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spinnaker hardware placement ken durbin at 4:54am 04.03.09 Cal 0/1410 Wanting to fly a spinnaker can anyone tell me on a fractional rig how far above the forstay to attac
B & R Quoddy at 4:42am 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2390 On a B 'R rig should shroud tension be near the upper limits rather than the lower limits to reduce
Installing boat on lift egates at 3:52am 04.03.09 Bigger Boats 3/1375 I have a O'Day 272LE and would like to put it on a lift. But the manual says to disconnect the drive
Shroud tension ruipina at 12:36am 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/4001 I was wondering if anyone would Know the shroud tension values for the rigging on a Beneteau Oceanis
Where to haul a boat in LA area Todd37 at 10:25pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1639 I need to haul my Hunter 37. Its berthed in Wilmingtion. Any recommendations?
Lancer sastanley at 9:41pm 04.02.09 Lancer 9/6413 I am looking for a larger boat and am considering either a Lancer 36 or a Lancer 42. I am wondering
Charging with shore power need zinc? Mac 22 at 9:19pm 04.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2142 Hello, I have a 1982 MacGregor 22 and I am slipping her this year. I want to charge the battery usin
Hello's and a Gas Tank problem SEADANCE at 9:11pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 20/6340 Hi all! How is everyonne..missed you all! You know I usually write when I have a problem so here is
VC17m question (1) sinnettc at 8:33pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/4161 Since the weather's still crummy and we don't much like sailing in the cold ' rain I think I'm going
hunter 34 owners, check this out duality at 3:43pm 04.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1097 i see someone has a dorade vent on ebay. if i still had my 34 id buy this for a spare.
Americas Cup - GGYC right challenger Cpt. Jon at 1:20pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1603 So, this should make things interesting, what are your thoughts? Maybe the Americas cup competition
packing gland for 320 Ron at 1:08pm 04.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1419 Could you plese tell me the size of packing material I need for the stuffing box of my 1994 C320 ?
Hats off to Hunter Service Staff Sailgunner at 1:07pm 04.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1266 I want to express my appreciation to Mike Thomas in the Hunter Service Department. I have asked him
Mast raising on the water Louis at 12:37pm 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/7624 Due to a a PITA boatyard, I have a very small window of time to have them take my boat off it's trai
foam flotation Bob Gulyas at 12:28pm 04.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2660 Hi, I have recently purchased a 82' Mac 25. Trailered it to So. Calif. from Arizona. Fresh water bo
Jib boom jknappsax at 11:58am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9136 I see boats like Island Packets with a club-footed boom on the jib to make it self-tending. Does any
Centerboard depth indicator jknappsax at 11:54am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1858 I have an electric centerboard winch that operates from the main saloon, and I am planning to remote
1977 Catalina 25 ronaldwredman at 11:17am 04.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/2532 I just purchased hull # 263 from someone who purchased it at a Baltimore location charity sale. I a
Old Headliner SeanMorey at 10:49am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1968 Dear Mentors, My "new" 77 Colombia Payne 9.6 has an old stained headliner. In the head it sags too
Mounting a new inflatable dingy Jim Seamans at 10:44am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7345 I just recently purchased a new inflatable dingy and will be hanging it from the davits. Since the

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Stray Induced Current (3) smokey73 at 5:16am 11.22.21 Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generator
Dinghy storage NYSail at 4:07am 11.22.21 Thanks all...... let a bit out. Greg
proper grease for rudder bearings Apex at 3:01am 11.22.21 correction: Tube is packed with grease. Indeed the bearings are plain bearings with no grease groo
Single handing Will Gilmore at 12:52am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. In my MC, I stored it under the gunwa
La Ni�a All U Get at 11:26pm 11.21.21 The other observation that I had was the current shift yesterday. There was noticeably more time of
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 Randy Michaelis at 11:00pm 11.21.21 The plywood has better integrity toward the hull so this may be a good option for me. Thank you for
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 9:25pm 11.21.21 i change my fuel filters and have checked- no leaks there
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 9:03pm 11.21.21 Here is a late Friday entry. A husband and wife were getting all snugly in bed. The passion was he
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 jssailem at 8:57pm 11.21.21 Nice images. Not being able to inspect here is a possible idea. You will need to see if it will work
proper grease for rudder bearings jon hansen at 8:26pm 11.21.21 https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene-bearings uhmw is a greaseless bearing. when worn, repla
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 7:56pm 11.21.21 Make sure that IF this one of the Pearson's with rubber gasket under each stanchion base, that someo
Pearson 30 DArcy at 7:46pm 11.21.21 Just make sure it's a Pearson 30, not a Pearson Flyer which is also 30'. The Flyer is a great boat f
proper grease for rudder bearings DArcy at 7:34pm 11.21.21 I used a general purpose wheel bearing grease on mine for many years without problems. I refreshed i
proper grease for rudder bearings Rich Stidger at 7:26pm 11.21.21 I wasn't aware that any grease was used.
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair brian cc27mkiii at 6:44pm 11.21.21 yes thank you Don the top of the compression post and bulkhead appear to be solid as does the rest o
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 6:11pm 11.21.21 You need to thoroughly inspect the bottom of the mast support Very good point Don. My boat did not
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair Don S/V ILLusion at 5:55pm 11.21.21 The title implies the mast step has a concave depression from rotten core material. This may be only
Will this buff out? Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 11.21.21 put in front of my house with a sign saying FREE. By the next day it will be gone. Put a sign say
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair jssailem at 5:48pm 11.21.21 While not the fiberglass strength the Coosa product has some good properties. COOSA BLUEWATER 26 SER
Single handing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 11.21.21 What's the biggest stripper you've caught, capt'n?

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