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Bung in top of centerboard housing. Isla-Mae at 1:38pm 04.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/700 In my O'Day 25, About midway on the top of the centerboard housing there is a bung, or that is what
Gear Deployment aboard the "Rachel Carson" Roger Long at 1:23pm 04.16.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2583 You can see what I have been observing and recording aboard the Rachel Carson for the past couple of
Pearson 424 sailboat 1980 - introducing myself CaptainLaura at 12:15pm 04.16.13 Pearson 0/1404 lived on it for two years, then got off this last winter, as floating in a marina in the Pacific NW
Is size of lettering for boat name critical? rnelson010 at 12:05pm 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2508 I understand that for a USCG registered boat that all letters in the name and hailing port should be
autopilot for hydraulic steering jmoir at 10:55am 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1836 I have recently purchased a new to me (2002) 40cc. the boat does not have an autopilot and I am inte
size of anchor sail for a 25? centerline at 10:35am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3593 I want to build an anchor sail for my 25 ft boat, but I need some information on proper sizing....
'92 42'Passage Bimini Ideas Old Sailor 2 at 10:03am 04.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1309 My 42 Passage has a dodger but no bimini. I just returned from the caribbean sailing in some pretty
Excessive reinforcement? Brian S at 9:52am 04.16.13 Day Sailers 3/1078 Having removed the swim ladder on my 192 to better polish the transom, I am now replacing 3 individu
Bottom paint stripping Mike Mc at 9:25am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 1/953 Has anybody heard of something called SpongeJet as an alternative to soda blasting for bottom paint
why wasn't my heave-to working (1) newsailor72 at 9:20am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2411 went out last night, wind was about 8, 10 knots(guessing.) At one point, I tried to practice heave-
Tach for Mercury Outboard hardpatch at 8:18am 04.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1378 I am the second owner of a 2002 26x with a 60 hp mercury big foot. The engine has EFI and I think ca
What is the best way to control boom? (1) karmadog at 7:17am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 5/2991 I'm curious about Cat 22 owners opinions on the pros and cons on the best way to control the boom sw
New windows on the dodger- now use the canvas covers? iSailor at 6:58am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 3/1298 I had the plastic windows replaced on the 12 year old dodger and want to keep them nice and clear.
Don What part is this? (1) dive7mmwet at 6:26am 04.16.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/4421 Million dollar question what part is this? used on a sailboat? Just got our DG's Sail trim guide a
Propane Tank Deleted member 117556 at 5:51am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 6/2189 Hey All, I am in need of a back-up LP gas tank for my new-to-me 1999 Catalina 310 (hull #1) and I wa
New Hunter owner Batman at 5:42am 04.16.13 Big Boats 2/1053 I purchased a 1990 35.5 Hunter in Sept of 2012 and I am in the process of fixing her up at this time
Genset Sine or Square wave Ken13559 at 4:21am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/842 I mentioned in another post of the success in using the Elemax SHX2000 genset to run my 12000BTU air
Finding waterline on hull weh5748 at 3:48am 04.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/886 Spent another day on my back in tight space preparing hull for bottom paint, grinding and gel coatin
New Purchase of 79 Cat pagehopper at 3:01am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 3/902 What kind of hull restorer products have you found to be effective, hopeing not to waste my money?
Leak Rob Spicer at 2:21am 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1793 We have an annoying leak that proving hard to track down When on the mooring the yacht is dry , no

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Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 03.22.23 I sent an inquiry to Sailboat and Hunter Owners to see if there is a aluminum deck plate locator she
Oven for 1985 H34 Andiamo 34 at 5:07am 03.22.23 Thank you I'll check them out the next time I'm down that way. Happy sailing
Oven for 1985 H34 (1) kloudie1 at 4:57am 03.22.23 Check out Sailorman in Ft. Lauderdale.. There are a couple of other places around there as well. Goo
Oven for 1985 H34 Andiamo 34 at 4:56am 03.22.23 Is the original space still intact or has it been modified? just a shelf was added so a few screws
Oven for 1985 H34 Terry Cox at 4:54am 03.22.23 No the previous owner took it out and put in a camp stove, Is the original space still intact or h
Proof that preparation does count kappykaplan at 4:54am 03.22.23 Saw this on the news this morning. What an amazing story!
Oven for 1985 H34 Andiamo 34 at 4:50am 03.22.23 Does your boat have one now? Brand? Model? Need to find the same, except in propane for it to fit,
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Erbardy at 4:48am 03.22.23 i went ahead and actually installed the marine head with a 17 gallon tank. I also purchased the lis
Oven for 1985 H34 Terry Cox at 4:47am 03.22.23 We are looking for and propane oven and stove for a 1985 Hunter H34. Prefer a used one as we only
Leaving Safe cove marina jssailem at 12:58am 03.22.23 https://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/11426.shtml This might be what you seek.
New Running Rigging for a C310 Clydo at 10:35pm 03.21.23 On a bigger boat, it is better to avoid shackles for headsails for a couple of reasons, they hurt w
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. joker460 at 8:11pm 03.21.23 I did what you're trying to do. I used the NoLand engineering system when they started back in 2011.
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Gene Neill at 8:01pm 03.21.23 Fast forward to last Fall and a different C22 - I was on a sailing trip from Santa Cruz to Moss Lan
Greywater discharge installation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:45pm 03.21.23 My sink discharges through a thru-hull with a ball valve. The thru-hull is not low in the hull, but
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 7:23pm 03.21.23
New Running Rigging for a C310 dlochner at 6:39pm 03.21.23 Currently I tie my headsail sheets with bowline knots, this will be a chance to upgrade this. SBO o
New Running Rigging for a C310 Hello Below at 6:29pm 03.21.23 All, I have decided to replace the lines on my boat. The owners manual only describes the lines as
New Running Rigging for a C310 Sailfanatic at 6:28pm 03.21.23 The video below has relevant line selection for a similar size boat. I would strongly advise against
Starwind 19 project boat Yuba94 at 6:11pm 03.21.23
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions dbk0630 at 5:46pm 03.21.23 I replaced the foam in my cushions about 2 years ago with the Lux high quality foam recommended by G

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