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Bow Eye placement on ODay 27 Shemlock at 6:36am 02.20.12 Bigger Boats 4/1333 I would like to install a bow eye on my 27 ODay 1976 not for trailering but for possible breakdown t
mac pop-top mick hodapp at 5:29am 02.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3210 does any one know how much the pop-top weighs on a 1985 macgregor 25 ? thanks, mick
You know you got the sailing bug real bad when...... Fore Sail at 9:55pm 02.19.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3489 My wife and I were on the 18th. green at Pebble Beach watching the ATT Pro Am on a beautiful day an
My First Ever Engine Failure 2QM20 rardiH36 at 8:47pm 02.19.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2844 Today, while returning back into SF Bay, just under the GG bridge, sailing against a very strong-out
C30 Refit with C309 Furling Mast okengr at 7:21pm 02.19.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2175 Greetings Sailors - I'm fitting a C30 with a C309 furling mast and need a couple of measurements in
A toast to friends lost today... dparilla at 7:21pm 02.19.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/3540 I ask that we all pause and raise a glass to my friends who lost their lives overseas today while fl
Rendevous for Trailer Sailors - Great Lakes Happy Dolphin at 5:40pm 02.19.12 Day Sailers 2/1117 2012 Sailing season will soon return to the Great Lakes (Michigan - Ohio area)! Does anyone know of
Leaking ports jacko1015 at 3:37pm 02.19.12 Pearson 2/1678 I have recently purchased a Pearson 34 1985 model sailboat. It is in excellent condition, but this w
NJ Surveyor Recommendations Waldo5 at 2:49pm 02.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1267 Hi all, I'm looking at a boat in South Jersey. Can someone recommend a capable sailboat surveyor i
VHF antenna question Joel H. at 1:31pm 02.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1496 So, I think I know what the answer to this is but, not being a radio-head, I want to check before I
Card Scraper to Remove Varnish Video saltysailor at 1:03pm 02.19.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3718 Hey, I just wanted to share a video I made that shows how to use a card scraper to remove varnish. I
B361 prop size Tarsie at 11:48am 02.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/941 Does anyone have their 361 out of the water for me that could measure the propeller clearance? Spec
Attaching Spreaders on a 222 treeman at 11:11am 02.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2916 I'm trying to figure out the proper way to attach my spreaders on my O'day 222. When preparing my
sail slugs seaStan at 10:11am 02.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1454 would like to put slugs on my mainsail and am not sure which ones to use. I,m setting up my 2007 26m
Furling main car zrolimt at 9:47am 02.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1501 I went sailing yesterday in 8 knots of wind. Sailing along comfortably and all of a sudden the car f
Swing keel jam James Bandle at 9:30am 02.19.12 Day Sailers 8/2666 I'm new to the ODay 25. The boat is at a slip in 10 ft of water, the rope keel line is slack and the
Y Strut Installation CapeMaySailor at 7:36am 02.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1449 I'm about to replace a Y strut with one I salvaged from an '84 Hunter which I had to sawzall out of
Setting the pitch on Maxprop drchpete at 7:00am 02.19.12 Big Boats 12/3844 My maxprop is set a B/Y and V/X. I am only able to get to 2700 or so RPM if I am to keep the temp in
Going to Carolina in My Mind.... Roger Long at 6:30am 02.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4300 ....and the rest of me by boat. It started to rain just as I walked onto the dock in Saint Mar
Boating Tip No. 647 Roger Long at 5:29am 02.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2060 Just because it tastes good, don't over caffeinate when thunderstorms are rolling overhead in the mo

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Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Hello Below at 9:04pm 03.19.22 Unfortunately for the unvaccinated traveller to Canada there is still a requirement (even after eas
Wind angle Tedd at 9:00pm 03.19.22 I knew a doctor, when I said my shoulder hurt when I tried to reach behind my back, he said don't d
Yanmar Engine Oil Change MikeHoncho at 8:41pm 03.19.22
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information twalker H260 at 8:28pm 03.19.22 Unfortunately for the unvaccinated traveller to Canada there is still a requirement (even after ease
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Hello Below at 8:25pm 03.19.22 We have all of that pretty well covered. However, our family chose not to receive the vaccination.
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef sail sfbay at 7:55pm 03.19.22
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Tom J at 7:52pm 03.19.22
My NEWEST radio is "obsolete" ? Calif. Ted at 7:48pm 03.19.22 Battery rebuilders, new one to me but several turned up in a search, I'll look into that further. Th
broken filler cap for yanmar 3ym20 transmission BigEasy at 7:38pm 03.19.22 Try cutting a slot across the broken surface, deep enough to engage a flat blade screwdriver to allo
Looking for info on the head/toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:20pm 03.19.22
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Terry Cox at 7:14pm 03.19.22 To the best of my knowledge, whether a vessel is documented (ie registered at the federal level) or
37C Rudder assembly components (1) bommers at 6:56pm 03.19.22 I found my stuffing box on an ebay ad, 2 1-2 inch opening, I still dont know what brand this is, and
Looking for info on the head/toilet Ralph Johnstone at 6:55pm 03.19.22 The brand name and model of the head stamped somewhere on the body is the starting gate. The West
37C Rudder assembly components bommers at 6:44pm 03.19.22 i just took my rudder assembly apart today to change the flax stuffing in the stuffing box on my 198
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (3) chichiflys at 6:22pm 03.19.22 Constructed the box of G-10 that will be bonded around the upper post that is still adhered to the u
Yanmar Engine Oil Change MikeHoncho at 6:14pm 03.19.22 If you wait until spring to change your oil, you still have to run the engine first, to warm it up.
Epic Fail (Recovery) jjweiss56 at 5:48pm 03.19.22 It flexes enough to slip it on. Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
Allied Titanium? joe28532 at 5:23pm 03.19.22 Wouldn't have cost them any extra to run some decent welds. I don't see how something like that coul
broken filler cap for yanmar 3ym20 transmission Dale Haz at 5:21pm 03.19.22 Not surprising, I can't be the only one to have this happen and yes it is only about 5 deg C.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') (1) Juan Carlos Zarate at 5:10pm 03.19.22

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