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Spinnaker pole mmenigma at 12:20pm 05.15.05 Big Boats 2/1105 Hi All,I'm setting up a 1979 Catalina 38 to fly a spinnaker and I have a pole but the bridal for t
Rudder Post Lube ? Vic at 12:19pm 05.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1580 Wheel steering was getting hard to turn then found the problem was dried grease around the rudder po
Spinnaker Pole mmenigma at 12:19pm 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/990 Hi All,I'm setting up a 1979 Catalina 38 to fly a spinnaker and I have a pole but the bridal for t
Thoughts on "Sta Set X"? Jonathan at 12:17pm 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 15/2353 I'm almost ready to launch the yawl I bought last year, and all of the running rigging is fuzzy and
Repairing surface cracks in 82 Hunter 19 Phil W. at 11:55am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/855 My neighbor and I just bought a 82 Hunter 19 in pretty good shape but it has a lot of surface spider
Anchor light bobbaark at 11:31am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/896 Just bought a Capri 22. It seems to be missing the anchor light. Is this normal? How can I instal
Mac 22' - no lock pin for keel Lager at 11:09am 05.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/959 The guy I just bought my 1984 Mac 22' from told me that it doesn't use a lock bolt when the keel is
Help with O'day 19 outboard bracket. Igor at 9:59am 05.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/837 I would like to replace the outboard motor mounting bracket on O'day 19, it's very shaky and the spr
Rigging W. M. Dunnagan at 9:40am 05.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/831 I just purchased a 1976 Oday Daysailer II. I did not receive any instructions on how to rig. I was t
Which A/C-Reverse Air do you suggest is best? Bill Wertz at 8:42am 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/874 I'm looking to add A/C-reverse heat to my Catalina 36MKII 1995 model and would like input from peopl
Lazyjacks Jenny Lynn at 7:35am 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1132 Does anyone have an opinion on the lazyjacks systems? I currently use a Dutchman but am looking into
Racing 336 Mike at 7:26am 05.15.05 Racing 7/2692 I have a 1996 Hunter 336 and have started racing this season. The boat has a phrf rating of 144. I h
H 310 1998 Dinghy Davits Carl at 7:19am 05.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1233 Hello Everyone:I'm a new owner of a H310 1998. I'm interested in putting Dinghy Davits on for this
Battery and fuses John F at 5:42am 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/820 I need a 12v battery to power the radio and running and cabin lights. The Johnson 6hp has an altern
H-216 Improvement - Mainsheet Block Ranger Paul at 5:04am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/844 I don't know how new 216s are set up, but when I got my boat the cam cleat on the lower mainsheet bl
H-216 Improvement - Raising the Mast Ranger Paul at 4:53am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/764 I had previously talked about the painless way to raise the mast on the 216 but actually told how to
H-216 Improvement - Raising the Mast Ranger Paul at 4:24am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/813 My previous post about raising the mast did not include a picture and really discussed lowering the
H-216 Improvement - A Tidy Cuddy Ranger Paul at 3:43am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/796 Finally...a few hooks from Lowe's and some 1 1/4" SS wood screws and I have a tidy cuddy!
H-216 Improvement Outhaul Block System Ranger Paul at 3:35am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/659 I added a couple blocks to my outhaul to get a better mechanical advantage. I am still dialing in t
H-216 Improvement Jib Block Outboard Ranger Paul at 3:30am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/695 I primarily race against Thistles. I found I could point as high as a Thistle if I ran the jib real

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Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? Noodat Lady at 5:26pm 10.01.20 Thank you, those are indeed the mounts I was looking for.
Changing water valve intake gasket on a 1992 macgregor classic RolfSail at 5:24pm 10.01.20 The picture I posted showing that the shaft was 16.5 inches is of a Mac 26S shaft that I had left ov
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting Tom J at 5:22pm 10.01.20 Ahoy, Andante, from SV Andante! The bow strap (chainplate?) on my 2003 C310 doesn't show any rust y
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? heritage at 5:21pm 10.01.20 https://www.parts4engines.com/yanmar-2gm-engine-mount I installed these mounts recently. They were
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser jaysweet at 5:20pm 10.01.20 Dang it! That's it! The problem is, the key is always on when the engine is running, but every now a
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 5:05pm 10.01.20 A month ago we ordered a 40hp Yamaha from our local dealer, it'll be December before we see it. We
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 4:47pm 10.01.20 gary - Company Info : Yamaha Outboards For Sale,Suzuki Boat Motors,Honda Marine Engines
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser NYSail at 4:45pm 10.01.20 Key off
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser Mr Fox at 4:41pm 10.01.20
Lazy jacks diameter Jackdaw at 4:38pm 10.01.20 Looks like they're attached to the spreaders? Seems like that would help keep them out of the way.
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? Rick Webb at 4:35pm 10.01.20 A month ago we ordered a 40hp Yamaha from our local dealer, it'll be December before we see it. We d
From Just Outta the Water after 10 yrs, No Maintenance Reefing at 4:35pm 10.01.20 Nice job!!!
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser smokey73 at 4:26pm 10.01.20 You had the key in the off position. The diesel will still run but with the key in the off position
Why, Beneteau, why? SoSound at 4:24pm 10.01.20 Thanks, maybe I'm just completely confused about what I have on my boat. It wouldn't be the first t
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? garymalmgren at 4:11pm 10.01.20 Hi Planoron. When you , say overseas, where do you mean? Do you have a link to the (sales) site? In
Lazy jacks diameter Captain Larry-DH at 4:11pm 10.01.20
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates Project_Mayhem at 4:11pm 10.01.20 It's pretty amazing that three little rivets can hold up an entire rig
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 4:01pm 10.01.20 It's never excessive if it makes you feel good. :) I change my keel bolts annually, which might be c
Lazy jacks diameter srimes at 4:01pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Need Catalina 30 MK11 trailer Sanfelice at 3:26pm 10.01.20 The problem you may run into is this time of the year is boats are already being scheduled for pulli

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