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28.5 cruising spinnaker rigging (1) Bob at 12:13pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1373 Since my mast was down this winter for some repairs and upgrades I decided to also install an additi
Boat stripes to strip... Mark at 11:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 Can anyone suggest a solvent or effective method of removing taped boat stripes? My stripes are nea
Soft & cracked decks Dwight Wells at 11:39am 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 We own a 1993 Passage 42. Our boat has developed small cracks in the area just above the mail salon
Venture 24 questions Brian Just at 11:21am 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1135 I have recently acquired a trailerable sailboat. Its a little over 24 ft long and about 8 ft in beam
Can I use my existing hankon jib as a roller reefi Tom at 10:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1817 OK, I have looked in the forum archives, and read all kinds of advice on what furling system to buy
Compression post jim22019 at 10:38am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/940 Took apart my compression post today thought you all might like to see what I found, I posted more p
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 10:32am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/849 I need to get new fenders. Any suggestions for a 25.5 in protected water?
Leak in aft locker Bruce at 10:32am 04.04.04 Big Boats 5/891 Our new boat has had a persistent leak in the middle aft locker in the aft cabin. Rain water finds
Plumbing problems seth at 9:45am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/861 Friends;My H22 has no covers over the two aft cockpit drains (anyone know where I may get them?);
Catalina 350 Owner web site Brian Kelly at 8:24am 04.04.04 Big Boats 2/1315 I would appreciate information as to how I may access the Catalina 350 owners web site. I am intere
Questions about Asymetrical Spinnaker Jim Seamans at 6:50am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 0/863 Second Post - first time disappeared???Had the chance to fly my first aysmetrical spinnaker this w
Questions about Asymetrical Spinnaker Jim Seamans at 6:31am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1081 Had the chance to fly my first aysmetrical spinnaker this weekend and have a few first timer questio
Need to attach a small cleat to the boom Jerry Moritz at 6:21am 04.04.04 Big Boats 2/1492 Well here I am again asking for advice. I need to attach a small plastic cleat to boom and I am bein
Compression post jim22019 at 6:00am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/834 I removed my compression post today thought you all might want to see this! I posted more info and p
Rope Clutches R at 5:49am 04.04.04 Big Boats 12/2258 I want to replace the rope clutches on my 35.5these are "Easylock" by an outfit in Demark (Danmark)
Toe rail for 34 Hunter 1986 Gary Fryer at 5:14am 04.04.04 Big Boats 6/1230 My Port toe rail was damaged in last years hurricane. The repair shop has tried everything to find a
relocating 30 foot sailboat fred at 4:50am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1049 I am moving to florida from massachusetts and would like an idea of the cost to have my boat relocat
Replacement Rudder (?) Clark at 3:26am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/813 There are cracks all along the seam produced when the two halves were assembled to form my rudder.
Profin Question Joe Mullee at 3:10am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1065 Recently I was working on the sole in the cabin. I sanded, vacummed, and tacked. Put three coats of
New non skid Susan Annala at 1:54am 04.04.04 Big Boats 7/899 Ahoy gang....we are just finishing up cutting the flanges off of my god-awful ports..(until I decide

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Depth gauge vs Chartplotter dave_and_dd at 1:54pm 12.14.20 Hi thanks Jssailem, I know it is possible to connect a xducer without the raymarine instrument. My
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose Ron20324 at 1:52pm 12.14.20 The stanchion bases on my 323 are like those in post #6 above. The bases do loosen up over time and
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 jrmellin at 1:41pm 12.14.20 Thanks all for the help! The 102 GFD pattern is the one Gibco and the Forum Store think it is. I'l
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? isaksp00 at 1:41pm 12.14.20 Also, don't underestimate the forces on the mast when part way down. I would never consider moving t
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? isaksp00 at 1:37pm 12.14.20 That last photo seems to be a form of halyard restrainer. Your forestay mounts very close above the
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Meriachee at 1:19pm 12.14.20 Its all moot. A 26c will only plane on the trailer, and the Honda wont have anything to do with tha
COVID Testing Ralph Johnstone at 1:06pm 12.14.20 Yet? Yes, I guess that ship's already sailed :wahwah: !
Guide-on assist for trailer.... MikeJB at 12:45pm 12.14.20 That's some creative work - looks good. How did you bolt the lengthwise ends of the PVC to the 2 s
Catalina 34 dodger neshanic-nj at 12:35pm 12.14.20 Thanks for all the input. It's good to have a general idea as I start shopping.
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Hunter216 at 12:35pm 12.14.20 :banghead:
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Lisp Lisp at 12:29pm 12.14.20
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Hardhead at 12:27pm 12.14.20 That's some creative work - looks good. How did you bolt the lengthwise ends of the PVC to the 2 st
COVID Testing Justin_NSA at 12:01pm 12.14.20 Are you noticing a craving for Vodka yet ? Yet?
Got a new sailing dinghy Tom J at 11:47am 12.14.20 Love the Dyer! My brother in law restored one, and tows it behind his Cape Dory 28 trawler.
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Justin_NSA at 11:42am 12.14.20 Zarcor has their HotBlade on sale. Coincidence??:huh: http://www.zarcor.com/products/hotblade/index
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Justin_NSA at 11:39am 12.14.20 My preference is to cut the ends of the line at a diagonal and scarf stitch the ends together makin
Universal Kubota water pump failure. sailme88 at 11:28am 12.14.20 Good to know. There is a similar situation with the Universal raw water pumps. I replaced the ori
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Hunter216 at 11:20am 12.14.20
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay BobbyFunn at 11:09am 12.14.20 The riggers handbook says, if no documentation..throw it away. Home depot braid has a core of torn
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Justin_NSA at 10:49am 12.14.20 FWIW. I had a 9.9 Merc on my 26S. It came with a 5HP. The admiral wanted more power!

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