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Info wanted/needed !! (1) FredO at 10:55am 07.31.09 S2 3/3954 Hello to all and thank you in advance. I've been wanting a sailboat for some time but with kids in
S2 9.2 A Stern Life Line Stansion (1) wdm5002 at 10:45am 07.31.09 S2 3/2083 Where do I find an S2 9.2 A Stern Life Line Stansion I have a 1982 S2 9.2 A which was hit by anothe
Hey...San Fran Sailors Dick McKee at 8:39am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1755 We will be entering the Bay for the first time Sunday. We are currently at Piller Point and plan to
Space travel & cruising Cpt. Jon at 7:30am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1710 Was watching the crew of the shuttle on the NASA network last night, and am watching them land back
Sail Slug Size for Venture 2-24 mike75bug at 5:31am 07.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1320 I am going to change my main over to using slugs instead of the bolt rope. Does anyone know what si
Note the name on the side. (1) Ross at 5:14am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2098 My sister sent me this.
mainsail 'stack pack' grayldma@eastlink.co at 2:49am 07.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3053 Greetings, all, after a lapse in order to sail!! I want to make my O'Day 222 more user friendly by
Broken Mainshhet and Vang Block attachment to main lycaman at 11:12pm 07.30.09 Catalina 30 0/1033 The attachment for the vang block ataches to the mast by means of a rounded metal piece afixed to an
Replace cutlas bearing ilario at 9:32pm 07.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1685 For the future, Is there a proper way to remove and replace a cutlas bearing on a 1986 27' Catalina
Went to go for my first sail of the season... BobM at 9:28pm 07.30.09 S2 4/1262 ...but there was no wind to speak of :doh: Made the best of it. Installed the new battery and the
mast step repair windwardblank at 8:49pm 07.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2110 I had a failure of my backstay, the mast fell forward, riping out the mast steps 4 large bolts from
Chesapeake Bay - port-a-potty friendly? Manny at 7:57pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4060 Hey gang, We are venturing out in the Chesapeake bay this fall for about two weeks :dance: No rea
Too hot to varnish or much anything else.. (3) CharlieCobra at 7:45pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1107 It was 105 at my house in Big Lake yesterday so for the past couple of days I've been working on get
Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2844 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi
Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1273 Would like to move gates on starboard and port sides from rear area forward to area between 2nd and
Self Bailer Replacement JBrown_Mi at 6:39pm 07.30.09 Day Sailers 1/5555
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3297 Lets see if this works this way. I posted som pictures in My Forum of our Daisy Raft up. http://f
How is the travler used? wiltrek at 6:10pm 07.30.09 Catalina 22 2/1530 Hello, The dealer that I bought my Catalina 22 from was not very helpful in showing us the workings
fisrt sailboat (1) new2sailing at 6:00pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3200 Hi First I hope I have posted in the correct area first time sorry if it is wrong I am going to buy
trailer for my 92 twointheface at 5:46pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1702 I just went from a starwind 19 to 26s and what a upgrade... the only problem is my trailer is rusty

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Adventures in anchoring Ward H at 7:17pm 07.26.21 All the powerboats were out in force on Saturday, which was probably the nicest weekend since early
First time boat owner... Battery alarm Davidasailor26 at 7:01pm 07.26.21 Are you going by battery voltages reported on the DC panel or measuring with a volt meter directly o
First time boat owner... Battery alarm kodiak1120 at 6:44pm 07.26.21 Thanks everyone... I switched to AGM and confirmed that all 3 are AGM. As I said earlier, the hous
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. Rjm st.petersburg at 6:44pm 07.26.21 Try running a threading rod through all 3, then cut the rod between the hinges to create a gap. Then
Prop Walk when in reverse Sailfanatic at 6:43pm 07.26.21 ....Docking your boat so that prop walk will naturally walk your boat to the finger is helpful. For
Boats at the lake jon hansen at 6:42pm 07.26.21 sweet
Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 6:33pm 07.26.21 What's anchor lock? I could guess, but I don't see anything when I google it. Lock is when it's do
Toe Rail Evan656 at 6:29pm 07.26.21 Thanks for your reply and your solution. I forgot about the interior trim so, yeah, I will need some
Boats at the lake Ralph Johnstone at 6:25pm 07.26.21 A symphony of sight and sound, well put together. Now, how 'bout you get your pretty little boat ou
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Guan at 6:15pm 07.26.21 I had same be problems of white smoke with my Westerbeke B30 comes on after 20 mins. see feeds...Old
Relocation/Sea Strainer/Fuel Filter etc? Tally Ho at 6:10pm 07.26.21
Repowering the 2001 Beneteau 361 Guan at 6:09pm 07.26.21 thks will be thinking hards. most obliged.
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? Steve_Catalina at 6:01pm 07.26.21 I believe the shoal draft for the 30 is 3' 7"
1980 Hunter 27 Thru Hull Hose Size Coinspinner2564 at 5:43pm 07.26.21 Thanks. It sure as heck looked like stock but I won't be back to it for a couple days. Was hoping I
Sail repair advice? (1) Tally Ho at 5:15pm 07.26.21
Toe Rail Voyager1 at 5:12pm 07.26.21
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks Joe at 4:38pm 07.26.21 Once the sail is up you pull the jacks forward out of the way with the drawstring. Some systems us
Toe Rail Evan656 at 4:36pm 07.26.21
Prop Walk when in reverse shemandr at 4:07pm 07.26.21 And remember that keelboats with their big rudders remain maneuverable at very low speeds. Long kee
Hood 810 profurl search sail sfbay at 3:52pm 07.26.21 I would contact the seller.

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