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Do Winchers Work? BrianW at 8:01am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3312 In a recent post about sailing gloves, one of the responders recommended Winchers. These devices are
severe curve or mild curve: tiller question emergpa1 at 7:45am 07.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2185 I recently shopped D ' R for a tiller. One had a severe curve, the other a slight curve. I ordered t
Help replacing the main halyard on '77 O'day 25 wnance at 7:42am 07.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 19/4547 Hi, We're up in Rochester, NY, sailing on Lake Ontario, and have a new to us O'day 25 that had been
Go Fast R Lawrence at 7:20am 07.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1699 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5 and I can't get much better than 5.5 knots on a good day. What do I have t
Helm seat measurements-- 260 Earl Keim at 5:49am 07.03.09 Smaller Boats 1/1448 Happy 4th. Does anybody have the measurements of the helm seat on a Hunter 260? I am cutting a fo
Mast wiring Phil V25 at 3:09am 07.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3407 I am rewiring the mast. I have an anchor light at the top, a steaming light 1/3 the way down and a
Mirage 24 jib leads captcraig1 at 3:03am 07.03.09 Other Sailboats 1/1861 Can anyone suggest how best to rig the jib sheet leads on a Mirage 24? I have never sailed a boat wi
HAPPY 4th JULY FROM NEW ZEALAND Mike Holibar at 2:53am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1321 Hi All, Please accept my best wishes for 4th July and my thanks for the wealth of knowledge you have
touching up the finish MrMikey64 at 11:09pm 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1320 I'm working on repairs of the rudder and tiller for my Mac25. I had to sand down the surfaces, as I
Happy Independence Day windward54 at 9:25pm 07.02.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/4303 Hi everyone! Summer is in full swing and we are all in the middle of boating season. Hopefully, ev
Slippery winches Cpt. Jon at 8:09pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7208 Hi all, I just rebuilt our winches last week and today while sailing I noticed with two wraps aro
Sailing gloves Pocahontas at 7:39pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4884 Hi, I've been reading this Forum for a while but until now I haven't contributed at all:redface: I'm
Tiller Pilot sucess? Starfish at 7:30pm 07.02.09 Seidelmann 0/1828 Was considering a Raymarine X-5 tiller pilot with a remote head to safely control my S299 under sail
The trouble with outboards RAD at 7:08pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3801 Help! I tried to use the 4 hp Evinrude with the dink early in the season B-4 the stinking rain and t
New Owner - head problems jerryf609 at 5:25pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3326 Hi Peggie, I have ordered your book but I know it will take several days to get it. I am the new
Mirage 24 jib sheet captcraig1 at 5:16pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2411 Does anyone know how to set up the jib sheets on a 1977 Mirage 24? I noticed there are no tracks so
Barnacles on your bottom All U Get at 4:50pm 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1495 Hi Gang, Didn't know if anyone saw this study, I thought it might be of interest. http://www.techn
Daysailer 3 Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 4:36pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2244 In looking at my post I am sure few if any people understood what I waa asking for. Here is a be
Elevatig Hunter 25 Cam Cleats Barry14722 at 3:10pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 2/1301 Elevating Hunter 25 Cam Cleats I want to elevate my cam cleats since they are too low for the jib s
need new windows sailer at 2:25pm 07.02.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3289 I am looking to replace a broken window on a sirius 22 sail boat. Any ideas? can i order new parts f

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Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted brockangelo at 7:28am 03.24.22 It's been worked on at least once ... the keel hangers are upside down. :biggrin: Oh no - seriousl
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 dmax at 7:27am 03.24.22 Agree with Sail SF on the shower drain kit so the shower water never gets into the bilge. Alternativ
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted Gene Neill at 7:26am 03.24.22 Here's the best picture I have of mine right now. I doubt this has been touched in years. st once
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches ClewlessGale at 7:25am 03.24.22
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (2) Gene Neill at 7:25am 03.24.22 Wow, those weldments were in TERRIBLE shape! :yikes: I faced a similar problem with our first C22.
Anti-siphon valve Rich Stidger at 7:18am 03.24.22 @thinwater is spot on. Previous posts have confused vented loops with anti-siphon valves.
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) brockangelo at 7:16am 03.24.22 Here's the best picture I have of mine right now. I doubt this has been touched in years. whole pr
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dlochner at 7:02am 03.24.22 One place to look for deals is on the Cruisers FaceBook groups. Most cruiser friendly spots have FB
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:38am 03.24.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dLj at 6:34am 03.24.22 I'm wondering when anyone ever required sailing to make economic sense.... If that were the case, I
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Joe at 6:28am 03.24.22 The problem with WM is, most of the time their line is already over-priced. Appreciate the effort b
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef chp at 6:25am 03.24.22 Funny. I just replaced all my lines on my boom on my new to me 280. The boom is a zspar boom. I was
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 6:00am 03.24.22 Thanks for the replies. Wipe down or hose through the hatch sounds fine.
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) sail sfbay at 5:55am 03.24.22 Route the shower drain hose to a shower drain kit, which has a pump and float switch, then discharge
ASA 101 class... Joe at 5:48am 03.24.22 Reason for recommending gloves is that you're not going to be on a leisurely day sail taking a cour
Vernazza, Italy (2) jssailem at 5:26am 03.24.22 Great memories of our visit to Cinque Terra. The Italian police officer. 203759 the beach goers, su
Hunter 34 (1984) Bimini from sailboatowners.com (2) Claude L.-Auger at 5:12am 03.24.22 If your radar pole does not interfere with the bimini frame it's simple enough to have the canvas cu
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 jssailem at 5:00am 03.24.22 . I retrieved the anchor rode in short busts, waiting for the boat to glide forward, taking some st
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches jssailem at 4:45am 03.24.22 it almost seems too easy (jinx). It is a BOAT. Project creep is going to happen. Challenge with wi
Fiberglass repair jssailem at 4:37am 03.24.22

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