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For all my aged contemporaries! Tom Hoffman at 2:24pm 05.07.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/4865 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 5/2800 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 3/2529 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 5/3362 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 8/2592 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 6/1479 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 28/4986 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 7/2040 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 20/3353 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 7/4300 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 16/2121 Going to visit Portland Maine for a few daze and was wondering what to look for/at, other than the n
towing dingy zrolimt at 7:51am 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2462 I'm a new b361 owner and this is first time posting here. Asking if it's better to tow dingy or sto
Advice needed (2) ParaSail at 7:09am 05.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1483 Hello everyone! Can you give me some idea how to fix it? So far I'm going to drill a hole in boat ce
What does 100 tons of concrete weight Ctskip at 6:22am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 27/16005 at 5000 ft below the surface, sitting on the bay floor? Keep it up, Ctskip
H146 Rigging guide? tpzahm at 6:10am 05.07.10 Day Sailers 5/7311 I went ahead and bought the boat (2005 H146). There are some gouges in the hull, the worst of which
New pump-out law in North Carolina Jim Seamans at 4:11am 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 20/5536 Just got this from a friend. Anyone in NC have more information? http://cruisersnet.net/new-law-pum
newport 17 bilsheryl at 3:48am 05.07.10 Newport 0/4387 I have recently aquire a newport 17 with no sails, no motor. I have been able to get some informatio
R23 Trailer emagin at 11:56pm 05.06.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3158 I'm looking for a used R23 trailer on west coast USA, preferably CA. If you can help me out with mea
Owner manual Endurance2010 at 7:57pm 05.06.10 Big Boats 1/1069 Are there any 1983 Hunter 34 owner manuals out there? Thanks.
Your Web Pages.... Sumner at 7:04pm 05.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1435 If you have a web site for your MacGregor or Venture and I don't have it listed in my links page....

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Fuel Puzzle Tom J at 4:33pm 06.09.22 Apparently 1/2 tank and below gravity is no longer helping feed the engine with fuel. There are so
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit brockangelo at 4:16pm 06.09.22 I'm kind of surprised that the kit didn't include instructions on paper. All the kits I've ordered f
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Claude L.-Auger at 4:15pm 06.09.22 I found an aluminum reducer that I thought may work, any issues with aluminum in a seawater exhaust
H34 chainplate revisited. (1) HelloOutThere at 4:14pm 06.09.22 One more pic.... Here is my final pic showing the cover for my new chainplate access port! The fille
Cracked hull stickinthemud57 at 3:50pm 06.09.22 5 to 7 mph. That is a light breeze alright. Looks like you have it sewn up - sail or fly!
Wire Size DayDreamer41 at 3:36pm 06.09.22 @rlongfield I trust that you are planning to have a breaker for each device and not one breaker for
Fuel Puzzle bulbcreekfarm at 3:29pm 06.09.22 Apparently 1/2 tank and below gravity is no longer helping feed the engine with fuel. There are som
Beneteau 323 questions (heave to and dodger) (1) Hollyberry at 3:28pm 06.09.22 Here's a good shot of one; looks like the canvas guy installed a zippered tab that runs under the tr
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Justin_NSA at 3:16pm 06.09.22 If you're interested, my C30 dock neighbor replaced his teak rails with composite. I could ask him w
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 2:34pm 06.09.22 Wow! I'm impressed! You must be the talk of the neighborhood (not to mention a constant source of w
Structural Foam dLj at 2:34pm 06.09.22 I'd use minimally expanding closed cell foam. You'll have to decide if you need to remove the port s
Structural Foam dlochner at 2:23pm 06.09.22 Jamestown Distributors has several types of expandable foam, contact their tech support for advice.
Schaefer Deck Organizer on 1996 Hunter 376 duck21 at 2:02pm 06.09.22 Good to know! Ill try to force them out carefully (if at all possible). Maybe a dab of 4000 to seal
Tiller tamer on Hunter 26.5? cheeseNcrackers at 1:39pm 06.09.22 thanks Joe! Yes from this it appears it shovel work just fine with my new boat. I am going to orde
Rigging a jackline on a Hunter 23 (1) jssailem at 1:29pm 06.09.22 Along the same idea shared by @sail sfbay I utilize a Jackline setup shared by John Harries of Attai
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Swordfish72 at 1:27pm 06.09.22 Thanks for all of the responses. I'm leaning toward filling in the holes and not replacing them. I l
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 1:27pm 06.09.22 Mike, what is the function of the push buttons?
Beneteau 323 questions (heave to and dodger) NYSail at 1:12pm 06.09.22 Posting a pictures would be helpful here...... I know different size, however on my 423 I have a sea
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. jim01749 at 1:07pm 06.09.22 Just used that as a reference If I go to 2900 it would surge down 400 to 500 RPM.
Wire Size Justin_NSA at 12:50pm 06.09.22 This is only a C22. 10ga up the mast may affect handling ;) I ran 16ga up my H30. Not because I nee

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