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Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1338 Would like to move gates on starboard and port sides from rear area forward to area between 2nd and
Self Bailer Replacement JBrown_Mi at 6:39pm 07.30.09 Day Sailers 1/5872
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3434 Lets see if this works this way. I posted som pictures in My Forum of our Daisy Raft up. http://f
How is the travler used? wiltrek at 6:10pm 07.30.09 Catalina 22 2/1626 Hello, The dealer that I bought my Catalina 22 from was not very helpful in showing us the workings
fisrt sailboat (1) new2sailing at 6:00pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3624 Hi First I hope I have posted in the correct area first time sorry if it is wrong I am going to buy
trailer for my 92 twointheface at 5:46pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1827 I just went from a starwind 19 to 26s and what a upgrade... the only problem is my trailer is rusty
3gmf20 sea water pump upgrade captron1 at 5:04pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 0/875 have a 83 h34 with a stock sea water pump, want to upgrade to a Jabsco. has anyone done this?
Oil Changes sailaway78 at 3:01pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1811 So here is the deal. 3GM Yanmar, 1981 model with 2000 hrs. Engine is angled down at the rear, prob
Cal 39 Mark III Prime Time at 1:27pm 07.30.09 Cal 0/2010 I'm looking for opinions on the Cal 39 Mark III with a wing keel. Construction quality? Toughness?
Lichen Roam geompo at 1:03pm 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1336 I confess I'm afraid to sail my 26M in more than 12 knots of wind and at more than 15 degrees of hee
Beneteau First 35s5 vs Oceanis 351 Staszek at 12:39pm 07.30.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/7543 After 3 years sailing on a Hunter 23 it's time for me to make the step and I'm currently shopping fo
Looking for Main Hatch Cover smltime at 11:24am 07.30.09 S2 1/1451 I am looking for a Main Hatch Cover for a 1979 S2 7.3 Someone sat on mine and broke it! Thanks -
i550 Peter Ross at 10:41am 07.30.09 Trailer Sailors 7/11287 This past winter I got hooked on a small sportboat called the i550. It's a stitch and glue plywood s
Loose footed or Bolt Rope main for a 30 ft cruiser Royal Flush at 9:21am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2943 Lost my nearly worn out main over the weekend in heavy weather so I'm beginning to speck out one thi
Adding sail slugs to a Mac25 mfavro at 8:22am 07.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1364 I have an 86 macGregor 25 and was curious about adding sail slugs, or shackles or sail slides to mak
starting a Catalina 310 sound JohnJab at 7:53am 07.30.09 Catalina 310 4/2545 When I turn the key to start my 2001 Catalina 310, i get a screeching sound from the alarm speaker.
Hunter Extended Warranty John Ehricht at 7:49am 07.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1936 We have an extended warranty for our Hunter 36 which is suppose to be valid until January of 2011.
A C pumps LESLIE at 7:40am 07.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/2 The mermaid AC is my new project,the question is do I buy a pump from them or go elese where?I am o
Which boat would you move? Roger Long at 7:05am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 27/3719 So, I'm coming into the unsupervised and unregulated town dock in a strong wind with no dinghy and t
Black Canvas - too hot? Cpt. Jon at 6:19am 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 21/8370 Hello all, Currently my sail cover and headsail bag are both black. They look really good on th

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What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? RoyS at 6:07am 03.12.22 Rocna recommendations use 50 mph winds so their sizing is very conservative.
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Shackleton's Endurance Found kappykaplan at 5:46am 03.12.22 Saw this a couple of times on the news. Great historical find! :beer:
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Rick Webb at 5:38am 03.12.22 Yes, and you'll be amazed at what a difference it makes. Lots of info in the archives here on how t
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 5:21am 03.12.22 [QUOTE="mikeracca, post: 1736620, member: 159338 this is the back of my propane solenoid, any though
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Daveinet at 5:16am 03.12.22 The first thing you need to do is load the boat and then measure your tongue weight. It should be ar
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Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 03.12.22 When you put the boat on the trailer, get it as close you can to the roller. You will not be able
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. BigEasy at 5:00am 03.12.22 Welcome aboard! Congratulations on taking the next step in purchasing your new boat & learning to
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. shemandr at 4:31am 03.12.22 Congrats for the new to you boat. You'll do fine.... First you hoist the sails and then see what ha
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:22am 03.12.22 It is good to welcome you aboard. What are your plans for learning to sail? Yacht club, racing cre
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Sail5 at 3:09am 03.12.22 Thank you. Yes, atomic 4 rebuilt with 500 hours. She purrs. I'm excited to learn the ropes
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. nightowle at 1:20am 03.12.22 Congrats. She looks nice. I had a 1975 O'Day 27 as my first owned boat. She was an excellent boat
hunter 49 steering quadrant artboas at 12:54am 03.12.22 Is there any type of grease on the ball joints your showing? I had a friend who never thought to a
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Mark Maulden at 10:45pm 03.11.22 Thank you to Maine for writing/finishing this article. I initially read it on his FB site as I am d
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1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Will Gilmore at 10:16pm 03.11.22 It is good to welcome you aboard. What are your plans for learning to sail? Yacht club, racing cre
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? Sailavie1 at 10:02pm 03.11.22 I have a H25 (2008) and pull my bow up the the front roller. I also added a roller under the bow whi

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