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Info wanted/needed !! (1) FredO at 10:55am 07.31.09 S2 3/4329 Hello to all and thank you in advance. I've been wanting a sailboat for some time but with kids in
S2 9.2 A Stern Life Line Stansion (1) wdm5002 at 10:45am 07.31.09 S2 3/2304 Where do I find an S2 9.2 A Stern Life Line Stansion I have a 1982 S2 9.2 A which was hit by anothe
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 4/1461 ...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 25/3667 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

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water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass (1) Scott B at 5:33am 04.17.22 To do it properly you'll ned to remove the window, clean the old sealant off and reinstall.
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits sailme88 at 5:24am 04.17.22 A few years ago on a different boat I suffered a starter failure.. No big deal, just needed to be r
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank RoyS at 5:19am 04.17.22 I would use the 1/2" hose and replace the heater hose barbs with 1/2" just as you suggested.
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Scott B at 5:11am 04.17.22 thks understand where they should not be used...thats an understood and common practise.. Instal
Speaker installation RoyS at 5:09am 04.17.22 IMHO 14 GA is overkill for speaker wire. Suggest using 18GA two conductor marine duplex cable. The 1
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jssailem at 4:29am 04.17.22 No.
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits CYQK at 4:14am 04.17.22 Perhaps they supply fasteners that is 304 stainless or 18.8 ss stuff is magnetic So is 304 or 18.8 a
water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass kappykaplan at 3:32am 04.17.22 Dow-Corning 795. Not sure why you posted this question twice.
water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass kappykaplan at 3:32am 04.17.22 Dow-Corning 795
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 9:54pm 04.16.22 Leo I am still resolving the refit of Hadley. This looks to be slipping into early June. Kicking the
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise leo310 at 9:18pm 04.16.22 Well it's now mid Apr and is their anyone going to do the vancouver island 360 this year as may/june
Speaker installation jssailem at 9:14pm 04.16.22 I have always just used normal stereo speaker wire Certainly no reason you can not use it. Might b
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Dalliance at 8:54pm 04.16.22 If you do go with the furler, which I would, be sure that when you furl it you keep a little tensio
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

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