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Marketable Sales? fredsb at 5:22am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1127 Sellable Sails? My boat (84' 22') came with Roller Furling (Schaefer SnapFurl) when I bought it a y
sail size deadringer at 4:48am 07.01.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 i recently purchased a 1974 28 foot irwin sail boat i was wondering how big the main sail is and whe
Surge Brake Bleeding/Tongue Extension fredsb at 4:42am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1351 For trailer experts: my trailer has a coupler in the brake line which is disengaged when the tongue
Shroud Tension Jonathan Cushing at 4:25am 07.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/981 I have an 1983 O 23 and am wondering how people determine shroud tension. I would prefer not to buy
PHRF racing an H23 (Neenah, WI) scott k at 4:01am 07.01.04 Smaller Boats 2/994 I am in my first year of racing a Hunter 23 (1986) in the PHRF fleet at Neenah, WI's Nodaway Yacht C
Painting Autohelm 4000 RedondoCat28 at 3:18am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1053 The wheel drive unit on my Autohelm 4000 is looking pretty shabby with about half of the dark grey(?
Furling Main Frank15188 at 2:35am 07.01.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1217 This is my first year with a furling main. Does anyone know where one can get information on the bes
Sailing with Genoa ccesur at 1:07am 07.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1080 Hi,I have recently bought a Hunter 29.5. Somebody told me that sailing with genoa only, without ho
Broken Mast Don1531 at 1:01am 07.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/869 I am trying to locate a new mast for my 1990 Hunter 35.5. I have tried Isomat who made the original
Sailing the B Warren M at 12:48am 07.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/987 I realized when I recently bought my 1986 Hunter 28.5 with the double spreader, swept back B
1980 Yanmar 2 GM Diesel Maintenance Robert 19994 at 12:32am 07.01.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1733 Does anyone have the factory recommended maintenance and specs for a 1980 Yanmar 2 GM 13 HP diesel?
Keel awalkernc at 12:26am 07.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1000 My keel snapped off 2 years ago and I lost it in the intercoastal. How/where do I get another one?
Gas tanks and batterys in the same space Ralph18418 at 12:19am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/909 Does any one know where the batterys were located on a 1979 Catalina 25 for the outboard, running li
Florida Bound agolden at 11:10pm 06.30.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1400 We're heading South in September/October and are looking for feedback on Florida marinas that allow
Squeeky compression post Tim22946 at 10:59pm 06.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/854 My compression post is awefully squeeky. Has anyone found a cleaver idea to tame this noise?
mast raising dennis23749 at 9:54pm 06.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1039 i would appreciate any info on how to raise the mast with a limited number of people. thanks,
Water Leak ABM at 7:59pm 06.30.04 Smaller Boats 5/1488 Has anyone experienced taking on water between the cabin and the hull while healing?On a recent sai
Spinnaker dimensions bodyfat2 at 4:24pm 06.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1820 Could someone post the dimensions of spinnakers that would fit a Mac 25 1984?thanks
o displacement and weight algae at 3:58pm 06.30.04 Day Sailers 1/1225 I understand less, the older I get. I would like to know the weight of my 1974 oday 22. The disp*
Mike B of Denver Co. Mike in Cape Cod at 2:35pm 06.30.04 Smaller Boats 0/737 Mike please send your e-mail address to me at jburns@aol.com as I have a question regarding your aut

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Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) dLj at 2:22pm 01.24.21 Last Sunday. @Ken Cross note T-shirt and sunglasses. Our S2 8.0C following our friends Doug and Kat
Electric Panel Gizmos dlochner at 2:01pm 01.24.21 I need a cheat sheet.... You can always use your phone to take a picture and blow it up. Unnecess
Electric Panel Gizmos (1) jssailem at 1:57pm 01.24.21 Mine lights up and makes the numbers easy too read. The challenge is in knowing what the coded messa
Electric Panel Gizmos dlochner at 1:48pm 01.24.21 I am not sure about the relevance of an Ammeter on a panel. Or for that matter even a volt meter. S
Repairing Aluminum winch drums? Drinky Crow at 1:46pm 01.24.21 So how have those winches worked out? Have just been sold a pair and at least one person on these bo
Electric Panel Gizmos jssailem at 1:45pm 01.24.21 I am not sure about the relevance of an Ammeter on a panel. Or for that matter even a volt meter. Su
Old Harken selftailers Hydro Therapy at 1:39pm 01.24.21 I never inquired once I heard the price. I will say that there customer service was helpful and easy
Old Harken selftailers Drinky Crow at 1:34pm 01.24.21 Well fck. Didn't want to hear that. Any recall as to name or # of the upgrade part?*
Beneteau 411 CapitalistSailor at 12:43pm 01.24.21 Congratulations on your new boat! If your boat was just launched the yard will generally not put mor
Boom Bolt? Ron20324 at 12:37pm 01.24.21 IIRC, it was my Oday 222 or my B235 I put two such tangs under that bolt head. One for the topping l
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 Hunter216 at 12:36pm 01.24.21
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 12:25pm 01.24.21 JK writes "You have to add the rudder sensor before you can have any valid opinions on the unit. "
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) (1) SailingLoto at 12:24pm 01.24.21 Posted this in the trailer section... We went out a couple days ago. It was 40ish out. Neighborhoo
Delrin Sheaves SailingLoto at 12:16pm 01.24.21 Reading the detail on the Delrin website, notable is the nature in how the product is made. It could
Redesign Binnacle Pod Terry Cox at 12:09pm 01.24.21
Emergency Rudder for Beneteau 311 or Similar CapitalistSailor at 12:09pm 01.24.21 Hunter216, Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with adjusting the sails and the positions of the sa
What transmission fluid for a Catalina 270 Perkins 18hp m20 (1) jssailem at 11:59am 01.24.21 https://rxmechanic.com/type-a-transmission-fluid
Hull speed and fuel consumption Hunter 30 JamesG161 at 11:58am 01.24.21 Of course @Benny17441 is right about Sailboats in general. But @Randy asked about motoring on the T
Below Deck Autopilot JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:57am 01.24.21 Sorry for the late weigh in. I have had an ST4000 and a new Raymarine Autopilot (EV-200 in case we
How to make your mask fit better jssailem at 11:44am 01.24.21 I got this idea from @dLj and it is a mask I can wear for longer than any other. https://store.o2ca

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