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Oday Seven-Eleven Gary at 4:26am 07.26.04 Day Sailers 0/1257 I just acquired what appears to be an Oday Seven-Eleven. This boat has been sitting outside, unatten
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Sink on the blink!! Charlie at 4:01am 07.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1048 I have 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. The gally has a double sink setup, and the port side sink's drain
Replacing Strut Cutlas Bearing Ed Carrillo at 3:44am 07.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1189 Does the rudder need to be dropped in order to change the cutlas bearing?Or can the the prop and th
A Number of H26 Question Jason Alexander at 3:20am 07.26.04 Smaller Boats 6/907 Ok, I've been sailing a few times and some more questions have come up. But so far I'm loving my H
bilge malfunction ken at 3:18am 07.26.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1129 While sailing my catalina 320 this weekend water came up through the floor boards in the cabin. Afte
B-50 mast supports rcarper at 3:08am 07.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/857 Has anyone built mast supports for a 50? I'm taking my boat out the Erie Canal next fall and may ne
Flushing outboards Kevin Bladsacker at 2:59am 07.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1177 I have 1 1990 Hunter 27 with an 8HP Tohatsu. Took it in for a water punp change and found out that
yanmar 2gm over heat craig259 at 2:54am 07.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1055 I over heated last weekend after I ran @5 miles. The first thing I cheched was the sea strainer it w
Stuffing box repack Rob at 2:51am 07.26.04 Big Boats 3/1347 I have a 1983 H34. Can the stuffing box be repacked when the boat is in the water? I am wondering ho
Installing an Access Port gball at 2:43am 07.26.04 Day Sailers 4/1251 Does anyone have experience with installing access ports onto ACP or 'glass boats? I have to install
Furlex for Reefing Genoa Steve A. at 2:40am 07.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/809 I have a three part question related to a 1990 Hunter 30 and furling the Genoa. This is a single li
C-22 bilge pump tomschmidt at 2:21am 07.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1018 Hi all, just installed a bilge pump before launching my recently purchased. '76 C-22 for the fi
Portlight Gaskets Robert at 1:54am 07.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1091 I am trying to find replacement glazing for the salon portlights on a 1977 Catalina 30. I don't kno
Current regulations-Inland Ian McGain at 1:52am 07.26.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1224 Peggy,This past weekend I finally pulled out my holding tank and hoses to find the problem I have
Replacement Trailer RichardL at 1:50am 07.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/932 Has anyone come across a replacement trailer, preferably with brakes, for a 26S (or C or D) that doe
INSPECTION PORT IN FRONT OF MAST Peter18012 at 1:31am 07.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1025 I've got a '74 Cat 27. I modified the previously unusable forepeak area to be a stowage area for th
Greetings from Tofino Gary Wyngarden at 1:26am 07.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1039 Hi to all,We're in Tofino about halfway up the West side of Vancouver Island in the fourth week of
Wing keel Robert 19994 at 1:02am 07.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2455 I am considering buying an '88 Catalina 30' Tall Rig with a wing keel. What are the pros and cons of
Wing keel Robert 19994 at 12:59am 07.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1034 I am considering buying an '88 Catalina 30' Tall Rig with a wing keel. What are the pros and cons of

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Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:29am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: eema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength of the whipping th
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:16am 01.07.21
in board sheeting? capta at 9:04am 01.07.21 The staysail stay is on a Highfield lever. That staysail is a bit small for a blade, but I would lik
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Brian D at 9:00am 01.07.21 I removed you duplicate post and moved all the replies to this thread. So you lost one posting but r
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration (1) Hunter216 at 8:53am 01.07.21 The only concern that I can come up with is - might there be a situation where the boom would be in
Upgrading line clutches H34 Mike Oldak at 8:44am 01.07.21 ask my partner about the bent stanchionS.....;(
New dinghy for 2-hp honda (2) Meriachee at 8:40am 01.07.21 Here is the new 8' Aquamarine and the 2.5 Suzuki. It might be persuaded to plane, but as yet, has no
Electric Cooler Wiring jssailem at 8:37am 01.07.21 I was looking at the Dometic at the Seattle Boat Show in 2020. Sppecifically the CFX395DZ. It has 2
What is this? Ron20324 at 8:32am 01.07.21 ... A lot of the powerboats at my yacht club have a flag holder on the bow pulpit for the club burge
New dinghy for 2-hp honda Hayden Watson at 8:26am 01.07.21
A blue water C22? Leeward Rail at 8:22am 01.07.21 I know plenty of people that almost laugh when I say we have 5 who overnight often on our little 22
Stern Tube Hose alvy at 8:20am 01.07.21 Justin NSA Thanks for sending the article . Actually I have read it before and I was going to look i
Upgrading line clutches H34 Ron20324 at 8:15am 01.07.21 ...Very nice write up. Thanks.... Now, about that bent stanchion....
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 8:07am 01.07.21 Re-read the original post. He has the end of each reef line attached to an eye strap on the far sid
A blue water C22? LakeShark at 7:27am 01.07.21 It is interesting when you compare the size of a typical boat today vs when I started sailing in th
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 7:27am 01.07.21 It should work providing you have enough line to work. Looking at the knot it is shown as a button
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? LakeShark at 7:21am 01.07.21 Thanks for all the input. I had also asked this on the racing forum but the post and all replies se
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 7:08am 01.07.21 John, my next attempt will be with the Brian Toss version with the sunk ends. I found these instru
Upgrading line clutches H34 Artey1 at 7:07am 01.07.21 I really like garhuser because you can keep adding to it without having to install bunch separate u
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Ted at 7:04am 01.07.21 That's certainly one. Another is that your diagram shows the clew is basically being pulled aftward

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