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Roger Conrad Gary Meckes at 8:46am 11.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1285 Would Roger conrad contact me regarding his book and video about Daysailor II. I would like to order
trailer for 222 1986 seebreeze at 7:35am 11.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1855 Good afternoon, I am looking for a trailer for my 222 and I have no idea what kind is needed or wh
Where did summer go sailaway78 at 6:46am 11.01.09 Ask All Sailors 54/7694 Wow, what happened. Yesterday was nearly perfect. Were in Port. St.Joe, Fl. and it was really nice
Buying a used Mark II Mitch & Mary at 5:33am 11.01.09 Big Boats 2/2175 We are about to sea trial and survey a 1998 Mark II. We will be first time owners. What are areas th
Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 1:15am 11.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1653 Keith said, "I bought four feet of 1"x7"x4' teak in atlanta last week...$112 american dollars.....my
H450-456-460-466 Rudder Pics? FollowYouFollowMe at 1:27am 11.01.09 Big Boats 6/5011 Hi All, Wondering if anybody has a picture of their rudder from a 1999-2004 44-46' Hunter they co
Self Tailing Winches Dalliance at 1:05am 11.01.09 Ask All Sailors 12/12004 My jib sheet winches are non-self tailing two speed Barient 22; original to the boat. They are in go
wax on, wax off Mike8193 at 7:42pm 10.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2175 Up to this point I have always waxed my boat by hand. I tried a buffer once but either I bought too
Adding gauges to engine Stuart5570 at 6:35pm 10.31.09 Bavaria 4/2465 Hi All Wondering if any of you have added guages beyond the stock that comes with the boat. I was
oday 25 owners-where does the water go digitek718 at 3:49pm 10.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2045 Hey I was wondering where the water goes from the melted ice in the cabin icebox? Does it just empty
newbie bilge pump oday 25 digitek718 at 3:46pm 10.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1566 I am very happy with my 1981 oday 25 purchase...it seems to have come with everything that I will ne
Broken Steering Don Guillette at 2:19pm 10.31.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3523 What would you do if your steering broke? Could you steer with your sails? It has never happened t
Windlass Installation Keith Willson at 1:05pm 10.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/5652 After nearly being pitched overboard while using my manual anchor retrieval system (me) last summer,
27sl speed? rivers at 1:02pm 10.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1362 I Was Looking At A '92 27sl I Like The Cabin But Is This A Slow Boat? Will A Traveler Help It Poin
Oday Hull Question lwi101 at 1:01pm 10.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1253 I am thinking of buying an O'Day 28. I have two questions: 1) The boat has been on a cradle since
Can 26m trailer be used for 26d? Will boat sit higher or same? Any tips are really needed. TOM mntjohnson_in_minnesota at 12:47pm 10.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1261 Can 26m trailer be used for 26d? Will boat sit higher or same? Any tips are really needed as 26m t
Groco lube dam612 at 11:17am 10.31.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2288 I'm re-building my Groco head pump. After replacing the plunger head the pump primes and moves water
Leaking fuel tank benmorr at 11:02am 10.31.09 Pearson 1/1506 Has anyone had to remove a fuel tank from a 1988 Pearson 37-2? If so, what's the easiest way to rem
ABS plumbing fittings on sink drains? knothead at 10:59am 10.31.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2811 In order to create more storage space under my head and galley sinks, I would like to re-route the d
Pre-survey maintenace items 1987 305 First waterboyllp at 9:14am 10.31.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1233 Ron, I recently had a pre-purchase survey performed on 1987 Beneteau First 305 that I am conside

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Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size Stu Jackson at 11:56am 01.29.22 but really not sure what size will be best. "Best" for what? The WM Advisors have a How to Choose
Cable tv? rgranger at 11:52am 01.29.22 I like that cockpit table. It doesn't take up the whole cockpit. It looks like it is original?
Checking Rigging dmax at 11:51am 01.29.22 I like the heat/lanacote idea, I'm going to try that - WD-40 (Water Displacement formula #40) might
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 11:36am 01.29.22 Obviously not a real sailor ;) I was thinking, being stranded on a deserted island for ten years m
New Capri 18 Owner (3) thedude at 11:18am 01.29.22
looking for a T120 wind instrument sail sfbay at 11:18am 01.29.22 Need to replace the transmitter only? $684 from Raymarine T120 Wireless Wind Transducer?Solar Power
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage twistedskipper at 10:56am 01.29.22
Checking Rigging Tom J at 10:47am 01.29.22 Tom, wouldn't the oil float over the water and not sink down? I used a heat gun and evaporated any
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage Rich Stidger at 10:34am 01.29.22 How about a wedge-shaped piece of PTFE that is high under the gypsy and tapers to zero at the edge o
Checking Rigging JoeWhite at 10:12am 01.29.22 Tom, wouldn't the oil float over the water and not sink down? I used a heat gun and evaporated any
Time to replace lifelines? thinwater at 10:10am 01.29.22 Yes, I have had lines like that go suddenly. It is an unknowable quantity. But I'm not gettin' into
Checking Rigging jssailem at 10:07am 01.29.22 We are favored here in the north west with weather that gives our rigging a long life. That said, it
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage smokey73 at 10:05am 01.29.22
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage AndyL at 9:58am 01.29.22 Same problem. Same stick poking solution. I'd love to fix it but no idea what would work.
Checking Rigging Tom J at 9:54am 01.29.22 They look OK to my eye, but then again, I'm looking at photo and I'm not a rigger. How old is the r
Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size AndyL at 9:49am 01.29.22 We have the cheapest West Marine inflatable with wooden floor (WEST MARINE RU-250 Roll-Up Inflatable
Time to replace lifelines? jssailem at 9:44am 01.29.22 Skunther, I consider the purpose of things on my boat. LifeLines, are labeled as the tool that saves
Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size Tom J at 9:22am 01.29.22 The size and type of dingy will have a lot to do with your personal preferences. An inflatable is l
Checking Rigging dlochner at 9:15am 01.29.22 They look OK to my eye, but then again, I'm looking at photo and I'm not a rigger. How old is the ri
Time to replace lifelines? sail sfbay at 9:14am 01.29.22 Yep..........time to replace. You have options on type of line material. One option is bare 316 stai

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