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Bent mast Don12548 at 2:00pm 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1087 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 0/772 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 1/998 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 4/889 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 8/1354 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 2/1042 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 4/1215 The shackle broke off my jib halyard line today while sailing. I pulled the sail down and I have a
Shower Drain SusieJoyce at 10:59am 07.03.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1135 I recently purchased a 1980 Hunter 33. My problem is that the shower drain still has the antifreeze
sail washing question william3045 at 7:12am 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 3/763 is there any reason i couldn't put a sail in one of those "industrial size" washers at a laundry-mat
911!!! furling genoa dimensions Bryan22281 at 6:12am 07.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1091 Ahoy all captains,I am in serious need of foot, leech and luff dimensions of 1978 O'Day 25, center
hatch floor replacement fisher15048 at 5:56am 07.03.04 Day Sailers 0/1072 Does anybody have any words of wisdom concerning plywood floor replacement inthe hatch of an 81 Jave
riding sail question william3045 at 5:45am 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 9/885 i posted a question about my h23 sailing at anchor af ew weeks ago. i tried more scope and still sai
looking for Information on a 1998 centre board Fred Scott at 5:05am 07.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/966 A fellow sailer with a 1998 Mac 26X in Turkey broke his centre board and the only way he can fix it
trailerable boat? docmyers at 3:31am 07.03.04 Smaller Boats 5/870 i have been learning to sail from a friend and have been looking to buy a boat for the last couple
M26D aft berth overhead area...has anybody opened Jeff M21319 at 3:15am 07.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1189 On the Mac 26D, in the aft berth, under the cockpit seating area, there is a formed-in 'box' on eith
Rigging Adjustment di at 3:11am 07.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1052 This is the first year that we have taken the mast down on our 1982 30ft Catalina and need help with
On this 228th birthday of our country... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:58am 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 Longfellow actually wrote "O Ship of State" following Lincoln's assassination. But it's as appropria
Need a Dinette table sinbad51 at 1:22am 07.03.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/987 The Dinette table in my Oceanis 430 met an untimely demise when someone fell on it. Any idea where
shroud tension oday 272le jiml at 1:14am 07.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/873 Manual does not show tension requirements for this boat. Any suggestions?
Diesel Engine Cuts Off PrincessCat at 1:04am 07.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1694 My diesel engine is a nightmare.It only starts when cold. When I motor out for a sail, then sail

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new to forum neoflight at 6:03pm 01.01.21 Appears I have been remiss and not thanked you Capt. Robbie - I have read the manual three times!
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 sailme88 at 5:44pm 01.01.21 I think there is an overlap with the question.. Support based on interior bulkheads is travel lift
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! BlowMeAway at 5:34pm 01.01.21 And what makes 2020 worse, we were that close* to each other and never met. Happy New Year! Yeah*
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! Kermit at 5:20pm 01.01.21 I seriously doubt it! All I want to do is get back to our bareboat charters in the BVI. I just got
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:45pm 01.01.21 Already he is now aware who to go to on lake Norman as the same individual will be working on his bo
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 quadrille38 at 4:43pm 01.01.21 Thanks for all the helpful replies. If people have access, I'd be very interested in the measuremen
Small ACP hull bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 4:38pm 01.01.21 He is correct it was a typo now corrected
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 4:29pm 01.01.21 @David Walsh You might also consider using a soft shackle to an eye splice on your jib sheets. Fun
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Mr Fox at 3:44pm 01.01.21 Try one of these treatments- it removed all mildew smell from the foam in all applications I tried i
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Claude L.-Auger at 2:50pm 01.01.21 Hi, Its for an O'Day 302 Also, Claude why would need a specific shackle? Main sail halyards are q
Winterizing diesel fuel on boat Dalliance at 2:39pm 01.01.21 Biobor JF and Starbrite Startron.
Small ACP hull bottom paint fstbttms at 2:18pm 01.01.21 ACO ? Typo. ACP is an acronym for "advanced composite process".
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Dave Groshong at 2:18pm 01.01.21 Our rig shop offers a lot of different shackles, from what I call the utility Ronstan headboard sh
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Project_Mayhem at 1:42pm 01.01.21 Docking: I have a loose line that runs from the bow cleats to a midship stanchion. I lives on the de
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? dlochner at 1:34pm 01.01.21 Thanks for the boat info. The data sheet is from 1987, since then there have been many improvements
Best Manual Windlas for Oday 34 and where to put it. sail sfbay at 1:32pm 01.01.21 A photo of your anchor locker above and below deck would be helpful to confirm it you can mount a on
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? jssailem at 1:25pm 01.01.21 My imagination was running at full bore. I remember a door to a box in the story Dune. I think it
No Brake on steering pedestal capta at 1:20pm 01.01.21 Some of the older helms were perhaps a bit heavy, but that old worm gear system stayed exactly where
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? capta at 1:17pm 01.01.21 It doesn't hold much! But in the back is the vented loop for the exhaust raw water. I wanted to get
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... sailme88 at 1:13pm 01.01.21 In parallel with my 6 Ps is the KISS formula... I keep my ignition key suspended above my engine raw

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