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Need Bottom Advice Otis Driftwood at 12:16am 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3382 What's the right combination for my boat, what primer, what paint -just repaired many blister's -u
Need to be alarm? Barnacles and corroded zinc after 6 months? SeacretSailor at 7:35pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4021 Guys, As a new sailor, I keep my new '78 C'C 29 here in Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, north of N
Search Function wufibugs at 7:23pm 10.03.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2428 I'm sure this has been covered, but since I cannot master the search function, I can't find it! I c
Irwin 10/4 - common probs, how do they sail? MayYetQualify at 7:05pm 10.03.09 Irwin 1/9752 Hi All - Am looking at buying a '76 Irwin 10/4. Good price, seemingly in quite good conditi
Want to go to ocean Patrick Stump at 5:23pm 10.03.09 Lancer 4/2456 Was wondering how good the 1978 28' Lancer Sailboat would do on the oregon Coast. Maybe 100 mile tri
Have you ever heard of USHIP ? pkdailey4 at 4:59pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1995 I am wanting to have my boat transported by truck and was told about an internet company called USHI
Connector for Raymarine A18061 for ST4000 Autohelm (1) boilnh2o at 3:05pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4612 I'm looking to make the cable that connects the control head with the wheel motor. I've the part num
Intermittent Starting Problem Rob McClain at 3:03pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2898 I am attempting to troubleshoot a peculiar starting problem and could use assistance on places to lo
Racing on the James River tomgrigsby at 2:32pm 10.03.09 Racing 7/4845 There is an informal racing club down (up?) here in Virgiinia that includes 3 Hunter 30s; a 79 (mine
Anchor Paraphernalia Hermit Scott at 1:25pm 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4133 Since I have pressurized fresh water do I need a wash down pump or do I just need to run a line with
Adding GPS to 99 311 Stevie D at 12:51pm 10.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1148 As a new owner of 1999 311 I want to wire in a new GPS unit. Can anyone tell me what I will find wh
Trailering Question Pat Corbisiero at 12:39pm 10.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2110 I'm going to be pulling my 84 O'day 222 out of the water for the first with the it's original traile
Spinnaker BAB97TIE at 5:00am 10.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/4400 I Would Like To Use A Spinnaker On My Oday 222 But Do Not Know Where To Begin. What Size Sail? What
Anti-Foul vs Bottom Scrub Ducati at 3:51am 10.03.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6096 I often hear of hard core racers who don't use anti-foul paint because they have the bottom of their
H26 Steering Arm Attachment GI Joe at 5:39pm 10.02.09 Smaller Boats 0/1722 Can someone show me how the threaded rods are attached to the wire cable in the steering system (On
Single Handing a Catalina 22 jbrosser at 1:28pm 10.02.09 Catalina 22 23/15537 Are there any posts regarding the steps in single handing my Catalina 22? Wife is away for the week
Ventilation aboard Legend 40.5 1997 Luman at 12:02pm 10.02.09 Big Boats 29/5115 Hello, I am concerned about the fact that there is no constant positive ventilation inside this sh
In-mast furling (again) John at 11:59am 10.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/4203 This subject (in-mast furling) has been about beaten to death, but I'd like to add my latest experie
Freezer and fridge water leaks on Legend 40.5 1997 Luman at 11:52am 10.02.09 Big Boats 20/4243 Hello everyone, A question for this ship owners. I bought the boat in late 2007 and I have notice
Any suggestions on anchoring when sailing solo?? tasdevil at 11:34am 10.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8193 I solo sail an Oday 22 on a freshwater lake and find anchoring tricky; usually I go of the stern the

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Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts rgranger at 7:36pm 04.08.22 Is that black spot a fist sized hole in the mast or some sort of mastic that "glued" that spreader
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (3) hvac&r tech at 7:27pm 04.08.22
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:11pm 04.08.22
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 7:09pm 04.08.22 That's true for above decks but this piece is below and not subject to the elements. What I want is
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 7:04pm 04.08.22
Wash down pump orientation dkinzer at 7:01pm 04.08.22
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts JRacer at 6:58pm 04.08.22 Is that black spot a fist sized hole in the mast or some sort of mastic that "glued" that spreader b
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? jviss at 6:29pm 04.08.22
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Parsons at 6:03pm 04.08.22
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? DStegs49 at 5:39pm 04.08.22 "T" I like mine over easy!
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? DStegs49 at 5:34pm 04.08.22 Who cares? If you get your boat to go without a motor, does it really matter?
I blew a fuse! heritage at 5:03pm 04.08.22 Thanks for the info Main Sail. You and Nigel have convinced me to increase the size of my 175 amp m
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts heritage at 4:27pm 04.08.22 I would definitely unstep the mast to repair it. The mast could easily snap from the force of the g
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price capta at 3:55pm 04.08.22 I'm not sure "needs" is a great term here. Who really "needs" a sailboat at all. Why would I buy a
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 3:51pm 04.08.22 I personally don't like the idea of cutting the Seahood in two pieces as I believe that it weakens t
240 mooring/dock cover LEDMELON at 3:30pm 04.08.22 Thanks Dave! Hope to meet you on the wind sometime.
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts kappykaplan at 3:14pm 04.08.22 How was the spreader attached to the mast? Safe to assume that the hole in the mast came from from
Legend 41ac - autopilot smokey73 at 3:04pm 04.08.22 This 40.5 owner modification.....adding a linear autopilot might be helpful Hunter 40.5 Owner Modif
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (3) Learningthehardway at 2:59pm 04.08.22 I was a little frazzled but we did get one pic and I blew up the Spreader and damage to the mast fro
I blew a fuse! Tally Ho at 2:32pm 04.08.22 So, what heard in the Nigel Calder video is that: 1) starting circuit is one place you may not want

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