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H31 to the bitter end Shooter II at 1:49pm 07.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/11 H31 to the bitterend Went out on the boat yesterday, an '83 H31. Made the mistake of looking in the
Boat Info BobM at 11:44am 07.03.09 S2 1/1431 Phil straightened out the list of S2's this week so the site is ready to accept information now. I
Do Winchers Work? BrianW at 8:01am 07.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3354 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 8/2194 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 19/4595 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 4/1710 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 1/1454 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 3/3417 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 1/1877 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 4/1324 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 3/1325 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 1/4317 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 9/7268 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 21/4906 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 0/1840 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 19/3810 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 7/3352 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 7/2416 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 2/1504 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 0/2251 In looking at my post I am sure few if any people understood what I waa asking for. Here is a be

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Wash down pump orientation dkinzer at 7:01pm 04.08.22
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts JRacer at 6:58pm 04.08.22 Is that black spot a fist sized hole in the mast or some sort of mastic that "glued" that spreader b
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? jviss at 6:29pm 04.08.22
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Parsons at 6:03pm 04.08.22
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? DStegs49 at 5:39pm 04.08.22 "T" I like mine over easy!
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? DStegs49 at 5:34pm 04.08.22 Who cares? If you get your boat to go without a motor, does it really matter?
I blew a fuse! heritage at 5:03pm 04.08.22 Thanks for the info Main Sail. You and Nigel have convinced me to increase the size of my 175 amp m
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts heritage at 4:27pm 04.08.22 I would definitely unstep the mast to repair it. The mast could easily snap from the force of the g
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price capta at 3:55pm 04.08.22 I'm not sure "needs" is a great term here. Who really "needs" a sailboat at all. Why would I buy a
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 3:51pm 04.08.22 I personally don't like the idea of cutting the Seahood in two pieces as I believe that it weakens t
240 mooring/dock cover LEDMELON at 3:30pm 04.08.22 Thanks Dave! Hope to meet you on the wind sometime.
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts kappykaplan at 3:14pm 04.08.22 How was the spreader attached to the mast? Safe to assume that the hole in the mast came from from
Legend 41ac - autopilot smokey73 at 3:04pm 04.08.22 This 40.5 owner modification.....adding a linear autopilot might be helpful Hunter 40.5 Owner Modif
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (3) Learningthehardway at 2:59pm 04.08.22 I was a little frazzled but we did get one pic and I blew up the Spreader and damage to the mast fro
I blew a fuse! Tally Ho at 2:32pm 04.08.22 So, what heard in the Nigel Calder video is that: 1) starting circuit is one place you may not want
Strut Replacement Arrigo666 at 2:26pm 04.08.22 Thank You...but not on Facebook..have you read anything about where to get a replacement strut for t
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts kappykaplan at 2:17pm 04.08.22 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Do you have photographs of the damaged spreader?
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 1:52pm 04.08.22 Mike Very nice C Panel. Just a thought before you install., you might consider the BlueSea ELCI Ma
Sailing near Staunton Va Close Call at 1:43pm 04.08.22 I like a guy who has his priorities.
Sailing near Staunton Va Rick Webb at 1:18pm 04.08.22 .... and on the way in Tappahannock there is a Dairy Queen that is open all year round. Silly sorta

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