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Spinnaker Size Art Femenella at 1:34am 10.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/874 I am looking for an asymmetrical spinnaker. I found one that has a luff of 37'4" and a foot of 18'4"
Gelcoat chips...Need some help.... Dave Busby at 1:21am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1018 I'm pulling my boat next week, and while it is out I need to repair some gelcoat chips and cracks.
OMC saildrive? Tom Monroe at 1:10am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1095 Any comments one way or the other on this drive? Particulary circa 1982 and used some in salt water?
C22 performance Tom Monroe at 1:08am 10.07.03 Smaller Boats 2/1069 I'm replacing my old O'Day 22, which is no longer seaworthy enough for the kind of sailing I do. I w
HULL STAINS jerry at 1:04am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 4/966 Does anyone know of a product that will remove the stains on a hull left by rainwater runoff? Water
Catalina 387 Pat Tyler at 12:37am 10.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/967 Has anyone on the list purchased a Catalina 387? We currently have a 320 and are considering either
DAHON Folding BICYCLES John at 12:15am 10.07.03 Big Boats 1/1163 Has anyone out there used these bike? Taken them to Catalina etc? I'm thinking about getting them to
No Pump Out...No Longer Rich Lamond at 10:26pm 10.06.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1098 Dear Peggy,Just wanted to let you know that the aft head is now "fixed". Tried all of your sugges
batteries Bob Shultz at 10:25pm 10.06.03 Big Boats 5/964 I need to replace my wet cell batteries next spring. Currently, I have two deep cycle house and one
Backflow again Al at 8:18pm 10.06.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1280 We have had a backflow problem too (many posts on this topic) and decided to replace the pump assemb
Outboard size Jazzman at 4:01pm 10.06.03 Smaller Boats 11/1321 I bought a 1978 C-22 about two months ago. The outboard I got with the boat is a 1984 honda 100 (9.9
Give Me Airrr Kevin at 1:38pm 10.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/712 How many of you have installed your own air conditioning? Where is the best place on a C30 1993 to
To winter cover over life lines or to the toe rail John Emberton at 12:52pm 10.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1549
Is it true??? Don Flowers at 12:48pm 10.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 15/1035 I am in the research process of purchasing a C30, and now read from a previous post that the C30 is
What sail do i need? wes at 11:51am 10.06.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/998 I have a 79 hunter 25 and lost the sail during a storm,my old sail had the metal slides but if i can
Jib clip Joe Evans at 11:51am 10.06.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/881 My jib has a couple of clips (the little plastic things that connect it to the forestay)broken. I ha
Mast Stepping Cat 30 TR Dave Mariano at 11:19am 10.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/853 I purchased an 87 cat 30 tr last fall, and I think the compression post is begining to rot so my mas
Valve Push rods=RC8D renault engine Dean at 10:44am 10.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/944 I broke a valve push rod and need a couple. I hope that's all that's wrong. Any one out there have a
a seat for the captain javier at 9:26am 10.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/960 Friends, I'm looking for some kind of seat that can be attached to the rail near the tiller, so I ca
Fasteners jerry mitchell at 9:06am 10.06.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1451 I am looking for the velcro like fasteners that hold the dinette table legs to the table when it is

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Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 10:09pm 09.14.20 That block does rotate 360 By design. I cannot seem to locate one in the right direction Without sw
Beneteau 423 Storage and organization NYSail at 10:08pm 09.14.20 When we bought our 423 in 2017, we were frustrated at the storage. However over the years and as oth
refrigerator drain NYSail at 10:00pm 09.14.20 My refrig has a drain hose that leads to a pump that pushes water out via a through hull under the s
TS Sally JamesG161 at 9:25pm 09.14.20 I've been watching the Orange Beach buoy. ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL Whoa! This is goi
Main sheet twist Ron20324 at 9:18pm 09.14.20 Looks like that block on the upper right is rotating on you. There could/should be a little slide pi
plastic fuel tank repair Ron20324 at 9:11pm 09.14.20 ...I"ve now exhausted everything I know about fuel tanks... How about fuel cans, since you're spout
Unknown Sailboat Type tosudbury at 9:01pm 09.14.20 You sure it ever had any? My 20 footer doesn't have (or need in my admittedly ignorant estimation)
1991 Hunter 35.5 Legend-Head Faucet Replacement Canonshooternb at 8:21pm 09.14.20 you can get access by removing the horizontal wood trim and the screws its hiding. There was also 1
plastic fuel tank repair Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:02pm 09.14.20 If it's polyethylene, it's not repairable....the USCG has some pretty strict regs when it comes to f
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... Ron20324 at 7:44pm 09.14.20 Did you try to pull on the halyard(s) at the same tme as the coax?
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 (3) d-marko at 7:18pm 09.14.20 I had the same exact symptoms that I fixed recently. What i found was that rain water was pooling in
Inverter relay buzz SycloneDriver at 7:05pm 09.14.20 My money is still on the relay providing a neutral/ground bond. A neutral/ground bond is required,
ICW, December south to North Mr. Dave at 6:58pm 09.14.20 Got no names, sorry, but I've seen trailers loaded up, there's demand on the Erie Canal for big boat
TS Sally BigEasy at 6:56pm 09.14.20 Sometimes higher than forecasted; sometimes lower. Lots of variables to deal with.
Where to register my boat sesmith at 6:56pm 09.14.20 @ Rick Webb I've been thinking on this one a lot. I presently work in S.C. but have family and p
Crack in Keel, serious? CarlN at 6:49pm 09.14.20 This isn't something to fool around with. Insist that a surveyor at least look at the bolts. If the
Where to register my boat Rick Webb at 6:47pm 09.14.20 I have a 25 ton master captain license with sailing and towing endorsements. I probably should hav
ICW, December south to North dLj at 6:40pm 09.14.20 There are professional mast shippers up this way so you don't have to keep all that heavy stuff clu
TS Sally shemandr at 6:30pm 09.14.20 Not to nitpick but I don't think that storm surge experimental model did so well for the last storm
Mr. Dave at 6:20pm 09.14.20 Boy, I bet dismantling a mast by parting the forestay while the wind is kicking is exciting as all h

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