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catalina 22 rusty centerboard ewjili at 12:39pm 10.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1568 I recently bought a 1988 Catalina 22 and on haul out today I found the centerboard to be half covere
Sails Call Lounge Stu Jackson at 2:16pm 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1797 For those of you who may be new to this forum, you may be interested in the Sails Call Lounge, which
What could it be worth? Manny at 2:15pm 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/874 I went to change the oil on my Renault RC8D today and while warming the engine up I discovered yet a
1997 Hunter 40.5. the good, the bad and the ugly? George H260 at 2:30pm 10.04.07 Big Boats 5/13371 Hi AllI am considering making an offer on a 1997 Hunter 40.5 Will be getting a survey, but would
Sandpipers in action video Michel Boulet at 6:14pm 10.04.07 Other Sailboats 0/764 A short video showing two Sandpipers in action. It was filmed on the Saint-Laurent river, near Montr
Blown Fuse Paul Akers at 12:17am 10.03.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/2135 Last week when starting to depart from a local marina, I blew the 30a fuse that is used by the push-
Bilge Pump???? + Wiring???? Popeye18296 at 12:34am 10.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1026 Howdy, Back again for more answers.Need enlightenment regarding bilge pump.No thru hull or manual pu
Weight of 26 Hunter, loaded on trailer Teresa & Cliff Vogel at 1:55am 10.03.07 Smaller Boats 8/10990 Can anyone give us a fairly close idea of how much the 26 Hunter weights when on trailer (including
Weather for Annapolis - Looks Great Jim Seamans at 2:31am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/950 No rain in the forecast for until maybe Monday with Isolated Thunderstorms. 80-85 every day. 5Ji*
Fuel tank vent Denial23229 at 2:35am 10.03.07 Yamaha 1/1709 Does anyone know where the diesel tank vent hose terminates? The boat is a Y25 built in 1978.
Diesel Fuel Biocide srojoe at 3:07am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2707 I'm looking for a biocide to use. I need some recommendations for brands to use please.
Old Honda outboard Chuck Turner3968 at 3:04am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2482 I was given an older Honda 7.5 long shaft outboard. The model/serial# is DF75L-1701898. The previo
Yamaha 30 Heads Johnthesailor at 4:41am 10.03.07 Yamaha 1/1989 Our Head is made by Simpson Laurence (Lawrence?) out of Scotland. Other than after about 6 weeks wh
How do you remove an oday 20 boom end casting? LordNelson at 2:59am 10.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1204 the stainless bolt which connects to the main sheet blocks came out of the boom end casting. i need
The good and the bad tcrespo at 3:52am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1286 Thought I'd share this quick story with you to show the good and bad in people out there. I normall
Ethics?? Jack at 6:50am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1266 Altho I am a sailor my sister asked me to help her search for a late model stink boat for her family
beam reach ltinsay at 7:19am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2792 I have a Ben 400 with in-mast furling and 135 genoa. On medium to strong breeze, I notice my boat sl
Blisters browsell at 7:23am 10.03.07 Other Sailboats 4/1393 I am looking at buying a 1988 Irwin 38, but it has numberous blisters into the fiber glass. Is this
Closed loop Halyard/ Gerr Downhaul Sean at 8:16am 10.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1356 I want to run my foresail halyard aft to the cockpit and I'm considering combining a closed loop Hal
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Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 2:06pm 11.01.21
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 2:01pm 11.01.21 baycloud.........where in Richmond, CA is your sailboat? I am in Boardwalk Port Marina (formerly Br
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 2:00pm 11.01.21 That makes a lot of sense. I some how got in my head that you were going to remove and inspect the
Cock pit table size brazenarticle at 1:58pm 11.01.21 Sea Teak sells a couple versions at reasonable prices - item # Seateak 60392 and Seateak 60294 avail
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage dlochner at 1:55pm 11.01.21 Let it drain and dry over the winter. Gravity not air will help it dry. Next spring, fair the botto
Odd wave Rick486 at 1:48pm 11.01.21 looks like any other day on the great lakes! And on RI Sound on a nice summer day with a 10-20 kt
Odd wave jssailem at 1:16pm 11.01.21 looks like something out of Bizarro world from the Superman comics Close... Isle of Rhe in France
Cock pit table size sail sfbay at 1:14pm 11.01.21 Need to measure the cockpit width as you will need some room to move around it, so it cannot be too
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 kappykaplan at 1:13pm 11.01.21 where in Richmond, CA is your sailboat? boat is in Oregon
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 sail sfbay at 1:10pm 11.01.21 baycloud.........where in Richmond, CA is your sailboat? I am in Boardwalk Port Marina (formerly Bri
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 1:04pm 11.01.21 That makes a lot of sense. I some how got in my head that you were going to remove and inspect the d
OEM Hatches for 1989 O'Day 302 sail sfbay at 1:01pm 11.01.21 You can remove the hatch, dissemble it and replace the lens. You might be able to purchase a replace
Hunter 49 Variprop SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:57pm 11.01.21 George, it would be great if you can thoroughly document the difference in speed before and after yo
Hatch replacement on 322 David Walsh at 12:48pm 11.01.21 It's a bit late but I have an '89 O'day 302. The hatch near the mast is 18" by 13" and in the V ber
Single handing Justin_NSA at 12:39pm 11.01.21 I would have thought a 19' is easy enough to single hand out of the box. No?
Battery box over prop shaft Garbonzo at 12:34pm 11.01.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Mods to our 35s5 (1) Hollyberry at 12:13pm 11.01.21 ... and the last bit done.
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Zinger88 at 12:12pm 11.01.21 Been using the sail centipede for a few years now. Has worked extremely well and eliminates the need
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 11:29am 11.01.21 Baycloud, to do a proper inspection of the forestay you will want to remove the mast from the boat.
H260 Furling Main Sail Rick Webb at 11:19am 11.01.21 The first 30 degrees take a lot of effort. Added weight increases the moment. If the mast does not

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