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Request for Outboard Recommendations Echo at 5:07pm 04.19.09 Sirius 21/22 9/4496 Hi All~ We are looking into purchasing a Sirius 21 and are in need of a outboard for it. We are in
Maxwell 17 Winch Keith13315 at 4:57pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2558 I have a Maxwell 17 Winch and I found out the hard way today that the top ring is made of a composit
Eyebrows, where to get new ones? Gary Kunkel at 4:45pm 04.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2055 Has anyone had new "eyebrows" made for his/her/their Catalinas? Mine have been sanded to the point w
1976 oday 20 bsailn at 4:38pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/921 there's a oday i'm going to buy it has a mast thats 3ft longer than original what are the ramificati
New boat buddy, first sail, and he has to leave. Darn (2) sailormanbigd at 2:54pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1448 Just met a new boat buddy Ed and had a nice ride on his h37c and he has to leave-darn it!!!!! Beauti
GPS and Fishfinder mount (3) OdayDave at 2:43pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2191 Last year I added mount for a fishfinder since the shoals in Door County can be a problem in a few a
Bilge Blower Technique higgs at 11:14am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1808 When I had a gas engine I would run my bilge blower during fueling. As best as I can remember, this
Don Jordan and the Jordan Series Drogue (1) sailingdog at 11:04am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4916 In my opinion, the greatest storm safety device ever created is the Jordan Series Drogue. The JS
sailing experience in opb needed avoisine at 10:58am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1351 I am very novice sailer very experienced in moving large and heavy masses from a number of professio
Soft spots avoisine at 10:45am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4618 Recently I asked a question about buying a "fixer-upper". Most of the answers I received indicated
Irwin Citation 35 hatches jeanh1259 at 10:00am 04.19.09 Irwin 1/2548 We have a leaking hatch on our 1986 Irwin Citation 35. We were told that we needed the manufacturer
Updates amd questions on all the repairs (3) Hermit Scott at 9:51am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 48/5251 As scheduled we put the boat back in the water Saturday. There were no leaks from the through hulls
Genoa furling top swivel mokum2 at 9:15am 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/921 I was hoisting the genoa on our hood furling system yesterday and noticed that the top swivel attach
Do I want a 26M? Chilly Willy at 8:38am 04.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2335 My first mate (wife) and I are ready for a newer boat. She does not share my dream of a live aboard
Experience with Hydocoat Multi Season Ablative Barry White at 7:20am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1518 Hi to all, I am contemplating using Petit's "Hydrocoat" which among the multi-season ablative paints
Wire routing Farland at 7:08am 04.19.09 Big Boats 4/1276 I need to run wind indicator wiring from mast base to elect. panel. Can anyone tell me the best and/
How serious is this? (3) Valentina at 6:54am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3877 Fellows, I have finally zeroed in on a boat model that I want to buy. I found 3 within 300 mile radi
Shaft Log sandpiper10471 at 5:59am 04.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1393 The PO had done the dinghy painter wrap thing and bent the strut. Now, due to poor alignment and pos
Vinyl stick on fiberglass aceventura at 5:54am 04.19.09 Grampian 6/4877 I have to remove vynil name stick on my sailboat et I really don't know how to do it ! Can sommebody
How and Where to Sleep on Hunter 26.5 jerseywaters at 5:45am 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2089 2008 was our first season aboard our 1989 Hunter 26.5. This year we would like to try weekend cruisi

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Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 5:47am 03.06.22 you may want to have a turning block plate under your mast. Mine came with a place to shackle bloc
Coronado 15 (1) Joe at 5:46am 03.06.22 Gregory, I love dinghy sailing... so I took the time to find this piece that might give you some in
Standing room only RoyS at 5:40am 03.06.22 As to getting in and out of dinghy we have a simple but effective fix. I made up two lines with floa
Sailing and Ham Radio (not the way you think) Tater at 5:25am 03.06.22 I have been a long-term user of Harken blocks to support dipoles No doubt they outlast others. I h
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 5:17am 03.06.22 If you have a proper splitter, there should be little difference. AIS does not send out a continuous
Cleat at goosenext RoyS at 5:11am 03.06.22 If considering running your control lines back to the cockpit you may want to have a turning block p
Its funny Friday! All U Get at 5:07am 03.06.22
AIS Antenna Position All U Get at 4:56am 03.06.22 I have two separate antenna at the masthead and get other boats over twenty miles away. Previous to
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 4:48am 03.06.22 I was wondering about installing a dedicated AIS antenna on my cabin top. I have a splitter for my
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 4:40am 03.06.22 Yup The out haul and topping lift become an active part of sail trim Listening to an audiobook by
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions sailme88 at 3:19am 03.06.22 Congrats on your boat.. We had an O'28 for 15 years. A boat on which our son proposed to his bride
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel caverun at 3:19am 03.06.22 @chriscampbell Yes, still have them. Just send me a private message to work out the details. Listed
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Jacktar at 2:51am 03.06.22 apparently all voltage regulated alternators can only be measured under load, ie at battery
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? sailme88 at 2:47am 03.06.22 You have the S/A to realize the prospects of being upside down with this boat. That said the easies
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.06.22 the first time you here your daughter say to her kids the phrase you always used with her. You mea
Stern Rail Outboard Mount jssailem at 10:44pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:32pm 03.05.22 So he may have a future. That is encouraging for the possibility of grandkids. They are the gift th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:30pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters? I have one and she just got engaged. I'm happy for her. No need to
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 9:04pm 03.05.22 A friend of mine that restored a lovely Ericson 35-2, once said that you must have these things for
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:02pm 03.05.22 Thanks to all have replied, it was very insightful and thought prevoking. I'm still now trying to

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