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H356 Rodkicker... Doug/Karen at 4:39am 06.22.09 Big Boats 7/1720 I must be missing something. The rodkicker on our boat is fully compressed and therefore acts as a
Anchor locker leak Breal at 12:16am 06.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 10/1775 I have a leak in the anchor locker. there are 6 total screws and nuts on the triangular plate in th
H34 boom rigging anyone? Fotoman at 7:15pm 06.21.09 Big Boats 8/1475 Would like pictures of how your boom is rigged. Just steped the mast for the first time and I've nev
Dinghy Davits for Catalina 30 Piratenorm at 6:15pm 06.21.09 Catalina 30 8/15583 I'm planning on making my own davits using aluminum flat bar stock, either 4" wide X 1/2" thick or 3
nj sailboat help pomacoja at 6:04pm 06.21.09 Seidelmann 0/1921 total novice need help with rigging and sailing in general. anyone know anybody in southern ocean?
Help... swing keel feel off..... Scubajeep at 6:00pm 06.21.09 Smaller Boats 2/1838 Yep... The swing keel is not their.... one day of sailing no problems... the second day we "beached
Where can I get a new centerboard? thomasblue at 5:25pm 06.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1415 Any ideas on where I can find a new centerboard for a MacGregor M-26S? Mine has been damaged and I
Garmin 160 fishfinder w/speed sensor mounting? kdnichols at 4:58pm 06.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/4122 Last weekend, somebody gave me a Garmin 160 fishfinder with speed sensor. Has anybody mounted one o
Compound for old boat? jackhartjr at 4:48pm 06.21.09 Ask All Sailors 45/11695 Hi folks,if you had a 34 year old boat that has sat out in the elements for at least the past 11 yea
Reverse Gear Problems NeilOpstad at 4:00pm 06.21.09 Ericson 2/2657 When backing my 1976 Ericson 27 out of a slip, I have trouble getting enough power to have the direc
Anybody ever use the DSC radio function? Bill Roosa at 3:50pm 06.21.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2132 Hi Everybody I've been hearing about DSC on the newer radios and was wondering if anybody has actual
Dinghy Davits or Stern Hoist Arrangement Member 66616 at 3:24pm 06.21.09 Bigger Boats 1/2177 I am currently storing my 8 ft Rib on the front deck, hositing with the jib halyard. It is a little
New wind instruments bill niessen at 2:25pm 06.21.09 Big Boats 5/1841 I am buying new wind instruments for my Hunter Legend 37. The mast is up and boat is in the water. C
Transporting a Mast Phil V25 at 2:24pm 06.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4007 I need to bring my mast home for some repair work. I don't want to bring the whole boat home, any s
Motor Mount windcommander at 12:57pm 06.21.09 Day Sailers 6/2194 I have purchased a Mercury 9.9 ELH (25" long shaft) and need to purchase a new motor mount. I am lo
Looking for AMF Puffer Parts. Rickcmo at 11:47am 06.21.09 AMF 1/6322 I have an AMF Puffer, and I am looking for a few parts. Boom, Sail, Rudder, and Center board. If any
what I learned from my GPS john6206 at 11:13am 06.21.09 Day Sailers 4/1362 Hi all, Got a new Garmin etrex legend hand held gps for Christmas. It's a terrific unit, pre
Handheld VHF - non working (2) Rich Stidger at 11:10am 06.21.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/158 This is a Sealab 9000G full-size handheld VHF. It powers up, squelch works, but nothing is received
Tefpack Shaft Packing 1/4" (2) Rich Stidger at 11:01am 06.21.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1031 This is a new unopened package of 1/4" packing. I bought by mistake, I need 3/16" size. I'm lookin
Cruising Design furler coupling splines (2) Rich Stidger at 10:58am 06.21.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1055 Here are two slightly bent spline couplings from a Cruising Design furler from the 80's. I think th

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Boom extension for lifting....... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 03.01.22 If you do it right then, yes. Realize that the attachment to the boom must be very strong as I ass
Morse or no morse Don S/V ILLusion at 3:55pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912? CQD
Morse or no morse Brian D at 3:54pm 03.01.22 Trivia question: What was the recognised distress call via Morse Code prior to 1912?
Multifunction Display Onions at 3:45pm 03.01.22 Thankyou, I have made it my mission to sort this out. Will keep looking
Hunter 386 Stern Rails smokey73 at 3:03pm 03.01.22 Suggest you contact Al at the forum store here. He was able to source me a bow pulpit built with th
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jnorten at 2:57pm 03.01.22 I did mine in a few weekends. About a 2 square foot section forward of the anchor locker hatch. I
Waste Deck Plate cover Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.01.22 I did contact Ward. The part number is actually in the plate (underneath), not on the cap. But al
Morse or no morse thinwater at 2:35pm 03.01.22 Uhh, hate to correct this, but ... That's not an international distress signal. It's actually just
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Tin Kicker at 2:26pm 03.01.22 Corrosion Block by Lear Chemicals is the right product for this and it's not greasy to attract dirt.
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 2:25pm 03.01.22 ..........If you're a little unsure, approach the fixed bridge dead slow and check the clearance wit
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 jssailem at 2:07pm 03.01.22 Your boat is a Mast head rigged boat. The "I" dimension is 50.02 ft 15.25 meters. This puts the leng
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 03.01.22 Air draft (or air draught) is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a v
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Bob J. at 1:28pm 03.01.22 Great thread hijack, thanks. We go from LiFePo4 batteries to firewood. Oh gosh no, I wouldn't hij
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:22pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offere
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Pinking is a sign of the zinc in the bronze leaching out, this significantly weakens the zinc. It pr
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 1:20pm 03.01.22 Our boat yards locally don't let us work on our boats when on the hard. They have of course offered
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:17pm 03.01.22 I found locktight pl marine at HD and plan on using that combined with some cedar shims between the
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Davidasailor26 at 1:02pm 03.01.22
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Richard19068 at 12:57pm 03.01.22 I might not be worried about the pitting but would be worried about what looks like pink areas. Hard
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? Benny17441 at 12:46pm 03.01.22 If the weld was well done that mast may break at any other point but where that weld is. That is be

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