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Mainsail deployment - Hunter 31 asmits at 3:17pm 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1860 When deploying the mainsail on my 2006 Hunter 31, I'm not sure how much sail to deploy. The outhaul
West Marine higgs at 2:56pm 09.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3128 There have been plenty of posts panning WM, but they have served me well over the years. Today brou
Stop The Boat Don Guillette at 2:54pm 09.07.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/5527 A Tucson sailor told me yesterday everyone seems to fixate on keeping the boat going forward but the
Which Year Model to buy coxjam at 1:47pm 09.07.09 Catalina 22 6/2702 HI everyone and thanks for the advice. I don't have a boat yet but am ready to buy a Catalina 22. Th
Widgeon Floatation eppoh at 1:41pm 09.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1791 I have a 1968 Widgeon that needs some help with the flotation. Much of the Styrofoam from under the
Genset for O'Day 302 lsfrench at 1:04pm 09.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1543 Has anyone installed a diesel genset in an O'Day 302? If so, I'd be interested to get some insight.
Oregon Inlet NC to Hampton Roads aware at 12:37pm 09.07.09 Destinations 1/4583 Can anyone give me advice on sailing from Oregon Inlet north to Hampton Roads? I've been advised to
Help! Stuck keel winch Rosasco at 11:52am 09.07.09 Catalina 22 5/4082 I bought a 1974 22 this year and may have cranked the winch for raising the keel too tight. Now I ca
Steering Roller Chain Repair H34 (3) Dave19957 at 11:18am 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3771 Anyone know where to get an end link and cotter for the roller chain for the Merriman chain/cable sy
Replacing muffler on Hunter 28.5 Theheff at 10:43am 09.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2004 Has anyone replaced the built in muffler on their Hunter 28.5? I need to replace ours as it's leaki
Leaking Plastic Piece on Siphon Hose MarkW at 9:17am 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1944 I have the Yanmar 2MG20F there is a siphon hose that runs between the heat exchanger and the elbow.
Sump Pump Location On 309 PPASCUCCI at 8:33am 09.07.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3197 HI, My own # 106 CATALINA 309 and need to locate the sump pump that takes the water from the fr
Subcategories Threms at 3:15am 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1250 wouldnt it be nice with some subcategories in this forum? Sails and Rigging engine hull int
Bow light wiring help sidecar7 at 2:32am 09.07.09 Catalina 22 1/1455 The bow light on my recently purchased 1986 C22 does not work. The bulb is good. I swapped the bow l
Grampian 30' foggycape at 2:00am 09.07.09 Grampian 3/11066 Good morning,all I am considering a Grampian 30'. Is it a good boat? Are there issues that should/mu
San Francisco Bay sailing / gps Denile at 11:36pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3589 Im new to SF Bay sailing and I was wondering is it worth the money $ 700 -800 to spend on an nice G
DSC radio-ship positioning Hermit Scott at 11:31pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2955 My VHF died before I got the boat. I tried to hook it up, it has a short in the power cord and doesn
Length of the lifting cable for 26S ? Mike Mac at 10:39pm 09.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1314 The centerboard lifting cable has snapped and i need to know how long the original is (part of it le
better or waste of money txtowman at 9:00pm 09.06.09 Smaller Boats 5/2471 thinkin about a new outboard. Catalina 22 swing keel with extra weight from bats and comfort gear,
mount for a dinghy motor (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:49pm 09.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1203 I have a 4 hp 2 stroke motor for my dinghy. Looking at the stern rail on my 260 I don't see a spot t

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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
Removing lettering stain Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22 FSR and white scotch brite
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:37pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22 The video link says I need to request access, which I did not do. Can you change the access on the v
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22 Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22 One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the

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