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Mainsail Handling >>> Furl Boom or ? Agonizing... Rick D at 9:44pm 10.18.16 Ask All Sailors 38/5759 40', fractionally rigged, full battens, shorthanded sailing. OK, so I am having a dilemma... what to
anyone have a capacity plate on their 1979 25 ft O Day? Jeff22156 at 7:00pm 10.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2836 Dear O Day Owners, Anyone have a capacity plate for a 1979 25 ft O Day? I want to make a capacity pl
Boat Repairs seem insane Randall Schmidt at 5:26pm 10.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 64/5875 I have a 1984 O'Day 28 that needs some work according to my surveyor when I bought her. Below is wh
Hunter 420 aft deck cushions highportsail at 3:07pm 10.18.16 Big Boats 1/621 I am under contact on a 420 and was wondering if any of you know a source for cushions that go on th
Outboard mount, and centerboard question Carter Mac 26 at 2:42pm 10.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1024 1993 Mac 26S. I just bought a new Yamaha 8 hp and the dealer said I should through-bolt the mount.
Possible Hunter 23.5 Purches MaryEllaRose at 2:40pm 10.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/452 I'm considering purchasing a 1994 Hunter 23.5 from another sailor at the marina where we keep our Ca
Wind system to add to existing system cramina at 2:31pm 10.18.16 Ask All Sailors 2/313 I have a Raymarine ST40 depth instrument, a Raymarine ST40 speed instrument and a e7 multifunction d
Sabot - Good dinghy for middle-aged man and his dog? pkpdjh at 2:18pm 10.18.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4910 I already have a C14.2 for dinghy racing and going out with friends. But, what I really want is a s
Upgrading Autohelm Raymarine. Anybodyelse been through this (5) FlynBryn at 12:35pm 10.18.16 Big Boats 2/898 Hello, this should be pretty simple. I'm hoping someone has gone this same exact upgrade and can hel
North Channel, Georgian Bay freeheelbillie at 11:58am 10.18.16 Destinations 5/2628 Talk to me about your favorite spot(s) Planning a trip for 2017 season
Replacing Electrical Panel Switch kiteflyer at 11:43am 10.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/589 I'm going to replace my steaming light with a two-way LED steaming/deck light combo. Any ideas on w
For those with white Kiwigrip..... kito at 10:21am 10.18.16 Ask All Sailors 13/7406 Just wondering if it's a pain to keep clean. I have a gallon of white that I was going to mix with a
Oceanis 311 Owners on Facebook! MikeKobernus at 10:52pm 10.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1012 New Facebook Group for Oceanis 311 owners. Come one, come all. If you have a B311, or you are think
Hunter 23 rigging Rcarbo at 9:20pm 10.17.16 Smaller Boats 8/900 New owner of Hunter 23 needs advice on best way to rig outhaul, down haul, and topping lift.
Too Much Battery Weight in old icebox location? 1983 H34 (1) H3newdog at 8:04pm 10.17.16 Big Boats 5/697 I'm planning on locating 2 - GC2 batteries with space for an additional two in the area where I remo
Autohelm 7000 goes to "standby" about every 9 or 10 minutes Rosetta Stone10263 at 8:02pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 9/838 I'm a new owner of 1996 Beneteau 440. It has an Autohelm 7001. The first sail aboard was about 85
Fuel tank replacement chuck stas at 7:30pm 10.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/984 Any one have a spot to purchase a new fuel tank for a 1983 Oday 30' its an 18 gal tank. Filters keep
Winter boat cover - oval "pool tarp" vs rectangular? Chris & Lenore at 3:44pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 23/4102 I was going to purchase my usual 30 X 40 foot tarp but heard that some people use oval pool tarps in
neutral or not? pmac at 3:30pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/721 As owner of a1985 Catalina 27, my wife asked yesterday while sailing, "Should the inboards transmiss
Blister repairs in Ottawa/Toronto area Tim22 at 3:13pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 5/971 The boat was hauled on Saturday and I see a number of blisters on the bottom. I would like to get t

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Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 6:12am 11.22.23 Bob Walker could not identify the windlass either. He said it reminded it of the old Ideal windlasse
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 6:05am 11.22.23 This is a 1ft piece of straight hose that's attached to a waterlock muffler on the other end
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Captain Larry-DH at 5:44am 11.22.23
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 5:43am 11.22.23 Looks like I have a bit of work coming this spring, horizontal crack hopefully just cracked bottom p
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 twodzusfittings at 5:14am 11.22.23 Thank you GeorgeC. This is the information I needed to confirm my thoughts. I have already purchased
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 5:10am 11.22.23 Ivw3njap1QQ I got your Frog Trouble right here, buddy! CVO0fRpens8
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 4:49am 11.22.23 Ivw3njap1QQ Oh my! This is definitely new to me. Thank you!!!
Thanksgiving Cruise Terry Cox at 4:28am 11.22.23 The oysters were fabulous. Nice sail write up. Were the Kumamoto oysters better than our Willapa B
The cutest thing I've seen NYSail at 3:17am 11.22.23 Now cute is relative. Those boats are interesting, but this ranks high on my Cute scale, as seen fr
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 9:31pm 11.21.23 Himm, I Was on the beta program for Raymarine Testing, tested a few GPS's. The date issue originall
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 9:04pm 11.21.23 Thanks to all who responded. We had a lovely sail to Bell Harbor, intending only to stay the night.
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Rich Stidger at 8:53pm 11.21.23 Thanks Rich, I tried all the above and even bought brand new extension cords (heavy duty gauge). I
Water /humidity? jssailem at 8:40pm 11.21.23 Slow learning skills?
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:39pm 11.21.23 Ivw3njap1QQ
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass marcham at 7:55pm 11.21.23 We have the same concern on our H380, except with the rope (100' chain, 250' rope). We just use a bo
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:45pm 11.21.23
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.21.23 Steam cleaners are awesome. If you find a "broken" one for cheap, they can usually be "fixed" by run
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:31pm 11.21.23
Boom eye - What is this called? Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 11.21.23 Thanks everyone, yes this one is definitely not coming off without force. Screw heads are mostly
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 11.21.23 I had a 12v 36lbs trolling motor on my Starwind 19. It worked great on calm days on Lake Michigan. N

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