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32 foot O'Day value dlandersson at 5:03pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4413 322 foot 1987 O'Day value A 322 foot 1987 O'Day is in an auction (owner had several years of unpaid
V17 standing rigging Notalotayot at 4:49pm 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1128 My '71 V17 has five stays: two upper shrouds, two lower shrouds, and the fore stay. It has two conn
Took mini sailing class at Gulfport Boat Show (2) JonnyQuest at 3:55pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 3/980 The Gulfport (MS) boat show was this last weekend. Almost a rainout but the weather held and I took
Stanchions here! Phil Herring at 2:04pm 04.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3424 The replacement stanchions are here for Hunters built from the late 80's through the mid-90's: So
Gone for a while NSR (2) sailaway78 at 2:03pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1252 I have been absent from the site for a while. Managed to dislocate and break my left wrist, a whil
Color Brightening of Sunbrella Fabric? Kings Gambit at 12:51pm 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/13929 Does anyone know what, if anything, can be done to brighten up the original color of a Sunbrella fab
Winch on the mast for main halyard, to do or not to do? ArkadiyS at 12:23pm 04.09.14 Catalina 30 4/3807 We are considering putting a small winch on the mast to keep the main halyard off of the cabin top a
NC Outerbanks Sailors -- Stumpy Point? (1) rgranger at 12:02pm 04.09.14 Destinations 2/2319 Hey All I'm scouting out some 5 hour legs for a 10 day cruise from Edenton NC to New Bern. I've do
Hunter 23' Keel Bolt Strength (1) carboman at 10:29am 04.09.14 Smaller Boats 5/929 Just an interesting article in this month's Sail Magazine.
Owner's Manual for 1992 Hunter 33 pariseaux at 9:49am 04.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/824 Does anyone have a copy of the owner's manual for the 1992 Hunter 33? We contacted Hunter directly,
Tv Conversion Jtacqua at 9:04am 04.09.14 Catalina 310 11/2271 Hello all, Back once again for additioal advice. We have a 2005 model year 310 (hull 299) which
Props to Groco Customer Service Wolfer69 at 8:52am 04.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/713 The rehab of the boat continues. The butterfly water drain on the raw water strainer was knocked off
Marelon Seacock Rotation FourPoints at 8:49am 04.09.14 Musings With Maine Sail 22/6920 A number of years ago when buying my boat I had the yard install two Marelon seacocks and through hu
Log in difficulty Daddio at 8:45am 04.09.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/12877 I am having trouble logging in from my iPad. I can't log in with my app or access the website when o
Catalina 22 Gulf Cruise vs B.E.E.R Cruise HillbillyWanderer at 8:39am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1094 Very new to sailing and planning a trip this summer down south. Trying to decide between the two. My
Freshwater tank size SailingAway at 8:00am 04.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/886 Could someone please inform me about the depth size of each of the two freshwater tanks on board our
height from cabin top to floor on trailer sailorsteve1 at 7:27am 04.09.14 Smaller Boats 0/865 can someone measure the distance from the tabernacle to the floor with the boat on the trailer. tryi
WARNING, Fresh water swimming & shorepower Anonymous 121765 at 7:24am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1840 To all my fellow boaters, Last year here in Florida, three children were electrocuted while swimm
What to use Rebedding seadaddler at 7:24am 04.09.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2180 Hi all I need to redo my leaky chain plate on my 2007 H-36 and not sure what to use maybe 3M 4200.
water faucet in galley jaycrawford97 at 5:15am 04.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1531 where can i get replacement faucet for galley for '97 Macgregor 26x?

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Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 9:15am 07.12.23 Original question: I think not a good idea. I should have stated more clearly that "handling" twi
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May artleyt115 at 9:10am 07.12.23 Thank you both for the advice, I will plan to launch farther down the river to make up some time. Bu
Your experience with propane outboards? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:08am 07.12.23 Vapor lock ?
Found On Deck Richard19068 at 9:07am 07.12.23 Looks like a masthead sheave axle for an Isomat masthead. 3/8" x 1-5/8" https://www.rigrite.com/S
Shooting some video in the harbor jssailem at 8:58am 07.12.23 Interesting experiment. I have always felt capturing video of sailing from POV on a boat is generall
376 Powered Winch Wiring Don S/V ILLusion at 8:50am 07.12.23 Thanks. When I get back to the boat I'll check the manual for info. The winch only has one speed in
Winch handle safe use Stu Jackson at 8:46am 07.12.23 The biggest similarity they have to a self tailing winch is they have the jaws on the rim that can
376 Powered Winch Wiring Gillfowdy at 8:32am 07.12.23 Thanks. When I get back to the boat I'll check the manual for info. The winch only has one speed in
P42 motor mounts JamesG161 at 8:29am 07.12.23 4JH2-TE. 62HP. Sorry I was hoping the engine was Volvo Penta like mine. Motor mounts are never ea
In boom reefing design (2) Rich Stidger at 8:08am 07.12.23 When I was using my OEM reefing system, the friction of the lines through the sails was too much and
Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 8:06am 07.12.23 I think the place to start is the purpose of the pan. Is it to show detail or to show movement and t
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions dlochner at 7:56am 07.12.23 Not all boats carry spinnakers. The spin halyard is typically run through a block that hangs on a cr
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem (3) danooxnard at 7:50am 07.12.23 Yes #7 needs to come off the recoil, and fuel tank too. Then remove the two bolts that hold #7 in pl
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 7:47am 07.12.23 Our Sailors, David and his crew, arrived in Lunenburg NS this AM. r a shower. Then headed out for a
In boom reefing design Atlantic Phil at 7:44am 07.12.23 Thanks for the replies and info. I would like to have a set up like Rich shared but my actual arrang
Sahara Dust JamesG161 at 7:26am 07.12.23 Today the gradient wind here in Jensen Beach is forecast to be light Westerly Please note that pic
Sahara Dust shemandr at 7:21am 07.12.23 Interesting juxtaposition. Today the gradient wind here in Jensen Beach is forecast to be light We
mooring buoys jviss at 7:20am 07.12.23 Local set ups vary Yes, ain't that. the truth! Ours use to be a ball connected to a light line th
mooring buoys shemandr at 7:12am 07.12.23 Best practice is to have the pendant attach to the ring just below the buoy, which is directly attac
Sahara Dust (1) JamesG161 at 6:48am 07.12.23 LOW pressure in upper Right which is now Invest 94L :facepalm: Jim..

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