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Fwiw... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:48am 12.27.17 Ask All Sailors 0/393 In case you missed it, sbo.com has been offering signed copies of my book at a nicely discounted sal
Keel cable kclancy at 10:18am 12.27.17 Catalina 22 9/2022 Hi All! I replaced my keel cable this weekend. It only lasted two years before failing. It looks
Thinking New Propeller in 2018 (1) jssailem at 10:06am 12.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/1749 This is a subject I have been considering for awhile. In about 10 days I will get a look at my curre
Interior cushions & mattresses OCSailor at 9:25pm 12.26.17 Catalina 310 33/6682 I took my wife on her first boat inspection this morning. A very nice (to me) 2001 310. It was imp
I am Stuck on Standing Rigging reprieve at 9:20pm 12.26.17 Catalina 30 23/3286 Hey Folks, it's been a long ole time since I was last here. Glad to see my login works. I am compl
New to me O'day25, need help getting her right for sailing. DRAo'day25 at 5:40pm 12.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 45/3578 First off I have bought a beautiful O'day25CB and I love her. I am new (as in never have) to sailing
SailCare service Jacomo Sailor at 5:23pm 12.26.17 Catalina 22 11/1317 I know many of you here also belong to the Catalina22 facebook group, but I'm sure there's plenty he
Screw on Boom Vang Hound (1) kclancy at 3:12pm 12.26.17 Catalina 22 19/2038 Hi All, I am trying to remove the hound from my mast. I am changing out the mast step. I can't se
Companionway Springs - Breaking Often Kirsten at 12:16pm 12.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/759 Hi - I have a Hunter 45' CC and am having to replace the companionway hatch springs every 1.5 years
322 Stove Mod to fit Microwave The Tanqueray at 11:40am 12.26.17 Bigger Boats 5/909 In decades of boat ownership, I never used an oven. On a 322 I couldn't find a good spot for a micro
Boston 1958: John Alden Design office. (9) TomY at 10:53am 12.26.17 Alden General Chat 2/1832
Testing deep cycle battery capacity MitchK at 9:55am 12.26.17 Newport 10/2186 Hi all, Got another question in regards to batteries for this learned group. As I have posted b
Introduction and Happy Holidays! sailingla at 9:44am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1088 Best holiday wishes to all you sailors. I'd like to start off saying that if it wasn't for this foru
Westerbeke Engine Mount Bracket rlettie4 at 9:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/993 I am looking for the left front engine mount bracket (part #44130) for a Weserbeke 30B. So far I ca
Free Sailbags Warren Milberg at 8:39am 12.26.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1823 I'd like to give away 2 sailbags for the price of postage, probably $15 or so. One is new, bright b
DYWER OR Z SPAR? HighCs123 at 7:57am 12.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/868 How can i identify which mast i have on my O'day 222? I just picked this boat up and i'd like to r
Leaking Lexan Main Hatch Stroke2017 at 7:51am 12.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/772 I just purchased Capt Lucky's 26.5 and am currently doing the "fix the stuff" prior to the spring to
Our third decade capta at 7:24am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/461 How interesting to put faces to the names. Thank you and may 2018 be the best year of your lives, so
What could cause this? (3) pateco at 7:11am 12.26.17 Engines and Propulsion 30/4877 So, two weekends ago while we were motoring south down the ICW on our way to the Fort Lauderdale Win
Buy Tiller Pilot fritz3000g at 6:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3960 I'm thinking of buying an old Autohelm tiller pilot for a really good price. My question is - if it

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H 34 anchor locker hose S/V Isabella at 10:58am 05.27.24 @Mike Oldak do you happen to have the dimensions of the toe board? Specifically the height from the
Chain plates Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 10:39am 05.27.24 I'll check mine today.
macerator hose removal advice shemandr at 10:32am 05.27.24 I'd suggest an ample supply of disposable diapers positioned under the hose and deployed in a line b
macerator hose removal advice Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 05.27.24
The falling c - Clip Tally Ho at 10:10am 05.27.24
The falling c - Clip Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 05.27.24
The falling c - Clip Tally Ho at 10:03am 05.27.24 I'm up on the deck this morning fitting a new block for the furler line (yes, after 39 years, a Sch
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup shemandr at 10:01am 05.27.24 ... Line size. Block size. For example can a smaller dingy 4 to 1 block set be use since it's no
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dlochner at 9:46am 05.27.24 Is there space to run the ductwork? Do you need heat on anchor or at the dock? If only at the dock
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dLj at 9:18am 05.27.24 Which would you prefer? A slow and fiddly to heat (and less child friendly, potentially smelly) dic
The falling c - Clip dLj at 9:11am 05.27.24 Looks to me like you would be better served by replacing it. dj
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? jssailem at 9:08am 05.27.24 I've never had a halyard jam with the sail up, usually gravity is in your favor, While your think
Swim step lanyard dLj at 9:08am 05.27.24 Why not just use stainless cable replacing the original? dj
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dLj at 9:05am 05.27.24
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 9:03am 05.27.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! dLj at 9:01am 05.27.24 By the way the Mac 26S is the boat that I have the goal to own after I learn on this one. I like yo
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? dLj at 8:53am 05.27.24 Bridle-rigged snubbers make sense when used on beamy powerboats that are wide near the bow, and on
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup AldernyRace at 8:37am 05.27.24 Thanks John
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 05.27.24 Release the traveler, release the main sheet and let it flog, head into the wind and sea under power
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Calif. Ted at 8:25am 05.27.24 Of course, that leaves the follow up--if my main halyard were to jam, in the mast, or perhaps on th

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