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...in with the new!!! (1) hawk232 at 5:42am 10.21.14 Trailer Sailors 21/3824 No "out with the old" since the RK is still around for now. Anybody want to buy it?? I went last
NOAA forecasts (1) Piotr at 8:55pm 10.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2728 are not very accurate. For those of you who read my other post (to reef or not to reef), you know th
3-blade prop:pitch and diameter for '83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 7:21pm 10.20.14 Bigger Boats 2/1182 Purchased last May an '83 O'day 28 with 5411 Univeral ( Kubota) diesel. Has a 12" dia x 11" pitch p
Cap shroud tension eugenesdream24 at 7:19pm 10.20.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2855 I am reading a lot about shroud tension since I noticed today that my cap shroud is much looser than
Last Sail of the Season! Ward H at 6:57pm 10.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/855 Finished up the season with a day sail with the Admiral on Friday and then another day sail with a b
Looking for Interest in a Trailer Sailor Event at Lake Texom Barnacle Bob at 6:55pm 10.20.14 Trailer Sailors 9/3543 Ahoy, My name is Captain Bob. We are considering a Trailer Sailor event around the first week of Apr
Port-Starboard Question rpwillia at 6:27pm 10.20.14 Racing 30/19111 Last Saturday I was racing in a race and came across another boat on starboard tack when I was on po
H376 Help for Raising Mainsail (7) John Murphy at 6:11pm 10.20.14 Big Boats 1/1030 Dan ' Others Interested, Sorry for being sooo late in posting this info ' pics. but I am seriously "
Non-skid paint for H170 plastic deck? mark2 at 5:58pm 10.20.14 Day Sailers 0/1027 Hi all, I am making some repairs to several cracks in the deck of our 170. I had to pull up the anti
Non slip surface restoration Rick Templeton at 4:43pm 10.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/543 Looking into refinishing the non slip surfaces on our 340. Getting some nicks and stains under the m
cockpit enclosure Richard Olden at 3:54pm 10.20.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5915 I am attempting to get some cost I formation on a cockpit enclosure for a Catalina 400. I am looking
Water Pressure Pump Dutch1 at 3:33pm 10.20.14 C&C 0/1554 I have three water tanks on my C'C Landfall 38 and ran out of water. Found out because the fresh wa
Sail Care mmsailor at 1:59pm 10.20.14 Smaller Boats 9/1433 I thought there was a company that did a re resin process to bring life back to older sails . I real
Johnson or Yamaha Outboard?? eugenesdream24 at 1:23pm 10.20.14 Ask All Sailors 37/5672 Hey everyone, I am putting a 9.9 long shaft on the back of my Irwin 28 since my Atomic 4 seems to be
sprider cracks on the hull Richard Olden at 1:03pm 10.20.14 Big Boats 1/990 I am looking at buying a Catalina 400 and I noticed there are some spider cracks on the hull just ab
Transmission Slipping in Forward peter_ms at 11:52am 10.20.14 Catalina 310 3/839 I don't have the damper plate issue but my transmission is now slipping in forward. This is presumab
shore power hummingbirdbassist at 10:22am 10.20.14 Big Boats 3/721 1980 hunter 30 Plug shore power plug into shore plug, Plug into boat,,,,,, no red light when flippi
Installing auto pilot H 29.5 james295 at 9:24am 10.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/932 Almost finished installing ,ray marine ev 100 . I have a couple of questions, the wheel drive motor
Keel Bolt Backing Plates (1) Rhendy30 at 8:27am 10.20.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2335 I would like to do this with my Catalina 30 BEFORE I experience any problems... I have a little h
8.0a - Life line stantions (5) jlillie at 7:39am 10.20.14 S2 5/705 Hi everyone. I know I've neglected to post for several months related to my restoration of my 8.0a.

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida kappykaplan at 9:17am 11.21.22 he journey is going to be much more difficult than anticipated! And cold!!!
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 8:50am 11.21.22 The video is short and he is just south of Annapolis. He was in Cape May over a month ago (Oct. 18
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 8:47am 11.21.22 Per rules 11 and 12, in both instances, the windward boat (boat A) must keep clear. Correct, altho
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 8:25am 11.21.22 Yes, you should have to switch a valve. I have three water tanks on my boat and a manifold with thr
Clever Boat Names Don S/V ILLusion at 8:17am 11.21.22 Some guy at our marina decided to name his boat ZYKLON B. He got kicked out of the marina shortly t
New friend is a crow? (1) jssailem at 7:43am 11.21.22 As a murder of crows flew across our backyard sky I wondered... Contemplating crows, this story an
Three way electrical connections jssailem at 7:26am 11.21.22 Levernuts with dielectric grease are my personal favorite Not frowning, :biggrin: just considerin
Clever Boat Names leo310 at 7:25am 11.21.22 My boys named our first boat "Dad's Boat" I think a movie came out a year later called DAS Boat.
Refinish Cabin Sole (2) NoReverse at 7:20am 11.21.22 You should use Daly's Floorfin. I called up Daly's and discussed the best product. It is specifica
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 7:20am 11.21.22 It is said.. "Never cross a crow. It will remember your face." They definitely remember your face.
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options sail sfbay at 7:11am 11.21.22 1. Will the rig, if properly cared for and at the right tension and balance, hold a 125%-135% genoa?
New friend is a crow? (1) jssailem at 7:10am 11.21.22
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem MichaelStacy at 6:56am 11.21.22 Thank you - That makes a lot of sense!!
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 6:55am 11.21.22 Your crow is just getting ahead of himself. The Bible talks about all sorts of nonsense. Crows ha
23.5 bottom paint question RTsailsJ29 at 6:46am 11.21.22 I will be keeping the boat in the water (salt), mostly concerned about how accurate the scribed line
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem kloudie1 at 6:46am 11.21.22 I agree, don't try to seal it.. Looks like water is being trapped behind the rail and it slowly weep
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem jssailem at 6:25am 11.21.22
Replacing wire/rope main halyard jssailem at 6:14am 11.21.22 Hi, just 2 years ago you were discussing a mainsail insignia for an Island 17. Sounds like you have
Clever Boat Names D Swanson at 6:11am 11.21.22 For those Great Lake's Sailors (or any lake for that matter): "Lake Effect"
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem MichaelStacy at 6:08am 11.21.22 I am sure it is moss (it is green). I just wonder if i need to allow rub-rail to dry, then seal top

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