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Replacing a vinyl name sailnoproblem at 6:36am 02.01.20 Ask All Sailors 29/3204 I know this has been asked before but I guess I'm just to lazy to look it up. Anyway It's time to re
Macgregor 26M Mast Raising System Fix (5) Jim26m at 5:25pm 01.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3445 I often raise or lower the mast in a cross wind. The mast tends to sway more than I'm comfortable wi
Led strip lights in a 1988 Catalina 30 Mjg407 at 3:39pm 01.31.20 Catalina 30 12/2374 Hello all, Thanks again for all the help that this forum provides. I have a 1988 Catalina MKII 30 a
antenna coax thetone at 2:37pm 01.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1308 Does anyone know what type of coax would have been used on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5?
GOBI got me again! (God of Boat Idiots) Captain Larry-DH at 11:13am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1819 So..... I replaced my Raymarine wind instruments this summer. Worked great, for a week. Then wind
dog on board Mike8193 at 11:01am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 34/3230 This summer I will have a dog on board with me at times when sailing. I was considering put some pro
Topping lift measurement dfp51 at 10:38am 01.31.20 Bigger Boats 6/1983 We are replacing the running rigging on our 1985 O'Day 28 that we purchased at the end of last summe
Yamaha 25-2 Elysium in Marina Del Rey seatane at 9:15am 01.31.20 Yamaha 1/721 I'm going to take a look at this boat. Anyone know anything about her? https://losangeles.craigsli
Tandem-axle trailers with no springs Tedd at 8:09am 01.31.20 Trailer Sailors 10/1647 I was at the boat launch the other day, looking at some tandem-axle trailers. I was surprised to see
3YM prop shaft coupling bolts and propeller nut torque settings? (1) Rob Heath at 3:00am 01.31.20 Ask All Sailors 18/3629 Does anyone know the torque settings for re-assembling the gearbox coupling on the inboard end of th
Pearson 26 Bimini LUS at 5:06pm 01.30.20 Pearson 4/2183 My husband and I were gifted a Pearson 26. We are looking into getting a Bimini for it. Does anyone
Setting up for slab reefing - cheek block position? RussC at 10:19am 01.30.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2938 My Merit 22 has a single reef point in the (bolt rope in mast and boom) main sail, but no provision
Want to buy Yamaha 25 or 26 maybe 30 seatane at 9:55am 01.30.20 Yamaha 2/786 Hello, I'm in the market for a boat to keep on Hood Canal and explore Puget Sound cruising grounds
i am LOST!!! eianm at 11:35pm 01.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1067 Just logged in for the first time in about a week and cant find 'big boat" forum???? Is it brain fad
Looking for my Hull Number RonMick at 4:53pm 01.29.20 Cal 2/823 I recently purchased a Cal 20. Title says it is a 1968 model and the Hull number on the title is no
1980's Beneteau cleat (1) CYQK at 4:30pm 01.29.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1249 Anyone know where to source these OK....do you call these jam cleats??? Thanks
Transmission Replacement whittem at 4:02pm 01.29.20 Catalina 310 14/1599 ALL Replaced the ZF5 Hurth with a PRM60 with new Damper plate on WHITS END hull #282. Prior to repla
Water in bilge and possible culprit? Mjg407 at 11:59am 01.29.20 Catalina 30 13/1924
Atlantic Ocean Water Column Height NYSail at 10:54am 01.29.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1137 This just came through on a site I belong to..... rzR8N4tyzQk
Catalina 34 Mk II Lewmar opening port seal gary16188 at 9:58am 01.29.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/864 Hello, I am trying to replace the Lewmar opening port seal. Not sure if I am doing it correctly. Has

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Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.20.23 It has developed a habit of spewing lots of white smoke on initial cold start up. How long is the
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday dmax at 11:27am 10.20.23 Put a hydraulic jack under the rudder and you can let it down slowly.
Mast Trailer LloydB at 11:20am 10.20.23 What makes your mast unsafe to leave it with the boat. I ask as a trailer sailor I think my mast is
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 10:24am 10.20.23 Ok thank you, I do remember it has to be stabilized to slow the fall for sure. Unfortunately it's
Invest 94L capta at 10:02am 10.20.23 With a little luck, hopefully we can close out the '23 hurricane season unscathed. That's the sor
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:37am 10.20.23 My wife wanted new lighting fixtures for our vaulted living room fixtures and she bought these.
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 9:34am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrad
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 9:25am 10.20.23 Amy There are different designs but generally all follow a similar structure as explained by @dmax .
keel bolts Codybear at 9:20am 10.20.23 I completely understand. It was just curiosity.
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 9:14am 10.20.23 Wow, love the circles very helpful!! Thank you so much! This sounds like what I did before, I saw
Spinnaker Blocks (3) jssailem at 9:08am 10.20.23
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) dmax at 9:07am 10.20.23 Not the same boat but basically the same: You need to loosen the steering cables but don't remove th
Spinnaker Blocks dmax at 9:00am 10.20.23 These guys have lots and will customize if they don't, all for a reasonable price: https://www.garha
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 8:57am 10.20.23 great question......my dyslexia must have kicked in and I didn't even realize it was the wrong model
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:55am 10.20.23 If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... Oh.. Mais non, mon ami. Es muy
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:12am 10.20.23 OK, pedantry alert here. If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... :bee
Mast down spreader removals (2) rgranger at 8:07am 10.20.23 I had to replace the bracket on mine... (see pics) I had a dismasting and broke my spreader bracke
Invest 94L jssailem at 7:48am 10.20.23 Tammy is not as big as the storm that disturbed the plans of @dLj from sailing to Ireland causing hi
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:26am 10.20.23 Coconut is a fruit.... that's me ....'splainin':biggrin::kick: Ha! :facepalm: Of course. I was t
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 7:10am 10.20.23 Tropical Storm Tammy strengthens as she slows down to make the Fish Storm turn.

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