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C30 rudder cracks/ brown goo cygnus x1 at 7:52am 03.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1313 :cry: Every year, for the last five years, I've had to repair cracks, and leaks in both the leading
Suport of the shaft luc_gougeon@hotmail.com at 7:40am 03.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/899 Bonjour I would to know how the support of the shaft and cutless bearing is fixed ? Catalina 36
Install stero in Hunter 260 earlkeim at 7:32am 03.16.09 Smaller Boats 2/1575 HI, I am going to purchase a stero system for my 2002 Hunter. There has never been any tyope of
Headroom in Lancer 36 labatt50 at 7:21am 03.16.09 Lancer 2/2601 Hi, I'm presently shopping a sailboat on internet and I found a Lancer 36 that seem to be a pretty
thru-hull types dacheez at 7:07am 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1265 Asking for other 272 owners (or anybody) to shout-out w/ opinions on the factory thru-hulls. Have mo
Mooring Line Lengths Peregrine at 6:54am 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/5374 For an O'Day 35: Looking for recommended or known standard length of a mooring line measured from w
Beneteau 323 - folding, feathering, fixed? Widget at 6:43am 03.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2356 Prop. Help. I am considering changing my fixed prop on my BENETEAU 323 and would appreciate any inpu
Mast Removal wally252 at 6:39am 03.16.09 Columbia 0/2488 I have a 1972 Columbia 26 foot MKII sailboat. How do I identify the type of mast and how do I remove
dropping a centerboard Justin_NSA at 5:40am 03.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/4399 I have to drop my centerboard to do some repairs on a 2" hole on the leading edge. (pic to post toni
Teak Handrails for Cabin top CKDK at 4:35am 03.16.09 Smaller Boats 3/3488 Help!!!!!! I have a 1982 Hunter 22 and am doing the spring re-fit thing. The starboard cabin top han
Hole in 340 (3) Andy1237 at 8:23pm 03.15.09 Big Boats 1/1084 Anybody know why there is a factory hole in the floor of the 340? I pulled up the starboard aft port
window replacement captron at 7:14pm 03.15.09 Big Boats 3/1265 Has anyone replaced the long cabin windows (port side) ont he Legend 37.5 or similar model?? mine ar
wierd noise Mike8193 at 6:59pm 03.15.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1558 I have propane tank (regular looking type, like the one on your grill in the back yard). It has las
Xantrex Link 20 or LinkPro Deadhead at 6:32pm 03.15.09 Ask All Sailors 8/9554 This weekend I installed a new house battery bank. It is a Rolls 325 amp-hr bank that replaces the
boom sailormark45 at 6:16pm 03.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1167 Hi Where is the access slot for the sail slides on mast located?? My gooseneck is riveted to mast an
Docking help needed. (3) Ed Schenck at 6:05pm 03.15.09 Ask All Sailors 58/11237 I sailed my H37C from Lake Erie to Port Richey, Florida. You would think I would know how to dock th
O'Day 272 through hull PatSul22 at 5:52pm 03.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1548 I have an Oday 272, Does anyone know exactly how many through hulls there are below the water line?
Need mast for 16.5 Aloha Dave at 5:42pm 03.15.09 Smaller Boats 4/2859 Broke my mast today and need a replacement. :cry: Any help or ideas would be helpful. Aloha Dave
Genniker and Genny Combo? Serenity Now at 5:38pm 03.15.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3440 Don: Bought your guides several years ago and they were, and continue to be, extremely helpful.
Update on Daughters maiden trip home keysskipper at 5:03pm 03.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1884 A big Thank You to all the fellow sailors and Dads who responded to the topic posted recently!! We m

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Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 02.20.22 I see his last posting was Aug 5, 2019 . We can only hope he is still well. I always found his po
Defender Sold Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 02.20.22 them Canadians appear to have money to spend... He sure wasn't talking about me :frown:.
Spinnaker car. PaulK at 9:56am 02.20.22 Rig Rite shows it as no longer available. The car (and track) is curved to match the front of the m
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 02.20.22 What a tempest in a teapot. Bullcrap if you'll pardon the the salty language. Acrylic is one of the
A few Hunter 306 questions Crazy Dave Condon at 9:34am 02.20.22 On in mast furling, the rake has been discussed but prebend should be limited to 1 degree. Otherwi
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Claude L.-Auger at 9:33am 02.20.22 Interestingly enough these threads discuss what you are proposing 12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid fo
mast raising mikeracca at 9:27am 02.20.22
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems captcoho at 9:25am 02.20.22 Search past threads, some people added a coolant overflow tank to M18
Ports mikeracca at 9:22am 02.20.22
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 9:21am 02.20.22 These were small sealed units, so I replaced them with G-10 sockets and G-10 dim red LED bulbs. As I
mast raising captcoho at 9:10am 02.20.22 Hi, Okay, we've made progress getting the mast to go up... But then it tips to starboard and falls
Ports mikeracca at 9:02am 02.20.22 Found it. https://www.amazon.com/Locking-gasket-windshield-windows-equipment/dp/B01BKSOOUW/ref=sr_1
Ports mikeracca at 9:00am 02.20.22 Old cars and trucks used to use a rubber gasket to hold the windshield and back glass in. Automotive
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 02.20.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) t
mast raising (2) mikeracca at 8:51am 02.20.22 It goes about half way up the pole and there is a block at the top of the pole where the rope exits.
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:50am 02.20.22 Thank you Sail SF Bay. The top down furler seems to be the simplest handling approach. Cheers. Tim
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:44am 02.20.22 Good day Claude and thank you. Your post arrived while I was replying to the other captains. I lik
Down windsails. sail sfbay at 8:32am 02.20.22 ..........A dock mate, who is a racer, just rigged an asymmetrical with top down furling....... A t
Ports MacBeane at 8:15am 02.20.22 No fabrication is needed, just the plastic frame, as also asked by a commenter at the end of that ar
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:03am 02.20.22 You all are amazing! Thank you, so much, for your comments and for so quickly sharing your knowledge

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