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O'Day 25 rigging? (1) Tabi II at 2:15pm 06.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3438 We just put our new-to-us 1978 O'Day 25 in the water and are rigging it up. Can someone please tell
Battery Box Scott B at 1:17pm 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/873 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
2005 Hunter 33 batteries Scott B at 12:13pm 06.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/925 Anyone installed golf cart batteries in their 33? Right now I have 2 group 27 and 1 engine batte
please help me decide on 170 pmaskale at 12:00pm 06.17.13 Day Sailers 12/3568 I am interested in purchasing a 2002 Hunter 170 that I found for sale. I think I can get it for $160
Considering 1984 Cat 22 DanKo at 11:46am 06.17.13 Catalina 22 15/1691 I have a lead on what I think is a pretty good condition 1984 Cat 22 for a good price. It has a swin
Boat Inspection / Boarding laws FourPoints at 10:25am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 26/4317 I am having a discussion with a friend who is saying that unless entering or leaving international w
battery recharging hunterdoctor at 10:14am 06.17.13 Smaller Boats 9/1465 Finally got all the lights: running, mast, and cabin, replaced and working. I had to replace tha bat
Where to buy a Stuffing Box druid at 9:35am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2986 Hi. I've managed to BREAK the stuffing-box (packing gland) on my Ontario 32 and need to get a replac
Bernie Troje Bernie Troje at 8:57am 06.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1023 I have a 1995 Macgregor 26. Right now it's on its trailor. Before I launch it, I'd like to replace t
Hunter 23.5 dismasted, needs parts Cape Charles at 8:18am 06.17.13 Smaller Boats 5/1170 I need to replace the parts that hold the forestay to the bow on my 1993 Hunter 23.5, anybody know t
Diagnostic help needed: Calling all gearheads. rgranger at 8:12am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1417 Hello All Took my new-2-me Balboa 26 out for her first shakedown cruise Sunday. As expected, a lot
Lewmar Windlass Power budcurtis at 8:00am 06.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3153 I have a 2001 361 Beneteau and I'm sad to say I never tested the windlass in the last four years I h
Main Sail delibob at 7:39am 06.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1679 I Brought This Sailboat A Few Years Back The Line For The Mail Sail Does Not Come Back To The Cock
Dry raw water pump impellors? Bob4203 at 7:33am 06.17.13 Catalina 30 4/748 Now that I am convinced that replacing the leaking Sherwood with an Oberdorfer pump is the wiser cho
Lost anchor caprice at 7:31am 06.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2165 Just lost 100' G4 chain and 35lbs delta anchor in a cold lake at 40' Unfortunately, we did not mark
A Fein tool ? Ron20324 at 6:11am 06.17.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2351 I have some Fathers Day booty to spend, and was thinking of the Multi-Master tool. I wonder if the F
Sail Bag Needed Dede7157 at 3:45am 06.17.13 Day Sailers 11/8286 Hello all, I would like to buy (or make) sail bags for our O'Day 19 main and gib sails (for storage
Standing rigging dimensions 32' oday Chiky689 at 3:10am 06.17.13 Bigger Boats 0/762 If anyone has all the dimensions for the standing rigging fo an 1978 32' O'day please post them or s
Check your plug (1) Lost Parent at 8:42pm 06.16.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1490 Noticed a blue flash last night stepping onto the boat so I decided it was time to upgrade Check yo
Replacing roller furling line on Catalina 320 Tenedos at 8:37pm 06.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2370 Hello all, What size and length of line should I use for the roller furling on my Catalina 320? The

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shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:55pm 07.24.22
Insurance Assurance? kappykaplan at 4:41pm 07.24.22 C = Chicago?
Insurance Assurance? Tally Ho at 4:37pm 07.24.22
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 ccw505 at 4:36pm 07.24.22 Yes, I agree. And yes, that is where the vang attaches.
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 07.24.22 I hope she is not giving everything away Told her we were not getting rid of the boat (unless we w
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:28pm 07.24.22
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jon hansen at 3:58pm 07.24.22 i wonder if the sail is to big. too tall, too wide. the out haul should be able to flatten that sa
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 3:25pm 07.24.22 Ouch!! Probably not a common failure. Suggest having ALL the standing rigging inspected. Just had
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape sail sfbay at 3:10pm 07.24.22 Jssailem.......is on to so mething......possible stretchy halyard. Inspect and consider replacing.
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start jssailem at 2:17pm 07.24.22 You have 2 places to check. The Solenoid to be sure you are getting 12 volts to trigger the starte
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? (1) jssailem at 2:06pm 07.24.22 Here in Oregon, the Oregon State Marine Board issues. d permits you to operate a motor powered vesse
Remove hard plastic side panels in Hunter 306/2003 sail sfbay at 2:06pm 07.24.22 Photo?
Insurance Assurance? dlochner at 1:59pm 07.24.22 Insurance company A: Homeowner 1200, Car, 700, Boat 250, Total 2150 Insurance company B: Homeowner
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jssailem at 1:51pm 07.24.22 With a furling main the boom location and the tack of the main sail is a set point. No Cunningham or
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape sail sfbay at 1:39pm 07.24.22 Very unlikely a new Dacron sail will stretch. I would request the UK Halsey sail dealer come to the
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape ice breaker at 1:36pm 07.24.22 That was what I thought, but the halyard is so tight that I am afraid of tearing the sail. It would
Insurance Assurance? Head Sail at 1:30pm 07.24.22 Thks for all.the interest everyone it's an interesting discussion.What got me frustrated was insura
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape sail sfbay at 1:26pm 07.24.22 Looks like the main sail halyard is slack and needs to tightened.
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? sail sfbay at 1:20pm 07.24.22 Chubb does not require this on policy in the US.
Head issues Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:16pm 07.24.22 After re-rereading this entire thread, it occurs to me to wonder if you've ever lubricated the toile

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