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What Color is your Bimini/Dodger? Sailm8 at 9:15am 07.23.10 Ask All Sailors 19/6903 We are in the market for a replacement bimini and dodger. We have been very pleased with the sunbre
Hunter Marine Rep. Parts-Email Adress BrianW at 8:19am 07.23.10 Smaller Boats 3/1790 Does anyone have the name and email address for the Hunter rep that can provide quotes for Hunter pa
Oday 23 toe rails Jfelkins at 8:17am 07.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1647 Does any one have pictures of teak (or HDPE faux teak) toe rails on their Oday 23 (or similar model)
Need a mast SailorSteve at 10:25pm 07.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2273 Need to replace the 3" x 4" x 21' mast from my 1974 MacGregor Venture 17. Anyone know a source for u
screws for attaching the rudder bill.olney at 8:39pm 07.22.10 Pearson 3/1628 I am almost done with the restoration of my 1963 Electa, i am having a h#ll of a time trying to find
life line stanschions gomulti at 8:18pm 07.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1613 I just broke a stanchion on my macgregor 36 It seems typical enough with 24" length but the mounting
Fixing drain on a Carry-On A/C Unit (1) rpwillia at 8:13pm 07.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1908 It appears the nipple for the drain on my Carry-On A/C unit broke off. Does anyone have a simple way
where to buy a mac 26 keel? feliur at 6:55pm 07.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1876 Hi, am an owner of a 94 Macgregor 26s and has broken its swing keel (this is my third or four one).
260 mod, lines led back to cockpit (8) Bob 04 H260 at 6:33pm 07.22.10 Smaller Boats 4/2032 I added a reefing line to the luff of my mainsail. Harken blocks were added to the fore and aft reef
Is this dream realistic? drh1965 at 6:18pm 07.22.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4730 Is it realistic to think that a couple in their mid to late 50s in average "shape" could handle a sa
Experience with Diesel Fuel Pump Failure spadaforaj at 5:51pm 07.22.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4640 Anyone have any experience with failing fuel pumps on old Yanmar Diesels (2QM15) ? I'm told mine
309 Companionway Screen Measurements? sigbear at 5:01pm 07.22.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2464 I want to buy a companionway screen for my new #168 309, however, the boat is being delivered out of
Maiden trip jorgefife at 4:38pm 07.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2619 Finally, after 1 year, 2 months and 12 days I went sailing today! Up and down the chanel in Clear La
My new (sort of) Pearson 36 73Pearson36 at 4:20pm 07.22.10 Pearson 0/1194 Hi everyone, I recently acquired a '73 Pearson 36 (as if you couldn't tell by my log-in name) that
What Next sailaway78 at 4:08pm 07.22.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2506 So now Bonnie is headed this way. Worrying the hell out of me. If we get 6' or more of tidal surge
What's the right anchor weight? kitsfergus at 3:51pm 07.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4194 Is a CQR 25 lb too heavy for a Catalina 28????
Hood roller furling anchorron at 3:51pm 07.22.10 Catalina 30 3/4825 I have a Hood 810 Seafurl LD on a 88 Catalina 30. It has a continuous line. Does anyone know what si
Toe Rail sloopdonb at 2:42pm 07.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1668 I know this is a stretch, but I'm looking for a toe rail to replace my damaged rail on my 322. Or wh
Garmin Chartplotter close to compass ? toby too at 2:20pm 07.22.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3125 I just bought a Pearson 31-2 1987. I am looking to get a Garmin Garmin GPSMAP 541 chartplotter and
Hunter 450 keel bolt problems ltempleton at 12:08pm 07.22.10 Big Boats 11/5560 The keel bolts on our Hunter 450 have come loose. The yard says we have to remove the keel, inspect

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Its funny Friday! dmax at 7:52am 10.17.21 A guy goes to see his Doctor and says "doc, I've been thinking about this for a long time and I've m
Need 22 New Design Mast Data (1) Leeward Rail at 7:07am 10.17.21 if you ware in my boat would you replace the mast with some other mast from another boat. Nope..I
Hunter 410 shaft seal sailing gal at 7:00am 10.17.21 Basically, should the shaft seal tube be clamped on the stern tube that is bolted to the outside of
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51am 10.17.21
Hunter 410 shaft seal Nodak7 at 6:50am 10.17.21 I think my shaft seal is wrong. The manual says the stern tube is 2-3/8 OD and the PSS seal is 1-1
Replacing Cabin Sole Leeward Rail at 6:42am 10.17.21 This is obviously not practical with a boat sole. It is doubtful there is any chemical that could b
Are Boat Shows Good Places to get Deals on New Sails? sail sfbay at 6:40am 10.17.21 It would interesting to see if you can get a good price on custom sails at a boat show vs. local lof
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list shemandr at 6:19am 10.17.21 That's why I would take almost everything off the boat for layup. Plus we raced and were pretty dil
Beneteau 473 decals/stickers sail sfbay at 6:16am 10.17.21 Do an internet search on "beneteau sailboat decals" and "beneteau sailboat seahorse logo" and you wi
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list sail sfbay at 6:09am 10.17.21 ...........Bought the boat. Everything is on the port side.........Spare lines - including many no
Trucking a Yacht shemandr at 6:09am 10.17.21 Ouch! That's why a former poster on this forum said "You move money - not boats." Or something lik
H34 Compression Post RoyS at 6:08am 10.17.21 If you are ever thinking of running your mast control lines back to the cockpit, now is the time to
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? RoyS at 6:01am 10.17.21 I adjust these all the time. My lazy bag has two lines that branch out near the bag. At the mast the
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Daveinet at 5:54am 10.17.21 Why tighten them up by the mast? Seems it would be easy enough to put a cleat at the end of the boom
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Crusty Ol Salt at 5:51am 10.17.21 Update #2 Bought the boat. Everything is on the port side Spare anchor Spare tiller Spare lines - in
Replacing Cabin Sole RoyS at 5:50am 10.17.21 Yesterday I finished prying all the old plywood up. After that I invented a simple test for the pres
I think I just bought a 30. jssailem at 5:43am 10.17.21 Congrats on the new to you boat. You sound surprised. My bank would know if I bought a new boat. Cho
Trucking a Yacht Apex at 5:09am 10.17.21 trucking alone was $6k from CT to MI. Add another $1700 for having a yard do all the prep work for
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Apex at 4:57am 10.17.21 I loosen about a foot (stack pack here) when raising. But pulling the lazy jacks forward down, secu
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 4:47am 10.17.21 Good news travels fast.

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