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Oday 28 Standing Rigging Tune dmort at 8:31am 06.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1259 When stepping the mast for the first time (new owner) the brackets (with holes) hanging down under t
Rotten Keel winch attachment. (2) Cope at 8:09am 06.21.11 Catalina 22 9/6339 Hi folks I recently bought a 1973 Catalina 22 Swing keel. I have some concerns about the keel winc
mast profile Justin_NSA at 8:06am 06.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1346 Has this been asked before? I have a mastgate project in work and I need the cross-section profile o
Replace overhead light fixture over dinette table? PrincessoftheLake at 7:22am 06.21.11 Big Boats 13/3373 I am not happy with the overhead light fixture on my 1995 Hunter 40.5 and would like to replace it.
Source for winch pads jknappsax at 7:21am 06.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2520 I bought a pair of Lewmar 30STs which I want to mount on the coamings where they are accessible from
Help assessing bulkhead condition! (3) Igetit at 6:29am 06.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4170 Bought my first sailboat about a month ago, an 84 Oday 222. LOVE IT. Now that I've gotten to know mo
9.2 article Good Old Boat richard965 at 6:15am 06.21.11 S2 4/2196 interesting article on the May/June (?) issue of Good Old Boat on the 9.2....basicly a redo of the a
Runaway Diesel!! Swampyankee at 5:42am 06.21.11 S2 5/2238 My '78 S2 9.2a has probably the original motor in it - a YSM12 horizontal one-cylinder. It's about a
Seeping in bilge bobgelb@gmail.com at 5:25am 06.21.11 Catalina 310 15/3418 I need some advice from our great Catalina sailors. I have a slow seepage of water into my bilge, it
Finally made some progress BobM at 4:53am 06.21.11 S2 8/2664 Lost season so far. Spread 25 yards of mulch over two weekends in May then got shipped out to Japan
Tensioning shrouds and stays (1) jfrench at 4:20am 06.21.11 Catalina 22 5/2890 How is it that two opposing shroud or stay lines can be impossible to set to the same tension? As yo
head issue...advice? brettgrant at 4:17am 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2440 We have a 2007 H31 with a Jabsco manual flush head. This recent trip we noticed that liquid is seepi
Best way to fasten an anchor? jfrench at 4:09am 06.21.11 Catalina 22 6/1924 What's the proper way to fasten my anchor line to the bow? I see two cleats, an extra snap shackle l
My First Production Boat Design Roger Long at 3:47am 06.21.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2454 The first boat has arrived in OZ. http://hphotos-ash2.fbcdn.net/57023_439993313229_135638388229_525
troubled waters bad_com_pany at 2:58am 06.21.11 Smaller Boats 8/2022 Read this recently and has the entire area concerned with future boating on our river. Did not know
Hunter Rendevous - no longer??? windsock1 at 9:13pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1682 First, thanks to those who responded to my "kayak" information request. Turns out plans changed and
Spreader Location on Mast DaleB at 9:04pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 7/6995 I am working on a '68 Venture 21 and have bought new spreader bases, spreaders (1" dia. x 24" long)
Coastguard Harassment - ? 1977oday22 at 8:53pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 94/20700 This week, the Coast Guard is promoting it's "safe boating week" Nothing wrong with that...Been boat
Eagle Cuda 350 S/Map Depth Finder and GPS Dulcinea at 8:38pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1883 Does anyone have experience with the Eagle Cuda 350 SMap (combination GPS and Fish Finder ) ? I am
Wet Cell Batteries Under The Settee? Joe Mullee at 7:48pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3303 I have three Deka gell house batteries (97AH X 3) wired in parralel in my cabin under the settee. In

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Rudder pin Jacktar at 8:06am 08.27.22 Yes keep it in, if rudder floats up a little really screws up steering.
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 8:05am 08.27.22 I would be skeptical about that unless it comes from a trusted source, like the ..."internet"... :)
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:05am 08.27.22 Grandma loses her in home care coverage at the first of the year, so we need to be there before tha
Service life of nylon anchor rode? FastOlson at 7:56am 08.27.22 I would be skeptical about that unless it comes from a trusted source, like the ..."internet"... :)
Frozen prop shaft Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 08.27.22 I am starting to ponder if I am the only guy on here that has AAA and sea tow. Some days getting a
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 08.27.22 need to know if trailering a lot and if so is the motor tied upward to keep it from bouncing? Two
Open House - well; BOAT kappykaplan at 7:39am 08.27.22
Open House - well; BOAT DianaOfBurlington at 7:34am 08.27.22
Open House - well; BOAT DianaOfBurlington at 7:26am 08.27.22
Mainsheet location jssailem at 6:52am 08.27.22 I am just spitballing here. You like the big open space of the cockpit. Many dinghy sailboats have
Mainsheet location jssailem at 6:45am 08.27.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting dLj at 6:31am 08.27.22 Next round of drinks are on me. So the missing piece of information here is where and when? ;) G
Rudder pin Crusty Ol Salt at 6:28am 08.27.22 Not sure what you are asking. Could you post a picture? Please.
Frozen prop shaft jssailem at 6:21am 08.27.22 :plus: Tow boat to lift. Safest solution. Make sure bilge pump is working. Tow Boat is a good choic
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 6:10am 08.27.22 Yah it's much better for them to create a new thread and have someone tell them to Search.....Uhhh.
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 5:56am 08.27.22 :plus: Not having some sort of tow insurance is worse than not having AAA or some other car tow cove
Rudder pin Gene Neill at 5:45am 08.27.22 Rudder pin? You mean the plastic shear pin? If so, the answer is yes. :)
Open House - well; BOAT shemandr at 5:04am 08.27.22 Keep us posted if Diana will make an appearance in FL. because I don't have another trip up North in
Open House - well; BOAT kappykaplan at 4:15am 08.27.22 There appears to be a problem with your link. :plus:
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 4:12am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability

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