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clean sails soberkiwi at 8:03pm 07.04.09 Trailer Sailors 6/3290 just brought my canvas sails home for the winter have a few stains and a bit dirty , is there any pr
MacGregor Trailer Strength cscott at 8:01pm 07.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1292 I have a 1993 26S and a MacGregor trailer. Due to the tendency for the trailer to sway under tow, I
Hauling Main Halyards RogerHM at 7:55pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3966 In adverse conditions, and in my state of weakness, it isn't always easy to get the main up the last
Using fast pins on your roller furling peterbud at 5:57pm 07.04.09 Day Sailers 3/1853 This past year when I raised my mast I was tired of trying to get the ring in the clevis pin so I pu
Benetau Oceanis 400 LADY Z at 4:59pm 07.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1872 Dears, I am looking for the OWNERS MANUAL of BENETAU OCEANIS 400, year built 1995.Also looking fo
Another candidate for the Darwin Award garylinger at 4:24pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 50/9069 On our way back in from an afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, my wife and I saw a sailboat with just t
Unsinkables Panic Free at 2:18pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9586 After watching the tv program on Discovery I.D. called, Escaped ( Hurricane at Sea ) about Tami Ashc
Help with Boom Lines nishar at 1:44pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1265 We are incredibly new to sailing. Bought a Hunter 27, 1980. The lines to the boom are tough to pu
Port hole or hatch for hunter 216 Erik Garcia at 1:32pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1592 Has anyone put a hatch an the cabin of a 216?
Rigging tension O'DAY 37 CC R�gis at 1:21pm 07.04.09 Bigger Boats 2/1652 Hi, I have the tension gauge LOOB9O loss but I do not know the tension that must have my boat. The r
Microwave / Slap silencer jwieneck at 1:01pm 07.04.09 Big Boats 7/2056 We have a 1998 376 A while back I remember a post where the discussion was running the Microwave o
Leaking Pencil Zinc Fitting fox islander at 12:45pm 07.04.09 Catalina 30 0/2 I just swapped out the pencil zinc in my M-25XP. I always seem to have a minor leak from the fiittin
Nav Lights? Iseethelights at 12:28pm 07.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1122 Ok, so I was going out to watch the fireworks on my H-30 and realized that my navigation lights were
Pearson 30 Rudder Slop : Miami SHAUN10675 at 12:22pm 07.04.09 Pearson 1/1754 Hi all My P30 has terrible rudder slop, which I need to attend to. I am at a loss in finding a "
Gen-set: which is best for 2004 386LE? shoeless at 12:02pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1141 Buying the 04 386 and want to install the generator. There appears to be a removable locker aft and
Spreader wires mapleguy at 11:22am 07.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1081 What is the correct tension for the spreader wires on a Catalina 30?
Cable positioning for wheel mapleguy at 11:20am 07.04.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1081 Hi I recently purchased a 1977 Catalina 30. The previous owner had removed the wheel and installed
gulfstar sailmaster 47 oldboat2 at 10:08am 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3421 i have been looking at buying a sailmaster 47. the one i am interested in is named 'Claudie". she is
'79 V21 mainsheet rigging artsam at 9:43am 07.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2550 Does anyone have pics / diagrams of the mainsheet rigging? I'm unsure of how to rig. I see most pi
Oday Mariner rudder: cotter pin needed? Freeblowing at 7:48am 07.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2844 My 70' Mariner 19 came with the original mahogany rudder. I'm surprized that there's no cotter pin t

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ISO Surveyors - NH area BOSSailor at 9:39am 07.20.21 Can we mention other forums here or is that a no no?
Autopilot Options for Hunter 326 sail sfbay at 9:38am 07.20.21 Might do a search on SBO forum on "hunter 326 autopilot" to see threads on that subject.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Alan Gomes at 9:37am 07.20.21 The launch ramp is at Cabrillo Beach at the far south west corner of the harbor so usually a couple
Sailing Hammock sail sfbay at 9:36am 07.20.21 Buy them here: The 5 Best Hammocks for Sailboat Use (royalhammockheadquarters.com) How to rig a h
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 9:33am 07.20.21 Also, the PV buoy should be left to port going outbound from KH, and to starboard inbound if return
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 9:28am 07.20.21 You shouldn't have the reefing points at the mast and the halyards run aft. Something's gotta give.
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 YVRguy at 9:07am 07.20.21 I think the Harken kit your referenced is for boats 30 feet or less. He has a H34 so it won't work
Reefing Method Question Stu Jackson at 9:02am 07.20.21 I don't understand. My two-person procedure is the way I tried to simplify what is from the factory
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 8:36am 07.20.21 Following your steps, I drop the main to a determined point, set the tac reef, then the clew reef,
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 8:35am 07.20.21 I agree KG. Trying to get the trailer moved while you are at sea is not an easy project. I was sug
A few 260 upgrades rs1sensen at 8:29am 07.20.21
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner jssailem at 8:29am 07.20.21 not to attempt a two-harbor journey. I agree KG. Trying to get the trailer moved while you are at
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 8:23am 07.20.21 There is not much prep difference between 19 miles and 23 miles. What is a concern, will the traile
1978 O'Day 30 Lost my swing keel, lost sliding hatch cover. Losing my mind! Boat name "Happy Days" jssailem at 8:17am 07.20.21 simple total refit Those words should never be used together as typed in the sentence of a person
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 8:07am 07.20.21 Hey Phil, I got the Oops message again trying to take the link on chartering from the newsletter...
D&R MARINE: Still in business? Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 07.20.21 Rudy is an invaluable source of information and is quite generous with it. I wonder if the sailing c
What kind of antenna is this ? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:00am 07.20.21 You do undersand we are trying to help but it seems like you have ignored the advice so what else i
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 Siamese at 7:57am 07.20.21 Six teenagers anywhere is probably a bad idea.
What kind of antenna is this ? aret007 at 7:48am 07.20.21 Does not seem like it has
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues garageguy23 at 7:37am 07.20.21 I had a similar issue on my H326 with a Yanmar 2GM20. I cleaned all the contacts, but no luck. I w

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