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First Sailboat-Not my last problem! e3mikey at 8:35am 04.23.10 Day Sailers 8/1989 Purchased a DS3 end of last year. It was an 87 and actually came with the original owners manual. I
Hull serial number? vimocam at 8:02am 04.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/7602 Does anyone know where to find the hull serial number (BEY###) on a Beneteau? I have a 36CC 1998 or
Attaching a new cleat to the mast, recommendations? Sanford H. at 7:04am 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 3/2459 OK... Heres another one for the Brain trust... (and I don't think this one is covered on George's mo
Catalina Asso. for Chesapeake area?? SailingWebGuy at 6:52am 04.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1806 Hello Everyone! Are there any Catalina Associations/Clubs for the Chesapeake area?? I just bought
Is this really Irwin? epistosaurus at 6:45am 04.23.10 Irwin 3/3452 Hi Irwiners, I am looking at a boat to buy and came across one which I like. It is an Irwin 38 from
Any Pickwick Lake sailors out there? flynfol at 6:18am 04.23.10 Destinations 11/7614 I just spent a couple days in Savannah,TN. Pickwick looks like a good sailing destination. Nice area
Pins for stem head? Indysailor at 5:59am 04.23.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1363 Hi all, I bought an O'day 23 last fall and am in the process of getting it ready for sailing. I noti
Suzuki 6 Inital cooling? bcollis at 4:53am 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 4/1381 Hi Everyone, I'm a new owner of an 86 25.5, and I have a strange issue with the 2006 Suzuki 6hp 4
Pre-Launch Shopping List and some questions (7 images) (8) wonkodsane at 4:38am 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2429 I just finished my pre-launch inventory on my new (to me) 89 Catalina 30 Mk II and besides the stuff
Butane fuel source. MrBee at 4:00am 04.23.10 Ask All Sailors 13/5241 After reading the post about the use of Denatured alcohol and West M's high price, I thought i would
Digital Music Help WMA to MP3 Andy1237 at 9:02pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2074 Is there a quick and easy way to convert WMA files to MP3 files? Seems most of the files on my PC ar
Plastic fake window replacement Wolf24530 at 7:55pm 04.22.10 Big Boats 4/2387 I have a Hunter 410 built in 1999 and it has two fake port hole windows on either side of the raised
What do you do for venting? Is it necessary? damoses1 at 7:16pm 04.22.10 Day Sailers 2/1615 After researching quite a bit on solar vents, I don't think they are worth the time or money. I am
Is a Lewmar 24 2-Speed Winch too big for an O'day 22? (1) damoses1 at 6:50pm 04.22.10 Day Sailers 6/4313 I know a guy that will sell me his pair of Lewmar 24 2-speed chrome winches (older, heavy style) for
Remove dodger? Endurance2010 at 6:38pm 04.22.10 Big Boats 12/3903 Does anyone really believe the dodger does much? I have a dodger that is a real eyesore on a newly
Maxwell 14 single - speed winches Tallgrass Sailor at 6:20pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/5772 Has anyone recently either overhauled or disassembled, cleaned/lubed and reassembled a Maxwell 14 wi
Help needed to find right slide & shackle for 23 Hunter wanda nicol at 6:04pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1235 I'm looking for help to find a slide 5/16 x 1 1/16 and shackle 1 5/8 x 1/2" for at 23.5 Hunter sailb
Curt of Port Henry, New York, a question (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:02pm 04.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1013 Curt, So how is the bridge construction? Can you sail under it yet? Or is the lake still frozen
Replacing sheave for jib halyard on P-303 (1) pinta27 at 4:57pm 04.22.10 Pearson 2/58 Hoisting the jib has been getting progressively harder each year, and I believe the sheave has eith
sailing the Gulf tmccall at 4:36pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1846 we just bought a 1986 model Catalina 25 and are only moderately experienced sailors having owned a 2

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Its funny Friday! All U Get at 5:07am 03.06.22
AIS Antenna Position All U Get at 4:56am 03.06.22 I have two separate antenna at the masthead and get other boats over twenty miles away. Previous to
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 4:48am 03.06.22 I was wondering about installing a dedicated AIS antenna on my cabin top. I have a splitter for my
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:40am 03.06.22 Yup The out haul and topping lift become an active part of sail trim Listening to an audiobook by
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions sailme88 at 3:19am 03.06.22 Congrats on your boat.. We had an O'28 for 15 years. A boat on which our son proposed to his bride
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel caverun at 3:19am 03.06.22 @chriscampbell Yes, still have them. Just send me a private message to work out the details. Listed
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Jacktar at 2:51am 03.06.22 apparently all voltage regulated alternators can only be measured under load, ie at battery
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? sailme88 at 2:47am 03.06.22 You have the S/A to realize the prospects of being upside down with this boat. That said the easies
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.06.22 the first time you here your daughter say to her kids the phrase you always used with her. You mea
Stern Rail Outboard Mount jssailem at 10:44pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:32pm 03.05.22 So he may have a future. That is encouraging for the possibility of grandkids. They are the gift th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:30pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters? I have one and she just got engaged. I'm happy for her. No need to
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 9:04pm 03.05.22 A friend of mine that restored a lovely Ericson 35-2, once said that you must have these things for
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:02pm 03.05.22 Thanks to all have replied, it was very insightful and thought prevoking. I'm still now trying to
Stern Rail Outboard Mount Benny17441 at 8:24pm 03.05.22 If a 200 lbs.+ person can sit on the stern rail seats there should not be a problem supporting an 85
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? JRacer at 8:20pm 03.05.22 I spoke with Interlux about a month ago. They said the new formula should be to distributors right
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Tally Ho at 7:45pm 03.05.22 I called my local chandlery today to ask about availability of VC17. They said they had about a pa
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 03.05.22 2. I have seen a number of videos showing various items being attached to the upper inboard bulkhea
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.05.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Hayden Watson at 7:32pm 03.05.22 I'm going to suspect these dock neighbours of yours are power boaters. Not the sharpest knives in

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