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IMPORTANT! Survey about forums Phil Herring at 7:06am 08.21.15 Ask All Sailors 13/902 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 15/3057 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 4/1329 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 18/2099 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 0/640 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 9/1723 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 3/829 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 3/2141 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 22 221/26170 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 1/656 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 7/3416 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 6/1503 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 3/1816 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 3/1468 Hi I will be the 1st time boat owner of an '84 O'Day 28 (anniversary edition) by the end of this
Fiberglass drilling One arm sailor at 11:26am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/838 Hi all I have never drilled a hole in fiberglass! Is there any thing I Shaun know before I start? I
ST60+ Knotmeter Issue>>>Thoughts? Rick D at 11:13am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 32/4868 My Raymarine ST60+ not-meter is making me nuts. The display would not read knots when I was moving a
Oil paulj at 10:51am 08.20.15 Catalina 310 4/860 Which brand of oil and weight do you use on your Universal M 25 engine? paulj
Catalina 30 vs. C25 Roland20228 at 10:48am 08.20.15 Catalina 30 2/1061 We currently sail a C25 but are thinking about switching to a C30. Is their performance about the sa
Moving mainsail sheet forward on a Mac 25 suvh8er at 10:24am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2183 Hello everyone, hope you all are getting some good sailing in this summer. I have been contemplatin
The skinny on a 1989 Oday 280 27 lookingtobuy at 10:18am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/5884 Hello my name is Jay. I am considering a 1989 280 27 . Any info would be greatly appreciated, parti

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Help with a new sail jssailem at 10:03am 01.08.24 The simplicity of the original design was not bad. It provided a secure fitting to hold the sail and
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 01.08.24 Well, the holidays get in the way of boat projects and a nasty little cold has been a bit of a distr
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 9:54am 01.08.24 Suspect you will enjoy the change. A little easier to handle. Quicker to tack. Unless your 150 is ex
Tabernacle design (1) shemandr at 9:50am 01.08.24 Here a version of a hinge that keeps the off the deck for towing. Probably pretty easy to do. I to
So long 2023... Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 01.08.24 The season started out nicely enough but my heart attack while staying on the boat over the July 4th
Help with a new sail Scott T-Bird at 9:14am 01.08.24 The end of that threaded ss pin simply bonded to the aluminum gooseneck and he sheared the pin while
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 01.08.24 The blue plugs (and stripes on the cables) are for the backbone and the white plugs (and cables) are
Cover for Hunter 39 tfox2069 at 8:28am 01.08.24 Greg, Thanks once again for your help. As mentioned, the best for quality and price was Leon Canva
Tabernacle design patbratton at 8:05am 01.08.24 Why would adding a tabernacle require a compression post? The boat was designed with a beam across
What's the purpose for these slots? Jkutyna at 6:59am 01.08.24 Looking at your picture, that is slightly different. I was on my boat this Saturday attempting to s
Help with a new sail (1) rgranger at 6:36am 01.08.24 If you decide to replace it, Dwyer still sells that end cap for the goose neck
Help with a new sail (1) Morgan donor at 4:58am 01.08.24 Threaded stainless bolts, in aluminum threads, doused in saltwater creates corrosion. Old mariners p
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 4:39am 01.08.24 After working well 2 or 3 times, the Espar (D5, 12 V) failed to start up, making a weird grinding n
Help with a new sail jssailem at 4:10am 01.08.24 @NOLA looking at the condition of the SS pin, fractured near the last threads, and the rust on the o
Help with a new sail justsomeguy at 1:52am 01.08.24 the photographer You're being quite generous.
New Electronics - Is this about right? jssailem at 1:19am 01.08.24 :plus: @marcham The SeatalkNG manual will explain load balance. Each power load (ie display, wire)
Espar hydronic heating system jssailem at 1:06am 01.08.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 11:46pm 01.07.24 for now I have ordered one of these: Amazon.com: MarineNow Analog to NMEA 2000 signal converter : Au
Espar hydronic heating system Mark Maulden at 11:45pm 01.07.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:36pm 01.07.24 Hi there I am trying to achieve the same with my Yanmar engine, also analog. what interface are y

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