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cutlass parts jtmccue at 5:50am 04.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1435 How do you describe the right part (diameter OD/ID? length? composition?) and where does one order
Stuffing box (1) DannyS at 5:25am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1342 The stuffing box nuts on my boat are not the six, flat sided nuts that is most common. See the attac
O'day 35 shaft removal DannyS at 5:06am 04.28.09 Bigger Boats 7/2311 Have any O'day 35 owners removed the shaft from your boat? I went to replace the cutlass bearing and
Tank Monitors William12213 at 4:37am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4471 I am going to add some tank monitors to my boat and am wondering if anyone has installed any of them
Removing Bottom Paint with a pressure washer? jpallen01 at 3:32am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/12517 I have an Oday 240 I picked up last year. Stripping the antifoul and barrier coat is on my list of t
the older keel winch - replacing parts FixinHer'up at 10:57pm 04.27.09 Catalina 22 5/1482 I have the 76' original keel winch - and need to take it apart to make a thicker diameter cable spi
Moorings Beneteau's shilosamm at 9:31pm 04.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3653 How come there is no info under the "boat info" heading for Moorings Beneteau's ? There is only one
reef line attachment questions (3) breweraz at 8:32pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/20 My boat is a Mac 26s. The lake we sail at is notorious for drastic wind speed changes so I want to i
Potomac River Racing 9 May at Quantico rpwillia at 8:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1053 Anyone interested in Racing on May 9th? The Quantico Yacht Club i(www.QuanticoYC.org) s having a Mi
saturn inflatables?? MoonSailer at 7:51pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1961 Saturn inflatables seem like a reasonable boat at a good price anyone have experience with the brand
Applied service to dock lines (2) Ross at 6:52pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2295 The best chafe protection you can get is serving the chafe points with small stuff. These are my doc
Rigid boom vang for H216 Jeff21175 at 6:51pm 04.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/1856 Does anyone have any words of wisdom about getting a rigid boom vang for the H216? I see that there
Help with 12V Panel (1) La Bestia at 6:33pm 04.27.09 Bavaria 2/2451 Hello: I have a 2003 Bavaria 44 and can not figure out the meaning of the three bulbs on top of t
What does my boat number mean ? tasdevil at 6:20pm 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3602 I"m restoring an Oday 22 and uncovered the number on the transom . Can anyone tell me if this gives
Battery and alternator upgrade (5) jsalley at 6:17pm 04.27.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2991 John Kittka asked for some pictures of the electrical upgrades I recently completed, including addit
Cracked Thruhull Ball Valve Bob R. at 6:16pm 04.27.09 Big Boats 2/1246 Boat was launched on Friday and noticed a drip from the galley drain thruhull valve. It looked like
Bent Rudder post Steph at 5:18pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3630 Does anyone know if a rudder post can, or should be straightened? My post has been bent as a resu
Radar mount masthead light Roger Long at 5:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1637 Like many boats of her vintage, Strider has a masthead (or steaming) light for display under power t
Anchoring around New York City? CaptianJack at 4:46pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4775 I recently watched a boat get boarded by the Coast Guard when it was at anchor off Brighton Beach, B
Hood Furler Model 810.... rpell46 at 4:38pm 04.27.09 Catalina 30 2/1510 Trying to commission my new 1991 Cat 30, St'd. Rig...I had to pull the mast to rewire antenna and

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Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 7:30am 01.24.22 I mounted an addition clutch several years ago and don't remember how I did it. I will take a look
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Standing Rigging Inspection sail sfbay at 7:20am 01.24.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest an independent inspection by a professional rigger w
Fairleads CaptainStan at 7:17am 01.24.22 Thanks everybody. I got a new genoa last year it has tell tails and lines across it so that you can
How to install/snake a internal halyard? (1) jssailem at 7:09am 01.24.22 You can remove the lower sheave exit box by drilling out the rivets. Then reach in and grab the line
Headsail 43 Legend 1995 sail sfbay at 6:53am 01.24.22 Jib sail looks to be a 100% and sail area is 370.5 ft2 per specs SailboatData.com - HUNTER 43 LEGEND
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 01.24.22 I would suggest the following: 1. Add wheel fenders to prevent hull damage from road debri.
How to install/snake a internal halyard? RitSim at 6:13am 01.24.22 Certainly mast down gives you the best opportunity to get it right. I lost my genoa halyard last sp
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:12am 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Rodsails at 5:57am 01.24.22 I am wondering if any other 4JH2TE owners have had an issue with diesel in the bilge. It seems to m
Buyer's or Seller's market? DougM at 5:09am 01.24.22
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. (1) Will Gilmore at 3:35am 01.24.22 It looks like Ireland has some very beautiful canals and rivers to cruise. https://www.waterwaysirel
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Digger54 at 2:08am 01.24.22 What sort of generator do I need to run my AC and other equipment on my Hunter 326? Is it practica
What is it? (3) Joe at 2:06am 01.24.22 Leech line cleats samples..... they're just small, thin vee/clam cleats for the leech cord. https:/
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement Joe at 1:27am 01.24.22 $200 seems pretty reasonable to me and by replacing everything all at once you have one big chore to
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Joe at 1:22am 01.24.22 Don't forget "lines led aft". Many boats, especially the older ones, did not come rigged with all c
Buyer's or Seller's market? nightowle at 10:39pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats...... As a broker, I can say this is likely true in stocks and real e
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 8:41pm 01.23.22
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 njlarry at 7:54pm 01.23.22 Given the age of our boats, it is likely flange will not easily part from the shaft. I will likely e
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 01.23.22 Going to install the new next to the old and that section is raised, so does that mean there is a p

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