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lead core anchor lines Bob1757 at 2:33am 07.04.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1125 i have seen an ad in good old boat magazine for an anchor line (poly. with sealed lead core) which e
H28.5Stanchions lee at 2:27am 07.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/919 I have a 1985 H28.5. Does anyone know where to find replacement stanchions. I've had no luck since t
H37C staysail furler Alan Johnson16689 at 1:47am 07.04.04 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1073 I recently upgraded the jib furler to a Furlex unit and had the CDI on hand. I shortened it an pass
Photo gmoritz at 1:15am 07.04.04 Big Boats 0/739 I am trying to get a copy of a photo of a 1984 Hunter 34 on a with Spinnaker, main and jib. If you h
1980 37 ft. O'day rod10037 at 12:07am 07.04.04 Bigger Boats 1/1285 I am looking at a 1980 37 ft. O'day and would like any info good or bad to help with a decision on a
1980 37 ft. O'day rod10037 at 11:59pm 07.03.04 Bigger Boats 0/1238 I am looking at a 1980 37 ft. O'day and would like any information on what this ship is like. Any i
Paper or plastic? ex-admin at 11:33pm 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 37/2576 It's been said that most recreational sailors either don't have charts, or what they do have is so o
Question about the water pump (not the bilge pump Arnold Berman at 11:13pm 07.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/830 If the drain valve was left on the interior (sink' head water) electrical pump,would that explain w
Formica Flooring? Paul8753 at 9:42pm 07.03.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1048 A cabinetmaker has suggested using formica as an option for the floors on my Beneteau.Presently the
Jib Halyard jumps off Masthead Jib Block Cheboygan at 9:20pm 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 4/1531 Anyone had this same problem? How do we fix it? Our first summer sailing this boat, the jib halyar
keel specs for catalina 320 harmsie at 6:22pm 07.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1252
Leak in the aft cabin light keel_haul at 2:52pm 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 2/767 During a super heavy rainstorm today I discovered water was getting into the aft cabin light. I took
Attching the head stay keel_haul at 2:45pm 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 11/1055 I have a difficult time attaching the headstay. Are there any clever tricks? I have a CDI furler and
Bent mast Don12548 at 2:00pm 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1035 My sailboat has a mast approximately 50 feet in length. I had the mast removed for repainting. Aft
Keel Question BECI at 12:46pm 07.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/717 Ok, so I have successfully removed my iron/steel keel from my 1973 Venture 21 with little fanfare.
stuck open seacock.... pethia at 12:20pm 07.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 I launched my boat and found that my discharge seacock is stuck open. Any hints on closing it would
Need a cradle for a hunter 37 rtogo at 12:20pm 07.03.04 Big Boats 4/830 I am taking my 1984 cutter rigged, shoal draft Hunter 37 out of the lake and put it in dry storage.
Jib furling control line Kevin B at 11:43am 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1271 I know that the furling control line is supposed to enter the drum at a 90 degree angle to the jibst
8 plait nylon line (1/2") Belle at 11:43am 07.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/978 Where would you get 8 plaint nylon line spice to chain? We are buping a maxwell Freedom Windlas RC
Halyard on top of mast :{ Steve22066 at 11:04am 07.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1097 The shackle broke off my jib halyard line today while sailing. I pulled the sail down and I have a

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Foamy Water shemandr at 9:53am 08.10.20 Maybe you should cut back on the :beer:
110VAC Outlets Ron20324 at 9:50am 08.10.20 ... ...and, you shouldn't be putting two wires under a screw head. "Shouldn't be" is the key phras
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? rgranger at 9:45am 08.10.20 thanks for the reply, rgranger. I appreciate your personal account and experience. I have heard abo
Harness tether came unclipped rgranger at 9:40am 08.10.20 I would remove that Ditto I have a looped lanyard on my key ring and snag it on stuff all of the t
Invest 95L Benny17441 at 9:39am 08.10.20 The Train is running on schedule; multiple waves coming off the Africa coast.
Below Decks Autopilot Install on 92 C-30 gvsho at 9:36am 08.10.20 Hey shemandr - I found that article you mentioned and it is SUPER helpful! Really outlines, mechani
Laguna 26 (3) rgranger at 9:34am 08.10.20 ...If you do not sail at night, you can get by without the mess-of-wires DC system for a while. Go
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 pclarksurf at 9:29am 08.10.20 At first glance I'd say typical -- meaning you look like the rest of us on day 1. The crack in pic
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side (3) pclarksurf at 9:22am 08.10.20 Just happen to have mine laying around-- here are a few pics: It's essentially a peice of ply with
110VAC Outlets jviss at 8:58am 08.10.20 Your diagram shows them series wired. But they are not series wired! All of the neutral (white,
Help me with mainsail please! capta at 8:57am 08.10.20 I would highly recommend a great little book called Royce's Sailing Illustrated, a fun yet very comp
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? capta at 8:55am 08.10.20 Well, yeah, that too - right after we converted to out SeaFrost 12V refrigeration. We have finally
Top it up and hope???? srimes at 8:33am 08.10.20 No, not under water at all fortunately, just almost inverted foe some days. I see your logic, assu
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 8:31am 08.10.20 Thanks for the input. Took the chain off the shaft and the wheel spins freely. So for my case that's
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat markwbird at 8:29am 08.10.20 Shoe.
Top it up and hope???? kappykaplan at 8:29am 08.10.20 flush out any water lurking in passages. OP said the engine didn't get dunked in post #4. :beer:
Top it up and hope???? Revv up at 8:27am 08.10.20
Harness tether came unclipped sail sfbay at 8:24am 08.10.20 Ditto thinwater..............will my tether connection next time I am on my sailboat.
Beneteau 361 stiff steering lordgeoff at 8:18am 08.10.20 This fixed my VERY stiff steering. If you take off your steering wheel at the helm. Take the alloy c
110VAC Outlets marchem at 8:12am 08.10.20 That's an interesting analogy, but not literally (electrically) correct. But useful. If you instal

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