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Old sailors and new sailors (2) GeorgiaBII at 1:56pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1008 Got a chance this weekend to give my 73 year old uncle another chance to have a tiller in his hand.
26D Newby engine and rudder questions 1qikboy at 1:46pm 07.06.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2721 Sailed my 26D for the first time a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed the sailing part but frustration
Chain/line rode down hawse pipe? David in Sandusky at 1:20pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3026 Last year, we added an anchor roller to our '77 h27. It's a great improvement for stowing, deployin
Has anyone bought a new trailer recently? Gene Neill at 12:19pm 07.06.14 Trailer Sailors 35/7656 Or even just priced them? I know there are many, many variables. I'm just wondering what the ballp
Which Royce's Sailing Illustrated? Ward H at 12:14pm 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 1/849 I have seen several suggestions to buy Royces Sailing Illustrated book. I looked it up on Amazon an
H31 shaft diameter and stern tube diameter wufibugs at 11:59am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/855 May need to replace the dripless shaft seal and both are necessary to order proper part.
new (to me) Beneteau, lots of questions jonbeneteau at 11:53am 07.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3652 Hi all. I'm Jon. I just bought a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40 which I sail out of Long Beach, Ca. My
Ship's Bell project (7) cephius (Dave) at 11:46am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 10/1189 I have bronze bell from my first boat. This was purchased in the 70's. I just don't see new bells
Bow Pulpit Removal - O'Day 28 (1) Pafb at 11:31am 07.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1458 I need to remove my bow pulpit and re-bed it. Will use "Maine Sail's" method for rebedding deck har
Boom Track & Boom Downhaul Question (1) Ward H at 11:25am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/4184 My O'day 25 has a boom track that gives it about 8" or so of movement up and down on the mast. Whe
Marine Head project (3) cephius (Dave) at 11:18am 07.06.14 Smaller Boats 7/1126 The pump on my JABSCO was sticky, so I disassembled it to lube the 'O' ring. On reassembly, I could
To Leave or Take Them? robfmcc at 9:05am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 53/9131 Noticed that a few boaters/sailors have different approaches to untying from the dock, some leave th
Seal Trying to Sink My Boat (3) wufibugs at 8:43am 07.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3750 What I believe to be the shaft seal is leaking where it enters or connects to the metal ring to the
Water tanks lake city at 8:32am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1115 I own 28' Catalina with water two water tanks. Can you leave both tanks "on" (valve open) or only o
all is good trainmanjess at 8:13am 07.06.14 Morgan 2/1063 hello all all s good with my boat... I live 13 hours away and could not check on it... I have bee
new owner Siedelmann 24 sharty mcwierdears at 6:50am 07.06.14 Seidelmann 1/2840 Picking the boat up friday, just kinda getting a feel for what I'll have room for on board, spare g
Wid Scoop Recomendations? McIntoshUSA at 6:39am 07.06.14 Newport 3/1488 We purchased our Newport 30" three months ago and have been enjoying it. We have notice that we do g
looking to get out on a c27 in the bay area tillertom at 6:10am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/710 as I just bought a c27 I would love the chance to join someone at anytime out on the water just to g
Zodiac rotted transom Cmp1110 at 5:38am 07.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1533 Hello all I have a 2004 zodiac 311 activ v, yesterday I was poking around and found bottom corner if
batt charing with outboard, i need advise tillertom at 5:18am 07.06.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/658 I just bought a c27 in exel cond for 1500 bucks .it is a 1975 moored in the sac delta, no motor,it h

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Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:45pm 08.13.23 Heck yes, slugs
Topside Teak Trim (4) Gene Neill at 7:39pm 08.13.23 If things are easy to take off ill just do that. I don't have the handrails installed yet, so that
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 7:19pm 08.13.23 Might have both, and might have to remove the headliner. No headliner in a C22. Ten to one there
Weather vane dlochner at 6:31pm 08.13.23 The surface area of the body and the wings are too large. Rather than reinvent the wheel, look at
Has This Happend to You? PaulK at 6:00pm 08.13.23 We had the head of a spinnaker blow off once, but we were running in big seas and the sail would col
Lifesling Lifespan? Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 08.13.23 I have the hard plastic container instead of the bag. After 25 years the harness looks like new and
Rechargeable Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 08.13.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my ding
Weather vane PaulK at 5:51pm 08.13.23 It has to be absolutely evenly balanced in order for the boat's heeling not to impact the results. Q
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:14pm 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyry
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure ...3TacksontheWater at 5:12pm 08.13.23 As an owner of a Rudder Craft kick up rudder and an '88 New Design C-22 (that has yet to see water)
Weather vane stickinthemud57 at 5:12pm 08.13.23 I like the homespun quasi-military vibe. Cool. No expert on the subject (has that ever stopped me?)
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:10pm 08.13.23 Thanks everyone for your replys. I was thinking of the rubber mallet approach myself. THe boat wa
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 5:00pm 08.13.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? heritage at 4:44pm 08.13.23 Thank you for your reply. It was these numbers that I was looking for. Might I ask what year your h
Weather vane (1) WI Rigger at 4:37pm 08.13.23 Here it is on my deck before mounting it on the mast
I need a good chili recipe... (1) jviss at 4:29pm 08.13.23 218787 April 13, 2016.
I need a good chili recipe... kappykaplan at 4:25pm 08.13.23 I had my first one in Ireland in Cork in 2016, I think. That's the BEST place to have a Guinness!
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 4:14pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 4:10pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 4:07pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac

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