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Judging Fuel Level Without A Gauge gjaffess at 5:33am 05.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1221 I have an O'Day 272 LE that does not have a fuel gauge. I carry a small tank to top off, but I woul
?nstalling to windlass at Hunter 280 sailingdream at 5:26am 05.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1959 I just have Hunter 280 ,Is there anybody installed to windlass at hunter 280 ??f anybody done it pls
Dock Carpet seadaddler at 5:20am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2450 I now have a new dock for my sailboat and it's a private house with a concrete dock and when walking
Mac Cat? hero4theday at 5:01am 05.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1075 I found this on craigslist. Im not the seller. But thought it was intresting. I didnt know they ma
Deck paint Quoddy at 5:00am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1600 I want to paint my deck which has never been painted. Anybody used Interdeck? How does it do on diam
Oday 19 or Daysailer II for first boat? plainsman at 4:36am 05.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/6289 Hi everyone! My wife and I, and our 2 kids, are looking for our first sailboat. Our kids are 2 and 1
Working with piles All U Get at 3:17am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2256 Hi gang, Sounds painful, but there's good news on the horizon. Over the last several months we've
Keel retract repair Eaglecrest1953 at 8:15pm 05.16.12 Morgan 6/3680 Does anyone have knowledge about how to refurbish a keel retract mechanism on a Morgan 21? It may b
Removing paint off a Fiber Hull BJSSailing at 7:59pm 05.16.12 Day Sailers 3/1670 I want to rename my boat, the old name appears to be painted on the hull. What is a safe product to
Trading up? UPSGUY at 7:59pm 05.16.12 Catalina 22 32/3961 Found another C22 in better shape than mine for a reasonable price. Should I just bite the bullet an
Bavaria Ports - has anyone added a gutter? njsail at 7:45pm 05.16.12 Bavaria 1/1860 I have a Bavaria 40 Ocean with Rutgerson opening ports on the cabin sides. I like the ports but las
Where the heck is this water coming from?!?!?!?! (2) luken7 at 7:31pm 05.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4907 In our B361, after heavy rains, somehow, water collects right under the engine. It's getting inform
Broken Motor Mount (1) Hal B at 6:26pm 05.16.12 Catalina 30 5/2068 We have a 1995 Catalina 30 MKIII. While cleaning the engine the other day I found a broken "L" brac
How Many Of You Are Sailing Unnamed Sailboats? Sail123 at 6:03pm 05.16.12 Ask All Sailors 30/5248 I purchased a sailboat made in Jan 1976, and researching back, it appears to have no name. How man
H33 anchor Jim Beck at 5:47pm 05.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1459 Does anyone know what size anchor was provided with new H33s?
Rant justsomeguy at 4:30pm 05.16.12 Ask All Sailors 28/4393 Anyone else ever bought one of those darned signal horns from Attwood, test it a few months later, o
Yamaha 30 Holding tank installation Andrew Lunny at 3:15pm 05.16.12 Yamaha 14/7259 We have a 1981 Yamaha 30 (front engine) with a direct discharge head. It is time to install a system
Leaks Where Shroud Passes Through Deck kwilson1033 at 1:46pm 05.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/3932 In surveying a 1995, 320 I hope to buy I found a slight discoloration around the plate inside of the
replacement mast Hunter 23.5 (1) My Time at 1:07pm 05.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1224 Loooking for ideas on fixing if at all possible a mast on my 1995 Hunter 23.5. The mast has a vertic
First the Good News, then . . . . (2) Ed Schenck at 1:05pm 05.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1406 Four years and ten months later Ladylove sits in her old slip. The good news is that there were no l

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H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Project_Mayhem at 7:17pm 01.21.23 212345212346212347212348212349212350212351212352 Ouch! Sorry to hear of the loss! That's going to b
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 7:13pm 01.21.23 How far are you planning to squirt the epoxy? As the epoxy is injected it will displace air, where w
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations dlochner at 7:08pm 01.21.23 No auto pilot for the wheel, everything else you mentioned besides my food preps I got. Any recomm
What is This, Anyone Need One? Project_Mayhem at 6:53pm 01.21.23 Add-a-boom for those who want a couple extra booms on their mast
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths shemandr at 6:48pm 01.21.23 Mine did that too. I guess it was the soft mud in the creek where my dock was. Otherwise it was pre
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Hayden Watson at 6:07pm 01.21.23 Hayden, I recommend starting to work on it now, like right now. Kroil or PBBlaster, let it soak in
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Stu Jackson at 5:32pm 01.21.23 .................. That was when I realized that I could no longer open that jaw. I need to work o
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Stu Jackson at 5:28pm 01.21.23 Why would it make a difference if the pole is stored on the mast? The deck and stanchion mounting l
What is This, Anyone Need One? FastOlson at 4:43pm 01.21.23 I recall seeing one in an ad, about 30 years ago. It mounted on the rear side of a spar for an exter
Bimini/dodger Scott T-Bird at 4:36pm 01.21.23 I don't think I've ever seen a one-piece dodger/bimini. Offhand, I'd say that it would be way too c
Title (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 4:28pm 01.21.23 In Virginia you would be eligible to apply for a title under the abandoned boat clause. I have attac
Bermuda Don S/V ILLusion at 3:38pm 01.21.23 @Don S/V ILLusion Did you go through the checking out of US customs using form CBP 1300? My boat
Gennaker (1) garymalmgren at 3:29pm 01.21.23 You will need your J , I or ISP measurements. nline calculator and you will have a basic sail plan.
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Hayden Watson at 3:29pm 01.21.23 Why would it make a difference if the pole is stored on the mast? The deck and stanchion mounting l
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Hayden Watson at 3:22pm 01.21.23 @Hayden Watson any clanging when stowed? Do you have jaws both ends, or a socmet at the mast end?
Bimini/dodger The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:16pm 01.21.23 What year and make is your boat would certainly help to know for better sdvice 1985 Pearson 303
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) (1) Project_Mayhem at 3:14pm 01.21.23 I'm thinking you are going to need a high pressure pump to geta semi liquid very far. Perhaps a gre
Fuel Tank Return Line (1) chichiflys at 3:08pm 01.21.23 Hi Ralph - thank you for the kind words and thoughtful reply. Of course it's a bit late as I made t
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:54pm 01.21.23 1. Advise them the offer is insufficient. 2, get an estimate from one or more jobbers you trust. 3.
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? (5) Allan12210 at 2:46pm 01.21.23 Mine has been mounted to the mast for 30+ years. The control line is a 2x purchase with double clam

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