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Help identify Roller furling system Pitman at 10:55am 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1740 Help identify Roller furling system I have a roller furling system that uses a hanked on jib.
Whaaat......rules of the road paulj at 10:43am 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1488 Let me see that again.....must be trick photos. http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa309/mpyre_pho
recovering interior cushions ctalmage at 9:51am 10.07.08 Irwin 2/2319 Hi - I'm looking for some recommendations on what type of material to use for recovering the main sa
Bahia Boat question SEADANCE at 8:47am 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1732 Hi guys and gals, I have been a good girl...so good I got a new dinghy:dance: and a 3hp Johnson/Ev
forestay tuning milemarkerone at 8:01am 10.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1170 I have a ODay35 with an older Harken Furler and need to tune my forestay. Can I do so without removi
Keel templets Mac Daddy at 7:28am 10.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/970 I wanna do some minor repair and fair my keel. Anyone ever seen any shape templets for a v 22?
will a 26 sail with less water ballast? Eastern Cross at 7:23am 10.07.08 Smaller Boats 9/1611 I'm a new racer and have a regatta coming up this weekend--always looking for that little extra, I w
Shiftless in the slip 31seahorse at 6:41am 10.07.08 Bigger Boats 0/1473 As the summer progressed the transmission of our 1984 O'Day 34 has more frequently had a delay in sh
Mounting Bow Cleats - H430 Ken-H430 at 10:03pm 10.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1363 I have a '95 Hunter 430 that unfortunately does not have external bow cleats. The only cleats in th
Boom Parts Needed 26s kuijt at 8:13pm 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1140 I need to get the cap (with bolt) and the solid shaft that attach the boom to the mast on my 92 26s.
SOLAS Reflective Tape (1) Maine Sail at 7:41pm 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2149 I finally found a way to capture the performance of the SOLAS tape I installed on the mast, my radar
Stuck ScottD at 5:55pm 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2122 Just bought an 82 S2 9.2 and she is a beaut. However, it is very difficult to raise the main sail a
There Won't Be Many More (3) ITMaster at 3:54pm 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2013 Weekends like this past one left this year. It's been a great season this year, and we keep squeezin
26M gelcoat blisters Brian2508 at 3:42pm 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3497 We've a 2008 26M that was put into fresh water moorage in May of this year and pulled out for the wi
Need a rudder NMK at 3:04pm 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1174 I will someday get an Idasailor rudder but can't afford one now. Anyone have a rudder they can sell
Photo albums on sailboat owners walt at 2:04pm 10.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1112 When I first picked up my 26S almost two years ago, there was a web site with lots of pictures of ow
1974 O'day 23 swing keel Whim Sea at 1:46pm 10.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 26/9949 Looking for information on the swing keel, The boat that i own has a treated board as it swing keel.
Taming the Jabsco Head Ken Johnson at 12:45pm 10.06.08 Bavaria 3/2342 There have been many messages regarding the Jabsco head, as provided in these, and many other, sailb
Offshore O'Day 302 ? seadog at 12:36pm 10.06.08 Bigger Boats 8/11114 GET THIS! My wife pointed me towards an online boat! Seems she liked the 'open' feeling of the cabin
Need your used ST 4000 control head Roland at 12:28pm 10.06.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 If you are replacing your ST 4000 autopilot, I would like to get your used control head. I'll pay

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Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Richard19068 at 1:54pm 01.07.22 $600 is a lot of dough. I think a lot of people fabricate their own risers with black iron pipe from
11.0a fairwindgirl at 1:08pm 01.07.22 Is this the famous Hal who owns too many boats (BMC customer)? :-) We have two 11Cs here at the Va
Barbed hose fittings Shaw_2112 at 12:43pm 01.07.22 Thanks for the replies, looks like I'll stick with the marelon fittings.
I still don't quite get rule #2... Hello Below at 11:56am 01.07.22 Yes, except during a sailboat race and then wind and tack do make a difference for crossing situati
11.0a Halvern at 11:29am 01.07.22 I am looking for a copy of the 11A Owners Manual or a site that might have a PDF. More than happy to
I still don't quite get rule #2... Stu Jackson at 11:21am 01.07.22 For example, if sailing and you are on port tack and crossing a starboard tack boat, the only safe
Just committed to an 82 C22. Stu Jackson at 11:10am 01.07.22 Congratulations. We had an '81, #10496, great boat. We trailered it up to Clear Lake from SF for m
I still don't quite get rule #2... Sailfanatic at 10:51am 01.07.22
Catalina 320 start problem jeepbluetj at 10:33am 01.07.22 Just replaced my start switch for the same issue. I wanted to make it "keyless" but got it a bit of
Question about CE Categories Tedd at 10:24am 01.07.22 On the CE plates I've seen the difference is usually due to number of people or load aboard, 4 peopl
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) Seaswood at 10:03am 01.07.22 Thanks glad to dispose of the milk jugs. that leaves the underside of the forward decking, possibly
Question about CE Categories sail sfbay at 9:47am 01.07.22 Never seen that. My understanding boats are certified to one (1) of four (4) CE categories. Big dif
Question about CE Categories (1) Calif. Ted at 9:46am 01.07.22 On the CE plates I've seen the difference is usually due to number of people or load aboard, 4 peopl
Question about CE Categories cb32863 at 9:43am 01.07.22 I did a Google search and found a bunch of links. Here is one from Beneteau: What CE Certification m
I still don't quite get rule #2... Davidasailor26 at 9:27am 01.07.22 I am mostly interested in the sailboat on sailboat, non-racing rules. So I think I can remember tha
11.0a Halvern at 9:26am 01.07.22 Getting a 1979 11A next week. My wifes first comment, "son-of-a-b.. it has a shower". It used to be
I still don't quite get rule #2... kappykaplan at 9:12am 01.07.22 So I think I can remember that if the other guy is on my right (and I would see his red nav lights
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tally Ho at 9:08am 01.07.22 Yes, except during a sailboat race and then wind and tack do make a difference for crossing situati
I still don't quite get rule #2... Charles Erwin at 9:04am 01.07.22 As to some comments above about always giving way even when standon, as a tactic to avoid close qua
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 8:46am 01.07.22 Like many people in the Middle Atlantic area not much going on with my boat. I did stop down to che

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