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newport RI marinas dlewis812 at 7:49pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2587 planning to sail to newport for the folk festival (end july). going to look into but any recommenda
Furler troubles... coachD at 7:16pm 06.06.10 Pearson 2/1523 I'm new to the forum and this has probably been archived. I just haven't found the archive yet!! I h
Off center main sheet Curt at 7:09pm 06.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3417 The Catalina Capri (1991) has the mainsheet anchored to the offset backstay. For obvious reasons I
Holes not drilled in right place on Mast Mick at 6:49pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1925 On our new to us 2001 26x , I noticed that the mast was not setting straight on the vertical plane.
Dumb Question #774 Mick at 6:39pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1726 I have seen a number of boats of various brands with with PVC pipes on their spreader lines right
Steaming Light thaeni at 6:15pm 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1234 I have a 1992 33.5 and the steaming light burnt out. I went up the mast and removed the two screws h
rub rail 26s crowlk at 5:23pm 06.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1265 I am looking at a 92 26s missing the rub rail, should I be concerned? easy to fix and order? thank
Replacement bow eye bolt jnolan at 5:10pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2583 The eye bolt of my O Day 22 broke off when we pulled it out of the water last year, and now I need t
Engine temperature rise kczach1 at 4:20pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2327 Hi All, Went out sailing Friday night. On the way back turned on the yanmar 2gm20f and noticed i
Used Genoas Mick143 at 3:57pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/113 Anybody have one forsale. Just purchased a new main, and them jib unfurled and shredded>>help would
Deck Organizer hole centers paul331 at 3:34pm 06.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1952 We have a Beneteau 331 and are interested in stacking a 2 sheave deck organizer on top of the existi
Hatch cover repairs bffatcat at 2:38pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2366 Before I bought the boat someone replaced 4 out of 6 bolts holding the hatch cover hardware with ste
222 Centerboard Basho65 at 2:34pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1337 Anyone have experience replacing a 222 or similar centerboard? Mine has broken off. Any home made de
Another Newbie Volvo Penta Md5B question: weeping water piper at 2:19pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2276 1st, much thanks for the answers to my previous post regarding bleeding fuel lines....ends up there
Dometic 12k Air Conditioner nofd843 at 2:09pm 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1446 I have a 31 foot Hunter with a 12K Dometic Vector Air Conditioner. THe other day i noticed it did n
crack in fiberglass around rudder tube poptopvw at 2:03pm 06.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2060 I've been hearing a cracking sound coming from the rudder while underway and upon investigation have
Trouble Pointing MikeNieto at 1:08pm 06.06.10 Catalina 22 8/2131 Hey all, I have been fixing up an old (1976) fixed keel Catalina 22. I have been fixing it by
O'Day 12 info needed mnmgreen@gmail.com at 12:30pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1299 I have recently purchased my third O'Day. This time its the O'Day 12. Hull #560, sail number 311.
head sail or main sail? piedpiperIII at 12:17pm 06.06.10 Catalina 22 5/4867 If it were blowing hard and you wanted to fly one sail which would you choose head or main?? Other t
Hunter 30 electric conversion Weekdaysailor at 12:15pm 06.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1877 Thought the group might be interested in this Hunter 30 conversion to electric propulsion. http://s

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Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 4:48pm 05.21.22 Sorry, just seeing this question. I use a Makita 9227C polisher, starting at setting 1, and depen
Swim platform for my 26S chp at 4:36pm 05.21.22 Wow thats impressive.
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator heritage at 4:33pm 05.21.22 With 400 watts of solar and very little draw during the day, your batteries should be 100% by the ev
New Articles Davidasailor26 at 4:26pm 05.21.22 Thanks for the articles, Mainsail, and good luck with your recovery! I've just replaced a Group 27
o'day daysailer boom berner73 at 4:15pm 05.21.22 DR Marine Product List and/or Try posting your message at daysailer.org
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator sesmith at 4:13pm 05.21.22 If you are letting your batteries drop to 11.5, they are probably no good. I would get them checked
New Articles (1) jaysweet at 3:47pm 05.21.22 Thanks for the articles, Mainsail, and good luck with your recovery! I've just replaced a Group 27
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? (7) mjsader at 2:43pm 05.21.22 The joint in question didn't seem to have any caulk or sealant. I decided the plywood "backer" only
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA shemandr at 2:16pm 05.21.22 When I delivered my new to me H356 from Liberty Island Marina to Mattituck , which is about 70 mies
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger jviss at 2:12pm 05.21.22 I cannot "plug" it in to a wall outlet (and most of the chargers now have the 3 prong plug which do
eenie, meenie, minie, moe dlochner at 2:02pm 05.21.22 Clean the insulation. One of the black wires may be a very dirty red on ith 16 ga duplex or 16 ga tr
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (1) jaysweet at 1:56pm 05.21.22 Some days the universe kicks you in the teeth, but today wasn't that day! I swapped out the old fil
o'day daysailer boom sail sfbay at 1:51pm 05.21.22 If you cannot source a used or salvage one, suggest contacting Rig Rite for a Z Spar boom for your s
272le boom vang and backstay adjustor measurements sail sfbay at 1:49pm 05.21.22 If you have a diagram, suggest rigging these up with small diameter tag line, remove and measure.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 1:48pm 05.21.22 Disclaimer, I do not have a 3d printer but my brother-in-law has told me about similar problems on
Anyone missing their rudder Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:40pm 05.21.22 Post it on Facebook...look for a "page" that seems to be about your local area. --Peggie
H240 keel housing bracket pin locations (1) twalker H260 at 1:38pm 05.21.22
Fresh/Black Water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:36pm 05.21.22 All the hoses--water and waste--are in need of replacement, but it's entirely possible that your san
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Head Sail at 1:23pm 05.21.22 Any continuity tester will help determine which is which. You may need a long test wire.
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Sailor Sue at 12:57pm 05.21.22 Any 12 volt battery should work. Can you pull your car up close enough to the mast, or use jumper wi

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