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De-comissioning tip.. (1) Maine Sail at 9:20am 09.22.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3902 I just found this photo in my archives and thought it would be a good idea to post with winter comin
Need a Mast for a Oday20 beauhamilton at 9:18am 09.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1290 I have an Oday 20 with a 22' mast and it was bent during transport, a new mast is $1400.00 any idea
Atomic4 oil change Valentina at 8:02am 09.22.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6474 Hi, sailors. Just bought a boat (Ericson27) with Atomic4 gas engine in it. I'm not familiar with th
cockpit drains garyc at 7:42am 09.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1974 Out sailing yesterday great wind . boat was heeled for long time and discovered a leak at the cockpi
New Owner of a MacGregor 25' lshilling at 5:46am 09.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2156 I'm new to this website and to boat owning so forgive me if I'm being redundant. My husband and I re
Rainy weather seadaddler at 5:44am 09.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1016 So I am watching all the rainy weather and wondering if the lake sailor's are getting some of the ra
Back from cruising (10) Tim R. at 5:40am 09.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3133 We returned last week from about 2 weeks cruising the Maine coast. The trip started Friday, Sep. 4t
Gunkholing, Maine Style Part 2 Maine Sail at 4:56am 09.22.09 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4202 Here's a 360 degree view from inside the Basin which is on Vinalhaven Island, ME. You Tube won't let
West Coast Invitation To MacGregor Captains Saynomore at 12:14am 09.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1756 MacGregor Yacht Club of BC has a west coast invitiation to all MacGregor Owners and their families t
Does your boat have a radar reflector? What type is it? How well does it work? dserrell at 10:00pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4440 1 1
Operation: Drop Mast. Suggestions? gabriel.donnelly at 9:18pm 09.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4974 I need to drop the mast in order to replace my Halliards and topping lift. Can anyone suggest a safe
Furler Jamming (1) rpwillia at 7:19pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2208 My Schaeffer 2100 furler is suddenly giving me overwraps and letting the line slip through the post
Gunkholing, Maine Style Maine Sail at 7:18pm 09.21.09 Musings With Maine Sail 6/5402 I wanted to share a video we made of going into the Basin on Vinalhaven Island, ME. On this trip we
Running rigging questions for 222 owners Zoomie at 6:48pm 09.21.09 Day Sailers 1/1324 I have a factory 222 with DAMCO spars and factory sails. I was wondering if someone could help with
First trailer Phil Grande at 6:23pm 09.21.09 Day Sailers 3/1397 My winter storage marina was sold this spring. I picked up a used power boat trailer. Put 21in exten
Gratuity Joe Snuffy at 6:09pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2745 What's the rule of thumb for tipping a captain? I'm taking an advanced ASA class, and I was wonderin
Cat vs. Monohull in Mid-Altantic Area bnort3 at 5:52pm 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3510 Bought a nice Beneteau 361 last Spring as my first large sailboat... had a ball with it this summer
MSD potties denis hodson at 5:42pm 09.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3005 After reading many of you're advice columns i have decided to install a MSD system. I have looked at
36.7 Accommodations (3 Cabins) Ducati at 5:25pm 09.21.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1785 We like the 36.7 however we wonder if the 3 sleeping cabins are too small? Any comments would be
Basic Questions Qoheleth at 5:24pm 09.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2098 Two questions: first concerning books. I have purchased a 1975 Venture 25 which seems to be sound, b

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1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Hayden Watson at 7:54am 03.24.22 Those would be "lines". "There are no ropes on a boat!!!":laugh::laugh::laugh: Everyone who ha
Fiberglass repair kloudie1 at 7:50am 03.24.22 This guy does a good repair video.. He has some others that may address your issue better: Different
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 7:46am 03.24.22
How to change reefing line on Hunter 42 Passage single line reef system? mesmith1122 at 7:43am 03.24.22 Same here! I keep a boat hook handy to lean out the cockpit to pull out enough slack! Would like to
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice (1) reuabyor at 7:37am 03.24.22
Wanted trailer for Oday 27 Union36 at 7:37am 03.24.22 mulvey1@charter.net
Wanted trailer for Oday 27 (2) Union36 at 7:35am 03.24.22 I have a trailer for an Oday 27, unfortunately it has a boat on it, but i will make you a deal
Fiberglass repair Crazy Dave Condon at 7:33am 03.24.22 Can you access the area from inside the cabin to repair the cleat area? You wii have to loosen
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:31am 03.24.22 Assuming that you will use a pair of 1/2/C switches, the attached is how you can run your cables. Y
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted brockangelo at 7:28am 03.24.22 It's been worked on at least once ... the keel hangers are upside down. :biggrin: Oh no - seriousl
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 dmax at 7:27am 03.24.22 Agree with Sail SF on the shower drain kit so the shower water never gets into the bilge. Alternativ
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted Gene Neill at 7:26am 03.24.22 Here's the best picture I have of mine right now. I doubt this has been touched in years. st once
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches ClewlessGale at 7:25am 03.24.22
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (2) Gene Neill at 7:25am 03.24.22 Wow, those weldments were in TERRIBLE shape! :yikes: I faced a similar problem with our first C22.
Anti-siphon valve Rich Stidger at 7:18am 03.24.22 @thinwater is spot on. Previous posts have confused vented loops with anti-siphon valves.
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) brockangelo at 7:16am 03.24.22 Here's the best picture I have of mine right now. I doubt this has been touched in years. whole pr
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dlochner at 7:02am 03.24.22 One place to look for deals is on the Cruisers FaceBook groups. Most cruiser friendly spots have FB
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:38am 03.24.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dLj at 6:34am 03.24.22 I'm wondering when anyone ever required sailing to make economic sense.... If that were the case, I
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Joe at 6:28am 03.24.22 The problem with WM is, most of the time their line is already over-priced. Appreciate the effort b

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