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Day rental-Punta Gorda or Boca Grande shorty at 9:54am 12.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1271 I will be in Punta Gorda for a meeting 01/21 so I would like to rent a boat for a day sailing Sunday
Dee Caffari dismasted Scott B at 8:20pm 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1117 Dee Caffari "the first woman to sail single-handed, non stop around the world against the prevailing
Silicone Beads for Non-skid painting Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:18pm 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1226 Would anyone know of a source for the tiny silicone beads that can be purchased for use in painting
Cherubini pokey at 11:56pm 12.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1438 Can anyone tell me how the Cherubini models are different...Thanks, Mike.
Mast head Norm Kurtz at 12:55am 12.20.07 Newport 0/1632 Hello,Having trouble finding a part breakdown web site. I resently had some work done at the top o
Cost of Trailer Modification Hurley at 9:08pm 12.19.07 Trailer Sailors 9/2093 I am looking to modify the single axle trailer (original?) that came with my 1994 C22 to a dual axle
Lubing Valves Warren Milberg at 3:44am 12.20.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1236 With my boat on the hard for the winter here (boo hoo), I've begun my winter maintenance program. I
Newport 33 Pilothouse JayRiley at 4:30am 12.20.07 Newport 0/3054 Does anyone have a clue how many Newport 33 Pilothouse boats were made, and from what years?
Install site for a solar powered vent Denis Molloy at 5:09am 12.20.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/910 Would anyone have a suggestion on where to place a solar powered ventilaion unit on a 33.5 Hunter.It
Merry Xmas!! Don Guillette at 5:28am 12.20.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2070 Hope all you sail trim forum ship mates have a nice Christmas and a good new year. For you mates in
Purchasing 2004 473 Mike at 6:18am 12.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2868 I am looking at a 2004 47s oceanis Clipper. As this will be my first Beneteau i was wondering if oth
help! replacing keel pivot bolt Sunday coolchange at 6:42am 12.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1159 Any advice on replacing the keel pivot bolt on a 1978 mac Venture Newport? It was leaking (old bad g
free boat-final act............. sailormanbigd at 7:17am 12.20.07 Ask All Sailors 25/1862 well, not the final act, but finally done. Left yesterday at 1115 and arrived today at 1515, no inci
Worn rudder post tube Julia at 7:27am 12.20.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1146 The rudder post tube on the Catalina 30 I have just bought is quite badly worn. I am planning to fe
Drifter dale17781 at 8:01am 12.20.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3184 Would you want to put tel-tails on a drifter? We have a new 150 drifter for our C-22 and we have no
anchor locker drains james turner at 2:16am 12.20.07 Bigger Boats 1/1321 I recently discovered one or both my anchor locker drains are leaking into the bilge and probably ha
Battery Power for 343 JW13211 at 11:53am 12.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1720 I am waiting for my new 343 to be commissioned and contemplating the upgrade of the house battery ba
Moaning chairs Ross at 12:14pm 12.20.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1827 Mr. Howard Chapelle said in his book on wooden boat building that you need a moaning chair. It is fo
Hunter 456 hanging bag boodog at 5:19pm 12.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1052 Could someone please tell me where I can buy a replacement canvas hanging bag for a Hunter 456??? T
Couple Missing at Sea Don at 12:50am 12.19.07 Ask All Sailors 24/5071 Has anyone heard anything further about this couple?Search suspended for B.C. couple sailing fr

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Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 9:24pm 09.19.21 currently using a hook at th tack, and a reefing line on the clew. Much simpler line routing, and I
Asymm Spinnaker (3) jssailem at 9:15pm 09.19.21 Too little sail visible to really identify The issue. Here is a Catalina 22 flying their sail. looks
Asymm Spinnaker bmccormick at 8:58pm 09.19.21 Ted, I think you are right. It is triangular in shape and doesn't pull well above a beam reach. Tha
Asymm Spinnaker Ted at 8:44pm 09.19.21 That doesn't look like an asymmetrical spinnaker. It looks more like a "Blooper".
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 6:14pm 09.19.21 Thanks, Sail SFBay! So appreciate your time today. Hopefully, I can do the same for someone else i
5200 or West Epoxy DAVA390 at 5:54pm 09.19.21 Good to know, still have a port side the same age! Thank you.
1990 Hunter Vision 32' Jib Tension Sailfanatic at 5:48pm 09.19.21 Just enough to stretch the un-tensioned luff. On a windy day, add enough to remove any scallops in
Mystery electrical switch Hello Below at 5:46pm 09.19.21 Photos? :plus:
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Nodak7 at 5:26pm 09.19.21 Finally got into this. Fugly! Clearly hasn't been off in forever, perhaps since new, idk. After
5200 or West Epoxy heritage at 4:56pm 09.19.21 If it is unfinished, it probably is not gel coat. Some builders paint the visible parts of the hull
Mystery electrical switch SoSound at 4:40pm 09.19.21 Sorry... have you checked to see if it switches the AC outlet?
Mystery electrical switch SoSound at 4:34pm 09.19.21 You're going to get PM shortly from some guy in Louisiana, telling you to stop playing with the swit
Fuel Cap Winch SoSound at 4:22pm 09.19.21 I was approved for an account and ordered (and received) my first part. It's fiendishly difficult
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Murgatroid at 4:22pm 09.19.21 I've just been reading some articles about converting my small sailboat to a Trawler. Does anyone
Fuel Cap Winch (1) SoSound at 4:16pm 09.19.21 I got on, it appears that they want you to request a new parts account, send them the info via the w
Mystery electrical switch kappykaplan at 4:12pm 09.19.21 Photos?
need a full set of cushions for a 88 26D sail sfbay at 4:03pm 09.19.21 Salon or cockpit? If cockpit cushions try this site: Cockpit Cushions, Sunsure Fabric for Macgregor
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 3:56pm 09.19.21 Has anybody been able to get the beneteau parts site to work? I'm a new owner and it won't even let
aescobar100 at 3:55pm 09.19.21 Remove the wooden cable cover, once removed slide tv up.
Fuel Cap Winch cymeyer at 3:50pm 09.19.21 Has anybody been able to get the beneteau parts site to work? I'm a new owner and it won't even le

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