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anyone want a free Cal 25? RussC at 4:58pm 03.15.17 Ask All Sailors 6/830 Not mine and I know nothing about it personally. https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/boa/6042914427.h
H34 New furler need help after tornado PGIJon at 2:02pm 03.15.17 Big Boats 11/1012 Well the Progressive Insurance rep was here and they are going to pay for a new furler. My question
Hunter market Report (3) JamesG161 at 8:53am 03.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1273 I got these .... COURTESY OF SOLDBOATS.COM I thought they would be of general interest. Where is th
West Marine Spring Super Sale... rpludwig at 1:16am 03.15.17 Catalina 22 0/771 in case you're not on Stingy's mailing list, he just posted: Stingy Deals West Marine has their Spr
Mast head fly mounting Ned Ludd at 8:12pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2677 I got tired of the Davis plastic masthead fly's and just got a SeaLux solid SS unit for only a few b
H376 Ladder Upgrade Install Question rfrye1 at 6:34pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 1/480 I am finally getting around to replacing the huge pain in the neck one-piece OEM boarding ladder wit
Catalina 380 Leaking Chain Plate (5) kimelmore at 5:49pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 3/1515 As promised some photos of my leaking chain plate. It was the forward lower port side chain plate. I
Coronado 25 Sambo420 at 5:35pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/12045 Hello all! I am looking into my 3rd sailboat (first two being Cal 20 ' 29) in a Coronado 25. She is
Best approach to fixing this rudder? (2) Captn Scotty at 4:33pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1394 134258 134257 It would seem that the cold weather has frozen the water trapped in my rudder and caus
Tohatsu 9.8 outboard RWSlater at 3:52pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/15420 Do any of you have this outboard? Looking for opinions on a near 10hp motor. I have the 10'2" infla
Universal M25 fuel bleed (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:25pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/5119 I've upgraded my M25 to include the bleed valve that was on the later engines. I've read that some
Motor for O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:52pm 03.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1461 I purchased a 1976 O'Day 20 In Spetember 2016, which came with a 5hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. I later neede
OPTIMUM PROPELLER SIZE FOR 26M 70HP YAMAHA GILLES PARENTEAU at 2:18pm 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/775 HI ! MY MAX RPM IS 5200...SHOULD BE 6200 MY MAX SPEED BALLAST OUT IS 16 KNOTS...I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SA
bow to beach ladder? RussC at 1:00pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3353 Anyone here have one of these ladders. looks very interesting, but unsure how stable they would actu
Happy Pi Day! LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 25/2722 Just noticed the date today and found out its Pi Day! So with all the insanely smart engineers and
Surveyor says?... (2) IH82BL8 at 12:21pm 03.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/884 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat
Best Manual toilet....... NYSail at 10:00am 03.14.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/5401 Just got a new boat (to me) that has two electric toilets. While this is neat and everything, there
Changing Transducers lehighsail at 7:56am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2486 I was reading the thread about painting the thru hull transducers and stopped at KappyKaplan's post.
Thru Hull Repair Paint billjoye at 7:53am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/481 I have a question which I've been unable to resolve. How to you properly finish a thru hull repair?
Macgregor 22 keel cable (2) pulsewave at 6:49am 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1764 Hi all, The keel cable on my Macgregor 22 looks like it's getting a little frayed (see pics). Any

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Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JRT at 6:12am 07.05.24 Bring this back up. I'm looking at options now to move RoseLeigh in January to March of 2025, ya a
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 07.05.24 Hunter Marine and Hunter legend never built a twin keel boat. The two pictures show different conf
Battery Placement (2) monocerosin at 5:37am 07.05.24 Completely rewiring my 37c. This is the 'doghouse'. Removed the water intake and glassed in the hole
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 5:15am 07.05.24 That's a completely different mast than I have. Looks to me like it's a type not normally used on th
Replacement for bose 321 Carl0922 at 5:13am 07.05.24 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. sailme88 at 4:46am 07.05.24 Chris, Congrats on jumping into sailing. Might it be suggested that you look in your area for a sail
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 3:58am 07.05.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Will Gilmore at 3:28am 07.05.24 I'm selling for the weekend at an art festival in the Berkshires for the weekend. I'd much rather b
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 3:20am 07.05.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood The pictures are helpful. The steer
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 2:38am 07.05.24 Looks like an awesome trip! :beer:
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 9:53pm 07.04.24 We got an early start the next morning. Under way by 0600 to catch Green Point and Whirlpool Rapids
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) jssailem at 9:25pm 07.04.24 Looks like a wonderful time. :)
Line diameter catsails8 at 9:14pm 07.04.24 It is not about the line you have on the boat, It is about the size of your sheaves on the mast to
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 8:53pm 07.04.24 The next morning it was timing the rapids at Gillard, Yaculta and Dent Rapids. The boat sure goes fa
O'Day 28 Steering Blitz at 8:22pm 07.04.24 Also, be careful of getting a new idler. The base plates are thicker which cause the whole assembly
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast (4) Newhouse1969 at 7:35pm 07.04.24 Thank you both for replying. Here are a few photos of the mast near the base and the rudder. The rud
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 7:29pm 07.04.24 We found a perfect little spot on Cortez Island. Quartz Bay.
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 7:19pm 07.04.24
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jibes138 at 7:13pm 07.04.24 Try NAPA for a cross reference fuel filter. Take the hose off the electric pump and pump some fuel i
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:12pm 07.04.24 Princess Cove a nice place to hang out. Dislike stern ties, especially in a southerly. I prefer to

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