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Installing opening ports? Rok at 4:41am 10.06.09 S2 1/1924 Has anyone installed opening ports within the existing plastic windows on the S2? in my 9.2A, the fa
Topside paint SantaCruzS2 at 2:55am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3504 Greetings everyone..... Has anyone painted the top of their boats? My S2 is starting to show h
Ports SantaCruzS2 at 2:50am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1978 Greetings everyone..... What is the best way to deal with leaking ports? The ports are original,
The New Hunter Experiernce (11) HunterBlows at 2:41am 10.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 68/20971 THE REAL NEW HUNTER EXPERIENCE Please Note: 1.) I have written this to help anyone interested in
Loose footed mainsail paulj at 9:02pm 10.05.09 Catalina 310 4/2415 Loose footed mainsail THE REASON FOR ASKING THIS QUESTION Ray Don't you run a loose footed mainsail
Adjustable Backstay william at 7:59pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4375 Looking for an adjustable backstay for my Cal 33. Race a few times a year and enjoy a good cruise. W
Gusty days Manny at 7:50pm 10.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/6755 Don, this is probably a very general question, but what recommendations do you have for sail trim on
Engine shaft Volvo 40.5 hardaground at 7:29pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 4/2049 I have a 1997 40. 5 with the Volvo MD 22L does anybody know the shaft diameter, and the reduction ge
Need advise installing rope clutch mark milson at 7:01pm 10.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3257 I am installing a Spinlock XA rope clutch. On the bottom of the clutch it has a sticker that says "
Hey Head Mistress Nereussailor at 6:36pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2390 I've got a Groco Head on my 83 H30. I'm not sure how long it's been there, but I've had the boat for
Catalina 320 sailboat cover,mast up lizald at 6:26pm 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/3445 I am looking for a 2003 Catalina 320 winter cover(mast up)
Pearson Current shorty at 6:18pm 10.05.09 Pearson 0/1624 Has this website migrated somewhere else? It was a gold mine of information.
320 Catalina sail boat cover(mast up) lizald at 6:18pm 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2000 I am looking for a winter sailboat cover for a 2003, 320 Catalina(mast up storage)
Loose footed main paulj at 5:52pm 10.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/8979 Don What would it take to convert an existing bolt rope footed main sail to a loose footed mainsail?
Catalina Smile Repair John at 5:09pm 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/15424 I had my boat hauled for a bottom paint job. There is a small "Catalina Smile" - a slight crack wher
Trouble Shooting Jabsco Head dgsail at 4:54pm 10.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/8493 I have a CD 26. In 2005, my boat storage yard replaced my broken Groco head with a Jabsco Model 2909
need technical diagrams West Virginia Sailing Nut at 4:45pm 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1774 I have decided to repower my 78 hunter 30 with the original model motor. My only issue is the previo
Keel and Keel Joint Rev. 3.0 Charlie L at 4:42pm 10.05.09 Big Boats 4/1892 I have been talking to the local experts. Every marina has them. The consensus is that in lieu of
Standard Sail on a Tall Rig?? 270 vs. 290 Raftco at 3:31pm 10.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1853 I just read that O'day 25 keel boats have a taller mast than the centerboard (makes sense), but I ha
battening down the porta potty Carolyn1964 at 2:30pm 10.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2396 Does anyone have any suugestings for my port a potty. I have a 1979 venture 25 and when sailing if t

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1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Rich Stidger at 9:11pm 04.14.22 The Z-Spar mast that was original equipment on the 40.5 has a rectangular hole with rounded edges o
40.5: Shaft growth svAtargatis at 9:09pm 04.14.22 We bought the boat 1 year ago this month. We didn't have the hull cleaned at all this last year.
40.5: Shaft growth Crusty Ol Salt at 9:07pm 04.14.22 How often do you have the hull cleaned while she is in the water?
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 8:40pm 04.14.22
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.14.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long my
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 8:03pm 04.14.22 Not sure if there is a temperature/pressure relief valve on the tank that leads to the thruhull, but
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:15pm 04.14.22 I had a knock down drag out with a grackle or starling who was trying to make a nest in the open end
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.14.22 Brian D, thanks for the information on the NanoVNA, I used something similar (but more primitive) in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 04.14.22 The only pain was the last unit was ethernet and we had to pull that cable. Now it is back to Marin
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 04.14.22 I like the birds nest theory too. Just not sure where they were trying to build that led to the remn
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:23pm 04.14.22 You are in the Pacific NW...
40.5 Furling Mast removal jssailem at 6:21pm 04.14.22 A French mast... not Swedish.
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? svAtargatis at 6:20pm 04.14.22 craziest thing, its all wood chips. like i swear someone put a 2x4 in there to decompose
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:18pm 04.14.22 Looks like grass and needles... Guess you had an industrious bird trying to make a home.
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 6:18pm 04.14.22 that's sea view down at shilshole.
40.5 Furling Mast removal svAtargatis at 6:18pm 04.14.22
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? svAtargatis at 6:16pm 04.14.22 Perhaps the picture is missing. yep, mobile app outsmarted me, added now!
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:15pm 04.14.22 Perhaps the picture is missing. Never have seen mulch... Perhaps it was something else and dissolve
40.5 Furling Mast removal jssailem at 6:14pm 04.14.22 I know that a mast in Everett maybe 2-3 years ago had a similar issue. They removed the attachment a

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