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Main sheet rigging rchuyck at 7:42am 07.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1357 I am rigging a 1983 27' Hunter and have a question about the lines running down the center of the bo
Sailing Clubs--Non-profit types RogerHM at 7:29am 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1391 Maybe in wrong forum?? What keeps your Club off-the-rocks? How do you get new members? Retain old me
Oday 34 Tuning Specs Rbd at 7:22am 07.13.09 Bigger Boats 1/1900 I have just purchased a ODay 34 and it did not come with a owner's manual and I am wondering if some
Lost Minto Dinghy (1) mellis at 6:51am 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2842 Sometime around midnight July 3rd my Minto washed away from my beach on Rich Passage. It would have
In Mast spindle off Shell at 6:41am 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3320 We have a 1999 Beneteau 352 with in-mast main-sail furling. The spindle around which the line to ro
Yanmar 2 Gm...pfhsst...pfshsst...? Nelsonhow at 5:54am 07.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1827 OK Captians...., How about this one. After 2 wonderful days of sailing on the LI Sound on the
Water under engine sailliny at 5:14am 07.13.09 Catalina 310 3/1477 I was wondering if anyone else has this situation. The water from my stuffing box falls back into th
water balder tomholland at 5:00am 07.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1019 I have a 97 26 Hunter water bladder for sinks worked fine until low water added water to bladder now
Hurth HBW-50 Transmission Problem Jimriff at 9:18pm 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 7/10604 Ahoy folks, Re: 1980 O'Day 30, Hurth Transmission In Back of An M20 (16 HP) Universal Diesel.
Macgregor 25 Traveler jbrock at 9:05pm 07.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/6500 I recently purchased a 1981 Macgregor 25 and want to rig a traveler. Does anyone have suggestions o
Swim ladder replacement ManiacHunter at 8:04pm 07.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/946 Does anyone know where I can purchase a swimladder for a 1987 Hunter 34 - thank you. I am a new owne
Wire sizing for battery switch and ACR hook up Blitz at 7:55pm 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6410 Trying to hook up a new battery switch and checking all wire sizing. I have a Yanmar 3GM engine and
Classic Mac Spreader Ends (Shroud Caps) hodge3000 at 7:42pm 07.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2608 Does anyone know where I might be able to get a replacement set of Spreader bar ends? The pop rive
broken ignition key bobcorish at 7:28pm 07.12.09 Day Sailers 1/1063 I have a 1980 25 ft. O'Day, in great shape with lots of originals, Today the ignition key to the in
Forestay/furling Woes Hermit Scott at 6:47pm 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 19/5462 I went to the boat today and broke out the 4-1/2" grinder to remove the furler drum and foil. It tur
Forestay length and furler size Hermit Scott at 5:39pm 07.12.09 Catalina 30 0/2243 Does any one know the length of the forestay on a 1979 standard rig deep keel catalina 30 with a blu
1985 mac 25- new owner nomoreoutboard at 4:33pm 07.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1572 if i'm on the wrong page for these questions, please let me know. anyway... a power boater for 10 ye
Yanmar Starting Issue - Old Topic Frank P at 4:33pm 07.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1959 I would like to add the suggested solinoid in my starter circuit to eliminate sporatic starting issu
H216 Shrouds and Tensioning Meters Paul Wash at 3:49pm 07.12.09 Smaller Boats 1/1091 Hey everyone - I meant to do measure this over the weekend but completely forgot. What size are the
Navico WP5000 Autopilot NC-C320 at 2:47pm 07.12.09 Ask All Sailors 11/10613 An associate has recently updated his autopilot with a newer model. He has offered his old Navico W

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handheld VHf? Orbweaver at 8:15am 07.22.21 Thanks all. I've had Cobra other radios and was pretty underwhelmed. Looks like a couple of SH versi
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 8:08am 07.22.21 I have solar and FP 4200 and telling you you need to run that Gen it is not good to not use it I ru
VHF radio or antenna problem dlochner at 8:05am 07.22.21 Check the settings on the radio. Make sure you are on US channels and not International or Canadian.
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 8:00am 07.22.21 Never heard of either... Auburn, Maine? Ah..... I was thinking Auburn AL
Hunter 38 Refrigerator hunter0838 at 7:55am 07.22.21 Thanks for the pictures and info. Just checked on ordering the R3800 and from the dealers I spoke,
VHF radio or antenna problem JohnShannon at 7:48am 07.22.21 I have the impression that a marginal antenna will receive and fool you into thinking it is OK but i
handheld VHf? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:47am 07.22.21
handheld VHf? sail sfbay at 7:31am 07.22.21 You will get lots of recommendatons on this forums. Might read this first Selecting a VHF Handheld
handheld VHf? dlochner at 6:55am 07.22.21 A Standard Horizon handheld is a good bet. SH has been in the business a long time and build quality
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 6:54am 07.22.21 I see you are at Auburn. Are you going to sail Lake Martin? Still Water Marina is my go-to place
handheld VHf? rgranger at 6:47am 07.22.21 So, what would you recommend? Get one that will float... :biggrin:
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy Pattmost20 at 6:46am 07.22.21 @JamesG161 Thank you for the tips! I will definitely reach out to my hotel soon to see if they hav
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 6:45am 07.22.21 I see you are at Auburn. Are you going to sail Lake Martin? Still Water Marina is my go-to place t
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 6:41am 07.22.21 I've gone through Good Old Boat twice! Not that I couldn't have missed it.. I'm going to go out now
Help with identifying my boat? daryl.ramage at 6:39am 07.22.21 ok many thanks for trying... I looked for any kind of plate, but came up empty.. maybe I'll go out
Help with identifying my boat? (1) rgranger at 6:38am 07.22.21 Good Old Boat has a 25 pagre insignia guide. https://www.goodoldboat.com/pdfs/SailInsigniaGuide.pdf
Catalina Outboards Motor Flush Joe at 6:37am 07.22.21 I used to flush my 27 year old tohatsu 9.9 after every single outing, using the ear muff method, cra
Sailing Hammock YVRguy at 6:34am 07.22.21 If you go with this set up......lounge chair attached to and supported by a spare halyard with a la
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 6:19am 07.22.21 I searched on sailboatdata.com for "Viking" and it didn't return anything that small. I search "Fi
Help with identifying my boat? shemandr at 6:17am 07.22.21 I searched on sailboatdata.com for "Viking" and it didn't return anything that small. I search "Fin

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