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PHRF RATINGS Kevin R. Kelly at 8:04pm 07.27.08 Big Boats 1/1889 Looking for any other boats in Nor CAl with PHRF rating name of boat and organization giving the rat
What Do I Do With A Wayward Jib Oops17186 at 7:33pm 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1149 I own a ODay 23 circa 1974(actually it was definitely built 1974)and I am generally quite pleased w
weather helm Dan at 7:18pm 07.27.08 Catalina 22 10/2163 Sailing my C22 today in high winds,(12-18 knots I think.) I was a little overwhelmed so I struck th
Cockpit boom vang? JoMama12879 at 7:01pm 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2175 Thank you all in advance for helping and not laughing at my ignorance! Here goes, what is the pro
Re-Stitching a sail cover? Bobbystone at 7:00pm 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/960 Anyone know of a good place to get an aging sail cover restitched?
Mast Raising on the Water Michael at 6:56pm 07.27.08 Smaller Boats 14/1167 For a variety of reasons, I had to launch and motor to a spot before I could raise my mast. We di
What's on my Hunter 25.5? John & Lauri at 5:49pm 07.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1261 I (we) just bought a Hunter 25.5. The manual tells you very little. Does anyone out there care to a
Correcting excessive heel Anitabreak II at 5:38pm 07.27.08 Smaller Boats 11/1355 Hello! I have a '99 H240 that I've grown to love this summer. I've gotten over my fear of what I th
Battery Consumption Question strobeone at 3:19pm 07.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/919 I know there's some wizard out there with this answer, but for me....I just need some knowledge. I'
ODay Trailer needs work jake at 1:58pm 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/876 My trailer needs work, and is most likely not safe to drive. The boat is on the trailer, 22 foot fi
OD 22 Where does gas can/line go? Walter6016 at 1:48pm 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/963 Hi - I recently bought an Oday 22 andplanto launch tomorrow. The gas can is in the stern port side o
Cabin lights without shore power Vern at 1:35pm 07.27.08 Smaller Boats 6/1094 I have a 2004 H260, stock in all electrical respects except I just upgraded to a Group 27 battery, w
Fiberglassing Capt. Strapfoot at 12:56pm 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/821 Ok, I had a cleat rip out of the stern (Starboard) gunwale. The cleat bolts ripped 1 inch wide gash
Mac 26 questions RNC725 at 12:47pm 07.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/929 Bought a 91 M26s -- had bought a 94 M26s and then sold it in 2000 and forget almost everthing I knew
How do I reef my mainsail? Tonto's Revenge at 8:21am 07.27.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/8407 I'm sailing a 1974 MacGregor 25 that I just bought this spring. The boat sails great in light to mod
Rudder Position While Anchoring Rob Hessenius at 8:10am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4667 What is the proper position that the rudder should be while under anchor. My boat has a real prople
Clouds and stuff Wanderer138 at 8:04am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1040 While researching a reply to an earlier thread on thunderstorms, I came across a website about cloud
Bayou Bonfouca as hurricane hole Rick at 6:52am 07.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1048 I am getting inconsistent reports of the post-katrina depths of Bayou Bonfouca. Does anyone know th
Loose Starboard Stern Cleat >>>on my 222 Chuck R at 6:47am 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/901 Looks like I'm coming up on re-caulking the through hull fittings on my '86 222-O I found the bow
electrical question reserche at 2:57am 07.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1033 The previous owner had Mickey Moused in a car stereo in my Hunter 31 ~ it was never mounted ~ just s

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Vang block shemandr at 3:12pm 05.17.21 Cut the old one off. Use a shackle for the new one. But something is wrong there. Is the block ups
Barient 21-33 Stripper Ring wouterdebie at 3:10pm 05.17.21 Let me save you some aggravation. We had no end of problems with those stripper rings. We got suppo
Running Rigging table, 1991 Hunter 30T, tall mast Art12050 at 3:00pm 05.17.21 As mentioned, your information is on this site. It will give you the IJPE dimensions of your boat an
Barient 21-33 Stripper Ring Alice A. at 2:56pm 05.17.21 Let me save you some aggravation. We had no end of problems with those stripper rings. We got suppos
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe sailnski at 2:54pm 05.17.21 Understood and thanks very much for your replies!
Vang block Stu Jackson at 2:53pm 05.17.21 The stud/pin holding the splice onto the block should be removable.
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Stu Jackson at 2:49pm 05.17.21 I will likely have the yard do the alignment and wonder if all of that might affect the riser measu
Keel Line Rick486 at 2:42pm 05.17.21 I have gotten by for many years by just watching the pots and toggles carefully, and not challenging
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe sailnski at 2:41pm 05.17.21 Stu, Thanks for your reply. Perhaps I'm not understanding, and I'm guessing it doesn't make a diffe
Dipstick thread Yanmar 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 2:41pm 05.17.21 Personally stil prefer an aluminum dipstick to a disintegrating one dropping plastic into my transm
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? Tally Ho at 2:32pm 05.17.21 Mineral spirits may work better than Goo Gone (but also way more fumes). Scrape as much off as pos
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 05.17.21 That's the little beast you're after. Now, according to the info we have so far, you want to follo
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) skunther at 2:16pm 05.17.21 Looks pretty hefty to me. Any chance we can see the other side of the plywood panel which should s
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 2:16pm 05.17.21 I have a Simpson Lawrence Horizon 1500 Let me know if you want a new motor, I can look up who I bou
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 2:15pm 05.17.21
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (3) skunther at 2:11pm 05.17.21 reaker should be in the neighbourhood of the batteries. This is where I installed mine. I only se
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) skunther at 2:07pm 05.17.21
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker VisionPNW at 1:58pm 05.17.21 A windlass is not to be wired through the DC panel..... The windlass should be a direct connection
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? sail sfbay at 1:58pm 05.17.21 My Hunter 46 Yanmar engine had a similar issue when operated at very high rpm, during an engine insp
Now I know where all the wind went (1) markwbird at 1:54pm 05.17.21 Last Friday Night race. Gusting to 30 with big chop.

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