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New owner needs advice jGo at 11:25am 07.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1689 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1973 C27 and as part of the deal I negotiated to have new lags sis
Yep...Not Doing This Again... (1) ChockFullOnuts222 at 11:14am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2865 Looked funny, so I snapped a picture of it. I towed my M25 15 miles to the marina yesterday with my
H 37c Salon Table mod (1) guidera48 at 11:07am 07.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1849 I am modifying the main cabin table so it can be removable. After working on the boat for 2 years an
Hunter 23.5 Running Rigging (2) Rasemans at 10:46am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/5342 Fellow Sailors, I am happy with my recent purchase of a H23.5. However I have found that the both th
Help with fouling jib sheets (4) DARSheGoes at 10:44am 07.05.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2377 I have Lewmar 54 winches for my Jibs and they foul on me evertime no matter how fast / careful I am
Bimini & Weather Helm egodsey at 10:18am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/1763 I sail my Hunter 25.5 on Lake Travis in Austin, TX. It can get brutally hot here in the simmer, so r
Wind storm damage shanker at 10:03am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 7/1907 A powerful wind storm came through a couple days ago and my Hunter suffered some damage. The wind go
proper outboard size seabrooksailor at 9:45am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3923 I have a 1980 v222 I just finished restoring and I was hoping for some input from the pros on what s
Wanted Used Propeller 15 " PGUTIERREZ at 9:34am 07.05.12 Parts Search 0/1446 Wanted spare prop for Catalina 36, right hand rotation. Two blade 15 X 10 X 1 or Three blade 15 X 9
New Flooring curtcarie at 9:07am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1717 I've been working on my '67 Mariner 19. I've decided to put flooring back in but with no original f
my Hunter 32 smells bad! seanymph at 8:53am 07.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1525 We just bought a Hunter 32 foot year 2000 and it smells. can anyone tell me if i need to replace tan
Dodger Pattern, Seafarer 30 Seafarer Don at 8:05am 07.05.12 Seafarer 1/3196 Hi all, I have recently purchased a Seafarer 30 (1984) and am looking to add a dodger. I've contacte
Sloppy Bulkhead Bilge Pump odaydokay at 7:08am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/909 Here is an issue I had and how I solved it. About a year ago my O'Day 28's Swedish made original eq
Anchoring off Scussett Beach Sowwanin II at 5:23am 07.05.12 Destinations 5/3530 Traveling from Nantucket to North Shore, MA. Plan is to transit the canal and avoid the crowds by d
O'Day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2038 Hi Everyone, My parents recently decided to move their 1985 O'Day 28 closer to where I live, so I'l
Overhead Lighting Issue PERCHER at 11:45pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 2/1275 We have a 2006 45CC. Yesterday the overhead salon lights started to flicker. My wife is on the boa
Mast light wiring under deck NeverTooRuff at 8:08pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/902 '94 Hunter 26. Wires from electrical panel to deck plug are now cut down flush with deck thru-hole a
So, After a few years, I sold my boat..... 1977oday22 at 6:55pm 07.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3318 As much as I hate to do it, I sold the "Starlyte". Always a great girl, I enjoyed the Cr##p out of t
Dismasted! (3) Brian Schwerdt at 6:45pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 64/15991 It seems I went out in a little more wind than my '76 O'Day 22 could handle, and ended up dismasted.
white smoke mellis18 at 6:11pm 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1348 I got some white smoke coming from the exhaust today while participating in the 4th parade. :cry: I

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Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) sailcapt340 at 5:53pm 10.09.22
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 5:44pm 10.09.22 C Clamp? Putting a piece of wood across the top of the cleat and using a C-clamp from the top of
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) sailcapt340 at 5:42pm 10.09.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 10.09.22 The "Sonnet" and Captain Fiero departed Sandy Hook this morning. Can anybody recommend a cheap(Read
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main shemandr at 5:07pm 10.09.22 A baggie sail is a baggie sail. Sometimes some surgery can help it but mostly it's done for sailing
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Justin_NSA at 5:00pm 10.09.22 Fortunately C22s don't have many thruhulls.
CDI FF2 Justin_NSA at 4:59pm 10.09.22 The hardest part of installing a CDI FF2 on my old Mac was getting the deck fairlead close enough so
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? TimFromLI at 4:53pm 10.09.22 All hoses below the waterline should have two marine hose clamps. If the previous owner used home de
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? kappykaplan at 4:40pm 10.09.22 see if I can get 2 clamps on each connection. :plus:
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main heritage at 4:36pm 10.09.22 I don't think that making your present sail loose footed will take out the 8" inches of bagginess on
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 4:35pm 10.09.22 That hose is barely over the barbs enough to single clamp it. It should be on at least another inch
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rick D at 4:16pm 10.09.22 Following....same issue. With your attention to detail and serious maintenance, someone will someday
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) RoyS at 4:05pm 10.09.22 C Clamp?
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Justin_NSA at 3:47pm 10.09.22 That hose is barely over the barbs enough to single clamp it. It should be on at least another inch
CDI FF2 Timm R Oday25 at 3:39pm 10.09.22 You are really going to like sailing with the CDI furler . The FF2 takes a number #6 sailtape . The
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Kingjim91 at 3:23pm 10.09.22
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Tally Ho at 3:13pm 10.09.22 I bought a new sail 2 years ago, and it is my first loose-footed sail. i like it as it can carry th
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? leo310 at 3:12pm 10.09.22 I have been to the US many times. My MMSI # is registered to the vessel, as for the VHF you need a r
Marine head on a 1972 Macgregor Venture 24 sail sfbay at 3:11pm 10.09.22 Assuming you will have a marine survey: 2. Surveyor to confirm holding tank and pumpout fitting. 3
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? kappykaplan at 2:52pm 10.09.22 2 clamps at each end where it connects. :plus:

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