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Stovetop oven merlinuxo at 8:21am 09.25.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3246 Thought this might be of interest to our trailerable (sailboats, of course!) chefs: http://www.rei.c
Taught myself a lesson BobM at 7:54am 09.25.12 S2 2/1404 I was out for about five hours yesterday. It was quite gusty and i was on several downwind runs whe
Origo pot/pan holders or stove fiddles centerline at 7:38am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4858 for anyone interested in getting a set of potholder/fiddles.... I have searched for a set of potho
Venture 21 Outboard - Long or Short DavyBones at 6:03am 09.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2566 Hey all, I finally made my purchase and picked up a 1973' Venture 21, and as the seller stated, I'm
E33 folding pad eye in cockpit GreggL at 4:09am 09.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2501 There seems to be two selden folding pad eyes on the interior of my swim platform in the cockpit. Ar
looking for name and source for a special cleat carltonmoore at 7:42pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1988 Hi everyone. First time posting for me. I'm trying to find the name of a special cleat that is on
Bottom cleaning... BlueRunner at 7:41pm 09.24.12 Day Sailers 7/4132 I just hauled my '08 Hunter 170 out of the lake and the bottom looks very slimy. Anyone use a power
Location of Beneteau HIN # galynd at 6:50pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/8997 I just purchased a 2000 Beneteau 36 cc. In the state of Texas I'm required to take a picture of or
recessed window replacement mike b. at 6:22pm 09.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1908 I have a 1987 Catalina 30. I just bought new recessed windows from catalinaowners.com to replace my
Crazing under smoked portlight '87 272 cbourne200 at 6:15pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1458 I removed the smoked plexiglass on my 272's front port - needed to rebed opening port and wasn't fam
A new solar panel (4) Technodad at 6:15pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 22/5432 Here is a simple project to keep your batteries up to full charge. All pretty self explanatory....
End of season? (Or is it) crosswind at 6:02pm 09.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2674 So this is my first end of season considerations. Can I get a good run down of everyone's checklist
A new floor (3) Technodad at 5:51pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1002 Here's an easy project for a comfy floor that is thick dense foam and does not absorb water, comes a
charger problem msthom at 5:42pm 09.24.12 Catalina 310 6/2391 The fuse in the charger line to battery #1 keeps blowing.I don't see any shorts frayed wires or loos
A new Kitchen (7) Technodad at 5:34pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1379 Finally I have a few shots of my newly installed sssssliding kitchen unit.... For you Joe!....and o
Jack's wildfire O'Day jack egan at 5:25pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1711 Jack (13 years old) has a fixer upper O'DAy wildfire,16'10 x 6'-3 +or -. We need any info on how to
Picket Patrol (3) shemandr at 5:20pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4066 We had the annual Maritime Festival here in Greenport last weekend. Featured was the yacht Zaida, wh
New Sailboat Brochures + Website Photos Ducati at 5:14pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3573 Just visited the Beneteau website and looked at some of their new sailboats. You really have to l
Morgan 38 Air Conditioning NDow at 4:56pm 09.24.12 Morgan 1/2427 I just purchased a 1994 Morgan/Catalina 38, and I plan to install an air conditioner like a marine a
Standing Rigging mark_hannah2002 at 4:54pm 09.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1214 I just bought a 1977 21' and lost the turnbuckle for the Forestay (somewhere on Route 66). My quest

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H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 9:03am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (1) jssailem at 8:54am 01.25.23 On your size of boat, I would look at the designed (purchased unit). Either will work. I looked ha
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 8:52am 01.25.23 That might work... but spreaders often have a bushing that runs through the mast and the two spread
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat kloudie1 at 8:37am 01.25.23 It never ceases to amaze me how folks I have met from the forum are such good people! It was really
Bermuda jssailem at 8:37am 01.25.23 Didn't you nearly break this one????? :banghead::laugh::yikes:
Barton Removable Travelers (1) rgranger at 8:17am 01.25.23 I put a traveler on my H26 and it was a GREAT improvement when going to weather. But I did not use
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:13am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to th
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 8:12am 01.25.23 OpenCPN ( https://opencpn.org/index.html ) lists the following info on Canadian Charts that can be p
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 JBP-PA at 8:09am 01.25.23
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (7) rgranger at 8:05am 01.25.23 ...so I have a room to add strength with some steel plate screwed into the mast to support the new
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 8:05am 01.25.23 Did you check the store here? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/index.php
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:01am 01.25.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, esp
Barton Removable Travelers JBP-PA at 7:40am 01.25.23 You should be able to get a feel for the strength of the supporting sides. Do they move easily when
Barton Removable Travelers jssailem at 7:22am 01.25.23 Not knowing the fiberglass thicknesses and structure of the sides of your cockpit nor the deck of th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (3) rgranger at 6:53am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to t
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:17am 01.25.23 Depending on your style of sailing, having detailed wind data is either nice or required. Racing it
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:03am 01.25.23 The only way to get real time AIS is to have an AIS receiver. AIS receiver is a helpful tool in t
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Tin Kicker at 5:25am 01.25.23 I'll agree that watching for a bundle is a great way to go, but add that the B&G Vulcan 7 occasional
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 5:22am 01.25.23
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:06am 01.25.23 Ok, Not a small job. You will need to template the area, and then cut out the material with about a

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