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Oday Swift Rigging Jeffrey J Grillo at 5:08am 07.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4448 I recently purchased an O'Day Swift at a church yard sale. Seems to be in good shape and workign ord
Wiring Guidance wufibugs at 11:39pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3124 Rather than track down a replacement for my broken 2 pole yanmar ignition switch that allows removal
Outboard help needed. mklein@iowatelecom.net at 10:41pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4583 My most recent aquizition is nearly ready to set sail? I just mounted the motor that came with the b
Stern light blocked by dinghy.... rfrye1 at 9:20pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2664 We now have davits on our H376. When we have the dink hauled up it mostly blocks our stern light. It
Spinlocks shanker at 9:17pm 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 6/2053 Because I will do my share of single handed sailing, I have started reading about how the experts do
Concerned about 1623 hrs on 1991 m25xp deisel Blue Streak at 6:05pm 07.19.11 Catalina 30 4/2283 Looking at a 30 Cat but 1623 hrs on engine. Should I be concerned? What does a rebuild run? Thanks
28 HP Beta marine engine Help Florida sail at 5:50pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2396 I'm looking at a boat that recently had the Westerbeke 27 replaced with a 28HP Beta Marine. I would
Port replacement lens flyella10 at 5:44pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1198 I have a 28.5 1986 Hunter and need to replace the Grey port lenses. New ones are available at Sailb
New North sails hi1cotton at 5:37pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1410 Has anyone received a recent quote on North racing mailsail. I have a Hunter 23. The quotes I've rec
windlass wiring thoughts rochesterdriver at 5:01pm 07.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2364 So the windlass draws up to 200a at 12v. I'm thinking there are two ways to go here. 1. Put s 12
Hunter 34 Kitchen stevestk at 4:32pm 07.19.11 Big Boats 13/2708 In all the pictures I've seen online of Hunter 34's, there are cutouts for wine glasses etc. in the
Raymarine A50D/Chart Plotter/Fishfinder Becka Anne at 4:14pm 07.19.11 Catalina 30 2/1593 I'm a proud new owner of a 1985 Catalina 30. Recently, I purchased a Raymarine A50D which comes with
GPS/depth gauge advice svscott at 3:53pm 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/7108 Hello all, first post on the forum... I have an 87 Macgregor 26d that my dad used to race in Long B
checking the keel bolt old guys sail at 3:48pm 07.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1274 I have a question. I have a 93 26s and have the 2 access doors. What good are they? I want to check
Sailrite, Annapils MD Ron20324 at 3:02pm 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2245 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 2/1536 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 1/3747 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 17/7704 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 48/12529 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 2/2107 Hats off to the 10+ boat crews who abandoned a race to rescue a crew of a capsized 35 footer last Mo

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Winter Cover JBP-PA at 5:51am 10.16.22 One of the advantages I like about canvas over shrink wrap is that you can open up part of the canva
Winter Cover sailme88 at 3:43am 10.16.22 Location, Location, Location... It really depends on where you are.. Sounds like you are either at
Winter Cover Dalliance at 10:31pm 10.15.22 I would never even consider leaving my boat uncovered through a Chicago winter. Way too much chance
Gel Coat Spider. Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 10.15.22 I guess I got a little derailed when the original post was about spider cracks and we were now drift
Its funny Friday! (5) Will Gilmore at 7:46pm 10.15.22 210080 Two hunters wanted to go hunting on a remote island where they had been successful the previ
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:24pm 10.15.22 I goofed off a little today. I dropped my test cell in the water in approximately the same location
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak (2) Orbweaver at 7:21pm 10.15.22 I was finally able to get the boat sealed up and go to finding the leaks. It turns out I have 5 diff
Alternator Bracket SycloneDriver at 6:58pm 10.15.22 I measured the distance from center to center today I need to be able to shorten it down to at least
Leaking thru hull berner73 at 5:22pm 10.15.22 Lots of good advice above. Haul, fix and be thankful you caught it when you did. I wouldn't be able
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 5:17pm 10.15.22 LOL. No, it was just a matter of how I cleated off the rope that holds up the centerboard. Using the
Remote controls for 9.9 Yamaha on a Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 2:50pm 10.15.22 Thanks for the reply John. The controls currently move from port to starboard and back. If I move
Turn-Around Destinations? jssailem at 2:37pm 10.15.22 Two fun trips from my Everett home port that can sharpen a cruiser's navigational skills are: Evere
Gel Coat Spider. jssailem at 2:08pm 10.15.22 Ralph. We are not in disagreement. What I shared was a series of approaches to address the differing
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, kloudie1 at 1:25pm 10.15.22 Congrats! A fun project indeed.. A fine little lake boat!
Gel Coat Spider. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:51pm 10.15.22 Andy is the most knowledgeable guy I've seen on the web when it comes to repairs. In this set of vi
Merit 22 owners Shakalaaka at 12:33pm 10.15.22 I finally found you guys. Got mine last summer, thought I had the only one in existence!
Gel Coat Spider. jssailem at 12:26pm 10.15.22 Demonstrations that I have watched which provide guidance as to crack repairs. 339W-ZNC1_0 WcuQZfrr
Replacing transducer on C310 PlaneTom at 11:44am 10.15.22 It's been 4 or 5 years since I replaced my knotmeter transducer, so not 100% sure. From the transdu
Leaking thru hull jssailem at 11:26am 10.15.22 1983 ODay 28 with a slow leaking thru hull fitting that feeds the toilet. Any in water options? By
Buy now or wait for recession? thinwater at 11:15am 10.15.22 The purchase price is not the big cost. Don't get hung up on one model. Then buy something good and

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