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S2 10.3, Good Perf Cruiser, JAM Racer? hobiesailor10 at 3:27pm 08.04.12 S2 6/7901 I am considering a 10.3 and have found limited info published on-line. This forum seems like the pl
trailering O'Day Outlaw appel006 at 3:18pm 08.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4161 i have recently trailered my 26 ft O'Day Outlaw from Wisconsin to Maine where it will stay and be st
Looking for a daysailer GreggL at 2:08pm 08.04.12 Trailer Sailors 22/9554 Looking to pickup a day sailer in the under $10k range. I'm interested in something that's going t
Identification (2) dmosier at 1:59pm 08.04.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2277 I was hoping that someone out there could identify this boat and tell me a little about it. I was an
Erie Canal Closed 25yearslater at 1:40pm 08.04.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2181 Just to inform anyone planning to transit the Erie Canal between Lake Erie and the Oswego Canal a co
Oceanis 48 Mgshorn at 12:57pm 08.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1238 Anyone taken delivery yet? Please tell all!
Jib Halyard Overide on Winch... GorillaToast at 12:22pm 08.04.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 37/12386 What Would You Have Done? I was sailing close hauled this morning in 10 kits of wind, flying my 110
H42 galley floor RWSlater at 11:21am 08.04.12 Big Boats 9/1989 OK so I've perused the internet and a bunch of forums to try and get some information on this and no
Reef Line Length? jdratlif at 10:35am 08.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1819 I am making reef lines for the main on my O'day 25. After searching on this site and Google, I canno
Potable? jGo at 9:54am 08.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2255 Does anyone drink the water from their water tank? Does the tank need periodic cleaning? Are there
Hull Paint CaptGregg at 9:08am 08.04.12 Catalina 22 8/1733 Hey got a question for you guys... My brother-in-law who paints homes for a living suggested I paint
1980 H37C head holding tank mjmercer19248 at 6:16am 08.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2413 Looking to add a waste holding tank. Location? i was thinking under the v berth starboard side. Func
Refrigeration Styx at 5:43am 08.04.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3534 Does anyone have any experience with Dometic WAECO CF110AC110 Coolmatic 113 QT AC/DC (55 watts) or W
Hunter 23.5 Centerboard -follow-up (2) Mike in Cape Cod at 11:00pm 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 26/10498 Hunter 23.5 Centerboard -New Saga-Read new info Thanks to all responders to my forum 2012 July 24th
Just one word, plastics. (5) caguy at 10:48pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2278 This old hippy hates to admit it but I Love Plastics. Been having some summer fun and I just finishe
jib littlescoop at 8:28pm 08.03.12 Catalina 22 18/1807 I want to buy a new jib....I live in Monterey California and average wind in the middle of the day i
GPS blanking with Auto pilot islandrunner70 at 7:17pm 08.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1293 Looking for some trouble shooting guidance. 93 Oceanis 370 with Garmin GPS 498 installed on the Acc
Heat exchanger zincs (1) rukidn at 6:48pm 08.03.12 Catalina 310 15/6582 Anyone encountered and solved this trap? No way to get a new zinc into the heat exchanger without ma
Blue water over the bow BillyK at 6:22pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4621 Tried to go out into the ocean today off the cost of Atlantic City NJ.. the longport inlet has real
Sailing with just the Jib JasonC at 6:07pm 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1311 O when the Marina put my boat in the pulled the main sail line all the way to top. Still had great

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Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 7:26am 02.13.23 In your "squareness" photo it appears that the gap is larger in the gap at the bottom of the photo
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 7:25am 02.13.23 Standard cruisers' conversation when meeting: Where ya from? Where ya going? What's broken? If you
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Maine Sail at 7:23am 02.13.23 Thanks @Maine Sail - good to see you writing again and sharing your knowledge. I am not an electr
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Alan Gomes at 7:07am 02.13.23 without having lost anything, broken anything, Or at least nothing major. Pretty hard to have a
New autopilot smokey73 at 5:57am 02.13.23 If at all possible, I'd consider pulling out existing wires without big connectors, inserting the wi
Rear pulpit modification (1) MBroderick at 5:56am 02.13.23 Each side has a quick pin:
Rear pulpit modification fred1diver at 5:51am 02.13.23 How do you open it?
Why??? Scott B at 5:47am 02.13.23 So am I to understand, we opened our border to a homeless Canadian, who traveled in some fashion 30
Rear pulpit modification (1) MBroderick at 5:46am 02.13.23 This is what I use on my 33.5. Two Gemini split connectors and a length od ss tubing. I like this be
Lewmar folding wheel problem (1) Scott B at 5:37am 02.13.23 If you zoom in on the wheel you can see the elastic and balls.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RoyS at 5:35am 02.13.23 If you have space I suggest that you raise the engine exhaust port as high as possible. Ideally you
Lewmar folding wheel problem Scott B at 5:34am 02.13.23 Thanks I did see this loop/bungee in the discussions however these are apparently long gone from my
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Dave Groshong at 5:06am 02.13.23 I would use 11mm=7/16 for all, unless you want to splurge a little on Dyneema, I would go down to
Sirius 21 owners manual Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55am 02.13.23
Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 4:45am 02.13.23 The post is 3 years old. Looking at the image of the balls in his hand, it looks like he was using
Lewmar folding wheel problem (1) jssailem at 3:38am 02.13.23 The post is 3 years old. Looking at the image of the balls in his hand, it looks like he was using a
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 jssailem at 3:25am 02.13.23 really don't want more running rigging complicating things if really not needed I read your commen
another winter movie jssailem at 3:14am 02.13.23 Interesting story about a sailor with a dream and the focus to achieve it. No money and a sketchy pa
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Kings Gambit at 3:00am 02.13.23 If there is any reluctance to post the details of a voyage that didn't achieve its stated goals, I
Meet your new Forum Administrator DAVA390 at 2:52am 02.13.23 Congrats and good luck. I had the pleasure of meeting Phil several years ago in Annapolis. Although

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