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ports for '78 O'day 23 Golden Road at 5:13pm 09.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1684 Are replacements available? Mine are pretty much cooked. They leak and plastic is brittle. Main cabi
Dog friendly places on the Chesapeake JudeHey at 4:39pm 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3937 The dog will soon be joining us sailing the chesapeake in the Herring Bay area. Does anybody know of
Rigging the main for singlehanding on a C27 weinie at 4:32pm 09.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1955 Now that the wind is picking up with the advent of fall on the LI sound again, I need to find a quic
Wow... I Love Fall. Maine Sail at 4:18pm 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4238 Sitting here in the cockpit temp just dropped below 50f and heading for 38f, crisp, cool, dry, aweso
What is the best electric head for 331 gormleyj at 2:21pm 09.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1358 Anyone have experience installing electric head on a Beneteau 331? What make/model fits/works best?
78 Sidelman 25' What is the Keel made of? Rich Bright at 1:53pm 09.17.11 Seidelmann 6/4860 I have a 78 Sidelman 25 Does anyone know what the keel is made of? Or Specs?
3YM30 question Gypsy Wind at 1:33pm 09.17.11 Big Boats 4/1804 I see what looks like a drain on the hose exiting the sea water pump on the front of the 3YM30. It i
Sailing from Florida to the Bahamas JasonC at 12:21pm 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6960 Anyone know of a good reference for sailing to the Bahamas. I seen many post, of other owners havin
Correct H260 rudder rake angle (3) soling42 at 12:00pm 09.17.11 Smaller Boats 8/2186 Need the correct H260 rudder rake angle Damaged the head of the rudder where it contacts the vertic
Battery charger reset? DougMc at 11:08am 09.17.11 Big Boats 2/1478 I have a 04 H-36. The battery switch panel has a reset button for each battery bank. The house batte
Beneteau 331 as coastal cruiser Billy at 11:05am 09.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2199 Hello, all. I am new to the forum and look forward to info available here. I have a 2002 Beneteau 33
Sort of a boat related story rgranger at 9:25am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1339 A friend sent me this link.... Just loved it and wanted to share... Www.slothster.com/2352-Cat-On-
Remove companionway hatch cover Oday 25 Ritdog at 9:17am 09.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1522 Does anybody know how to take the companionway hatch cover off an Oday 25? I'm assuming you drill o
Texas Sailors merlinuxo at 7:47am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1644 Glad to hear Texas is finally getting some rain. Hope it's enough to get you floating again and put
Sun Cover for ST60 Tridata Instrument Rxman47 at 6:23am 09.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/995 If anyone has a sun cover for the old ST60 surface mount Tridata Instrument, I sure would like to bu
prop rotation boxcarbuz at 6:02am 09.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1010 prop rotation on O'Day 37 CC Does anyone that has a O'Day37 CC know which way their the prop shaft
Potable pressure releif valve atwhite2 at 5:47am 09.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/991 In the process of installing an "official" water system in the boat. I purchased a 10 gallon poly ta
Refrigerator conversion Florida sail at 5:46am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 22/8342 The, possibly, new boat that I am looking at has an ice box rather than a refrigerator. In my resea
Blue Whales in Redondo Beach Bay (1) caguy at 12:46am 09.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2152 I went out last Wednesday on a whale watching tour out of Redondo Harbor. I was able to capture the
Venture 25 Keel Replacement jenquay at 9:29pm 09.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1796 Hi, I'm new to MacGregor Owners. We just bought a 1975 Venture 25. The boat, rigging and sails are i

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2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower (1) tfox2069 at 6:25am 09.26.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jdrutten at 6:24am 09.26.22 As far as fore/aft vs. port/starboard differentiation in motor mounts: all I can say is that Hunter
Boom kicker or topping lift? (2) rgranger at 6:23am 09.26.22 Topping lift is a problem for those with large roaches (as here in Louisiana? :yikes:) In Charlest
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up SawyerCurt at 6:13am 09.26.22 Thanks for all the great suggestions! I didn't do mine with the mast up, but if you are interested
Boom kicker or topping lift? kloudie1 at 5:57am 09.26.22 Topping lift is a problem for those with large roaches (as here in Louisiana? :yikes:)
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) teacherspet at 5:52am 09.26.22 I have only had the boat 2 months, and its been in the water for one month. My first boat so i know
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 5:16am 09.26.22 I don't really understand @dlochner 's comment about "It is not a good idea, regardless of the kind
Boom kicker or topping lift? Parsons at 5:07am 09.26.22 Boomkickers are well-made and fairly simple to install - an easy afternoon upgrade. An additional a
How to raise a one-piece mast? Wood Jigger at 4:52am 09.26.22 Best bet for The long run is to install a hinge mount at or just above the deck, likely similar to w
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Captain Larry-DH at 4:27am 09.26.22
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean dlochner at 4:23am 09.26.22 While I have chartered in the British Virgins, I have not transmitted a boat there from Florida. Bu
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean David in Sandusky at 3:35am 09.26.22 While I have chartered in the British Virgins, I have not transmitted a boat there from Florida. But
halyard wrap sailme88 at 3:29am 09.26.22 ....and in the future take the boat out onto the water and into the wind. The Genoa will come down
halyard wrap Ward H at 1:46am 09.26.22 Been there, done that. First time dropping my Genoa on my then first boat with a furler. Sandy was
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 10:47pm 09.25.22 Thank sail sfbay for your suggested reading! I decided to just pull it and see what I found... Fo
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption Hayden Watson at 10:43pm 09.25.22 I messed around with my Honda generators yesterday. I was pumping out my hot tub at the time so I p
halyard wrap higgs at 9:49pm 09.25.22 Once you get jib down you may want to install a halyard restrainer.
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean higgs at 9:18pm 09.25.22 Add a windlass, a roll up inflatable. and a small outboard.
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hollyberry at 9:17pm 09.25.22 I'm with those who suggest a rigid/supporting vang of some sort and storing the main halyard at the
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:14pm 09.25.22 I'll hazard a guess here. The shop when deciding to install the motor moutns thought it would be a

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