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Cut a big hole in my boat (5) rgranger at 11:02am 10.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1849 You all might remember a guy on this forum named Bill who had his keel fall off of his Mac V222 earl
Need help Identifying a boat please (4) jdcliffy at 10:28am 10.17.11 AMF 6/14889 I need help identifying a sailboat made by AMF Alcort. From end to end, the boat measures about 14'
water leak under refrigerator and sink onto the teak floor eganbj at 10:21am 10.17.11 Big Boats 3/1874 I recently purchased a 1996 376 Hunter and have a water leak under the refrigerator and sink area th
O'Day 26 Nose ring issue impulse II at 9:56am 10.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1328 Hello All, Well, I say nose ring but what I mean is the ubolt there on the bow for attaching a moor
Bored? timebandit at 9:24am 10.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1235 Are you bored? Wanna be a better sailor? Winter got your boat land locked? Just wanna have som
Crusing in an O'day 23? hman at 8:57am 10.17.11 Day Sailers 11/2519 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 1/1285 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 5/5603 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 8/7283 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 4/1973 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 1/1643 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 14/6564 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 1/1075 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 17/3306 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 5/1992 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 4/1264 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 9/2666 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 1/1783 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 7/4818 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 8/3780 Looking for some tips on winterizing my H33. I've owned boats for a while, but my H26 was simple to

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Port shades/covers Scott T-Bird at 10:56am 10.31.22 My boat neighbor has these on his Catalina 34. His claim is that it is the only way to keep Leaky L
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:51am 10.31.22 Like moving south. :biggrin: Of course, only one issue we have here like ... Hurricane Ian Jim..
Gloucester 22 Centerboard 31seahorse at 10:50am 10.31.22 Whatever you choose to "do" to this boat, you will need to offer a realistic and convincing explanat
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? JamesG161 at 10:45am 10.31.22 Ask my friend @jssailem , who I nicknamed Mr Mummy, about his Foul Weather gear. Warmer in the Sout
4.108 winterizing dLj at 10:43am 10.31.22 Heathen! Only drink gin and vermouth.. No vodka. :) Snob.... Of course, me, I'm an equal opportu
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:38am 10.31.22 Heathen Only drink gin and vermouth Ok pickled Onions for you then! Your last name must be... Gib
Port shades/covers dLj at 10:32am 10.31.22 I've been thinking of getting some of these for my boat also. They look quite nice. They are low on
4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 10:30am 10.31.22 You must bring the Olives. Heathen! Only drink gin and vermouth.. No vodka. :)
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 10:30am 10.31.22 back in he day when we would campaign aeolus pretty hard all over the the great lakes, with 5 to 8
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Cowpokee at 10:29am 10.31.22 I ride with a Firstgear Thermo One-Piece Suit on cooler mornings coming into work. The concern wit
4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 10:28am 10.31.22 cheap Vodka to do same thing as EG. Here, even cheap vodka is more expensive. You can use anyth
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:26am 10.31.22 You can just use cheap Vodka Then you can make Martini's in the Spring. :cowbell: You must bring
OEM Bimini support structure 4Winds at 10:24am 10.31.22 :plus::beer: Just reached out to Dave, thank you!
Furling genoa cover seems too small? h2o_snow at 10:17am 10.31.22 Appears too small in diameter. Sailrite (or any loft) can sew in a protective Sunbrella UV cover.
Port shades/covers rgranger at 10:11am 10.31.22 Ooops Nevermind.... I found them. https://seaworthygoods.com
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 10:03am 10.31.22 Check out "boat info" on this site lots of good information on the 420. OP says he has a Passage 4
Sinks draining slowly. OS2Dude at 9:58am 10.31.22 in our 1985 Catalina 30, all the drains have a water level just below the bottom of the sink. The s
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 9:55am 10.31.22 EG is a Poison. Environmental Toxicity is a different thing. You can just use cheap Vodka to do sa
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 patfarrell1949 at 9:54am 10.31.22 We are Carib cruisers (now in Grenada) and have used a 65# Mantus with 275 feet of 5/16 G43 chain on
4.108 winterizing Davidasailor26 at 9:46am 10.31.22 People engine winterize while still in the water? How is that normally done ? Big bucket of Glycol

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