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Good vibrations!... or Rick at 4:29am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 19/1336 Im just curious about what is "normal" vibration with using the trusty "iron genoa" so I thought I w
Trailer - what should I be looking for? Tina at 4:03am 02.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/858 I am considering buying a trailer and pulling out the boat. I have never towed one before and am no
Putting Up The Mast Robert Sylvester at 3:29am 02.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1103 I purchased a 23 foot O'Day three years ago, been sitting on the trailer on dry dock. I am now in th
trailer winch mrbill at 2:49am 02.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1426 What do you use to winch the boat on the trailer? stainless wire, or strap?If you use the strap t
Ericson 27 mast/ rigging specifications Chris Rooke at 2:34am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/5742 Does anyone have the mast length for a 1976 Ericson 27 and possibly theforestay and backstay length
Capri 13 info? Bill Keaveney at 2:32am 02.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1019 Why can I NOT find any info on this boat? There have been a few sold over the years (I have a 1996),
How is your traveller set up? CP-Mike at 2:30am 02.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/779 How do you all have your travelers set up? On my Mac, it's just a piece of rope that attaches to bo
Heel Indicators (Incline-O-Meters) Steve at 2:03am 02.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/4886 May I get input on where everyone has mounted their Incline-O-Meters?I have a 1992 Hunter 28 and w
Around the World in 71 Days, 14 Hours Phiggins at 1:55am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1287 Congratulations to Ellen MacArthur. Amazing.
Cabin interior painting Henry at 1:53am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1843 Hi everyone. We are in the process of trying to renovate the cabin of our new (to us) boat. The prev
I just finished the sail trim quiz Rick Sylvester at 12:57am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 3/936 and I'm a little puzzled (a normal state for me.)First of all, the quiz supposes wind strength of
Column width changes with paging Rich Stidger at 12:03am 02.08.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/908 Phil,A strange thing has been happening for a while. When I look at the 24 hour (or more) posting
Coastal cruising around Charleston Richard at 11:49pm 02.07.05 Trailer Sailors 2/1347 Wondering if anyone has any favorite places to sail off the S.C coast. I've sailed the Charleston H
tiller pilot questions Norton at 11:34pm 02.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/889 I found a great price on a reconditioned simrad tiller pilot and want to get the correct parts to in
Hatch Latches Gulf Coast18195 at 10:46pm 02.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1039 Cany anyone give me a source for replacement latches on the foreward hatch of an '85 C27? They look
26 mark 2 flooding john robinson at 9:47pm 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/888 GOT a new colomia 26mk2 hd troble with a leak somewhere the boat started to flood if any body knows
interior wood finish Jeff at 9:37pm 02.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/927 im looking to refinish some of the wood on my H31, does anyone know what was used from the factory .
Inner Forestay for H340 Ersin at 7:09pm 02.07.05 Big Boats 0/646 I saw an article on forum archive about one,who installed an inner forestay for a storm jib on H 340
Seattle Pushpit tree at 4:30pm 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1073 Anyone in the Seattle are able to recomend a fabricator or source for a pushpit?
Fiberglass Repair Frenchie15864 at 3:09pm 02.07.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1338 I bought my sailboat with a approx. 6" diameter hole in the coaming behind the genoa winch, there us

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Argh. (1) Will Gilmore at 4:44am 09.20.20 https://thelibraryladiesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/walken.gif Even the inimitable Christoph
Bow Eyes (1) vwjay at 2:53am 09.20.20
Bow Eyes twistedskipper at 1:17am 09.20.20 Photo?
Argh. Rich Stidger at 9:25pm 09.19.20 So this pirate walks into a bar with a peg leg, a hook for an arm, and an eye patch. The bartender l
After 10 Years Benny17441 at 9:11pm 09.19.20 Sometimes we put boats or RVs away and one day like in the middle of a pandemic we decide to tinker
Bow Eyes Benny17441 at 9:08pm 09.19.20 You could eliminate them. I think those bow eyes are used to attach straps when the boat is trailer
Argh. Benny17441 at 9:03pm 09.19.20 "Grog" was a British Navy term for water diluted rum rations for a ship's crew. I still partake of
Argh. Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 09.19.20 I trashed my pirates BS years ago, they were a bunch of pretty rotten guys. Kept the rum.
Rust Never Sleeps. Stu Jackson at 8:19pm 09.19.20 For those of you with Yanmar engines, please note that this is a Catalina with an exhaust nipple in
H26 - Bottom Paint Flaking sail sfbay at 8:13pm 09.19.20 Looks like you lost your barrier coating?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Tedd at 8:12pm 09.19.20 Yes, definitely a job for a step bit. It will make the tidiest hole. Or a die set, if you can find o
Rust Never Sleeps. Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 09.19.20 Well dang, if you can get a factory cast 316 elbow, why the F would you have one welded up They d
After 10 Years Michael Davis at 8:07pm 09.19.20 10 years without sailing?!
After 10 Years Reefing at 8:04pm 09.19.20 Glorious day! Congratulations.
Cam Cleats how do you use them? DArcy at 7:57pm 09.19.20 On my boat I only have cam cleats on the traveler sheets. The Viking 28 I've started racing on has c
Shrouds and Stays diameter? (1) Gene Neill at 7:44pm 09.19.20 185114
After 10 Years (1) Bobbi Ullinger at 7:34pm 09.19.20 Another pic.
The Progress Continues H 23.5 Bobbi Ullinger at 7:26pm 09.19.20 No issues with stepping the mast. Between 1993 when we bought the boat and 2010, we trailered and s
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Ted at 7:20pm 09.19.20 You can use a step bit like this one. Seadaddler suggested the same. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtre
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Kings Gambit at 7:17pm 09.19.20

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