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Anyone have experience with Lowrance Elite 4-x DSI? jenquay at 7:38pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 I am looking at getting an inexpensive, yet functional chartplotter as well as depth finder. I've us
Universal 5411 inboard diesel sailinggreg at 5:51pm 05.06.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1536 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard die
Purchasing one of two Catalina 22s csturges at 5:48pm 05.06.14 Catalina 22 9/1521 There are two locally owned Cat 22s for sale. One is a 1970, and the owner, a friend, originally wa
Hunter 170 (1999) - Cracked Hull - HELP (5) msinger4984 at 5:40pm 05.06.14 Day Sailers 4/5622 please help/advise i purchased a hunter 170 last spring (2013) and had a wonderful sailing season -
Foredeck light on tall rig Padrone at 5:34pm 05.06.14 Catalina 30 2/1013 I am about to instal a set of lazy jacks on my 1983 tall rig, at the same time I would like to repla
Deck wash streaks luv2sail67 at 5:27pm 05.06.14 Big Boats 12/1379 Hi, hoping someone can help me. Last year we had deck wash run down the side of our hull, and it cr
Universal 5411 diesel sailinggreg at 5:21pm 05.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1845 Hi All, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 30. One I'm looking at has a Universal 5411 inboard dies
Preparing to launch Daddio at 5:09pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1402 Last fall we purchased a Hunter 29.5 with a 20hp yanmar inboard. It was winterized prior to shipping
A few questions...for now krantala at 4:53pm 05.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/760 I just purchased a 1976 O'day 25 and have a question or two: First, I noted a 1/8" cable that paral
Yamaha 33 MK II Strut for Cutlass Bearing rgsamuels at 3:07pm 05.06.14 Yamaha 3/4019 My cutlass bearing strut is cracked and does not appear to be repairable. Does anybody have a source
Adapting A Trailer To Another Boat Kper at 2:15pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2264 What needs to be considered when using a trailer with adjustable pedestals for a boat other than the
Water tank leaks on Beneteau First 35S7 JanuaryFirst at 1:39pm 05.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2493 Hi, I bought my First 35s7 a couple of years ago. Brilliant boat but no history to her as the pre
PYI Flex Shaft Coupler rfrye1 at 1:34pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1297 Has/is anyone using this flexible Prop Shaft Coupler form PYI? I dont even know if its available for
need help with 8.0 furler and mast setup (2) jlillie at 1:27pm 05.06.14 S2 4/959 I'm just about completely in the dark here. When i got the boat, the mast was already down so i neve
19-1 anyone? pfw at 1:11pm 05.06.14 Smaller Boats 0/620 I just bought a 1981 19-1 in very good condition. First sailboat, I'm a rookie. I figure this boat
Paint the bilge ... or not? FredV at 1:03pm 05.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2956 Hi, Can anyone tell me what the real benefits to painting the bilge are besides making it look ni
Topping lift - what size? FredV at 12:45pm 05.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6889 Hi, I'm replacing all the running rigging on my 37-C and was wondering what size line to use for
Engine Cooling system leak evgencafuta at 12:31pm 05.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1359 Hello From Slovenia... I have beneteau First 47.7, engine Yanmar JH4 series... 78HP....Engine has
Are these batteries serviceable? (2) iSailor at 11:48am 05.06.14 Catalina 310 1/845 I beleive these are the original batteries from 2001 (I bought the boat about 3 years ago). I was go
Long shaft outboard for Oday 25 dwdooher at 11:18am 05.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1567 Replacing the outboard for an Oday 25, 1983. I am looking at a Nissan 8 hp 4-stroke. They list a

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Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago capta at 3:37pm 07.20.23 Those boats (and most production boats of that era) were not built of the best quality plywood. I th
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? capta at 3:19pm 07.20.23 This is why I was mentioning it will be used in the ocean for a live aboard situation in the Bahama
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 2:46pm 07.20.23 God knows we are making enough for everyone this year! Take as much as you want. Oh we got some he
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 2:34pm 07.20.23 217992
Oday 19 Rudder Sunbird22358 at 2:18pm 07.20.23 If you will be applying new anti-foulant paint (if boat will be kept in water all the time, not trai
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Michael Davis at 2:10pm 07.20.23 Maybe it is smoke from Canada? God knows we are making enough for everyone this year! Take as much
Oday sailboat original manufacterer ID tag or plaque. (2) Sunbird22358 at 2:09pm 07.20.23 The original HULL ID Number was molded into the transom, not sure where on the outside of the transo
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:55pm 07.20.23 My favorites are the beam reach remarks. SAme
Against the wind - in the docks rgranger at 1:53pm 07.20.23 We need to rewrite the lyrics... "Launching against the wind" 2vRsEC65NTA
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 1:50pm 07.20.23 I can relate to the reaching definitions....:facepalm: My favorites are the beam reach remarks.
Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago rgranger at 1:49pm 07.20.23 if the wood is still solid... you could always sand and paint. If you go that route, I would prime
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? rgranger at 1:46pm 07.20.23 Also call SBO shops HunterOwners.com store They are repairing my Swim Ladder for just cost of sh
Sail numbers for a Widgeon (1) Sunbird22358 at 1:45pm 07.20.23 I think I used 10" numbers on the sail for my 1970 WIDGEON, maybe 12"? But 10" is the size mentioned
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 1:44pm 07.20.23 Maybe it is smoke from Canada?
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:42pm 07.20.23 ns....:facepalm:
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? ggrizzard at 1:40pm 07.20.23 BTW, in the Bahamas, beach rock is more of a problem than coral. It's everywhere at coves and beache
Zip ties as a drain snake rgranger at 1:39pm 07.20.23 :worthless:
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box rgranger at 1:36pm 07.20.23 In hind sight, it would have been a lot easier to make the backing plate out of some other scrap mat
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box (8) rgranger at 1:34pm 07.20.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help JoeWhite at 1:23pm 07.20.23 Here is all you would like to know about oberdorfer seal replacement http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Ob

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