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Trim chart questions Otto Dieffenbach at 12:32pm 06.21.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1478 Side 1 Main Sail Position of tell tales?Side 2 Main Sail "Traveler down" I assume that means to lee
ODay Mariner spreaders Doug Toth at 12:08pm 06.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1371 It's been a long cold, wet spring. Today I finally had a chance to launch my "68 ODay Mariner 19.
rope/chain windlass C310 Sue at 10:32am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 I am ordering a new C310. I was thinking of installing a Maxwell Freedom 800 automatic rope chain an
Capri 14.2 Owners Manual: Search Chuck Pierce at 10:17am 06.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5744 Looking for an owners manual for our 1983 Capri 14.2. Any ideas where I can buy one?
Hunter 320 Leaky Aft Cabin Dave Schlesinger at 9:54am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/878 Has anyone experienced a leak at the partition between the aft cabin and the holding and fuel tanks.
Mast Crutch Roller on H-260 Sam Morgan at 8:03am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 5/991 I am not happy with the mast crutch on my H-260 and was interested to know if someone has figured ou
Mast Raising on H-260 Sam Morgan at 7:59am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 4/743 Last year I was having a lot of trouble raising the mast on a used H-260 I had recently purchased.
Creaking deck at aft lower stays (both) B Murphy at 7:59am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/930 Please give me comment on this one. I'm a first time owner of a 1989 Cat 30 and just finished "tuni
Brake Linings for '99 m26x trailer Steve at 7:57am 06.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/978 Does anyone know a part number/cross reference or just how to spec. a replacement?Thanks in advance
Air conditioning problems Alan Townsend at 7:19am 06.21.03 Other Sailboats 1/837 I recently acquired a 2001 Catalina 36 MKII (about 1 month ago) and the air conditioning was ok but
wind generator P42 PAUL FOSTER at 6:57am 06.21.03 Big Boats 7/1075 I am in the process of installing a wind generator on our P42 but have some concerns about the final
Now we're cooking with gas!! Barnaby at 5:34am 06.21.03 Big Boats 5/784 Greetings,I thought the following experience might be helpful to others...Recently, I switched f
Rain leak in head compartment Burt Gold at 5:09am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/939 I have an 89 tall rig. Whenever it rains, water comes through the upper right bolt in the head compa
Cabin roof near mast step Jon Walpole at 2:47am 06.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1161 HelloI've recently purchased a 1977 H27 that had been sitting a while. My major concerns are:1. Dr
Deep vs. shoal keel Ian at 2:46am 06.21.03 Bigger Boats 2/1491 Looking at the original brochure for my 1985 31' O'day it looks as though the difference between the
Need help to set up a spinnaker Chris Athanitis at 1:42am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/1022 Hi everyone!I am sort of experienced with flying a spinnaker and the general set-up of one on a J-2
VHF RADIO Capt'n Bob at 12:23am 06.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1802 I have a Midland 78-211 hand held VHF radio that I bought from West Marine.I have missplaced (lost
Original prop Noah at 11:18pm 06.20.03 Big Boats 2/1053 I have recently purchased a 1989 Catalina 36. It has had a two blade prop put on, but I believe it o
Cured Idle problem on Tahatsu Mic fry at 10:54pm 06.20.03 Ask All Sailors 4/933 Thanks gang for you output on the cure for the fast idle problem with the Tahatsu 5 HP. I probably s
Keel description 26S (1994) Andy Paine at 10:53pm 06.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/869 My keel cable broke yesterday. Has anyone got a photo of this centrboard and/or a description of t

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Cheapskate Wifi Extender jviss at 1:26pm 08.22.20 What I have been doing for many years is turning on the WiFi hotspot on my phone, and connecting a B
Noisy sailboat Justin_NSA at 1:21pm 08.22.20 Can internal halyards be that noisy?! A nice card should be enough. Unless it's the external line.
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] (1) JamesG161 at 1:21pm 08.22.20 I like this 5 day out forecast that shows the movement of pressure fronts. Note the HIGH that is ov
Boat Preparations for Storms (1) kappykaplan at 1:07pm 08.22.20 Take pictures of your boat and the prep you did. From 2011 . . . Sail pack has since been replaced
C and Cw27MkV (1) Drinky Crow at 12:56pm 08.22.20 I think that forum dead, peeps vary rake as much as 5-6" I think. Will have to work it out. The rid
Boat Preparations for Storms shemandr at 12:42pm 08.22.20 Double the lines. I would use longer nylon 3 strand to the furthest points possible. Adjust them s
ISO Jib for Oday 19 Beachdog2 at 12:32pm 08.22.20 From experience with both styles of furler, I would look into a Cruising Design Flexible Furler ins
Noisy sailboat shemandr at 12:28pm 08.22.20 For the internal slapping you could try shoving a noodle up there. If you have enough halyard so th
Rudder removal and repair on hunter 340 Capn Vinny at 12:25pm 08.22.20 I recently pulled the rudder off my Legend 37.5 to do some fiberglass repairs. Mine does indeed hav
prop stabilizer issue capta at 12:22pm 08.22.20 I wish there was some way to know when a poster wasn't seriously seeking a reply to his question, so
Painting non-skid williamtl at 12:06pm 08.22.20 I cleaned it with soap and water and then scrubbed it with a stiff plastic bristle brush, rinsed, an
Cheapskate Wifi Extender Phil Herring at 12:00pm 08.22.20 This is brilliant. Even more so that it uses $30 worth of parts!
Nova kool freezer replacement sail sfbay at 11:50am 08.22.20 Replacing due to end of life or poor reliability? Consider replacing in-kind (1.9 cf) or another on
Rudder removal and repair on hunter 340 Bill19233 at 11:33am 08.22.20 Wish I could offer advice, but I've been lucky and haven't had any rudder issues come up on my 340.
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat jssailem at 10:12am 08.22.20 The boat looks fast standing still! It does. But that could also be an optical delusion..
Rudder removal and repair on hunter 340 jssailem at 10:09am 08.22.20 Your going to want to start with an exploded parts diagram. There are a lot of parts associated with
Mixing elbow question RitSim at 10:07am 08.22.20 I searched Amazon for "Heat exhaust wrap" and a lot came up. Didn't see any aluminum coated but you
HANK ON FRUSTRATION twodzusfittings at 10:03am 08.22.20 Yesterday I experimented with the sail bag holding the 150 stowed and had the 90 up. As the ninety
Mixing elbow question Justin_NSA at 10:02am 08.22.20 Asbestos? Good point. If it's old it probably is. Be careful removing it. Use header tape to man
Center board jssailem at 10:02am 08.22.20 I'm in agreement. Raise the CB. Even pull it up on the dock, lawn or beach. Get a tent cover to stop

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