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Buying First Boat John Alloy at 5:32am 03.16.13 Sails Call Lounge 17/19385 Hi all, I'm looking to buy my first boat, and I'm fairly new to the sailing world. My experience i
Andersen winch parts Captgary at 4:25am 03.16.13 Ask All Sailors 1/942 I have two 40st Andersen winches. On both the plastic ring is broken making the self tailing featur
Wind event Lake Travis, TX 2/25/13 CalebD at 8:38pm 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1285 I know that there a bunch of lake sailors here and there are many types of lakes and many kinds of s
Greetings! moonpie at 8:20pm 03.15.13 Bigger Boats 3/1018 Hi all. Bought my first sailboat 2 months ago and so far I'm loving it. It's an O'Day 302. Now
110 or 150 Jib on H34 lr172 at 8:20pm 03.15.13 Big Boats 13/2128 I am a relatively new sailor with a Hunter 34 we acquired 2 years ago. This year I am committed to:
changing the main sail halyard Keith3981 at 8:14pm 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1780 I have a catalina 22 and would like tho change the main halyard, trying to figure out the best way t
Flexible Furler Problem gjaffess at 2:12pm 03.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1151 I have a flexible furler on my O'Day 272. I have been having trouble raising the sail to the top wh
Cockpit speakers simi1947 at 12:09pm 03.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2835 I have a 2009 Oceanis 31. Firstly, existing cockpit speakers damaged by previous owner, I'm finding
Myrtle Beach, SC - Sailing Good? Rich Stidger at 11:46am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 34/5817 I am considering a relocation from Narragansett Bay to the Myrtle Beach area. I have a 40' Hunter,
Dodger snaps (2) Mick143 at 9:26am 03.15.13 Bigger Boats 4/1554 Hello, quick question. This is the third snap that has sheared off level with deck. Does anyone kno
Rising Exhaust outlet ?? Ersin at 8:58am 03.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/994 As years go by, my boat H340 became heavier and so exhaust outlet comes closer and closer to sea lev
Are all your eggs in one basket? Brian D at 7:32am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 45/5232 Getting ready for a short cruise this weekend, I did some prep work on the boat. Most notably was ju
circuit breaker source? bugbitten at 7:14am 03.15.13 S2 8/1612 Are the 12V panel breakers/switches still available? There's a spot on my panel for a fridge switch,
Brevard County Marine Flea Markets merlinuxo at 6:18am 03.15.13 Destinations 0/2354 Marine flea market tomorrow, 9-4, at Melbourne (FL) Yacht Club and Citizen's for Florida's Waterways
Jib sheets Lost Parent at 6:12am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2803 What is the preferred method of attaching new sheets to the genoa ...continious line knotted or mech
Adding plexiglass to front hatch chp at 5:07am 03.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3995 Just curious if anyone has cut out an opening in the front hatch and install tinted plexiglass to ad
James River and the Chickahominy Roger Long at 4:31am 03.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3695
Mooring Caribbean BLue Dream at 4:00am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1173 Could anyone suggest the best place in the British Virgin Islands to put the boat - Beneteau 50 - up
Bad Elf or Dual SailorRob at 10:23pm 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1614 Hi all. I have been using Navionics with my iPhone and I now have an iPad that I thought would be u
O'Day 222 Swim Ladder daleyellin at 9:11pm 03.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1438 I should putting my "new" 222 in the water for the season in about a month. Since the boat is "new"

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Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion Don Guillette at 3:17pm 06.29.22 I moved from a Macgregor 22 to a Catalina 25 with tiller steering, I considered converting to wheel
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? Boatjoc at 3:17pm 06.29.22 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I was aware of Moyer, but not the forum. I will definitely check
Trailer for 1976 O'Day 20 jepomer at 3:14pm 06.29.22 I find myself needing a new (to me at least) trailer for my O'Day 20. The one I purchased it with i
Mystery beneath my prop strut dlochner at 2:40pm 06.29.22 People write all kinds of secret messages on projects. In some remodeling projects I've written not
Old bronze brass sailors bell? edw_kym at 2:34pm 06.29.22
H240 spreader support toggles chriscampbell at 2:31pm 06.29.22 Thanks to both of you. I'm still trying to eliminate some of the bend in the mast. It still looks k
Looking at a 1987 MacGregor 26D Tedd at 2:30pm 06.29.22 I second @stickinthemud57 's comment. The D is an equally worthy a boat in every other respect, and
H240 spreader support toggles rgranger at 2:28pm 06.29.22 Dave answered your question on tightness... your second question... no they do not support the spead
Old bronze brass sailors bell? rgranger at 2:25pm 06.29.22 Whatever it is.... it looks like a great find. Have you tried to polish it? If you do... we want
Hunter 26 taking on water (1) rgranger at 2:23pm 06.29.22 This might help... see the PDF of when we changed the lift line. You will see pics of how the cent
should I be concerned ? (4) rgranger at 2:20pm 06.29.22 I appreciate the advice (this is the proper way to go about it). But If I were to go about this wha
Old bronze brass sailors bell? edw_kym at 2:18pm 06.29.22 I would bet it is not from a ship, but from something more industrial. It does not look large enou
Old bronze brass sailors bell? Parsons at 2:15pm 06.29.22 I would bet it is not from a ship, but from something more industrial. It does not look large enoug
Invest 95L WayneH at 2:11pm 06.29.22 If you put a cactus in the companionway, you have a non-electrical burglar alarm. :biggrin:
Hunter 26 taking on water American Girl at 2:02pm 06.29.22 At the base of the compression post, we see the bolt and it is very tight. However, how do you see
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 1:59pm 06.29.22 Not for marine use - though you'll see them used for camping. The main reason being that the canni
Stanchion base plate replacement on H50 Rick D at 1:35pm 06.29.22 Might be worth the investment in the one to one support offered on this site (I can't find the link
Looking at a 1987 MacGregor 26D stickinthemud57 at 1:30pm 06.29.22 Hello Stickinthemud57 Yes I am thinking hard about purchasing the 26D versus a 26S given most of my
H240 spreader support toggles Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 06.29.22 Turnbuckles often referred as V -1 Hand tighten only. You will note a curve of the mast on oppo
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? Marmalade at 12:58pm 06.29.22 The Moyer Marine Forums are a great resource! Moyer Marine Forum

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