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Whisker Pole Paul Rybczynski at 10:10am 12.15.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/6286 I recently acquired a whisker pole to use on my O'Day 34. The 34 has two lower shrouds on each side
Shopping for a boat malyea at 8:03am 12.15.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2673 HELP I'm in the market for a ready to sail, low cost, swing keel, trailer sailer, 20' to 22' - ide
GPS higgs at 5:49am 12.15.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3363 One can now get a car GPS for well under $100 that includes maps for the entire US and Canada includ
teak bad co at 4:31am 12.15.09 Smaller Boats 7/1793 question here I own a 23.5 1993 and sailed it one year the teak on the door and steps are pretty rou
O'Day 37 cockpit drains-hoses to seacocks ccarmody at 8:12pm 12.14.09 Bigger Boats 5/4506 We are new owners of a O'Day 37 and have come across the dreaded Marelon/RC Marine seacock handle br
Genoa sail track for a #3 j Cooper at 6:49pm 12.14.09 Racing 1/3263 Own a Hunter legend 37, it has been recommended to put in a #3 jib sail track for racing. the proble
installing a #3 track on a hunter 37 j Cooper at 6:37pm 12.14.09 Big Boats 0/979 Own a Hunter legend 37, it has been recommended to put in a #3 jib track for racing. the problem is
290 / 306 Winches Bud H at 5:56pm 12.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1685 I was admiring a couple of Hunter sailboats (290 '306) the other day and noticed that the primary wi
Shaft length Carolyn1964 at 4:46pm 12.14.09 Trailer Sailors 9/4105 How much difference would it make if I had a extra long shaft versus a long shaft. I plan on sailin
Are backstays really necessary? Hermit Scott at 4:41pm 12.14.09 Ask All Sailors 43/23615 Are most of the forces on the rigging on the shrouds and forestay? I noticed a hunter 31 or 310 I th
Mac 25 water leak into bilge Cap'n Tom at 3:58pm 12.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1518 My '85 MacGregor 25 has water leaking into the bilge. When the swing keel is cranked up very little
Sailing Simulator pkdailey4 at 2:50pm 12.14.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2504 Great Christmas gift for sailors! This is the most realistic one I've seen yet. http://www.sailsim
Sailing Game pkdailey4 at 2:42pm 12.14.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/2636 Take the helm of the sailing gamehttp://www.flash-game.net/game/122/sailing.html
Fuel tank level gauge - 27' Hunter oldgranpop at 1:10pm 12.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/3953 In July I bought a 1982 27' Hunter which I dearly love! I have one problem - there is no fuel level
What to you know about the Luger? The boat not the gun/ caguy at 12:18pm 12.14.09 Ask All Sailors 20/17132 I am going to look at a Luger sailboat that I found on Craigslist after work today. It is a 30 foote
adding mast steps heavysteps at 10:47am 12.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/4537 HI everyone. I would like to ask about adding mast steps to my hunter 30 I would like to install th
rub rail molding hudson brower at 10:08am 12.14.09 Ericson 3/4455 Does anybody know where to get about 8 feet of molding for the rub rail on the hull of an ericson 38
Oday 26 centerboard general information (7) kdssail at 9:52am 12.14.09 Day Sailers 1/3244 attached are several jpg of Oday 26 centerboards. HARDWARE, JPG OF TRUNK both for and aft section, D
Remove Sail from Hyde Streamstay Roller Furling kever at 9:08am 12.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2832 I recently acquired a 1979 ODay 25 and would greatly appreciate if anyone can please let me know how
Hull ID mkinnane at 8:03am 12.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1635 Hi All This may sound like a dumb question. But I just shrink wrapped my 2003 Hunter 260 and need to

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Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Parsons at 6:47am 04.11.22 After accumulating a few generations of these things (all appropriately marked "Old") I sold them wi
Binoculars Kings Gambit at 6:43am 04.11.22
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:39am 04.11.22 Ours is basically to keep the birds from leaving a mess
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:36am 04.11.22 Where in Va? We are at top of the bay
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:35am 04.11.22 The two pieces are attached at the stancions with bike helmet type snaps. We became whizzes with sn
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:33am 04.11.22 The wife made a cover like you describe for our 240. A two piece with the front from the bow to the
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:22am 04.11.22 @NYSail Thanks for the clarification. It is easy for the eyes to play tricks on us based on what
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve smokey73 at 6:21am 04.11.22 Interesting implication on having to really use a flare on the 4th of July for an emergency. You ju
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:16am 04.11.22 Nope.... that is one of the 4 coupling bolts. I put in in to help keep the shaft from spinning when
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:13am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pict
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:11am 04.11.22 That is what I thought until I enlarged the photo. It is one of the coupling bolts. Three are lyin
Coupling removal.... dlochner at 6:11am 04.11.22 Roy.... do you have a part number for this..... can't seem to find. Customer service is trying to f
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... Dr. D at 6:09am 04.11.22 There are several videos about the race: Sail Like a Girl The Movie The Brothers Enjoy!
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:07am 04.11.22 There is one on ebay right now. Marine Coupler Flange Puller Removal Tool by Buck Algonquin (50MCP0
Coupling removal.... dlochner at 6:06am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pict
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:04am 04.11.22 Perhaps a more robust puller. Algonquin makes one specifically for this purpose. ell. Nothing beats
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:01am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pictu
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel kloudie1 at 5:56am 04.11.22 The carbon should be replaced since it has to exactly center the shaft so that the seal works proper
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 5:46am 04.11.22 Clutch do you have any photos of the chainplate ? I will probably start work on the boat in a couple
Lightning Protection (1) JamesG161 at 5:44am 04.11.22 There is no confusion on the SCIENCE involved on Lightning Avoidance You use SCIENCE to minimize y

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