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O'day 25 Bimini aboodben at 8:01pm 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 12/9175 I tried doing a search with no results. I'm looking at adding a bimini to my 76' O'day 25 and need
How long should a zinc anode last? windsmaker at 7:12pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/10236 Replaced the zinc anode of the stainless shaft on my Beneteau which I keep in water year round in L
Fog - We Actually Saw Another Boat Today... (1) Maine Sail at 6:45pm 07.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3829 We awoke at 6:30 am to some serious down pouring, as my grandmother used to say it was "teaming buck
C320 Davits and Lazy jacks Brahmany at 5:06pm 07.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1215 Hi all. We are keen to fit a set of davits and lazy jacks our C320. Does anybody have pics or plans
1979 L25 Final Prep (4) Steve22116 at 4:48pm 07.27.09 Lancer 2/1612 Good afternoon all. I brought "High Desert Drifter" (new name) home Saturday after four months of pa
Engine Stop Cable Passage 42 John & Georgie at 4:45pm 07.27.09 Big Boats 7/1640 Has anyone had any experience replacing the engine stop cable on a 1990 passage 42? Mine has become
Whisker Pole RogerHM at 3:57pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1792 Don't have one for my Gramp 23, but would like to make one. Some details needed: Jib has a foot 13
New 272LE Owner- some initial questions Daniel Reichman at 1:20pm 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1593 I recently purchased a 272 LE for use in Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, and have some questions: - T
Need Kenyon Manuals Or Access To Same RobertLangdirect at 1:10pm 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1501 Fellow Boaters, This is not a request to wash my uncle's Nigerian bank account through your local
Mold / Mildew SoBreeze at 12:42pm 07.27.09 Big Boats 0/1031 On our 2004 386 and have noticed mold/mildew smell coming from the liner under aft port window (fixe
Hunter 170 - Broken rudderhead - old style fendertubeman at 12:34pm 07.27.09 Day Sailers 4/2868 Hi folks, I have a mid-1990s Hunter 170. It has the older style rudder (I was told by Hunter that i
Bow/Anchor Roller For H240 WTA at 11:31am 07.27.09 Smaller Boats 2/2003 I am looking into adding a anchor roller to my bow to free up some room in the very tight anchor loc
Replacement pin to attach boom to mast Karl@Hunter26 at 11:15am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6144 I have a 1994 Hunter 26. Forgive me if I don't know the proper term, but there is a large pin used t
interior wood color in Catalina 27 princm at 11:12am 07.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1694 It is time for me to repaint wood inside the cabin. But I am not sure what is the exact color name -
Painting with Interlux Brightside PaulH at 10:20am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 12/8374 Hey folks...this upcoming weeked, I will be starting the re-fit of my Lancer 28T. The first thing I
Water Pressure Problem Driller B at 9:55am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2277 My hot water pressure on my Hunter 41 DS has decreased over the last 3 weeks. It's down to a bare t
sailboat graveyard lil-tipsy at 9:13am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 1/4253 Can anyone tell me where I can find wrecking/salvage yards for sailboats. Specifically, I am looking
84-90 Legend 40 Owners. Additional Battery Placement Question bob12312 at 9:08am 07.27.09 Big Boats 5/1255 I have an 87 legend H40. I'm looking into adding more batteries to my bank. Was thinking of add
completely lost my rudder d00bob at 9:01am 07.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1545 I completely lost my rudder (torn completely off) last weekend. I need to know how difficult it is t
Bilge Sump (1) thaeni at 8:20am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1241 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The picture (attached) shows my Bilge. The drain hose is from my ice box.

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Bilge water wont stay put! Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 07.26.21 Yes, access in an emergency. The cover for the bilge is in the middle of the cabin sole and will n
Bilge water wont stay put! Don S/V ILLusion at 11:20am 07.26.21 Can anyone see a reason not to seal the bilge off from this area? Yes, access in an emergency. T
Adventures in anchoring shemandr at 11:15am 07.26.21 How was the swim?
Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 11:03am 07.26.21 Here's a photo of connecting another line to your anchor rode and running it back to your jib sheet
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? shemandr at 10:47am 07.26.21 I'd prefer the tall rig with the fin keel too. Or the shorter rig with the shoal keel. But this se
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? cb32863 at 10:41am 07.26.21 You can look up your base PHRF value here, Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing. How well you will do mat
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link Ed Caldwell at 10:34am 07.26.21 And there it is! Proper Prop thread just popped into the Recent Activity list, but with no replies,
Adventures in anchoring Bob S at 10:30am 07.26.21 I had a similar instance with my C30 but I didn't have a windlass. I had 4' rolling waves to boot. I
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link kappykaplan at 10:13am 07.26.21 I get the same message. Tks.
Boats at the lake justsomeguy at 10:06am 07.26.21 When the spinnakers came out, the music just seemed to get better. I have yet to fly the chute on AO
1986 Fixed Keel Material Gene Neill at 9:57am 07.26.21 Cool boat, very rare! Her draft is too deep for where we sail, but if anyone wants a C22 to keep in
Adventures in anchoring BarryL at 9:57am 07.26.21 Hey, Were you able to pull the boat forward by hand? I know it's easier with someone driving the bo
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm buddy0 at 9:57am 07.26.21 Ouch! In 2019 I paid $713, including tax, from Deatons in Oriental. I don't have the part number.
Adventures in anchoring dlochner at 9:41am 07.26.21 Install a chain stopper. This will hold the chain while you are retrieving it and prevent the chain
Adventures in anchoring thinwater at 9:37am 07.26.21 Autopilot does not generally help (my last boat was a 34-foot cat). You are going too slow and the
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:25am 07.26.21 I'm not sure there is another technique that you could have used in that situation. The lesson, I
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis (1) DougM at 9:24am 07.26.21 Totally different Panel. Must be a French built 343, and requirements were different
Suggestion for drain hole in anchor locker Don S/V ILLusion at 9:22am 07.26.21
Adventures in anchoring Sailor Sue at 9:11am 07.26.21 A question first - given your description, why on earth would anyone want to anchor there? That be
Relocation/Sea Strainer/Fuel Filter etc? sail sfbay at 9:11am 07.26.21 At first glance I do not see any problem relocating your coolant expansion tank and primary fuel fil

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