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Hunter 18.5 sail slugs LTDARR at 4:10pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 3/1346 I broke off five sail slugs off my main sail this Monday. What would be the best replacements to buy
Folding propellers geocadd at 3:53pm 04.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2207 We would like to exchange our propeller for a folding propeller. Does anyone know the shaft size on
Cleaning stains in cabin lining for O'Day 302 Michel16055 at 3:14pm 04.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/57 I've tried searching for links but am unable to find one. I want to properly clean stains on the lin
Rudder Post in 27' Hunter Cockpit doninct at 1:33pm 04.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1245 I have just agreed to take ownership of a 1975 27' Hunter - (I convinced myself it would be great f
Whisker pole wanted skratch98 at 1:25pm 04.20.10 Big Boats 1/1269 I am looking for a 13-27 ft. line controlled whisker pole. Anyone know of such an animal? Steve '87
4-JHE seawater impeller KandD at 12:37pm 04.20.10 Big Boats 8/2462 I can't get the cover plate off to change the raw water impeller. It's on the lower right if your f
Thanks Oday20 at 12:24pm 04.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1896 I'd like to thank everyone that gave me ideas on raising my mast by my self. It's done and it works
saturn/delphinus dinghy dlewis812 at 11:44am 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1771 need to get new dinghy; for the moment have decided on inflatable. that being said.. realize the
blue jay mainsail !HELP! mbjmsx7 at 11:33am 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 6/6245 I have recently bought a used blue jay sailboat. I am new to sailing and having some troubles. i was
Oil filter gasket failure (1) Val at 10:47am 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 24/6451 I have a Yanmar 4jhe in a 1985 h37c. I have had several filter gasket failures where I lose all the
Gas tank for Seidelmann 245 (1) optimistic at 10:31am 04.20.10 Seidelmann 1/2319 I need to replace the gas tank that fits in the fuel compartment of my 1979 Seidelmann 245. Dimnsio
Hammock mounted on a Cat 30? dstaylor95 at 8:19am 04.20.10 Catalina 30 2/4141 Anybody have any recommendations on the best way to mount a hammock on a Cat 30. What hammock is bes
Mast Raising Question tgrass462 at 7:54am 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 10/2582 On a Hunter 240 / 26 / 260 - has anyone ever tried to route the main sheet line back to the Winch wh
New Owner Sandy at 7:50am 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 3/1173 We own a 1976 Hunter 25ft. So what would be the model # or how do I find out.
Water Pump Impeller Question jibes138 at 7:28am 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 10/1971 I have a new Oberdorfer water pump with the original impeller, very few hours on it. I forgot to op
Super cheap battery monitor Bill Roosa at 7:28am 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 37/5915 Hey folks I'm working on building a super cheap ($50) battery monitor and need some info as I'm thin
Behind the mast furler Florida sail at 6:24am 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 19/7691 Time for a new main sail on my Island Packet 27. I've been thinking of a behind the mast furler lik
Regatta Del Sol al Sol Benny at 8:56pm 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1251 Go ahead and google this event. Starts Friday April 23 leaving from St. Petersburg, FL ending at Is
Step (1) paulj at 7:51pm 04.19.10 Catalina 310 2/1710 After one year of use my carpeted step has failed........... paulj :troll:
Self tacking Jib Jonah at 7:14pm 04.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/9651 There is a cheap and easy way to make a Jib a self tacker.. I had one on a boat I had several years

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Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 9:48am 04.28.22 It would be helpful if we could see some photos of the crack (both closce up and back for perspectiv
Its funny Friday! (4) rgranger at 9:40am 04.28.22 204864 204865204866
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 9:27am 04.28.22 204862
Not sure what I need rgranger at 9:24am 04.28.22 If you are going to all of the trouble to design your own system, I'd get a used piece of T-track an
Ammeter replacement questions kloudie1 at 9:20am 04.28.22 To make it work like the old one, connect the ends of the shunt to the old ammeter leads. (bigger sc
Galley sink drain leak Calif. Ted at 9:08am 04.28.22 It's a Forespar 3/4" sink drain assembly, Forespar Sink Waste
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic Swimfar1950 at 9:08am 04.28.22 The Radio has been discontinued. The Raymarine sight shows this link to a cable. https://www.raymar
Not sure what I need Crazy Dave Condon at 8:59am 04.28.22 Call Dave Stanton at American Sail in Charleston SC who built your daysailor
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 8:40am 04.28.22 This. I was going to say make sure you current protect the feed to your switch panel. Sure, it's co
Fuse or Breakers? jeepbluetj at 8:27am 04.28.22 Ok perfect. I figured there would be no problem , but just wanted to make sure there was no safety
Not sure what I need Hgproks at 8:14am 04.28.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll take some better pictures when I get home. It looks like I have a combo
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic jssailem at 8:14am 04.28.22 The Radio has been discontinued. The Raymarine sight shows this link to a cable. https://www.raymari
cl 14 jssailem at 8:09am 04.28.22 Yes. The line looks a size or two large for the drum of the furler. Note this is a furler on a small
Not sure what I need shemandr at 6:44am 04.28.22 I agree there's more than one way. If you need to attach a mainsheet to the boom and you don't have
cl 14 31seahorse at 6:41am 04.28.22 Hello dewe48, I agree with Davidsailor's thoughts on the furler. The line should hold in the drum
cl 14 Davidasailor26 at 6:29am 04.28.22 So I put the mast up the order day and I'm understanding the way the jib actually holds it up. Now
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic Swimfar1950 at 6:15am 04.28.22 Looking for the male NMEA connection to connect a Raymic to the pedestal. The Raymarine model is Ra
cl 14 (1) dewe48 at 6:07am 04.28.22 A picture would help
cl 14 dewe48 at 6:05am 04.28.22 Lastly, can someone tell me what this thing is for? I'm embarrassed that picture was before I cleane
cl 14 (1) dewe48 at 6:01am 04.28.22 So I put the mast up the order day and I'm understanding the way the jib actually holds it up. Now I

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