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ODay Widgeon Sails Joseph E. Mickel at 3:41am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1862 Does anyone know the Luff,Foot and Leech dimmensions for the Widgeon Mainsail and Jib? My sails were
shipping sailboats by land Bob at 4:15am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/841 I will be buying a Catalina 22 to 27 foot sailboat in Texas and need to have it commercially transpo
New mainsail Roger at 4:41am 07.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1050 It's time to replace the main on my 84 Catalina 30. Any suggestions? Used or new and where do you r
tuning a oday 222 Jeff S at 4:44am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1762 basic tension for stays ?
Bottom Paint Residue on Deck Bruce Cutcliffe at 4:48am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/977 Has anyone experienced this problem? After using random orbital sander to prepare bottom of my O'Da
The halyard-slap symphony Pete at 5:00am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 18/8535 Here's a quickie survey:You're on your boat, either at a marina or in an anchorage. Do you find th
Battery switch catalina 42 George at 5:02am 07.05.06 Big Boats 1/1958 I have a catalina 42 1991 two cabin. With the battery selector switch to 1, is this the engine start
how far are you willing to go??? John Kivel at 3:57am 07.05.06 Day Sailers 3/968 Hi guys, While I am seeking advice, I thought I would throw this one out to the group. How far
novaform for v-berth? Lunasea at 6:31am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/877 I'm trying to make my '83 Hunter 34 more livable, so I got a king size novaform mattress pad at cost
Safe for bosun's chair? Cactus Jack at 5:57am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 22/5322 I have a 1980 Catalina 25, standard rig with 29' mast. Thinking about going aloft in a bosun's chai
Voyage to the Edge Cap'n Ron at 5:37am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 0/939 A one hour recap ot the 05-06 Volvo ocean race round the world, will air on ESPN2 on Thursday, July
Follow up - poor customer service from Catalina Don at 5:34am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1587 A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned lack of responsiveness from Catalina to my repreated phone calls
main halyard length derek Mosher at 5:27am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/948 I need to replace my main halyard on my 1983 Hunter 34. Does anyone know how long this line should
Anchor well leak Goofaroo at 7:09am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1252 The drain in my anchor well on my Catalina 25 doesn't drain fast enough to keep up with a rainstorm.
Drain plug install C22 Swing Keel Brian at 7:08am 07.05.06 Smaller Boats 1/1109 Have any of you finally given up on keeping the Cabin of your C22 completely dry and installed a dra
31 ft Citation Centerboarders Randy at 8:58am 07.05.06 Other Sailboats 0/687 Hello fellow centerboarders, When I purchased my Citation the mast was set up with a very notice
Broken block and tackle at mast base KB Gale at 8:56am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/946 One of the pulleys at the base of the mast (for the lines rigged aft to the cockpit) is broken. Wher
broken windex and mast light KB Gale at 8:54am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1095 My windex is tipped over and mast light doesn't work on my 1980 Catalina 27. I have never (and don't
Sail Measurements Brad Mitchell at 7:57am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/885 I have a 25 ODay. I was told it was the tall rigging.I am trying to order or find a used Genoa (13
Hunter 23 Rudder polo07 at 9:37am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1279 I am looking for a diagram of the rudder assembly for a 1987 Hunter 23. I bought my 23 used and the

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H310 heeling sail sfbay at 7:12am 05.30.21 ......... Wouldnt it sail much more efficiently a lot flatter? Yes when sailing upwind. Same questi
Sails - Open Discussion (2) Sailavie1 at 7:05am 05.30.21 I replaced both sails with these from Evolution. Had to enlarge my main sail cover to accommodate th
Brightwork (5) Orbweaver at 6:49am 05.30.21 Thanks all. The teak cleaner was used OFF the boat. I sanded a lot of the old finish off, then hosed
Cleaning heat exchanger Blitz at 6:23am 05.30.21 looks like you changed your original post from mixing elbow to heat exchanger. a year ago I set up
H310 heeling jssailem at 5:56am 05.30.21 Like car racing it may take you a bit of time to learn the art of adjusting your sail to make your b
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! jssailem at 5:44am 05.30.21 I observe that the product has a warning. Regarding using it the, label states, it is an IRRITANT.
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! shemandr at 5:12am 05.30.21 They also make covers for cables. I always thought that was a little precious. Nevertheless, if yo
H310 heeling shemandr at 5:08am 05.30.21 ... Wouldnt it sail much more efficiently a lot flatter? Yes! Something is wrong. Maybe your sai
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:31am 05.30.21 Seems like access to the mast head is the real problem. From what I read here and elsewhere the elec
33.5 reefing configuration wdonovan at 4:20am 05.30.21 I dont think the sbove arrangement will work. You need the reef to pull down the luff and do it with
Brightwork dlochner at 4:13am 05.30.21 are the first and third pictures cetal? Yes. And I just deleted the third picture as it was the s
Sail Track Lubricant (1) All U Get at 3:53am 05.30.21 I made some of these from an old sail, did a great job cleaning the slot on the furlers. I may hav
rudder rigging question rgranger at 3:49am 05.30.21 De nada
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. All U Get at 3:47am 05.30.21 In my distant construction career we used cable clamps, strong but not applicable for boaters. I wo
A tree fell on my Mac. Tedd at 10:51pm 05.29.21 I would have thought any of those parts would be repairable, except you need the extrusion for the m
Cleaning heat exchanger MikeHoncho at 10:29pm 05.29.21 curious also as insitu means in place. I guess you could add the vinegar to the outlet of the raw w
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! MikeHoncho at 10:22pm 05.29.21 I think he's trying to make you look good......and the cord
Cleaning heat exchanger Blitz at 9:11pm 05.29.21 how do you do this insitu? I was assuming you'd have to remove it for a good soak.
Brightwork Blitz at 9:07pm 05.29.21 Be carefull with the Teak Cleaners. The 2 part cleaners are highly caustic, cause the grain to raise
Moisture damage S/V Tenacious at 8:32pm 05.29.21 Ours is soaked upon inspection and needs the exact same fix. Just wanted to say thanks for posting.

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