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This Good Old Boat Squidd at 7:21am 02.11.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3135 Been seeing lots of references to an "Old Boat" magizine with lots of "restoration" articles mention
The Oday 22, general info.. (1) Chris Patterson at 5:26am 02.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2371 Hello Oday folks. Thought I'd ask some people that knows a heck of a lot about these particular boat
Am i getting the Shaft?!?! BillyK at 3:16am 02.11.12 Ask All Sailors 28/4758 Pulled the shaft out of our C30 yesterday.. a total of 2 hours of bolt twisting fun.. i got up br
Odorlos / Raritan Whiteoaks7 at 2:42am 02.11.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/13269 Hi Peggie, It now seems impossible to get Raritan KO in the UK or Greece. The other product you m
Will this sink? (1) Viesail at 12:12am 02.11.12 Smaller Boats 8/1838 Here's my PO Seacock. How to reinforce?
Close call... 06HARLEYULTRA at 9:17pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1310 High winds, broken mast, 9 year old boy, capsized by rescue ship....The makings of a heck of a story
Use of a wheel lock/brake for single handing jmce1587 at 7:24pm 02.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6296 My H31 has a wheel lock/brake and I have not owned a boat rigged with one so I'm not sure exactly ho
Bow ring onetake at 5:12pm 02.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2962 The bow ring on my Mac 21 is loose. How can I tighten it? There is no access to the nuts holding it
Cruising and Fitness (1) Ed Schenck at 2:34pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3339
Asymmetrcial spinnaker tell tales? Kermit at 1:52pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/4995 Asymmetrical spinnaker tell tales? I was surfing around the net looking at articles and videos on a
Just bought a 1978 30'r cbreezenva at 12:55pm 02.10.12 Pearson 1/1356 I know nothing abouth this vessel, where the tanks are, is she safe offshore, plumbing/electrical la
iphone app maxxx at 12:30pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1264 The app for my iphone 3gs has stopped working after an update. Has anyone else had this problem? Any
Often Missed Maintenance Item - Fuel Pump Filter (13) Maine Sail at 11:26am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4283 Changing The Internal Filter in A Facet Interrupter/Gold-Flo Fuel Pump This is a Facet "Interrupter
Aral Sea (1) Jimm at 11:08am 02.10.12 Destinations 2/3690 Not that many would head for this destination in the USSR - interesting that a sea that large could
Keel Walking FourPoints at 10:45am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1674 This is impressive, looks fun! http://youtu.be/B2PQfJ2SAg4
One Design Start Tiki Jeff at 10:41am 02.10.12 Smaller Boats 10/2089 Hey Guys, We only need 3 boats to have our own start in this regatta in Charlotte Harbor, FL. I
Weather Forecast Roger Long at 10:17am 02.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2515 It looks like the weather should be a little more to my liking come Sunday:) http://sphotos.xx.fbcd
200-Year-Old Wreck Off Watch Hill, RI Soundbounder at 9:15am 02.10.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/3788 For 2 centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boater
Tillerlock Squidd at 9:11am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3828 Without going to the expence of a full blown "Autopilot"... Does anyone use a "Tillerlock" or spec
Moving my sailboat from the west coats to the east coast Tony Bravado at 8:46am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 37/7001 Hello, My wife and I live on our Islander 40 in Everett, WA. We may have to move next year to New Je

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Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 Nachismo at 12:17pm 11.18.22 Many thanks!
Dyneema for furler line (1) thinwater at 12:09pm 11.18.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not hel
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 jdrutten at 12:05pm 11.18.22 Is that a Seatech fitting? Looks like it could be. I ordered this exact part a couple weeks ago. It'
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Mark Maulden at 11:57am 11.18.22 Plain ole diesel..
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:51am 11.18.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer: Al
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:46am 11.18.22 Here's a Compac in Dallas: https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/boa/7551844739.html
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Kings Gambit at 9:34am 11.18.22 Reduce the stress on the sail by blanketing with the main sail. Use of a winch on a furling system
Questions About Bottom Paint kloudie1 at 9:29am 11.18.22 Jim, I saw that guy come out from under my boat the other day when a diver was scraping! Then the ga
Hunter 280 mast Question jssailem at 9:19am 11.18.22 A web search for "Mast Exit Blocks" will yield a plethora of exit block images from which to select
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:12am 11.18.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:10am 11.18.22 I love the "Pocket Yacht" just on general principal. They provide a way for pretty much anyone to en
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 9:08am 11.18.22
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 11.18.22 I wonder if there are "group" meetings for us sailors anchored ashore? This forum, maybe?:biggrin:
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:00am 11.18.22 Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top-gas-lift-for-catalina-22-new-design.1
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.18.22 As you can see, I'm perfectly fine. Wait you forgot this...
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard jssailem at 8:56am 11.18.22
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) fstbttms at 8:52am 11.18.22 Are you at all worried about health concerns given your occupation? Not at all. As you can see, I'
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:49am 11.18.22 That's why hard bottom paints came about, for the most part the copper remains in the paint doing i
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 8:49am 11.18.22 hat's your point? We were talking about how herbicides are removed from paint because of its affec
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 8:45am 11.18.22 But, bottom paint is still loaded with copper these days. The copper in the paint isn't the issue

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