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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 1/5952
Pictures from the mast Andy1237 at 6:31pm 07.30.09 Destinations 4/3491 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 3/7724 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 7/11570 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 2/1381 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 4/2616 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 8/1964 We have an extended warranty for our Hunter 36 which is suppose to be valid until January of 2011.

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What do you think of this...... dlochner at 12:30pm 04.15.22 She dropped off old and picked up new. Said every one of them are bent. a refund. If you are picki
What do you think of this...... NYSail at 12:30pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... (1) NYSail at 12:28pm 04.15.22 She dropped off old and picked up new. Said every one of them are bent.
What do you think of this...... dLj at 12:27pm 04.15.22 @NYSail I'm not sure what you mean by "bogus"... Bogus: not genuine or true; fake. But if that's
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 12:26pm 04.15.22 Not a good swage because of the bend. Whether it left the rigging shop that way or was damaged in tr
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:21pm 04.15.22 Good stuff Mike. It's great to see new life being breathed into an old boat. And I'm sure your dock
Removing lettering stain randerson5726 at 12:16pm 04.15.22 I thought it looked like the gelcoat has been bleached out except where the letters were rather tha
86 Hunter 25.5 (1) Mrfixit at 12:15pm 04.15.22 If this helps, here is the plumbing diagram for the 285 Hunter. The bilge pump discharge tubing goes
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits DArcy at 12:05pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? LloydB at 11:54am 04.15.22 If you buy that boat you will most likely want to repair the wiring and if the bilge pump works now
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Any Sea at 11:50am 04.15.22 This was the first improvement I made to our "Boat Angel" boat. I read all the stuff I could find.
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel (1) DeniseO30 at 10:59am 04.15.22 Triad trailers
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel (1) DeniseO30 at 10:56am 04.15.22 Well you kind of left out a some things draft, weight, would be the most important, The yacht clu
Removing lettering stain LloydB at 10:43am 04.15.22 I thought it looked like the gelcoat has been bleached out except where the letters were rather than
Precision 23 Trailer Lwood at 10:35am 04.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find a rental trailer, consider buying a used sailboat traile
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Maine Sail at 10:25am 04.15.22 I know I'm guilty of this. Very interesting. Will put this on my Spring list. 37Y7eSwhfpU Well
Raymarine I40 wind? Captain Larry-DH at 9:55am 04.15.22
40.5: Shaft growth kappykaplan at 9:38am 04.15.22 but it didn't look anything like kappykaplan's prop from Lusby - not far from me in Deale. In 2020
40.5: Shaft growth tfox2069 at 9:29am 04.15.22 The fact that your barnacles are concentrated where they are in that photo tells me two things: 1.
Rub rail and deck hull joint. (4) kendyoozed at 9:15am 04.15.22 204426 I wanted to replace the entire system but I am now thinking that the Aluminum rub rail may b

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