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Furling Main Problem Paul Mermelstein at 12:18pm 05.26.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1727 Since buying my 2003 Beneteau 393 last November, we've had only a few occasions totake her out. Unt
New Boat Questions? (1) alllrite at 11:48am 05.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1133 I have just boat a 26s built in 1992. It came with a furling Mylar(?)Genoa. It attaches to the top
VISION IMPAIRED SAILOR NEEDS STERNRAILS!! cowtown mike at 11:44am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/867 HELLO. I AM A LOW VISION SAILOR WITH A EYE DISORDER R.P. TO BE EXACT I HAVE TO SAIL WITH CAUTION BUT
Right of way question (1) Ken Honeycutt at 11:39am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 39/2406 After a fantastic day of sailing blowing 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 28 I was headed back into the
GPS acting weird John at 11:26am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2190 We went away yesterday and anchored a little way up the Sacramento Delta. As the area where we were
What a great weekend !! (2) Maine Sail at 11:14am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1000 The weather and wind really cooperated up here in Maine this weekend and we had some of the bluest,
Following my own advice?????????? sailaway78 at 11:00am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1284 Was out this morning finishing up the boat. Getting ready to leave Wed. morning. You know the usual
Batten Adjustment Olwen at 10:57am 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1125 i just acquired a 1995 Hunter 336 with 4 battens in the mainsail. The batten adjustment is an adjust
Changing the Weather Vane Tom23300 at 10:02am 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1322 Has anybody had to change the wind vane on the top of their mast? Mine broke and I thought I would
depth finder mike at 9:59am 05.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/946 I would like to add a depth finder to my 222. any sugestions? can I use a thru the hull puck or is
Mast rigging help please? Blueranger at 9:48am 05.26.08 Other Sailboats 3/1569 Hi,Hope someone can help. New to sailboat ownership. We bought a 1974 Mirgae 24. The PO dropped th
Connecting a Hella Fan Barry14722 at 9:13am 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1413 I have a 2005 Hunter 25. I didn't think it was going to be too difficult to install a small fan unti
How do I erase crumb trail on Garmin gps 172c Bob7099 at 9:10am 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1394 I have not been able to search out any subjects on eraseing the crumb trails on my garmin gps.If any
De-coring a furling line Boat Babe at 12:37pm 05.26.08 Ask All Sailors 12/5513 sorry for this basic question. I just upgraded to a Hood 707 line drive furling from my old LD sys
French contact Le M�t�que at 12:43pm 05.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1190 Good morning, I would like to get into contact with an owner of McGregor 25 or other one to have i
Reefing for Dummies Dan2296 at 1:16pm 05.26.08 Big Boats 7/1565 H 45, 1987I had my main taken down and restitched by a local sailmaker. When he put it back up the
Need a Mac 26 test ride!!!!!!! strobeone at 1:05pm 05.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1116 I'm trying to make up my mind on which sailboat is for me. I have narrowed it down to two...either
Raftup, anyone? Bob15082 at 4:20pm 05.26.08 Yamaha 14/2225 Greetings,Press deadlines for announcements are the 10th of the month prior to the monthe of publi
Jib Sheet Tracks Craig at 5:37pm 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1125 Do you need to switch from the coachtop jib tracks to the side deck jib tracks when going from tight
jib sheeting Craig at 5:34pm 05.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1039 I am interested to know whether Hunter 33 owners swap their jib from the coach top tracks to the dec

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prop shaft flange bolt size Shaw_2112 at 4:01am 11.17.21 These are made for the problem. we use them on my Ford ranger that had recessed 12 point head bol
Masthead main halyard sheave? (1) valcour at 2:05am 11.17.21 one more photo from another 310 owner's masthead crane
Masthead main halyard sheave? (5) valcour at 2:04am 11.17.21 I had some hard to hoist halyards when I bought the boat and thought it was the sheaves. Turned out
Blister on Rudder Joe at 1:00am 11.17.21 That doesn't look like a blister to me... blisters look like ... uh... blisters.... and the fluid st
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe at 12:45am 11.17.21 Do you have an AC breaker panel? It's most likely adjacent to the panel or an integrated part of th
Hull crash JamesG161 at 10:20pm 11.16.21 See this link on pages 5, 6... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Hull crash (1) Georgedoyle at 10:08pm 11.16.21 We had a collision on our mooring. Never found out who or what hit us. You're fortunate to know what
Hull crash highportsail at 9:41pm 11.16.21 Any updates on this repair ?
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Ritdog at 9:28pm 11.16.21 I have a 77 25 with a centerboard...am assuming you didn't have it out of the water yet. Looking at
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Sailor_Al at 9:19pm 11.16.21 Just to follow up on the work I've done to the drop down Freezer on the Hunter 45CC. I removed t
Masthead main halyard sheave? (2) berner73 at 9:15pm 11.16.21 Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, but not sure I buy that the masthead "fitting" has to come o
PNW flooding, terrible.. Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 11.16.21 You Vancouver / North Puget Sounds sailors take care and be safe No problem as long as you've got
PNW flooding, terrible.. Mark Maulden at 8:34pm 11.16.21 Every town on the upper Skagit and Nooksack rivers are basically flooded out and some evacuated. The
Masthead main halyard sheave? PlaneTom at 8:27pm 11.16.21 Research continues. Still no response from Charleston Spars. After discussions with Catalina tech su
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild BigEasy at 7:52pm 11.16.21 Your video are not viewable without special software.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 11.16.21 Ralph has some good strangulation pictures - some place.
Surfing Cat shemandr at 7:05pm 11.16.21 I think the two hulls tracked in a way analogous to twin bladed ice skates. A monohull might have t
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Alan Gomes at 7:03pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Blister on Rudder Tally Ho at 7:02pm 11.16.21 Looks like more than a simple, single blister. I would open up the areas you pushed on, and the are
PNW flooding, terrible.. (2) SoSound at 6:57pm 11.16.21 We've had a little bit of everything... we actually had a tornado warning last week, folks in some a

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