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How does a roller furler work? John G. Davis at 11:32am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/4962 I recently purchased a new to me boat and the roller furler has a single line. I thought they had to
Cooler Upgrade ('86) (1) TheSoggyDollar at 11:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 0/506 Thought I would share: The cooler/step that came with our boat was probably as old as the boat and w
Kink in Line Tantor at 10:59am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1560 what double braided line kink or twist minimum... actually i am using it for inside forestay with do
Windlass wiring Charlie98117 at 10:59am 06.29.20 Musings With Maine Sail 18/7350 I'm finally getting around to installing a windlass on my H34. I have a question regarding the fact
Refrigerator - Compressor and Evaporator gscottnelson at 10:47am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 13/3903 Boat team, I have a 2002 Catalina - that has a 18 year old Adler Barbour - C100, and the fan starts
The WTF Thread ontherocks83 at 10:40am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 49/5938 I thought it would be fun to start a thread where people can tell stories (i.e. gripe) about how th
New chaps (3) All U Get at 10:01am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1065 Hi all, My wife finished the chaps for our new dinghy. She added a lot of nice touches like chafin
Tack shackle ? Ron20324 at 9:10am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 6/1634 My slip neighbor lost their tack to roller shackle or whatever was there. Can you tell us what is th
Depth Finder Question TheSoggyDollar at 9:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 17/1748 Our boat came with a glue-in Hawk eye Depth finder. I have yet to see it display anything but " - -
Advice H37 LunaSea at 8:43am 06.29.20 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2058 I have a 1980 37C with a QM30. It was my dream boat when I purchased it and I had every intention o
Screwed up nicopress fittings Grotto at 8:35am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1697 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Anybody else have login problems at trailersailor.com? Tedd at 8:07am 06.29.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1352 I've had a login over at trailersailors.com for quite a few years now but I've rarely been able to u
2014 (New Version) Marlow Hunter 22 Centerboard Cable Length tzc at 8:04am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 2/711 The cable from the centerboard to the hydraulic lift broke on my 2014 Marlow Hunter 22. I'm trying t
Backstay Chainplate Replacement (1) larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2296 Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
Rudder kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1925 Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
Mastgates kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 12/3686 Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3472 I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
Glow Plug key or not to key? CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2044 Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Rust Spot on keel Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/973 On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
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Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 9:50am 03.10.25 Looking forward to the PAYC club cruise to the Gulf Islands this summer.
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main mermike at 9:47am 03.10.25 I have a Neil Pryde loose-footed main with stackpack. The only issue is folding the stackpack down a
Bottom paint question Davidasailor26 at 9:47am 03.10.25
adding electrical stove jssailem at 9:46am 03.10.25 input power of 220 at 20 amps WOW, I was not aware that NJ marinas typically provide 220 AC power
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 jssailem at 9:41am 03.10.25 I would contact Edson about the tube's purpose and how they engineered the cables to be run. It loo
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid jssailem at 9:33am 03.10.25 Maybe see you up here in the Salish Sea sometime. I look forward to this happening. It has been a
Bottom paint question jssailem at 9:25am 03.10.25 :plus: with @Project_Mayhem. Before you start to paint, make sure the tape on the starboard side mi
adding electrical stove Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 03.10.25 Is there a propane burner located somewhere in this new electric stove ? If not, you will only be a
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 9:22am 03.10.25 Thank you so much, John. This was very helpful. Exactly the info I needed and I have downloaded the
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa jssailem at 9:21am 03.10.25 My main concern is that the sleeve might interfere with the furler Not a problem. It is like you g
Bottom paint question Project_Mayhem at 9:10am 03.10.25 If it lives on the trailer, its purely asthetic but to answer your question, paint upto the waterlin
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.10.25 Follow the post #5 link to the letter.
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 03.10.25 How do I determine what size packing to buy? Purely a guess here but from your boat length, I'll
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:56am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 8:52am 03.10.25 ... I'm happy with the sail other than the second reef is to high for the capacity of the single li
Source for replacement sheaves Joe at 8:44am 03.10.25 If I don't want to go that route, are these tracks standard, so I can buy a replacement car assembl
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa sdommer at 8:31am 03.10.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa justsomeguy at 8:21am 03.10.25 Find a friend or friendly dockmate with a Sailrite or similar, and have a spool of contrasting threa
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 JoeWhite at 8:20am 03.10.25 Paul, thank you for sharing, excellent photos to describe. It appears that there is no choice but t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Charlie98117 at 8:09am 03.10.25 I went to a loose foot when I had my main replaced 12 years ago by my local loft Ballard Sails and l

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