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What to do if de-masted? inarathree at 5:10am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3673 I read postings and news articles, where people get de-masted from whales (although I dont think it
loose pintles and gudgeons kepeterss at 5:08am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3958 The pintles and gudgeons on my 1979 Oday 23 have a lot of play in them that seems to be getting wors
Quick fix trailering? jmark at 4:51am 05.14.11 Trailer Sailors 10/4482 Hi, I am new to sailboats and the activities involved in maintaining and moving them. I want to get
73 Ranger 29 Pics - Inside and Outside lemuscounseling at 7:49pm 05.13.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8680 I would love to see any 73 Ranger 29 pics so I can see how mine will look after I'm done working on
Hunter 410 stern rail seats Don Lucas at 3:11pm 05.13.11 Big Boats 4/1591 I have a new to me 410. The stern rail seats are off the boat and I don't know whether the drink hol
Another Sailboat 'Capsize' Rick D at 3:09pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6814 This seems awfully familiar: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_on_re_us/us_va_capsized_boat
New Prop The chief at 2:15pm 05.13.11 Catalina 30 13/3719 I have a 1989 cat 30 TRBS with Wing. It has the standard Universal M25XP Engine. When I purchased it
need pro's and con's bill beyler at 2:10pm 05.13.11 Smaller Boats 6/2062 I bought a 23.5 Hunter last year and moored it on Lake Mendota in Madison Wi. The boat has a CDI fur
Navigational Application For Ipad msp1mlb at 1:33pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2582 I am looking for a app to put on my iPad that I could use as a backup chart plotter. I have a Veriz
help with masting/trailer jmark at 1:20pm 05.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/102 trying to decide how best to approach a new boat purchase. actually it was "free" to me. now comes t
Availability of 2011 YBAA Yacht Purchase & Sale Agreement? Beautiful Day at 12:43pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3194 I am interested in putting in an offer on a sailboat. Can anyone direct me to the the latest 2011 Ya
Another Cable question? Bob S at 11:54am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3963 I am adding a Class D VHF radio and will be attaching it to my Raymarine C70 / Raystar 125 Chartplot
Trailer for '73 ODay 22 with fixed keel Rsaoday22 at 11:12am 05.13.11 Day Sailers 2/2176 I am looking at a 1968 little dude trailer to tow my oday 22, but I cant find any specs on the trail
Hunter 40.5 Legend 1995 - hi and help :) redunculous at 10:07am 05.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4716 Hi all New to the forums here and new (to be) Hunter owner - in fact new sailboat owner altogether!
What Brake Winch for Mac 25? ChockFullOnuts222 at 9:58am 05.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 I need to buy a new brake winch for my Mac 25. Looking at Dutton-Lainson (if I spelled that right),
Oday 19 hull design cross sections (3) ells at 9:45am 05.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3790 Does anyone know where I could get cross sections of the hull design of an Oday 19? I have a leak i
Airtronics D5 Heater Nodak7 at 9:29am 05.13.11 Big Boats 0/1119 The Admiral has instructed me to install a Heater in the boat. We have had some experience with the
Mixing Elbow dfast7181 at 7:51am 05.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2634 While motoring the mixing elbow blew off the our 3ym30 engine with a loud pop and a hissing woosh. M
Bleeding fuel line for C27 rlewczuk at 6:51am 05.13.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2978 I have a 1990 C27 with an H18 Universal (diesel). Can anyone assist me with pics showing where the a
Whale Demasts Boat Rick D at 6:10am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4032

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Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 RoyS at 6:20am 08.23.22 Here is an idea of mine to consider. Note, I have not tried this yet. Buy a can of foamy shaving cre
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) Brian D at 6:18am 08.23.22 The problem I had was no mount would work on my stern rail. So, I built my own out of a couple piece
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 5:54am 08.23.22 Fun fact. A lit cigarette isn't enough to set off gasoline fumes. That isn't fun. It would be muc
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 5:44am 08.23.22 Yup, that will slow you down, looks like it was due for a cleaning. Glad you made it to the haul out
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing dlochner at 5:39am 08.23.22 The Edson motor mounts are nice, but excessively expensive and won't work for you. If you don't want
Any woodworkers about? Morgan donor at 5:31am 08.23.22 Did you try Catalina/Capri to see if milled replacement wood was available?
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing 31seahorse at 5:27am 08.23.22 To move the outboard motor to the stern rail is an additional consideration. For our short adventur
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? jssailem at 4:33am 08.23.22 Only you can answer that question. Do you want to spend the time it will take to put THIS boat back
do you sail in the fog? (1) DArcy at 4:09am 08.23.22 Yesterday morning we waited for the fog to burn off before heading out.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:06am 08.23.22 Looks like Luna had been doing her best to support the local marine population.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:03am 08.23.22 Lets hope bronze. Brass do not last.
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:07am 08.23.22 I have 2 new brass ones. Brass or bronze?
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:06am 08.23.22 One photo did show where the bow eye was secured to a short backing plate. Please replace the backi
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 2:19am 08.23.22 My recommendation is not to wait too long. Information on these forums can be hit and miss these d
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? justsomeguy at 1:45am 08.23.22 No.
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? mermike at 1:28am 08.23.22 That is a huge project. Love the Yammie, but the most expensive boat ever is a free one. That said,
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Paul Mermelstein at 10:20pm 08.22.22 Well done. Was very funny, even if some people really do think like that.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing SoSound at 10:04pm 08.22.22 I did exactly what @Ralph Johnstone suggests, never had any issues at all, maybe the quickest boat p
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:40pm 08.22.22 208621 208623 It can all be made with SS tubing fittings and no welding required.
New Catalina 30 Owner (10) mikeracca at 9:33pm 08.22.22 Well I think I figured out why I was only making 2.5kts. There was at least 200lbs so stuffs on my h

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