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Broken Mast Foot bischopj at 5:58am 07.15.13 Day Sailers 4/1311 Hi, I have a broken Z Spar mast foot on my 1988 O'Day 222. The broken Z spar has 3 directional block
Pearson 303 AC Panel jrezab at 4:55am 07.15.13 Pearson 3/2071
240 broken mainsheet block (1) caverun at 4:17am 07.15.13 Smaller Boats 4/1602 The lower mainsheet block on my 240 failed yesterday during a great sail- it is a Schaefer 504-51 fi
Magnetic stainless All U Get at 4:16am 07.15.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2862 Hi all, I had been working on our boat bottom sanding and painting in anticipation of a launch thi
Steeping Mast on 25' Oday marc.moore01 at 2:09am 07.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1939 Hello im Sure this May have Been Asked but my Search of the Fourum Turned up No Results..Im New to S
Engine Problems a Mystery wsouza at 10:55pm 07.14.13 Big Boats 8/2700 Took our MKII 36 out over the weekend for a sail to the Channel Islands. As usual, she started up f
Water seeping from underneath freezer H45DS at 9:28pm 07.14.13 Big Boats 1/803 I'm hoping this is a relatively simple issue someone can guide me with before I begin removing thing
Changing forward hatch on my Cat 38 Urbansailor at 8:53pm 07.14.13 Big Boats 4/2089 I'd like to change out my d
motor/motor mount questions Finz08 at 8:15pm 07.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1698 hey My 26d had a 4hp motor. my dad has a newer 9.9 yamaha he gave me but it doesn't exactly fit i
Me and my wife Panta Rei at 7:50pm 07.14.13 Bigger Boats 5/1783 http://youtu.be/h-kBA-zZZG8
do do i know year mpatpt at 6:13pm 07.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/971 I am looking at an older MacGregor 25 but the current owner is not sure of the year of the boat. How
Anyone Actually DIY'd Drop/Raise Furler With Mast Up? rardiH36 at 5:38pm 07.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/6152 With a dock mate of two, I am determined to DIY drop my existing headstay/furler assembly. Then ins
Boat/Yacht? Ken Prichard at 5:38pm 07.14.13 Ask All Sailors 29/3986 I've sailed boats up to 60' all over North America,Caribbean and Mexico. Some had values close to an
hunter 216 dkjsparky at 5:04pm 07.14.13 Smaller Boats 2/1131 Can a hunter be hoist launched using the port, starboard, chain plates and stern cleats?
CB movement at the slip Adana at 4:56pm 07.14.13 Smaller Boats 6/1187 After owning my H23.5 for 4 years and only taking her out 3 times,last summer I decided to paint the
Specs to make a Bimini??? Tip-Sea at 4:47pm 07.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/902 Hi All Hunter 31 (Models 1983- 1987) Owners ..... Just curious if anyone has detailed specs for a
1986 H31 keel bolts/nuts mark porter at 4:20pm 07.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/910 Can anyone tell me what the torque specs would be on my H31 keel bolts/nuts? I am not currently hav
Lost Mast hook/fitting grtully at 3:59pm 07.14.13 Smaller Boats 8/1077 Hi, We are new boat owners and i have made the cardinal mistake by dropping something over board
The Difference Between Yachting and Boating (1) Roger Long at 2:34pm 07.14.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4439
340 Head replacement sailcapt340 at 2:28pm 07.14.13 Big Boats 1/902 I am looking to replace the head on my 2000 340. Does anyone have any suggestion, and are the new J

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Can anyone tell me what this hole is? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:33pm 03.10.23 Water ballast tank.
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Brian D at 6:32pm 03.10.23 As did I. Bypassed the warning and accepted the risks. It is OK to do that.
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Crusty Ol Salt at 6:31pm 03.10.23 Same here.
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Justin_NSA at 6:20pm 03.10.23 Yeah, I just went past the warning and came on.
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 6:07pm 03.10.23 I had another very frustrating day at the yard. There's now a couple sections of fiberglass wire fis
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 03.10.23 Yes, it looks like the certificate used to encrypt web traffic has expired. They do that every year
To lead lines aft or not? Terry Cox at 4:55pm 03.10.23 I dislike clutter in the cockpit and since all the control lines lead there, I made organizers, port
Cleats?????? C_Level at 3:56pm 03.10.23 Good question. My experience with nylon cleats has been fine; no problems with strength or with UV
To lead lines aft or not? stickinthemud57 at 3:23pm 03.10.23 Leading lines aft pro's and con's: Pro's: -You will be less likely to fall off the boat while manag
Anchors dlochner at 2:48pm 03.10.23 Thanks for back-up info. Having spent time in south central Florida I believe many of the sea beds
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 2:24pm 03.10.23
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 2:23pm 03.10.23 Where can I find some of these for my boat project? You're messing with us, right? :stir::poop:
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 2:17pm 03.10.23 Where can I find some of these for my boat project? https://i.imgur.com/Y89x3aJ.png
Anchors pclarksurf at 2:10pm 03.10.23 Echoing others: Mantus -- I have two, one of which is exact match to @Gene Neill My typical hol
To lead lines aft or not? BarryL at 1:27pm 03.10.23 Hey, Lots of information above. Of course only you can decide what is right for you. Some additio
Paint for motor mounts Rjm st.petersburg at 12:59pm 03.10.23 I was able to get ahold Yanmar and they recommended cold galvanize since the mounts are powder coate
Paint for motor mounts dLj at 12:39pm 03.10.23 They're ALL carbon steel. The same as most other mechanical fitting on the exterior of your engine
Proper prop size tartan 33 yawstick at 12:36pm 03.10.23 Interesting... the top prop looks more like what you'd see on a correct craft instead of a sailboat.
Paint for motor mounts (1) JamesG161 at 12:20pm 03.10.23 I'm also planning on using aluminum to replace the plastic star board shims. Listen to @Ralph John
Cleats?????? (2) pclarksurf at 11:34am 03.10.23 Nylon will snap (eventually) and aluminum (short of catastrophe :)) will not: Schaeffer Marine-- no

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