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O'Day 25 Spreader Base Repair (2) Oduy at 5:04pm 07.25.18 Day Sailers 14/1635 Hello all, I recently purchased an O'Day 25. The spreader base which is attached to the mast has sn
Datamarine S-200DL Depth Sounder Repair J Rezab at 3:59pm 07.25.18 Ask All Sailors 9/2468 I need to replace the light bulb for the back lite used for night illumination. Has anyone replaced
Mast electrical Rltgold at 2:51pm 07.25.18 Catalina 22 7/736 I have completely rewired my mast with a new wiring harness and deck connector from CD. Problem is I
1978 hunter 30 cherubini rglewis at 2:51pm 07.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1379 looking for help.. new owner of a 30 cherubini and want to install a pedestal gaurd. I've been loo
Length of mast for an Oday 222 SedenkaD at 1:30pm 07.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1452 I am looking to replace the mast on my 222 and need the actual length of the mast. Anyone have a we
a duck amongst swans... SVPardonMyFrench at 12:55pm 07.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/916 vDY9Kr2nC14 I hope this is a mid-week distraction for the office for many. We raced our 1993 Hunter
40.5 having fun.... SVPardonMyFrench at 12:17pm 07.25.18 Big Boats 8/1195 vDY9Kr2nC14 I hope this is a mid-week distraction for the office for many. We raced our 1993 40.5 i
Plastic Fuel Tank Leak from Sending Unit (1) donvanv at 9:12am 07.25.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1886 I had to remove the sending unit from Beneteau 36cc which has a plastic fuel tank. The reason for r
Sails needed - Day Sailor II wrw12 at 7:27am 07.25.18 Day Sailers 5/1204 I'm getting Grandpa's boat back up and need a set of sails. Nothing fancy, just functional. Any
Is this still sailing? pateco at 7:22am 07.25.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1365 I found this review of a new cat on YouTube. 3Pem-4H1qg0 This looks too easy. Electric winches, co
Replacing hot water heater in 1992 Catalina 28 Jrbranch2 at 7:12am 07.25.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1755 I own a 1992 Catalina 28 sailboat in which the hot water heater was leaking. It is located in the p
FOB (Flag Over Board) recovery video (1) Jackdaw at 6:52am 07.25.18 Ask All Sailors 12/829 Last evening was perfect so @cb32863 and I headed out for a fun sail. Most of the day was spent bang
C 25 Anchor locker project Chichester at 3:28am 07.25.18 Catalina 310 4/824 Hi everyone, I hope this account of my anchor locker/ drain project helps somebody out. I love how
C275 New Owner (heavily biased) own review... (1) Boxing Roo at 3:10am 07.25.18 Catalina 275 12/2599
322 traveler part needed wilf at 7:25pm 07.24.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/836 My boats an 87 oday 322 and I have lost a double block off one side of my traveler, it snapped the b
Faster launching ideas.... (2) Rowlando at 7:04pm 07.24.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/704
Looking for a new helm seat cushion (2) Puesta del sol at 6:18pm 07.24.18 Big Boats 5/2370 Looking for something like this one - any suggestions?
Universal M35B lift pump bertram at 6:02pm 07.24.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1237 I have a Catalina 350, I've been a partner on the boat for 2 years and in those 2 years the lift pum
ok for 22 sport to sit in the sand at low tide? (1) OneDrop at 5:13pm 07.24.18 Catalina 22 9/1070 Attempted to search prior threads but everything in this area just devolves into a question of salt,
Storing furled spinnaker AaronD at 1:45pm 07.24.18 Ask All Sailors 6/707 Continuing my pattern of dumb rookie questions that are probably answered somewhere: Is it OK to sto

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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:50pm 08.02.23 Gotcha. Thank you, makes sense! :) Re: 240. The main sail looked quite new (virtually unused). Whe
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:44pm 08.02.23 I'm saying that you need to figure out how to remove water from your boat if you are going to leave
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure LakeShark at 1:42pm 08.02.23 So forgive me for asking but are the pintles welded to the bracket? I like the look of @Gene Neill
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:42pm 08.02.23 Does that mean you are recommending a slip or using a lift for every sail? Unfortunately I don't th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (2) jviss at 1:41pm 08.02.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servi
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 1:41pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the list and the questions: Very. I expect the majority of the summer sail's (with the
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:38pm 08.02.23 I agree with @Scott T-Bird about the Ensign fulfilling your current sailing goals... but without a
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:26pm 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excel
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:10pm 08.02.23 Good info... So you mentioned swimming off of your boat... and solo sailing...so here are two more
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 1:05pm 08.02.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functio
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:58pm 08.02.23 Go-pro? I've been looking to pick one up out here. Haven't seen a truck stop and amazon hasn't got
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 12:46pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the detailed response, Rick. Would I be asking for trouble leaving it alone with a boom
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 08.02.23 Purple is course change and why. Crazy Weather... Jim and John. PS: note the tropical wave off
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:51am 08.02.23 Oh My Gosh! Sometimes I cant see the forest for the trees.:banghead::banghead: But surprise surpri
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excell
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 11:16am 08.02.23 John started 2 posts This one should be used for the Weather info. _______ Sailing adventures of
H170 versus H18 experience tasmith822 at 11:15am 08.02.23 Mark2, Thank you for your write-up. I also sailed in the Raleigh area with some dailsailers up to 1
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:08am 08.02.23 Damn straight! "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Good on you! :beer:
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:07am 08.02.23 It is weather forecasting...:cool: We can bat 500 :yikes: and be better than most. :biggrin: Oh, y
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 DmacSails at 11:04am 08.02.23 Hi - We own a 2004 H33. This is our third Hunter in this size range (326 and 336 previously). We r

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