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Owners directory kpgraci at 2:07pm 01.17.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3346 I was milling around the owners directory, seaching for Oday 22 owners, found a bunch, but my name w
Sails for 66 Tempest Tempest66 at 1:47pm 01.17.11 Day Sailers 3/1675 The old girl has now been totally refurbished and is enjoying a winter rest. I now need to find a m
Autopilot cable splicing Mike H. at 1:37pm 01.17.11 Big Boats 3/1585 My fluxgate compass on my Autohelm ST4000+ autopilot won't calibrate. I can't get the deviation bel
Captiva 240 paddler79 at 1:06pm 01.17.11 Trailer Sailors 0/4628 Any one ever re-build a Captiva 240? I am nearly done doing one but need to know what is in the swin
Wire or Dyneema lifelines? druid at 12:50pm 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3492 I'm looking at replacing my lifelines - should I go with (uncoated) SS or Dyneema? I local friend re
Bottom Paint?? Wayne Dengel at 12:32pm 01.17.11 Big Boats 3/1254 So, I am sure this has been talked to death on the forums, but as a BigBoat newbee, I have to ask ag
Freedom 21 kaikouravoyager at 11:18am 01.17.11 Other Sailboats 0/1274 New to this forum..looking for fellow Freedom 21 sailors/owners
Freedom 21 kaikouravoyager at 11:13am 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 5/6465 New to this forum.. Looking for fellow Freedom 21 sailors.
Making aft berths into one? SNOWCROW at 11:01am 01.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1384 Many Beneteaus, especially from charter fleets, come with divided (2) aft berths. In the longer 40's
Water Collecting in the Cabin Floor "Tub" rardiH36 at 10:16am 01.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1456 Hi All: I will eventually discover the solution to the below, but perhaps someone on the Cherubini
designer location paddler79 at 10:09am 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1640 Previous msg crashed. Anyone know whether O.H. Rodgers or Walter Scott are still living and if so ho
designer location paddler79 at 10:05am 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1123 Any one know how I can get ahold of O.H Rodgers or Walter Scott. Not sure they are still living but
ODay 22 Interior work (3) kpgraci at 8:58am 01.17.11 Day Sailers 6/10993 I plan on pulling the boat out of the water soon for some scheduled maintenance - hull paint for one
Willard Beach Dory (1) Roger Long at 8:45am 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2009 Here's the final rendering of the 12 foot dory skiff we're having built for Barbara this winter: ht
Catalina 22 Fin keel with a possible "Catalina Smile" (6) Nautical1974 at 8:23am 01.17.11 Catalina 22 1/2703 After receiving great feedback from CaptDon01, paphman and txtowman. on my previous post called Cat
Battery Switch Hookup (1) BrianW at 7:48am 01.17.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2766 I have a Hunter 26 with a Honda 9.9 outboard (electric start). The Honda has a 12-amp battery chargi
Batten on full roach Mains Ken13559 at 12:41am 01.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1307 Can anyone tell me how stiff or soft should a batten be on a full roach Mains? My top most stock fib
Need a Cat 22 Rudder me262 at 9:56pm 01.16.11 Catalina 22 3/1498 I recently acquired a VERY neglected Cat 22......flat tires, rusted bearings, a foot of water inside
Canister Liferaft on deck. BananaToe at 7:38pm 01.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1645 I'm planning to buy a Canister stored life raft for my B 361. I'm wondering has anyone mounted one
Living aboard in ME this winter CalebD at 5:01pm 01.16.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3932 One of our esteemed members here is living aboard his boat this winter up in Maine. I think he may

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Open engine intake.... RoyS at 4:43am 07.15.22 For those of you with trouble sleeping...Think about your prop stern tube, your rudder shaft tube, y
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 4:31am 07.15.22 I didn't take any pics, sorry!
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains dLj at 4:24am 07.15.22 For above the waterline outlets like holes for sea chests, scupper outlets, etc. - I have stains th
Air bnb for Dock Rental Don S/V ILLusion at 4:16am 07.15.22
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 3:38am 07.15.22 What lands on your deck from air pollution gets washed off down the scuppers. People living in the
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) twodzusfittings at 3:35am 07.15.22 I don't know what SF and TF mean but the sizes are correct. Thats what I took off the shelf and fitt
watch the fuel source Captain Larry-DH at 3:18am 07.15.22
watch the fuel source NYSail at 11:52pm 07.14.22 Well gee that sucks! Did you fuel up at a marina or a regular gas station?
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 11:44pm 07.14.22 I would never leave my boat with open valves. When sailing I have always left engine and others open
45DS mainsail furling (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 07.14.22 I saw your post yesterday morning just before heading out to the boat. Figured it was about time I
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 10:08pm 07.14.22 You mean as awful as :poop::poop::poop: ?
Oil change pump Kanzaki gearbox markwbird at 9:43pm 07.14.22 Amazon
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race BarryL at 9:40pm 07.14.22
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Tedd at 9:29pm 07.14.22 Would you mind elaborating on this? What do you mean by "darting out from under you"? An unintenti
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 9:18pm 07.14.22 If I can manage the height, the length and width are no problem. I have plans to break out the exi
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:33pm 07.14.22 However, once you hit about 7 knots (half a knot above hull speed) it does become a bit of a balanc
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:32pm 07.14.22 Still wing-on-wing sail configuration, but with the apparent wind angle more forward. My jib starts
Air bnb for Dock Rental g sven at 8:24pm 07.14.22 I was more thinking outside of marinas. The idea would be that people could rent out their private d
mast wieght David in Sandusky at 7:49pm 07.14.22 I would estimate less than 200 pounds. It was not hard for me to lift one end of our mast when we to
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:40pm 07.14.22 When I got a degree in mechanical engineering, I took one semester of structural engineering, and t

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