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Dead stick landing agprice22 at 8:49pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 41/8927 Helped a couple the other day. They were motoring into the marina in their 26 foot trailer sailer w
Maintenance Schedules FredFlintstone at 7:56pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 1/891 Greetings! Looking for a spreadsheet or app for the maintenance for my boat. Does anyone have some
anchor holder civilwar1969 at 7:25pm 05.26.13 Smaller Boats 7/2678 I was wondering if anybody out there built there own anchor holder instead of buying one. I have use
Egg on my Face. rfrye1 at 6:34pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/807 My SL windlass on my '98 H376 was straining last week. I thought I'd end up hauling up the chain han
Catalina 27 Fuel Gage (1) Cataholic at 6:25pm 05.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/3934 Hello Problem Solvers, I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with an inoperable fuel gage. (At least I THINK it
Mainsail, Furling to Traditional rgtet at 5:12pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2844 Question for the group-- if I want to change my main from a furling to a traditional, do I need to r
Hatch and Windows ivieto at 4:31pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 4/1110
New companionway doors! (1) longterm at 4:09pm 05.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1879 I updated my 1990 Catalina 30 Mark II last week in a way that has me absolutely thrilled with the re
Precision water tank supplier., Crazy dave? DAVA390 at 4:07pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2029 I`ve been rehabbing a 1988 Precision 23 brought home a few weeks ago. In the evenings in the downsta
MacGregor 26 owners in Knoxville TN area pewwind at 3:45pm 05.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1159 I would like to hear from any MacGregor owners in the Knoxville and surrounding area aebigbus@comcas
Sail Number Placement daleyellin at 2:58pm 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3266 Can any one help with the protocol for the placement of mainsail numbers? Thanks, Dale
conpanionway doors Hunter (5) Navicula at 1:08pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 17/2087 I just put together some conpanionway doors for my 430 that turned out kind of cool..........I used
Replacement cabin windows Tabi II at 1:08pm 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1286 Our new-to-us 1978 O'Day 25 has leaks which we are trouble shooting. Major leak in a rear cabin win
Main bulkhead composition Bladeswell at 11:41am 05.26.13 Catalina 30 5/1039 Hi all, I would like to mount a new flat screen TV to the saloon main bulkhead. Can anyone tell me i
Window replacement shanker at 11:24am 05.26.13 Smaller Boats 2/984 I have to replace a smashed starboard (large) window on my Hunter. I can't figure out how to remove
343 Top load refrigerator boatsafloat at 11:09am 05.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/937 Hi , Just bought a 2007 343 with top load refrigerator. It is "V" shaped inside with a slot that
selden in-mast furling help wanted H-356 sailmaster39 at 9:51am 05.26.13 Big Boats 4/2024 I was looking for feedback from experienced owners of Selden in-mast furling.Any tips and tricks for
Good book on canvaswork? oliversdad at 9:24am 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/935 I'm looking for suggestions for a good book to teach me the basics of canvaswork and possibly sail r
Freedom21 mast L bracket oceansail0 at 9:02am 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 0/935 I have a Freedom 21 and need the L bracket that holds the free standing mast in place at the Keel mo
Got a boat! Flyindiver at 8:32am 05.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1409 I finally signed the paperwork and now own my first boat, a 1989 Beneteau first 235. The previous ow

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Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 12:51pm 02.20.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone Sounds like the way to go.
Embrace the freeze. (2) TomY at 12:44pm 02.20.23 It's been a frustrating winter here. Very little snow except inland. We got a couple days of local X
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion Ken13559 at 12:27pm 02.20.23 Exactly what I was hoping for, Ken, thank you!! Off to buy some fittings. Suggest you bring the in
Embrace the freeze. kappykaplan at 12:19pm 02.20.23 SNOW on the VALLEY FLOORS. RATS rats rats.. So sorry, John. Spring will be here before you know i
Embrace the freeze. (1) jssailem at 11:35am 02.20.23 Paying rent on 2 sights is one of those challenges no one enjoys. I gambled on hauling the boat in F
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement JoeWhite at 10:36am 02.20.23 Ken and seadadler, I mention where I bought it from in my post, it was from E-bay. These instruments
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 10:31am 02.20.23 I've converted a spare injector as adapter for Compression Tester. The plug on the side I use is st
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (3) Breezy1 at 10:14am 02.20.23 Weekend update: I was able to get the shaft coupling off as well as the prop so I can get everything
New England Boat Show 2023 Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 02.20.23 If any of the current boat shows were selling these devices, I'd be all over them like a cheap suit.
ODay 34 chain locker drain Robert Strickland at 9:30am 02.20.23 The photo from Tally Ho looks like my older 30, 1979 O'Day 30. In repsonse to all the negative comm
Engine leaking diesel Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 02.20.23 I finally managed to replace the O-ring on top of the Fuel Injector Pump Great minds sometimes do
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 02.20.23 and what sensing mechanism it uses. The VDO Vision Series 333-163 will run off anything that's at
New England Boat Show 2023 william24424 at 9:13am 02.20.23 https://improvesailing.com/tips/reasons-why-sailing-is-better-than-powerboating I will send this ar
Summer dreaming Wyo George at 8:29am 02.20.23 I live on a small mountain in Wyoming and hate the winter. My hobbies are boats and motorcycles and
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Hayden Watson at 8:14am 02.20.23 "Failure" may be a little too strong a definition for what I am referencing. I'm not sure what the
New England Boat Show 2023 Mark Maulden at 8:11am 02.20.23
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement Calif. Ted at 7:55am 02.20.23 I've purchased new screens from a guy named Dan (?) on Ebay in Durango, CO. mtnsail970 on eBay
Summer dreaming (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 02.20.23 When I'm in Montana in the winter, I can't think of any reason why I would be thinking about sailing
deck latch Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 02.20.23 Chances are this is a generic boat part made by a third party manufacturer. Looking at pics online,
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 7:42am 02.20.23 Great idea. I have unfortunately already gotten a thru hull that has the nut fitted from underneath

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