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Mast height Beverly at 5:10am 01.22.02 Big Boats 5/7681 I need to find out the height of my mast .I have a 36 1985 catalina with a 4ft 8 in draft and 11 ft
New Mainsail C-22 Jack O'B at 11:01am 01.09.02 Smaller Boats 4/956 I'm currently shopping for a new mainsail for my 1988 C-22.The time has come to replace the original
Searching for Bristol Sailstar 24 Eqipment Drew at 3:25am 01.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1231 searching for measurements for a 110-150% genoa for a correct fit for my 1966 bristol sailstar. also
Backfire Guest at 11:03pm 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1354 My Yanmar 1GM is hard to start this time of year afterbeing shut down for the night or longer. It c
Question For Ben Allen Brian Harrison at 2:46am 01.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/944 Ben, How wide are the rollers on your home built trailer set apart, port to starboard and bow to ste
Paul Palmer Lines aft on OD 25 David at 10:17am 01.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/877 Paul or anyone who can help,I am looking for the best way to lower and raise the mainsail without
Electrical Circuit Breakers Alan JAckson at 1:29am 01.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/958 We have just purchased a Hunter 27` of 1979 vintage. The boat had an ingress of water which has dri
Leaking chainplate causes rot Wanderer138 at 12:32am 01.22.02 Smaller Boats 5/1022 While recaulking the boat over the weekend, I found that the wooden bulkhead where the port chainpla
"Seven Sundays" Gilles Provost at 8:49am 01.09.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1271 Hi Andy, it is concernaing my San Diego vacation. Could you send me your email add. You can reach me
Stuffing Box Packing John K Kudera at 11:45pm 01.21.02 Big Boats 2/938 I have seen the teflon packing advertised, has anyone used it? Is it worth the $30-$35.00 asking pr
v-berth Dave at 9:56pm 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/945 OOPS! I was replying to "Sleeping on the Slant" and hit new post by mistake.Hi Steve:I have neve
H-340 anchor well: What is max chain/rode? Ken Kindrick at 11:42pm 01.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/772 I'm planning having 60' of chain, and wonder how much additional rope rode the H340 anchor well will
New Mariner Owner Jim Knivel at 8:05am 01.09.02 Bigger Boats 2/1148 Just bought my boat and have it on a trailer. Will surely keep it in a marina nearby when the ice me
The Joys of Sailing Bernie at 10:18pm 01.21.02 Smaller Boats 3/862 We took advantage of the holiday yesterday afternoon and went sailing on Lake Lanier. It was a wond
Windlass Chris Hyland at 9:20pm 01.21.02 Big Boats 6/1461 Question for everyone, I have an electric windlass but have questions about using Chain rode.If
Rust between hull and keel 84 25.5 Scott Colimore at 6:26am 01.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1046 I pulled my boat and there was a rust line between were the hull and keel meet. What is the remedy
Any Vetus Diesel experience? Ed Schenck at 9:05pm 01.21.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1116 The question was originally asked on the Hunter Cherubini forum. Does anyone have any first or seco
excessive engine vibration after knock-down Dan Geltmacher at 12:34pm 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1311 I recently experienced a near knock down in my 81H30. To make a long story short I suffered some da
Looking for Capri 22s in northern California area Jerry M. Lewis at 4:56pm 01.21.02 Destinations 0/1293 Trying to form a fleet for Capri 22 in northern California and maybe western Nevada (Sacramento to R
ODay 22 -slug, rope, bolt... Tom at 6:13am 01.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1316 On a 1978 ODay 22 -slug, rope, bolt -type mainsail, what's the difference?

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Need a durable cockpit cushion material capta at 5:44am 05.29.20 Sunbrella on hard closed cell foam are probably the most durable cushions I've seen on a yacht, but
Propane stove (1) THECUSCUS at 5:16am 05.29.20 179927
Digital thermostat for fridge Hayden Watson at 5:11am 05.29.20 I just do not like the way that the mechanical t-stat is designed to work. It is bolted to the cond
i60 Wind Instrument Failure reworb at 5:04am 05.29.20 I'm having the same issues and I have the same results as Capta. I even had factory certified techs
Fish in the raw water intake Dr. D at 5:04am 05.29.20 three times it has happened to me. i disconected the intake hose at the pump. used my dingy foot pu
Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 Chingachgook at 5:00am 05.29.20 http://mccshawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MarinaRiggingHarpoon.pdf found this on line- have n
Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 RitSim at 4:35am 05.29.20 http://mccshawaii.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MarinaRiggingHarpoon.pdf found this on line- have n
Engine compartment sound proofing falling off. Nodak7 at 4:31am 05.29.20 bart, had the same issue happen to me! Adhesive would not work for long. I finally had to take some
Propane stove Tsatzsue at 4:11am 05.29.20 I cut a piece of plywood the same size as the stove. Sanded it up and place it under it. Works perfe
85 Oday 28 Main Sheet Traveler Apex at 3:22am 05.29.20 I ordered mine from this site! They beat all prices even.
Poorer performance on starboard tack vs port tack Alan Gomes at 12:23am 05.29.20 Also, while sailing to windward on each tack in maybe 12 knots or so, have you sighted up the mast t
Poorer performance on starboard tack vs port tack Alan Gomes at 12:21am 05.29.20 a quick and dirty way to check the rig alignment is to take a halyard from the mast to the toe rail
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat jon hansen at 10:36pm 05.28.20 https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/used_sailboats/soverel-33
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:25pm 05.28.20 Bet that idea occurred to you just as you needed better bridge clearance. Nice solution. :clap: -W
Poorer performance on starboard tack vs port tack Roland5048 at 10:21pm 05.28.20 That is where I was going. Does your boat list at all in the slip? Yes, more so when the water t
Hunter 376 Velella at 10:13pm 05.28.20 Hello, I have a 1998 Hunter 376 with in mast furler. There is a large window on top of my boat aft
Theres a hole in my boat! (8) Project_Mayhem at 9:29pm 05.28.20 Here's a quick update. I finished the puck. There's some lines on it from plastic wrap. Ill add some
Hunter 26 mast/compression pole leak twalker H260 at 9:07pm 05.28.20 I have a similar issue. Believe it is water getting in where the sheave directs the center board li
Hunter 306 New Owner Questions Arbee at 9:02pm 05.28.20 Thanks Jay, very reassuring - I think I'll just stick with the "tried and true" packing for now and
Specifications help timebandit at 8:50pm 05.28.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/boom-sag.120939

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