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Bristol 24 Corsair sailingsoon at 10:20pm 08.18.21 Bristol 1/923 Hello Would like to know tbe diameter of the backstay wire(factory stock size) Thx in advance C
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer Biobob Catalina 27 at 6:34pm 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/671 Does anybody know who makes the base engine for westerbeke, my previous sailboat had a universal m18
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 4:44pm 08.18.21 Catalina 30 9/1332
Replace Dorade with Solar Vent P12nash at 4:16pm 08.18.21 Big Boats 15/3330
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR SVEN MARTINEZ at 2:19pm 08.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2004 Hi folks. H386. How do you run up the throttle while not in gear? I seem to have no detent button
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? FlyingSailor at 1:47pm 08.18.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/2691 What exactly is directly under the bilge? Is just straight into the keel? I have a 1983 Catalina 27.
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems Jimongee at 12:00pm 08.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2922 my boat is a Hunter 2002 356. The auto pilot has been working pretty good in light wind and calmer
Moisture readings from survey Gaston1953 at 10:46am 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 15/3069 I recently got a survey done last week and all was very good. The hull sounded good,no blistering...
Victron Solar Controller 150/60 Placement Nodak7 at 10:36am 08.18.21 Big Boats 4/676 Ok this is kind of a funny (and stupid on my part) story but I thought I would share this with you a
Running out of hair to pull out!! rpell1@msn.com at 6:32am 08.18.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/870 Hi all......again, After running this problem last week and receiving some good advice, I find mysel
Anemometer repair upper Barnagate bay Dil at 6:07am 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/566 Any one known who I might be able to call to fix my anemometer. I'm in Brick on Metedeconk I think i
TS Henri --> Hurricane Henri JamesG161 at 4:37am 08.18.21 Weather and Forecasting 19/1272 TS Henri This storm looked like an Atlantic "Fish Storm" until this morning. The storm may graze t
AIS500 software Udi at 1:44am 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2458 Hi! In my boat a Raymarine AIS500 that was installed around 2011. That kind of AIS have now interfa
Border Crossing Into BC Terry Cox at 9:14pm 08.17.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/794 Just a note to let you know that my boating buddy crossed into Canada a week or so ago through Sydne
Wooden (7) All U Get at 5:59pm 08.17.21 Ask All Sailors 39/2515
Hunter 23.5 Al Minns at 5:07pm 08.17.21 Smaller Boats 5/892 Trying to rig my new to me Hunter 23.5 . Witch u bolt dose the upper should go to, front or rear. Th
Catalina 27 mast issue (1) SeaDogRun at 4:19pm 08.17.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1252 Just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 on the cheap. Hadn't been sailed in 4 years. Lots of work to be don
Alternator shutoff switch? ScottySailor at 3:43pm 08.17.21 Big Boats 22/2468 Hey fellow sailors unfortunately after an awesome trip to Catalina my first time, motoring back towa
Furling mainsail - anyone have any experience of trying to replace with a standard non-furling sail? Suzi at 3:20pm 08.17.21 Ask All Sailors 1/301 Hi. On my 40 year old Kiri Fifty the mainsail is paper thin and has torn and is jammed in the furli
How to rig outhaul (and the rest) on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. (1) Revolutionary at 3:07pm 08.17.21 Bigger Boats 21/3862 Can someone explain, or better yet show a diagram or photo, of how to rig the outhaul on an O'Day 27

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First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. jssailem at 5:12pm 06.28.24 Tim, furler systems come in several price ranges and structures. You will need to decide what your
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jssailem at 5:03pm 06.28.24 It is slab reefing already. It's actually two lines joined by a balance block inside the boom....
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap (1) jssailem at 4:54pm 06.28.24 Often pictures help AC Tap. is a signal pulse circuit that provides a data source for your Tachometo
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 4:40pm 06.28.24 So, it seems that I should be able to simply leave the AC tap wire off of the new alternator and ge
Leaking helm cover kappykaplan at 4:37pm 06.28.24 Any photos of what you're asking about?
Invest 95L (2) jssailem at 4:34pm 06.28.24 Wayne, If your reunion is in Texas around 5 July, you should be ok no matter which model you follow.
Leaking helm cover Don S/V ILLusion at 4:08pm 06.28.24
What are these screw things called thinwater at 3:50pm 06.28.24 Just three thoughts: 1. I've seen some very badly corroded aluminum rivets. The worst was used to a
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 3:23pm 06.28.24 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Oh, boy, Dammit Jim! Tks for keeping us apprised. Ever
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 3:02pm 06.28.24 There you go. Even easier. I keep my boat on a mooring in Staten Island's Great Kills Harbor. Che
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 2:57pm 06.28.24 Absolutely not, the shear strength isn't there Do your engineering then. https://en.wikipedia.org
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 2:51pm 06.28.24 Now just happened .... Tropical Depression #2 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Jim...
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 2:46pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing sys
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JoeWhite at 2:45pm 06.28.24 Yes. The aft end cap will have to be removed for single line reefing line. After removing the endcap
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 2:44pm 06.28.24 Our new Hunter 35.5 has the single line reefing. The first reef line was removed at some point, a
What are these screw things called dlochner at 2:42pm 06.28.24 Not completely True. Check here for best information. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/sa
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... FastOlson at 2:25pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing syst
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 1:46pm 06.28.24 If your boom is a Z-spar then the end cap is held in place with rivets. It is not hard to drill the
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 1:27pm 06.28.24 Good idea to use Lanacote on most two type metal mix. Use Titanium for the WIN !! Jim...
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 1:24pm 06.28.24 I've been watching this one for a while. It looks like it is going to mess up my family reunion wee

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