SailboatOwners.com: What sailors are sayingNews and discussions from owners of popular production sailboats.Five day trip - we're back- July 7, 2008 Joan and I took a little trip lasting five days over the 4th We left Cobb Island on Wed July 2 headed for Kiptopeake State Park which about six miles south of Cape Charles Va A catalina ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359526621.90 Genoa Sheets- July 7, 2008 Hunter 34 1999 Do you generally run your genoa sheets all the way to the aft winchor to the winch that is used to hank up the main sail Thank you Richard ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359523960.3 Not a pretty sight- July 7, 2008 I mentioned a couple of days ago that I disintegrated the bearings on one of my trailer tires Anyway just thought I'd post a pic of the damage it caused I spent the past two days fixing it The first ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359522716.44 Hurricane Prep.- July 7, 2008 Here is the question What is my best option if a hurricane were to hit the north shore of Boston Both options would have the boat striped of all windage and readied for the storm First option is to ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359522003.50 First 435, Strut Out of Alignment- July 7, 2008 And we are in the middle of a refit on our 1988 First 435 and a problem has come up with the alignment between the Cutlass bearing strut and the engine Everything was fine when we started but then the ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359520191.55 mast luff track- July 7, 2008 could someone tell me if the mast luff track is a single peice or two peice My main is hanging up about 3 feet from the top of the mast It looks like there is a separate piece that is ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359519980.73 topping lift- July 7, 2008 what is the disavantage of sailing with the topping lift hooked up normal sailing in 15 knot windsthankyou ...http://www.sailboatowners.com/admin/rss/redirect.tpl?id=73359512153.27 |