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Whisker pole Patrick Booth at 11:24am 08.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/745 I recently purchased a genoa, and want to make a whisker pole. Does anyone have any ideas on constru
Domestic Water PUmp Alfred at 11:14am 08.07.05 Bigger Boats 2/1067 My galley and vanity faucets are powered by a Sur-flo electric pump that delivers 45 pounds per squa
Spinnaker setup gr8 2 av8 at 10:55am 08.07.05 Big Boats 6/880 The boat I bought this spring came with a spinnaker. I am now itching to try it out. Could someone
Really slow Cat 22 Twitch at 10:31am 08.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/1105 I have a 20 year old Cat 22, and its incredibly slow. I cant point into the wind as well as all the
AMF Copperhead - How do you rig? Maurice at 10:11am 08.07.05 AMF 1/5796 Does anyone know how to rig the AMF Copperhead Sailboat... I bought one and don't quite know the ri
Help with a price Paul b at 10:06am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/896 Can anyone help with a price. This is ALL I have to go on. Ad in the local paper:For sale: 22' Ma
pop top frank at 9:58am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/863 ok got her home, your info was a big help, i have questions what holds up the pop- top? How much of
Battery Switch Neil McDonald at 9:31am 08.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/848 Having experienced it to be progressively more difficulty getting the engine to turn over on the sta
Stay length Tom23438 at 9:19am 08.07.05 Day Sailers 0/976 Hi, I am able to have new forestay made up by a friend. Problem is I don't know how long to have hi
Twisted Mainsheet Neil McDonald at 9:16am 08.07.05 Big Boats 1/975 My mainsheet keeps on twisting in the blocks to the point where it will not run freely. I have taken
272LE Alfred at 8:55am 08.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/835 The domestic water system on my 272 is over powered (a Shurflo pump with 45 pounds per sq. inch pres
mast base Terry at 8:31am 08.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/942 I bent my mast base for a 1984 222 o'day. Does anyone know where I can get a new one?
New owner of a Balboa 20 Saki Dave at 8:23am 08.07.05 Balboa 1/2412 It's an amazing feeling to be excited and scared witless at the same time. My wife and I just purch
universal atomic 4 carb kickback when starting Robert at 6:49am 08.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2842 Atomic 4, when starting kick back causes black smoke to come from flame arrester on the carburetor
Beneteau Oceanis 390 Deck Reorganization Tsehum Pete at 6:45am 08.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1157 After having to go forward too many times this summer to adjust lines that are not led back to the c
Weight or load capacity of a Catalina 22 Thomas F. Griffith at 6:41am 08.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/7465 Here is a question that I may have overlooked the answer or can not find. Whirlaway is a 1974 Catal
Cleaning sails Bob at 6:15am 08.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1140 I have a 14.2 and the sails need cleaning. What is the best way of doing this? Soft brush and dish
Stoney Point to City Island Gerry Bogert at 6:01am 08.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1635 I am planning a trip from Stoney Point to City Island on the 13 or 14th and would like to hear any i
furling to genoa ED at 5:33am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/945 when furling the genoa I find the last two feet or so dose not warp up, the line on the drum is run
Replacement tiller for Ericson 23 Mk1 Victor Braud at 5:26am 08.07.05 Other Sailboats 3/1275 I need to replace the tiller for Ericson 23 Mk1 Hull Number 10. Could anyone provide me with the le

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Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:51pm 05.03.21 It is the raw water discharge hose that is vented. Certainly there are some extreme conditions w
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel jssailem at 9:47pm 05.03.21 @skunther I would not be too concerned. Perhaps the chain has been put away wet. The rust is not abn
Using a trolling motor on small boat MikeyJ at 9:45pm 05.03.21 I've used a really small trolling motor on a boat that weighed 500 lb alone. I can motor around f
What happened here... RussC at 9:36pm 05.03.21 Venture 25 (count the port lights). has swing keel and came with lots of foam floatation under the l
Tackle for secondary anchor jssailem at 9:30pm 05.03.21
End Caps Shaefer T Track Hunter 386. Nuts?? Joe at 9:21pm 05.03.21 I doubt the end caps are through bolted.... since there is no uplifting load on the fittings (the tr
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Stu Jackson at 8:57pm 05.03.21 Well, possibly ... but I am referring to the last line that Stu wrote ... "Bill, new to me. Where w
PROP upgrade size jssailem at 8:41pm 05.03.21 If you provided the motor, transmission and shaft details to WestbyNorth for them to produce your pr
Roller furling Southern Crux at 8:29pm 05.03.21 Thanks for the help Greg! Will now need to pick up the correct line for the internal halyard
Capri 18 Bilge Pump Hose JA Toms River at 8:26pm 05.03.21 It does lead to the bilge below the battery box. I believe there was an optional Gusher hand pump t
What happened here... Admiral at 8:24pm 05.03.21 Yep. A venture for sure. I had one and it had the floatation foam too.
Spring lines (1) jssailem at 8:23pm 05.03.21 It should not be a surprise, as new to boating owners begin to consider improving their securing of
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 8:17pm 05.03.21
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 8:13pm 05.03.21 Maybe I'm missing something here, but after digging through your above reference to Post #2, I can
Newbie questions. mdibella at 8:05pm 05.03.21 Stern tube carries the prop shaft in a shaft-drive auxiliary power. Cooling water for the shaft pa
Roller furling Tally Ho at 7:52pm 05.03.21
Newbie questions. Tally Ho at 7:49pm 05.03.21 The toilet will have a thruhull for water to flush... There could also be a valve in that area for
Roller furling Southern Crux at 7:49pm 05.03.21
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:46pm 05.03.21 193685
Newbie questions. sail sfbay at 7:44pm 05.03.21 Great questions!!...........keep them coming, you will find the the forum pretty helpful. There is

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