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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 20/4943 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 5/3251 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 3/1388 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 4/3491 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 9/1849 So here is the deal. 3GM Yanmar, 1981 model with 2000 hrs. Engine is angled down at the rear, prob
Cal 39 Mark III Prime Time at 1:27pm 07.30.09 Cal 0/2039 I'm looking for opinions on the Cal 39 Mark III with a wing keel. Construction quality? Toughness?
Lichen Roam geompo at 1:03pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1346 I confess I'm afraid to sail my 26M in more than 12 knots of wind and at more than 15 degrees of hee
Beneteau First 35s5 vs Oceanis 351 Staszek at 12:39pm 07.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/7725 After 3 years sailing on a Hunter 23 it's time for me to make the step and I'm currently shopping fo
Looking for Main Hatch Cover smltime at 11:24am 07.30.09 S2 1/1482 I am looking for a Main Hatch Cover for a 1979 S2 7.3 Someone sat on mine and broke it! Thanks -
i550 Peter Ross at 10:41am 07.30.09 Trailer Sailors 7/11570 This past winter I got hooked on a small sportboat called the i550. It's a stitch and glue plywood s
Loose footed or Bolt Rope main for a 30 ft cruiser Royal Flush at 9:21am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2963 Lost my nearly worn out main over the weekend in heavy weather so I'm beginning to speck out one thi
Adding sail slugs to a Mac25 mfavro at 8:22am 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1382 I have an 86 macGregor 25 and was curious about adding sail slugs, or shackles or sail slides to mak
starting a Catalina 310 sound JohnJab at 7:53am 07.30.09 Catalina 310 4/2619 When I turn the key to start my 2001 Catalina 310, i get a screeching sound from the alarm speaker.

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Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 4:28pm 04.15.22 I'm not sure you have the leak under control. If you plugged the tube, which, I think is a limber tu
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:23pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:20pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 3:29pm 04.15.22 Mine was on a 86 Hunter 25.5 and after much of a challenge I checked the ice box and it was the over
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:26pm 04.15.22 The lever was hard to move and once it did it did leak If it leaked around the stem of the PRV , t
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:20pm 04.15.22 I took the pressure release valve off. Just push and lift the lever on it few times to re-seat the
What do you think of this...... BarryL at 3:17pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
A Technically Sophisticated Repair DArcy at 3:16pm 04.15.22 That's interesting. I download my playlists and don't have any problems playing but am generally wit
Starting fluid Tally Ho at 3:11pm 04.15.22
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 3:11pm 04.15.22 The pressure release valve lever was hard to move and once it did it did leak. I took the pressure
40.5: Shaft growth dmax at 3:07pm 04.15.22 I use Rustoleum Cold Galvanizing on my prop and shaft as well - I'm in salt water and get no barnacl
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 3:01pm 04.15.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long m
Water Heater Discharge DeniseO30 at 2:42pm 04.15.22 I'm not going to repeat all the great advice from everybody else but I will say this. Once a TP val
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 2:20pm 04.15.22 the water in the water heater became too hot during the long running of the motor. :plus::plus: I
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits thinwater at 2:06pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting
A Technically Sophisticated Repair dLj at 1:56pm 04.15.22 I have about 8 hours of music on my phone but mostly I just listen to Spotify now. I use a Bluetoot
37C Portlight Dave Groshong at 1:53pm 04.15.22 We've only sold 512's and 715's for that boat, so if it is the bigger one, pretty safe bet it is a
What do you think of this...... dLj at 1:43pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... Rick486 at 1:33pm 04.15.22 In 47 years of sailboat ownership, I have never seen a fitting that looked like that. As kwe all now
Repurposing a Rope Clutch (1) dkinzer at 1:27pm 04.15.22 We have a mast mounted clutch for our roller furling jib halyard. I decided to mount a horn cleat

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