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Fractional vs. Masthead rigs...your thoughts? Tim McCarty at 9:24pm 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1720 I wondered if I could start a general discussion with regard to the fractional or BandR rig (which i
replacing main Mike at 9:07pm 01.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/1005 I own an '87 H23 with the Z spar mast. I recently bought a used (but nearly new) main and genny fro
Honda 9.9 too heavy for O'day 22? Douglas Marshall at 2:46pm 01.19.04 Day Sailers 2/1860 I'm considering a Honda 9.9 for my O'day 22, but I'm concerned about the 115 pound weight. I can co
atomic-4 tune up tracy at 2:29pm 01.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3919 I'm tuning up my 1979 atomic-4 on my Catalina 30 (new points, cap, rotor, plugs and wires) and I was
Yanmar 2GMF Hand Crank ? Siggi Brocks at 11:14am 01.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4754 Has anybody ever cranked up a 2gmf 15hp manually ?The Yanmar manual shows a hand crank note. I foun
copying a sail Bill Gordon at 10:56am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1172 I have a lot of experience in the auto/marine upholstery field and have done a fair amount of marine
'86 O'day 222 John Osborne at 10:55am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/993 I plan to purchase new sails for my O'day 222. We will be cruising the Chesapeake Bay and perhaps e
WAAS or not? What are your thoughts? Rob "Averyanne" Oday 222 at 10:40am 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 2/932 A thread below suggested an Icom GP-360ML from Boat US for $220. Lots of good features for a cheap p
new or renew Clifford at 9:59am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1127 It has been suggested to me to add years of life to my present sail inventory to have them cleaned a
Reef Point Installation Matt Atkinson at 9:34am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1039 I have a 1973 DSII and the mainsail does not have any reef points. I want to add some reef points.
Holding tank grounding question George Kornreich at 9:33am 01.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1363 Hi, Peggy,We previously discussed replacing my aft holding tank and the fact that no plastic tank
Gennaker on an O'Day 272 Tony at 9:32am 01.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1194 Has anybody figured out a clever way to rig the 272 for a gennaker?
Teflon Packing Kirk Dornfeld at 9:32am 01.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/847 Some have told us to cut the packing with a bevel and some have said to cut it straight across. We
Hard Dodger Steve at 9:23am 01.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1465 I would like to know if any one has photos of a Catalina 27 with a hard dodger installed. Looking f
Sail material identification Bruce at 9:21am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1362 I just purchased the boat and it came with 2 almost identical size headsails. One is an older origin
Companionway Door Questions Rick Evans at 9:11am 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 24/2725 I've tripped for the last time on the bottom half of my drop down boards because I was too lazy to t
Stayless staysail jcherubini at 8:41am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1962 What is the best way to configure a 'stayless staysail' -- a free-flying inner headsail essentially
Atlantic City Sail Expo Feedback - Did you like it Jack at 8:39am 01.19.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1179 My wife and I attended the 12th Annual Atlantic City Sail Expo this past weekend in Atlantic City NJ
Recut vs. replace Bill at 8:35am 01.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/946 What are the determining factors that would lead one to replace sails rather than to recut? How can
Followup Adjustable Backstay / Mast Question Tony Carlisle at 8:20am 01.19.04 Smaller Boats 3/1130 I was planning to add an adjustable backstay to my 1976 Catalina 22. However, one of the previous o

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New Furler Will Gilmore at 4:01am 09.29.20 Hey Simon, Good to read your posts again. Bummer about the race and about the furler. I don't know
Diesel Oil Change Will Gilmore at 3:55am 09.29.20 Nice Roy. -Will (Dragonfly)
Boats, projects, and people. Will Gilmore at 3:52am 09.29.20 JS, I want to be you when I grow up. Nice post. Thanks. -Will (Dragonfly)
34 Feet Will Gilmore at 3:47am 09.29.20 We crossed with a Tartan 34 in our class flying an A-sail, too. His bowsprit just ahead of ours. L
34 Feet (1) Bill19233 at 3:21am 09.29.20 Hope to sail with you again soon! Check my Flickr page, got more photos of you Sunday.
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? greg_m at 1:14am 09.29.20 "...the extra length" - she never complained before! Whats the problem?
34 Feet Simon Sexton at 11:10pm 09.28.20
Boats, projects, and people. jssailem at 10:34pm 09.28.20 You have great eyesight. Yes it was I think back in 2016. I had completed the mast and rigging. But
Boats, projects, and people. nightowle at 10:27pm 09.28.20 John, Nice re-cap on what you've accomplished. Is that a picture of the marina at Langley? Hope t
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth srimes at 10:10pm 09.28.20 A pressure washer is great on mildew. When looking for soft spots on the inside stab the area with
New sailer Glsawyer at 9:52pm 09.28.20 Your life may rely on your chartplotter to get you out of a storm. I'm in no way saying you're not
New sailer Project_Mayhem at 9:51pm 09.28.20 For a chartplotter and gps I intend to use a raspberry pi build custom done for the purpose Your l
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth Project_Mayhem at 9:38pm 09.28.20 Try mixing a batch of die tracer that plumbers use with some water to find the source of the leaks.
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners justsomeguy at 8:44pm 09.28.20 Call them.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rgranger at 8:23pm 09.28.20 Great news
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump justsomeguy at 6:58pm 09.28.20 Only cut out the beer / part page before I sold her. Priorities. I understand completely. ;) I've
What to do if you lose your rig. sloughsailer at 6:29pm 09.28.20 It happened to me. It was during the Double handed Light Bucket race a few years ago. I was on my bu
Reinforcement areas (1) Ed Caldwell at 6:12pm 09.28.20 When you drill your first pilot hole for the new winches, you'll be able to confirm the presence of
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Ward H at 6:11pm 09.28.20 If that works I'll replace the line with 3/16 or 1/4 so it can withstand higher loads I hope you m
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump NYSail at 6:01pm 09.28.20 If I had that page I would tell you. Only cut out the beer / part page before I sold her. Sorry dude

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