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Anchor light Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2309 I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
GPS/Sonar combo???? TheGreatEscape at 2:18pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1839 I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
I am getting there... rub rail question (5) RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1931 I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
Didnt beat the front in. (1) sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1679 Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
oil filter for a four stoke honda peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3541 What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con
H30 stantions BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/8 I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
rerigging issues MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2515 I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
S2 6.8 rudder on ebay BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09 S2 0/1699 Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
Update on my 222 (4) 48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2050 It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P
"melamine" veneer in head and other places. how to replace? (2) luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2687 So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul
Volvo MD7B in Bahama jtaylor186 at 11:55am 04.07.09 Islander 5/4359 Greetings all. I have question. Let's say you design and build a sailboat ike the Bahama for a MD7A
Radar - Hinged or fixed mast mount (1) Roger Long at 11:43am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3366 I've pretty much settled on mast mount for my radar. I'm looking at two different mast mounts, the
340 mast struts noprob2 at 10:46am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2048 Why do some have and some not have struts???:confused:
Selden Deck Stepped mast question Carpe Ventum at 4:58am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1243 I have a Hunter 380 with a Selden Deck stepped Furling mast. It has a T Base plate. Should there be
Experiences with Sailing partnersrl at 7:27am 04.07.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/25 Experiences with Sailing Ventures of Carson City? We purchased our new Capri 22 from Sailing Ventur
Laser Flares Warren Milberg at 6:45am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2044 In the process of having my first sail of the season a few days ago (and it was grand!), I did a sys
Bubble in Compass Murray16764 at 6:20am 04.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2517 I was preparing my B352 for splash down, when I noticed a bubble had formed in my Plastimo compass o
No reading on Temp Gauge Steph at 4:48am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 Having just launched and first "test" sail of the season on Sunday, I notice that my temp gauge has
Masthead Plate Larry Pozzi at 4:26am 04.07.09 Big Boats 4/1634 HELP!!! I was on a fabulous tack over the weekend. When I was returning to my slip, I was unable to
Turnbuckles higgs at 9:54pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1769 I have some damaged threads on my rigging that I need to take care of. They are big - I am not sure

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In hull transducer and wax Light air at 6:54pm 03.09.22 All positive responses to using the toilet wax but the only thing that concerns me is heat - as in s
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 6:41pm 03.09.22 The engine was a Yanmar 2gm, ran strong, the same owner for last 21 years, brand new mainsail, the 2
Winch Maintenance BigEasy at 6:39pm 03.09.22
Docking queries BigEasy at 6:30pm 03.09.22 Yes I was planning on splicing some double braid, did that on my Grampian 26 Nice, however, ve
Docking queries Dr. D at 6:29pm 03.09.22 Put your hands on some lines. Yes, there is a minimum size line for the length of the boat. OTOH, wh
Docking queries fred1diver at 6:24pm 03.09.22 Yes I was planning on splicing some double braid, did that on my Grampian 26
Docking queries dlochner at 6:20pm 03.09.22 Congratulations! Fenders choices are many and depend alot on the kind of dock they will be used on.
Docking queries Capt Robbie at 6:18pm 03.09.22 before buying any lines check out onlineropestore.com very reasonable and have a lot of good deals o
Winch Maintenance Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 03.09.22 Old thread, but I thought I'd recycle with some further questions. I've not serviced my winches an
I got new crew Leeward Rail at 6:06pm 03.09.22 Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer:
Docking queries jnorten at 6:04pm 03.09.22 I recall when outfitting my rig that I Googled things and I was able to find recommendation for fend
Winch Maintenance JRT at 5:59pm 03.09.22 Old thread, but I thought I'd recycle with some further questions. I've not serviced my winches and
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 5:52pm 03.09.22 How's that? It's my understanding that excess current due to a lower load impedance creates more h
I got new crew Crusty Ol Salt at 5:37pm 03.09.22 Love it
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C kloudie1 at 5:02pm 03.09.22 S2 9.2 - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.com) some info.. not too useful but worth a read
Best anchor and chain kloudie1 at 4:22pm 03.09.22
In hull transducer and wax brazenarticle at 4:22pm 03.09.22 Roll a ball of wax from the toilet bowl ring, put it on the bottom of the transducer and stick it to
Standing Rigging brockangelo at 3:59pm 03.09.22 The jaw toggles commonly get bent, here is a link, yours are either 1/4 or 5/16, probably LH thre
In hull transducer and wax Capt Robbie at 3:50pm 03.09.22 mine is installed in clear silicone..... I used an old plasic container as a retainer for the silic
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Jconnors at 3:48pm 03.09.22 Hi VS, Is this your first sailboat purchase? I also assume you hired the surveyor. If s

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