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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 4/941 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 1/2409 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 8/2834 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 0/1156 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 2/7462 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 8/1632 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 2/944 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
Sailing BVI's, is Harris' Place still open ?? Gene16575 at 4:59am 08.07.05 Destinations 0/1715 the last time we chartered, 1997, we had All-you-can-EAT lobster at Harris' Place in Little Harbor o
Stepping the mast kevin6882 at 4:39am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/860 I have been working on a 21' Mac for the past year and have finally completed all of the repairs and
downwind... cal 39 or 40? Dave Bakony at 3:52am 08.07.05 Cal 1/745 I am thinking of getting a Cal 39 but I was wondering if it has as good downwind performance as a Ca
Hull number from Hull Identification number? dbrandt622821 at 3:44am 08.07.05 Islander 2/3396 Hull ID number is XLYB3818M78D. I assume the 78 refers to the year it was built, what does the rest
Oceanis 390 Line Reorganization Tsehum Pete at 3:39am 08.07.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/885 After having to go forward too many times this summer to adjust lines that are not lead back to the
Standard Rig vs Tall Rig Doc Pratt at 2:51am 08.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1681 Considering purchase of a 2001 Catalina 320 tall rig.What are the advantages or disadvantages of th
Last Sail Don Guillette at 2:46am 08.07.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1421 Mates: Yesterday was probably my last sail on the waters off Long Beach, Ca. I'll be leaving Ca for
Don - Trim Under A Reef ? Ken Prichard at 1:53am 08.07.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1427 What do we look for when trimming a main that has a reef? Should we still tension to keep the top ba

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Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Don S/V ILLusion at 6:31pm 05.02.21 Remember the Pier? How that went out. It was more crowded during the Covid peak than it is now. An
Racor Fun Yesterday rukidn at 6:22pm 05.02.21 Sorry Curt, I'm sure it was chaos for a while! You sure have troubles with stinky stuff. Some of us
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 6:19pm 05.02.21 Update: As everyone on this thread expected, putting another 2-3 hrs on the rebuilt engine did nothi
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 05.02.21
Main 110 breaker like never seen on this planet??? (1) twalker H260 at 6:16pm 05.02.21 After Looking at the rest of the diagram for your boat in the manual. it looks like the third compon
Several more hours of cleaning/scrubbing Orbweaver at 6:12pm 05.02.21 And my wife has started a group on MeWe, with a fair number of pics: Click here for link to MeWe
What happened here... NYSail at 6:08pm 05.02.21 Sunk
Polaris Compass / no fluid (1) PaulOtt at 5:49pm 05.02.21 Thanks for the reply It is bulkhead mounted beside the hatch on the port side. The bulkhead is at
Install an anchor Windlass Dale Haz at 5:39pm 05.02.21 No worries, it will get resolved. Now I just need to get through the survey, then some fun. Thanks f
Smart Plug Installation KZW at 5:35pm 05.02.21 Out of curiosity, have you touched base with your insurance broker to see if there is a discount or
Install an anchor Windlass jssailem at 5:35pm 05.02.21 Good luck Dale. Let us know how it goes.
Adding a Bowsprit to a Std Rig Boat Dogswater at 5:25pm 05.02.21 Fan, the extent of my homework is limited to being repeatedly trounced by a Std. Mast, Bowsprit C30
Looking at an O'Day 34 sail sfbay at 4:59pm 05.02.21 ................ we'll keep looking Best part about looking is it does not cost you anything and th
Electrical mystery Tom J at 4:44pm 05.02.21 Sounds like you lost your ground to the panel during the mishap. Remember, everything in your DC ci
SafeFS30 - installation on a Passage 42 - Location to install? Terry Cox at 4:20pm 05.02.21 The panel above the chart table? Yes,
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Kings Gambit at 4:11pm 05.02.21 Remember the Pier? How that went out.
Install an anchor Windlass Dale Haz at 3:53pm 05.02.21 A kellet was recommended by the present owner of the boat, he suggested the lead weights used by fis
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Don S/V ILLusion at 3:45pm 05.02.21 It is interesting. The Port of Everett took over a superfund sight that was a lumber mill and Concr
H310 port side ropr clutch Tally Ho at 3:42pm 05.02.21 I doubt that they just used wood screws to secure it into fiberglass. If there are no nuts undernea
Install an anchor Windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:40pm 05.02.21 you can accomplish the same with a Kellet. Yes. Most definitely a kellet:

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