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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 3/1759 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 2/3341 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 42/6482 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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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
H34 Jib Halyard cleat jssailem at 5:44pm 05.29.22 Drill holes. Tap holes. Screw on cleat. Standard practice for owner or marina staff.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Stu Jackson at 5:42pm 05.29.22 Yes, cleat on the mast. I've had mine that way for 25 years. Unless you think or feel that you nee
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (6) SycloneDriver at 5:39pm 05.29.22 Today I got it installed. I'm currently using the internal regulator. I did this because it was ea
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 5:37pm 05.29.22 Welcome to Everett. Thanks for the update. Glad it went smoothly and all enjoyed the cruise.
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 sailme88 at 5:20pm 05.29.22 It really isn't a question of what you HAD, it is now all about what you HAVE,,, This includes a cu
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 PaulK at 4:47pm 05.29.22 Why are you asking us this question? Why not ask them? One would think that a commercial operator's
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon PaulK at 4:40pm 05.29.22 Like dj says, lots of possibilities. It could be getting pinched anywhere. Finding out might involv
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 4:31pm 05.29.22 Finished our trip today. Yesterday was mostly smooth sailing. Got the sails up for about an hour bef
Cracked hull Shorefun at 4:28pm 05.29.22 Get some MMA glue and a large dremel carbide bit. You need to cut a channel where the cracks are t
Stern tube plugging dLj at 3:23pm 05.29.22 How long do you foresee owning this boat? If you are thinking you'd never sell it and never want t

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