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Battery replacement GWilliams at 2:06pm 04.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1628 I have heard from several sources that it is advisable to replace both batteries when one goes bad e
Engine Temp Issues BWagner at 1:14pm 04.06.12 Big Boats 11/1899 Hi, We just purchased a 2003 426DS and have noticed that the engine temperature seems a little hi
Catalina 22 versions tonyw3026 at 12:54pm 04.06.12 Catalina 22 20/11792 I am considering buying a 22 swing keel and wonder if anyone has written a description of the change
O'Day 23 Tabernacle retrofit GeorgiaBII at 12:51pm 04.06.12 Day Sailers 16/8657 Bought a tabernacle from Rudy for my 23 it doesn't have any instructions but I suspect I need to cut
Mast crutch (1) LloydB at 12:23pm 04.06.12 Trailer Sailors 9/18191 I saw this question on a recent thread and it reflects my earlier experience also. "...what do yo
What is your band aid for spider web cracks in fiberglass? Bigjer40 at 12:17pm 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4047 Repairing these hairline cracks are way down on my to do list, but I want to make sure I am protecti
Info on a 1994 Catalina 250WB abk at 11:58am 04.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1326 I have a Mac 25 now and I am looking at a Catalina... What would be a good price fror one? I read s
Lubricating Sail Slugs Paul and Judy at 11:26am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 24/13962 I have been told a good method for lubricating sail slugs is to use 10W-40 motor oil. You add some
Bootstripe color repair captainpat at 11:18am 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1564 The boat I have purchased has some abrasions on the blue boot stripe that have gone through the colo
Helm Seat falcons furry at 8:58am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1652 I have a Starwind 27 and I'm looking for a helm seat. Please let me know if anyone knows where I can
Spreader Angle and sail trim jpallen01 at 5:46am 04.06.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/15323 I am in my second season with my 1979 Santana 525. Pretty much a racing boat. 25' and 2400 lb keelbo
Irwin 27 Centerboard repair stewvan at 5:46am 04.06.12 Irwin 0/2945 Seems like a common issue with irwin's that the centerboards have issues over time. The boat I just
Hunter 216 and its VERA rudder Abernathy at 5:25am 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2297 So I have given alot of thought to the fact that when I took my daughter (9) out sailing in light wi
Replacing Tiller Squidder at 5:01am 04.06.12 S2 3/1463 Can anyone give me a company who sells tillers for S2 7.9? I have done some research but come up em
Pre-purchase HELP...Yanmar 4JH3-TE undrwtrfun at 4:45am 04.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/7145 Pre-purchase survey of a 2002 Hunter 456 we are trying to buy revealed an issue with the engine. Of
"BREEZE WAY" shade net /cloth eianm at 4:31am 04.06.12 Big Boats 1/1144 I am not sure if it is called BREEZE WAY in America but I am talking about the shadecloth type mater
Secure Laptops At Nav-Station Ducati at 3:29am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2988 Any suggestions (non-drilling) for securing my laptop (Mac) at the navigation station? Right now we
Hunter 340 Raymond Fjeld at 1:29am 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1564 Hello and happy Easter. I have a 98 model Hunter 340, and search for drawings to my cocpit kallesje.
Pearson 33CB 1973 Rudder Shoe quackedo at 12:15am 04.06.12 Pearson 0/1227 Help!!! I hit something with my rudder (somehow) and the Rudder Shoe fell off the boat. I am lookin
Yawl Mizzen Mast Jonah367 at 10:55pm 04.05.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3523 Do any one know if mizzen mast could steeped on the rudder. ie the mast set on the rudder, on a sma

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Selden self tacking jib system John Montgomery at 8:02am 11.14.22 DIY my own selftacker. Not to hard to do. FYI my boat came with a Solent stay so I can still hank on
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:58am 11.14.22 Countdown to launch started today!! The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST Wednesday
Engineless.... jssailem at 7:40am 11.14.22 Oh DJ... Applying logic to an illogical query... :biggrin:
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? (1) ambler at 7:27am 11.14.22 I've got to agree with Gene. My 1983 C22 spent it's entire life in a freshwater lake and this is wha
Engineless.... dLj at 7:27am 11.14.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:58am 11.14.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engin
Engineless.... Dave Groshong at 6:36am 11.14.22 I sailed my 1963 Cal 28 over 15,000 open ocean miles without an engine or desal system, I feel like
Engineless.... JBP-PA at 6:35am 11.14.22 This couple sails a Cape Dory 25 with no engine. https://www.omick.net/adventure/sailing/engineless
Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 11.14.22 James Baldwin comes to mind sailing on his boat Atom, a 28-foot Pearson Triton. But he has put an o
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:19am 11.14.22 Check out the How to Sail Oceans series on YouTube. No engine. He uses a sculling oar to get in and
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 11.14.22
Engineless.... jssailem at 5:59am 11.14.22 Sorry - I call foul. The posted query presents a conflict between disassociated items. Would you
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:50am 11.14.22 Thanks Kellerd! That's the exact way I was going to approach it if I ended up purchasing the boat. M
Engineless.... dLj at 5:35am 11.14.22 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anoth
Pleasant Surprise/Docking CaptainStan at 5:35am 11.14.22 I have a line from the mid point back to the cockpit with a loop on the end. When I come in I drop t
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:34am 11.14.22 You're going to love the P42. Great boat, easy to sail, stiff and fast. We purchased our 1991 model
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:26am 11.14.22 Thank you, John for updating the forum for me. We are in our designated slip in Cape Marina, finally
Engineless.... stickinthemud57 at 5:04am 11.14.22 Terry's comments are spot on. I look back on the days I sailed my dad's boats in and out of their s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 11.14.22 @isaksp00 is correct using the location of baby stay. Catalina Sport 22 had a mast raise system alo
Galley table question. kellerd at 4:58am 11.14.22 Had the same problem on my Hunter 35.5. The rust was on the lower sleeve that travels the post at th

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