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Lowering mast for winter storage Taffy at 5:17am 09.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1035 Hi, The sailing season is slowing coming to and end here, and we have to start to think about win
245 Help info Owners manual marko at 5:16am 09.01.08 Seidelmann 1/2429 A guy I met at the marina just purchased a 245 that is on a trailer. I promised I would help him ste
Mainsheet problems Patrik at 4:15am 09.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1060 In our Hunter 356 we are having discussion about how to handle the mainsheet efficient when sailing
Do I turn the fuel off?? rfrye1 at 10:55pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1201 I live in Phoenix and keep our boat in San Diego. There are times when the boat sits idle for severa
Bimini Scott at 4:40pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1414 I'm on roll tonight. We need a new bimini for our "86 h31. Checked the chandlery and they have lis
teak trim Scott at 4:33pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1078 Okay guys - The coach top (sides) teak trim on my '86 hunter 31 was in need of replacing. I bought
Halyard preference? Hermit Scott at 2:57pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1144 First off I'm praying for you guys getting hit by Gustav, like it or not. I think I want to run the
sail ID. kendall at 2:07pm 08.31.08 Trailer Sailors 0/22 In the sail inventorey on my portager, was a sail I'm not sure of (pics at link) P-po's inventory
Beneteau 473 Opinions Claudius at 1:59pm 08.31.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4069 Dear B473 Owners, I would like to ask a question regarding the B473. My wife and I love the B473
no forestay gone with the wind at 12:20pm 08.31.08 Smaller Boats 4/1536 have a catalina 22 with no forestay deck mount there are no holes where one coud have been. does
Wauquiez by Beneteau JB at 12:09pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 0/880 Anyone know anything about this boat? Looking at a 34' they were built by the Beneteau company in F
For you Atlantic sailors... Brian D at 10:20am 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 1/945 Have any of you made a sail to the site of the Titanic sinking. I know that this is probably a far f
Contra weight salon table hunter 40.5 Ultimate Star at 7:03am 08.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1495 The contra weight that lowers en rises the salon table has fallen down the mast foot. It looks like
Searching for swing keel 24632 at 6:32am 08.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1254 I'm refurbishing a '78 Oday 25 that is missing the swing keel. I would like to have the extra capab
Removing Keel for Shipping Peter Taylor at 5:36am 08.31.08 Big Boats 2/1940 Fellow Sailors I am in the process of arranging to ship a 2005 C36 Mk11 from the USA to Australia a
Anybody add air/heat to a 36 Rizzman at 5:36am 08.31.08 Yamaha 1/1806 Anybody ever add an air conditioner to a Y-36? I'm thinking about adding it this winter while the b
New Catalina-27 Owner BaySailerBill at 5:24am 08.31.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1153 Hi Everyone, I have been a sailboatowners.com member for a few years, I've been using the Oday Ow
WINDLASS ON A CAL35 SIMPLICITY CAL35 at 10:16pm 08.30.08 Cal 1/1761 I am restoring a 1984 CAL35 and want to install a windlass. Has anyone done this and if so, can you
attach od22 spread brackts Walter6016 at 7:44pm 08.30.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1043 My spreader bracket on ODay 22 which was held on with rivets at 3 points popped off the mast. Should
Newport Beach Harbor Help rfrye1 at 6:28pm 08.30.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1159 I'm looking at the chart for Newport harbor and I see the Anchorage Areas listed around Balboa ' Lid

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What is this? RoyS at 6:22am 01.15.22 One side of that object has countersunk mounting holes for flat head screws. The other side has a fu
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Light air at 6:06am 01.15.22 I"m a sucker for "lost causes". Worst come to worst, you can part it, if it came to that, out for t
What is this? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 01.15.22 That does not help me
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) Light air at 5:53am 01.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! how do plan to avoid getting the mainsail stuck in the mast track? Ho
1987 Cat 22 SK: Cutting Halyards with Hot Knife Light air at 5:38am 01.15.22 I just re-rigged my boom vang while in the water. I used a butane lighter to melt the outside of th
Trailer Weight Tater at 5:35am 01.15.22 Have it weighed. I think bathroom scales will work one wheel at a time. Maybe today. Thanks.
Trailer Weight Tater at 5:34am 01.15.22 If you have the VIN ... The VIN sticker is readable with GVWR and GAWR. There is no trailer/tare o
Sailing 2021 round up (1) garymalmgren at 4:52am 01.15.22 Thank you for the video. Looks like you enjoy your sailing. I tried to look up your Canal25, but co
Sailing 2021 round up (1) garymalmgren at 4:46am 01.15.22 Hi Paul. I will take a vid of my home port. It is a very small fishing harbor that was spared by the
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive Davidasailor26 at 2:58am 01.15.22
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 Len Ingalls at 10:49pm 01.14.22 After cleaning,suggest you re-lube with lanolin based waterproof grease.Lanolin resists washing away
Resting Keel on Bottom Len Ingalls at 10:44pm 01.14.22 Twice per day OP0cpXpw8yk
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 10:00pm 01.14.22 sorry- thought I had posted an update here- it turned out the fuel return lines were weeping. They m
Unknown Part and function Jimc91 at 9:38pm 01.14.22 My latest findings. The damaged compression wood post bottom sits is a very slight pocket formed in
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 9:18pm 01.14.22 @dLj With SSB the normal antenna would be a modified backstay. Meaning, the backstay would be cut an
2022 PacificNW Weather Update nightowle at 9:00pm 01.14.22 Thanks for posting this.
What do I do with PO's shit? nightowle at 8:56pm 01.14.22 there are pump out stations installed by the state all around the sound. I don't know where you're
Trailer Weight (1) Benny17441 at 8:37pm 01.14.22 Have it weighed.
Help! Identify Antenna's DArcy at 8:35pm 01.14.22 Or would there have been too much interference from the rest of everything up there for this to be
Help! Identify Antenna's (1) dLj at 8:12pm 01.14.22 No problem. It is possible that the SSB antenna will be a 23' vertical. That could be disassembled

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