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Need Advice O'day 26 mlindberg1 at 7:34am 04.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/725 I just purchased my first sailboat. I am a long time motor boater. I am making a list of things I ne
Enclosure curtains Syversens at 7:32am 04.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1329 Hey all, so I'm trying to do a project we've been thinking about for a while: curtains for our full
Squall line hits - proper technique Jackdaw at 7:17am 04.29.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4466 There has been a lot of talk about the boat-handling on that Youtube video of the Catalina 34ish tha
Mast Step Plate (1) Cowpokee at 6:12am 04.29.15 Ask All Sailors 4/853 I have purchased a deck organizer to install on a MacGregor 26S the next time I have the mast down.
free sail boat mark rocco at 6:48pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2382 So i have a offer to get a free sail boat S2 24 ft need's work electrical bottom needs to be sanded
boom rigging (1) hotrodderjim at 5:45pm 04.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1156 Can anyone jot down a few drawings of how my boom is suppose to be rigged to hold my sail back ' to
vibration and loud knocking at stern jotruk at 5:02pm 04.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 16/2790 I have a hunter 27 with a collapsing prop and lately I have been having a lot of vibration and a lo
Need help stepping mast on Cat 250 Mako60 at 3:40pm 04.28.15 Smaller Boats 6/2016 Hi Everyone, I have recently moved up from a 22' swing keel to a Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I would
Furling Line - your favorite Gunni at 3:22pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1057 I'm getting ready to replace my headsail furling line. Big boat, lots of blocks and deck organizers
Compass for ST4000+ autopilot Retiring type at 2:50pm 04.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1690 Does anyone know where I locate the onboard compass for my Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot on my 2006 Be
West 610 Epoxy or 3M 5200 Ward H at 1:06pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1612 I am putting a SS bushing into the bottom of the fiberglass CB pendant tube on my O'Day. Here is t
(Canadian) PVC Zodiac repair question Scotchyscotch at 12:58pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/8214 I have a PVC zodiac that needs quite a few small holes repaired. The local boat shop sells a small
Shake and Break, part 6 Skip Gundlach at 12:32pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 0/557 Shake and Break, part 6 - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 We left you as we'd just checked in to the Ba
Removal of Beneteau insignia empty nest at 12:11pm 04.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1049 How can I remove the metal seahorse on the transom as it interferes with the placement of boat name
That Nasty Winter....... (1) Maine Sail at 12:06pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1155 Just stacked my bench for the next few days trying to play catch up from a horrible winter... It rea
Mast bolt hole (1) 7653 at 11:45am 04.28.15 Catalina 22 17/4107 Hi all, I just purchased a 1977? Catalina 22 with swing keel. I replaced the mast step (which was be
Anchor shank stabilizer Clydo at 11:04am 04.28.15 Catalina 310 10/2362 Have anchor chain pulled fairly tight against anchor windlass drum but after bouncing around one fi
Removing shower covers clarsen at 10:40am 04.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1087 The shower covers on the transom have broken off. To replace them, I need to remove the fitting, wh
New owner of a 1989 Hunter 26.5 with parts questions. jeepjake at 10:32am 04.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2022 First sailboat and the boat I just bought has been sitting mast down for a while so i'm sure some of
FYI - replacing alternator light with an LED... holdech at 9:57am 04.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/1032 I used sealed LED indicators on my new engine panel for alternator, oil and temp warning. When I fi

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Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 dlochner at 3:13pm 10.02.23 Tahoe is a pretty big lake ( 31st largest surface area in the country) but I agree that a trailerab
21 Day Cruise mermike at 2:54pm 10.02.23 Wow, that was a big hit. Must have been a hard emotional blow to see such damage to that beautiful
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Richard19068 at 2:49pm 10.02.23 For a relatively small body of water, a 30' sailboat would be more than might be necessary. A 27' b
21 Day Cruise mermike at 2:48pm 10.02.23 Now this was deep in the canyon with only donkey to carry you up to the rim? What did you do? ter
Kevlar skid plates? Skipper J at 2:35pm 10.02.23 Hi Everyone, I am painting my hull and wonder about extra protection for the keel as well. Looks lik
21 Day Cruise Richard19068 at 2:34pm 10.02.23 Wow, that was a big hit. Must have been a hard emotional blow to see such damage to that beautiful
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 jssailem at 2:29pm 10.02.23 Welcome to the forum. now that you are here, try a search for the words Newbie, first boat, what sho
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner JoeWhite at 2:12pm 10.02.23 w5AEBhwIqDc
21 Day Cruise jssailem at 2:03pm 10.02.23 Now this was deep in the canyon with only donkey to carry you up to the rim? What did you do? term
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Project_Mayhem at 1:46pm 10.02.23 I can't quote a firm figure, however, I would estimate somewhere between 5 an 10K. The boat will b
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? (1) rgranger at 1:45pm 10.02.23 I have a small DeWalt shop vac. I really do like it and it isn't all that heavy but it does take up
The cutest thing I've seen (1) jssailem at 1:41pm 10.02.23 Now cute is relative. Those boats are interesting, but this ranks high on my Cute scale, as seen fro
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? jssailem at 1:38pm 10.02.23
The cutest thing I've seen Will Gilmore at 1:17pm 10.02.23 She's a Bauer 8. QGFVKknbV50 Great reviews. -Will
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? DArcy at 1:09pm 10.02.23 I actually really like my vacuum on my boat. I would definitely not classify it as excess junk....
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 1:07pm 10.02.23 @Ryan61065 Attached is the diagram for your 1983 swing keel which should be helpful compliments fr
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner ggrizzard at 1:02pm 10.02.23 A link to the videos mentioned would be helpful
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 10.02.23 Is there a buyer's guide for Catalina 30's? What are the normal areas needing attention on a Catali
Line identification Hayden Watson at 12:51pm 10.02.23 Single braid COULD BE samson Dura-Plex. https://samsonrope.com/utility/dura-plex---coated https://s
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? dLj at 12:48pm 10.02.23 Not at all, I have a vacuum on my boat (speaking of excess junk :facepalm: ) I actually really lik

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