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Eye Splice In Double Braid Rick D at 7:34pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4708 I must be dysfunctional. I just pulled apart my latest eye splice for the third time to start over.
Yankee 28 Drew13440 at 7:06pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1598 Third try: Does anyone know about, or have any experience with, a Yankee 28? There's one for sale
Admirality AbbySedge at 6:56pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1758 Does Anyone Know How The Admirality Works As Far As Sea Travels?
Rigging pictures BlindCat at 5:24pm 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1687 Hi there, Anyone out ther have apicture of what the main sheet rigging looks like on a 88 Beneteau f
Still needing help "What is this???" (5) newtosailing at 5:00pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4663 So I went ahead and bought that sailboat. For $75 I couldn't pass it up. I'm still trying to identif
Towing With An Rv David S at 4:57pm 05.07.10 Trailer Sailors 9/3427 I am looking into getting a class C or smaller RV and be able to tow my O'day 22 and would a RV be O
Intermittent Grinding Noise from Engine jamescyu at 3:51pm 05.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/3414 Hi. I need some help here from you engine experts. This Spring I changed oil and filter of my 2GM20F
h23 spinaker halyard block height? C Jones at 2:41pm 05.07.10 Smaller Boats 2/958 I was given a spinaker from a Rhodes 22. I need to add a spinaker halyard block to my mast. How high
st6001 autopilot zrolimt at 2:32pm 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2230 Just took delivery of a 2003 B361 and on the way to the new slip I noticed the reading on the st600
For all my aged contemporaries! Tom Hoffman at 2:24pm 05.07.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/4864 Everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt doesn't work. :D The gleam in your eye is from the sun hitt
Using 5.93oz Dacron for a mainsail on in a 28.5 footer javaprog at 1:45pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2797 The challenge description says 5.93oz is for mains 25ft or less. Is 6.63 oz really that much stron
Tiller Head Replacement? (1) brenhi01 at 1:31pm 05.07.10 Catalina 30 3/2523 Hi all. Do I really have to spend $600 at Catalina Direct to replace my stainless steel tiller head
My swing keel won't lower! seabrina at 1:22pm 05.07.10 Day Sailers 5/3337 I have a 1985 19-foot O'Day which I've been sailing for nearly 15 years and never had this problem.
Wing keel swttooth at 1:00pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2588 I'm considering a new Catalina 400. There's one on its cradle wintering next to us that had a proble
Desparately Seeking Keel old guys sail at 11:43am 05.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1473 Need a keel for my 1980 V-22. Close to upstate SC if possible, but will travel.
Please post a pic of your goose neck if you have one Hermit Scott at 11:01am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 28/4977 I have a minimum of lines ran right now. I just bought 500' of SamsonLS 1/4" to start running all th
trailer question (1) Smiley at 10:33am 05.07.10 Catalina 22 7/2039 I've got plans to put new tires, bunk carpet and wiring on my trailer, but I've got a question: Is i
Here's my excuse sailaway78 at 9:58am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 20/3349 As some of you already know, I seriously ran aground by Port St. Joe last week, and in the process s
Yanmar oil pans sailaway78 at 8:28am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 7/4293 With the combination of first off being messy, and secondly not being able to get all the oil out, b
Portland, Maine, What to See, Do kloudie1 at 7:53am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2120 Going to visit Portland Maine for a few daze and was wondering what to look for/at, other than the n

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Outboard mounting bolts seized dlochner at 7:32pm 06.04.22 Those holes are there to generate discussions in forums. :biggrin:
Outboard mounting bolts seized skunther at 7:21pm 06.04.22 Is there a set screw in that hole on the side? 50/50 combo of ATF and acetone is far better than a
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included Halvern at 7:20pm 06.04.22 On the Delta in CA (Antioch/Oakley), made it to Berkeley last week in right at 6 hours for a weekend
Perkins Prima M50 - Volvo MD22 Brighton Brad at 7:01pm 06.04.22 I have owned the boat since Jan 2014. Engine hours at that time was ?820. After a long investigat
Seeking help: Hunter 26 Trailer Issues and Part sesmith at 6:50pm 06.04.22 Concerning your problem with sliding the extension back, try loosening the winch up some on the boat
Seeking help: Hunter 26 Trailer Issues and Part twalker H260 at 6:45pm 06.04.22 For the tongue there are a few tricks with this you can use what works for you. For easiest extens
Perkins Prima M50 - Volvo MD22 JamesG161 at 6:44pm 06.04.22 I have owned the boat since Jan 2014. Engine hours at that time was ?820. After a long investigati
gelcoat peeling shemandr at 6:15pm 06.04.22 Looks like paint peeling to me too. I would be looking to a warrantee repair ASAP. I wouldn't do a
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Timm R Oday25 at 6:06pm 06.04.22 A brush for cleaning off your Weber grill sould work just fine . My guess is what you are seeing cam
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 5:54pm 06.04.22 I have been working on the research and design of this system for over three years, so it is even lo
Bed-It Tape is back! Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 06.04.22 Yay!! It's a normal price too! Hamilton jacked up the price towards the end
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access (1) Clutch Cargo at 4:55pm 06.04.22 I forgot to add one more image. This is a lower view of the vent piping going from the PVC to the S
Outboard mounting bolts seized Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 06.04.22 Is there a set screw in that hole on the side? 50/50 combo of ATF and acetone is far better than an
gelcoat peeling Tally Ho at 4:51pm 06.04.22 Looks more like paint than gel coat to me, but hard to tell from the photos. Maybe @Crazy Dave Cond
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Tally Ho at 4:48pm 06.04.22 As @kloudie1 and @Ralph Johnstone said, usually you could have an anchor light at the very top of t
O'day 23 forward hatch cover Project_Mayhem at 4:47pm 06.04.22 Hey, @jerry_911 Do you still have that parts boat? I think the 23 and the 25 might have compatible h
Seeking help: Hunter 26 Trailer Issues and Part Project_Mayhem at 4:41pm 06.04.22 1. The tongue extension gets stuck when trying to slide back in to towing position and it's nearly
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

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