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Hey...San Fran Sailors Dick McKee at 8:39am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1859 We will be entering the Bay for the first time Sunday. We are currently at Piller Point and plan to
Space travel & cruising Cpt. Jon at 7:30am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1789 Was watching the crew of the shuttle on the NASA network last night, and am watching them land back
Sail Slug Size for Venture 2-24 mike75bug at 5:31am 07.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1383 I am going to change my main over to using slugs instead of the bolt rope. Does anyone know what si
Note the name on the side. (1) Ross at 5:14am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2232 My sister sent me this.
mainsail 'stack pack' grayldma@eastlink.co at 2:49am 07.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3272 Greetings, all, after a lapse in order to sail!! I want to make my O'Day 222 more user friendly by
Broken Mainshhet and Vang Block attachment to main lycaman at 11:12pm 07.30.09 Catalina 30 0/1133 The attachment for the vang block ataches to the mast by means of a rounded metal piece afixed to an
Replace cutlas bearing ilario at 9:32pm 07.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1828 For the future, Is there a proper way to remove and replace a cutlas bearing on a 1986 27' Catalina
Went to go for my first sail of the season... BobM at 9:28pm 07.30.09 S2 4/1460 ...but there was no wind to speak of :doh: Made the best of it. Installed the new battery and the
mast step repair windwardblank at 8:49pm 07.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2280 I had a failure of my backstay, the mast fell forward, riping out the mast steps 4 large bolts from
Chesapeake Bay - port-a-potty friendly? Manny at 7:57pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4946 Hey gang, We are venturing out in the Chesapeake bay this fall for about two weeks :dance: No rea
Too hot to varnish or much anything else.. (3) CharlieCobra at 7:45pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1166 It was 105 at my house in Big Lake yesterday so for the past couple of days I've been working on get
Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3255 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi
Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1389 Would like to move gates on starboard and port sides from rear area forward to area between 2nd and
Self Bailer Replacement JBrown_Mi at 6:39pm 07.30.09 Day Sailers 1/5956
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3492 Lets see if this works this way. I posted som pictures in My Forum of our Daisy Raft up. http://f
How is the travler used? wiltrek at 6:10pm 07.30.09 Catalina 22 2/1651 Hello, The dealer that I bought my Catalina 22 from was not very helpful in showing us the workings
fisrt sailboat (1) new2sailing at 6:00pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3665 Hi First I hope I have posted in the correct area first time sorry if it is wrong I am going to buy
trailer for my 92 twointheface at 5:46pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1842 I just went from a starwind 19 to 26s and what a upgrade... the only problem is my trailer is rusty
3gmf20 sea water pump upgrade captron1 at 5:04pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 0/895 have a 83 h34 with a stock sea water pump, want to upgrade to a Jabsco. has anyone done this?
Oil Changes sailaway78 at 3:01pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1850 So here is the deal. 3GM Yanmar, 1981 model with 2000 hrs. Engine is angled down at the rear, prob

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water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass CharlieAnn at 8:50pm 04.16.22 water leaking in top of surface mounted winder
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 8:22pm 04.16.22 This series of boats sail faster at these levels of heel and have less stress and strain on the rigg
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted higgs at 8:13pm 04.16.22 If you do go with the furler, which I would, be sure that when you furl it you keep a little tension
Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 8:01pm 04.16.22 You CANNOT use an ACR with LFP.. I just read Maine Sail's article about ACR's and think I might ha
Speaker installation higgs at 7:59pm 04.16.22 I have always just used normal stereo speaker wire you can buy anywhere. Used it on all my boats fo
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:45pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max Check ou
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:29pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max Why is t
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 7:20pm 04.16.22 Denise030. - I agree there are many types of valves etc. which is why manufacturers have catalogs
Speaker installation jssailem at 7:20pm 04.16.22 This might work https://www.wiringdepot.com/tinned-marine-wire-14-ga-100-ft-spool.aspx
Adding a third battery to the system Stu Jackson at 6:45pm 04.16.22 Here are some wiring diagrams and discussion for you. The key is to understand how to wire the 1-2-
1978 Yamaha fresh water tank lid Ameseys at 6:44pm 04.16.22 I think about the people who built our boats. I feel like they are riding with me every time I go ou
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:30pm 04.16.22 204485 Happy Easter
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing jaysweet at 6:23pm 04.16.22 Hi, I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem but thought I'd ask here
Will you be ready for sailing? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:07pm 04.16.22 Nope. Head sail on back order. Motor mounts disappeared in Ohio 10 days ago. Still not sure abou
Anchor locker leaks jaysweet at 6:05pm 04.16.22 Ralph, Well, that's interesting. I mean, depressing, but interesting. The main difference is that i
Water Heater Discharge (1) DeniseO30 at 6:03pm 04.16.22 Boat systems are low-tech. When DIYers and manufacturers try to "improve" things get more complica
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 6:00pm 04.16.22
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 04.16.22 I have sailed with hank on (with no downhaul), slotted foil without a furling drum, and a furler. Th
Adding a third battery to the system fred1diver at 5:44pm 04.16.22 Ok, so I will go with the 2 golf cart batteries, I will need to make a platform for the second batte
Water Heater Discharge DeniseO30 at 5:35pm 04.16.22 There are 2 types of valves being discussed here. Just want to make sure people are clear. 1 Tcv -t

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