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Anode Corrosion Mike Gibson at 7:37pm 06.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2387 Hi out there in Beneteau land.Can anyone help me with a solution to why my anode at the rear of my
Attaching fittings to the 216 Angus10130 at 6:06pm 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 1/871 Hi there These discussions are great and have helped me with a number of uncertainties Now here i
Check you dock lines ! imajazzman at 3:09pm 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 1/832 As sailors we are always discussing the finer points of sailing. Sometimes we are so caught up in th
Self Furling Mains Willy12231 at 2:56pm 06.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1214 My self furling main is difficult to unfurl.Does any one have a suggestion as to how to correct th
Soon To Join the Big Boat Club T J Furstenau at 2:46pm 06.21.04 Big Boats 14/1239 I've been holding off saying anything in fear of jinxing the deal, (we sailors are a superstitious l
Genoa Sheets Westy at 2:46pm 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 3/1006 Need to replace the lines on my Cat 22's 150 genoa. Don't have the old one to compare. Any advice on
30` S.2 9.2C going offshore. Need tipps Kentsoon at 2:38pm 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1153
Bilge Pump clemo16222 at 1:28pm 06.21.04 Day Sailers 3/1292 I just bought a 1974 O'Day 22' that I am very excited about. My question is, is there a place for a
Exhaust Problems Rch at 1:20pm 06.21.04 Bigger Boats 6/1472 I have a problem with the exhaust on my oday 30. the exhaust pipe broke at the last elbow right befo
Replacement Head Sail John Richard at 12:59pm 06.21.04 Big Boats 1/946 I took delivery today on an new UK "Passagemaker I" 125% headsail. It replaced the cheap one (110%)
sail reconditioning. fgm at 12:24pm 06.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1086 I would like some advice on sending my sails in for reconditioning.
aux aux motor Bart15842 at 12:08pm 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 0/778 I have a 5hp nissan motor on the back of a 240. I am considering adding an electric trolling motor a
Parts for a 1978 Catalina 30 Doones at 11:35am 06.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1048 I need a bow pulpit and rub rail for a 1978 Catalina 30 damaged in Hurricane Isabel. Any suggestion
Boom size? Before the Bell at 11:05am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 0/722 Does anyone know if the boom length on the Hunter 25 was reduce on the newer models? I've viewed a
I need to see a 260 Wobegone at 10:57am 06.21.04 Smaller Boats 12/1017 I am going to purchase a new boat before the end of the year but I cant seem to find a dealer that h
Need a crew man? Before the Bell at 10:44am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 0/984 Doesn't look like I'm going to get my boat "off the hard" this season. If there is anyone in the So
Anchor windlas for 1992 Hunter 30T Bruce10858 at 10:25am 06.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1207 Antbody done this? How did it work? What kind of windlas? How heavy is your anchor? Cahin or rop
US Sail or ASA Michael15993 at 10:20am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1827 Im looking into sailing schools and I see that there are two certifications out there. What is the d
Question about the Hunter 146 matt15513 at 9:22am 06.21.04 Day Sailers 1/1287 I am thinking about purchasing a new Hunter 146, I like the price and the fact that 4 people can be
Good Sailing Antone Jackim at 8:56am 06.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1189 World wide, we are the ugly American. Good sailing is international. The win at all cost is ou

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Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Claude L.-Auger at 10:51am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for insp
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Sailfanatic at 10:41am 01.07.21 You should not mount any hardware on the aide of the boom that you can avoid, as during an accidenta
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 10:36am 01.07.21 For the same reason, (preserve the fibers, do not let them break) you want to do the long bury using
in board sheeting? jssailem at 10:23am 01.07.21 I was just wondering if the loss of sail area would be worth the pointing ability with a blade on t
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Newport Bob at 10:19am 01.07.21 Scott, wondering why you want a valve and lock? Concerned with someone operating pump while in no di
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 10:16am 01.07.21 Yes, that would also be nice to have.
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 mermike at 10:05am 01.07.21 No, but if you ever find polars for a standard or tall rig, let me know!
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:49am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: Whip locking dyneema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Terry Cox at 9:41am 01.07.21 Our boat has a similar setup as yours except Hunter used a wye fitting rather than a tee. I like the
Max-Prop Reconditioning Bob S at 9:34am 01.07.21 Wondering if they would sell the parts to refurbish yourself? I will be doing mine when I replace th
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jon hansen at 9:33am 01.07.21 my personal testing is that with one person only, using an attached(duct tape or similar) 5' stick
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

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