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Capri 16.5 Jib Dimensions Jeff Shaw at 3:46am 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 1/3050 In the evenings I repair sails in my barn for local sailors. I need the dimensions of a Capri 16.5
O'Day 34 in Buzzards Bay? hinmo at 1:34am 08.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1493 Hi - newbie here. I am looking at an O'Day 34 for sale. I would like to hear from current or past ex
Lancer blisters gabrielb at 1:22am 08.12.10 Lancer 3/2448 Does anyone have any info on blisters on a 35' 1979 Lancer?
Another ID higgs at 9:49pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1916 I was out cruising the past couple of weeks and saw some interesting boats. I saw this one at the T
Radio Tom Hoffman at 8:39pm 08.11.10 Trailer Sailors 11/3803 I have come to the point where I am looking at getting a radio, so I can communicate with other boat
Newbie buying first sailboat, will need a head Slingerland at 8:25pm 08.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/5233 Good evening, all! I am looking to buy my first sailboat, and have narrowed my choices down to three
Basic electrical wiring question (1) radioguy at 8:03pm 08.11.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1556 Guys and gals, I have a simple wiring question. I want to keep the stock control panel, but I wan
V17 Rigging Help hat57hat at 7:46pm 08.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2250 I am a newbie trying to rig my V17. The rigging for the jib appears to have no blocks. On each s
Custom Cockpit table (8) rortega46 at 7:00pm 08.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2801 Our H28 is great and we really wanted a cockpit table for dining and entertaining. It had to be exp
New to C15's DannyB at 6:56pm 08.11.10 Trailer Sailors 4/3044 I have a C14 #2445 I recently rebulit and refabricated a new keelson, and compression post and regla
Balancing act jimmyb at 6:42pm 08.11.10 Trailer Sailors 27/7101 Hey all! Having a bit of trouble ballancing the boat when hove to. When I get a chance to go out Im
A mini review of a Campbell Sailor 3-blade prop Clark at 5:10pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 11/9271 A mini review of a Campbell Sailor 3-blade prop - UPDATED I had been running a Martec geared folder
Four days and counting OdayDave at 4:57pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1493 In 4 days, I start my annual sailing trip with my friend of 52 years, Mark. I always point out to h
Line Diameter For Mid-Sail Reef Ties --Go Monster or Minimize? rardiH36 at 1:37pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 12/6087 Here's a question/topic that I don't recall having seen discussed in the three years I've been follo
Forestay replacement DJN51 at 1:05pm 08.11.10 Smaller Boats 6/3924 On Hunter 23.5,is forestay same length with Cdi furler,as without furler? Plan on replacing after se
Best way to stow H23 rudder when moored isaksp00 at 12:31pm 08.11.10 Smaller Boats 4/1714 New boat to me. I keep it on a mooring, on a lake. Any advice on how best to stow it when moored?
My centerboard is broken bpearly at 11:33am 08.11.10 Day Sailers 2/1746 I am trying to maintain my sweet little Liberty following my husband's (the real sailor) death. Afte
Tacking with a 150 genoa sharps4590 at 10:56am 08.11.10 Catalina 22 6/3687 Bear in mind that I've never used anything bigger than a "regular" jib or a boat as big as the Cat 2
Centerboard question KnotLimited at 10:16am 08.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1520 I have salvaged an O'Day 25 that was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico. How can I get the centerb
Plastic name plate for Daysailer II J Clark at 10:12am 08.11.10 Day Sailers 2/2349 I am looking for plastic name plates located on each side of cuddy for the DS-II. I've looked at se

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What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tedd at 9:43am 07.08.22 It's been like that in my neighbourhood (suburb of Vancouver, BC) for quite a few years now. It's ra
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 9:40am 07.08.22 Sailing in a shifty wind is a challenge and there are different factors that affect how you sail in
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? Calif. Ted at 9:36am 07.08.22 The Garmin will not control the RM AP but it will send a waypoint so the AP can steer to the waypoin
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? CowboyWay at 9:35am 07.08.22 I think you need to hit "go to", I don't use the "route to" at all because I only steer to one wayp
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? CowboyWay at 9:34am 07.08.22 Where's the AP Control unit, I think RM calls it a Control Head? Can a Garmin chart plotter control
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim dlochner at 9:34am 07.08.22 Sailing in a shifty wind is a challenge and there are different factors that affect how you sail in
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? dlochner at 9:26am 07.08.22 Where's the AP Control unit, I think RM calls it a Control Head? Can a Garmin chart plotter control
Marinized VW Rabbit engine Sailor Sue at 9:25am 07.08.22 I doubt that the starter was "marinized". Any auto salvage yards in your area? Or a VW dealer?
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild sailcapt340 at 9:25am 07.08.22
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Sailor Sue at 9:20am 07.08.22 Not sure, but I think they might be in Maine.
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? Calif. Ted at 9:15am 07.08.22 I think you need to hit "go to", I don't use the "route to" at all because I only steer to one waypo
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Don S/V ILLusion at 9:10am 07.08.22
Help! capta at 9:09am 07.08.22 I'm sure there must be a machine shop somewhere near you. They could easily sleeve the mast where it
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad dlochner at 9:08am 07.08.22 Without knowing where Ports Harbor is and where Potts Harbor is, it is difficult to offer an opinion
Help! markwbird at 8:59am 07.08.22 First, have a stiff drink. Then have another one. Then, start looking for a new mast.
Help! Crazy Dave Condon at 8:49am 07.08.22 Once a mast is bent, the integrity is gone. Even if it could be sleeved (one that exactly fits the
Replacement Parts 31seahorse at 8:38am 07.08.22 Perhaps a Craigslist advertiser, one who lists used boat parts or removal of sailboats, would have o
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:31am 07.08.22 Update. I installed the new Oberdorfer, it worked well until yesterday. I hadn't used the boat much
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Parsons at 8:21am 07.08.22 I used Pettit Vivid on my trailer sailor that would sit in fresh water for a season in Michigan. At
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild kloudie1 at 8:12am 07.08.22 Ken's pump instructions are for a slightly different pump. The 3GMF pump, if it hasn't been replaced

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