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So much for holding tanks... Tom-in-Annapolis at 3:11pm 10.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1165 This is one waste station that flows directly into the Chesapeake Bay. "wastewater overflow more tha
Engine control cable Andr� R. at 3:05pm 10.30.12 Big Boats 15/2727 I have a H34 83 with the Merriman Yacht Specialties post. For a period of 20 minutes I had to push a
Question about the Balboa 26 rgranger at 2:36pm 10.30.12 Balboa 11/20194 Hello Balboa owners... In the past two days, I've run across two Balboa 26 sailboats for sale. Adm
Doyle APC (1) Bob 04 H260 at 1:56pm 10.30.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3952 Our H356 came with a spinnaker. The sail bag is marked Doyle APC. The sail has an ATI sock. The tack
How long dwells7297 at 1:33pm 10.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1249 I have a Catalina 30 with the inboard Atomic. I want to thank all you guys for your input. I bought
Rules of the Road Question (1) Steve Christensen at 12:42pm 10.30.12 Ask All Sailors 36/5313 So here is an interesting Rules of the Road question for you all - cour
OMC saildrive folding prop garysisson at 11:46am 10.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3481 Hi all: I have been looking for a folding prop for my OMC saildrive without success. Anyone have one
Damage reports... BillyK at 10:14am 10.30.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3290 How did your marina fare? Anyone know if SeaView harbor in long port survived?
Sandy News; How did Rock Hall do? rajhnsn at 8:35am 10.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1443 Does anyone have any information about how the Eastern Shore of the Upper Chesapeake Bay made out in
How to cover your salon table with a nautical map warain at 7:44am 10.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/4119 I posted a bit ago about how I used bar top epoxy for the galley counters. I also used it for the
numbers inside under dinette seat captcoho at 7:37am 10.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1624 Does anyone know what the numbers are inside the the seat storage opposite the head at the dinette??
Hurricane Sandy... Piotr at 7:00am 10.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2166 ...went directly over my house (the center was 5 miles away). Wow - there IS an eye of the storm! :e
I hope all you NE folks fared well sailaway78 at 6:40am 10.30.12 Ask All Sailors 56/12397 We probably won't be hearing anything from those of you in the NE for a day or three. Let me just wi
Head Sail cloth wieght captcoho at 6:30am 10.30.12 Catalina 30 9/5574 I'm replacing my 155 genny. I've spoke with other sailors, and two saillofts. I thinking of having a
Replica HMS Bounty Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 10.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1645 Last night, it was reported that this ship was trying to sail out of harms way headed south but sank
Role Call - everyone OK? Jim Legere at 4:34am 10.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2108 I am really hoping all our Cherubini Hunters have survived Sandy...I realize some folks in the Great
Campstove turned Galley Stove (9) faithd at 11:03pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 22/5862 It took awhile to come up with a solution to our old Homestrand Alcohol Stove that was in our O'Day
Help Me Make "X" Travel Brace for Mast in Down Position? MacNCheese at 10:03pm 10.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4997 Sad? Very sad. But I failed at making the very basic Sailboat project. The "X" shaped travel brace
About to get my First Boat, ODAY 28 AirBoyzT at 8:02pm 10.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1854 So a little background before my question. I am a 26 year disabled wounded iraq veteran who suffers
Replacement Water Tank (1) ShotgunSlim at 7:24pm 10.29.12 Catalina 22 0/1012 For all you sailors searching for a replacement fresh water tank for your boat, I found this replace

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Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 jssailem at 6:49pm 11.15.22 Do I just get out the teak oil and go to town? Yes... No ... Maybe What look do you desire in your
Miss sailing jssailem at 6:48pm 11.15.22 Maybe you could get Navy Blue and Gold.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 6:45pm 11.15.22 The saga continues. The block has been to the machinists and been returned. Awaiting the head. The
Miss sailing WayneH at 6:40pm 11.15.22 I call that color "Save The Tatas" Fuscia. Last week was highlighter green. Next week will probabl
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 6:32pm 11.15.22 Sounds interesting. I was thinking about using a piece of jib car track mounted in a similar manner
Dyneema for furler line jssailem at 6:28pm 11.15.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not help
Miss sailing jssailem at 6:21pm 11.15.22 Oh my @WayneH. Did they wrap it on pink bandages to hide the blood? :yikes: That had to hurt. Sorr
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 (1) Hayden Watson at 6:06pm 11.15.22 Thanks. Did it ever darken the teak? What you see in my photo is what it looks like all the time.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric lord byron at 5:52pm 11.15.22
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 5:40pm 11.15.22 Even though my boat is not put away for the winter, I miss sailing, also, but for a different reason
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailmcchico at 5:07pm 11.15.22 For years I used a coconut teak oil which was a blend of coconut and tongue oils. It did a very go
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Hayden Watson at 4:53pm 11.15.22 For years I used a coconut teak oil which was a blend of coconut and tongue oils. It did a very goo
Video of the Iron Duck story (land sailing speed record) kappykaplan at 4:40pm 11.15.22 Nice find, @walt ! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Garhauer sale Tally Ho at 4:21pm 11.15.22 I need one also. Have you called them yet? They customize the vang to the specs of your boom, etc.
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Apex at 4:21pm 11.15.22 @Barnacle Bill - Thanks for that info, I will take it into consideration. I had to chuckle when you
"Temporary" way to start the engine with two dead batteries? Steve L22188 at 4:10pm 11.15.22 Update. Decided to bite the bullet and just get two new batteries and install them this weekend. D
Engineless.... capta at 4:07pm 11.15.22 I'm not sure where you're sailing, but from my experience one can sail engineless w/o an engine, wit
Timidly rebedding stanchions Tally Ho at 4:07pm 11.15.22 Thank you all for your advice, I'll be trying my hand with the rebedding process later this week. S
Dyneema for furler line (1) rgranger at 3:54pm 11.15.22 A new spring, if one can be installed might help prevent the block from twisting. I did not use a bl
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 3:24pm 11.15.22 When doing the job myself, my standards are always to the highest level even though they will be mu

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