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Sailrite, Annapils MD Ron20324 at 3:02pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2202 Sailrite, Annapolis MD I just had a call from Matt Grant, who tells me the store is closed, packed
need help finding a trailer sailks at 2:43pm 07.19.11 Catalina 30 2/1443 I'm hoping someone may have a suggestion for finding a trailer for a 94 catalina 30 wing keel new or
A prop-walk issue Christian Sailing at 2:10pm 07.19.11 Irwin 1/3640 Vessel: 1974 Irwin Mark VI LOA: 28.5 Summary: I have a Yamaha 9.9 mounted on the starboard side of t
'88 Mac 26D Rudder Upgrade? Brad1968 at 1:59pm 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/7605 Looking to replace my stock rudder with a used IdaSailor or Ruddercraft, but don't really want to sp
Winch for mast raising shanker at 1:29pm 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 48/12064 Does anyone know what size of winch would be required to raise the mast of a 260? I'm looking at a 2
first fatality in 103 years...how sad.... Valentina at 1:25pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2080 Hats off to the 10+ boat crews who abandoned a race to rescue a crew of a capsized 35 footer last Mo
Ballast Tanking Filling jao1972 at 1:12pm 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 7/2586 I have a 1994 Hunter 26 that just had some hull work done (repaired a through-crack forward of the c
41/44 DS aft shower drain issue Rick486 at 1:09pm 07.19.11 Big Boats 11/2947 Hi All: Has anyone figured out a solution to the slow drain in the aft shower? It seems like there i
Looking to Borrow a Cushion Captain Stormy at 1:03pm 07.19.11 Lancer 3/1676 When I bought my Lancer 25 it did not come cushions, the Upholstery place will charge me an Arm and
Georgian Bay djplatt@cogeco.ca at 12:31pm 07.19.11 Trailer Sailors 19/6993 Just got back from 3 weeks sailing in Georgian bay on my O'Day 240. Pictures here: http://www.face
Wema Gauge mattinva at 12:29pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3011 Regarding fresh and waste tank sender failures. I purchased a Hunter 290 last Fall and have verifie
I just got a free boat. Now what? (3) Johnmig at 10:51am 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/5133 I just got a free sailboat for my efforts of digging it out of the woods. From what I can tell fro
Bodkin Creek Plankton at 10:44am 07.19.11 Destinations 0/2494 What kind of depths are people finding at the entrance to Bodkin Creek?
Hunter 23 floorboards Fly_H23 at 10:44am 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 20/5052 Anyone replaced the wood floor boards over the keel bolts with seaboard or starboard HDPE material?
wet bowl failure Mike4116 at 10:21am 07.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4058 Peggy: I have a Wilcox-Crittendon (sp) on my 1980 28 O'day. It has recently stopped pulling fresh fl
Hull warping 1987 oday 272 Sceter at 9:50am 07.19.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2918 Hello everyone! We are looking at an O'Day 272 to purchase. It has been sitting on the trailer for
Fuel tank return hose squire2255 at 9:40am 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1291 I have been having a problem with a leak in my return fuel line og my yanmar. I think it is building
Throttle handle squire2255 at 9:31am 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/883 I am looking to replace the plastic/rubber throttle handle on my h 28 but I have not had much luck l
About to buy A mac- 1998 26x Need Advice kevinnem at 9:21am 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2487 Okay guys, . loking for some help from the comunitee here, either a "go for it" or "let it go, there
ODay Funfish Rigging Jeffrey J Grillo at 9:15am 07.19.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1260 I recently bought a funfish at a church yardsale. Anyone know how ot rig it? Can find a manual. Th

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Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:25pm 08.11.22 With a dog even if you could fix it you are doomed. You need a dink with a hard floor like wood, f
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dmax at 3:17pm 08.11.22 Practical sailor also did an article on painting sails, seems like a good solution for spot covering
Hot water tank use when at anchor Stu Jackson at 3:12pm 08.11.22 Can you estimate how much time your Honda needs to warm up the tank and what's the power of your Ho
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( pclarksurf at 3:04pm 08.11.22 Ha-- we all got scammed by our own initiative. We actually spent money on 40+ year old boats made o
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks rgranger at 2:21pm 08.11.22 thank you rgranger for your ideas, but I`m trying to use something more like the push button pin sy
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion rgranger at 2:20pm 08.11.22 Listen to Dave. He knows Hunters very well. My boat has through bolted stanchions Yep Hunters hav
Stain on sails - How to remove ? rgranger at 2:16pm 08.11.22 What about a white paint pen for small stains that cleaners wont remove? If that works, please pos
Cabin water leak Tomusa at 2:15pm 08.11.22 The shower sump / refer drain y valve is not connected to the fresh water.
Going bigger? rgranger at 2:08pm 08.11.22 When I had my H26 in a slip... I would overnight about once a week... sometimes mid-week... shower a
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:01pm 08.11.22 ugh:
Shroud and forestry tension dmax at 1:58pm 08.11.22 I don't know the tension but you can edit your post to fix the spelling if you'd like.
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 1:53pm 08.11.22 Please forgive my spelling error.
Is this dinghy salvageable? Scott T-Bird at 1:49pm 08.11.22 It's probably no better or no worse than the other manufacturers ... With all the patches, yours obv
roller troubles LloydB at 1:46pm 08.11.22 My Mac trailer did not come with rollers but only side bunks and I float it off and on. To load the
Hot water tank use when at anchor Leeward Rail at 1:42pm 08.11.22 First thing I did on our "new" boat was to remove the 6 gallon hot water tank. :yikes: It impeded e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 1:36pm 08.11.22 Hi John, I didn't realize that your engine has crapped out! I hope you find something positive whe
Fuel gauge sender Benny17441 at 1:28pm 08.11.22 Calculate your average burn rate (Gallons per Hour), find out your tank size in gallons and deduct 2
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 1:23pm 08.11.22 Well Invest 97L died fast. :clap: Good news it pulled some Stored Solar Energy from the Atlantic
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( LakeShark at 12:57pm 08.11.22 So yes.... Maybe what I need to do is find me an experienced C22 owner, maybe in the local C22 ass
Need input ASAP. Benny17441 at 12:51pm 08.11.22 Like Simon says, it looks to be a "Gell Coat Crazing" but Don provides the sensible recommendation,

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