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Mainsail replacement Dave Shore at 2:01am 10.10.02 Big Boats 8/1199 How do you know when its time to replace the mainsail? I have a H34 , hull # 35, I am sure its needs
New 12v Battery System (1) Brent Headberg at 11:53pm 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1700 After many hours studying 12 volt electrical systems and batteries for boats, I finally decided to p
H335 12v Battery System Brent Headberg at 11:39pm 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1051 After many hours studying different 12 volt systems for boats and many hours of studying the existin
Annapolis anyone? Phil Herring at 2:01pm 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 15/1359 Hey all, Bly and I are going to be back at the show and would like nothing better than to meet you a
Catalina 36 MK II Mark at 12:46pm 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1237 Trying to find a forum where I can find info from present and past owners of the above. Can anyone
Electrical problem with h410 Carl Manns at 12:34pm 10.09.02 Big Boats 3/881 Having a problem with my DC electrical system in new h410. The built in meter is 2 to 3 tenths less
De-stepping mast on O'day 272LE dennis young at 11:42am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1476 I'll be taking off the stick in a few days, using the crane at our spar jetty. I've had some encoura
c27 knockdowns ? fred winter at 10:50am 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1085 anyone have any experiences with a c 27 std. rig and its limits regarding wind speed, reefing, etc.
Mast Stepping Question (1) Bob Fliegel at 10:12am 10.09.02 Smaller Boats 7/870 I have attached a picture of the bottom portions of my mast and "gin" pole (or mast stepping pole).
Hunter B&G Rig Dave at 9:53am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1571 I was wondering on the Hunter B'G rig if there is ever a need to replace the rigging if the boat nev
h40 stanchions Mike at 7:51am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/1014 The stanchions on my 86 Hunter 40 are bent and loose. I have removed them and will have them straigh
Help, part needed Dale Wilson at 7:09am 10.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/864 I need some help finding a part for my Merriman Yacht Specilities steering pedestal. It is the "che
Need a rigger in Long Beach, CA Ken Kindrick at 6:32am 10.09.02 Big Boats 1/1262 Anyone know a rigger in the Long Beach, California area that will actually RETURN PHONE CALLS or go
Boat cover for Hunter 386, 2002 Sam Bocchicchio at 6:19am 10.09.02 Big Boats 1/987 Does anyone know of any sailboat canvas company that makes stock covers for a Hunter 386. There has
C36 Crack on cabin sole Chic Lasser at 5:55am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/1313 Looking at a 95 MkII and a lot of them seem to have cracks along the centerline either by the mast b
Five (!) MacGregors on Ebay motors... Ron Buckles at 5:50am 10.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/983 Guys,I just noticed there are five MacGregors on E-bay Motors righ now. (10-9-02 noon) Two of the
Alaska Bareboat Charterers Gary Wyngarden at 5:33am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1043 I'm thinking about a bareboat charter out of Juneau next summer to vist Glacier Bay etc. I'd love to
16ft to learn on John at 5:23am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1108 I am a complete novice who is looking to learn to sail. Locally there is a 16ft Oday for sale. Wou
TRANSPORT OF O'DAY 26 BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 5:02am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1379 I need to transport a 1985 O'Day 26 from Cedar Creek, NJ to Chelmsford, MA, a distance of approx. 29
RAW WATER INTAKE Terry at 4:48am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/875 I noticed the water level in the Onan 8KW generator raw water strainer was about two inches from the

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Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? Whatfiero1 at 8:44am 09.16.20 Alot good choices on Amazon get the more expensive one with thicker tubes measure your combing in co
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings ToddS at 8:39am 09.16.20 I've never kept a boat at a dock (other than temporary tie ups)... only moorings. The obvious obstac
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? (1) markwbird at 8:35am 09.16.20 Seldon Mast Setup. Found it!
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? markwbird at 8:33am 09.16.20 May I suggest the Seldon Mast tuning guide? It relates the tension in the cable to the amount of st
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 (1) Copper Harbor at 8:28am 09.16.20 D-marko Thank you very much for the detailed reply. This is great information! I was already wonde
In-Boom Furling AlastairLC at 8:27am 09.16.20
Rust Never Sleeps. Justin_NSA at 8:18am 09.16.20 Let me preface with I know nothing about welding. This little bit of information below might mean th
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? ThinkingAboutIt89077 at 8:17am 09.16.20 Syclone & Nightowle - Thank you both for you opinions. Bavaria's sure are pricey as well, BUT pleas
Main sheet twist kappykaplan at 7:53am 09.16.20 loaded-up mainsheet is a great handhold when going in and out of the cabin. The line is comfortable
Main sheet twist FastOlson at 7:47am 09.16.20 I would echo the sentiment to replace the line type. But also, if you can resolve the dodger proble
Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 Scott2 at 7:45am 09.16.20 Thank you to all responders for the advise. I appreciate it very much.
Main sheet twist All U Get at 7:44am 09.16.20 2020 Karma will probably kick in about twenty minutes into the sail.:eek:
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Kings Gambit at 7:35am 09.16.20 I'm not versant about the COLREGS for lake Michigan but here along the east coast, by COLREGs, if y
Main sheet twist Stu Jackson at 7:23am 09.16.20 Turned the block in the right direction and tightened up the hex bolt and it tightened up. Super
Yanmar stalling issue NYSail at 7:21am 09.16.20 Second the tank vent..... spiders and mud dobbers love those places. Next I would check mixing elbow
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? JRacer at 7:20am 09.16.20 Find one of the J24 guys at the Yacht Club. I'm sure they would have one and experience using it.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings DayDreamer41 at 7:07am 09.16.20 Betsie Lake?
SV Preston Point rescue rgranger at 7:03am 09.16.20 The whole situation is FUBAR. I agree and I think there are some very good questions we could/shou
Main sheet twist Pirate Dave at 6:58am 09.16.20 Very easy. Replace the Sta Set X. The line was a disaster from New England Ropes and is no longer
Uh oh! Recore foredeck greg_m at 6:39am 09.16.20 Will def rebuild some new bulkheads. Gonna work on the bottom off the trailer first. Thank you very

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