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Keel Bolts weephee at 5:06am 09.14.09 Columbia 1/3031 Has anyone with a Columbia ever had problems with keel bolts. The bolts on my 8.3 are stainless and
Drive Shaft Bearing / Cutlass Bearing weephee at 5:04am 09.14.09 Columbia 0/2082 Hello. I have an 8.3 Columbia and I want to replace the cutlass bearing where the shaft (3/4 inch d
Loooking to purchase 28-30 Catalina lehtorita at 4:56am 09.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1311 Hello all, I am looking to purchase a 28-30 Catalina. 1999 or newer. I live in New England. My em
New Look for an Oday! Too "Progressive"? (4) emergpa1 at 10:01pm 09.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1402 Hi, Just wanted to know what you guys thought of the painted bulkheads with the teak. I think I like
Need advice on adding roller furling awoody at 9:39pm 09.13.09 Smaller Boats 2/1210 I have a 1994 26. This winter I want to investigate adding roller furling. I would appreciate sugge
Closing seacocks xavierlh1 at 9:05pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 34/8314 I've alway been taught to close all seacocks when I'm not on the boat. I just bought a Beneteau 373
Steam? Trucker at 8:55pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2142 I've seen other boats exhaust blowing steam and thought they must be overheating. Last time out on t
Pulsing headsail Todd at 7:02pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 17/6186 Greetings! I have a 1990 Hunter 27 which I purchased last fall. This is my first larger >18ft sail
roach hitting backstay mark milson at 8:24pm 09.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2347 I have a 21 ft mac. The ( P ) = on the mainsail is 21.8 everything on the mast hieght and foot all
inexpensive shorepower cable txtowman at 6:56pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4263 I am looking over the rules for a corpus christi marina. My little catalina 22 only uses shorepower
its been a while... couple questions? had a good summer! luvitt at 5:36pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1910 ive been real busy having fun on the boat and havent visited the forums in a while. Everything has b
Bent My Mst...sos CaptTripps at 4:18pm 09.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1273 Ok...you can't call me any names I haven't called myself. The bridge was about 9" lower than I thou
Inflatable choice hypalon vs. PVC Hermit Scott at 3:45pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 41/18700 I am looking at getting an inflatable around 8' to 9'. In my price range, I can buy a 20 year old hy
Yanmar fuel feed pump Tom23352 at 3:36pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3072 I knew not to over torque that bolt on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my 2GM20F but I've b
Mast storage RussB at 2:22pm 09.13.09 S2 14/3246 I will be storing my unstepped mast on the deck of my 9.2A for the first time. It will be supported
Anyone else on the upper Potomac yesterday? (Sat 12 Sep?) wonkodsane at 12:37pm 09.13.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1733 My girl and I spent seven hours on the water yesterday, the first time since we got the boat that we
Diesel Tank Removal - 1983 Catalina 27 abacoboy at 12:18pm 09.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2386 HELP! HELP! Must remove and replace leaking diesel fuel tank (Skyline Industries 14 gallon aluminum)
Spinnacker halyard inthesprings at 7:40am 09.13.09 Bigger Boats 4/2130 Hey folks, My wife and I got an 86 ODay 31 this spring and we're having a great time with her.
Keith, size question Shoaldrafter at 5:35am 09.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1336 Keith, What are the size of your winches, and make? Ed K quote from another sailing board: "Sail
Spinnaker 450 rds9533 at 5:11am 09.13.09 Big Boats 2/1750 Has anyone rigged a Passage 450 with a spinnaker? If so do you have pictures or any advice? Thank

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Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? DeniseO30 at 2:33pm 08.05.21 There are plenty of electric drive options that you can use with your existing drive shaft setup, re
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 08.05.21 @Project_Mayhem you earned your moniker. Thanks for sharing, it takes some courage to share your exp
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner (1) JackOlsen at 2:17pm 08.05.21
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Leeward Rail at 2:16pm 08.05.21 Uhhhhh tying to a deck stepped mast may not be a good option. Would be entertaining in a bad way.
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? jssailem at 2:09pm 08.05.21 Can you fit the pod in the space in front of the rudder? Will 6K watts be able to move the boat to
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape KieranP at 1:39pm 08.05.21
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape (1) KieranP at 1:37pm 08.05.21 Here is photo
Sailing or not LakeShark at 1:31pm 08.05.21 I read about racers giving up because they get tired of losing to the same people. I've read a few
How many tacks? shemandr at 1:30pm 08.05.21 I was the other boat in the non spin class. Congrats. Grrrrrrrrr!
Sailing or not sail sfbay at 1:29pm 08.05.21 Same question came up on this thread with some common themes: Why do sailors stop sailing? \| SailNet
Is this drawing amps?? Benny17441 at 1:19pm 08.05.21 There are passive and active GPS antennas. The active GPS antenna incorporates a powered amplifier
Installing Battery Monitor Juice6576 at 1:08pm 08.05.21 completed my install. I submitted an article in the MH-37 mods folder. Should come up in a couple d
How many tacks? markwbird at 1:06pm 08.05.21 I was the other boat in the non spin class. Congrats.
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup ggrizzard at 1:06pm 08.05.21 Rabe, You're asking about the plumbing on a 40 +/- year old boat that has had many (?) owners. Ther
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 1:06pm 08.05.21 Surveyor stayed with the boat 4 hours they tightened the transducer through hull and they insist tha
Sailing or not shemandr at 1:04pm 08.05.21 Many go to the dark side. We don't hear from them much. In most cases I think a venue changes and
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) kloudie1 at 12:59pm 08.05.21 Uhhhhh tying to a deck stepped mast may not be a good option.
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. shemandr at 12:54pm 08.05.21 How do you want to use the boat? It will take a significant amount of time to repair it. Do you h
Sailing or not yappasailing at 12:54pm 08.05.21 I would say it also come down to performance. Many a sailor / racter give up when they cannot perf
Simple head question odaydokay at 12:43pm 08.05.21 Everyone has a favorite. Odorlos (Crystals) has been great for us

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