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Splash day coming soon :-) c_witch at 9:13am 05.04.13 Trailer Sailors 8/7289 Well looks like May 26th will be my splash date. I still have to drop the keel scrape sand and paint
Hunter 34 Review YVRguy at 8:05am 05.04.13 Big Boats 0/2336 Not sure what everyone else has found but while I was researching the purchase of my Hunter 34 I had
9.6' SD290 Saturn Inflatable Boat Styx at 7:20am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2083 Does anyone have any experience with this boat? We have a 26' sailboat and thought this might be a n
Dwyer mast step Larry3525 at 7:14am 05.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2352 I am replaceing my mast tabernacle on my 222. I bought a new one because the bolts are stripped and
22Hunter spreaders GregMartin22hunter at 6:03am 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 Hey all, I'm replacing original mast on my 1981 Hunter 22 with a similar mast with different spread
B&R Rig kingsailor at 4:39am 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/981 Where do I find instructions on tuning my furling B ' R rig?
Just not Sure? kerryonc27 at 4:12am 05.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2733 Hello All, I have posted before and really thought I'd be a owner by now. I think looking at boats t
MAc 26 S quesions and value? Roadking Larry at 12:11am 05.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/2915 I've been looking at a Very nice mid 90s model 26S. I met the owner at the local YC when I was out o
Headstay length for an 1985 H23 (1) jkneale at 9:31pm 05.03.13 Smaller Boats 2/988 I need to replace the headstay on my 1985 H23, but don't have the original. It has a Kenyon mast, c
How do I get boat off wooden stand (2) Richie50 at 9:10pm 05.03.13 Catalina 22 18/2234 How do I get this free 22 with a hull that is cracked mid-cockpit, off the wooden stand without spec
Skaneateles Lake Sailing Muffin12 at 8:53pm 05.03.13 Destinations 2/2454 Hello, I was interested in anyone with experience sailing on Skaneateles Lake in the Finger Lakes
Terminal Corrosion Rich (P303) at 7:58pm 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 My plug in wire connector to my Garmin Radar is showing signs of green. Left on mast rack exposed to
Hell gate dlewis812 at 6:41pm 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 Have to do my yearly (only 2nd actually) migration from queens to west 79th st this Sunday. Only fa
Towing a dinghy captcoho at 6:20pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1599 Is a 10' 4" RIB to large to tow??? And how long of a painter/ bridle ??? 90 LBS of hard bottom RIB i
cutlass bearing..1978 30' with yanmar 12hp morganoutisland at 5:35pm 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1090 Hello all, I need to change my strut cutlass bearing. Its 1 X 3 inch.. I can only find 1 x 4. inch
O'Day 222 lousy rudder George68fs at 5:20pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 2/2787 Hello All, Bought a 6hp Nissan, installed a compression post, and finally splashed my '84 222 this p
Deck Hardware Hard To Reach slowtype at 5:11pm 05.03.13 Catalina 22 4/963 Hi All, I'm in the process of re-bedding a lot of deck hardware on my 88 Catalina 22. The process
Stop and Smell the Rosehips (5) Roger Long at 4:51pm 05.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2871 The wind came up just after I passed Tolchester Beach in the upper bay this morning. I was soon st
Mast height Tom Joad at 4:05pm 05.03.13 Newport 1/2964 Does any one know the height of the mast on a newport 27?
Oil alarm comes on...now what? weinie at 2:53pm 05.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 20/4017 Just when I think everything is just fine.... Oil alarm comes on today after about a half hour of m

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Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:08am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the b
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 4:59am 05.16.23 How do I clean my dirty cover? :D Fortunately the cover only gets a bit dirty and easily sprays c
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 05.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Without the keel attached , any boat of that size would buckle the stands. My p
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Captain Larry-DH at 4:57am 05.16.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:48am 05.16.23 Sheesh, John. This is becoming a thread of epic proportion. Almost as much as the, "Boat babe on Str
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 4:45am 05.16.23 Tedd with so much beautiful water to explore I wonder why Cowards Cove? I zoomed in on the breakw
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 3:46am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 3:45am 05.16.23 I should state that I never have the cord out in the sun, I'm at a mooring, and only plug in once ev
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:29am 05.16.23 As of yet, the little engine still lacks that magic smoke which goes Varrooommm. jssailem, it's be
Mast Gate Woes Rick486 at 3:01am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_S
Insurance question xavpil at 2:07am 05.16.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Find a good marine insurance agent in your area,
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anc
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:22pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , ...Ideally, what I'd like to read is, "I saw it at low tide last week and this is
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 10:41pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pu
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 10:34pm 05.15.23 Im gonna haul the boat out and try to get another wire up the mast for the antenna. Wish me luck. I
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:24pm 05.15.23 Oh, this may help as well, here is an O'DAY 12
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:20pm 05.15.23 The "A" in the Hull ID number indicates that this is a Widgeon. Widgeon was a sloop (2-sails, also o
Outboard for a Widgeon? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:11pm 05.15.23 I used a 1984 2hp Johnson on my 1970 WIDGEON, I did have to watch the mainsheet when tacking, but it
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Joe Kerr also worked at Hunter building boats but he designed many of the electrical systems on boa
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 Sunbird22358 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Another member with a 1979-83 O'DAY 22 may be able to measure their CB. I would also suggest giving

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