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Genoa and main sheetsize? Catalina 320 DaveGL at 7:36am 04.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/2304 Just purchased 95 320 in november. Launched this week. As I go thru setting up rigging ect... The sh
How do you repair a sail (1) Jacques Leblanc at 12:44pm 04.27.07 Ask All Sailors 13/5789 Does any one know how to repair a sail? I riped my main last weekend. The loft around my house said
new boat, what should the dealer provide? floored at 11:57am 04.27.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1176 just received a new boat quote that was just north of 150,000.00. to my surprise on the bottom of t
solar panel MIKE1009 at 11:05am 04.27.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 Can anyone tell me of a good solar panel for use on sailboat to keep my nav system powered while sai
Just got a Oday 240 Dave9870 at 1:09pm 04.27.07 Day Sailers 0/924 Hi AllJust got an Oday 240. Have many questions.1. Where the lead wing keel hooks onto the fibergl
Block near swing keel richardoss at 3:28pm 04.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1068 I am a new owner of a Catalina 22 and working on it. Are the blocks bolted to the hull on each side
Pearson 323 blog takwita at 9:27pm 04.25.07 Other Sailboats 1/1093 Some Pics of my boat.http://rustypelican.blogspot.com/
What height Mac at 9:00pm 04.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1088 is the mast crutch on the Mac 25? I see there is two stainless brackets to hold it. Can I take a p
Satellite TV on Sailboats boat2007 at 1:37am 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 10/5223 Has anyone heard of the new KVH product that is a portable satellite antenna? It brings Direct TV to
Ensenada Race larry w at 2:04am 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1424 Anyone doing the Ensenada Race? I'm going on my dock neighbor's boat, a Pearson 42 named Spindrift.
Fuel Filler Neck and Cap Dan D at 2:15am 04.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1095 I would like to be able to fill a 6 gallon fuel tank from outside my 26S. The portable tank is kept
stopping a westerbeke vire 7 engine Norman Lampe at 2:12am 04.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1484 1976 O'Day 25 with westerbeke vire 7 engine. I'm rewiring boat but don't know where 2 wires attached
Mast bend for an O'Day 222 chuckd at 10:56pm 04.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2864 I have just recently replaced all of my standing rigging. Now, the hard part - tuning the rig. Does
Rudder housing Lee Y at 9:42pm 04.25.07 Smaller Boats 4/1082 I have a 1988 Hunter 23. Did the rudder housing come painted from the factory or was it left unpain
Hood 705LD furler Gary Sisson at 2:58am 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1149 Hi:I have a Hood 705 LD furler that needs a new line (continuous). My question is if a new spliced
Stupid mistake to kick off the season tony litvak at 3:11am 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1119 Well, I managed to pull out my main halyard from the mast last weekend during my excitement to setup
Non Perishable Foods sailaway78 at 3:24am 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2191 Ross brought this up in the spart parts thread, and I am kind of curious. What do most of you carry
rebed stanchion vern23906 at 3:37am 04.26.07 Bigger Boats 5/2094 I purchased a 1985 28 O'Day last year and think some of the stanchions are leaking. There's a piece
Anodes jdmrussell at 3:27am 04.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1113 If this topic has been previously discussed, please point me to the proper thread. Thanks.Please
Niorth East Hunter Sailing Assoc - NEHSA (NE USA) Bob at 3:58am 04.26.07 Other Sailboats 0/841 FYI - If any other Northeast Hunter Owners are interested, here is an opportunity to check out the N

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Life line specs and material Crazy Dave Condon at 7:30am 08.02.21 The water ballast Hunter 19 had lifelines on it with pelican hooks
How does the Hunter 240 sail? Sailavie1 at 7:29am 08.02.21 Not a bad idea. I will check the specs on that. 2' draft might be doable. Cool looking bowsprit. I
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 7:21am 08.02.21 End boom gives the traveler more leverage than mid boom. Check out this guy THE $TINGHY SAILOR
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals sesmith at 7:13am 08.02.21 That might work if you brought each piston to tdc so long as the engine didn't rotate while working
H310 outhaul rigging wdonovan at 7:10am 08.02.21 New post complete.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:09am 08.02.21 Brand new blocks, brand new rigging, brand new ropes. This boat is now a real pleasure to sail. Some
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 7:07am 08.02.21 Put the cap back in position, tensioning messengers as you go. Pop rivet it back together.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:05am 08.02.21 A "fish hook" helped to route lines around an almost blind section of the end cap. Piece of cake wit
Parting out O'Day 25 dlochner at 7:00am 08.02.21 start listing on eBay. Used winches are in demand. There is also a market for alcohol stoves. Anyth
Replacing internal outhaul (4) wdonovan at 6:59am 08.02.21 The assembly now gets fed into the boom. I bound the rope tight to the block to help keep it in plac
Life line specs and material jssailem at 6:58am 08.02.21 Good info above from @Crazy Dave Condon, @Joe, and @sail sfbay on the issue of lifeline replacemen.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:51am 08.02.21 At this point, I decided to relocate the pad-eye that secures the fixed block. This to reduce chafin
1996 Barnett 1400 Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 08.02.21 My condolences to you and your family. I saw one in excellent shape for $1500 with trailer just last
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy PaulK at 6:49am 08.02.21 These guys seem to offer what you're looking for - day tours on sailboats with a skipper: Tour Giorn
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:47am 08.02.21 Here's my inboard end cap showing 4 cam cleats. I use one only for topping lift. The rest just dangl
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:44am 08.02.21 Here is the old yucky ropes and cheapo blocks. Note how the block was not used here. I suspect a rep
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 6:42am 08.02.21 Showing cap separated and lines / messengers tagged. In the thrid shot "4T" means block 4 in the boo
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 6:39am 08.02.21 Using a punch that fits in the hole in the pop rivet, knock the rivet pin out. Then drill the rivet
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 6:35am 08.02.21 A couple of saw horses make a perfect workbench. Lay out the boom and study the existing rigging. De
Contact with Crazy Dave jssailem at 6:30am 08.02.21 Sounds like a Crazy event Dave.

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