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Solomons Berth Roger Long at 6:09am 11.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2414 Strider at her berth in Solomons with the R/V Rachel Carson. My hosts graciously arranged for a thi
Anyone redone a cabin sole? ruidh at 4:29am 11.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6049 This is my next big project and it scares me a little. I think I'm going to have to tackle this beca
Old Boats, Old Friends (2) Roger Long at 3:54am 11.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4472 While waiting for my friend in Saint Michaels, I looked over at a boatyard and was surprised to see
Need owner's manual christaarrabito at 10:38pm 11.08.11 S2 6/2350 We just bought our S2 and have found that the owner's manual has been very badly water damaged. Can
Retire That Silly Worthless Gate Latch (1) Sail123 at 9:01pm 11.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4255 Retire That Silly Gate Hasp I call this the "The Authentication!" What was Roger thinking anyway
Seeping thru hull valve simplicity at 6:31pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5776 I installed a seawater pump for a new AC unit to an existing 3/4 inch thru hull valve that goes to
Battleship Iowa (2) Johnb at 5:32pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4481 On Sunday I went out from Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond and was privileged to get to see the I
New Safer Boat Stove RyanHelfrich17 at 5:27pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 37/6659 I am a student at Lehigh University currently working on developing a new type of boat stove that wo
Now working late at night brian3820 at 5:05pm 11.08.11 Big Boats 1/1039 In an effort to get the exterior done before the snow fly's, I am now reduced to working at night af
trying to remove stuffing box from first42 CrazyLegs at 4:30pm 11.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1550 New to us boat = new to us problems. We want to change the stuffing box on our 1984 Beneteau First 4
Small Craft Advisor article BrokeNotBroken at 4:09pm 11.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2229 I wrote an article, "My First Sail" for Small Craft Advisor and they just printed it in issue #72, p
Halyard exit plates (1) guidera48 at 3:34pm 11.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1463 I have two exit plates that I have replaced while re building my mast. They look original and have 2
Peaking Roger Long at 3:34pm 11.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2289 Occasionally, in this cruising life, everything comes together in a period of such beauty and intens
Pearson 34-II Drawer System Joe11776 at 1:47pm 11.08.11 Pearson 1/1648 Anyone know if the manufacturer of the drawer system for the drawers under the owners' birth for the
Lacquer Sticks For Interior Wood Repairs Ducati at 1:41pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1738 As I have said earlier, the inside cabinets took a beating this season. I spotted a set of 12 col
Fuel Locker for O'Day 25 (1976) Gudenuph at 1:10pm 11.08.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 0/36808 It's my understanding that later models of the O'Day 25 have a fuel locker under the stbd seat in t
Ice box will not drain amberjack915 at 1:07pm 11.08.11 Bigger Boats 7/2432 My wife and I purchased an O'Day 280 this past September (2011). Very nice boat and we are enjoying
Rub rails: To seal or not to seal? rognvald at 11:30am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2548 Is there a benefit to seal the upper and lower edge of an existing rubrail (where it abuts the hull)
Looking at a C&C 34+ sailingdeac at 6:53am 11.08.11 C&C 2/7504 I am very interested in an available 1990 C'C 34+ Any helpful information will be greatlyl apprec
Time for CNG Conversion to Propane?? Old Sailor 2 at 6:47am 11.08.11 Big Boats 20/6929 I am just now getting into sailing our new older boat which is outfitted with CNG for stove. I find

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First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely hav
Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:58pm 10.30.22 Thanks!
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 2:49pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 seasons on one tank.
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? BigEasy at 2:43pm 10.30.22 There is a BoatFax. Looked up my boat's HIN before purchasing. :beer: Same here, I used the h
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:40pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? kappykaplan at 2:26pm 10.30.22
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 10.30.22 Another possibility is that you have a halyard wrap above the upper furling swivel. That happens if
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler dlochner at 1:54pm 10.30.22 If there is the least bit of wind the sail can bind in the track. As @jssailem said, it may need to
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:53pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!!
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 10.30.22 remove the bellows; loosen 2 set screws on each side and tighten nut a half turn and retest. I thi
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 1:45pm 10.30.22 Thickened epoxy will work. West System, TotalBoat. Coat the plywood with neat expoxy and then spre
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:43pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the r
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (1) SVAngelina at 1:43pm 10.30.22 Final product
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:39pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the re
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 1:37pm 10.30.22 Happy to report that the hammering worked. It broke it loose then it was just a mater of prying it
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:35pm 10.30.22 The surveyor told me that it needs attention. It did not look like an urgent issue. If you have an
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:14pm 10.30.22 Please elaborate. Were you told this needs attention in the survey/ by previous owner (PO)/ your br
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? dLj at 1:02pm 10.30.22 As a buyer if the seller did not want to give me the HIN - I would be suspect that there were things
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 12:51pm 10.30.22 Assuming you have a standard packing gland: - Have you have tried tightening the packing nut first?
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Tally Ho at 12:42pm 10.30.22 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number pri

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