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Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14
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My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
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I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
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This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14
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One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
haerle4415 at 2:44pm 01.20.14
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Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14
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A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14
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Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14
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Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
KenKindrick at 1:12pm 01.20.14
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I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
nestorph at 12:19pm 01.20.14
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I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
spindrift8080 at 12:12pm 01.20.14
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Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
Rich6705 at 12:00pm 01.20.14
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I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
SailAwayGirl at 11:11am 01.20.14
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Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
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Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14
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Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o
geek_guy at 9:09am 01.20.14
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I searched several months ago on replacing or reupholstering my Hunter 37 interior cushions. I saw
Don Guillette at 8:56am 01.20.14
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Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra
Skipper at 8:08am 01.20.14
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Mainsail was right (as usual) There is a deep sump in my keel behind the ballast. Water from the s
Minnesota_Slick at 8:07am 01.20.14
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Hi folks, A couple of days ago, my wife and I received our first invoice from the Marina where we
sailcapt340 at 7:57am 01.20.14
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Has anyone used Nitrogen to fill their dinghy, like you would use in your cars tires? In an effort
mikenovit at 7:43am 01.20.14
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Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2014 We did an on-site evaluation yesterday in New London. We are he

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BigEasy at 9:03pm 06.19.23
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Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 06.19.23
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fetterswr at 8:27pm 06.19.23
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mbaker267 at 7:25pm 06.19.23
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Rick Webb at 7:21pm 06.19.23
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FDL S2 at 7:19pm 06.19.23
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mhessick at 6:42pm 06.19.23
Thanks! I ordered some muffs.
Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
FDL S2 at 6:33pm 06.19.23
Will the muffs allow the engine to be started out of the water? I assume they circulate the needed
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JamesG161 at 6:17pm 06.19.23
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