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??First Winter with our Water Ballast csd0606 at 4:57pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2002 I really limit my questions on here and just read, read and read since we are newbies but we are fac
DIY head pumpout jcrumpley at 4:54pm 11.11.13 Smaller Boats 2/1180 I thought I'd share what I just did for the benefit of others with a head on their boat but no easy
Mac 22 vs. 26s -how does sailing performance compare Eric Jacobsen at 3:10pm 11.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3164 A 26s is difficult to fit in my garage. A 22 should slide right in. If anyone has experience on bo
Help! 400/405 rudder jamming ted777 at 2:50pm 11.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/686 Help! I have a Moorings 405, and the rudder binds up when I head downwind with following seas. The
Baby stays psych54 at 2:25pm 11.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1212 Hi, I recent took my 26x out of the water and when we were preparing the mast to be lowered and secu
Dodger Lost Parent at 2:20pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5624 What is the difference between a west coast dodger and an east coast one
First 36.7 Jib Measurements Tejas at 2:19pm 11.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1226
Universal M3-20 diesel equivalence cadams at 1:37pm 11.11.13 Catalina 30 4/11835 I may buy a Catalina with a rebuilt Universal M3-20B diesel. I am trying to find out two things. Fir
H340 lifeline stanchion mounting fastback at 1:20pm 11.11.13 Big Boats 3/1135 I have a '99 H340 and two of my lifeline stanchions have been hit so hard as to pull the bolts loose
Additional winches for Genoa Sail Tom Calovini at 1:17pm 11.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1102 We have the 26x and love it, but one thing really I think could be improved. I am thinking of addin
Toe Rail, removal and Installation (2) 1981Lancer at 1:01pm 11.11.13 Lancer 3/2324 So I am about to install the toe rail and wanted to make sure I am using the correct stuff. After c
Taking the plung need advice! Pcalvin1966 at 12:54pm 11.11.13 Catalina 22 18/1676 Hello all, new to the forum asking some pre buying advice before we buy. Found a Catalina 22 swing
Window tear out, repair and installation (2) 1981Lancer at 12:42pm 11.11.13 Lancer 2/1507 Please Help, I am about to install my windows after cleaning them up a bit but I am needing to gl
Tiller to Wheel Steering. sailnoproblem at 12:28pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5781 I have restored a 1970 34C Tartan, hull #68 which has a tiller, and have a quote from Edson for the
Morgan 415 OI Shower Drain Snotter at 12:10pm 11.11.13 Morgan 1/7598 I'm in the process of comissioning the shower in the aft head of my 415 Out Island. Though I've had
Kerosene Stove replacement Found at Sea at 11:57am 11.11.13 Big Boats 7/1493 After several frustrating and potentially dangerous attempts to use my H34 stock Kerosene stove I am
Question before relaunch IH82BL8 at 10:56am 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1238 I'm finally getting around to relaunching my boat and I have questions. Can I/should I paint my tra
Boating Tip No. 6,347 Roger Long at 10:19am 11.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5400 When you pull into the pump out with a nearly empty holding tank, check to be sure the pump out is a
VHF radio problem gregorybross at 10:02am 11.11.13 Catalina 30 12/1836 Hello All- I installed a new VHF radio, Standard Horizon GX 2150, and I now send a high pitch soun
Centerboard sangold at 9:59am 11.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1135 I've got a 1984 O'Day 23. The connection between the centerboard pull up rope and the centerboard ha

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SEO within Yacht World listing StephenD at 7:55am 06.30.23 I have privately sold boats before too. If it were docked next to my house that would be one thing b
Bimini and Dodger replacement dmax at 7:47am 06.30.23 Or shrunk, which is what happens to Sunbrella. They must know how to deal with this.
Shooting some video in the harbor dmax at 7:40am 06.30.23 This was shot with an iPhone 14 pro max, the record video in 1080p just gives you 30fps and 60fps.
Advice before I buy C30 dmax at 7:26am 06.30.23 "I was quoted $3K to replace the lifelines only by a rigger. " That is a ridiculous price, obviously
Bimini and Dodger replacement Roadking Larry at 7:19am 06.30.23 One consideration is that the assembly you want duplicated needs to be in fairly decent condition an
Hours on Transmission u0958901 at 6:56am 06.30.23 The tach I replaced 15 years ago had 60 hours on it. My new tach does not include those 60 hours.
Advice before I buy C30 (1) Sinnerman at 6:36am 06.30.23 Welcome to the family and congrats. As stated the deck compression may be the wooden block in the
Advice before I buy C30 Sinnerman at 6:20am 06.30.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood
SEO within Yacht World listing dlochner at 6:13am 06.30.23 Since brokers get paid by commission they will naturally put more time and effort into selling highe
VHF Antenna installation Sinnerman at 6:04am 06.30.23 Side of the mast on a bracket. Put a loop in the coax line to reduce water ingress and provide extr
VHF Antenna installation jssailem at 5:54am 06.30.23 original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the coax and connector protec
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 StephenD at 5:51am 06.30.23 The kindness, wisdom, intelligence and willingness to share of the posters on this forum is phenomen
Oday 19 Repair JBP-PA at 5:35am 06.30.23 What's that bit of blue in the third picture? It looks like it might be foam core that had sheared
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:28am 06.30.23 Nice!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't smokey73 at 4:02am 06.30.23 BREAKING NEWS: BEAUFORT, SC By W.T Door Friday, June 29 0654 LOCAL NEWS, BEAUFORT A loud Woop Woop
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 3:48am 06.30.23 Thanks for the video. Lots of pretty boats. Sky a bit moody in an alluring way. Really felt like I
Pendant Too Long Jim Legere at 3:47am 06.30.23 I prefer not to have an eye at the boat-end of the mooring pennant. Its easier to slip the mooring w
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 3:39am 06.30.23 if you want to post the controls available to you on the camera I can make a recommendation. Thi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:30am 06.30.23 the magic smoke has been returned to SV Hadley. Yaaaayyyy! :beer:
Spring lines Joe at 1:02am 06.30.23 You can use the primary winches to anchor the aft spring lines, the bow cleats for the forward sprin

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