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O"Day 25 tall rig questions stx203 at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4264 I'm considering buying a '79 25 Tall rig/fin keel which has a westerbeke inboard. With that age boat
H26 floor replacement Sanford H. at 2:51pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2248 I know this has been covered time and again, but I am tired of having a "Spongy" floor in my H26. ev
haul out with mast on jhundert at 2:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1697 I have a new Beneteau 40 in lake Ontario and have just gone through its haul out. In hauling out, t
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 2:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 1/1307 Well, I had two life lines break last weekend. Had a little rust and I ignored it....should have add
depowering sail vrs reducing sail Franklin at 1:47pm 10.13.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/9195 Something I've been wondering about for a few days and thought I'd ask the expert before I play with
jib size Tom Rechtin at 1:24pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2053 I have a Hunter 260. In conjunction with switching to a roller furling jib, I would like to increas
Roger All U Get at 12:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1603 Hi all, We were out for the last day before the haul in Casco Bay just enjoying the day and reviewin
Interior Paint njbaker at 10:40am 10.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2364 I have torn out all of the interior of My '71 Venture 22 and am begining to sand and chip the ceili
salt caked intake and discharge lines BeneteauCanuck at 10:11am 10.13.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2801 I have recently had to replace the Y valve which diverts waste water to the holding tank or overboar
epoxy filling void on vertical surface jknappsax at 9:03am 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 10/8395 I'm redoing a 1974 O'Day 32' CC, and it had teak coaming boxes that had rotted out including the bal
Zincs gfrazzle at 7:28am 10.13.09 Big Boats 10/2454 I have been unable to find any reference in the owner's manuals or to physically locate any zincs on
glas block port light? sailormanbigd at 6:41am 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1699 My free boat is dark down below deck. Was wonderring if anyone has used glass blocks to let more lig
surveyor in Deltaville area? richk at 6:32am 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/6076 Any hints at finding a marine surveyor in the Deltaville, VA area would be appreciated.
need instructions Ross at 6:20am 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2091 I have searched my library and can't find any instruction for spilcing the main brace. Can anyone he
Catalina vs Beneteau Ron Schensky at 6:14am 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/13020 I currently own a Catalina 30. Looking to upgrade to a used Catalina 38 or used 39 ft Beneteau. Wo
Determining Build Dates gmac1220 at 6:09am 10.13.09 Pearson 0/1228 Does anybody have a resource for finding the exact build dates based on the hull number? I understa
Hunter 240 trailer question JDascanio at 4:14am 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 2/2200 My Hunter 240 trailer has a single axel. It seems a little too little... I would like to add anoth
1978 Lancer 28' - Good Deal? JFKSail at 11:54pm 10.12.09 Lancer 8/8486 Hi All, I'm new around here, so please afford me whatever patience you can. :) I have come across
Water in bilge... BlueRunner at 11:10pm 10.12.09 Day Sailers 4/2369 Today I pulled my 170 for the winter. While the boat was on a moderate slope, I opened the aft drain
Cruising pictures on Catalina 310 site paulj at 9:57pm 10.12.09 Catalina 310 1/2945 To Susan from Kansas in response to your email. I usually post my trips on this site ..... http://f

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Lake Cruise April 2022 Leeward Rail at 7:23am 05.03.22 Sigh. Our marina is still frozen. Agreed on the French press. A good stove top espresso maker is
Lake Cruise April 2022 Sgt B Powell at 7:22am 05.03.22 Looks like a great trip.
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 05.03.22 I have only heard of one failure of that type and the boat went down in less than a minute and a ha
Smoothing boat bottom and painting dLj at 6:54am 05.03.22 You sanded through your gel coat. I'm not an expert in applying gel coat. So can't give you advice o
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 6:47am 05.03.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Misc Issues JamesG161 at 6:36am 05.03.22 Normally Black smoke = Engine burning oil Hopefully no more Backfires on the engine. How many engi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 waterman30 at 6:34am 05.03.22 I've had good luck with OnlineOutboards
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Brian D at 6:27am 05.03.22 If you can turn the wheel when the clutch is engaged, I don't think it is the belt, it sounds like i
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement JamesG161 at 6:16am 05.03.22 Mine has become nearly impossible to lift up Look under the lavatory for entanglements on the hose
Solar Charge Controller Question DArcy at 5:59am 05.03.22 I understand cost constraints. I would bet any loss in efficiency from the DC to DC converter would
Solar Charge Controller Question Bob J. at 5:53am 05.03.22 I also have an electric sailboat, majority of boost controllers will not fullfill your needs. IMHO
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 5:51am 05.03.22 I had a sailpro until it got stollen. It was absolutely dependable and did everything I needed it
Solar Charge Controller Question rgranger at 5:48am 05.03.22 The background information: We have a Catalina 30 Mk I and recently converted it to an electric dri
New to me o'day mariner 19' rgranger at 5:46am 05.03.22 @Will Gilmore is right though, you will need to knock that glue down a bit first. A rubber wheel
O'day 25 Port and Stbd setee drains to where? Timm R Oday25 at 5:36am 05.03.22 Glad we could be there to help
New to me o'day mariner 19' (1) rgranger at 5:32am 05.03.22 A way to cover the rough fiberglass is with exterior grade carpet tile. Nice stuff, easy to work wi
Deep stick rgranger at 5:25am 05.03.22 You still need to tell us what motor you have.
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Globe Pilot at 4:54am 05.03.22 I have rebuilt old, really old, car engines that overheat when you fire them up with plugged heater
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Terry Cox at 4:41am 05.03.22 I need to go to Anacortes tomorrow. Could I possible pick it up? I'm a working stiff during the we
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming jviss at 4:20am 05.03.22 Not really. I know you're an inquisitive kinda fella, and I'm sure you've read Maine Sail's websit

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