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O'Day 37 stemhead (2) Peter Brennan at 1:40pm 10.12.11 Bigger Boats 1/1532 Has anyone here had a problem with the stemhead on the 37 or 32? The OEM stemhead is an aluminum cas
rudder? bad_com_pany at 1:17pm 10.12.11 Smaller Boats 5/1617 would this rudder work ?http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/photoGallery.jsp?ro=1'slim=quicknull'
Wild Duck Cafe DAVA390 at 1:05pm 10.12.11 Destinations 1/4305 Does anyone on Middle River know if and when Wild Duck can reopen? Anyone know about lost liquor lic
PFD's 06HARLEYULTRA at 12:58pm 10.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2389 After searching the form and not finding an answer, I decided to ask. I am taking sailing lessons
1977 Lancer 30 Deck Material (1) jmay at 12:56pm 10.12.11 Lancer 2/2464 Hello, I am New to the Forums, a New Lancer Owner, and also new to sailing. Can Anyone help me w
Swing Keel "Lock" bolt necessary - or no??? CurtCarver1 at 11:37am 10.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/6417 Greetings. The heavy iron keel on my MacGregor 17.5 clearly utilizes both a pivot bolt (to hold in p
cargo ship spilled hundreds of tons of oil NZ Mich222 at 11:29am 10.12.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1213 Sad News: http://news.yahoo.com/stricken-ship-cracks-captain-faces-nz-court-114754126.html
Jib Weight and Performance Clark at 11:09am 10.12.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/9256 In the vein of the previous post; what advantages are there in having an ultra-light #1 genoa over a
Casco Bay Sailors dscribner at 11:02am 10.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1600 What's the 4X4 sticking out of the water east of Chebegue? Undocumented wreck?
About those new DuraCells. (2) Ed Schenck at 10:49am 10.12.11 Musings With Maine Sail 14/7739 As you know I took your advice and went to Sam's. Bought two 6-volt DuraCells rated at 235 amp-hour
Replace interior cushions shoemelbch at 9:09am 10.12.11 Bigger Boats 2/5837 Zippers deteriorated, fabric/foam have diesel smell. Looking to replace. What is the best foam and f
nautical news (1) Shoaldrafter at 9:08am 10.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1168 Some of you guys are not on other forums, so here is a topic of discussion elsewhere: http://photo
Installing A Solar Panel (10) Maine Sail at 9:07am 10.12.11 Musings With Maine Sail 30/20650 I work on lots of boats that are sailed off of moorings and as such they tend to have very short ba
compression post 33.5 Bruce_Rikli at 8:40am 10.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1248 I just pulled mast and checking compression post was a small amount of damage. I noticed post is muc
Furler problems bugsboat at 7:35am 10.12.11 Big Boats 16/8052 My furler is giving us some problems. I am pretty sure the furler is a Pro Furler. The boat is a 199
Height of C22 from Keel Trunk to Pop-Top? GorillaToast at 7:18am 10.12.11 Catalina 22 8/1463 Hi there All, Does anyone know the exact height of the early 80's 22s from the bottom of the keel
Question about my genoa... weinie at 6:43am 10.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1944 At the beginning of this season, I purchased a 150% genoa for my catalina 27 with roller furling.
October Sail Bill Jones at 6:33am 10.12.11 Smaller Boats 13/2546 I've owned a much larger boat, sailed the waters of Chesapeake Bay, Florida Keys, BVI, but yesterday
Davits for H27 1979. alessandra at 6:10am 10.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1610 I would like to install dinghy davits on my H27.................. any suggestions ?????????????
Headsail travellers HotChocolate at 4:05am 10.12.11 Catalina 22 2/1341 I was wondering what the general consensus is on headsail traveller location. On my boat they run al

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Epoxy for plywood dlochner at 12:20pm 10.30.22 Thickened epoxy will work. West System, TotalBoat. Coat the plywood with neat expoxy and then spre
New holding tank dlochner at 12:17pm 10.30.22 Makes sense - I guess as well there'd be no need for a venting loop on the 1 1/2 as there'd be the
Cable port replacement Hello Below at 11:39am 10.30.22 Looks similar but check the given dimensions against your current one. SVB - Stainless Steel Deck C
New holding tank PK123 at 11:39am 10.30.22 Thanks Dave - its a pretty small capacity holding tank (but not a big boat) ...the thought process
Cable port replacement jssailem at 11:31am 10.30.22 There are a numbers of different cable glands that can address your need. Here is a link to ScanStr
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? capta at 11:15am 10.30.22 It might cost a number of times the value of your boat to go carbon fiber. Wait until you have a two
New holding tank dlochner at 11:09am 10.30.22 may have misunderstood your point about a 'valve to prevent the gravity drain'? You have a Y valv
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler jssailem at 10:58am 10.30.22 I experienced a similar event with a new sail in the furler. The sail had a ripple in the cloth. Nee
New holding tank PK123 at 10:51am 10.30.22 Some quick thoughts. This will be a gravity drain tank. Keep it simple. There is no need for a dir
New holding tank dlochner at 10:26am 10.30.22 Some quick thoughts. This will be a gravity drain tank. Keep it simple. There is no need for a dire
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 10.30.22 Welcome to the site @hatchclan . Be sure to read the link before embarking on this project. to fin
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sail sfbay at 9:26am 10.30.22 Consider sewing on a permanent sun cover.........then once furled your done.
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? sail sfbay at 9:19am 10.30.22 Best answer is provided by a mast supplier. Standard mast: RigRite Rig-Rite Inc. - Masts, Booms, Sp
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 9:02am 10.30.22 We wonder how the PO (Previous Owner-or the devil incarnate) gets those instrument to work just for
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 8:31am 10.30.22
Anchor Chain (1) Kings Gambit at 8:23am 10.30.22
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 8:16am 10.30.22
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 8:00am 10.30.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback jaysweet at 7:43am 10.30.22 Looks great. Thanks for the inspiration. Have you done anything with your eyebrows? Oh, man! You
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 7:25am 10.30.22 tightening the box a flat or two. Sailor speak for rotating the gland nut an eighth to quarter tur

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