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Space travel & cruising Cpt. Jon at 7:30am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1788 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 14/3271 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 5/3254 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
Cal 39 Mark III Prime Time at 1:27pm 07.30.09 Cal 0/2040 I'm looking for opinions on the Cal 39 Mark III with a wing keel. Construction quality? Toughness?

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Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:06pm 04.16.22 @twalker H260 thank you. I appreciate the time you spent writing. What many do not know being ar
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 4:59pm 04.16.22 There are 2 types of valves being discussed here. Just want to make sure people are clear. 1 Tcv -te
I blew a fuse! (3) Tally Ho at 4:59pm 04.16.22 Just to close this thread (at least for now), I put the MRBF fuse holder and a 225 amp fuse back on
Yet another LiFePo4 query heritage at 4:56pm 04.16.22 Let me see if I have this straight: You have 3 lfp batteries, one agm 100a battery, one start batt
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted (1) Tally Ho at 4:51pm 04.16.22 I think hank on gives you more options (if you have the sail inventory). But a furler gives you al
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank Don S/V ILLusion at 4:34pm 04.16.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 4:32pm 04.16.22 You should have an air vent next to the wing nut for closing/opening the water ballast. On launch
Brass tube Calif. Ted at 4:30pm 04.16.22 Dehumidifier rod I'd guess. Gun Safe Golden Rod Dehumidifier Rod
Binoculars shemandr at 4:09pm 04.16.22 Maybe too literal, John. My reading is that he just never used them when it really mattered. I th
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 4:04pm 04.16.22 I'm really not sure there wasn't a shoe phone.... Maxwell Smart had one. :beer:`
A Technically Sophisticated Repair shemandr at 3:57pm 04.16.22 I'm really not sure there wasn't a shoe phone....
Brass tube Paulam at 3:57pm 04.16.22 there is wring on the left end
Brass tube Paulam at 3:51pm 04.16.22 Thanks Stu - looking forward to getting out there.
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted FastOlson at 3:45pm 04.16.22 When you see shredded sails on a boat after a high wind event, it's because the owner left it poorly
KISS Wind Generator Problem dlochner at 3:43pm 04.16.22 Bad bearing?
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve WayneH at 3:11pm 04.16.22 I bought an electric flare a couple of years back. So I am not buying more "disposable" flares. I ha
Water intrusion at rudder stock. bdincer at 2:43pm 04.16.22 The seller fixed the leak. We were really concerned about the support role of structure. They are
Water intrusion at rudder stock. (1) bdincer at 2:41pm 04.16.22 I don't have a 27, but it looks like marine ply glassed in to support the top of the rudder tube.
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:39pm 04.16.22 Regarding the water ballast tank to fill and empty, it takes about 2 1/2 minutes
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:37pm 04.16.22 Common sense for safety. I sold appx 20-25% of the production line.

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