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Anchoring in Public Waters- TimCup at 11:51am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 24/9325 I didn't want to hijack another thread, and I've got some questions about anchoring so here goes:
How to fix a broken swing keel cable? nimwegen at 11:43am 04.06.09 Catalina 22 4/7448 How to fix a broken swing keel cable if boat in the water? I checked the cable for the swing keel o
Tiller handle Catalina 30 1979 Hermit Scott at 11:43am 04.06.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1495 My boat was converted to wheel steering long ago. I found the tiller in it's cover hidden away in th
Mast Boom and rigging topinglift at 11:42am 04.06.09 Irwin 1/2056 New member Looking for cut lengths for Mast Boom and Rigging as i am buying a 34 foot Irwin without
extra water tank in 331 Finney at 11:27am 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1426 We have a 2001 Ben/ 331. It rides a little bow down with a full water tank. I'm thinking about try
Corpus Christi Hermit Scott at 10:49am 04.06.09 Destinations 6/3573 The Admiral and I have been hanging out downtown and the marina area trying to get a feel for the ar
Pelican Bay,Charlotte Harbor,FL seadaddler at 10:31am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2202 Had a great day yesterday(Sunday) sailing around Charlotte Harbor,sailed past Pelican Pass,Pelican
Replacement paddlewheel for Horizon KM Hayden Watson at 10:22am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1132 My boat has a Horizon knot meter which was manufactured in 1988. Does anyone have a source for a rep
Reef rigging maintenance Mike H. at 10:16am 04.06.09 Big Boats 5/1498 The single line reefing system on our Vision 36 seems a little "Sticky". We've only had the boat si
Polishing and replenishing Gregg9020 at 9:29am 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1386 We have a couple of older Venture 25's, one white hull, and the other is a light blue, the white on
1983 Catalina 25' Information Etch at 7:18am 04.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5008 Hello all, I am new to the website and currently own a 18' Capri. I will be looking at a 1983 Catali
Question for anyone that has replaced all their bulkheads 48dodge at 8:55am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1952 I'm trying to get an idea of how many sheets of plywood I need to replace all of my bulkheads and re
delorme lt-20 etrex legend and seaclear II txtowman at 8:35am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2370 I need instructions on interfacing either of these for a vista laptop that only has usb no serial po
picture Bill C320, Papillon at 8:16am 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2076 How do you attach a picture to a reply? It used to be very obvious on the old site. Probably is sti
Spooky Weather sailaway78 at 8:09am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1878 This weather is downright spooky. Was plenty warm here yesterday, going to be in the 30's tonight,
K6 KPH Special Event Bob Poff at 7:35am 04.06.09 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3674 I received this via our local club email list. Sure would be cool to work them from the boat. I won
Walker Bay 8 MoonSailer at 7:24am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1432 I have a walker bay 8 dinghy and want something a little larger. The Pelican Scorpio and some other
old radar not functioning - solution too simple? Banooma at 6:46am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3410 I bought my boat with a Raymarine radome and Autohelm radar display, plus wind, speed, and depth met
What to use to hold centerboard? 48dodge at 6:00am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1285 What glue/caulk should I use to hold the two wedges in place that hold the centerboard up? Also sho
steering cable adjustment question Jim at 4:50am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2997 I noticed my steering cable was lose on mt C36 MK II. It is an Edson rig. How do I adjust the cabl

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Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:49pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:48pm 03.02.22 Well I took a trip out to see Luna today. She had some water in the bilge that my new bilge pump emp
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:45pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning jamesw202 at 7:42pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning mikeracca at 7:27pm 03.02.22 To start out I would start with a simple boat to handle and sail. I went through your very dilemma l
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning sail sfbay at 7:23pm 03.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! Got to start somewhere............. Where is the best place to start? Go sa
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Capt Robbie at 7:23pm 03.02.22 Ralph, Thanks for your input, I do plan to pull the mixing elbow, just to eliminate any possibilit
Corpus Christi TX area need help learning Tom J at 7:16pm 03.02.22 Aloha, and welcome to the forum, James. You don't mention what experience you have so far with boat
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 7:16pm 03.02.22 cheap insurance against further dezincification. FYI, bronze is copper and tin, not zinc.
New Battery power flare replacement PaulK at 6:42pm 03.02.22 Is there something like this that can be mounted on top of the mast, and on the top of the radome?
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 Rgluv2sail at 5:58pm 03.02.22 Thanks everyone. I figured those measurements too and calculated about 58 ft . I' m always concerned
PNW Current Atlas App david.jade at 5:36pm 03.02.22 PNW Current Atlas app developer (and PNW sailor) here. Happy to answer any questions. The summary ab
Any recommendations for standing rigging replacement in Annapolis/Rock Hall area of the Chesapeake sail sfbay at 5:25pm 03.02.22 Do a search on this forum and you will find threads on this with rigger recommendations in your area
Engine Oil/ Yanmar 3YM30 Davidasailor26 at 5:24pm 03.02.22 You scared me, since I use Rotella in my 3YM30. But here's a good explanation of what the classific
Dometic AC needs capacitor twalker H260 at 5:22pm 03.02.22 Here are a few links for you. https://findcomponents.net/HD1005DA40PCSN https://www.sierraic.com
New Battery power flare replacement quadrille38 at 5:17pm 03.02.22 Down here in Florida, one of our nature tour boating programs has just replaced our required hand-h
Replacing Holding Tank Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 03.02.22 There's this other thread of yours.... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/posts/1734989
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 03.02.22 @Jaxn I assume you have a wing keel?
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar heritage at 4:40pm 03.02.22 I put small mushroom zinc on my prop strut. Easy to do and cheap insurance against further dezincif
Everwear laminate sole discoloring seadaddler at 4:36pm 03.02.22 I have same problem unknowing once while gone 2 months and had water leak from above hatch and not r

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