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RARITAN LECTRA SAN DAVE at 12:52am 10.15.02 Big Boats 1/925 Does any body have a lectra san waste system installed on there 410 ore any other simular boat.How w
Working on Woodwork Ed at 12:42am 10.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1228 On the MkII C30, there a two pockets in the coaming with a piece of wood as the top, laid flush with
autopilot of catalina 27 Bob Middleton at 10:54pm 10.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/3443 I am ordering a Simrad TP10 autopilot for my 1987 27' Catalina. What is the best way to mount it?
America's Cup - Wanna Ride 17th Man? Paul Akers at 9:43pm 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/993 Reading the sports over a cup of coffee this morning in the Providence Journal, I stumbled across th
Odd happenings? Dennis at 8:51pm 10.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 Has anyone experienced odd or funny happenings on their respective voyages? Some sailors miss their
340 Leaking aft cabin Mitch at 7:54pm 10.14.02 Big Boats 18/2550 I thought I had found and fixed all the leaks. Guess again! I've had a leak in my 2000 340 aft cab
watermakers Andrew Brayshaw at 6:12pm 10.14.02 Big Boats 1/987 I am interested in buying a watermaker for my Hunter 34 and have been looking at the Waterlog 200 w
broken engine mount Evander Jonesw at 5:15pm 10.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1055 I have replaced a port front engine mount in the last 6 months of a 1990 co catalina model I just bo
Converting external to internal halyards David Harcombe at 1:27pm 10.14.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1755 I recently purchased a 1975, 25' trailersailer that has wire, external halyards. I am considering c
Reefed Main looks like &#@! !!! Rick D at 1:24pm 10.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/879 WELL, AFTER GETTING KILLED ALL SUMMER SAILING ALONE WITH FULL MAIN AND JIB TODAY I DECIDED TO REEF M*
please advise: lead under floor boards? joe at 1:19pm 10.14.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/753 Recently i found an oday for sale 1977. Owner removed engine ' placed lead underdeck in cabin. Why
Beneteau Parts Source Ron Casciato at 12:28pm 10.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2287 Where does one find the contact information to purchase replacement ceiling lights (the small spots)
Purchase Advice Bob G at 11:56am 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/943 I have a fair amount of sailing experience on other peoples boats and am now getting the itch to own
Weight Loss Paul Hauenstein at 11:20am 10.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/990 Can someone explain the weight loss between the Venture 25 (2300#) and the Mac25 (2100#). Did the c
Troubled mast step anyone? Todd at 11:10am 10.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1462 I am curious if anyone in this group has had trouble with the mast step cracking on Beneteau's? I ha
Sailing Schools (Own 23.5) Frank Leisten at 11:07am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 1/845 Looking for a recommendation on a good sailing school in the southwest. Have taken ASA Basic Course.
Rigid vang (Sean and others) Wayneo at 10:59am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 20/1525 Have a H240 and would like to eliminate the topping lift for quicker reefing, forgetting to sinch up
Winter layup (1) Chuck at 10:05am 10.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1098 You know that your cradle is stable, beware what your yard parks next to you!!!
Winter layup Chuck at 9:59am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 0/851 You know that your cradle is ok, beware of what the yard parks next to you!!!
25 ft. CB pendant Luke at 9:36am 10.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 Does anyone know how the rope/wire pendant attaches to the centerboard of a 77 25ft O'day? Thanx

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Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 12:58pm 09.08.20 Might want to have a look at this. 1uXU6wBe-go Oh my, thank you for that. That's exactly what I
Clew attachement replacement (1) Joe at 12:48pm 09.08.20 I always have a strip of webbing doubled through the clew around the boom... to back up the slider's
Clew attachement replacement Hunter216 at 12:42pm 09.08.20 Might want to have a look at this. 1uXU6wBe-go
Clew attachement replacement justsomeguy at 12:38pm 09.08.20 So, I don't have to do something like this first before going around? Nope. See the end(s) of the
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 12:13pm 09.08.20 Is your mainsail loose footed? If it is, there can be a lot of pressure on the clew holding it down
Clew attachement replacement (2) jonelli at 12:12pm 09.08.20 Good. If you have any others, such as are on some types of sail slugs, you'll see that the thread p
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 12:11pm 09.08.20 Is your mainsail loose footed? If it is, there can be a lot of pressure on the clew holding it down
low battery display on autopilot justsomeguy at 12:10pm 09.08.20 Any ideas? Check wiring?
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 12:07pm 09.08.20 That could work if the soft shackle is short enough to keep the clew close to the track. Yah, I'm
Clew attachement replacement justsomeguy at 12:07pm 09.08.20 I have a hand awl and some sail thread for repairs. Whats the best way to sew it together? Good.
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 11:57am 09.08.20 Might consider a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Google it: "dyneema soft shackle". Buy premade or make your
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 11:52am 09.08.20 Might consider a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Google it: "dyneema soft shackle". Buy premade or make your
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Justin_NSA at 11:30am 09.08.20 Softscrub also strips wax. The OP is looking for a soap that doesn't
Clew attachement replacement JRacer at 11:25am 09.08.20 Might consider a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Google it: "dyneema soft shackle". Buy premade or make your o
Clew attachement replacement DArcy at 11:25am 09.08.20 Whats the best way to sew it together? I find bleeding and cursing to be very effective when hand
Page layout Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 09.08.20 So what you're saying is that your midship is a little bloated :p ?
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 11:02am 09.08.20 Ideally the webbing type will match what broke, but yeah. Got an awl stitcher? I have a hand awl a
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 11:00am 09.08.20 Look for some spectra webbing. Much stronger than nylon.
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. markwbird at 10:58am 09.08.20
Clew attachement replacement justsomeguy at 10:55am 09.08.20 Some random webbing, and hand sew it together then lash it? Ideally the webbing type will match wh

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