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Is my 1981 Newport 28 mast grounded? Olivia de Soria at 11:18am 08.16.17 Newport 6/2050 we recently came into possession of this Newport 28 sail boat, 1981, and I cannot seem to find out i
Pirates Cove, BC, Decourcey Island VanIslandGuy at 10:13am 08.16.17 Destinations 7/1520 Have any of you with deeper draft boats, (ours is 6'6") made the trip up to Pirates Cove? The ancho
My Handheld VHF Died shemandr at 7:56am 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 26/2345 So I guess I have to buy a new one. The old is an ICOM M36. It was over 5 years old but I'm a litt
New Bow Roller installation (1) mmhamer at 7:23am 08.16.17 Smaller Boats 16/5335 Just bought a Bow Roller for my anchor on the H235. Wondering about what's under that area where the
New-to-me '83 Mac 25 questions, oh so many questions PineyRidge at 6:55am 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 58/5751 Hi all, new to the forums, and new to boat owning. My biggest concern at the moment is being able t
Taking on water while sailing Jecemis at 6:10am 08.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/724 Hi there ~ I have a 1985 Hunter 31. The last two times I went out I noticed the bilge pumping out s
Yanmar Starting Problems dlochner at 5:32am 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 27/26055 The motor is a Yanmar 3JH2E. The problem is intermittent. The instrument panel is the Yanmar bare bo
Questions about Marina's in the Cape Coral area; AXEL at 4:51am 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 22/2543 I own a house in Fort Myers which is currently being rented. I plan to retire in about 2 years (or l
Problem with Harken roller furling wrap stop Reg M at 10:41pm 08.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/3078 I am having problems with the Harken roller furling wrap stop on my 1984 H31 . When I furl the jib t
Liveaboards (5) c_witch at 7:13pm 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 0/386 Hi all been gone for quite sometime and decided to pay a visit again. Well Privateer is starting to
1982 SL30 Port windows Rch at 6:47pm 08.15.17 Bigger Boats 2/718 Does anyone know the correct make and model of the 4 opening port windows on a 1982 O'day SL30. That
Broken exhaust (1) Cowpokee at 5:49pm 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2163 139875 I recently had the mishap of my exhaust system coming appart. Part of the threads from the p
O'day 28 battery location. zotar at 4:36pm 08.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1739 I looked at a 1985 28 today which is for sale. I could only spend a limited time on the boat due to
Roller Furler forJib JKCMBOAT at 2:03pm 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/768 I have a 1984, Hunter 25.5 and I'd like to explore installing a Roller Furler on the jib. I'm hopin
Mast Height of Catalina 270 Elissatoo at 1:30pm 08.15.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2864 Can anyone tell me the height above waterline of a Catalina 270 with a standard mast? I can find the
Handling Spider Cracks (That Can't Be Seen) Capri at 12:02pm 08.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/698 Hello. I took the bow plate off to prepare for a backer plate in the forward berth and it revealed a
Ficsher Panda 6 KW Generator Starting Issues DayDreamer41 at 11:47am 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/612 I know there are a number of threads on this subject but please bear with me. I started the generato
catalina 320 cockpit enclosure Ian McColl at 9:17am 08.15.17 Parts Search 1/790 trying to find a template for a complete cockpit enclosure or even a picture of someone that has enc
Photo in this weeks email add for Hunter Owners morsail779 at 8:21am 08.15.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/972 Hey, not sure where to post this but the photo of the Hunter on the email advertisement for Hunter O
Adding a cabin fan (1) Gunni at 7:21am 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2001 I want to add a cabin fan to my aft cabin and I want to do it sort of right... I want to tap into a

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Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. ...3TacksontheWater at 5:30pm 05.02.24 BAD ORKA: I think this is a great topic! Using a cell phone the way you describe is an iffy propos
want to raise main from cockpit jssailem at 4:00pm 05.02.24 Fred, the force you need to generate by the winch will be directly proportional to the amount of fri
Adventures with a Beneteau faucet shemandr at 3:51pm 05.02.24 A typical easy boat project!
New Design Fresh Water Tank Source Steve_Catalina at 3:31pm 05.02.24 Ronco-plastics.com still makes all water tanks for Catalina. They have over 400 designs. With basic
Weeping Holes at Mast Step lacoursmarc at 3:07pm 05.02.24 Hi folks, your replies are very helpful and so are the pictures. For some reason, I don't see a weep
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 3:03pm 05.02.24 What size winch should I be looking at? yes I would do the reefing lines at the same time
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 1:31pm 05.02.24 Just closing this out for anyone who might see it later. I used the self adhesive SS tape from the
replacing Spartite with traditional shims Richard19068 at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Maybe check rig-rite for mast wedges? It might help if you know who made the mast.
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Got a much better price at a different shop.
want to raise main from cockpit JBP-PA at 11:35am 05.02.24 Reef plans? Having the halyard in the cockpit and the reef lines at the mast can be a pain.
Weeping Holes at Mast Step Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.02.24 Can anyone recognize this setup and give me some advice? Had a similar problem with our boat and w
want to raise main from cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 11:29am 05.02.24
Weight of an O' Day 27 Tally Ho at 11:17am 05.02.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 05.02.24
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 10:58am 05.02.24 My H280 has a single lever transmission / throttle, and I assume yours does too. You may be referri
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n

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