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Boom Vang strobeone at 1:58pm 05.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1484 Someone decided to help themselves to my boom vang, so I'm in the market for a new one. Plenty of t
Yikes - Hull oil canning (2) jeepsailor at 12:26pm 05.05.14 Big Boats 6/4702 So, I went to get the boat ready yesterday for a launch next Saturday. Was inspecting below the boa
Which size dock line? (1) Ward H at 12:20pm 05.05.14 Ask All Sailors 31/9358 I have been going back and forth on this and decided to ask this good group. OK, I have read the
Beneteau 41 Mast Height (air draft) Captain Ag at 12:00pm 05.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1371 What is the height about the waterline to the top of the Beneteau 41 masthead? I have found several
56 hour record All U Get at 11:59am 05.05.14 Ask All Sailors 1/785 Hi all, Back a week ago I posted thinking it was worth the try along with other thoughts. Than
how much horsepower should I be looking for? Scotchyscotch at 11:59am 05.05.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/2549 I just bought a 25 foot C'C 25 in the fall and after having the honda 9.9 outboard serviced over the
How to Install Inverter on Beneteau 41 Captain Ag at 11:57am 05.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1925 I would like to install a Mastervolt inverter on my 2012 Beneteau 41. With such a limited owners man
Main Sail Battons shogue1253 at 11:16am 05.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/941 We have a 2000 Macgregor X. We recently discovered that we are missing the battons for the Main S
B361 mast bend bshock at 10:15am 05.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5709 http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a4db24b3127ccef65fca11913900000030O18AZMnDly3YtAe3nwQ/cC/f%3D0/ls%
Rear Crutches (1) Tsatzsue at 10:01am 05.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1206 OK, I know this has been tossed around a few times but I haven't found a good solution yet. I have a
1990 Hunter 33.5 bow roller modification? Hulz at 9:52am 05.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2917 Ocean Girl, I have a 1990 Hunter 33.5 and there are no bow rollers or a place to hang the anchor si
Bow Roller Replacement Wheels Bob S at 9:47am 05.05.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1205 The black roller wheel on my bow has gotten beat up by my anchor chain. I will be replacing it befor
Hiking straps for a DAYSAILOR II old sailor bob at 9:37am 05.05.14 Day Sailers 1/2294 I read somewhere a suggestion that it would be a good idea to have hiking straps on a Daysailor II w
problems running new wire in Oday 26 mast kdssail at 8:43am 05.05.14 Day Sailers 6/1174 I am trying to rewire the 1985 Oday 26 mast lights and add an anchor light. There is some type of f
Modification de ma barre � roue O'Day 37 CC (6) R�gis at 7:39am 05.05.14 Bigger Boats 1/1451 Here rather than change my wheel for Lewmar I turned mine.
First time in the water in 17 years New sailor at 6:25am 05.05.14 Catalina 22 7/961 After a winters work my 1972 catalina 22 is afloat in a slip at a beautiful lake in the Colorado Roc
The Other Chesapeake--New Blog/Guide thinwater at 6:21am 05.05.14 Destinations 2/1849 A Guide to Off-the Beaten Track--The Other Chesapeake This started as a book idea--primarily to m
buying/ selling used sails suvh8er at 6:09am 05.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2032 So the Mac25 I purchased came with about 10 sails. The previous owner never sailed the boat (first
Purpose of Swim platform locker on 411 Waterman19 at 5:30am 05.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/964 New to sailboat ownership. What is the purpose of the "locker" on the port side of the swim platform
Transome bolt lengths hotrodderjim at 5:19am 05.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/883 I picked up a really nice( almost new) O/B motor mount for use on my 1978 25ft. O'day. I'm looking f

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First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 1:49pm 07.29.23 Thanks for the replies / advice; not figured out how to use multi-quote yet. The only direct experi
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 1:29pm 07.29.23 This is where I got the idea... Sc78nueDQ64 145d within minutes. He did one with copper tube, same
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 12:41pm 07.29.23 I just found out my machinist buddy is retiring. I'm not sure what I'm going to do when he sells hi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 12:37pm 07.29.23 Kinda almost the same but very different.. In order to make it work, a new custom shaft (longer and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:06pm 07.29.23
PSS Replacement jssailem at 12:04pm 07.29.23
Sail numbers for a Widgeon nacra1425 at 11:30am 07.29.23 Hi, Thanks for the help! I ordered them from Sailrite. No worries, No problems!
87 hunter 34 value dlochner at 11:08am 07.29.23 Determined by the Market. Of course. But what sample of the market and who's reporting? Yachtworl
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dlochner at 11:04am 07.29.23 Depends on how much you motor. We used the zinc spray on our Maxprop and it worked well for a while,
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 11:00am 07.29.23 It might be cheaper and easier to use one of these: Amazon.com Drain the sun-heated water into your
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 07.29.23 Yes but free driveway storage sounded better :) I definitely hear that. Freedom from re-rigging an
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Anchored87 at 10:58am 07.29.23 You have likely explored this possibility, but at my marina they have a dry storage area that makes
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 10:45am 07.29.23 Kinda almost the same but very different.. In order to make it work, a new custom shaft (longer and
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 10:41am 07.29.23 You have likely explored this possibility, but at my marina they have a dry storage area that makes
Delayed start. Hayden Watson at 10:38am 07.29.23 I am not sure what you mean by "prime for 15 seconds". Can you describe what this procedure is?
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Anchored87 at 10:31am 07.29.23 Thank you @PaulK and @dlochner - I have a keep capable of 6-7k tow capacity. The expectation would
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 07.29.23 One last thought @matts997 . Be sure to take many pics from many angles of the offending leak when
Solar water heat exchanger PaulK at 10:27am 07.29.23 It might be cheaper and easier to use one of these: Amazon.com Drain the sun-heated water into your
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 10:23am 07.29.23 All the info about an "Oberdorfer pump" sounds great. I could not find a site with information about
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? PaulK at 10:23am 07.29.23 Three thousand pounds and 3' draft. You would want to check the ramps you would plan to use to make

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