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DIY Bow Sprit/ Anchor Roller (1) sunman at 9:36am 08.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/12097 Been looking at whats out there as far as Bow Anchor Rollers, and the $$$ built this one for under
Check out my custom hard dodger (5) wellfinishedpearson36 at 9:20am 08.21.15 Pearson 19/6749 This is my 1986 Pearson 36 with a custom hard dodger I designed and built. Hope you all like it.
Trade up to a larger boat fgraham at 9:15am 08.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/3 I want to move up to a boat that is a little more bluewater type. I have a nice Catalina 27 w diese
Documentation Dysfunction - Serious Issue for Buyers and Sel Roger Long at 9:10am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 44/5915 It is illegal to operate a U.S. Documented vessel without a current and valid Certificate of Documen
New engine for a 34? El Jackalope at 7:32am 08.21.15 Sabre Sailboats 5/3364 The original Vovlo MD11 in our 1978 Sabre 34 is running hot and we're thinking it might be time to r
Waterway guide / Explorer VS Active Captain MrBill_FLL at 7:31am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2996 FWIW I was passed a link on waterway guide, and noticed the waterway Explorer (like active captain)
IMPORTANT! Survey about forums Phil Herring at 7:06am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 13/900 We are already in the process of upgrading some of the site features (boat and gear ads so far, docu
Steering Pedestal Placement agprice22 at 3:53am 08.21.15 Bigger Boats 15/2978 I am getting ready to install wheel steering in my 272. Perusing the instructions, I see that there
Winterizing Long Story at 3:32am 08.21.15 Catalina 310 4/1314 Last night was 43 here in WI - a hint that fall is around the corner and boating season is coming do
Learn to sail in the DC area? Indysailor at 3:04am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2066 I have a friend who relocated to DC and is looking to get started in sailing. If you have experience
First 35 Decals Brown7477 at 7:43pm 08.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/632 I am looking for some Decal design ideas for my First 35. I am thinking about a dark blue 4" strip a
Hull depression cnc 25 (1) Ekvh at 7:34pm 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1690 Picked up a C'C 25 for a song on EBay. Advertised as sail worthy with a solid hull. It was noted to
O'Day 27 cookcwayne at 7:08pm 08.20.15 Bigger Boats 3/811 anyone own one who can answer some general questions? Bought two months ago
Perkins 4107 water pump (2) jssailem at 6:41pm 08.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/2103 I have a 4107 with a bad coolant pump. I removed the pump and have ordered a replacement. I've been
Newbe purchased #14612 this week. (1) bushav at 6:00pm 08.20.15 Catalina 22 221/25330 Started sailing with a 12' sunfish knock off by "Formosa" in 1979 at age 12. Sailed that fine craft
Hull composition 1983 Depth transducer location One arm sailor at 5:57pm 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/653 im wondering if the hull of my oday 27 1973 is solid fiberglass or is there is a core or any reinfor
4 HP Johnson wont start jibes138 at 5:22pm 08.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/3347 My neighbor has a 4 stroke 4 Hp Johnson with internal tank. Won't start or even pretend to start. To
Help with standing rigging please Caroleena at 5:07pm 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1499 I'm replacing the original adjustable backstay on a Cat 22 and I've encountered an issue I didn't ex
Soft spot/hull damage bburke at 2:45pm 08.20.15 Day Sailers 3/1789 I have an 84 rebel spindrift daysailer 1- recently purchased and have rehabbed it to sailing order.
Engine control panel replacement + intro (1) tredychris at 1:18pm 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1458 Hi I will be the 1st time boat owner of an '84 O'Day 28 (anniversary edition) by the end of this

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Battery charging jssailem at 1:06pm 12.17.23
Battery charging Don S/V ILLusion at 12:31pm 12.17.23
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Stephan at 11:54am 12.17.23 Hi Rich, Sent you a private message with info. Happy Holidays! Stephan Warwick, RI
Solar power systems WayneH at 10:00am 12.17.23 I guess I should mention that the house in Texas is completely off-grid. Rainwater collection and 7.
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE jssailem at 9:45am 12.17.23
Yanmar question jssailem at 9:38am 12.17.23 I drain my engine oil with a pump down the fill tube, and wondered if in these engines the one oper
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE matts997 at 9:24am 12.17.23 Thanks. I thought it was probably OK, but it seemed prudent to double-check. So much to learn on a
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:29am 12.17.23
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:28am 12.17.23 Up here at the 45th Parallel if we see the lights it is a special treat.
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:27am 12.17.23 Or we might find that the angle of the earth vis a vis the sun creates some protection.
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 12.17.23
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 BigEasy at 7:22am 12.17.23 Any suggestions? Thanks. My 343 has ceiling mounted switch for galley lights aft near the co
How's my hull? Jacktar at 7:17am 12.17.23 I am with lake shark, sail it watch it fix it.
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 7:11am 12.17.23 Thanks for the welcoming environment y'all
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (1) dlochner at 6:41am 12.17.23 I may put some nail polish on my new Max Prop zinc as apparently the holes are close to the edge an
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE jssailem at 6:33am 12.17.23 Congrats on your new to you boat. As @Davidasailor26 shares, use the easy way to fill the coolant re
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 5:41am 12.17.23 Last question on this topic: The MHT article on best practices for anode installation points out th
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE Davidasailor26 at 4:25am 12.17.23
Catalinas Oil Based Paint and Mold (4) Codybear at 3:35am 12.17.23 I'm selling my boat this spring, so I thought I would take one last look at my seven seasons, acryli
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 12:53am 12.17.23 What a great "sail loft". Glad to hear your machine is running well again.

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