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De-comissioning tip.. (1) Maine Sail at 9:20am 09.22.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3923 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 4/1293 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 11/6535 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 4/1978 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 10/2166 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 0/1017 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 15/3143 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 4/4216 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 0/1759 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 13/4475 1 1
Operation: Drop Mast. Suggestions? gabriel.donnelly at 9:18pm 09.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4997 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 5/2213 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 6/5433 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 1/1334 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 3/1412 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 11/2750 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 14/3519 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 3/3006 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 1/1794 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 4/2105 Two questions: first concerning books. I have purchased a 1975 Venture 25 which seems to be sound, b

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Dry Rot - Flooring - Morgan 27 kappykaplan at 3:11pm 04.05.22 Do you have any photos?
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail teacherspet at 3:09pm 04.05.22 Hi Mike from Canada and a fellow 32 vision owner. Im in the middle of replacing all the cabin floor
Starting fluid Crusty Ol Salt at 3:06pm 04.05.22 I am thinking something along the lines of this inlet air heater would be easier than a hair dryer.
Vision 32 Head floor (4) teacherspet at 3:05pm 04.05.22 Well here you can see the process and the finish.
Hard of Hearing Help lehighsail at 3:00pm 04.05.22 I got hearing aids about 2 years ago. While I was being fitted we had my wife come into the room an
240 mooring/dock cover hunter240! at 2:47pm 04.05.22 I can tell you, no cover will work when trailering the 240. I sent you a private message but no re
Toerail Varnish Strategy? jviss at 2:47pm 04.05.22 The only way to comfortably strip or finish toe rails is using staging. Nothing fancy, it can be sa
Toerail Varnish Strategy? (1) TomY at 2:18pm 04.05.22 Greetings. The teak toerail on my boat really needs to me scraped and varnished. I have never bee
Propane tank solenoid threads (1) senang at 1:52pm 04.05.22 I replaced the rubber hose from under the stove to the back of the stove with this:
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. senang at 1:22pm 04.05.22 Dead battery maybe?
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 12:58pm 04.05.22 ... Your boat, your choice. :) Ooh! I disagree with Stu! This is quite rare. Indeed, it's a ch
Spinning Prop While Under Sail JohnShannon at 12:53pm 04.05.22 Well you could buy a $1500 feathering prop, Kiwiprop super simple and worked pretty well for my Fi
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 12:47pm 04.05.22 My wife watches some HGTV shows where they renovate kitchens. When they are done, her first commen
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? kloudie1 at 12:17pm 04.05.22 Yup.. my old Aero Prof said that air doesn't have tensile strength (can't pull things) but it has co
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 12:13pm 04.05.22 I have the same boat. Talked to Hal several times via phone. The boat should be hauled by now. Awa
Starting fluid jviss at 12:03pm 04.05.22 I wonder how many Watts, or how many BTU/hr you need to really make a difference starting a diesel w
Toerail Varnish Strategy? jviss at 12:00pm 04.05.22 Hire a guy to do it. I messed around with lots of teak trim on my Pearson 39 for years. Finally, I
Toerail Varnish Strategy? jviss at 11:58am 04.05.22 that book but haven't finished reading it - just made a slight dent in it so far. :)
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:58am 04.05.22
Toerail Varnish Strategy? Rick486 at 11:39am 04.05.22 Greetings. The teak toerail on my boat really needs to me scraped and varnished. I have never bee

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