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How do you attach your jib sheets? Roy Udwin at 5:56am 11.18.08 Ask All Sailors 33/11003 I was curious to see the different ways (knots) sailors attach their jib sheets to the jib. Please
Hunter 27 Merriman shift lever Calvin1Calvin at 5:29am 11.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1024 Does anyone know where to find a transmisson shift lever for a 1978 Hunter 27? My understanding is
Pearson 38 jimma4191 at 4:51am 11.18.08 Pearson 5/5569 I currently own a 1987 P33-2 hull #109. I would like to move up and I am looking at 1990 Pearson 38
spare tire compatability Jansen at 4:35am 11.18.08 Trailer Sailors 7/2734 Will the spare on my dodge minivan fit the boat trailer? Looks like the same spread on the lug nuts
26s Rub rail Jansen at 4:31am 11.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1379 My rub rail is not sealed and part of it is rubbed plum off. Will lack of caulking around the rub
Shower Hook Up shymel at 8:37pm 11.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1042 how can i hook up a shower to my 27 Hunter. new to sailing
Repair Topside Leaks countrygent147 at 7:57pm 11.17.08 Day Sailers 3/2096 Good eve. Live in southeastern CT. Would like to met other 22 owners nearby. Anyway, bought my 22
prop for tohatsu 50 hp outboard Sea Scrapper at 7:45pm 11.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2237 We have a 9x13 prop on our tohatsu 50 hp outboard, on our 26M, it will only turn 4400 rpm. Does any
H/C pressure water winterizing pauldebhanna at 7:42pm 11.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1071 I own a '97 Cat 28 MKII, can anyone tell me what the process is for winterizing the H/C pressure wat
Where to get the canvas gear bags Fourtylove at 7:27pm 11.17.08 Big Boats 0/867 Im looking to buy another gear bag that came with our 2002 Passage 456, they are Kaki , hang bags wi
Christmas Cards regor-123 at 7:17pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2375 Does anyone know a good source for "sailing" Christmas cards?
Beneteau First 38 !! High pressure fresh water leak windsmaker at 6:27pm 11.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2424 I have a beneteau first 38 (1984) and have a leak in the fresh water pressure line which is leaking
Need Help with Yanmar 3GMF Oil Leak H34Rich at 4:51pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1797 Hello. Anybody out there experienced with replacing the Rear (crankshaft) Oil Seal mounted in the Me
Spinnaker Size vcastleton at 4:33pm 11.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1203 Can anyone advise the correct luff for a symmetrical spinnaker for 86 H31 ? Also any tricks for rev
Hunter Parts michaelanthony at 3:08pm 11.17.08 Big Boats 6/1486 Hello all. Many thanks for this forum and all the assistance I have received from you folks. I
GoreTex packing size question (4) Hermit Scott at 3:03pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3437 This gore stuff feels like fabric infused with silly puddy. So it's kinda mallable. I thought that i
Multimeters Bob S at 2:25pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 29/7666 I am going to buy a multimeter for my boat. Any recommendation? Any features I should be looking for
Magazine needs Irwin 37 photos captaingene@msn.com at 2:10pm 11.17.08 Irwin 1/1958 A magazine story is coming out about Irwin 37s. If you have some nice photos, please submit to Dian
California Marina Frank P at 12:47pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1581 Hello All, I am thinking of moving my boat to Al Larson Marina in Wilmington, CA. It's a pretty rou
Owner photo albums walt at 12:21pm 11.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1154 Just passing on this from the "site" forum - To see the owners photo album's (bunch from posters

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1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail (1) Gene Neill at 5:44am 10.24.21 https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jMxDyZaBL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Joe at 5:33am 10.24.21 I raise the main first. In my case, since I have an upwind slip, it's very convenient to simply rai
What is this? shemandr at 4:54am 10.24.21 I had one on my Slickcraft. Never really understood what it did. I posted a pic and Mainesail post
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 3:48am 10.24.21 I agree it looks like the layout for a battery isolator. But the wire colors all seem wrong. Black a
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip Brian D at 9:10pm 10.23.21 If you have not done so, and I suppose you did but did not mention it, add Salt Away to your flush w
What is this? Stu Jackson at 9:00pm 10.23.21 Isolator.
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Stu Jackson at 8:58pm 10.23.21 Lazy Jack Trick Many folks complain about full battens getting caught up when raising the mainsail
CNG Joshua770 at 8:16pm 10.23.21 You will need to buy or assemble a CNG fill adapter to be able to fill a typical boat CNG cylinder
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 7:54pm 10.23.21 If I understand what you said you're looking to leave the holes large so you can glass in the chain
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience njlarry at 7:48pm 10.23.21 Sorry to hear of your agro. Never understood how someone expects to grow a business without exceedi
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 7:44pm 10.23.21 If the reef line are "missing", the internal blocks probably are too. If so, you'll need to rebuilt
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 5:14pm 10.23.21 McLube Sailcoat is a great dry lube and should help with your slides. +1 DO NOT USE WD40 or any ot
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke FastOlson at 4:01pm 10.23.21 Maybe not part of the current problem, but you might want to replace the hose from your tank to the
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail kappykaplan at 3:02pm 10.23.21 McLube Sailcoat is a great dry lube and should help with your slides.
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip John Marrone at 3:01pm 10.23.21 Done....better place for sure. Thank You for taking the time to review the post
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip sail sfbay at 2:53pm 10.23.21 Nice upgrade, thanks for sharing!! Suggest posting this upgrade on this site's owner's modification
Sirius 21 centerboard winch and hull tea stain sail sfbay at 2:02pm 10.23.21 Centerboard winch: See post #2 in this thread on changing the cable: Sirius 21 keel \| Sailboat Owner
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:00pm 10.23.21 You can read all about the Raritan Fresh Head here: Raritan Fresh Head --Peggie
under the floor sail sfbay at 1:40pm 10.23.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new very COOL Guppy 13 sailboat!! Might contact Ro
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now sail sfbay at 1:28pm 10.23.21 Nice upgrade!! Might want to post this modification / upgrade on this site: Catalina 310 Owner Modi

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