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center board abeausej at 8:24pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1885 size and shape of center board how to unstuck it from the up position
H22 2011 with asy spi cabbyjprs at 8:14pm 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 2/1514
Loos #'s/ mast tuning. Inter20sailor at 7:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 3/2236 Hello Salts, 1991 MkII with spit aft stay. I am looking for some basic rule-of-thumb measurement
Installing an elctric start???? AndyS22 at 6:29pm 08.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1838 I'm in the market for a new outboard. For peace of mind and keeping my wife happy I would like an el
Max boat speed with engine PedSan at 5:54pm 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5526 We have 2004 Macgregor 26 M with a 50 HP Honda installed. The engine runs fine, however, we are only
What type of boat is this? (2) ds16 at 5:23pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5230 My dad bought this sailboat last summer and we are both clueless on the make of it, it is 22' long w
New to sailing Gimlimike at 4:19pm 08.09.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1790 Am considering a Benateau 31ft boat , what are some of the questions regarding condition should be a
Companionway Slider gpd955 at 3:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 310 7/2435 Anyone else's companionway slider stick about halfway in? It's annoying the daylights out of me and
Boom Tent Jcrough67 at 3:33pm 08.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/3000 Hi all, This is my first season on Lake Erie with my first sailboat, a 1984 C27. :) Unfortunately I
Catalina 30 cabin cushion material zommer at 2:20pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 10/13191 I own a 1984 catalina tall rig. The cabin cushions are covered in a blue with small orange flek, the
Electric Motor for 17' Oday Daysailer beyondway at 1:56pm 08.09.11 Day Sailers 3/5454 I am considering putting an electric motor on my daysailor to replace an existing gas powered. Does
Helmsman removeable seat legend 37 hurt944 at 12:57pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2168 If anyone has any information on how to locate or contact a reputable salvage vendor it would be gre
Colregs Rule 36 - Embarrassing? JohnS at 12:44pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6972 I'm in the process of re-wiring my mast, and thought it'd be a good idea to review the ColRegs on li
Whisker Pole on a 1988 26.5 tonyh1307 at 12:07pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1642 I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and I just can't figure out where to attach the whisker pole on the mast.
winch handles for Enkes AR6 snipeman at 11:55am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1753 This question concerns winches and winch handles. I purchased a 1985 Mac21 about a year ago just fo
Float switch Sublime at 11:50am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 8/1734 My 260 has the factory float switch and I'm trying to figure out how to test it. It looks as though
New Post From Roger-Communication Costs Strider Reports at 11:43am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4135 Communication Costs I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greates
News and some humor Roger Long at 11:32am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2441 I'm at Howard and Donna's in Tanner Cove gratefully doing laundry and using their WiFi while they ar
Help Using BWY Shroud Adjusting Tool cscott at 11:28am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1482 Does anyone have the info sheet that comes with the BWY shroud adjusting tool? If so could you plea
Trailer for Cat. 22 Forest at 11:19am 08.09.11 Catalina 22 1/1468 Hi, I need to get a new trailer for my 1984 Cat 22. I'm up in Nashua, NH but will travel to pick up

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Precision 185K Advice ifmdalvey at 2:40pm 10.25.22 I live just down the road from you and my first boat was a Catalina 22. its a great boat to start w
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:39pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:32pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (1) Tally Ho at 2:30pm 10.25.22
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:29pm 10.25.22
H33C prop walk sail sfbay at 2:17pm 10.25.22 A sketch of you docks with prevailing wind direction would help. What propeller, feather and folding
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:12pm 10.25.22
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 2:08pm 10.25.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:57pm 10.25.22 Mine is definitely an encapsulated keel. I am still hoping to hear back from someone with a pre-198
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 1:17pm 10.25.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for th
CDI FF2 (3) patbratton at 1:12pm 10.25.22 Hello, thanks for choosing CDI! We are referring to the luff extrusion requiring a 13" deduction, n
Insurance claim jssailem at 1:11pm 10.25.22 Law suit, or discuss the issue with your state Insurance Commission Office. They may be able to help
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.25.22 Whether it is the spring line or the grappling hook both are dropped onto the dock. They catch the
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 1:05pm 10.25.22 I like the idea. Afraid my aim may be off. No telling what damage may happen. Whether it is the spr
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Botto
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance kjretlaw at 12:38pm 10.25.22 I just pull it up about 1/4" and squirt the lube in as the sail is being unfurled in and out for one
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks wit
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 The only one I would say is just Gel Coat crazing is E. A,C & H appear to be cracks. I don't thin
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 12:15pm 10.25.22 Thinking ahead:
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 12:04pm 10.25.22 It seems a rather broad statement to assume that every installation would require the same luff re

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