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bent rudder brad gooding at 4:38am 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1866 Heavy winds blew my boat to shore with the stern end facing the shoreline. The rudder was hitting th
Dents in the Hull KingAirDriver at 7:03pm 08.27.11 Catalina 22 4/1693 Hello all! New Catalina 22 owner, 1978 Hull # 8526 Great boat, many, many years of neglect, got her
Well, I'm hauled and waiting Rich Stidger at 6:32pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3041 For the first time in 30 years of sailing I decided to haul and weather this storm ashore. The comm
tanzer22 Pullpit ruready at 6:24pm 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2358 The pullpit on my tanzer 22 has a couple of creases in in, Does anyone know where I can purchase ano
Sharing: 1st Dry-Land-to-Dry-Land yammy at 5:45pm 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3404 hello, Macgregors i'm back from my first dry-land-to-dry-land trip between Point Roberts and Semia
Rube Godberg A/C (4) shipwreck66 at 5:22pm 08.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1780 This is the ongoing alteration of a cheap window unit for installation on a C27. Here is a pic or tw
Bilge pump air lock John T1594 at 4:15pm 08.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3496 Does anyone else have a problem with their bilge pump gettig air locked? Went down to the boat in ad
Speaking Of Cell Amplifiers... Rick D at 1:52pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2017 ...when I am on my mooring in Catalina Island, I can't get an adequate signal for my Virgin Wireless
Cradle Plans for a Beneteau Moorings 322 Andyrapp at 1:31pm 08.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1401 We just purchased a Beneteau Moorrings 322, and would like to build a Cradle so we can do maintance
Where have all the (marine) operators gone? Kings Gambit at 1:15pm 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3694 I was surprised (and embarrassed) to discover only recently that there are no more marine operators.
Mast support at the Keel Barry Eldridge at 1:03pm 08.27.11 Lancer 1/2087 1980 Lancer 30 Compression Post foot design During a survey for insurance, the inspector thought th
Cutting my 6' keel to 4.5 hunter bum at 12:53pm 08.27.11 Islander 12/9129 Just find a perfect boat ,1982 36 islander, but it is 6' draft...too much for my needs. I,m thinking
Replacing Radar Cable on a 2007 Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 12:05pm 08.27.11 Big Boats 6/1774 I am replacing my existing Ray Marine Radar with a Garmin unit. This requires that we pull the old c
Slidell police ready sailaway78 at 11:20am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 I talked to my next door neighbor this morning. He is a St. Tammany Parish ( Slidell ) deputy sheri
Touring a MacGregor 26D or 26S Babbleduck at 11:00am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2358 Hello everyone! I am new to sailboatowners.com and sailing and appreciate the opportunity to be a
Spindrift 22 merlinuxo at 9:58am 08.27.11 Trailer Sailors 3/11067 Helped my neighbor bring his Spindrift back from the yards this morning. Stinking hot but the 20-25
Bilge is on every two minutes Creative at 8:58am 08.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1872 My bilge pump activates every two minutes. I feel that the line never empties completely. I feel tha
Newbie..Columbia, SC 06HARLEYULTRA at 8:41am 08.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/895 Hi, We recently move to the Columbia, SC area. I am looking for some Mac X/M owners in this area fo
Storm News from NC jibes138 at 8:23am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2821 My house is located at 35.37N 77.23W approx. Storm is now at 35N and 76.4 W Lots of trees going do
Update Eastern & Coastal NC captron at 7:51am 08.27.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2074 New Bern/Oriental ' Irene, Oriental recorded a gust of 91 MPH at 7:24 this morning and currently b

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O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (3) Clutch Cargo at 6:24pm 10.30.22 It cleaned up easier than I thought. This grid piece was actually tabbed versus stuck on with bondo
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit Sailgunner at 6:23pm 10.30.22 I store my fortress on my second roller next to my #25 Rocna. Could send you a pic if you like.
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 6:01pm 10.30.22 We don't "campaign" the boat so our usage is limited. We also have a generator and microwave, which
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Georgedoyle at 5:56pm 10.30.22 We have the 73 pound Rocna with 250 feet of 3/8 chain. We started out with the Lewmar Delta anchor.
Refilling CNG Tank jon hansen at 5:30pm 10.30.22 back in he day when we would campaign aeolus pretty hard all over the the great lakes, with 5 to 8 o
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? rgranger at 5:02pm 10.30.22 Also include your mother's maiden name, your highschool mascot and the name of your favorite pet gro
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? rgranger at 4:54pm 10.30.22 Gee whiz , Capta, don't discourage him.... it's a sailboat... nothing about this hobby/obsession r
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? jssailem at 4:24pm 10.30.22 Share the information.
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 4:19pm 10.30.22 @hatchclan As advised. Stop. Words used about boats mean certain specific things. We often ask th
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler kappykaplan at 4:11pm 10.30.22 I spray MacLube on the genoa luff every season as it gets hoisted. :plus:
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:58pm 10.30.22
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? garymalmgren at 3:42pm 10.30.22 It is called due diligence and would indicate that you are dealing someone serious. That would be a
How much does a new classic mast cost for a 2015 Beneteau First 25S?; How much for a Carbon fiber mast? FastOlson at 3:32pm 10.30.22 Gee whiz , Capta, don't discourage him.... it's a sailboat... nothing about this hobby/obsession re
First time sailboat owner (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 10.30.22 Get the familiarity and experinece and you'll be telling us how it works. I took the Red Cross Firs
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler FastOlson at 3:25pm 10.30.22 One basic bit of info: what is the furler luff groove sized for and what was the luff size on the
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:19pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely ha
Refilling CNG Tank Richard19068 at 3:18pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 a season. Is any answer really relevant unless someone can say how man
Epoxy for plywood Hollyberry at 3:05pm 10.30.22 If you are going to end up with any exposed epoxy areas that you wish to paint I'd recommend Silvert
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!

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