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Prop missing WEP at 8:09am 06.23.04 Other Sailboats 3/880 I recently purchased a 28' Irwin. It has an Atomic 4 inboard engine but the prop is missing. What
Which Javelin is it? Laserguru at 7:52am 06.23.04 Day Sailers 0/889 While on an out of town trip, my wife purchased an older model daysailer for me and we are trying to
356 genset John12427 at 7:51am 06.23.04 Big Boats 3/921 Of the 356 owners what size and kind of genset did you have installed? and is anyone using a portabl
Where are the Sprites John Andre at 6:53am 06.23.04 Day Sailers 1/991 Are there any Sprites left in the world? Why does this site leave out the Sprite and Osprey on the
PHRF rating for 356 Miguel G. del Rey at 6:11am 06.23.04 Big Boats 3/1211 Does anyone know what would be the phrf for a 356?
Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico SunCat at 6:02am 06.23.04 Big Boats 3/1153 I am interested in planning a trip via this route, has anyone done this trip? Any info that you woul
Hey Peggie, About Marine Heads... Rick D at 5:21am 06.23.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1181 I was looking through a book about yachting in the late 19th century, and in a photo of an 1880's la
Dry Valve terbtree at 3:20am 06.23.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1071 When I pump the marine head in the wet setting it works fine. When I turn to the dry setting it wil
1981 C-27 ELEC. LINES TO THE MAST,HOW THE #&%@? grw0357 at 3:10am 06.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1305 HELLO: NEED SOME HELP---I GOT THIS BOAT AND THE PAST OWNER MUST HAVE CUT OUT ALL THE WIRING TO THE*
Motor for Catalina 27 bookie at 2:48am 06.23.04 Smaller Boats 4/1192 I am trying to buy my sister a new outboard motor for her Catalina 27 as a gift. The four stroke mot
Motor for Catalina 27 bookie at 2:47am 06.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/987 I am trying to buy my sister a new outboard motor for her Catalina 27 as a gift. The four stroke mot
The right motor for 27 Catalina bookie at 2:22am 06.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1065 I am trying to buy my sister a new outboard motor for her Catalina 27 as a gift. The four stroke mo
Battery Equaliser Bob Carlton at 1:49am 06.23.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1141 I saw a blurb in the Product Report/ Maintenence section of the June 2004 Dockside Northwest magazin
Keel Trunk/Hull Cracks Dave S. at 12:58am 06.23.04 Smaller Boats 11/1817 I have a '76 C22. After sailing last weekend for the first time this year, I found some water in bi
Bow rail and furling King at 12:15am 06.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/961 I just purchased my first sailboat, an absolutely spotless '76 Oday 25. The boat does not have a bow
Topping lift on a 1986 Hunter 31 Andreas at 11:41pm 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1580 This may sound like a naive question but I have been looking high and low to find the halyard for th
New H38. Ed Schenck at 11:05pm 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/932 Anyone been aboard the new H38? CW has an ad on page 15, there is nothing on the Hunter website yet
Excessive Weather Helm John12048 at 10:36pm 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/862 My boat seems to have a bit to much weather helm. If I understand rig tunning correctly, should I c
Length of Forestay on a 356.......Strange deacm at 10:32pm 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/926 My Yacht Club's travel lift ran into my forestay and so I had to have it replaced. Here's the intere
neutral or in gear jim inFW at 9:34pm 06.22.04 Bigger Boats 4/1302 What is the best way to sail, I hear that neutral but stress on gear box etc but that in gear adds d

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Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations Jackdaw at 12:09pm 07.29.20 Dyneema is not a particularly good choice for jacklines for a couple of reasons. It is round and wi
Making Donations Scott T-Bird at 12:06pm 07.29.20 So when they say "quick release" they aren't kidding. Ha, I didn't notice that! I don't think it
A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack on the coast of Maine. Makes me think of Pogies, thick as clouds of locusts? Maine Sail at 12:06pm 07.29.20 Back in college when I was competitively fishing for Blue Fin tuna on 130 and 80 class we had what w
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Ron20324 at 12:05pm 07.29.20 Ron, perhaps you missed the part about the drain at the bottom of the locker. Well, like everone's
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations dlochner at 12:03pm 07.29.20 I made mine with dyneema. Low stretch and the clips slide nicely. Very affordable too. Dyneema is
Making Donations Justin_NSA at 11:59am 07.29.20 So when they say "quick release" they aren't kidding.
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Making Donations (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 07.29.20 Is this the big, knurled, stainless steel Edson knob? https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-a3x5y9g98l/p
Real chance of capsizing? DrJudyB at 11:55am 07.29.20 These waves were right about the size of my beam, and "spilling" some. What do open-water breakers
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Real chance of capsizing? srimes at 11:43am 07.29.20 Boom vang is my next project! Think I can scrounge most of the parts already. I do need to decide on
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 11:38am 07.29.20 Claude, on page 4 it looks like you have a nice bath tub- if you don't mind some rust. Ron, perhap
M25 transmission mystery? byeager at 11:37am 07.29.20 Great question, but I am 99% sure I have the right bolt. I didn't take any pics, but it looks right
What does AC in fault overtime mean? justsomeguy at 11:37am 07.29.20 I have had problems possibly w/ my inverter and so let open air circulate around it while sailing a
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations srimes at 11:31am 07.29.20 d like. I only use the short leg of the tether 99% of the time and can reach everything for norma
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Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) jeffjuneau at 11:30am 07.29.20 Thanks rgranger, That is exactly what I needed to know. You don't happen to know if there any torq
Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) jeffjuneau at 11:24am 07.29.20 Most people bed their deck hardware with something called butyl tape. I've also used it with grea
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