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Intro/New O'Day 25 owner! ridgeback37 at 2:33pm 03.08.10 Day Sailers 5/1811 Just want to introduce myself. I recently purchased a '76 O'Day 25 and would like to learn more abou
O'Day 272 Water Infiltration pgiorda at 2:20pm 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1760 I have fresh water leaking into the area behind the aft berth and transom. I've reset and caulked t
stonypoint ny to littleneck bay-newbie digitek718 at 1:46pm 03.08.10 Destinations 26/8999 I bought my first sailboat-81 oday 25 cb- in the fall-from a guy up on the hudson river-stonypoint n
Catalina 22s invited to participate in 2011 Charlotte Harbor Regatta bglesun at 1:11pm 03.08.10 Catalina 22 0/1184 The Charlotte Harbor Regatta is a one-design regatta in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. Charlotte Harbor
In Mast Furling jceccant at 12:53pm 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1169 In main sail creases when furling in. Any suggestions??
Replacements for ACP models? Clark at 12:45pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1213 I believe I read on here a while back that Hunter planned to discontinue the ACP line (or some of th
On the Rocks - Off the Rocks (4) Sequitur at 12:30pm 03.08.10 Destinations 2/3343 In late January as we were sailing across the Sea of Cortez to San Carlos from Santa Rosalia, there
New Florida Anchoring Restrictions Chuckbear at 10:10am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1426 Just when you thought it was safe to drop anchor, Florida: Less than a year after the Florida legisl
boom justsailing at 9:57am 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1204 I have a hunter 27 and i cannot seem to find a boom for it, would a smaller boat's boom work for it
How to install waste tank and remove old toilet system. To be environmentally friendly. (2) Seamon at 7:56am 03.08.10 Seidelmann 7/4227 Hi people, I have a s25 1979, I removed the whole floor, the plumbing of these boats (ouput) used to
Need advice on rebuilding Titan 10 surge coupler. caguy at 7:53am 03.08.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2885 I was reassembling my surge coupler last night and I noticed that I was able to move the shocks in a
Icebox lid arm Banooma at 7:51am 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1585 The mechanism in the arm that holds my C28 mkII icebox lid open, then when lifted a little releases
Coast Guard Inspections Ariel at 7:33am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 42/6484 I just read on another forum that in Maryland and New Jersey, when the CG stops a boat for an inspec
Pedestal mounted engine control Kenlee at 7:32am 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1052 My 1978 O'day 30 has a single lever engine control for the Yanmar engine. It's mounted near the dec
Nice Break From Winter for an East Coaster (7) ITMaster at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1363 I hit the jackpot recently. Some friends called me mid January from California and asked if I want
The wing keel of my Beneteau 35S Chuzzlewit at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1316 draws 5" less than the rudder. Is this normal and will drying against a harbour wall damage the rudd
My Beneteau 35S has a wing keel Chuzzlewit at 7:16am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1709 which draws about 4'6". The rudder draws 4'11".Has the boat been modified in the past and willl the
Beneteau 331 in the Bahamas Bum at 6:54am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2849 Hello All, My wife and I are cruising again in the Bahamas on our Beneteau 331 w/swing keel along wi
Cabin Sole underside sealing (1) Jared20459 at 4:44am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2752 I am refinishing our cabin sole of our Hunter 34. The old one has some moisture problems, so I had
H34 Boom Cap? Bob Poff at 3:38am 03.08.10 Big Boats 6/1425 Yesterday I finally had enough of the huge glob of black duct tape and stuphe covering the aft end o

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Zinc Placement Ralph Johnstone at 9:34pm 05.29.22 new to me Hunter 29.5 and I'm wondering where the zincs are located? I presume you're referring t
Single-handed docking Ralph Johnstone at 9:28pm 05.29.22 Do you keep lines on the dock? Definitely have dedicated lines permanently tied to our dock so th
A different 37.5 windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 9:14pm 05.29.22 I have a 45lb Mantus anchor, 130' of 5/16" G4 chain and 120' of 5/8 3-strand nylon rode. Thanks.
Cracked hull mermike at 9:08pm 05.29.22 I've used G-flex to repair a plastic crosslinked whitewater kayak and also a paddle with good result
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 capta at 8:58pm 05.29.22 I guess I got lucky. RI doesn't require the card if one was born before 1986. I wish...
Dealing with wind shear (1) DinghySailor at 8:47pm 05.29.22
Transferring from Blaine to Everett LeslieTroyer at 8:40pm 05.29.22 Welcome welcome. Hope to see you around. Les
Barient winch 21-33 Mistyseas1991 at 8:02pm 05.29.22 Thanks for the info.
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 7:53pm 05.29.22 Today was a kinda big day for Luna. I got the trimming done on the new panel pieces, and they are ju
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon (1) dLj at 7:14pm 05.29.22
A different 37.5 windlass install Mika1 at 7:13pm 05.29.22 I have a 45lb Mantus anchor, 130' of 5/16" G4 chain and 120' of 5/8 3-strand nylon rode.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat (1) dkinzer at 7:06pm 05.29.22 Any suggestions? That depends a lot on what skills you have and what tools and materials you have
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 7:02pm 05.29.22 I am repairing a swing keel centerboard on a P14 Paceship. The original had a plastic spacer in th
thoughts on Columbia 24 columbia241964 at 6:46pm 05.29.22
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 6:34pm 05.29.22 Can you see the pivot pin? Hard to give advice with this description - there could be many possibil
Bristol 24 water tank Bluenose at 6:04pm 05.29.22 I have a B24 as well. I have heard that the tank was good if you hit something it would be an air ta
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Bluenose at 6:01pm 05.29.22 I have a B24 that I am restoring. I am replacing the port bulkhead and while I am at it I will stren
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert Bluenose at 5:56pm 05.29.22 Try it and see how it goes. S/B OK. I use LePage's construction glue. That is an outdoor waterproof
Shower pump wont operate Bluenose at 5:53pm 05.29.22 On my 331, there is a Y valve below the sink that flips. One way is for the ice box, the other for t
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Stu Jackson at 5:47pm 05.29.22 All in all a pretty uneventful trip. Thank you all for your help! I really appreciate it! Welcome

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