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Wheel/rudder issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2428 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Major project creep... Maine Sail at 10:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1231 Hi All,I recently purchased a CS36 and hauled her out a week and a half ago to replace a few throu
Full battens--sort of... Roger at 11:16am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 I'm the guy who chopped his mast to go under bridges. Works great!! However, one of the main sails i
Stray Marina Electricity Chuck970 at 11:22am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 15/5255 I want to dive under the boat in the calm of the marina to clean the prop and bottom, but I am conce
Mac 26s Don Chesley at 1:22pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1211 I just had a look into the Lazerette in my mac. WOW! what a huge space. Has anyone done any mods for
Sailing Crew Wanted Bill at 1:44pm 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/1092 I want a partner (Male or Female) to accompany me sailing the boat (Columbia 31) from Oahu to Puget
White Smoke Scott at 1:16pm 06.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1545 2002, C34 MKII with a M35B and 300 hr'sI noticed there is what appears to be white smoke coming out
Match made in heaven? SailboatOwners.com at 1:23pm 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2387 Sailing is fraught with sentimentality, superstition and emotion, and we frequent this board because
1983 H31 Topping Lift Replacement Help Greg W at 2:33pm 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/918 I need to replace my topping lift on my 1983 H31 before the boom falls. The topping lift is frayed.
Pop Top Cover oreana123 at 3:14pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1388 I finished my pop top cover project for the 26D. I made the cover from a white acrylic polyester can
To thin or not to thin Sikkens Cetal Marine Sailoff at 10:25pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 10/15045 We are refinishing the teak on our new old boat. We removed it and brought it home to strip and var
Lightning... Roger at 7:40pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1350 A lot of thunder and flashes in my area. So, i rigged a thingy of heavy (1/2") copper cable that can
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:01am 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/723
Help rigging Seidelmann S245 Ron Snipes at 12:10am 06.09.07 Seidelmann 1/2085 I have refurbished '84 Seidelmann 245. I have no help but finally figured out how to raise the mast
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:10am 06.09.07 Bigger Boats 0/1026
Cockpit Drains Hummingbird at 10:51pm 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 0/1125 These drains work fine while sailing but when the boat's on the trailer they get all clogged up. Any
Electronic Fog Horns Marc at 2:05am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2447 Has anyone installed an electronic fog horn or similar that when activated automaticly sounds the ap
Rigging a spinaker on a 192 J P Turkey at 12:19pm 06.09.07 Day Sailers 1/1262 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody
halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/913 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,

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A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 7:40pm 09.25.21 Check any of the Transpac race requirements, they will have an exhaustive list of offshore equipmen
Catalina 22 or Tanzer 22 Wolfpack Six at 7:39pm 09.25.21 You don't say what country you live in. The Catalina will have better resell in the US. The Tanzer
A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 7:39pm 09.25.21 There are websites oof sailors who have made the trip and in their writeup you can learn of their s
A simple list of preparations... SailorElliot at 7:32pm 09.25.21 Good advice. Here's a discussion of possibilities; Spares for a Long Cruise 101 Engine Spares for
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 09.25.21 I sold my Hunter 26 today. It was not a happy day. I find this to be highly irregular and quite u
Help remembering small cruiser name Tally Ho at 7:30pm 09.25.21 jssailem got it, I was thinking of the Macgregor M26. Not sure why I was thinking it was a catamar
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? jssailem at 7:29pm 09.25.21 @All U Get , You have two options. Run two conduits. One runs from the mast head to the mast base f
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... jssailem at 7:19pm 09.25.21
OJ Flex Gland jssailem at 7:15pm 09.25.21
Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 7:12pm 09.25.21
OJ Flex Gland Tally Ho at 7:12pm 09.25.21 I am always suspect when one manufacturer sells a product that is price well below all the competit
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system MitchM at 7:09pm 09.25.21 I d start by cleaning all the grounds and coonections into the starter in particular. Then run your
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 7:06pm 09.25.21 jssailem got it, I was thinking of the Macgregor M26. Not sure why I was thinking it was a catamara
Catalina 22 or Tanzer 22 LeeandRick at 7:00pm 09.25.21 You don't say what country you live in. The Catalina will have better resell in the US. The Tanzer w
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size Ralph Johnstone at 6:59pm 09.25.21 Don't forget metric sizes, just in case... What about Whitworth thread ? Any manufacturers still
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter MitchM at 6:57pm 09.25.21 Hinckley is a top quality yard so i d be interested to know the cost if op is comfortable disclosing
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:31pm 09.25.21 That all depends- i've sold my 21 footer 4 times, and keep buying it back. Made a few bucks each ti
Leaking Boat Stanchions Mechone at 6:27pm 09.25.21 e light prying and decided to ask the group. Also, if you look at the photo, the cover has a lip t
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 6:22pm 09.25.21 Noodles and zip ties are a temporary fix. They have the disadvantage of conflicting with halyards i
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:21pm 09.25.21 EG is compatible with more types of rubber than PG which could affect joker valves. Joker valves sh

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