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Towing with an Astro/Safari Mini Van Rusty at 1:39pm 06.03.05 Smaller Boats 1/960 Does anyone on this forum tow with an Astro/Safari Mini Van? The factory rates them for a 5000 lb c
Rebuild kit for sink faucet/pump? lloyd7284 at 1:36pm 06.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1856 Hello, Does anyone make a rebuild kit for my original sink pump?I have a 77 oday,owned for three ye
bilge cover replacement Roger at 12:38pm 06.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2800 The teak-wood cover for my bilge is old and splitting, and I want to replace it. I vaguely recall se
Knotting and caring for genoa sheets Rich18836 at 12:34pm 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 10/3051 We had to take down our furling genoa and get the leech cord replaced and the seam re-stiched becaus
scars in my ABS hull! John Kivel at 11:27am 06.03.05 Day Sailers 3/1130 OK, The streaks in my hull are not the only problems, my tie down strap has left pretty large scar
Useful load GregS at 10:50am 06.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1732 I saw some 'rope' for sale at home depot. It was 3/8 with a 240-280 lb useful load. Would this wor
Name location? Diane24093 at 10:43am 06.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1037 My new hubby and I just acquired a Mac24; we're in the process of doing some refitting now, have sai
Captain Tolley's Stephen OBrien at 10:40am 06.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/982 I've used Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure to close up leaks in my hatches and portlights. It's
Running Rigging Pete at 10:39am 06.03.05 Smaller Boats 2/831 I have no running rigging for my H22 and need to know what size (Dia) lines to buy. Also any suggest
h-27 manual Stephen OBrien at 10:36am 06.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1019 Need to scan it I have one on the boat. I'll try to remember to get it tomorrow and scan it, but it
Wiring diagram for autohelm 4000? Bob at 10:01am 06.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/3685 Would anyone have a wiring diagram for an autohelm 4000, We have one on the boat, but the wires are
plywood substitute steve h at 9:12am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 6/3241 Can someone suggest a replacement for 3/4 inch plywood that can be cut and glued or sealed and that
fuel capacity 47.7 lazeyjack at 9:10am 06.03.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1203 I can not believe the Farr office gave such a small tank to the 47.7, In my view the small capici
West Marine 12V vacuum Russ2571 at 7:59am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1136 Has anyone had any experience using the 12 volt vacuum sold by West Marine? Specifically, does it do
Broad reach Sail Settings??? Rick at 7:07am 06.03.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/8106 I have an '88 H285. I've been trying to figure out how to set my 150% Genoa and Mainsail for effecie
Hunter 23.5 mainsail battens.,,size ? Mike in Cape Cod at 6:58am 06.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/1731 Can anyone tell me the length and width of each of the the full battens used on the original Doyle m
Where the heck to put GPS on a Capri 22?? Moondancer at 6:15am 06.03.05 Smaller Boats 7/1335 Hi all,So I bought the Garmin 276c I was lusting after. Now I have to figure out where the heck to
Dinghy Storage Franklin at 6:01am 06.03.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1218 I just got my dinghy that I got on ebay. Filled it up and seems to hold air...yahoooo. Will be tak
heaving to Steve Lazar at 5:47am 06.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1134 I am having trouble heaving to. The boat keeps into the wind. Any suggestions.
after purchase additions- spinnaker and traveler doug miller at 5:45am 06.03.05 Smaller Boats 2/793 can one as an individual add the spinnaker and traveler after purchasing a boat with them installed

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Looking at buying a 295 - A few questions sail sfbay at 5:35pm 01.26.21 Welcome to the forum!! Can you please provide photos of the areas of concerns so the forum can pr
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Jim26m at 5:21pm 01.26.21 That's just wrong on so many levels. Right? I gotta be honest. We don't do it often, but watchin
Davits and Solar Panels islandhop at 5:12pm 01.26.21 Hi guys. I am also getting davots for my Achilles. Looking at Garhauer for my H 376. Bob. How far of
What transmission fluid for a Catalina 270 Perkins 18hp m20 captcoho at 5:06pm 01.26.21 From the Marine Diesel Perkins manual you would use ATF TYPE "A" transmission fluid. fluid Afte
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster Marmalade at 5:00pm 01.26.21
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? SailingLoto at 4:51pm 01.26.21 run it on the floor before you start getting too excited. odds are it's fine, but I wouldn't start
LITTLE TO NO WIND Daveinet at 4:50pm 01.26.21 Trimming your sails, making the boat heel, finding thermals or whatever they are, those are not real
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Tally Ho at 4:42pm 01.26.21 I can give you a link for the batteries. But, unfortunately they do not seem to be on costco.com a
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom shemandr at 4:36pm 01.26.21 Given your situation I would apply KISS principle. If most the gelcoat is in tact there's no need
Yanmar Glow Plug Issue CatamaranLover at 4:32pm 01.26.21 Jim, thanks for the for the tip!
Telltales Daveinet at 4:25pm 01.26.21 Interestingly, when I was first taught to sail, we had telltails, but they were on the side stays, r
American Magic capta at 4:25pm 01.26.21 Sailing is just one of those few sports where sportsmanship still exists.
Telltales smokey73 at 4:22pm 01.26.21 @Don Guillette - Do you have suggested locations and how many on a Genoa and a Main? I have 3 on my
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats shemandr at 4:20pm 01.26.21 levels.
Davits and Solar Panels Mark15171 at 4:19pm 01.26.21 Hi Bob Thanks for the most informative video. This puts forth a whole new potential solution. I to
AC75 New Zealand Davidasailor26 at 4:07pm 01.26.21
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Michael Davis at 4:02pm 01.26.21 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The 2021 Beneteau First 53 is a beauty. However, I do prefer
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Jimmy at 3:56pm 01.26.21 Well the boat floats :) Tried it out and we didn't sink. Didn't do a lot as we didn't have much t
Water Ballast Catalina 250 Stu Jackson at 3:55pm 01.26.21 There's a very active, friendly and knowlegeable group of C250 skippers, here: http://catalina-capr
American Magic (1) dLj at 3:44pm 01.26.21 They put symbolic band aids on the boat to represent the incredible help given to get this boat back

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