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Check out this great website, Very inspiring. caguy at 3:47am 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 0/908 Found this great website. the boat recently sold on Ebay in San Diego for $23k. Check out especiall
216 knock down Ed Sims at 7:28am 09.22.06 Smaller Boats 3/1017 Does anyone know if the 216 can be knocked over. Please let me know. I don't want to find out for my
S245 Info Daydreams at 8:31am 09.22.06 Seidelmann 5/2073 I am considering a 245. Info is a little hard to come by. Any help on pro's and cons would help a lo
Swing center board Clay at 9:33am 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1506 My Seaward 24 draws 25 inches, with the swing center board down it draws 5ft.I bounched on the bott
P 323 fuel tank replacement Geoff Kloster at 11:37am 09.22.06 Other Sailboats 7/1851 I'm replacing the original 30g SS fuel tank in my 323. Searching Kracor, Tempo, and Moeller, the lar
centerboard removal on h26 Gregory at 6:10pm 09.22.06 Smaller Boats 3/909 I'm needing to remove my centerboard for repairs, check the bushing/pin and replace the lift line.
Pop my top? synchronicity at 2:11pm 09.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1103 83 Mac 21.Factory slider top.Can I make it pop?
Sailing in Fla?? Gary Bolis at 9:47pm 09.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/697 Hi anyone, I'll be in S. Daytona Fla. the week of Sept 25th to Oct 1st. then Key West from Oct. 2nd.
hatch gasket Tony F at 9:36pm 09.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/949 How do you replace the gaskets on hatches? I find gasket mtrl at west marine but don't you need a on
oday 20 sail dimensions LordNelson at 9:19pm 09.20.06 Day Sailers 0/1233 Looking for the sail dimensions for working jibs and jenny(s) for the oday 20.
Whisker Pole Capt. Yanni at 8:21pm 09.20.06 Other Sailboats 1/974 I am wondering if anyone has the specifications for a whisker pole for the Cornado 25. My boat came
Mariner boom rigging John Lovas at 10:15pm 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1111 1) Wondering how other Mariner owners rig your main sheet. Currently I have a single block with a b
Your opinion of Spinnakers heysteveh at 9:59pm 09.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1720 We purchased our '93 Mac 26S (our first boat) this spring and are considering getting a Spinnaker.
Rock Hall, Chesapeake Bay Brian at 9:49pm 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1373 Would anyone familiar with Swan Creek at Rock Hall please let me know conditions there for depth, an
Reefing a Self-Furling Sail Rik at 9:49pm 09.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/953 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 2/1939 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 0/900 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 1/1319 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 2/1478 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 5/1159 I recently noticed alot of white smoke coming from my engine exhaust. What could be the problem?

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Replacing internal outhaul (1) sbkidd001 at 6:05pm 08.04.21 The assembly now gets fed into the boom. I bound the rope tight to the block to help keep it in pla
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape dLj at 6:02pm 08.04.21 Photos please dj
Submitting Coast Guard Documentation Applications jssailem at 5:57pm 08.04.21 Nice to know.
Limits of a Flicka 20 jssailem at 5:56pm 08.04.21 So if I was comfortable, I would go til that changed. That is the way I sail my boat. 2019, I left
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 5:53pm 08.04.21
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 5:51pm 08.04.21 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1481702.The_Water_in_Between he had never sailed. left his li
NOT buying H34 pa391as at 5:37pm 08.04.21 yes I do. there are a couple viewpoints on the bilge check valves. well maintained they rarely fail
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:25pm 08.04.21 You're looking at the air conditioner pump and the intake hose. the bilge pump convoluted hose is
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Stu Jackson at 5:16pm 08.04.21 I learned that the hard way single handling on a long sail from San Francisco Bay to the Delta. Uh
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 5:14pm 08.04.21 Have you been out in those conditions? Is the boat sound, the rigging reliable, motor in good opera
Marine grade solar JohnShannon at 5:08pm 08.04.21 Sunpower makes flexible solar panels now.
How many tacks? Stu Jackson at 5:04pm 08.04.21 All good advice, except I doubt any (except sail sfbay) of the good intentioned skippers have ever r
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? sail sfbay at 4:29pm 08.04.21 With a furling mainsail I find depowering the boat by reducing the headsail area, then with the boat
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 4:20pm 08.04.21 Do you have a furling mainsail? No.
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? sail sfbay at 4:19pm 08.04.21
Marine grade solar dlochner at 4:15pm 08.04.21 Don't underestimate your solar needs. While a panel may be rated at 100 watts, it will seldom produc
How many tacks? shemandr at 4:10pm 08.04.21 In light wind tacks can be deadly (If your sail hangs up on the backstay it's like a dagger in the h
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 4:09pm 08.04.21 Just keep in mind that conditions approaching the isthmus, and the west end generally, may or may no
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? shemandr at 4:01pm 08.04.21 Quick question for clarification, when we're talking reefing wind speeds, are we talking AWS or TWS
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? Kings Gambit at 3:52pm 08.04.21 One reefing strategy I use is to reef the head sail first then furl the mainsail.........this depow

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