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tapered or not packman at 7:14pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4188 Hello All, My question concerns tapered vs non tapered masts. I'm purchasing a new mast from Ballen
Catalina "smile" fox islander at 6:29pm 10.06.09 Catalina 30 1/2150 Searching catalina 30 at wikipedia there is a paragraph about the "smile". It mentions that this is
stabilizing binoculars paphman at 6:02pm 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1432 My wife and I are thinking about a pair of stabilizing binoculars for the boat. We have a regular
What is it? (3) Qoheleth at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2656 Does anybody know what these are, what they are for and what they are doing hanging from my pulpit?
Newbie purchasing first boat - 1975 25' Wayne Gibson at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1679 I'm purchasing my first boat, a 1975 25'. Starting out with a broken hatch over v-berth. Is this a
Need New Jib - Storm Damage jerryf609 at 1:43pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3494 I could use some advice. A recent big blow in Muskegon Michigan, loosened my furled jib while at the
Boat off Trailer Mic Jones at 1:21pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2050 Hi Paul ' Sum, etal See att photos for progress. Thanks for your ideas and support. I made the cr
Anchor Setting Comparison (Video) Maine Sail at 1:08pm 10.06.09 Musings With Maine Sail 157/43840 With all the threads on anchoring this week I thought it a good time to do another comparison. This
Electro Scan on 410 Sailgunner at 11:36am 10.06.09 Big Boats 2/1476 Has anyone installed an Electro Scan with the 4 gal tank/injector pump on a Hunter 410? I am thinki
Suggestions for installing bead board below gabriel.donnelly at 10:42am 10.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3324 I'm planning on installing bead board in place of the hull liner, (horizontally of course) the quest
replacing ignition panel on our '82 Bahama 30 bstaff2 at 10:15am 10.06.09 Islander 0/2480 Hi, My husband's leg went right through our ignition control panel in the cockpit during one bluster
headway in a Force 6 chris odgers at 9:49am 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1135 how strong does the wind have to be before I can't be making any windward progress? (I have a catali
mounting a switch in my Edson pedestal jknappsax at 9:37am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1629 I have an electric centerboard winch on my O'Day 32' CC which reels in or out by a heavy-duty moment
Yanmar Impeller Replacement Mike H. at 8:04am 10.06.09 Big Boats 12/5552 I replaced the impeller on our 1994 Yanmar 3jh2e. What a PITA!!!! :cussing: The location of the
od25 centerboard lwi101 at 7:43am 10.06.09 Day Sailers 4/2163 I am looking to buy an Oday 25. looked at a 75 which has what looks like a winch assembly in a stee
Aft Cabin Fixed Portlight Leak robertsapp at 6:40am 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1340 The starboard fixed portlight in the aft cabin of our H336 is leaking when it rains. This doesn't a
Zink pencils dunbarjcd at 5:43am 10.06.09 Big Boats 1/1444 We are getting ready to take a month long cruise around florida. Does any one know where the zink pe
H23 Genoa track size ? C Jones at 5:16am 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 2/1258 I have read all the posts I can find in here on the h23 genoa tracks and would like everyones input
Hull specs for O'Day 28 skipperlenny at 5:13am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3496 I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
Installing opening ports? Rok at 4:41am 10.06.09 S2 1/1922 Has anyone installed opening ports within the existing plastic windows on the S2? in my 9.2A, the fa

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Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:07am 04.11.22 There is one on ebay right now. Marine Coupler Flange Puller Removal Tool by Buck Algonquin (50MCP0
Coupling removal.... dlochner at 6:06am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pict
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:04am 04.11.22 Perhaps a more robust puller. Algonquin makes one specifically for this purpose. ell. Nothing beats
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:01am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pictu
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel kloudie1 at 5:56am 04.11.22 The carbon should be replaced since it has to exactly center the shaft so that the seal works proper
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 5:46am 04.11.22 Clutch do you have any photos of the chainplate ? I will probably start work on the boat in a couple
Lightning Protection (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 04.11.22 There is no confusion on the SCIENCE involved on Lightning Avoidance You use SCIENCE to minimize y
Coupling removal.... dlochner at 5:44am 04.11.22 why does it appear the set screw is still in-place? Good call. Once the coupling is off replace
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 5:44am 04.11.22 why does it appear the set screw is still in-place? This coupling does not have a set screw. Has
Coupling removal.... Maine Sail at 5:26am 04.11.22 why does it appear the set screw is still in-place?
Coupling removal.... (1) RoyS at 5:20am 04.11.22 Perhaps a more robust puller. Algonquin makes one specifically for this purpose.
Lightning Protection RoyS at 5:03am 04.11.22 To further add to the confusion, the oft repeated statement that electricity takes the path of least
Binoculars jssailem at 9:14pm 04.10.22 I have 3 pairs. Bushnells that came with the boat. A Nike set I bought for hunting. And a new Mertec
Lightning Protection Benny17441 at 9:02pm 04.10.22 I do. My thinking is that a lightning strike is going to find the most direct way through the boat
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 8:56pm 04.10.22 Mike that looks like some heavy rainfall. Last time I was in rain storm that heavy was when I visite
Lightning Protection higgs at 8:45pm 04.10.22 I favor having the rigging grounded. A number of years ago a physicist friend of mine said a ground
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 8:22pm 04.10.22 Can anyone give me information about where to buy Bimini covers for the cockpit, please? I need the
Hull Rot higgs at 8:18pm 04.10.22 It is hard to tell from the photo what that spot is all about. It is true that FG doesn't rot, but
Binoculars dLj at 8:15pm 04.10.22 I vote for plain jane 7 x 50 , best combo of light gathering and magnification and manual stabilizi
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Dalliance at 8:12pm 04.10.22 This has been an old pet peeve of mine for years. I bought an electric LED flare last year and have

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