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Swing Keel Winch Bruce at 1:48am 01.05.07 Balboa 1/2660 I need to buy a replacement winch for my swing keel (unless replacement parts are available). Any ad
Much better sailor, much better story Tim R. at 2:19am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 2/840 nmhttp://www.donnalange.com/
Experience with 100% Jib Chris14462 at 2:38am 01.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1940 I have an ODay 25 with a 150% genoa which the family just hates when we have to come about. I am th
Crew Position Don Guillette at 3:06am 01.05.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1927 I see all kinds of stuff in pictures. This thread does not apply to cruisers, unless they are tryi
Garhauer Adjustable Fairlead System Don Guillette at 3:24am 01.05.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/5156 The question was asked about a nuetral position with this system. I have discussed this with Bill F
Santa Barbara to Panama in M26 Jon Karna at 3:37am 01.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/898 Those of you interested in the durability and sea keeping abilities of a swing keel M26 may wish to
mast head gaff??? (1) sand sailor at 3:30am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2053 i'm thinking about rerigging a santana27' (mastheadsloop)to a masthead gaff my thoughts are my own
thanks guys ( raymarine radar cable ) menestheus15689 at 6:37am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 0/987 thanks for the advice i did cut and splice the cable and the unit works just fine !
Roller Furlers megaboat2003 at 7:41am 01.05.07 Trailer Sailors 4/1485 Does the CDI furler use a upper swivel and standard halyard ? I'm interested in the ability to be ab
What would you do? Fred at 8:22am 01.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1294 Traveling from Avalon Harbor to Isthmus Harbor on Catalina Island, a distance of about 12 miles, the
Masthead Sheave Dimensions? TxSkipper007 at 9:40am 01.05.07 Other Sailboats 2/994 Does anyone know the dimensions of the Masthead sheaves? The boat is a 1977 Irwin 37' CC Ketch. I
addition of rope start to an electric start OB dave at 11:21am 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1205 Any OB tech types out there? has anyone ever added a recoil starter to an electric start outboard
25 keel downey1210 at 12:49pm 01.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1041 just got an old oday 25, does it use keel bolts or not. i just cleaned out my bilge and found 2 rust
Avatars Phil Herring at 3:47pm 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 114/6537 For those not familiar with the term, an avatar is a little image like the one under my name. It's
Beneteau Factory Tour Ken at 10:40pm 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3495 Recently was given the Beneteau factory tour (Marion SC).They produce 400 boats/year and make use
Beneteau 393 vs 40.7 Questions elle at 10:53pm 01.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3666 My husband is a keen racer who works as crew on other peoples boats. We are looking to purchase our
How thick is your rudder? 1974 Venture 24 at 12:29am 01.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2555 I'm preparing to fabricate my rudder(s) for the boat and was curious to know how thick you rudder is
Mast lowering Gaf at 12:33am 01.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1029 I have a 23 O'day and have always used the tried and manly (but not very smart) method of lowering m
Can anyone identify this beauty? KorculaChris at 6:00am 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/993 This 30 footer is on eBay at the moment, the link is below. She has great lines and really traditio
New Sails Scott at 5:25am 01.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/862 Time to get new sails for the '93 H23.5 I bought three years ago. My main is as soft as a bed sheet

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Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire dlochner at 2:17pm 07.28.21 I'm having a little trouble with your logic here. The forumla for measuring resistance in a serie
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 VernonJ at 2:15pm 07.28.21 I do not currently have a wind indicator installed, nor has one ever been installed on the boat. So,
handheld VHf? (1) DAVA390 at 2:14pm 07.28.21 I have used a handheld on my Precision since purchased. Best thing I did was connect it to an antenn
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 DayDreamer41 at 2:01pm 07.28.21 Do you have a wind indicator now that you are replacing? and if so is it a Raymarine unit that may s
Time to tighten main furler? DayDreamer41 at 1:45pm 07.28.21 Hoping to learn something about furling. Not sure how I can accomplish that. What I read on page 7
Dinghy swing seadaddler at 1:32pm 07.28.21 I trow ratcheting straps on each bow and stern of dinghy around Davits struts and tighten and dingh
Time to tighten main furler? tfox2069 at 1:32pm 07.28.21 I have an old mainsail perhaps I should have aboard the boat just in case, it only weights about 70
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks Gene Neill at 1:30pm 07.28.21 I'd like to recommend you avoid commercial, bungy type sail ties... especially the ones with the pl
Time to tighten main furler? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 07.28.21 According to Seldens manual on inmast furling the foil needs to be fairly loose. When tensioned prop
what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? sail sfbay at 1:17pm 07.28.21 Wow $800 for 44 boat washes over a 5.5 month season twice per week comes out to $18 per wash........
Help with identifying my boat? (1) rgranger at 1:11pm 07.28.21 uh oh.. has the shark been jumped!? ;)
Time to tighten main furler? DayDreamer41 at 12:44pm 07.28.21 I love this hopeful line in the Selden manual you posted: "The spare Mainsail, which should be car
Time to tighten main furler? tfox2069 at 12:37pm 07.28.21 I love this hopeful line in the Selden manual you posted: "The spare Mainsail, which should be carr
What Starter Battery??? Maine Sail at 12:37pm 07.28.21 On a boat with a second bank try not to think of it is a "starting battery". It may some day be your
Parts and Support for Seawards? Captain Larry-DH at 12:36pm 07.28.21 When I use the word "budget," that's part of what I mean. Sounds like you've made up your mind and
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? MitchM at 12:12pm 07.28.21 what's a 'grill block?' i think i need some. bottom of my new to me 04 boat is in
Time to tighten main furler? (1) DayDreamer41 at 11:56am 07.28.21 According to Seldens manual on inmast furling the foil needs to be fairly loose. When tensioned prop
Rust sealer for steel keel Ken Cross at 11:53am 07.28.21 Ospho is an orthophosphoric acid solution. The value of Ospho is that it converts iron oxides (rust
Parts and Support for Seawards? Tedd at 11:50am 07.28.21 There will be unexpected costs. When I use the word "budget," that's part of what I mean.
Parts and Support for Seawards? Captain Larry-DH at 11:37am 07.28.21 snip - but it's dangling out there right at the limit of my budget, even for the oldest examples o

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