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installing an anchor windlass Victoria28 at 11:46pm 07.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/3702 Today I bought a Lewmar Sprint 600 windlass and now am wondering if anyone out there has any tips on
28.5 a boat that heels often ? Sheboygan 28.5 at 8:20pm 07.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2479 As a regular reader of this forum I can tell there are many intelligent sailors out there, As newbi
PHRF RATINGS Kevin R. Kelly at 8:04pm 07.27.08 Big Boats 1/2041 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 8/1291 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 10/2377 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 8/2410 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 4/1041 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 14/1272 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 4/1315 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 11/1547 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 5/992 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 4/941 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 7/1041 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 6/1193 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 1/879 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 3/1010 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 16/9396 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 20/5900 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 4/1098 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 3/1203 I am getting inconsistent reports of the post-katrina depths of Bayou Bonfouca. Does anyone know th

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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
Help! Identify Antenna's JohnShannon at 7:46pm 01.14.22 What Russian "trawler" did you buy? I thought they were generally bigger than 44 feet.
What do I do with PO's shit? shot-by-ford at 7:26pm 01.14.22 It's almost guaranteed that you had the overflow because the tank was pressurized due to a blocked
Trailer Weight twalker H260 at 7:13pm 01.14.22 If you have the VIN it looks like you should be able to ask for a duplicate vin sticker from either
What is this? Ingram at 6:43pm 01.14.22 Doubt transducer. Can you trace the wire back all the way. Never saw anything like that The wi

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