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OMC saildrive folding prop garysisson at 11:46am 10.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3650 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 17/3375 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 4/1503 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 10/4359 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 8/1725 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 14/2355 ...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 56/12715 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 9/6036 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 7/1686 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 14/2268 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 22/6349 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 25/5623 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 6/1970 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 0/1031 For all you sailors searching for a replacement fresh water tank for your boat, I found this replace
Wow... (2) Maine Sail at 6:56pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3616 Sitting here next to an open window, on the lee side of the house, and I am stunned we still have po
Topside paint repair (3) malyea at 6:28pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1871 Casting a wider net... Got some very bad scrapes on my '82 Hunter 30 starboard topside - the photo
Find My iBoat! Ward H at 6:26pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1478 My boat is sitting in a cradle in the marina. Nothing much more I can do but hope it doesn't float a
Hunter 49 Engine Access Improved (1) artboas at 5:30pm 10.29.12 Big Boats 17/3989 57754.vB
Hunter 49 owners: An easy upgrade (1) artboas at 4:51pm 10.29.12 Big Boats 0/956 57752.vB
Current wind speeds (1) Maine Sail at 3:47pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1083 Had a tree fall across the road in front of me on the way home from the marina. http://images.in

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Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dmax at 7:25am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very relia
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else
Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 5:17am 03.28.23 64911927 -Will
Halman 27 Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 03.28.23
H37C Main sail reefing (1) Jim Legere at 3:22am 03.28.23 That hole through the gooseneck (to the left of the sheave) is for another pin that carries a jammer
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine
C22 sliding hatch (3) pcharn01 at 8:24pm 03.27.23 Now laminating glass and epoxy to the outer shell. After this cures, peel off the peel ply and 3 mor
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 8:20pm 03.27.23 Ground out the inner shell and composite. Had several issues, the wear through the bottom side of t
H37C Main sail reefing (1) gockleyd at 7:57pm 03.27.23 This is encouraging me to try and get the original system working my gooseneck looks like this. And
Asbestos? dlochner at 7:32pm 03.27.23 The next question is "What do I replace it with?" Fiberglass muffler tape. Find it in the high perfo

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