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Mirage 24 jib leads captcraig1 at 3:03am 07.03.09 Other Sailboats 1/1720 Can anyone suggest how best to rig the jib sheet leads on a Mirage 24? I have never sailed a boat wi
HAPPY 4th JULY FROM NEW ZEALAND Mike Holibar at 2:53am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1281 Hi All, Please accept my best wishes for 4th July and my thanks for the wealth of knowledge you have
touching up the finish MrMikey64 at 11:09pm 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1242 I'm working on repairs of the rudder and tiller for my Mac25. I had to sand down the surfaces, as I
Happy Independence Day windward54 at 9:25pm 07.02.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/4116 Hi everyone! Summer is in full swing and we are all in the middle of boating season. Hopefully, ev
Slippery winches Cpt. Jon at 8:09pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/6132 Hi all, I just rebuilt our winches last week and today while sailing I noticed with two wraps aro
Sailing gloves Pocahontas at 7:39pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4729 Hi, I've been reading this Forum for a while but until now I haven't contributed at all:redface: I'm
Tiller Pilot sucess? Starfish at 7:30pm 07.02.09 Seidelmann 0/1679 Was considering a Raymarine X-5 tiller pilot with a remote head to safely control my S299 under sail
The trouble with outboards RAD at 7:08pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3558 Help! I tried to use the 4 hp Evinrude with the dink early in the season B-4 the stinking rain and t
New Owner - head problems jerryf609 at 5:25pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3214 Hi Peggie, I have ordered your book but I know it will take several days to get it. I am the new
Mirage 24 jib sheet captcraig1 at 5:16pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2102 Does anyone know how to set up the jib sheets on a 1977 Mirage 24? I noticed there are no tracks so
Barnacles on your bottom All U Get at 4:50pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1451 Hi Gang, Didn't know if anyone saw this study, I thought it might be of interest. http://www.techn
Daysailer 3 Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 4:36pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2117 In looking at my post I am sure few if any people understood what I waa asking for. Here is a be
Elevatig Hunter 25 Cam Cleats Barry14722 at 3:10pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1263 Elevating Hunter 25 Cam Cleats I want to elevate my cam cleats since they are too low for the jib s
need new windows sailer at 2:25pm 07.02.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3142 I am looking to replace a broken window on a sirius 22 sail boat. Any ideas? can i order new parts f
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1235 Keith, While other types of wood should have a UV resistant finish on boats, Teak is different. It
How to fill my CNG tank in my '89 C-30 daave at 1:30pm 07.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6265 Have 1989 Catalina 30 recently inherited with CNG tank for the stove/oven. Pls help with details on
best sealant for water tank Bob 04 H260 at 1:03pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/5554 I have a Hunter 260 with a plastic bow tank. I would like to add a clear port to the top of the tank
H260 leaking companionway hatch Bob 04 H260 at 12:57pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 19/6687 With all the rain the past few days I have had quite a bit of water coming in the hatch. I was just
Doyle Power Sail JohnEh at 12:25pm 07.02.09 Big Boats 4/1384 We have a Hunter 36. We recently acquired a Doyle Power Sail. The sail rolls up and is attached in
H 23 stern rails peptobysmol at 12:16pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/1245 Anyone know where to get them?

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H310 outhaul rigging DStegs49 at 5:32am 07.20.21 I have the same problem of routing a broken out haul line. Here is another thread that has some dia
Yanmar 3GM white smoke kappykaplan at 5:09am 07.20.21 Looks like steam vapor to me :plus:
Yanmar 3GM white smoke JamesG161 at 4:52am 07.20.21 Looks like steam vapor to me. Check your water flow injection to the exhaust riser. A restriction
Yanmar 3GM white smoke RitSim at 4:38am 07.20.21 I would plan a compression check. Harbor Freight has a diesel compression test set. Be sure to res
Barrier Coat or Not? shemandr at 4:15am 07.20.21 Just leave the Gel Coat. If you dry sail the boat you do not need a barrier coat or even bottom pai
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 DeniseO30 at 4:12am 07.20.21 23 is a small boat for that many people! Honestly think it would be lack of common Sense with having
Landing a sturgeon Will Gilmore at 3:40am 07.20.21 I've had flying fish jump aboard; one smacked a doctor right in the center of his chest while the do
Reefing Method Question (1) snoopy_ at 12:37am 07.20.21 Alan, Okay, so that would explain why some never touch their topping lift. i.e. It's set to a heig
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 10:28pm 07.19.21 Good observation. Both can be good routes. I don't think the distances are as large as your numbers
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:20pm 07.19.21 You kinda lost me with this statement: "The first person pulls one line to sheet the aft end of the
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 9:09pm 07.19.21 Stu, I don't understand. My two-person procedure is the way I tried to simplify what is from the f
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Jumpstart at 8:51pm 07.19.21 The Franklin Street Bridge near the Merchandise Mart has a plaque with my great grandfathers name on
Reefing Method Question Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 07.19.21 Are there any suggestions that would make the above easier? I have a reefing hook that I plan on i
JY14/Hunter140 crack under mainstay mount Project_Mayhem at 8:45pm 07.19.21 This was a common issue with the JY's. I knew someone who repaired his. I'll see if I have any email
What kind of antenna is this ? Ken Cross at 8:22pm 07.19.21 You could check with a field strength meter, a VSWR meter, a throughline watt meter, a spectrum ana
Getting the H34! kloudie1 at 7:46pm 07.19.21 Congratulations!
Boom Vang Strap (Hunter 19) Wilco at 7:26pm 07.19.21 Got it. Thanks.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner (1) JackOlsen at 7:23pm 07.19.21 My apologies for getting land miles from Google, but this lays out my two options, with the day's wi
Boom Vang Strap (Hunter 19) twalker H260 at 7:20pm 07.19.21 Looks like a similar mast base to our 260. The vang hinge is available here: https://shop.huntero
ISO Surveyors - NH area Apex at 7:16pm 07.19.21 What year, make and model sailboat are you looking at? Thanks SFBay, looking for personal recomme

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