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Reseal port windows? bigsick at 5:48am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2391 I have a 2003 H326. Windows are smoked glass with exposed sealant. Their is no aluminum trim aroun
Dutton-Lainson DLB800A in Canada Temiskaming at 4:00am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2041 I am in need of a brake winch for my 1980 MacGregor 25 and can't seem to locate a source in Canada.
Reefing lesson learned Deadline at 3:59am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1549 Winds blew steadily 15-20 mph on Saturday, May 8, all along the York River off the Chesapeake Bay.
Alternate idea to splitting my anchor rode capejt at 1:23am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2106 Not so long ago I posted my idea to cut my anchor rode at the 50 foot mark since it's mostly chain t
Center Board Question... BlueRunner at 9:55pm 05.12.10 Day Sailers 1/1741 The manual on page 35 says in BOLD PRINT to inspect the centerboard assembly ONCE a year. I'm wonde
Hunter 31 - adequate for coastal cruising? NickH at 8:21pm 05.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2762 Hi folks, I'm seriously considering buying a 1984 Hunter 31. It looks good and is in my price rang
Singlehanded anchoring strategies mcaswell at 8:02pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 31/9255 Our usual anchoring drill is for me to be at the helm getting the boat into position, with my wife o
Centerboard help on an O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 7:22pm 05.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1705 Hope everybody is doing well! It seems that my centerboard rope is frayed very bad, Is this an easy
Points of concern on Yamaha 25 footer? themadscientist at 7:10pm 05.12.10 Yamaha 3/7533 Hello everyone. :) I have come across a 1979 Yamaha 25 foot "fixxer upper" for an inconveniently b
Victory at sea? Steve Dion at 6:45pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2696 http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/Videos/roughseas.html Enjoy!
Valiant 40 finish.. (8) CharlieCobra at 6:36pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/4866 We splashed the Valiant today and I gotta say, she looks better outside then she did in the shop. h
Main Halyard Replacement Endurance2010 at 6:24pm 05.12.10 Big Boats 4/1658 Skippers: I have successfully removed my existing halyard and ran a feeder line which is now eagerl
boats are expensive! digitek718 at 5:33pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 121/21706 So I am getting a little overwhelmed at boat ownership and I have come to a realization....bought od
Exterior wood treatment Willjacocks at 3:55pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2973 Hello fellow sailors! I am curious about the best way to treat the wood on my Capri 16, mainly th
Captain Pizza (2) Shoaldrafter at 3:31pm 05.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1644 Let it be known that there is one among us who makes Pizza on his O'Day Sail boat Will the real Ca
a willing deckhand thesailerdude at 1:32pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2256 greetings y all sailors I just got back home from college and have absolutely nothing to do. I mi
rudder skeg/ post -whats the purpose of it? sinbad30 at 1:11pm 05.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1390 Hi, I have 1979 Hunter 30 which I sailed for around 6 months. Recently I switched bottom cleaning co
Install Holding Tank in C&C 35 MkII Ghaegele at 12:32pm 05.12.10 C&C 2/2805 I have recently taken over ownership of a C'C35 MkII. It presently does not have a holding tank and
Mainsheet Block nversandi at 12:04pm 05.12.10 Day Sailers 8/2501 Hello all, I just purchased a 2009 Hunter 170, and during my first "test" rig, I ran into only one
Shroud Pin kair at 12:01pm 05.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1825 Does anyone know or have information on what size screw or pin that is used to attach the shroud to

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Here's something you don't see every day kloudie1 at 9:04am 03.11.22 A few years back, we had a boat yard worker (there may have been drugs involved) take a sailboat fro
Here's something you don't see every day kappykaplan at 9:02am 03.11.22 Saw this on the news this morning. They said the suspect is in custody.
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 8:59am 03.11.22 Thanks. In perusing C30 listings for photos of the fairlead setup, and looking for a similar bow pul
3m 4000 thinwater at 8:56am 03.11.22 I used 4000UV last year to bed my new seacock thru-hulls. :banghead::banghead::banghead: I figured
Here's something you don't see every day dLj at 8:55am 03.11.22 Is that generally so, or just in your state? Well obviously I can't speak for all states, but that
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig jeepbluetj at 8:55am 03.11.22 The "T" shaped cockpit is a sure sign of the MK II. If it's not a T shape it's a MK I. A 1984 _shoul
Here's something you don't see every day Brian D at 8:55am 03.11.22 Hmmm I wonder if the Owner of the Stolen boat is Libel for all the Damage? I believe it is covered
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 8:54am 03.11.22 Interesting question - in the automotive world, if you leave your car unlocked with the keys readil
3m 4000 thinwater at 8:53am 03.11.22 I used 4200 to bed my cabin windows five years ago. They've faired poorly. It's on my spring to do
3m 4000 thinwater at 8:52am 03.11.22
Here's something you don't see every day dLj at 8:49am 03.11.22 Hmmm I wonder if the Owner of the Stolen boat is Libel for all the Damage? Interesting question -
Here's something you don't see every day dLj at 8:46am 03.11.22 This is bizarre. Man crashes stolen boat in California That's an understatement! dj
Here's something you don't see every day JamesG161 at 8:45am 03.11.22 Hmmm I wonder if the Owner of the Stolen boat is Libel for all the Damage?
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Tsatzsue at 8:24am 03.11.22 Mine lines up pretty good too. Although I never spent a lot of time looking at it. I can crank the k
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig Justin_NSA at 8:14am 03.11.22 I know very little about Catalinas. Does this vintage have the wooden mast support everyone has to c
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 8:02am 03.11.22 Thank you for the input. Where on the boat would I find its name plate? All the documentation I can
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dLj at 7:53am 03.11.22 I concur and I continue to learn. The term I should be using is travel, not throw. The actual lengt
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:42am 03.11.22 Look, I'm sorry that I've talked down to folks on matters electrical, @Hayden Watson included, Sorr
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:38am 03.11.22 You do realize that all power stations and generators are "alternators" that use the same rotor/sta
Cockpit Cushions (1) patbratton at 7:38am 03.11.22 We ordered these last year and they seem great so far. We got two long ones and one small one for t

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