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single handed deck configuration Brian at 12:39am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 22/2202 I am thinking about customizing the deck lines to run to the cockpit. My 87 h23 is bone stock and s
Leech shake Will at 12:15am 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1164 We took delivery of a Hunter 356 with Selden in-mast furling this past fall. The leech shook so vi
Teak stain removal from cabin top?? Scott at 12:08am 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/993 The previous owner of now my 1988 C-27 did not tape off the fiberglass cabin top when he restained t
Blistering Beneteau Steve Lesniak at 11:36pm 02.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1281 I have a 1995 M510 that I purchased from the Moorings company 2 and a half years ago and I have a se
Kinsale Harbour Or Port Kinsale Marina (VA)? matias santiago at 10:51pm 02.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2389 Looking for a marina for Yukiyu and I am considering Kinsale Harbour and Port Kinsale. Which one
Bedding Stanchions Rudy at 10:26pm 02.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1248 Hi Folks,I'm pretty new to sailing and sailboat maintainance. I don't know why, my 1978 O'Day 22' h
Halyard colors neil at 8:58pm 02.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1576 I'm going to purchase new halyards for my 23. I'm changing from rope/wire to all rope halyards. I kn
Canvas Bay covers neil at 8:55pm 02.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/984 Has anyone purchased a main sail cover from canvas bay? How was the quality? Any alternate recommend
electric anchor windlass Richard Gillette at 8:53pm 02.09.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1036 I'm having a lotof fun planning how to mount my windlass just forward of the jack-stay.. This model
Roller furler headsail for unstayed masts Darrow Neves at 8:49pm 02.09.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2081 I have recently purchased a 36' Freedom with an unstayed carbon fiber mast. Like all Freedoms, the b
Tide info for Peter Sam Leonard at 7:57pm 02.09.03 Smaller Boats 3/771 Peter,I have the same boat as you, and I would guess that the average low tidegets down to about 2
Hunter 265 John Randolph at 6:18pm 02.09.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1170 If I install Lazy Jacks on our Hunter Sailboat do I have to modify the sail cover?
anyone trailered to lake mead tom b at 4:36pm 02.09.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1780 was hoping to go to lake mead this summer for a little sailing. anyone ever tow the ol boat to lake
Jib cam Mark at 4:21pm 02.09.03 Smaller Boats 17/1014 We often read about "the design flaw" with the jib cams and how when you use the winch to wind on th
lake mead... tom b at 4:20pm 02.09.03 Ask All Sailors 1/895 anybody had the option to sail lake mead..are there any rules about sailing on the lake, like min.
A Clean Boat Robert Dean at 2:58pm 02.09.03 Ask All Sailors 0/919 Recently purchase one of those portable steam units from HSN.Other than the obvious, what are some
Race Rules Robert Dean at 2:42pm 02.09.03 Racing 1/1384 In your local race rules during a race do you::pass the mark or,rouund the mark ??Robert
Dreaming of Crusin'? SailboatOwners.com at 2:00pm 02.09.03 Ask All Sailors 53/2912 On an ancient wall in ChinaWhere a brooding Buddha blinks,Deeply graven is the messageIt is later
question about side decks in C27 David Bradford at 12:24pm 02.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1148 Hello all,I'm looking at a 1976 Catalina 27. I noticed that the side decks sound a little hollow
Rutland wind generator installation Pat Spino, "Flying Colors" at 11:51am 02.09.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1231 Anyone have experience installing the Rutland? Can the deck mounting plate for the pole supplied wi

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Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Justin_NSA at 12:49pm 09.17.20 HUH? You never ever do that. It's not even physically possible. The first wrap would hit the incom
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 12:46pm 09.17.20 purchase a replacement anchor This Ketch owner needed that lesson. He anchored in the Bay of St L
Light uncledom at 12:45pm 09.17.20 "Moorings" and "Anchors" are not the same thing. And being tied to an approved permanent mooring is
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Jackdaw at 12:38pm 09.17.20 Sail SFbay, It looks like the winch is wound top down rather than bottom up. Suspect it would work.
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? (1) sail sfbay at 12:37pm 09.17.20 Wound top down rather than bottom up looks that way..............if you install a self tailing winch
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Jackdaw at 12:28pm 09.17.20 For a 27ft boat like the Watkins, the larger cam cleats will work. CamCleats are a staple for ligh
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant Ron20324 at 12:26pm 09.17.20 IIRC, I thought that rumor proved to be only a certain line of Bs was going to be made in France? Co
Yanmar stalling issue jssailem at 12:24pm 09.17.20 at least check its O ring Great suggestion. I replaced all of my dead or missing O rings on the op
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? jssailem at 12:22pm 09.17.20 Sail SFbay, It looks like the winch is wound top down rather than bottom up. Suspect it would work.
Yanmar stalling issue Stu Jackson at 12:20pm 09.17.20 Any recommendations for fuel additive to add for best results of dispersing water in the tank? Wat
SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise - Part 1 (2) jssailem at 12:19pm 09.17.20 PART 2 With the anchor set, we were tiding up the lines in the cockpit suddenly this white bearded
A little help? Stu Jackson at 12:15pm 09.17.20 All my internet searches have returned nada so far... Bomar is represented by Pomanette in Florida
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? (1) sail sfbay at 12:13pm 09.17.20 Below is a Watkins 27 with the jib sheet to a winch then to a jam or cam cleat.
Cal 29 - loose rudder post lokeypod at 12:10pm 09.17.20 That helps a LOT. thanks! I'll check it out
Light Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 12:07pm 09.17.20 Thanks Charlie... I just did a quick search for one. Vintage Dietz #2 D-Lite RR Kerosine Lantern Or
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 12:05pm 09.17.20 That sounds like a fear, not a real thing. Absolutely @Captain Larry-DH . That "fear" that it wi
Cal 29 - loose rudder post blackdove1256 at 12:02pm 09.17.20 Google "West System Repairs" or their product manual. There's a section on rudder repairs (page 61.
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? deltaten at 12:00pm 09.17.20 Yep! That's the plan. :)
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? JRacer at 11:57am 09.17.20 We used the larger cam cleats on the J24 that carried a 150 pct headsail, no issues. But, the sheet
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Captain Larry-DH at 11:55am 09.17.20 Wish I knew. Although it doesn't really impact me as I have always displayed an all around white l

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