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Catalina 28 Purchase Assistance DaveWitt at 8:33am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1589 Hello, I am looking at C28's and specifically considering a 1992 boat called Heart Throb in OH at
Jib furling line location Scott B at 8:27am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1854 Not sure of all the H33's have the jib furling line run to a cleat on the outside of the cockpit. O
Pumping Waste Problems Not-very-jolly-Roger at 8:26am 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1600 Hello to all: I have had the current 37-C for three years.... and in the beginning, before I knew e
Not sure of "displacement" & "ballast" blowinganddrifting at 7:51am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 12/7276 I've wondered awhile about this, I would like to know the true weight of my 85 C30TR for a trailer p
Hello to all yachtsman at 6:32am 09.09.09 Smaller Boats 2/1219 For those who have wondered where I have been over the past two years go too http://konyukhov.ru/eng
To Captain of Trinkka (1) Shoaldrafter at 6:28am 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1526 Joe, The sailing is just getting good here. Ed K
Jib track Lube Johnt1594 at 5:00am 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2078 I have trouble raising my jib for the first each year. I use a lot of dry lubricant - and that helps
23.5 swing keel bad co at 4:15am 09.09.09 Smaller Boats 3/1837 My first year with the h23.5 and first year sailing is done , question here is when I pulled the boa
Specs for Beneteau 381 halyards Cleandre at 4:12am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1753 I need to replace the halyards and topping lift on my 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 381. Does anyone have t
Sail cleaning service MrBee at 2:58am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3121 A friend will be needing his sail checked/cleaned over winter, any Suggestions for were to take or s
noise from gearbox while sailing jarwin at 12:47am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2367 Good morning. We have a 1997 Beneteau 36cc with Volvo Penta 2040 diesel inboard and fixed 15" propel
gearbox 'droning' sound while sailing jarwin at 12:10am 09.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1410 Hi and good morning. We have a 1997 Beneteau 36cc from new with a Volvo Penta 2040 diesel inboard en
Boom vang and topping lift;noob questions Hermit Scott at 11:19pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3690 Is the topping lift a sail trim adjsutment? or is it's only purpose to hold the boom up when the sai
Here's what you'd call a bad day Phil Herring at 11:18pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1641 The family of 16-year-old sailor Jessica Watson says she is still determined to become the youngest
Parts availability... Capt.JDavis at 11:06pm 09.08.09 Catalina 30 8/1661 Does the Catalina 30 parts for the interior like shelving, closets, chart tables are available for l
Mast Stepping Stormer at 10:03pm 09.08.09 Columbia 0/2297 So, we've about wound up our "refab" on our 1964 C-24, we would like to step mast at home , check ha
41 AC bow thruster Jack Lynch at 9:35pm 09.08.09 Big Boats 11/2582 I considering a bow thruster on my 41 - good idea?
Engine Service Manual YANMAR SB8 Willy1805 at 8:08pm 09.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/8267 does anyone have an engine service manual showing parts and numbers for a Yanmar SB8 please? cheer
Cover for 26 S wonthaggi at 7:56pm 09.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1985 I would like to get a cover for my Mac 1993 26 S - for winter storage. Can anyone who has had one m
More on busted boom (3) John_F at 7:42pm 09.08.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1334 This is a follow up to my posting a few days ago. Boat: 1987 Newport 30-III Attached are pho

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How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (4) kjdoyle1 at 4:57am 04.13.22 Ok, so after pulling the rudder I am not seeing any cracks in the shaft (see attachments). However t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:50am 04.13.22 Yea, there's only so much halyard to wrap, you wouldn't be able to roll that sail in much if the hal
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult smokey73 at 4:47am 04.13.22 Haven't had that problem myself but I thought I recalled seeing several threads related to the angle
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:44am 04.13.22 Sounds like the halyard is wrapped around the headstay when you are furling. There are several thr
Head hose replacement shemandr at 4:43am 04.13.22 In a general sense warranties do not cover maintenance issues. If there were something defective ab
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult smokey73 at 4:37am 04.13.22 Sounds like the halyard is wrapped around the headstay when you are furling. There are several thre
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 4:34am 04.13.22 Are you fresh water flushing after each use? If flushing with seawater only, possible that bacteri
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? Will Gilmore at 4:22am 04.13.22 Will, Thank you for the response and welcome! It makes complete sense that each boat would vary in
O'Day Sprite Rudder. SFS at 4:01am 04.13.22 Just curious, but did you contact the source I gave you?
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 3:49am 04.13.22 I'm going to try FSR and scotch brite first. Then I'll move on to more sanding. The gel coat is a bi
Head hose replacement BigEasy at 3:05am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph. Hopefully, P
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Apex at 3:03am 04.13.22 different furler in my experience, but i had a bad bushing which allowed the drum to ride on the tur
A lost art: Conserving ice. jssailem at 1:53am 04.13.22 Vundabar! Thats a very nice. :clap:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jssailem at 1:49am 04.13.22 John. A functional furler of any make should not require a winch to make it work when there is litt
A lost art: Conserving ice. All U Get at 1:48am 04.13.22 You now have no excuse for not having a cold beer to hand out when we stop by.
Head hose replacement AwwShucks at 1:29am 04.13.22 Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph.
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? (7) Sunbird22358 at 10:29pm 04.12.22 I don't have an O'DAY 19 either, but have made companionway drop boards for similar boats. Here are
O'Day Sprite Rudder. (5) Sunbird22358 at 10:14pm 04.12.22 Here is the basic measurements of the Widgeon Rudder, might help..... D&R Marine still sells the maj
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Benny17441 at 9:23pm 04.12.22 There are a number of factors that determine the maximum capacity. 1) The Captain/Operator's experi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 9:20pm 04.12.22

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