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New owner of an Old Boat with some Questions MikefromGloucester at 8:11pm 05.16.09 Day Sailers 1/1143 I have a 1972 ODay 22 and I was in the process of scraping it and painting when I discovered a small
WOW!!! Alan at 7:07pm 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1757 Sailed in a classic Herrishoff design New York 40 built in 1905 today. We raced a reverse handicap
Curtains Needed KJ at 6:20pm 05.16.09 Catalina 22 2/2422 In need of curtains for a 1988 Catalina-22.
Re-pitching prop (1) Ken13559 at 5:11pm 05.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1955 After servicing on my Yanmar 2GM20F and polishing up the Campbell Sailor 3 blade prop, I can do 3650
Small RV lab (1) Roger Long at 4:22pm 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1229 Strider's oceanographic laboratory is finally set up and all the science gear stowed. We had the inv
Prop Talk Bad Obsession at 3:07pm 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3019 What do you have on your boat? A two blade? A Three Blad Cruising Prop? A folding Prop? A Ma
L-28 Rudder Support Bushing Fairwind at 12:11pm 05.16.09 Lancer 1/1655 My rudder post (stainless steel) slips up through a fiberglass tube molded into the hull. Between th
Boom Sheaves, Catalina 30 (tall rig) Charlie3472 at 12:02pm 05.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2067 Good Afternoon Guys, The Preakness is about to go off and I'm still trying to find a source for the
Damp Plywood Core Question? pilotpop at 11:30am 05.16.09 Big Boats 2/1132 I am putting new instruments in my '84 H34. How much core must I remove if I find dampness after dri
Hunter 27 Edge Owners? rsgooch at 11:26am 05.16.09 Trailer Sailors 50/50005 Are there any Hunter 27 Edge owners who will share there opinions of this boat? Please include facto
Lewmar folding wheel (5) paulj at 11:15am 05.16.09 Catalina 310 1/3705 I bought the Lewmar folding wheel from Defender after talking to Catalinaowners.com. who spotted a b
I'm not gonna get all misty here, but- TimCup at 9:46am 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1449 I really missed my daily fix of SBO! Got dragged off to the Smokys for 2 weeks- and it rained for 11
Wire Sizes ??? 67 Cal Donque9 at 8:54am 05.16.09 Cal 0/1335 I'm redoing some standing rigging...forstay (furler) ' backstay. Curious as to what original size
Today's the big day (1) Steve.Cook at 8:11am 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 28/3560 I bought a catalina 22 last weekend, I'm trailering it over the hill and putting it in the water for
Trailer Bunks and CB cscott at 7:53am 05.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1271 I have the standard trailer that came with my 1993 26S. I was wondering how much higher I would hav
near dismasting - permanent problem? John at 7:42am 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3539 Several months ago I had my standing rigging replaced. Yesterday, my boat partner was out sailing an
Oops! The results of a halfassed repair... (10) CharlieCobra at 7:21am 05.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1562 On pulling the canvas on Oh Joy, I found a patch of epoxy or some other resin laid in around the aft
Boarding ladders Eric, s/v Windrush at 6:38am 05.16.09 Sirius 21/22 0/2075 Where do most Sirius owners mount their boarding ladders? I don't have a permanently mounted boardin
Lake Mead Gregg9020 at 10:22pm 05.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2565 I have seen a few posts of Lake Mead, and other lakes, and I want to know is the sailing worth pulli
Weather sailor survey Bad Obsession at 10:03pm 05.15.09 Ask All Sailors 34/3366 How many of you go out from time to time in the rain just to get out and go sailing? If you have pl

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New Capri 18 Owner kappykaplan at 4:30pm 12.05.21 Looks good!
SeaSprite 23. ScottMac at 4:26pm 12.05.21 I tried to get a part from them for my O Day 34 they wanted over $400. I found it two years later at
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 4:24pm 12.05.21 Just to add in here on this - I was just contacted by a seller that I'd contacted 2 years ago with n
SeaSprite 23. dlochner at 4:23pm 12.05.21 Hello Dlochner I was looking for original parts Scott Try Rigrite.com.
SeaSprite 23. ScottMac at 4:18pm 12.05.21 Hello Dlochner I was looking for original parts Scott
New Capri 18 Owner (1) thedude at 4:17pm 12.05.21 Quick refresh if the wood to try to help protect it over the winter. I plan to remove, sand and refi
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? patbratton at 4:12pm 12.05.21 When I was looking I found that I could not get people to call me back or text or answer messages th
What color for your Bimini? patbratton at 4:06pm 12.05.21 I was dreading buying a jib sack and not being able to duplicate either the mainsail cover or the Bi
Christening the WET DOG patbratton at 3:35pm 12.05.21 Finally done. Now sir, enjoy your boat. Thank you for sharing thanks for all your advise and help
Dink in davits sail sfbay at 3:34pm 12.05.21 What dinghy and is the air floor removable? If the floor is removable, insert a couple of retractabl
A couple trailering questions sail sfbay at 3:32pm 12.05.21 If I was towing a boat that length and weight a tandem axel trailer with electric or surge brakes wo
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 3:27pm 12.05.21
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Justin_NSA at 3:23pm 12.05.21 You need the valve gasket or the "finger hole" plug ?
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 3:22pm 12.05.21 You may just need the gasket. Blue Water Yachts might have them. Some members here have made their
I just got Macgregor 19 and the water ballast floods and fills even when compartments are close. Ronald A. Berliner at 3:20pm 12.05.21 You can buy a new valve at any R.V. store, it's the same valve they use for grey water on R.V.'s.
Pearson 30 Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.05.21 A visiting boat in our harbor blew his cabin off when the vapors ignited. Sounds more like propane
sail sfbay at 3:03pm 12.05.21 One option to color match your gelcoat is to go to the Spectrum website and look up their gelcoat co
Alternative source for the center board bumper nut? sail sfbay at 2:51pm 12.05.21 What are the specifications......diameter, thread type, etc.?
Pearson 30 jssailem at 2:30pm 12.05.21 I am sure no one was laughing. Not I, and I have no knowledge of him nor what he did, save what you
Christening the WET DOG Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 12.05.21 Finally done. Now sir, enjoy your boat. Thank you for sharing

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