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Best Mod To Date: thisoldspouse at 3:26pm 08.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1095 Just a brief update on the continuing modification of my 1977 V222, I put in a "jiffy reefing kit" a
Stuff To Worry About kloudie1 at 3:12pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1739 Well it has been a quiet storm season so far but today, we have 3 to watch and worry over.. Ana Bill
Draining the Bilge rolandjeep at 2:20pm 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1565 Hello. I'm new on this site and I have a dillema. I own a 1977 20' O'Day. How can I completely drain
Water too hot Roy10289 at 2:16pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1388 I have a 6 gal Seward electric water heater on my 1995 Hunter 37.5. Since I have owned the boay (2ye
SL-140 Missing Items (2) starowl at 2:01pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6296 Well, I revived an old SL-140 14' sailboat last week, but made a mistake in letting a novice take it
New Liveaboard-Week One butchrobbins at 1:46pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2393 Thanks to all for the info in my previous post, and now to share some thoughts from my first week ab
towing a fiberglass dinghy Carole M at 10:45am 08.15.09 Catalina 22 2/2239 How much drag do you have towing a fiberglass dinghy. I have a 4 HP engine on my Catalina 22. Does
Sun relief on a 9.2A BobM at 10:06am 08.15.09 S2 0/1235 Just not a lot of good options for sun relief at the helm of a 9.2A. So far my ventilated hat is th
Potomac and Chesapeake Sailors - NOR (1) rpwillia at 9:11am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1443
Good Rainbow Photos (1) Larry7082 at 8:47am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1209 Anyone got good rainbow photos? I took this in July just before we went out to see the fireworks...
Boat Listing Problem normhildreth at 8:26am 08.15.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1412 I have a 31' Beneteau First 1993 shoal draft. I bought the boat 3 years ago. At the time I noticed t
modifying the ladder OdayDave at 8:21am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2026 My wife and kids complain that the ladder is uncomfortable on the feet when climbing out of the wate
Love that autopilot (4) OdayDave at 7:57am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1918 I just finished a week of sailing on Lake Michigan and Green Bay with a buddy of mine (almost 200 mi
Gelcoat chip repair R.S.Cape at 6:56am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1694 Has anyone used the gelcoat repair kits from West Marine? Or any other systems that work well?? We h
water in oil newboatowner at 5:44am 08.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1681 As a new boat owner after many years, I committed a foolish mistake and forgot to open the fresh wat
Xcite Rudder Hardware JDPeterson at 5:21am 08.15.09 Day Sailers 0/1473 Hi, Anyone know where I can find the hardware that mounts on an Xcite rudder? I need the entire a
Sail Magazine Cover / August Issue - Is That An Asymetrical Head Sail? Joe Mullee at 5:13am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1538 I'm showing more of my ignorance by asking this question but I know very little about head sails oth
leaking centerboard mrlympi at 4:25am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1310 I have a 1969 15 foot Oday and the centerboard is leaking. Where can I get parts? Thank you
vdo sumlog 34ac0002 at 2:40am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2353 good day, all... i need a mechanical vdo sumlog sl speed indicator (30 knots-12 vdc), the impeller
Best place for a transducer? George16943 at 1:54am 08.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1688 I have a Mac 26 S and want to fit a through hull transducer (depth finder) but not sure of the best

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Raw water intake strainer John T1594 at 9:43am 04.02.22 I sailed on Barnegat Bay for many years on my 1980 H30. The original factory raw water intake was ju
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE (2) thinwater at 9:37am 04.02.22 Same amount of mainsheet tail. The boom will move half as far with twice the purchase. Think about
Window Advice danooxnard at 9:33am 04.02.22 i did the windows on my Catalina last year using a Catalina Direct Kit.It worked well but you need t
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator Ed Caldwell at 9:26am 04.02.22 I have a new one arriving today from the SBO store. My original part number is SL2-20, but Mike rem
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator JohnShannon at 9:26am 04.02.22 Could it be one of these Attwood Springlift SL2 Gas Springs
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast danooxnard at 9:13am 04.02.22 IMHO, I would not sail with my mast like that. it is easy enough to repair and there is no need for
Sea rail scepter mounting - First 345 Hollyberry at 9:10am 04.02.22
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. jssailem at 8:59am 04.02.22 Yes... Diesel Bug is a fun catchall term. More scientific term is "Fuel Contamination" This site ha
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:59am 04.02.22 The power output of a diesel is in proportion to its speed. I imagine if the OP rev'd it up high i
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor SycloneDriver at 8:46am 04.02.22 Gave you an idea? That's exactly what I have been saying! :) You are correct, I hadn't read the
Sea rail scepter mounting - First 345 Amanda_dk at 8:44am 04.02.22
the great lakes are open. the season is underway DougM at 8:36am 04.02.22 Edgar B. Speer was the first upbound boat through the Soo locks on April 1.
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE jssailem at 8:30am 04.02.22 Very well said @PaulK It is your boat and you have to sail it. The helpful discussion hit all the
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 8:18am 04.02.22 Thanks Terry. Some days it is all Love and Kisses... Some days it's a maelstrom... Kind of like s
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE PaulK at 8:02am 04.02.22 It can be done, but as others have mentioned, the cure might be worse than the disease. Moving the t
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Alex S at 8:00am 04.02.22 I believe the 'working' email for Ward is.. ward.richardson@beneteauusa.com I'm considering re
Bent Wing smokey73 at 7:55am 04.02.22 What is an "unprotected trailer?" If it was a professional boat shipping company that had it on its
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 7:51am 04.02.22 Happy Birthday to your wife. I'm sure you'll treat her well.
Fender cleanup BigEasy at 7:22am 04.02.22 I use simple green on mine, does a decent job. Have never tried tilex: however, looks good. I woul
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 7:15am 04.02.22 Is it difficult to get this device out of its position? I'd imagine having to rammer the old unit ou

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