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Piggy-back deck organizers on 260? yadayada at 2:46pm 09.03.09 Smaller Boats 2/1340 Would like to piggy-back another deck organizer on existing ones on my 260. The brand that I have
How are stanchions mounted on H336? robertsapp at 2:28pm 09.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1416 I'm finalizing the purchase of a 1995 Hunter 336. The survey found that several of the lifeline sta
Have To Brag On A dealer Mick at 2:24pm 09.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1007 To start with my disclaimer , I have no vested interest in any dealership , or company. I am just a
New Traveler for Trav'ler (1) higgs at 2:09pm 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1361 I am going to get a new traveler for my Nassau 34 - maybe. I have noticed the mainsheet arrangement
Arches? stevek13 at 1:34pm 09.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1283 I'm interested in mounting a couple more solar panels on my catalina 27 - thinking of making or havi
Escape NYS! Papa Bruce at 1:24pm 09.03.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/3149 Hi all: The admiral and I are beginning our research to get out of New York State. We sail on the be
Masthead sheaves Sailor Jim at 12:02pm 09.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1609 I own a 1997 Catalina 28 MkII tall rig. The topping lift is off its sheave (port side, aft) and jamm
Lost a cylinder sailaway78 at 8:59am 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2244 Apparently the Gods of the Sea have decided I am not to make it to the Dry Tortugas this year. Left
Looking for Used Boat Stands Summerwind6264 at 6:31am 09.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2329 I'm looking for used boat stands in MA for a Catalina 27' with a 4' draft.
Handle for my 1982 Mac 22 Swing Keel RISAILOR at 6:19am 09.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1605 I have a Mac 22 and the cast iron handle that lifts and lowers the keel inside the cabin broke. Doe
Repower with Yanmar 2QM20 courtesy730 at 4:59am 09.03.09 Catalina 30 1/2843 Looking to pull my Universal 5411 and repower with a rebuilt Yanmar 2QM20. Will the Yanmar fit in
Yamaha hopper dinghy info kaossurfer at 4:57am 09.03.09 Yamaha 0/2866 I have a sailing dinghy which i believe to be a Yamaha Hopper, it is about 14-15' long, single hande
2000 3GM30F Loss of Power MitchNH at 4:44am 09.03.09 Big Boats 6/1566 Hi Again, My 2000 340 3GM30F Yanmar with only 262 hours on it, is the question. I have lost
Rig tension 1988 Cat 30tr Bill P at 10:29pm 09.02.09 Catalina 30 3/2490 I'm looking for the specs for my rig tension. It's been years since it's been adjusted, any help?
OD 28 anchor roller Mike4116 at 6:49pm 09.02.09 Bigger Boats 0/1464 Has anyone added an anchor roller to an older OD 28? This would be a boat with the nav. lights mount
Lessons in Outer Banks? Corsair at 5:33pm 09.02.09 Destinations 2/3583 I am going to be purchasing a 1993 Macgregor 26S and am relatively new to sailing. I live in Indian
My humble apologies sailaway78 at 5:27pm 09.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2015 I sincerely apologize to anyone who took my post, in Hermits thread about outhauls, as to imply that
What equipment to buy? SonTime at 4:44pm 09.02.09 Catalina 22 6/1948 I just bought a new Catalina 22 for lake sailing. This is my first boat and other than required saf
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KnowledgeBase (now called Owner Modifications) update Phil Herring at 2:41pm 09.02.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2618 I spent the day sorting through all the reports of incomplete articles and made about 20-something r

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Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.22 When you took this picture, was the sail fully raised or was the sail down and gathered above the bo
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 8:29am 03.29.22 I believe you only need to register the radio and pay a fee, there is no test like with a HAM licen
Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 03.29.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll be back out there this afternoon for a closer look. It's just strange
Mast rail jviss at 8:12am 03.29.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll be back out there this afternoon for a closer look. It's just strange
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:58am 03.29.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll be back out there this afternoon for a closer look. It's just strange
Spinning Prop While Under Sail (1) sail sfbay at 7:56am 03.29.22 To add to what others have said about sailing in neutral please refer to attached Yanmar service adv
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust flightlead404 at 7:54am 03.29.22 Great answers guys---I definitely plan on finding the other two vanes but I just wanted to be sure
SEALING THE MAST sail sfbay at 7:49am 03.29.22 Have you considered a mast collar or tape Deck Collars / Mast Collars (rigrite.com) to help prevent
Water Pump Running dlochner at 7:43am 03.29.22 At the risk of being pedantic, water, like most liquids, doesn't compress :) The water pressure com
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? dmax at 7:42am 03.29.22 I think more pictures, especially of the affected area, would help. If the rest of the hull-deck joi
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) mikeracca at 7:40am 03.29.22
Water Pump Running dmax at 7:39am 03.29.22 Basic understanding of the accumulator. When your pump runs, it pressurizes the water in your syste
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 7:21am 03.29.22 203886
Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 7:19am 03.29.22 That gooseneck looks like it is riveted to the mast. Unless it is not the original location for it
Mast rail mikeracca at 7:18am 03.29.22 I'm not looking at it right now but it must be behind the gooseneck and that does not look easy to
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks kloudie1 at 7:09am 03.29.22 The crucial thing is if ya have enough space.. The transmission can be uncoupled and removed aft but
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:03am 03.29.22 I'm not looking at it right now but it must be behind the gooseneck and that does not look easy to r
SEALING THE MAST rschuss at 6:58am 03.29.22 There is movement in the mast step due to stretching of the shrouds and hull movement and if you str
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder kloudie1 at 6:54am 03.29.22 Probably could handle the lower-lowest power settings, but not the full rated output.. Lincoln (the
O'day 23 through hull access rschuss at 6:49am 03.29.22 On my O'Day 222 the cockpit drain is in the transom. In this photo it looks like this drain would be

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