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Hard Dinghy (2) All U Get at 1:31pm 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1289 Hi all, What are these hard dinghies worth? This one is 9 foot long and 4 foot wide and made of
Beneteau First 285 boom height tmjb at 12:30pm 07.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3632 I am considering buying one of these boats but the height of the boom above the cockpit floor with t
Sailing with new sailers markb_nc at 12:19pm 07.24.14 Catalina 22 5/1057 I had several home projects to take care of over the weekend. However, the temperatures were cooler
New Dodger, Ruffled Sunbrella (2) robfmcc at 10:37am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2419 I had a new dodger made and it looks a little loose. I was told that the Sunbrella will shrink a bi
272 demasted (1) randykhunter at 9:54am 07.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2189 Sailing my 1988 Oday 272 close hauled in 8 knots of wind, the port side lower stay let loose. Befor
Motor Help drhbrody at 9:50am 07.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/952 I cannot plane with my beat up Mercury 50 HP. What size and model can you recommend? I want to put a
DSC, GPS and protocol conversion Meriachee at 9:17am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1554 The Raymarine guys are suggesting the use of an Actisense protocol converter when wiring a NMEA0183
Update for July Jim Seamans at 8:43am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1016 About time for an update: Just finishing my 5th session of chemo and things are going well. A fe
O'Day 22 V-berth cushions djohnmccarthy at 8:40am 07.24.14 Day Sailers 2/1806 I bought an O'Day 22, but the V-berth cushions were missing. I was quoted $600.00 for new replacemen
Wishboen rig source dzimbric at 8:05am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/809 I have a Offshore 33 Kat Ketch with free standing masts. The PO installed the Hood Sto-boom overpric
Looking for used sails - 222 jerseygirl at 7:23am 07.24.14 Parts Search 9/2546 Hello- I am looking for a set of sails (main and Genoa) for my O'day 222. My sails are a bit old, a
Finding a Mechanic to Diagnose a Perkins - Mid Chesapeake 4arch at 6:16am 07.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1448 I have a Perkins Prima M50 at 3,600 hours with several issues that are starting to impact its reliab
Propane Locker Install Piratenorm at 4:27am 07.24.14 Catalina 30 13/4583 Has anyone retro-fitted a propane locker into a Mk 1 30 Catalina? I'd like to make my own, commercia
2GM20F idling dropped after warm up Ken13559 at 12:31am 07.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/902 When engine is cold the ideal rpm is about 850-900rpm. After some driving around and engine warm up
Just Downloaded the SeaStatus app, 2 Thumbs up caguy at 10:45pm 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1758 Unfortunately it is only available for IPhones and IPads. There was an interview with the creator,
Anchoring in Brenton Cove RI Bob S at 6:22pm 07.23.14 Destinations 6/3919 We are debating on taking a long weekend sail to Newport RI. Been planning the trip and it looks lik
Our first boat newbie72 at 3:41pm 07.23.14 Catalina 22 6/846 Hello all! We finally did it and bought our first boat! We bought a 1985 Catalina 22. We are new
Rigging & Mast (Urgent Question) TriSwiss at 3:25pm 07.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2261 I'm interested in purchasing a 1998 Hunter 376 - The biggest issue is that it will need complete rig
Leasing my 36 ft S2 EQUINOX22 at 2:26pm 07.23.14 S2 2/997 Hello fellow S2 boat owners, knowing what a great sailing vessel, an S2 Cruiser is, do you know anyo
painting the ceiling carpet EQUINOX22 at 2:22pm 07.23.14 S2 3/1349 Hi, I would like to make the interior of my boat lighter and more attractive, so I am wondering if I

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Making curtains Dave Groshong at 2:56am 06.09.23 I like these, you can get custom sizes. They can be easily taken down to wash, or when you don't
Making curtains kappykaplan at 2:23am 06.09.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions. :plus:
Kent Narrows Chesapeake Captain Larry-DH at 2:09am 06.09.23 No amount of explaining can give you the important details you need. I was curious, and checked Nav
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:56pm 06.08.23 Are you sure the boat still has a mast jack?? You description sounds like the mast jack (if there or
Hatch For Daysailer2 (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:48pm 06.08.23 O'DAY used to offer an optional cowl vent that was located on the foredeck, that plus the slits in t
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 10:24pm 06.08.23 I'm almost sure the second application will finish sealing the hole. It's amazing how the mixed resi
Help Identifying model (4) Sunbird22358 at 10:03pm 06.08.23 Just got back....The boat measures 23' stem to stern. The transom is plumb, but has an outward ar
Help Identifying model Sunbird22358 at 10:00pm 06.08.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower artboas at 9:56pm 06.08.23
Help Identifying model (5) Sunbird22358 at 9:56pm 06.08.23 That would be a 1972 O'DAY 23 (aka: 23-1). XDYL03861172 XDY = O'DAY L = ?? There is no Model design
Hunter 29.5 Table Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 06.08.23 I've heard of the weights being rusted in place inside the compression post. Can't even imagine how
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (4) reefsider at 8:20pm 06.08.23 Well, I'm sure not happy to read about your dilemma. FWIW, I have either read and/or viewed videos
Making curtains dlochner at 8:01pm 06.08.23 Take a look at Sailrite.com for curtain suggestions.
Making curtains zinahewitt at 7:49pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy cur
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 7:33pm 06.08.23 I had heard the same regarding SS Rod bedding but have not seen ours. I did inspect the cylinder nut
Newbie George Braun at 7:31pm 06.08.23 and when you pull out of your slip forgetting to unplug the shore power there are more than enough p
Making curtains rgranger at 7:31pm 06.08.23 I have not made boat curtains before but I once owned a boat where the bottom seam of a privacy curt
3D printing fun dLj at 7:30pm 06.08.23
Newbie rgranger at 7:26pm 06.08.23
Newbie George Braun at 7:20pm 06.08.23 The point about forces involved is really the whole point. In a small boat you can manage the force

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