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Shaft packing on a 375 therapy at 1:17pm 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1001 Question - Any 375 owners out there who have the nylon packing gland ?? What size of replacement pac
Beneteau First 36.7 Doors (1) Bigwater Bob at 12:14pm 04.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1281 Just wanted to send a kudo to the guys at sailboatowner.com (Cruising Concepts) for the new companio
O'Day 26 Shoaldrafter at 12:04pm 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2478 Folks, The O'Day 26 is reviewed in the May/June 2009 Good Old Boats. Ed K 26
Vibration On a 1999 Hunter 380 - 3JH2E Bro Paul at 11:14am 04.20.09 Big Boats 11/2126 Well I picked up a crab trap line, that wasn't attached to a crab trap. Just floating a few inches
Looking for the Wiring Diagram for a 1982/3 H 30 Nelsonhow at 11:13am 04.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/3999 Well, I did it. I just took possession of an older H-30. It needs work but the boat is sound and w
How fast can a 26M go under sail? moctoc at 10:48am 04.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/9316 I know that answers to this question will say it depends, but in general how fast can a 26M go under
Keith's Toerails Shoaldrafter at 10:36am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1857 Keith asked, "does anyone know if the toerails can leak into the cabin?" I think that on the 26
Jibe Talkin Proper jijbing techniques for a 30 footer Royal Flush at 10:30am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3135 What proceedures should I be using rather than tacking every time? -M
Deck hardware layout on 222 48dodge at 9:27am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1370 Does anyone have any good pictures of the hardware layout on a 222? A PO has added a couple things
VHF options for trailer sailor 48dodge at 9:15am 04.20.09 Trailer Sailors 34/8903 I'm 99% done rewiring my boat right now. Getting ready to put the new hull liner on soon. Anyway,
Problems with Raymarine X-5 Autopilot Levin at 8:40am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/8521 Hello everyone... So I was one of the first to take the plunge and buy the Raymarine X-5 wheel aut
Swim Ladder, 1990 Cat 30 Charlie3472 at 8:24am 04.20.09 Catalina 30 1/1714 Good Morning, Just purchased a Catalina 30. The owner had taken off the swim ladder. When I attempte
manifold tank ssam at 7:39am 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1015 1981 O'Day 28 I have a hole (1" split) in the Manifold tank. This is the plastic tank at the end
fixed windows on '84 Hunter 31 jibjunkie at 7:16am 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1555 Replaced all portholes on my '84 Hunter 31 '08 season. This year I want to replace fixed side window
clean-up after fire extinquisher use butchrobbins at 7:12am 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1436 anyone know whats best for cleaning up after using a fire extinquisher? I've gotten the bulk of it u
Leaking Rib! jzakary at 9:54pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1116 Hi All, I just bought a 1961 Rhodes 19. I started painting the bilge, and noticed a slow leak that s
How to get the c-22 owners.com discount for catalina direct FixinHer'up at 9:34pm 04.19.09 Catalina 22 3/2871 I read somewhere that members of sailboat/c-22 owners.com can get discounted price for the keel c
Interior Lighting Neil McDonald at 9:32pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2387 Having thought about installing Sensibulb LED's to replace the five power hungry Xenon MR11s in my c
Leaking Rib! jzakary at 9:30pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1404 Hi All, I just bought a 1961 Rhodes 19. I just started painting the bilge, and noticed a slow leak t
What is displacement and ballast? Anotheruser at 9:29pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/9477 Hi people! Displacement is the total weight of a sailboat? Ballast is the weight of the keel?

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Headliner cleaning treating seadaddler at 1:52pm 03.09.22 OK Will try that. Nick
Standing Rigging AaronD at 1:50pm 03.09.22 If you decide you need to replace the backstay as well, note that it is not included in the CD stand
Best anchor and chain Hello Below at 1:29pm 03.09.22 For completeness and arguably the best anchor chain is duplex G6 stainless. Because of its strength
Mods to our 35s5 kappykaplan at 12:49pm 03.09.22 Looks great! Sail her hard!
Standing Rigging LakeShark at 12:48pm 03.09.22 @brockangelo the lower toggles bend often if the cables snag on the way up. I keep a few spare just
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 12:44pm 03.09.22 PS. Yes, I know it needs a survey and that is ideal, I agree, I have been on the road several days
Mods to our 35s5 (3) Hollyberry at 12:42pm 03.09.22 203258
Shifting issue on my '96 Evinrude 8hp. kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.09.22 There usually is a grease fitting where the shift lever turns , just above where the leg mounts to t
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:31am 03.09.22 Update: I spent some time yesterday evening trying the block and eyelet in nearly every position sug
Standing Rigging AaronD at 11:16am 03.09.22 +1 on new standing rigging. CD's pricing is reasonable, and includes open-body turnbuckles to replac
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 11:15am 03.09.22 What a waste, for the lack of a $5 fusible link. Why don't they protect these things?
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables LloydB at 11:09am 03.09.22 I recall a similar problem with an outboard motor I fought with long ago. It turned out that the thr
Restoring electrical panel jeepbluetj at 10:48am 03.09.22 Ayup. We need pictures. Simple toggles are available everywhere. Many production boats used the A-se
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jeepbluetj at 10:45am 03.09.22 I find a "fox and hound" tool invaluable for these sorts of things. Takes some practice to know the
Best anchor and chain Terry Cox at 10:30am 03.09.22 What size chain, made from what. Galvanized or steel. If you have a windlass, the gypsy will dicta
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:23am 03.09.22 Verifying loss of continuity with an ohmmeter is more dependable/faster than a disappearing signal f
Hunter 41 Forward Hatch Hinges KeokiV at 9:43am 03.09.22 check Hatchmasters. They are terrific. Have parts and do repairs. Thanks - tried Hatchmasters and
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 9:41am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Inner forestay to O'day 23? AaronD at 9:36am 03.09.22 I think you're referring to a "Solent" stay - an inner stay, very close to the main forestay. Unlike
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL capta at 9:27am 03.09.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color.

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