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New Widgeon Owner AdventuringWeGo at 7:15am 05.02.16 Day Sailers 6/1395 Greetings all, I'm fairly new to sailing, and recently acquired a '74 Widgeon from a friend of mine
Bomar Forward Hatch StanleyJ at 6:39am 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2777 I have a 1988 O'Day 272LE. I am planning to replace the forward hatch. Have any of you used the Bo
Outboard motor mount? JJShockley at 4:06am 05.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1734 Continuing refit on 79 Oday 23'. The old outboard motor mount is on the port side, and yet I see man
23' Center board pin? JJShockley at 3:15am 05.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/599 Dropped my center board today for inspection and prepping for barrier coat and bottom paint... found
Getting a bow thruster? lbess at 2:53am 05.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/998 I am considering installing a bow thruster on my Ben 331 and is looking for any recommendations on s
Load bearing bulkheads on H37C dcpfeifer at 10:45pm 05.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1028 Hey Cherubini Cutter owners: Do you think the bulkeads comprising the rear cabin are load bearing?
New crew working out fine (3) Jackdaw at 10:25pm 05.01.16 Racing 25/3733 I'll likely I'll have some new crew on BlueJ this season, so I've been doing tryouts. Some run no-so
H25 upper shrouds DianaOfBurlington at 8:27pm 05.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2210 I seem to have lost the original shroud tangs for the upper end of my upper shrouds. Before I get t
Spring Commissioning! agprice22 at 7:13pm 05.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1544 We have had our 1987 Oday 272 for two seasons, and we are preparing to launch next Saturday for our
Keel Bolt Maintenance (3) rukidn at 6:56pm 05.01.16 Catalina 310 7/5828 My keel was weeping when I pulled the boat last fall and I've been immersed in repair and refair. I'
Got a line on a 1978 Catalina 30 LakeMurraySailor at 6:30pm 05.01.16 Catalina 30 85/7148 Hi guys and girls! Y'all are all smarter than me so I am asking y'all what I should look hard at whe
Hunter 49, etc impeller changing artboas at 6:05pm 05.01.16 Big Boats 37/6694 Ok everyone. I'm almost there Did a couple of "dry fits" over the winter to make sure this is going
What is This? (1) KZW at 5:48pm 05.01.16 Catalina 310 17/1791 I was doing monthly maintenance today and under the engine, in the vicinity of the engine/transmissi
mac 224 sailing issues sailnewbie at 5:35pm 05.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/619 first time ever sailing so here it goes, we were on a smaller lake 100 yds wide and 1/2 mile long or
My 1982 Macgregor M (2) Mac at 5:09pm 05.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1604 I'm thinking of selling it after 9 yrs of sailing and working on it. What do you think it's worth?
Sloppy antifouling paint. Help! (1) Capri at 4:31pm 05.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/878 Hello everyone. My boat's previous owner in my opinion applies the bottom paint a little sloppy. See
Single Hand Docking Raven34 at 2:54pm 05.01.16 Ask All Sailors 73/17447 Made my first single handed sail of the season today. No problems until I went to dock for the day.
H34 Mast Stand Up Blocks (1) PGIJon at 2:09pm 05.01.16 Big Boats 9/749 How are the Pad Eye'sshow in the picture attached? Is there access from underneath? If not, are th
Help with stuffing box Stephane Aloise at 1:37pm 05.01.16 Catalina 30 25/3611 I everybody, first excuse my fault and my english , I'm a french speaker. I'm a new Catalina 30 owne
Catalina 250wb pump for ballast patraylin at 1:29pm 05.01.16 Smaller Boats 5/1024 I have a Catalina 250wb and want to install a pump for the ballast because the boat is too heavy for

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When does a screw become a bolt? dlochner at 3:22pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definit
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 3:07pm 11.28.23
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 (3) rgranger at 3:06pm 11.28.23 Early in my boat restoration days...I once replaced a BRAND NEW LED bow light that stopped working.
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 3:02pm 11.28.23 I retro-fitted the WorkerB motor on my LSZ and the control is nothing short of amazing. I believe
When does a screw become a bolt? Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definit
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 2:59pm 11.28.23 Apparently the wood board is supported solely by being epoxied to the plastic body at the transom.
When does a screw become a bolt? rgranger at 2:55pm 11.28.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definiti
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib rgranger at 2:53pm 11.28.23 The question was simple: do you have a "spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard.?" Right! Use the
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks (2) rgranger at 2:49pm 11.28.23 Yup! Been said already but just tap out this pin.. you will get this.. 221636 ... and you are all
Water tank syphoning? rgranger at 2:42pm 11.28.23 I feel like we are missing something. If the pump is off and the line depressurized, then there sho
Hunter 140 frame (5) Ayrehead at 2:01pm 11.28.23 Here are the photos. The width of the transom of the boat is 46 inches measured from side to side o
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 1:50pm 11.28.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Too many ads dlochner at 1:46pm 11.28.23 It does beg the question of how much control SBO or any website host has over the types of ads. I
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding kappykaplan at 1:39pm 11.28.23 Good news everyone! I did an oil change this last weekend and noticed that my throttle cable had a
Bonding Cable dlochner at 1:36pm 11.28.23 Try Pacer Group. https://www.pacergroup.net
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 1:24pm 11.28.23 Good news everyone! I did an oil change this last weekend and noticed that my throttle cable had a c
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 1:15pm 11.28.23 With regard to James, he missed it in my original post that this all happened after I shut off the w
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib BarryL at 11:38am 11.28.23 Hi, My boat came with the ATN Gale Sail https://atninc.com/atn-gale-sail-sailing-equipment.shtml
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Stu Jackson at 11:03am 11.28.23
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport JBP-PA at 10:21am 11.28.23 Right. I appreciate you documenting your discoveries. While I don't really have anything to add, I d

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