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Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift
Hayden Watson at 8:40am 09.18.20
Do you use the ASOP technique I mention above? While there are few extra steps, the process is much
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question)
capta at 8:39am 09.18.20
I use the halyard to pull the upper swivel about half way up the mast. Tie another line to the swiv
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28
seanmcclain at 8:36am 09.18.20
That's excellent. Thank you for the info. I think I'll start by fabricating a cutting board and ke
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift
Hayden Watson at 8:30am 09.18.20
I am assuming you are talking about a pole on the WINDWARD side on the asym, poling out the tack. T
Passage 456 Interior trim for salon port lights
clavius at 8:29am 09.18.20
I have the same problem with the white vinyl trim turning yellowing on my passage 420. I plan to pu
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28
Davidasailor26 at 8:28am 09.18.20
Haha! Thanks David. It looks like the Seaward Hillerange would fit my mounting box. Do you have
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift
Jackdaw at 8:22am 09.18.20
I have my adjustable 12-22 whisker pole mounted vertically on the mast with the car on the in-board
ICW, December south to North
jssailem at 8:19am 09.18.20
This sounds like "Essential Travel" A job...unpaid... to deliver a navigational vessel into the Lake
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift
Hayden Watson at 8:17am 09.18.20
Having the ability to fly your asym off a pole is a nice feature as it keeps the sail more useable
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28
seanmcclain at 8:12am 09.18.20
In 85 they were using Hillerange in a box like that, but without the locking knob - he Seaward Hill
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28   (1)
Davidasailor26 at 8:02am 09.18.20
In 85 they were using Hillerange in a box like that, but without the locking knob - xciting.
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift
Jackdaw at 7:50am 09.18.20
Having the ability to fly your asym off a pole is a nice feature as it keeps the sail more useable
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift
Sailfanatic at 7:39am 09.18.20
Having the ability to fly your asym off a pole is a nice feature as it keeps the sail more useable w
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install   (5)
PSR at 7:35am 09.18.20
Here's my installation, which has no mounting block, with screws into the bulkhead-extremely solid:
Keel cancer?
CAT22SWTEXAS at 7:35am 09.18.20
Needle gun worked fantastic. I only had a pancake compressor so I had to wait for the pressure to b
Ridding the rattle with in-mast furling, when no sail is installed (winter slip with bubble, lifestyle question)
shemandr at 7:31am 09.18.20
I've used a pool noodle in non-furling mast. I imagine you could run it up about half way up with t
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue!
NYSail at 7:30am 09.18.20
point of information. On our 4JH4E the plastic reserve tank is much lower. The line from the top of
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How about Beta or Bubba? Oh. They take names from a list. They seem to be naming every thing these
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Sailfanatic at 7:27am 09.18.20
For better or for worse, my bet is more 40 year old sailboats have the original rigging than those t
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Justin_NSA at 7:13am 09.18.20
Most people sandblast but that's not a DIY process. How well does a needle gun work? I need to clean

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