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Mainsail difficult to raise Ricky0695 at 11:01am 01.07.09 Com-Pac 3/3392 I have a 1991 Compac 33, My main sail is very difficult to raise. Has anybody had such an experience
What I did Rick Sylvester at 10:36am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2093 on my vacation. Hi all. I hope this is okay to do here and Phil, you can spank me later if it's n
Great support from Watchmate tsmwebb at 9:42am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1367 This is a where credit is due kind of post. I hope it is appropriate. We've been hanging out in
Genoa track on Oday 26 Drifter26 at 9:23am 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3249 I noticed in this site's boat review section, several owners mentioned that they had added a genoa t
Heave-to off wind Franklin at 7:50am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 35/5420 Started a new thread as lots of talk about it. You should try this sometime. You will be amazed at
rOnDAYvous site-selection poll (1) Capn Pete at 5:38am 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2855 It's that time of year again -- time to start thinking about where to hold the 7th annual Northeast
Loss of the Brigantine Albatross Roger Long at 3:40am 01.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/8508 While searching the net for Google hits where I can get my recent phone number change listed, I disc
Looking to purchase an O'Day 222 Mich222 at 3:29am 01.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5840 Due to the popularity of my and another O'Day 222 in our yacht club, we have another member who is l
balboa 26 okiesails at 10:14pm 01.06.09 Balboa 3/5487 I need a boom, rudder and tiller for a 1972 Balboa 26. I live in Northern WI. Any leads would be app
Boom/Mast Bushings gweisheipl at 9:08pm 01.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1243 The bushings which help connect the boom to the mast on my boat occasionally come lose and drop to t
location for propane control switch & bilge switch MAC915 at 9:01pm 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2012 1.installing both a propane control switch and an auto bilge switch. Any recommendations for cabin l
Hard starting when cold-3GM diesel Yanmar catawbarod at 7:04pm 01.06.09 Big Boats 11/7241 I have a 35.5 legend 1993 with a 3 GM diesel engine 28 horse. I have trouble starting it in weather
Engine alexander at 4:56pm 01.06.09 Ericson 2/2163 Several first I have a 1970 33 ft Ericson that I love I had for five years and everyone else loves i
AUTOMAC Output Low infamous-bob19215 at 12:48pm 01.06.09 Catalina 30 7/2098 I have an 84 Catalina 30 which came with an Automac that was not connected to the Alternator. I obta
California trailer sailors ! Glenn B. at 12:14pm 01.06.09 Trailer Sailors 12/4016 With the holidays, rain and cold weather I have not had my boat out since September of last year, ha
Cherub. 25 Distance sailing Ameribritalia at 10:29am 01.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1722 Curious to know if anyone has done distance sailing on a small boat particularly a Hunter 25. I h
Demopolis Yacht Basin MoonSailer at 7:57am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1846 Does anyone have any experience at the Demopolis Yacht Basin???? I plan to move my boat to the coast
Anyone want to sail on Huron and Michigan in January? Rob Hessenius at 7:26am 01.06.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/2329 Sailors, There is a great site www.sailonline.org that offers online sailing to help you cope with t
Spinnaker questions Geo16639 at 7:14am 01.06.09 Seidelmann 2/3215 Hello All Hope everyone had a safe and joyful holiday season. I got a kite for Christmas for the S
How much does your gimbaled stove/oven swing Calypso at 4:32am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/7505 I am installing a gimbaled Origo 6000 in my S2 9.2C. How far back should the unit swing? Right now I

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Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 11:50am 01.18.22 Ericson 27 is a good boat. Very similar in size to the C&C27 I had for 20 years. It will be a great
Options for new main halyard Sailfanatic at 11:42am 01.18.22 Definitely no on Sta-setX. I would second the recommendation of VPC for a main halyard, I used it f
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 11:22am 01.18.22 A little more poking around and the weiner is .. Ericson 27.. They were available with a deep transo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 01.18.22 I'm a sailor and love wind in my wings. It appears I will need to un-step/load&carry/re-step at lea
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 11:06am 01.18.22 Soooo..... I phoned the uscg just now and the person explained that there is a bug in their software
Coast Guard multi year renewal NYSail at 10:59am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentatio
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:58am 01.18.22 . But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:50am 01.18.22 But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 10:43am 01.18.22 At a marina I used to stay, I watched my slip neighbor step his mast by rafting his boat to two othe
Dometic AC needs capacitor Tater at 10:39am 01.18.22 ...... :) there was a time when capacitors had pcbs in them.. yeah I'm that old lol My dad acquir
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 9:50am 01.18.22 That is definitely not a C&C. The Ericson 25+ looks closest but it looks like it is a mast head rig
Options for new main halyard AndyL at 9:37am 01.18.22 Thanks everyone. I did do quite a bit of research before posting so am aware of Sta-Set X's reput
Trying to identify this boat Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 01.18.22 It's definitely not a catalina. Get yourself an outboard if desired and use it as is. I don't know h
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') tfox2069 at 9:26am 01.18.22 I have a Honda 2200i and a soft start on my 16k btu AC unit. I use it (and bring it) only very rare
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 01.18.22 I've worked with using thickened epoxy many times. What technique would you use in this application?
Lewmar Whitlock Shifter Knotallthere at 9:08am 01.18.22 Yes that is the correct procedure.
Trying to identify this boat Rick D at 8:52am 01.18.22 Ericson 25+ .. The window slants, fore and aft are kinda an Ericson thing. They were available with
Options for new main halyard Calif. Ted at 8:48am 01.18.22 What are people using for their main halyard? I'm using Samson MLX3, good performance at moderate
Coast Guard multi year renewal Rick D at 8:47am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentation
Have a Takacat? Hayden Watson at 8:46am 01.18.22 The YouTube channel Ryan and Sophie Sailing has one and had some several reviews on their Tesla of t

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