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Baja & Beyond-capable boat Zaren at 10:11am 04.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1901 Looking to buy my first sailboat to cruise down the coast of the US, Mexico, Central America and acr
H260 Centerboard Well Photos MikeH at 8:45am 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 7/3335 I have an older 260, a 1998 model that I bought in 2003 on Long Island (5 years in salt water), and
First Sailboat-Not my last problem! e3mikey at 8:35am 04.23.10 Day Sailers 8/2123 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 7/7887 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 3/2581 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 3/1901 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 3/3615 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 11/8053 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 5/1441 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 4/1432 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 7/2479 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 13/5586 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 6/2180 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 4/2511 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 2/1678 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 6/4568 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 12/4111 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 6/5914 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 1/1253 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 0/1031 Curt, So how is the bridge construction? Can you sail under it yet? Or is the lake still frozen

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1967 Schock Endeavor Aux Power (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 05.30.22 Do you have a pushpit on the boat ? If so, possibly install a motor mount.
Stern tube plugging (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:40pm 05.30.22 Consider disposing of the gland and replacing it with a bronze plug in the hose.
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 6:25pm 05.30.22 Some things that have been mentioned and some which have not: Mid-ship cleat of some sort is absolut
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump Ralph Johnstone at 6:20pm 05.30.22 I'm planning on having a local dealer rebuild it. You'll have to answer @Davidasailor26 's questi
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 6:00pm 05.30.22 I finished this project this weekend. I did not have to use plan B, Thank God. Thank you for your
Back grinding... (2) SailingLoto at 5:44pm 05.30.22 Glad that part is done.
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40pm 05.30.22 I'm thinking that if you need it... that is a bad thing... and if it does not work that is a catast
Electrical System info Overload dlochner at 5:39pm 05.30.22 The place to start is at MarineHowTo.com this is MaineSail's website and he has many articles on ele
Stern tube plugging Tally Ho at 5:28pm 05.30.22
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. Mikem at 5:26pm 05.30.22 Each year our yacht club has a decorated dinghy parade followed by the laying of a wreath in the cen
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. shemandr at 5:21pm 05.30.22 Thanks, Jim, for that item. It's important to know history. I'm looking at causalities for the ba
Single-handed docking Tally Ho at 5:17pm 05.30.22 I sail my 32-foot single-handed most of the time. I return to the same dock every day, so I can lea
Heater Tally Ho at 5:02pm 05.30.22
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. (1) Tally Ho at 4:56pm 05.30.22 I had a busy weekend, not necessarily all "Memorial Day" related: - Friday - picked up a new storm d
Packing gland nut getting hot. (2) Tally Ho at 4:52pm 05.30.22
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Capt Robbie at 4:29pm 05.30.22
Charleston sailors- bottom paint recommendation needed dlochner at 4:27pm 05.30.22 When we were in St Augustine we learned that moving water promotes bottom growth. The 2 marinas by t
Anchor of Alki? MikeHoncho at 3:47pm 05.30.22 You'll be exposed about as much as you could possibly be to include significant marine traffic. Ke
Charleston sailors- bottom paint recommendation needed sail sfbay at 3:41pm 05.30.22 How often do you clean the bottom?
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave Rich Stidger at 3:28pm 05.30.22 IMHO, for a patch to seal well, you do need 1-1.5" from the hole to the edge.

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