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What size propeller nut? hangfire68 at 2:23pm 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 0/922 1976 Morgan Out Island 33 Volvo Pinta, 3-bladed LEFT-handed Hydralign folding propeller. Wha
Cat 27 slider berth reeder at 11:58am 10.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1399 I recently acquired an 84 Catalina 27 traditional set up. The slide out berth works OK, but I can't
Dual Shore Power Chargers? Birdman737 at 11:50am 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1793 Greetings all! I am considering adding to my current 40A ProTech4 shore power charger a new 50A Pro
222 Loose Backstay Wooden Shoe at 11:28am 10.05.12 Day Sailers 24/8080 I've just acquired a 222 and the backstay has very noticeable slack (about 4" side to side). The tur
Seafarer 38 Hatch gasket replacement llavicka at 10:00am 10.05.12 Seafarer 1/2155 I'm doing maintenance to my Seafarer 38 to better market it. The deck opening Aluminum Hatches have
Waste Holding Tank 1983 Hunter 31 jvidal01 at 9:25am 10.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/7482 Does anyone know if the 1983 waste holding tank is removable? In my v-berth where the macerator is,
Anchor Riding Sail Webone at 8:49am 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 25/9627 After one of those frantic "at dusk" (boat rode all day without incident) #@$% the ^%$# anchor broke
Electric Winch. Capt Strapfoots at 7:41am 10.05.12 Balboa 0/1371 Has anyone put an electric winch in there Balboa for the swing keel.
Will Mariner roller furler fit19 weekender? oliversdad at 6:57am 10.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1135 Anyone know if a roller furler and jib from a 19'Mariner will fit my 19 weekender without much troub
Alarms Navicula at 5:55am 10.05.12 Big Boats 8/1590 I have just installed a high water bildge alarm and a propane sniffer alarm in the bildge area......
Trailer rust fokker416 at 5:50am 10.05.12 Trailer Sailors 4/2153 I'm getting some rust on my galvanized trailer. What is the best way to fix it? Can I just grind i
Annapolis Sailboat Show rbmcintire at 4:18am 10.05.12 Catalina 30 4/1532 Anybody going today (Friday)?
refinish your countertops/laminate easy ;) warain at 11:01pm 10.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/8342 thought I'd share, I recently refinished our 84' 30' catalina counters in the galley. I cost only $2
Howdy Balboa Owners balboa20#6 at 9:59pm 10.04.12 Balboa 3/3281 I am now the proud owner of hull number 6 of the Balboa 20 series Going thru the sail bag I also fo
First time cruiser arlen1919 at 9:03pm 10.04.12 Trailer Sailors 17/5649 Hey all, I'm new here and really I was wondering what you guys think is the best trailer sailer crui
Triple Bladed Prop? primetime at 8:02pm 10.04.12 Catalina 30 12/2576 Hi all- This was my first season with my "new" 1980 Catalina 30 tall rig. I'm really enjoying it an
genoa jib 19jib39 at 7:20pm 10.04.12 Catalina 22 5/1328 what is you sailors opinion just using jib ,i tried it yesterday in 5 to 10 mph,i was suprised ,it w
1974 Irwin 25' Modifications mwadkins at 7:12pm 10.04.12 Irwin 10/7817 We love our little boat. However there are only 3 of us and would like to utilize the unused space a
Fish type anodes Kordie at 5:28pm 10.04.12 Ask All Sailors 27/4281 So I am thinking of making my own after replacing my anode on the prop after less than 6 months use.
Lake Superior North Shore vs. Lake Huron's North Channel Birdman737 at 4:47pm 10.04.12 Destinations 13/9786 Anyone want to share their experiences sailing both Lake Superior (especially the Canadian shore) AN

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ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Siamese at 1:50pm 01.26.23 I'd choose the O'day 19. Long list of reasons I'm too lazy to go into.
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 1:46pm 01.26.23 Did I read that SIGN Right?:facepalm: ________ TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW In a La
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start artboas at 1:45pm 01.26.23
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start artboas at 1:34pm 01.26.23 ........... Maybe for you but I'm Illinois. Two years ago I was going to install a Trombetta P/Q
Solar panel question/Recommendations Tin Kicker at 1:31pm 01.26.23 $811? If you go flexible you can pay well under $300 for the panels, controller, and monitor by buyi
Need a "double" block at the mast base twalker H260 at 1:30pm 01.26.23 Grey ones look like zspar blocks - a nut mounts on the underside of the mast step. From your pics
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) dlochner at 1:08pm 01.26.23 https://www.manualslib.com/download/2165162/Yanmar-4jh3-Te.html
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Sail22Capri22 at 1:06pm 01.26.23 I had a Rhodes 19 (centerboard version) for a few years before getting my Capri. I really enjoyed th
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 12:51pm 01.26.23 I would suggest you use two single blocks as it would be most difficult to fairlead two different l
Line routing to cockpit Crazy Dave Condon at 12:38pm 01.26.23 It would be helpful to identify the boat such as year and make to include the mast as well. There i
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 01.26.23 Any chance you could provide a video with good audio showing one session of the engine being started
Solar panel question/Recommendations BigEasy at 12:13pm 01.26.23 . I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. Defender has a
Need a "double" block at the mast base capta at 12:08pm 01.26.23 I would suggest you use two single blocks as it would be most difficult to fairlead two different li
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source BigEasy at 12:06pm 01.26.23 I wouldn't leave a gas generator (or any generator) running in my abscence. Honda issued a recall
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 11:56am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman block? Right now the line i
Solar panel question/Recommendations Leeward Rail at 11:55am 01.26.23 Leeward how did they attach them to the top? I was looking into those types of panels and considere
What is This, Anyone Need One? LloydB at 11:52am 01.26.23 Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install after
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 11:45am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water. Did you read my article in the earlier post? If
Need a "double" block at the mast base Dave Groshong at 11:44am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman line?
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:36am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water.

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