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Up grade rigging? Mark at 6:32pm 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 5/804 I was thinking recently of putting heavier shrouds on the 260 but then it occured to me that in real
Furling Line Help Bob F. at 2:35pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1512 I'm looking to replace the line on my roller furling to something a bit thinner to help keep it from
low tide smell... timing at 1:43pm 06.14.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2326 Nasty low_tide_like odor just began to appear in my powerboat since the end of last season.Never
Unstepping the Mast on a Hunter 27 Wattie at 1:07pm 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1499 Can anyone recommend a way to unstep the mast on a 1980 Hunter 27 without a lift or crane? I need to
C27 Reef Lines HoveTo at 12:05pm 06.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1486 "WindSong" is patient with me. She wants her reef lines rigged properly in her mainsail, and she won
Hunter 260/26 Mast Raising Jason Alexander at 11:38am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 25/6084 Hello all,I'm looking and thinking about buying a 260 or 26 sometime here in the future. What I'm
Capri 18 forestay Vince5986 at 11:37am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 0/1284 The deck fitting for the forestay on my Capri 18 has four holes in it. One is located on a vertical
Capri 18 Genoa Vince5986 at 11:29am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 0/1022 A purchased a 1988 Capri 18 at the end of last season. It apparently came standard with a 66 sq. ft
Cockpit Drains Boatinbabe at 10:57am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 11/2181 Hi! If this has been addressed before, and I can't believe it hasn't, please let me know and I'll se
GPH and Fuel Gauge Bob F. at 10:43am 06.14.04 Big Boats 1/961 My fuel gauge has always been suspect (as most are) I replaced sending unit and it read full all the
keelson voids fredle at 10:33am 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/920 Has anyone removed the keels bolts to a Catalina 30 (1987 vintage) and found voids next to the keel
Fend EZ Hanger JBarrow at 10:19am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1407 Does anyone know the source/maker of this 1.5x4-inch (about) white nylon/plastic piece with 3 holes
First 405 (86) Closet behind chat tabe - sealed co Doug S. at 9:59am 06.14.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1052 While running some wiring to the back of our boat I took it through the back of the closet, (the one
Fuel filter replacement interval sailfree20770 at 9:24am 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 7/3215 I added a (primary) Racor filter on my 1982 H33 in 2002. I check the sediment bowl frequently but ha
Halogen Lamps bargeisla at 9:23am 06.14.04 Big Boats 2/953 I've just bought a '98 H340, and I've got a dumb :o question : several lamps with halogen lights are
How Strong Is The Boom? Richard McBride at 9:08am 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1121 Hi allI have a Catalina 27 (1976 Dinette) with a tall rig. I was looking at one of those hammocks
Water into cockpit = what degree of heel? Ol Dave at 8:55am 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/805 On a MAC 25 ... what is the degree of heel when water actually enters the cockpit in significant amo
How do you find a leak JTurner at 8:13am 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 5/884 I have a 1982 Hunter 22. Love the boat, which I've had for 4 years, but hate the constant worry abo
Swing Keel Play maccauley123 at 8:04am 06.14.04 Trailer Sailors 2/1398 There are times when I am sailing my Venture 222 that the iron keel will bang around inside the trun
Stabilzing sail for Catalina 30 guy cambria,jr at 7:27am 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/987 Need help !!!!! I need the size (demensions) for a stabilizing sail for my Catalina 30. It has a spl

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P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? (4) Puesta del sol at 8:50pm 01.13.21 Puesta del sol- what did you find? So far I have been working on a water flow search and have not
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases sail sfbay at 8:50pm 01.13.21 Lots of options in the links below. https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Grade-Stainless-Steel-Stanchion/d
Weather can be more than clouds. jssailem at 8:21pm 01.13.21 @Michael Davis yes it is. The sea is a pass/fail teacher. The Nawhitti Bar came to mind when I tho
Texas January Racing DArcy at 8:12pm 01.13.21 Great stuff Bill, the Texas Trio is appropriate background music :D
Vend�e Globe? DArcy at 7:51pm 01.13.21 A restart for the top 9 with 4300 miles to go. It will be interesting to see how the next few days t
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases (2) guidera48 at 7:45pm 01.13.21 Duh , I guess that would help. Sorry
Weather can be more than clouds. Michael Davis at 7:37pm 01.13.21 Life at sea can be a great teacher as well as a stern taskmaster.
Beneteau 373 Single Handing (1) Tally Ho at 7:30pm 01.13.21 Found a photo...
Mast Climbing Steps for a Vision 32 MikeHoncho at 7:21pm 01.13.21
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter VanIslandGuy at 7:12pm 01.13.21 We have a max prop on our boat and love it. Great power, reverse and forwards, feathered to near ze
Texas January Racing PaulK at 7:04pm 01.13.21 Nice shower setup! What is going on with that main traveler?
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 6:47pm 01.13.21 The Jury has allotted Jean LeCam 16 hours and 15 minutes redress because of his rescue efforts. The
Any Freedom owners talking here? sail sfbay at 6:45pm 01.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Might check out these threads: https://www.freedomyachts.org https://www.fr
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter quadrille38 at 6:38pm 01.13.21 Has anyone recently jumped up to a feathering prop? I have a standard 3 blade one connected to my
Mast Raising on a Capri 25 sail sfbay at 6:37pm 01.13.21 Lots of youtube videos on this subject. The youtube video and thread below might help. Please let u
Boat graphics (1) PaulK at 6:29pm 01.13.21 We went with Do It Yourself, as others above, about 15 years ago. Letters are starting to show crac
Pearson 303 Stern tube? sail sfbay at 6:28pm 01.13.21 The thread below offers a method to measure the stern tube diameter when you get a chance ..........
New Pearson 303 Owner sail sfbay at 6:22pm 01.13.21 Check out this web site for Pearson Yachts: Pearson Yachts Portal Also, you will find Pearson 303
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 6:22pm 01.13.21 "I asked my wife if I was the only one she had ever been with. She said yes, all the others were nin
Cracks in keel dlochner at 6:16pm 01.13.21 If thr weather holds, I may dig deeper tomorrow night. Thank you everyone for your input! I do n

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