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H380 Forestay coyo7e at 6:48pm 06.15.10 Big Boats 1/1260 There seems to be a lot of sag in my forestay, especially when close hauled. Any hints on how to tel
Beware of Spiders shipwreck66 at 6:07pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 30/7550 Anybody out there have suggestions for keeping the exploding Jihad spiders off my deck? I understand
Help! Spider Attack! shipwreck66 at 6:05pm 06.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1512 Anybody have a suggestion on how to discourage spiders from taking up residence on my boat? The week
Lightning fix kpgraci at 4:23pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3679
Coated SS wire rope for stays and shrouds? dscribner at 4:22pm 06.15.10 Trailer Sailors 9/4275 I need to replace my standing riggin and I'm thinking of using coated cable instead of bare stainles
O'day 37 Sailing With Dolphins tallergypsy at 4:08pm 06.15.10 Bigger Boats 3/2933 In case anyone thinks that an O'Day 37 is a slouch here is SANTOSA crossing Georgia Straight escorte
Ice box drain seacock/shutoff Joe1924 at 3:57pm 06.15.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2568 We just used our ice box for the first time and the melted water is not draining. The galley sink i
Shouldn't you be out sailing? Bad Obsession at 3:27pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 25/3962 Shouldn't we be out sailing instead of reading this board? LOL My excuse is that I am stuck at wor
What is biggest water you've been in with Lancer 25 hz293 at 1:52pm 06.15.10 Lancer 2/2515 I have a Lancer 25 near Portland, OR. I would like to sail her up to the San Juan Islands by going
Rare Mac 25 w/Wheel Steering Wild Bill at 1:24pm 06.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/8559 Got wheel steering on this 87 mac 25 and need to make a repair, the part that comes out the transom
Solving mast base corrosion (5) MATHURIN2 at 12:54pm 06.15.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/8352 The mast base and the the lower section of the mast on my H37 was very corroded, so last week I deci
Help-Unknown agent in water tank Thelma at 10:38am 06.15.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3056 Dear Peggy, Mea Coulpa, Mea Coulpa! I thought that I had a bottle of Clorox that the label had com
Un-stepping mast on a Cal 20 Alison Wright at 9:20am 06.15.10 Cal 0/2646 x
Hunter 326 Jib/Tracks Modification? Help tthomas at 8:41am 06.15.10 Racing 6/3947 I just purchased a 2003 Hunter 326. I find that the short jib tracks mounted on the coachroof are a
Anyone Added Deck Jib Cars to Hunter 326? tthomas at 8:32am 06.15.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1740 I just purchased a 2003 Hunter 326. I find that the short jib tracks mounted on the coachroof are a
Draft Hugthecruzer at 8:31am 06.15.10 Smaller Boats 3/2117 I have a 1981 Catalina 25 standard rig. I draw 4' and my canal is 3.5'. Would it be cost prohibiti
stu et al follow-up Ron at 8:00am 06.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1264 Hi Stu;
Question; wax over painted hull? AXEL at 7:34am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/8 I recently acquired a small sailboat, a Phantom (similar to Sunfish). I started out sailing on these
What model Yanmar in the 40.5? PrincessoftheLake at 7:24am 06.15.10 Big Boats 4/1290 I know I should know this but I am blanking. I think it's the 4JHE? Is that right? I am asking be
Replaceing Vent (1) AndrewB at 6:41am 06.15.10 Big Boats 1/1536 How do I remove this air vent. I want to replace it with a new one that shines.

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:26am 06.16.22 Close but no cigar :biggrin:. The loads on the bolts are pulsing tensile loads. With angular misal
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 06.16.22 I assume the loads are pulsing shearing loads, but I'm really just guessing. Close but no cigar :
daysailer1 boom needed odaydokay at 9:07am 06.16.22 Rudi at R&D will at least know who can fabricate or he may have one.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel ste
Bilging Every 3 Minutes odaydokay at 9:00am 06.16.22 Is this an inboard engine? If yes, checking the stuffing box would be a place to start.
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.16.22 @Calif. Ted , I think I'm going to try to remove the face of the pod and fabricate something with a
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 8:59am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 8:52am 06.16.22 You are showing your generational bias... (reading? --- get real!) Woke up man!:badbad: Today's mod
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:45am 06.16.22 I don't see a magazine rack :confused: You are showing your generational bias... (reading? --- ge
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 8:36am 06.16.22 It would have been too costly to make new interior floor deck pans upping the cost of the 260. It w
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 8:34am 06.16.22 I don't see a magazine rack :confused:
Said goodbye to an old friend Phil Herring at 8:34am 06.16.22 It hurts my heart to see that boat on a trailer, but what follows is 100% inspiration!
Vented Hatch Covers rgranger at 8:33am 06.16.22 Windscoops are nice and do a good job of pushing a lot of air through the cabin (unless there is no
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Justin_NSA at 8:33am 06.16.22 The internet has spoken. You need to get a bigger boat! ;)
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:32am 06.16.22 206330 Looks like its going to be a new mod for the head.
Vented Hatch Covers sesmith at 8:25am 06.16.22 My wife made that with some scraps of sunbrella she had.
Replacing engine instrument panel Calif. Ted at 8:21am 06.16.22 On the last model made (MKII) they made the cockpit wider and added a larger console similiar to Hun
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 8:17am 06.16.22 This works for us, unless the rain is blowing. Awesome, thanks for the photo! I was just talking t
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Epic1969 at 8:16am 06.16.22

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