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Brand new to the open water stultoviro at 12:56am 08.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/902 Hello there, I am brand new to sailing; or rather, I should say that I am desperately trying to be
A moment of inattentiveness... Manny at 8:34pm 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1411 led to what I assume is the overheating of my 1998 Honda BF8 outboard. I after pulling into my slip
Splicing anchor chain Lyle at 8:04pm 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1168 Has anyone had experience with splicing 2 lengths of chain together using a connecting link? I would
Help, please! BAJ at 5:19pm 08.18.08 Day Sailers 4/1726 I hope someone can help me out (and I hope I'm asking in the right place!) This weekend I bought
Rules Hermit Scott at 2:04pm 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 2/981 I am not sure what the rules are on this site. Are there things we are not allowed to discuss on her
Clogged Head Galveston Beach Bum at 11:00am 08.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1150 My wife recently went to use the head on our 1977 Catalina 27 and the water flushed up onto the star
test Phil Herring at 10:52am 08.18.08 Pearson 0/1183 .
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Looking for a boom David Taub at 10:26am 08.18.08 Seidelmann 2/1757 Looking for a boom for S25 (1979; E dimension 9.00'). Any suggestions for finding suitable replacem
Location of starting battery on 361? Luftig at 10:22am 08.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2363 I know this is a stupid question, but does anyone know the location of the starting battery on a 361
ericson 25' project boat 24632 at 6:24am 08.18.08 Ericson 1/2218 Acquired a project boat and need as much info as I can gather. Boat was in a hurricane (knocked ove
Need to replace lower stay, can I do it at the mooring? Dave Cole at 5:21am 08.18.08 Catalina 22 6/1522 Yesterday I noticed one of the lower rear stays is fraying (becoming undone) so it needs to replaced
Mcgregor 25 Instructional lmanual popstoy@aol.com at 4:15am 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1075 Need owners manual Instructions for a Mcgregor/Venture 25
Guns at sea Hermit Scott at 12:58am 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1536 I live in Texas, where they issue you a hand gun with your drivers license permit. Does any know the
Engine compartment coating? Hermit Scott at 12:53am 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1253 I pulled the engine in my Catalina 30 and I am rebuilding it now, and applied a baked on engine pain
Sailing to Catalina for Labor Day, caguy at 11:01pm 08.17.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2197 I was hoping to leave Friday morning for Avalon, however I am concern whether this would be early en
The boat crash at I 10 sailaway78 at 9:56pm 08.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1194 Some one asked a week or so ago if anyone had heard about a catamaran crashing at the I-10 bridge on
Cruisers perish in botched MOB incident Phil Herring at 9:04pm 08.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1016 Three Australian cruisers who vanished off the catamaran Kaz II probably died by drowning or shark a
Installed New Mainsail Halyard = Lots More Better rardiH36 at 8:51pm 08.17.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1205 Thanks to the forum participants that posted suggestions several days ago about methods to lead a n
Bonus discovery Recess at 8:35pm 08.17.08 Ask All Sailors 3/930 I recently brought my boat home and have been working on it but I have been sick this weekend and ha

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Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 7:30am 01.24.22 I mounted an addition clutch several years ago and don't remember how I did it. I will take a look
Trident 101 rubber smell sail sfbay at 7:25am 01.24.22 Raritan sani/flex sanitation butyl rubber hose Sani/Flex Odor Shield Marine Hose \| Raritan Engineeri
Standing Rigging Inspection sail sfbay at 7:20am 01.24.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest an independent inspection by a professional rigger w
Fairleads CaptainStan at 7:17am 01.24.22 Thanks everybody. I got a new genoa last year it has tell tails and lines across it so that you can
How to install/snake a internal halyard? (1) jssailem at 7:09am 01.24.22 You can remove the lower sheave exit box by drilling out the rivets. Then reach in and grab the line
Headsail 43 Legend 1995 sail sfbay at 6:53am 01.24.22 Jib sail looks to be a 100% and sail area is 370.5 ft2 per specs SailboatData.com - HUNTER 43 LEGEND
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 01.24.22 I would suggest the following: 1. Add wheel fenders to prevent hull damage from road debri.
How to install/snake a internal halyard? RitSim at 6:13am 01.24.22 Certainly mast down gives you the best opportunity to get it right. I lost my genoa halyard last sp
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:12am 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Rodsails at 5:57am 01.24.22 I am wondering if any other 4JH2TE owners have had an issue with diesel in the bilge. It seems to m
Buyer's or Seller's market? DougM at 5:09am 01.24.22
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. (1) Will Gilmore at 3:35am 01.24.22 It looks like Ireland has some very beautiful canals and rivers to cruise. https://www.waterwaysirel
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Digger54 at 2:08am 01.24.22 What sort of generator do I need to run my AC and other equipment on my Hunter 326? Is it practica
What is it? (3) Joe at 2:06am 01.24.22 Leech line cleats samples..... they're just small, thin vee/clam cleats for the leech cord. https:/
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement Joe at 1:27am 01.24.22 $200 seems pretty reasonable to me and by replacing everything all at once you have one big chore to
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Joe at 1:22am 01.24.22 Don't forget "lines led aft". Many boats, especially the older ones, did not come rigged with all c
Buyer's or Seller's market? nightowle at 10:39pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats...... As a broker, I can say this is likely true in stocks and real e
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 8:41pm 01.23.22
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 njlarry at 7:54pm 01.23.22 Given the age of our boats, it is likely flange will not easily part from the shaft. I will likely e
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 01.23.22 Going to install the new next to the old and that section is raised, so does that mean there is a p

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