SailTahoe2010 at 6:24pm 10.14.10 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2525 Hi all, Pulled my 'new to me' O222 to replace CB and the sheave that is up in the keel trunk is miss
1999 macgregor owner's manual delibob at 5:35pm 10.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2024 where can I find this manual??
a tradition draft sailboat verus a macgregor delibob at 4:42pm 10.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3997 I just sold my 1979 amf paceship py26 that has a 4'6" draft but barnegat bay has many limitions a
Rudder post bolt jeffmacdonald at 3:23pm 10.14.10 Catalina 30 3/1905 If I remove the top rudder post bolt from my Catalina (1983) 30 with Edson pedestal stering will the
NOTICE to CT Boaters: Thieves targeting boats in marinas estopa at 2:46pm 10.14.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2653 Story - http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/crime/clinton-boat-thefts Anyone hear of this? My inlaws call
ENO Gas Stove Beneteau 321 at 2:20pm 10.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1965 We have a ENO (France ) two burner with oven--Flame appears to be small Gas bottle is 1/2 full Also
food storage temperature Ross at 1:18pm 10.14.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2305 I have two refrigerators in my house one in the kitchen and one that is in the basement. The one in
Titanic Chilidog at 12:43pm 10.14.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3446 Supposedly, the Titanic struck the iceberg because the helmsman turned the wheel the wrong way. P
Where to camp in Galveston Texas area? doehunter at 11:28am 10.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/7843 OK, I've been internet shopping for several months now.(every day!) I pretty much decided on the M
Morgan M-24 Jack32 at 11:03am 10.14.10 Morgan 0/2086 I have a Morgan M-24 that I plan on parting out. The hull is in poor shape, but the rest of the boat
Z Furler Dan D at 10:58am 10.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1492 I have a 1989 Hunter 28 which demasted 2 seasons ago. I'm beginning to work with US Spars for a new
Oday winch SteveSam at 9:58am 10.14.10 Day Sailers 6/4011 I have a 1975 Oday 25. It has a Seaboard # 2 jib winch that is bad. Can this be repaired ? What wo

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79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring capta at 4:22pm 06.04.22 The really nice thing about being in your situation is that you can color code every wire and use th
Perkins Prima M50 - Volvo MD22 Brighton Brad at 4:16pm 06.04.22 i have same engine, less hours, but very little oil use or carbonization. One white puff at start,
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 4:10pm 06.04.22 Thanks for all the replies. Much to think about. I have looked at the Selden bowsprit. Looks good, b
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Ralph Johnstone at 3:37pm 06.04.22 I have a lot of very old, brittle, non-marine wiring to deal with. Don't mean to piss on your cor
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.04.22 more of a power. powder?
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring kloudie1 at 2:54pm 06.04.22 Mast may have three lights .. Anchor light (usually top of mast), Steaming light (usually about half
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 1:25pm 06.04.22 DNR uses the mooring bouys to preserve eel grass as part of managing cypress island. Parks and DNR
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow Will Gilmore at 1:20pm 06.04.22 Can the mast be repaired or rebuilt? A competent Millwright shop might be able to help. -Will
O'Day 23 interior repair questions (3) Maks_s at 11:30am 06.04.22 ...rough aggressive brush and a shop vac.. Oh, cool. Is aggressive brush safe for hull? Could you
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 11:24am 06.04.22 The question remains as to why the aft clogs up We have discussed this before and know how to fix
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! Brian D at 10:51am 06.04.22 I wonder if silicone spray would work better as it is not a "grease" but more of a power.
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) JamesG161 at 10:49am 06.04.22 You do not need a Boom swing preventer on the Hunter 420. Simple preventer is using the Traveler on
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) MikeHoncho at 10:44am 06.04.22 Defiantly keep them in mind but depending on them over state balls seems very limiting. I do not rec
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) pipedream at 10:20am 06.04.22 I never pay for State Park docks/mooring balls. Much prefer to anchor out away from all the noise.
Problem lower the main isaksp00 at 9:48am 06.04.22 If it were mine, I'd choose between adding a gate vs turning your existing stop upside down (to prev
Starting my LFP build. FastOlson at 9:05am 06.04.22 For those of us with traditional charging and storage systems, your images remind me of the scene in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter JamesG161 at 8:40am 06.04.22 It was not sugar, It did not dissolve in hot water. Not a good test. why not? Put a Lollipop in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter DArcy at 7:58am 06.04.22 I think it would be worth taking some of the crystals to a lab to get analyzed just to satisfy our c
Mast step help Tater at 7:54am 06.04.22 My 170 was very difficult to step without help. My first mate has bad knees, so this is a solo job.
Problem lower the main (2) RoyS at 6:40am 06.04.22 Here are photos of my mast track gate. I have no idea where it came from.

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