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Went to go for my first sail of the season... BobM at 9:28pm 07.30.09 S2 4/1459 ...but there was no wind to speak of :doh: Made the best of it. Installed the new battery and the
mast step repair windwardblank at 8:49pm 07.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2280 I had a failure of my backstay, the mast fell forward, riping out the mast steps 4 large bolts from
Chesapeake Bay - port-a-potty friendly? Manny at 7:57pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4943 Hey gang, We are venturing out in the Chesapeake bay this fall for about two weeks :dance: No rea
Too hot to varnish or much anything else.. (3) CharlieCobra at 7:45pm 07.30.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1166 It was 105 at my house in Big Lake yesterday so for the past couple of days I've been working on get
Quiet cove (2) Maine Sail at 7:05pm 07.30.09 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3251 The rain held off today, as did the wind:doh:, but the day still turned out nice. We are sharing thi
Lifeline gate modification ranchu56 at 6:51pm 07.30.09 Big Boats 3/1388 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 1/5956
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3492 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 2/1651 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 25/3665 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 9/1842 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 0/895 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 9/1849 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 0/2039 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 1/1346 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 3/7725 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 1/1482 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 7/11571 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 14/2963 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 2/1382 I have an 86 macGregor 25 and was curious about adding sail slugs, or shackles or sail slides to mak

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Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:00pm 04.15.22 Welcome to boat ownership! I see evidence of old abandoned wiring, questionable connections and cor
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits WayneH at 6:48pm 04.15.22 I knew this earlier and all my electrical connections are lead, copper, tin to lead, copper, tin.
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Grotto at 6:45pm 04.15.22 I will attest to getting it sand blasted, I went the grinder rust converter route WAY more work.
Burning insense on a boat jviss at 6:23pm 04.15.22 How do I safely burn insense on a boat? Why? Is incense that important to you?
Burning insense on a boat gtg at 6:20pm 04.15.22 If I had to have something burning, I'd design something like this lantern sold by Weems and Plath,
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 6:19pm 04.15.22 If the fuse terminal, battery terminal, and wire terminal are in contact, I imagine it doesn't matte
Burning insense on a boat gtg at 6:13pm 04.15.22 Never done it but if I were thinking to do so, I think I'd look for a completely sealed, with vent
Rudder repairs (8) racenmotorsports at 5:47pm 04.15.22 Finally finished the rudder and the last coats of the rustoleum marine bottom paint. This is a lake
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? jaysweet at 5:17pm 04.15.22 No offense: it's a meaningless distinction. If the force was being applied at the bow, we'd call it
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 5:09pm 04.15.22 I read this again. I cannot figure out why your boat has not been pulled out of the water.
37C Portlight Dalliance at 5:03pm 04.15.22
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 4:55pm 04.15.22 I bought the new Kuuma. It has the temperature control system which is my real problem. Should be
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 4:47pm 04.15.22 204435
Binoculars jaysweet at 4:28pm 04.15.22 I have one from West Marine with built in compass. I really like them. To be honest, it's mostly for
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 4:28pm 04.15.22 I'm not sure you have the leak under control. If you plugged the tube, which, I think is a limber tu
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:23pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:20pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 3:29pm 04.15.22 Mine was on a 86 Hunter 25.5 and after much of a challenge I checked the ice box and it was the over
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:26pm 04.15.22 The lever was hard to move and once it did it did leak If it leaked around the stem of the PRV , t
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:20pm 04.15.22 I took the pressure release valve off. Just push and lift the lever on it few times to re-seat the

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