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We've not heard from... Ron20324 at 12:20pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1417 Brobbins, from Charleston since he went out for a day sail. I also have not seen Bnort3 post anyth
H34 - Lazy Jacks Bob Poff at 12:19pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1253 Those of you who have Lazy Jacks on your 34..... How high on the mast do you have the top blocks o
Happy New Year PNW Cruisers! Captain Snorkle at 11:39am 01.05.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/18446 So it looks like we have a forum that attaches itself to our social group! Who knew? Well I didn't
Head sail Travellers Mic Jones at 10:31am 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2781 Has any one installed head sail travellers for Jib and Genny? If so was there any big advantages. I
Laptop chartplotter/gps help sailormanbigd at 10:27am 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3526 Hi everyone, happy breezy New Year. I recieved a Toshiba used laptop for Christmas, downloaded seacl
bottom prep Kids4sail at 9:52am 01.05.10 Smaller Boats 2/1788 I have a 1986 H23 that I need to sand and prep bottom for bottom paint. How do you sand and not dest
Repower for a 1984 Catalina 30 Tallrig jpdcat30 at 9:18am 01.05.10 Catalina 30 3/2869 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 that needs repowering. The boat does not currently have an engine installe
Got Stainless? timebandit at 9:07am 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1407 Do you have a project that needs some stainless parts?? Try here-- http://www.marinepartdepot.co
What to look out for? (1) uvantu at 5:50am 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1465 I'm looking at a Bristol 19 for sale. It's been a while since I've had a boat and I have very littl
When do boats freeze? ggrizzard at 2:07am 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4574 I live near Daytona and it's gotten colder here this week than it has in decades. The forcast calls
Rigging my Catalina 27 for solo sailing (1) Buzzlovelace at 6:56pm 01.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/16981 Does anyone have a basic diagram or pics to rig a Catalina 27 for solo sailing
New (to me) V 222 chefmike at 6:38pm 01.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1640 Hello just traded my Lido 14 for a 1971 V 222! Great solid boat just needs a little cosmetic TLC. An
How far is to far Keiffer at 5:46pm 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4714 My original intent was to purchase a Seaward 25 this spring to keep on Lake Lanier just north of Atl
Batteries Ken at 5:45pm 01.04.10 Catalina 22 3/1741 Anyone using two golf cart batteries for house batteries? On Last Penny I was using two 12v deep cy
Oh Joy Resto 01/04/10 (6) CharlieCobra at 4:43pm 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2033 I went up and worked some more on that clamp section. After jointing, planing etc. to get it lookin
Ice Blink Sail Documentary is on tonight. caguy at 4:28pm 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2792 I caught the end of what appears to be a beautiful documentary of an ordinary family living an extra
Take your boatyard boss to lunch month carlf at 11:13am 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2361 If you live where it snows, your January calendar should have an entry "Take boatyard boss to lunch"
More trivia, too cold to go outside sailaway78 at 10:37am 01.04.10 Ask All Sailors 33/4850 It is far too cold to go outside, let alone sail. Don't know how you guys in the more northern regi
Anyone want to sell an oday 25 centerboard? don't want to spend as much as D&R oldschoolkyle at 10:30am 01.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1412 I will take your used oday 25 centerboard. I have a 1982 version of the boat and i need a centerboa
Honda 2000 on H-38 tchastain at 10:30am 01.04.10 Big Boats 24/5275 I want to purchase a Honda 2000 to use on our Hunter 38 but have a few questions for this particular

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windlass not working and how to use it solo? sunlover at 4:17pm 05.01.22 The windlass had no power so I traced the wires to the back cabin where there was an open circuit br
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Siamese at 4:09pm 05.01.22
Single-handing a Catalina 310? leo310 at 4:08pm 05.01.22 Picking up a mooring on a 310 is easy just revers to the ball, pick up the line then walk to the bow
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:01pm 05.01.22 lots of sailors intentionally learn to single-hand every boat they have had regardless of size as it
Corrosion on Lightning mast Seamus603 at 3:24pm 05.01.22 Thanks for the input, I'm asking around for a recommend on a good welding shop. Jim
Smoothing boat bottom and painting shank at 3:10pm 05.01.22 I would stay with the VC17 if it were my boat. It's expensive but there's so much less maintenance c
New to me o'day mariner 19' brazenarticle at 3:07pm 05.01.22 Look overhead for wires before raising the mast!
New to me o'day mariner 19' (1) jon hansen at 3:06pm 05.01.22 sailing is like a chess match with mother nature. no two sails are alike. he game. the game of sai
New to me o'day mariner 19' Rich Stidger at 3:01pm 05.01.22
New to me o'day mariner 19' Girth Brooks at 2:52pm 05.01.22 Hi Girth, Welcome to the forum. Cleaned up the extra images for you. Looks like a great find. She w
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 2:52pm 05.01.22
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope jssailem at 2:49pm 05.01.22 Double braid polyester works for this task. It is not under constant strain so the 3-5% stretch does
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope dkinzer at 2:37pm 05.01.22 I did this on my boat last year. Did you use double braid polyester or something else? Also, did yo
Desperate leakinhg DArcy at 2:24pm 05.01.22 How long have you owned this boat? You mentioned the previous owner a couple of times. If you did no
How to Make a Continuous Loop with Polyester Rope flightlead404 at 2:22pm 05.01.22 I did this on my boat last year. It is true that the winch on the Selden IMF has a notch that allow
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing Tally Ho at 1:45pm 05.01.22 I think you better have lots of filters on hand! Greg
2008 Hunter 45 CC Rope Clutch Removal to Repair Tally Ho at 1:42pm 05.01.22 Hi, I am looking to repair one of the clutches on a 4 bank clutch assembly. Unfortunately the nuts
Wiring Tally Ho at 1:39pm 05.01.22 For the life of me I can't see or understand how they got the alternator charging loop back to the
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Tally Ho at 1:22pm 05.01.22 So here is a rather long update as problem goes on: Yanmar 4JH4-TE. Fuel issues. I admit Im not sur
New to me o'day mariner 19' jssailem at 1:21pm 05.01.22 Hi Girth, Welcome to the forum. Cleaned up the extra images for you. Looks like a great find. She

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