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Anti Ciphon Vent Gary Wyngarden at 11:03pm 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1087 The anti ciphon vent on the raw water circuit of my Yanmar 3GM30F has clogged with salt crystals aga
Dodger Snaps Gary Wyngarden at 10:52pm 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1558 The aftmost snaps on my dodger have always been tender. A firm nudge from a genoa sheet or someone's
222 rudder dimensions/photos please... Mary at 10:40pm 10.29.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/942 Hi All,My 222 has a very tired and inefficient rudder. With winter upon us, there will be time to f
320 Holding tank vent hose replacement Gary at 10:20pm 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1738 Due to nasty head odor, one of the things I'm checking is to see my holding tank vent is clear. What
hunter beneteau Catalina hp at 10:15pm 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 16/1947 I am looking for a 30-35 foot boat to cruise the east coast and Bahamas with my wife. We don't want
Bimini .....FYI Brian at 8:31pm 10.29.02 Destinations 8/1653 Just got back from our little 4 day trip to Bimini from Miami. We left out of the Marina at 4am and
NAVEMAN INSTRUMENTS Will Rupley at 1:57pm 10.29.02 Other Sailboats 3/834 Dose anyone have experience with navman instruments . Would you Recomend them ?
Winged Keel vs. Standard Jim at 1:16pm 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 9/7651 I am looking at a Benneteau 235 with a wing keel. Is there any advantage or disadvantage in perform
ramp launch info df at 11:14am 10.29.02 Trailer Sailors 5/1816 I am looking for advice on ramp launching the capri22 fin keel. I finally got my trailer set up with
Gennaker 101; basics please... Mary at 10:54am 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 13/7829 Hi All,We are fairly new to sailing, and need to know how to rig our gennaker that came with the bo
cutless bearing size ? Gary B at 10:22am 10.29.02 Big Boats 6/936 Ok you all did a great job of telling me where to get the cutless bearing. Now, can someone tell me
Small hole in rudder Jim at 9:26am 10.29.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1393 I just got an 82 Mac 25 and in inspecting the fiberglass rudder I noticed a small hole in the side a
universal 5411 thermastat part # Lee at 8:01am 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/926 i dont think there is a thermastat on my 5411 engine. does anyone know what thermastat is required
How to fix a loose strut John Emberton at 7:34am 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/2249 On my Hunter 30 1981, I have a strut thats supports the prop shaft. It is attached to the boat with
water pump trouble g. berger at 6:58am 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1004 new owner of 28, water pump quit working-suggestions where to start to find problem?
Ground question Bill O'Donovan at 6:46am 10.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/852 For reasons that I won't bore you with, I'm curious if I can dismantle the grounding wire that runs
How do I remove the centerboard on H23? Larry Woodward at 6:45am 10.29.02 Smaller Boats 2/852 I have just aquired an '85 H23 with shoal keel and rear swing centerboard. From the archives I see
H90 with all the options Mark Burrows at 5:35am 10.29.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1068 I was looking at the owner reviews for the H90 (the little one) and all of the reviews seem to be fo
Any Annapolis residents here? Mark Preston at 5:15am 10.29.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1079 If there are any owners hailing from Annapolis or immediate vicinity, I would like to correspond wit
New or used swing keel wanted Noah at 4:34am 10.29.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1018 Hello,I just painted the bottom of my boat and noticed how bad my swing keel is. The area around t

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Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31 WayneH at 3:36pm 07.18.20 Dang, added another task to my boat projects. Marking the main halyard at the first and second reef
Reefing tips kappykaplan at 3:30pm 07.18.20 ^^ This. Sheet the jib extra tight, point reasonably high (not luffing), and the genoa will back wi
Reefing tips thinwater at 3:28pm 07.18.20 I'm a purist when it comes to taking a reef - want to do it under sail. Get close-hauled, do my th
Reefing tips Hayden Watson at 3:22pm 07.18.20 I Heave to my C30 most times that I am out sailing, in all wind strengths. It is useful for eating,
maybe 3 lays of paint on hull..what to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:21pm 07.18.20
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom DrJudyB at 3:17pm 07.18.20 Am I to take it that you mean all mains now made (obviously except for classic boats) have tape and
Hunter 22 1982 boom jack Captain Mal at 3:16pm 07.18.20 There are two cleats on the boom. One on the bottom and one on the port side. Both are forward of th
Reefing tips capta at 3:12pm 07.18.20 Heaving-to is usually done with a combination of jib and main. How would you reef if the main is in
Reefing tips Hayden Watson at 2:58pm 07.18.20 I have converted the reefing to single line and can pull one in less than 60 seconds. Before that I
Reefing tips Hunter216 at 2:56pm 07.18.20 I'm going to give heaving to a try next, I was bringing her into irons because for whatever reason
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom capta at 2:55pm 07.18.20 That's probably true, but it is still a very old fashioned (circa1970's) and clunky-heavy way to r
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom DrJudyB at 2:50pm 07.18.20 but it is possible that the track was for different mains and racing? That's probably the reason
Reefing tips capta at 2:49pm 07.18.20 I would usually, depending on my point of sail, just ease the main sheet, let the main luff, attach
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom DrJudyB at 2:46pm 07.18.20 Looks like a brand new sail (It's unusual to have foot slides on a J30 though). Your sail maker sho
Reefing tips shemandr at 2:46pm 07.18.20 Heaving to on a fin keel boat is an acquired taste. I never did master it for my Ranger. If you wa
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 Ken13559 at 2:41pm 07.18.20 The wood panel around the microwave can be pull out. It is held in by clips. After that the screw to
Spinnaker for a 22 DrJudyB at 2:32pm 07.18.20 Rules can vary from one rating authority to another, but this is the most common. Luff max = 0.95 *
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom capta at 2:31pm 07.18.20 Why one size larger? I doubt you'd have the "meat" left to get good threads on the old holes. It w
Siracco 15 gooseneck repair IASailor at 2:02pm 07.18.20 The jury rigged repair keeps breaking so I looked for the actual part. At $270, I'll see if I can ju
Reefing tips ontherocks83 at 1:47pm 07.18.20 That might be contributing to the 360 problem. Pretty hard to control any sailboat in irons especia

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