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Repairing a bad topside paint job Derek W. at 4:39pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/845 So I just bought an old O'day 22, 1978 to be exact. The boat is in good shape overall but the prev
Suzuki ? sailnewbie at 4:23pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 18/694 88 Suzuki dt6 long shaft, are they a decent motor. I'm trading a Honda 7.5 short shaft that I can't
Bilge pump won't turn off jg26 at 2:21pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/6330 Yesterday, the bilge pump on my 2002 Hunter 356 wouldn't turn off. The indicator light on the switc
Hunter 27 sail stop/ gate (2) ryansk at 1:58pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1043 Hello, I have a 1993 Hunter 27. I am missing what I thought was the sail stop. I've ordered 2 and th
Catalina 22 For Sale - Racer / Cruiser OfflineTN at 1:54pm 06.13.16 Catalina 22 0/9 I have hull number 1242 up for sale. It's located in Chattanooga, TN. Here is the Craigslist ad if
Weld Mount Studs - Adhesive Failure - PSA FourPoints at 1:51pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 1/985 A few years ago when I added a new fuel tank on my boat (http://sailingit.com/blog/boat-projects/fue
Loose-footed main? druid at 12:38pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 28/3276 I'm looking at getting a new main for WindDrift, and was wondering about getting a loose-footed one.
AIS Rleiby at 11:40am 06.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/615 Looking for an inexpensive way / device to transmit an AIS signal. I am not so worried about seeing
Sad day for a large Mac (3) pateco at 10:21am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/3392 Someone had a bad day with their MAC. Macgregor 65 Zeus. New owner had issues with a tow, that ended
Space between hull and keel Plymouth Sailor at 10:19am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1637 I purchased my used Hunter 25, 12 years ago with a large space between the hull and keel. I filled
Cheek block question Justin_NSA at 10:19am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1379 I want to attach a cheek block at the base of my mast to lead my topping lift (Dutchman) line back t
Friday evening sails and fireworks at Kemah Boardwalk Thelaserguy at 9:27am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/760 The Kemah boardwalk features a fireworks display on Friday nights in June and July. I am taking a cr
jim buoy horsehoe buoys redhead78 at 9:13am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/547 hi all, does anyone have any experience in painting these.. I would like to freshen up and letter th
C30 Fridge/ice chest ontherocks83 at 8:56am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 4/936 Can anyone tellme if the Reefer unit in the ice chest of a C30 is 120V AC, 12V DV or both? Also if
Plastimo Bladder and Whale Gusher MK3 agprice22 at 8:17am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 2/468 I had a nice experience upgrading my 30 year old water system on my O'day 272. I installed a Plastim
Galley Shelf retrofit (1) OS2Dude at 8:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 6/2679 We had wanted a Galley Shelf over the sink of our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I, so I decided to build one.
HELP. Keel cable Leatherneck at 7:51am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1187 Yesterday I was having a great day on Juvat (1993 Mac26c). Just before putting her back in my slip,
Heart disease Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/2187 Someone I know had been experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue which someone said he was out o
Hot water heater bypass StanleyJ at 6:50am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3445 I have an O'Day 272LE with a Universal M12 diesel and a Sealand 6 gallon water heater. My boat has
best long-distance boat hauler? MitchM at 6:23am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4788 Having had a pretty dreadful experience with uShip brokers, I seek advice from the knowled

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RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM (1) JamesG161 at 9:13am 04.05.24 If you have space to install one of these parts from Groco... atory sink and Engine.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 9:07am 04.05.24 We have our boat in Long Beach Municipal Marina, a City-owned & operated marina. The marina conducts
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:02am 04.05.24 They said it will interfere with trimming for racing. We are a racing club. Bingo that's the key
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Deleted member 117556 at 8:45am 04.05.24 As others have said, call Raymarine @ (603) 881-5200. I just went through this and ended up having
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:44am 04.05.24
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 8:41am 04.05.24 223994 Many racers choose to change out the fixed back stay for an adjustable stay. CS Johnson make
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:40am 04.05.24 Thanks @MitchM - I built the passagemaker dinghy, the bigger sibling of your Eastport. Effortless
Cleaning foam cushions? dLj at 8:36am 04.05.24 My dearly beloved washed the covers for our v-birth and cabin...the seals to the windows had been l
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 8:30am 04.05.24 They are wrong. You don't need to do any such thing. They said it will interfere with trimming for
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 8:16am 04.05.24 First think the older guys at my club said when they saw my cat 22 was "you need to remove the life
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 8:13am 04.05.24 Florida is looking for revenue - they are not going to destroy something that they could get more fr
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dLj at 8:12am 04.05.24 Just a note: The OP @cstan posted this same question over in Cruisers an Sailors but included two ad
Ruined mast or not a big deal? PaulK at 8:10am 04.05.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears tha
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . PaulK at 8:02am 04.05.24 If the owner died and the state had to get a lawyer to execute the will (or the estate went into pro
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 7:48am 04.05.24 Florida has some very strict laws about derelict and abandoned boats. I'm not surprised that the FW
Cleaning foam cushions? dmax at 7:07am 04.05.24 I removed my covers and put them in the washing machine - came out like new.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 6:16am 04.05.24 I have a small 12v diaphragm pump that I attach to the drain and pump it as dry as I can. The pump
Bent wing keels jssailem at 6:08am 04.05.24 Your post reminds me that the wing tips on the Southwest plane had bent wing tips. I was told they d
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 5:58am 04.05.24 Welcome Dan. Perhaps a picture of the rudder in question will trigger some helpful responses. There
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (2) jssailem at 5:28am 04.05.24 The set up is with common rigging hardware. the shroud wire is attached to what is called a swaged f

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