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Replace mid-ship toerail with sail track? OS2Dude at 1:37pm 08.14.12 Day Sailers 2/1152 I have an O'Day 23 and I'm toying with replacing the deck blocks with a sail track on the mid-ships
Tiller tamer worked great! (2) Hollyweirdos at 1:28pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1979 Happy to be able to get out today for a sail on the ocean. The new tiller tamer worked perfectly.
Looking for an Atomic 4 Bill Roughton at 12:55pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2764 Would like to install it in my O'Day 27. The boat is in southern Maryland and I live in Northern Vi
Hello coach4111 at 12:24pm 08.14.12 Chrysler 0/4242 Would like to hear from someone ..that has a C-13 Chrysler sailboat.. I have an 1980..Thanks Don...
Difficulties tacking in high winds and waves Piotr at 12:17pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5099 This is baffling, because in 30 years of sailing I've never had any problems tacking in any conditio
Are American Sailor More Over Cautious Then European Sailors (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 62/10647 I have recently made a new friend. He is a 25 year old sailor from Poland. He has been sailing for m
P 28 Outhaul JimLor at 11:54am 08.14.12 Pearson 4/1626 Ould like to know how much our puthaul should move - 1986 P 28. Right now it is almost nil, maybe an
Best Practices for Using 2 Water Tanks on 320 kwilson1033 at 10:48am 08.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/4830 I just bought a 1993 320 and have never had a boat with so many features. One of the more notable i
Hunter 170 Stemhead TLEEMING at 10:11am 08.14.12 Day Sailers 1/1550 I am a fairly recent owner of a Hunter 170 (my first sailboat purchased) and after a week of vacatio
Need feedback on replacing seacock (1) Igetit at 9:58am 08.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3149 This is a 2002 Hunter 270 (mostly identical to a 260) that I acquired two weeks ago. The boat had be
sliding galley upgrade? centerline at 9:48am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1704 has anyone put their sliding galley on tracks to make it easier to pull in and out for use and stowa
liveaboard in France donquijote at 9:33am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 How best to advertise Beneteau 50 based Med. France. For American or Aussie an inexpensive European
Raymarine System Calibration Rick486 at 9:28am 08.14.12 Big Boats 5/6152 Well, it's a slow summer cruising wise due to weather and breaking in new puppy, so in the meantime
cockpit seat hatch.... centerline at 9:08am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1737 on my boat (mac 25) there is a hatch built into the starboard seating area. I like it a lot.... on t
Quick question Lost Parent at 8:39am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/1818 We are on holidays and cannot get diesel to rev high it stops around 2500 rpm when it should reach 3
1975 O'Day 27 Manual wyattlisa at 8:01am 08.14.12 Bigger Boats 3/2476 Hi we just bought a 1975 O'Day... she is in great condition. Just wondering if anyone could email us
Looking for a cheap slip on Chesapeake AirBooss at 7:58am 08.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/7363 I am buying a boat and am looking for a convenient slip on the west side of the bay between about Pa
Compass Installation geehaw at 7:24am 08.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3047 Well I just got a new Ritchie SR2 compass. I see that there is not enough space between the inner an
How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps Ross at 6:43am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 25/3979 How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps. 1. Make it known that it is your boat and nobody does
Plywood in the Keel? Piratenorm at 6:12am 08.14.12 Catalina 30 7/4496 Just cruising through older posts and discovered a worrisome item, that my 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1, hu

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Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 6:17am 02.27.23 Thanks for all the comments, but was just trying to manage my expectations. I've sailed for many ye
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? jssailem at 6:08am 02.27.23 At first blush, it sounded like a lot of time. But breaking it down as follows maybe not a lot of wa
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 5:40am 02.27.23 You can buy it as a Univer$al part... Or if the hose is leaking, you can go to a bearing and hose
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 5:27am 02.27.23 I found @BarryL s post #19 interesting where Garmin says their auto guidance accounts for your dep
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 4:31am 02.27.23 Most marine supply stores in our area carry hatch gasket replacement kits Pretty standard stuff. Not
advice on auto chart plotter Ward H at 4:20am 02.27.23 Besides that, I believe the Garmin charts shows the entry to our marina on land. Our saved coarse r
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ward H at 3:39am 02.27.23 Looks familiar. I replaced the drain hose on my my C30 last spring when I raised the engine for a ne
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 02.27.23 You didn't mention how old your boat is but if it goes back a ways, you may be looking at a new pro
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 1:24am 02.27.23 Another option is to just get rid of the hose kit and put one of these plugs in?
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 1:23am 02.27.23 From what I can tell, it looks like all the parts in this kit listed below. It doesn't look like a
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Ralph Johnstone at 9:50pm 02.26.23 What @Don S/V ILLusion said. You didn't mention how old your boat is but if it goes back a ways,
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 02.26.23
Dieless Crimpers? mermike at 8:50pm 02.26.23 I use both the FTZ and Temco crimpers. I occasionally use the Quick cable right angle lugs which req
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:36pm 02.26.23
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust rgranger at 8:26pm 02.26.23 Like others have said, I would spot treat. Grind out the rust spots with an angle grinder..hit it wi
Funny Friday!!! (1) DaveJ at 7:39pm 02.26.23
A lesson on winches pclarksurf at 7:37pm 02.26.23 @pclarksurf I've never seen a trailer extension mounted like that, but that is a great solution hon
bottom paint dlochner at 7:33pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is still available without the slime preventing biocide. The first time it is used figure 2 c
bottom paint Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is no longer made, i believe The original formula with Irgarol biocide was discontinued, but
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:11pm 02.26.23

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