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I don't understand my reefing system : ( KandD at 8:00pm 01.17.10 Ask All Sailors 11/5879 So the topic about lines got me thinking. I still don't understand my reefing system (I haven't bee
Scaned my H27 manual emkay at 8:00pm 01.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1970 I took all the documentation off the boat today. and scanned the the manual. It has pre 1979 rig spe
How big is your Dinghy?? guidera48 at 7:57pm 01.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1740 I am starting to look for a used inflatable in my area and need to know what size to look for. I hav
Slug gate for mast oldiesrocker2001 at 7:38pm 01.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/12108 I am preparing to build a Sail slug gate for my old V21 in the spring. Those of you that have this o
323 anchor rode storage Geoff K at 6:42pm 01.17.10 Pearson 0/1259 Has anyone used the forepeak empty space for anchor rode storage? Is it better to run line from a wi
The Light on the Mast and plug for wiring (2) emergpa1 at 6:23pm 01.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2962 I am trying to replace the light on the mast of my Oday 26. I ordered an anchor light and it arrived
Mac 25 Stern Improvements - Stiffnes & Motor Noise (1) Fred at 6:16pm 01.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1728 One item I would like to address is the stiffness and the noise coming from my Mac 25 (1979) stern w
O'Day Daysailer 3 jib & boom rigging beeteejr at 5:47pm 01.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/16962 I just purchased a Daysailer 3. It needs a lot of cleaning up, sheets, halyards and I'm sure other t
New guy, saying hello. mikemo at 5:47pm 01.17.10 Catalina 22 7/1898 Hello all. I just wanted to jump in and say hi. I just purchased a 1972 C22 locally. I've been looki
Hood Seafurl 3250 Sabor! at 4:26pm 01.17.10 Big Boats 1/3672 Greetings, I have a 19 year old Hood Seafurl 3250 on my genoa. It is time to replace the line coming
maintenance of lifting keel on Beneteau 311 Island Star at 3:59pm 01.17.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4138 Does anyone have experience servicing Beneteau's lifting keels. I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 that liv
Reefing Lines in the Boom alexharris at 2:58pm 01.17.10 Pearson 4/3487 1986 Pearson 33 -- I am trying to run the lines thru the boom for the reefing system for the mail s
A new S2 9.2A owner joeb423 at 1:28pm 01.17.10 S2 6/2120 Hello all, My wife and I recently joined the ranks of S2 owners. She's a 1986 9.2A and in great co
Man Overboard Question Ducati at 12:20pm 01.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2126 Early in my sailing education I remember my instructor showing a lesser known "man overboard" proced
Working Jib vs Reefed Genny druid at 12:17pm 01.17.10 Ask All Sailors 28/9379 Hi I'm having problems getting enough "punch" upwind in 25 knots or so on my Crown 28. My old Cal 2
Hello....and What's Going on with My Keel? (5) csibert at 11:42am 01.17.10 Day Sailers 2/2144 Hi everyone, I've not been active in sailing for the last five years or so. I lost my free mooring
Flattening Reef RBone at 11:22am 01.17.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/7836 Is it worth it to rig up a flattening reef on my Oday 25? I already have the cringle above the clew.
repair of cockpit deck newboatowner at 8:06am 01.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1484 I have a 1980 Catalina 30 with need of a repair to deck in the cockpit. There is a circular soft so
Battery Charge question sullyj020 at 8:05am 01.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3491 I have 2 battery's controlled by a Perko battery switch. Thinking of installing an onboard 2 bank ba
all lines back to cockpit ?????? koolfrog at 6:46am 01.17.10 Ask All Sailors 52/18572 I have been mulling the idea of leading all the control lines back to the cockpit of my Allied Seab

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Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening arf145 at 9:14am 05.08.22 Glad they were rescued. But I do have to wonder what they were doing out there. That storm was well
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 9:13am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA
Hunter 376 inverter charger Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 05.08.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 9:03am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA u
why not have these built in? sunlover at 9:01am 05.08.22 Thanks everybody (or mia culpa)! I went looking for a strut and there is a stainless steal rod th
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 8:57am 05.08.22 This is my solution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CGK3X55/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_titl
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? JoeWhite at 8:19am 05.08.22 I would clean the motor contacts with 400 grit sand paper lightly. The female jacks, roll the sand p
Single-handing a Catalina 310? JRT at 7:39am 05.08.22 Stress-Free Sailing: Single and... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1472978420?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 7:21am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bi
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? Grichelli at 5:50am 05.08.22 I have had this ray marine smart pilot st6002 for the past five or six years now and has worked per
how to take down mast for trailering Joe at 5:41am 05.08.22 i have a hunter 27 1980 wanting to take down mast for traveling how do i take it down does this mas
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Clutch Cargo at 5:34am 05.08.22 I cut my teeth in the small boat business working at a marine transmission company back in the day.
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 5:31am 05.08.22 This sailing channel (which is now defunct) was on a 9.2a and they had a Bimini...you can see it in
Sea Strainer Location jssailem at 4:37am 05.08.22 Ran, I relocated my Groco 750 strainer from an awkard place to a more easily accessible place. It se
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out caverun at 4:04am 05.08.22 Some folks over on the Facebook 260 group have used this ss sink that includes a wood cutting board
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 3:42am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bib
Sea Strainer Location Davidasailor26 at 3:20am 05.08.22 Once water is flowing it should not make a difference. It might make it a little harder to get prime
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 12:37am 05.08.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting acudavid at 11:03pm 05.07.22 Thanks to the excellent ideas from this forum, my mechanic and I went on a hunt for hidden sludge.
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 05.07.22 Wash foulies?!?!? I thought that was what the rain was for!

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