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Crusing in an O'day 23? hman at 8:57am 10.17.11 Day Sailers 11/2215 http://content.yudu.com/A1u0mu/48NOct11/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl= An article from 48 north
blistering again wojciech at 8:52am 10.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1221 In a recent haul out, to replace my keel bolts, I discovered that my hull has the "pox"again. A litt
Question on genoa lead adjuster CCHer at 7:47am 10.17.11 Catalina 310 5/5221 As the 2nd seasoon with my 310 comes to a close I have determined that a genoa car adjuster would be
Thru-hulls winterizing Brian L.20665 at 7:21am 10.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/6121 For first time, I'm leaving my boat in the water over winter. Is there anything different I need to
Anybody Know The 1990's Battery Buddy? rardiH36 at 7:04am 10.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1917 At a water-front flea market, I came across a still new in the box "Battery Buddy - Marine Version",
Hunter 28.5 Rudder Issue twogoats at 6:50am 10.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1581 I was lucky enough to hit a sand bar a few weeks ago and now have a rudder problem. The rudder move
Like I needed another hole in my head. (4) rgranger at 6:44am 10.17.11 Trailer Sailors 14/6010 I went and did it. I purchased another trailer sailboat this morning. So last night I got board
gaskets leaking - 1987 O'Day 40 jtallen2489 at 6:12am 10.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1003 All of the gaskets in my ports need to be replaced. Problem is I can't figure out who made them so I
Spar supplier? patrscoe at 6:10am 10.17.11 S2 17/2766 After looking through a old sailing log, I found out that in 1989, the first owner of our recently p
Repair advice sought: crack at transom (2) LooseDiamond at 4:35am 10.17.11 Catalina 22 5/1813 I have had spider-like cracks where the transom meets the cockpit seat for some time. It is now cra
Head Pumps Sailing Poodles at 4:24am 10.17.11 Big Boats 4/1161 OK, so after only 2 years, the boatyard tells me the reason my heads pumps are leaking is because th
Winterizing Water System Ducati at 3:55am 10.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2378 This fall I'm winterize the water system our boat for the first time. I ran the water system unti
1967 O'day Mariner FK (1) Rich Barry at 2:42am 10.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1727 Gentlemen: I just aquired a 1967 O'day Mariner FK. Sail #821 The hull is in amazing condition. The p
Roller Furling partially furled...bad shape saltysailor at 10:49pm 10.16.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4506 We experienced some good gusts today and I tried furling the headsail about 10%. We would head into
H33 Winterizing tips Juice6576 at 10:22pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/3468 Looking for some tips on winterizing my H33. I've owned boats for a while, but my H26 was simple to
Yanmar tcwade at 10:18pm 10.16.11 Yamaha 5/2026 I have a Yanmar that has not been run in several years. I would like suggestions, recommendations,
Video: Hit new personal best of 10.4 mph! Jared1048 at 10:03pm 10.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1562 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNQ2_zxUe-8 Took this over the weekend sailing solo with the chute
Charter sailboat from Florida to Bahamas Jared1048 at 9:50pm 10.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2054 I'm loving the sailing in the Pacific Nortwest but it would be a dream to sail in the tropics. Some
Mast raising bridle Longtimesailor at 8:42pm 10.16.11 Chrysler 2/9146 I need the dimensions and material data for making a "mast raising bridle" for a 22' Chrysler sailbo
Paint my top side littlescoop at 6:53pm 10.16.11 Catalina 22 14/3950 I want to paint the top side deck of the boat in the travel areas, They are all getting a little wor

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New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:16am 02.22.22 Sewing is easy. For small stuff the ~$120 singer 4xxx heavy duty series is a decent machine. For can
Potential Buyer of DS1 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 02.22.22 Forgive my ignorance - what's a DS1?
Leaky Windows jeepbluetj at 9:06am 02.22.22 '79 right? So aluminum framed windows. Are they leaking where they're sealed or between the aluminu
Battery options jeepbluetj at 8:53am 02.22.22 I'd say two GC-2 6v batteries are by far the best FLA house bank you can have in a C-30. IIRC for 12
Battery options Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 02.22.22
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION twodzusfittings at 8:47am 02.22.22 Does it look similar to the well known green patina that copper develops? yes.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation (1) Len Ingalls at 8:47am 02.22.22 The Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive (M81130) has a 12" stroke. The mid stroke point (rudder centered)
Catalina 27 keel dmax at 8:30am 02.22.22 A 1984 Catalina will have plywood in the keel stub, a known weakness as the plywood can get wet and
gel coat cracks dlochner at 8:26am 02.22.22 I see that spectrum offers spray cans of gelcoat - anyone have experience with that? I've used a
Battery options BigEasy at 8:24am 02.22.22 You can look at DYNO Batteries in Seattle. They have a 12V battery that is DeepCycle. Fits in a sta
O'Day 39 owners manual sail sfbay at 8:24am 02.22.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ditto Tally Ho..............buy one here: I Heart O'Days - Manuals (iheartod
gel coat cracks dmax at 8:14am 02.22.22 I see that spectrum offers spray cans of gelcoat - anyone have experience with that?
Westerbeke 13b - FREE to good home dmax at 8:13am 02.22.22 Sure will be nice to get that weight out of the boat :)
Battery options jssailem at 8:11am 02.22.22 Two 6V batteries (225 ampHr) like the Trojan's are a good solution to provide a single 12v battery s
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 02.22.22 You must own a fleet of sailboats by now! My last boat was a Starwind 19. Great little boat. There'
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 8:01am 02.22.22 Hey, The Vulcan has a "trip calculator" that automatically tracks things like distance travelled,
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds TRFrederick at 7:57am 02.22.22
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 02.22.22 Does it look similar to the well known green patina that copper develops? I used CLR to clean mine u
gel coat cracks Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 02.22.22 I just picked some gelcoat up from a local supplier. With the help of the staff there we used a RAL
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:41am 02.22.22 If you can't find the proper seal, you can use some weather stripping from the hardware store. I use

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