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Reefing a Self-Furling Sail Rik at 9:49pm 09.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/951 We are looking to buy a new 22 MarkII and right now the factory is giving away to self furling syste
Autohelm 5000 Joannes at 11:34pm 09.20.06 Hallberg-Rassy 2/1928 Hello everybody, my Autohelm 5000 gave up this summer. It is not reparable, no prints available anym
Another great boat restoration page John P at 11:42pm 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 0/899 what agreat site. Quite the detailed breakdown of the projects, but still a great read. Just gets
22 MK II Height On Trailer Rik19504 at 11:52pm 09.20.06 Smaller Boats 1/1313 We are working on ordering a new 22 MK II and would like to purchase a portable garage for it (like
Catalina 22 Engine Type & Size Rik19504 at 11:48pm 09.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1471 After living and working in dry Arizona for many years we are back in the northwest and getting quot
White Smoke John at 12:28am 09.21.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1146 I recently noticed alot of white smoke coming from my engine exhaust. What could be the problem?
How much of a drip? Doghouse at 1:25am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 Ok so I am looking at the packing gland and wondering if I am getting enough of a drip from there.
Edison pedestal shifter adjustment? soling42 at 1:31am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1332 The shifter on my H260's Edison pedestal won't quite throw the attached Yamaha 9hp outboard into rev
Aruba Sine Nomine at 2:32am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1192 Anyone familiar with Aruba that may have a tip as to where I may rent a small sailboat (daysailer).
MacGregor 26 yngvepau at 3:57am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 24/6160 During my research I found the MacGregor 26 planable sailboat. If you have a 50 hrs outboard it can
Bulb/wing keel '95 h40.5 Capn Grumpy at 4:17am 09.21.06 Big Boats 5/1272 The Princess-of-the-Lake and I are looking at purchasing a 1995 h40.5. Overall, the boat has had ex
Rudder/tiller connection on Pearson 26 Lawrence Jean at 5:27am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1725 My question:The metal fitting at the top of the rudder post, to which the tiller is bolted, crack
Shower drain into bilge Hugh4753 at 6:38am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3134 Does anyone know how to run the shower drain so that it doesn't drain into the bilge?
Mast Steps Florian at 6:07am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/1313 Purhaps for the first time ever, I pulled the mainmast on my Irwin 52. The mast step looked a lot wo
Putting Back a sink/Water Tank on my 23 SweetTrade at 5:59am 09.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1704 Hi I have 87' Hunter 23. When I bought her she had her water tank and sink taken out. I was thinking
Perkins Engine Performance Ken Hammer at 8:37am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1572 My 52' has a Perkins 4236 engine, recently tuned. I'm concerned that the engine is not performing a
Shrink Wrap question Scott21120 at 9:12am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2124 I am looking for a torch for shrink wrapping, and am a little confused by the range of prices - I se
Can you use 2 cycle fuel in a 4 cycle outboard? abe at 9:10am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1331 I have some left over 2 cycle gas+oil mixture and I was wondering what would happen if I put in my 4
Hunter charters Ted at 10:37am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/936 Anybody use any of the charter companies linked on the Hunter website?We're considering buying a la
H356 Water Tank Problem Steves at 9:09am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/894 I thought that I posted this but maybe I forgot to push the correct button. Anyway, were out in 30

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So I want to find a Sirocco 15 Megaro76 at 3:22pm 07.31.21 Here you go: 1972 Sirocco S-15 Sailboat \| ksl.com listed for $2300 and 15 foot Sailboats for Sale
Sail question shemandr at 3:21pm 07.31.21 Yeah, sailmakers try to give you a little extra leech up high to create a higher aspect ratio sail w
Looking for 260 in Canada sail sfbay at 3:17pm 07.31.21 You are not the only one.......I saw 2 classifieds by Canadians wanting a 260: Hunter \| Find New and
Sail question RussC at 3:11pm 07.31.21 Thats very common and doesn't seem to be a problem. when the sail is under load it most likely won't
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull shemandr at 2:53pm 07.31.21 I read the referenced article. My Mark 25 had the pox, as I call those round small imperfections i
Installing Battery Monitor (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 07.31.21 If you bought the newest Balmar SG200 monitor, you can monitor both the House and the Starter batter
Linear drive fitment jssailem at 2:19pm 07.31.21 Thinking about beyond coastal sailing it might be worth checking out windvanes. No electrical power
Olympic Swimmers Hayden Watson at 2:16pm 07.31.21 ... If you really think about it, except for diving, I would imagine having very low body fat would
Installing Battery Monitor Captain Larry-DH at 2:14pm 07.31.21 I have two house batteries (4D) in parallel and a separate Grp 24 for starting. Just monitor the h
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Roy1919 at 2:11pm 07.31.21 How about the 20 amp/hr rating on these batteries? House Batteries: US Batteries L16CH 6v - 420Ah
Olympic Swimmers walt at 1:29pm 07.31.21 If the race starts from blocks on the pool deck, the taller person has an immediate advantage of get
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 1:14pm 07.31.21 For any Fluid Dynamics , certain shapes matter. Jim: I wasn't familiar with the term fluid dynamic
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 (2) TheThunderCat at 12:59pm 07.31.21 How big of motor do you think this boat will take? I read someone did a 50hp. Could this handle some
Installing Battery Monitor Juice6576 at 12:39pm 07.31.21 Are those two batteries wired in parallel as one bank? Or is one the house, and the other for engin
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help HelloOutThere at 12:32pm 07.31.21 Hauling my h34 out early to start repair on the chain plate(s), one of which is rusted out. Has anyo
Cleaning Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 07.31.21 Twice in the past 23 years I have taken a pressure washer to the interior of my C30. Both times it
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 12:21pm 07.31.21
Cleaning Rich Stidger at 12:20pm 07.31.21 I had one of those sailboats but I can't remember if there is any fabric on the interior that would
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 12:20pm 07.31.21 The correct way to do it is as suggested by sail sfbay. I have a port light that was badly crazed b
Oceanis 31 Window leak Hello Below at 12:17pm 07.31.21 Thank you. Links useful. Difficult to know which products are best to use, so good to have a heads

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