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Keeping the boom up Jerry75 at 8:06pm 07.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3360 I have a 1990 macgregor and when I don't have the sail up the boom falls down to the deck. Is this n
Spinniker pole Buck 100 at 7:29pm 07.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1125 Would anybody know the exact length of the metal pole for the spinniker pole for a 1975 OD 25, exclu
31-2 water tanks Magic at 7:04pm 07.06.09 Pearson 2/1748 I have a 31-2 #88 ,I filled the fresh water tanks and some how the water also filled the built in ic
Emergency Tiller Dragon at 6:56pm 07.06.09 Big Boats 1/1080 I just purchased a 1988 Legend 37. Did it originally come with an emergency tiller?
ODay 25 Height on Trailer? survivor280 at 6:54pm 07.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2424 Hello I want to buy a good coastal weekend boat, ODay 25, but have height restrictions in my neighb
Problems with Merriman Pedistal wojo59 at 6:53pm 07.06.09 Big Boats 10/2245 I am in the process of installing new cables but I am unable to remove the 4 screws that hold on the
Lewmar Cobra steering linkage noise Ken Honeycutt at 6:37pm 07.06.09 Big Boats 5/3962 I've developed a noise coming from the linkage on my Lewmar Cobra drive. It sounds like it is unde
Biulge water-How to remove ? escapade at 6:12pm 07.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1430 I have just purchased a 2000 26X that sat for a while..Any suggestions on how to get the water of th
Looking for Auto-tiller Recomendations Starfish at 6:05pm 07.06.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2358 Hi All, I am considering adding a Raymarine X-5 smart tiller pilot for my 1980 Seidelmann S299. Bo
West Coast Catalina Rendezvous Calif. Ted at 5:55pm 07.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1153 So, Who is going to the West Coast Catalina Rendezvous at Two Harbors next week ? And if you've gone
Hull Liner RBone at 5:32pm 07.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 36/11851 Can someone recommend a glue or contact adhesive to attach the hull liner fabric?
B311 ccrothers at 5:30pm 07.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1656 I've been looking at a 2001 Beneteau 311 for some time. I owned a Columbia 8.7m some years ago in Fl
Impeller replacement Roy10289 at 4:38pm 07.06.09 Ask All Sailors 9/6817 I removed the cover plate from the impeller on my Yanmar 3JH2E diesel this week. Wanting to replace
Topping Lift (help) sclidde at 4:20pm 07.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1067 I am wondering if anyone has any photographs of a Topping Lift on a CP 16. Where does it attach and
US Yacht 18 Scott Tomlinson at 3:28pm 07.06.09 Other Sailboats 1/6111 I am trying to locate rigging instructions for a US Yacht 18.
Anchorage/Slips In South Jersey bnort3 at 3:11pm 07.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1210 I'm headed to Cape May for a few weeks or months. Does anyone have info on anchoring in the harbor
Alinghi 5 unveiled (1) Tim R. at 12:48pm 07.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/1799 Now this is an extreme cat: From the Sailworld article http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Aling
More Maine Racing (4) Tim R. at 12:32pm 07.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1707 We had some wind this night. In fact about 20kts of it. We also had a tanker come in and park next
Oday 272 Rig tension PatSul22 at 12:11pm 07.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1920 Does anyone know what the rig tension should be on an Oday 272? Im not positive on the shroud diamet
Alcohol stove reassembly Merry Prankster at 12:05pm 07.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6263 The previous owner of my boat took apart the pressurized alcohol stove on my H27. Having recently j

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Unknown Part and function Jimc91 at 6:52am 12.27.21
First Time in Gusts rgranger at 6:21am 12.27.21 One other thing I did with my downhaul was to only hook it into every third or fourth hank. Any
6" round fluorecsent Udi at 6:10am 12.27.21 We left one of the wires disconnected. The switch we added can be used with two circuits. Click up
A new 466 FMichell at 6:01am 12.27.21 I have 2005 46LE. Last year I replaced 4 flooded batteries with 6 6V 100AHr (flooded) batteries.
First Time in Gusts grangehill at 5:39am 12.27.21 Not correct. The previous hanked boats to which I referred were a Clipper Marine 26 and a Catalina
Wow! First image from the James Webb Space Telescope RoyS at 4:51am 12.27.21 On the other hand, it is creativity that separates man from the animals. Pretty sure God would appro
Hunter 285 Questions.... shemandr at 4:44am 12.27.21 For the spreader boots I would go to the mast manufacturer. Could be Selden. When I wanted cover p
First Time in Gusts Hayden Watson at 2:18am 12.27.21
Sydney Hobart Race garymalmgren at 11:47pm 12.26.21 one third of the boats out of the race due to damage. And ALL of these boats would have been in tip
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat PGUTIERREZ at 9:25pm 12.26.21 Buy a bag of charcoal - not the quick lighting type, place in a 5 gallon pail or reusable shopping b
M25-XP Oberdorfer Raw Water Pump is dripping oil at the base Stu Jackson at 9:19pm 12.26.21 This home-made tool helps remove the old seals. One of the on-line videos showed it, so I can't ta
Hunter 285 Questions.... Crusty Ol Salt at 8:04pm 12.26.21 I think I have 6 or 8 on my '96 280. I will look tomorrow.
Hunter 285 Questions.... chipmonger at 7:52pm 12.26.21 Thanks Crusty Ol Salt, I did find that previously. Ken
First Time in Gusts grangehill at 7:29pm 12.26.21 It sounds like you did most everything right except for line management. Having a figure-8 knot in
Hunter 285 Questions.... Crusty Ol Salt at 7:24pm 12.26.21 If you do not have them, I think the you can find the torque specifications here. https://sbo.sailb
Wow! First image from the James Webb Space Telescope Crusty Ol Salt at 7:19pm 12.26.21 Brought to you by the same team that miscalculated the landing of a mars lander by 300', under the s
Wow! First image from the James Webb Space Telescope Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 12.26.21 Any way we can get it back just for just a split second :facepalm: ?
6" round fluorecsent SVFreedom at 5:31pm 12.26.21 We left one of the wires disconnected. The switch we added can be used with two circuits. Click up
New here grangehill at 5:11pm 12.26.21 If it were me, I'd go with a 120v mini fridge and inverter. The one I have only draws 1 amp. At 90%
A new 466 Mikem at 4:56pm 12.26.21 Merry Christmas everyone. I have just had the opportunity to acquire a lightly used 466. I have nev

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