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Spinnaker Halyard Parsifal at 8:13pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1412 I have just purchased a used asymmetrical spinnaker for my Islander 30. It has a pro furl system fo
S2 26 parts on ebay now BobM at 8:08pm 12.14.08 S2 0/1399 A variety of parts have been listed by someone (i.e. not me). Search S-2 26. Includes a companionw
Halyard tangles Parsifal at 8:03pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1573 I have an Islander 30 . The mast has steps. The halyards all run on the outside of the mast and fr
Beneteau 36 CC owner Scott McCartt healeyman at 6:52pm 12.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1335 Scott, I would like to contact you. I live in McMinniville, Tn. I have an interest in the model
Port frames??? rpell46 at 6:11pm 12.14.08 Catalina 30 1/1443 Hi all, I am the new proud owner of a 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II. I just took delivery this past Wed
Single Handed Sailing Trinkka at 5:54pm 12.14.08 Day Sailers 2/2096 A lot of sailors have had questions about single handing their boats and what kind of equipment is n
Winch backing plates Blitz at 5:35pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 22/12801 I plan to upgrade some winches on my boat and wondered what materials are acceptable as backing plat
MapTech software support Al - s/v Persephone at 5:19pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/4204 As a long-time (and very satisfied) user of MapTech's Offshore Navigator, I was saddened to hear of
hunter 34 tough boat pkeating at 3:41pm 12.14.08 Big Boats 16/10294 hi to all hunter 34 owners, I went to the east coast of the usa(Solomons) to buy a hunter34 in feb 2
Multi purpose GPS.. CobraEarl MAC26s at 2:41pm 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1185 Is there an affordable GPS that would work in a car and do a decent job in a boat?? Guess being a
Very disturbing picture... don't look if your squeemish (1) Scott B at 2:39pm 12.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 8/3321 Was up to check on the boat today..... tons of snow, there musta been 2 ft. on the docks. http:/
Water In Hull jak at 2:21pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1700 I have the opportunity to aquire a project boat, 1977 ranger, for nothing. However it has been sitti
My mistake Bob S at 1:56pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 25/4279 So I thought I was collecting everything I needed to upgrade my electrical system. My boat is on a m
side water tank is leaking rsmeeker at 12:09pm 12.14.08 Big Boats 4/1312 We have a 1990 Passage 42. We just had a bunch of new upgrades because we love the boat and now we h
Newbie trailer question atwhite2 at 12:08pm 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/963 I recently purchased a 1968 MacGregor/Venture 21' sailboat. It needs to be moved and it does not hav
Reading Charts Capt Strapfoot at 9:16am 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1854 Can anyone recommend a good online course for chart reading and navigation. Or a good book to teach
Broken boom gooseneck fjk48 at 8:36am 12.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1422 The gooseneck fitting that is rivited into the boom of my '86 Hunter 31 broke and needs to replaced.
O'day 34 owners manual Juggernaut at 4:01am 12.14.08 Bigger Boats 6/4087 I spent lunch on our new boat on Friday and, lo and behold, there was a copy of the original owners
do you recognize this boat model? (5) mkc at 9:54pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1896 I just got a circa 1970-80? 13 ft fiberglass sailboat. one interesting feature is that the mast is s
Sinking Feeling Dennis Honeycutt at 9:21pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 39/6893 I need some help understanding this one. I was checking on a friend's boat (1991 H33) last week whi

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Selling used stuff here and fraud capta at 8:16am 02.18.22 Scam... Hello. How are you?
Selling used stuff here and fraud NYSail at 8:13am 02.18.22 Yep..... Good ol' Jim Corry (thats what he said his name is) trying to scam a poor sailor. So anyo
learning to sail... The big step... capta at 8:13am 02.18.22 @capta - Thought you might be able to help this gentleman. Thanks, but the dreaded Covid put us ou
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Ben4195 at 8:11am 02.18.22 Nice! Looks like you have one of the rare models that does not have the pop top. I'm jealous of tha
Installing shore power (1) jssailem at 8:08am 02.18.22 Dave is discussing at your panel. The current panel design is to use an ELCI breaker on the incoming
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) sail sfbay at 7:43am 02.18.22 For the halyards and topping lift, which I use as a safety line when climbing the mast) low stretch
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 7:30am 02.18.22 Dreamer, my Michigan friend, I reviewed the Selden website. Where I came upon a Splicing PDF with th
Cockpit Water Hose Inlet (1) jviss at 7:24am 02.18.22 Assuming that's a connection to supply fresh water from the dock... That kind of connection is gene
Cockpit Water Hose Inlet sail sfbay at 7:10am 02.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! I have the same shore water inlet connection on my Hunter 46 with a downstre
Selling used stuff here and fraud Tally Ho at 6:55am 02.18.22
Salon Lights wiring H49 Velero49 at 6:49am 02.18.22 that is my thinking that it was wired for both lamps with switch and for a daisy chain of 6 with dim
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging DayDreamer41 at 6:38am 02.18.22 When I replaced the topping lift on our 41 (for the same reason as you stated) I just went with the
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 6:35am 02.18.22 Scrapping the jackscrew idea.....latest brainstorm is to bond some joist/stringers to the hull using
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 02.18.22 To clarify, the metal frame is called a cassette. I assume that your referring to the bolt hole on t
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 6:25am 02.18.22 +1For eDraw Max I just installed the trial version on my Mac. Any recommendations for a template
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:21am 02.18.22 202723
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 02.18.22 If it's that gray gooey butyl like stuff I think I used a plastic scraper and one or more of the fol
Selling used stuff here and fraud Tater at 6:12am 02.18.22 I bought my boat in October. The local seller had multiple attempts by scammers using the same MO as
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Tater at 5:59am 02.18.22 We use Visio at work but it isn't free. The Open Office Suite is a great package and your tax dollar
Selling used stuff here and fraud cb32863 at 5:58am 02.18.22 About 5-6 years ago "Frankie Frankensheu" contacted me about a chart plotter I was selling here. The

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