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Would you rent your trailer for $400? for 2 days? ebsail at 10:37am 12.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2251 I recently bought an O'day 25 (center board) and need to move it from Chesapeake City, Md to Nyack N
Installing Spinlocks on a 23.5 fokker416 at 10:17am 12.20.10 Smaller Boats 6/1681 Hello all, I'm awaiting delivery of two swiveled spinlock cam cleats to replace my stock cleats for
Mixing Elbow Rick D at 9:39am 12.20.10 Big Boats 8/4513 So, I have 2100 hours on my 4JHE in my 1994. But, I have never replaced nor cleaned the exhaust elbo
Storage locker doors (1) gmac1220 at 8:04am 12.20.10 Pearson 0/1316 I have a 1971 Pearson 33. Does anyone know where to find repalcement sliding doors (faux grasscloth
Apparent wind and my A-Ha! moment kpgraci at 7:50am 12.20.10 Ask All Sailors 31/10527
XM weather in Bahamas? Sailor Sue at 7:30am 12.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1975 I'm wondering if any one has first hand knowledge if XM weather will work through the Bahamas? A se
Guess the PHRF rating of this boat RichH at 6:58am 12.20.10 Ask All Sailors 28/5099 http://www.gizmag.com/love-love-part-boat-artwork/16928/picture/124351 related article and other
Winter in the water or out Plankton at 2:01am 12.20.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3147 I sail in the mid Chesapeake bay. Over the years I've heard numerous arguments over whether it's be
Yanmar exhaust mixing elbow-service Endurance2010 at 10:36pm 12.19.10 Big Boats 7/6246 Skippers: I recently traced a raw water failure to my exhaust mixing elbow. Apparently there was
Bermuda rgranger at 8:50pm 12.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2919 I got to thinking about something. I've read so many books on ocean crossings, I have World Cruisin
Battens jetboatn at 5:36pm 12.19.10 Smaller Boats 7/1598 New to sailing. Replaced all rigging that was needed. Stepped mast and partially raised mainsail for
Got Lucky Mick at 5:20pm 12.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2208 Last week I happened to be riding my bike down to the lake Marina when My bot got hit with the torna
Raymarine Radar Pod installation Bobbaynton at 5:09pm 12.19.10 Bavaria 6/4791 I am considering the addition of a Raymarine RD218 radom radar scanner to my classic C70 chartplotte
Source for Silent Blue Blades for Air-X Marine?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 4:45pm 12.19.10 Ask All Sailors 0/4 We have just seen ' heard the difference in sound when the Air-X Marine is equipped with these blue
Sails, sails, sails.......... old guys sail at 2:38pm 12.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1412 Okay. Taking inventory of my Mac 22 sails. I dont really know sails from.............but wanted to d
Rudder length on shoal draft 33s fiestaMojo at 2:27pm 12.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3870 I have read comments and stories here attesting to the fact that the rudder on the shoal draft Cheru
Winterize roller furling jib, or leave up? Islander36Kairos at 2:26pm 12.19.10 Ask All Sailors 22/10610 We are 1st year sailboat owners and are debating between us (my wife and I) of the need to remove ou
San Diego-Two Harbors??? dstaylor95 at 12:48pm 12.19.10 Catalina 30 6/2197 I have a Cat30 equipped with Garmin Chartplotter and no Radar. Can you please pass along best pract
Winter Docking Mark Parsons at 10:01am 12.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1521 I am getting ready to buy an Oday 22. In the summer, we have good water and a dock. In the winter,
Looking For Cal36 Owners!! (4) allan2996 at 7:34am 12.19.10 Cal 0/2924 I am looking for a boom for my cal 36 and a mainsail My boom was shortened 3' and the foot on my Ma

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Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Rick Webb at 4:46am 07.25.22 I'd bet that sort of statement is standard boilerplate on all policies and is buried in the 37 pages
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 4:40am 07.25.22 Precious memories, indeed, to be treasured always.
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? JamesG161 at 4:28am 07.25.22 Does this mean I bought influence? No, but the Geico Agent was under the Influence of an Adult be
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad kappykaplan at 3:40am 07.25.22 filling the cockpit with Maine water. I like this idea! :beer:
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad All U Get at 3:24am 07.25.22 Years ago we made this trip in the heat of summer. We found good relief by blocking the cockpit scu
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Rick486 at 2:57am 07.25.22 With just a quick look it appears to me to be a bending failure across the stress concentration effe
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 2:20am 07.25.22 a j111 out foxed the 52's. it out foxed the 70's, using the thunder bumpers like a pinball. :cool:
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 2:17am 07.25.22 this year was a stormy 333 mile spinnaker run. is there anything more fun on a sailboat than flying
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:55pm 07.24.22 I went to Luna today with one goal in mind. To get the engine wired up and working off the control p
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:49pm 07.24.22 Well done. You are the first C30 owner I have seen that has removed the aft portion of the counter
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 10:09pm 07.24.22 I'm really curious, what batteries did you choose to install? Westmarine model #15020191, two of t
Murdered 170 Centerboard stickinthemud57 at 9:52pm 07.24.22 I think you are on the right track. Let us know how it goes. Be sure to grind down the corners to pr
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 9:48pm 07.24.22 I have concluded there are too many taxes dipping into our recreational pleasures. We work hard. We
Beneteau 461 furling Gennaker info required. sail sfbay at 9:24pm 07.24.22 Welcome to the forum!! Install a bow sprit with a top down furler. That is what I installed on my H
replacement of in-deck solar and of interior ceiling lights Boatkeep at 8:37pm 07.24.22 Hey, these are not the same model, but it might help you out. Here at my favourite solar-powered mar
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 8:24pm 07.24.22 I have installed Cleats on the mast with screws, Cam Cleats too. I suspect that clutches will work.
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape jssailem at 8:20pm 07.24.22 i like when the sailmaker delivers the sail and shows me how to fit it. then i give him the check.
Murdered 170 Centerboard rcairflyer at 7:59pm 07.24.22 1/8th or 1/16th should do. The forces are not that formidable. 8" either way (16'' total) would giv
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? jssailem at 7:58pm 07.24.22 I have concluded there are too many taxes dipping into our recreational pleasures. We work hard. We
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Froudy at 6:41pm 07.24.22 DM me - #29

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