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Strapped up again peptobysmol at 11:02pm 08.13.12 Smaller Boats 7/1933 Anyone else have the remainder of the season/year cut short related to low water levels? Obviously
Catalina 38 issues jessicaward80 at 10:19pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4736 I recently purchased a 1982 catalina 38. Love the boat!!! Being new to boating there are a few issue
Holding Tank capacity on a 34 two sailors at 9:38pm 08.13.12 Bigger Boats 2/1279 Has anyone increased the holding tank size on a 34 Oday?
Docking solo tasdevil at 9:27pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/7501 I lake sail solo with an Oday 22 docking at a neighbors dock. The dock is 24 feet long with an appr
Hunter warranty and bankruptcy GreggL at 9:03pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1689 According to the news the other day Hunter was bought out of chapter 11 bankruptcy by Marlow group t
Cradle dimensions for C&C 30 Redwing Bobalu at 6:51pm 08.13.12 C&C 1/2246 After storing my beloved Redwing on stands for many years, my boat yard has informed me that beginn
Aluminum keel bolt backing plates kirlos at 6:48pm 08.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/10052 Hi all, My 1985 Pearson 34 has aluminum keel bolt backing plates that are in rough shape and qui
Towing, Mexico to USA (1) Delezynski at 5:52pm 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 9/3457 Hi all, Not to long ago, Jill and I bought a new trailer for Guenevere. She was in Guaymas Mexico
Victron anomoly gettinthere at 5:26pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1884 I have a 900 amp house bank. The Victron monitor was reading 74% state of charge and consumed energy
1978 25ft O'Day Merus at 4:59pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 10/8902 Hey people, I'm in the process of buying a 78 25ft o'day, it will be my first boat. Any advices Woul
2012 Ensign Nationals justsomeguy at 4:22pm 08.13.12 Racing 0/4006 2012 Ensign (Inter)Nationals Hey, I got to sail with Take (Tah-kay) yesterday! He'll be crewing on
Redoing the interior of 1976 Catalina 27 DianaAndBob at 3:07pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/22698 Hi! We have just acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 in pretty rough condition, and I need a little guidance
Inside repair of fiberglass & plywood deck John Connolly at 2:39pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1547 Inside the cabin, I have some areas in the "ceiling" of a sailboat where moisture has caused some co
Fresh water pressure problems fambarstow at 2:30pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/891 The Galley faucet has little pressure while the Head faucet works fine. Both run off the same pump?
Really Good Mast Tuning Guide JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:28pm 08.13.12 Catalina 310 0/1241 I was doing a little internet surfing at work and found a good video and guide from Selden Masts on
Dripless Shaft Seal vs Dripless packing billt1 at 1:16pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7423 My engine is supposed to be left in neutral when I sail (Perkings with Borg-Warner trans.) that rul
crew to florida or ICW (1) Dragon Fly at 1:09pm 08.13.12 Bigger Boats 0/1069 IN OCTOBER, looking for help sailing an Oday 28' from Maine down to florida, eventually, or at least
All is right with one little corner of the world. Roger Long at 1:02pm 08.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/8487 I'm now sure that the engine is running properly and my faith in it is restored. This afternoon, Mi
O'day 20 with hobby cat equipment Sastevenson at 12:56pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 0/953 Hey all, I recently purchased my first boat. It's a 20' and it's current mast and sails are from
Tachometer Question Yanmar 20QM20 pelicanj45 at 12:53pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/6366

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Ouch! capta at 12:05pm 02.15.23 Slips at Charleston city marina run north of $800/mo I was paying in the neighborhood of $700 for
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York capta at 11:49am 02.15.23 I have never had as much trouble as I've had since Nikki returned Skipping Stone to Narragansett Bay
Question on Teak Terry Cox at 11:33am 02.15.23 Also, what type of treatment do you use for the wood inside the cabin? We use only teak oil on the
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles (1) RussC at 11:09am 02.15.23 two concerns with turnbuckle boot covers. (1) lack of visibility to inspect (2) captures moisture un
Universal M25 = Kubota ?? Cederholm at 10:41am 02.15.23 Interesting. What year is your boat?
Universal M25 = Kubota ?? RitSim at 10:21am 02.15.23 My C30 block was a D-950
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 DouceFolieI at 10:13am 02.15.23 Rutgerson (Swedish) seems to have little or no distribution in the USA. If you need just the bloc
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks DouceFolieI at 10:10am 02.15.23 For foot block like that, I used a store for Rutgerson deck hardware. Many options See link here Th
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 02.15.23 does silicone grease help or hurt? I've taken to applying synthetic grease to electrical contact
Ouch! Scott T-Bird at 9:16am 02.15.23 I suppose the trend in Montana is beginning to mimic Idaho! You may not have many locational option
O'Day 28 w/ Kubota 5411 2 cyl Diesel Ralph Johnstone at 8:15am 02.15.23 :worthless:
Ouch! Dalliance at 8:04am 02.15.23 I feel for you and those still in your harbor. A 100% increase is a painful shock. I have a sad fee
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York SailorFrank at 7:46am 02.15.23 I believe there are a few liveaboards here: https://www.glenislandyachtclub.com very basic setup t
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York SailorFrank at 7:44am 02.15.23 How long are you going to stay? You might do better to be a transient, but not sure what you are lo
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York SailorFrank at 7:38am 02.15.23 I don't like to see this post drift off the list. I think lots of posters would like to help but h
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles (1) Justin_NSA at 7:08am 02.15.23 Practical Sailor has an old '05 article on them https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deck
Ouch! dLj at 7:01am 02.15.23 I ran a trailerable sailboat for years. Saves on marina fees, saves on bottom paint, you just have t
Ouch! Orbweaver at 6:46am 02.15.23 Quick update: this is a season lease, not a year. The season is dictated by when the tribe raises th
Superstitous steps kloudie1 at 6:36am 02.15.23 Couple of previous hits: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/xsearch/xsearch_form.php?kw=Mast+step+coin E
air conditioning Sailgunner at 6:26am 02.15.23 That's one of my ideas due to the proximity to a thru hull. When you ran the ducts through the hea

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