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What to use to hold centerboard? 48dodge at 6:00am 04.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1289 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 7/3000 I noticed my steering cable was lose on mt C36 MK II. It is an Edson rig. How do I adjust the cabl
Furlex yanked Deadline at 4:36am 04.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1676 A burly rugby player inadvertently pulled my jib furling line out of the Furlex drum, and I can't fi
Leak in head under sink earlkeim at 3:44am 04.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1390 I have found a leak in the cabinet under my sink in the head. I think the port light above the sink
Correct Prop Size bobtigar at 3:34am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6200 I konw there must be a formula for determining the correct prop size/pitch for an inboard engine on
Islander 29 owner's association gseto at 11:43pm 04.05.09 Islander 8/11584 Anyone know of one?
Galley Mods oreana123 at 10:40pm 04.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2315 I started my galley mods today. I removed a lot of the previous owner's woodwork that I felt is not
Full Size Brand New Charts Se Ak; Columbia River stephenronning at 10:27pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I wound up with some charts. Brand new. 4 SE AK and two from Oregon Columbia and Willamette rivers.
Clr Run Through My Outboard/cool Longshaft Swap Today ;) (1) stephenronning at 10:17pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2051 Hello group. I did a cool project today. I bought a honda 75 '80 for my new kicker. she's been garag
My thru hull repair (5) Scott T-Bird at 9:04pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/6073 This thru hull is at the bow for the head discharge and it appears to be a 1-1/4" thru hull. The fi
Sailboat Owner Survey Phil Herring at 8:47pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6119 Hey, remember that survey many of you completed last spring? We asked you to rank your current an
Epoxy as epoxy paint? Hermit Scott at 7:31pm 04.05.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1558 Epoxy as barrier coat? I have finished refairing the keel on my boat. I ground away all the fairing
H240 Jib Traveler? Scott2 at 7:08pm 04.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1451 As I gain experience sailing, I have become very frustrated with my ability to trim my jib since my
Hatch Screen Bad Obsession at 5:48pm 04.05.09 Catalina 30 2/1734 Just wanted to show everyone the new upgrade inside of my boat. This is a screen for the hatch in t
Keith and caulking removers... Shoaldrafter at 3:38pm 04.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/894 Keith, Check out the thread: http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=612045 Gee
Do we have the M-25XP or M-25XPB? SceptreSailor at 3:19pm 04.05.09 Catalina 310 4/2391 Mine is a 2004 Model. Also we are you finding the best place to get oil and fuel filters? Thanks
Lampshade and holding tank questions. flopster12000 at 12:15pm 04.05.09 Morgan 4/3018 Hello everyone, My first post. We bought a 1989 Morgan 41 from Green Cove Springs in Florida i
Mr. STLOY at 11:12am 04.05.09 Smaller Boats 1/1216 I have never posted a thread (nor ever refinished a sailboat). I was given a 1986 Hunter 23 foot s
measuring speed walt at 10:13am 04.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2427 Im wondering about some sort of speed display with these type boats. Seems what would work well i
Are 4-strokes mandatory on Colorado lakes? WindRush at 8:18am 04.05.09 Com-Pac 1/3318 I will most likely be moving my ComPac-23/3 from its present location on Galveston Bay to Colorado w

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What are these... Kingjim91 at 4:55pm 03.10.22 Ok in the pics there is some beading made out of a vinyl material and foam or sponge Inside. I have
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL Ward H at 4:46pm 03.10.22 Why is this in the Ask All Sailors forum?
Roller Furler - Prep Kingjim91 at 4:46pm 03.10.22 I always drop my sails for winter storage, even though I usually store the boat mast up. In Wiscons
Roller Furler - Prep dlochner at 4:42pm 03.10.22 I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 4:36pm 03.10.22 With the old Hitachi alternators the thermistors could only back off the voltage so much. If the LF
3m 4000 Kingjim91 at 4:26pm 03.10.22 Practical Sailor is reporting 3m 4000 is failing after several years. 3m say the product was refor
Roller Furler - Prep fred1diver at 4:15pm 03.10.22 I might be wrong, it has happened on a few occasion, but I think the original poster means to load t
Roller Furler - Prep dlochner at 3:52pm 03.10.22 There is no need in most cases to put the sail on before stepping the mast. In fact, the extra weigh
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 3:44pm 03.10.22 I used 4000UV last year to bed my new seacock thru-hulls. :banghead::banghead::banghead: I figured
In hull transducer and wax Hayden Watson at 3:22pm 03.10.22
In hull transducer and wax Tally Ho at 3:06pm 03.10.22 I am in the process of installing my third "In the hull" transducer. I have been using the techniq
Roller Furler - Prep Tally Ho at 2:50pm 03.10.22
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (4) chichiflys at 2:50pm 03.10.22 More progress. Was able to cut out the "stump" that was adhered to the keel. Still some cleaning r
Roller Furler - Prep garymalmgren at 2:49pm 03.10.22 Hi Mark. RE: My question: do I need to load the furling jib pre-launch/crane up? The answer is, No
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL rgranger at 2:39pm 03.10.22 Prob has more to do with Cold War politics than ethnicity
Winch Maintenance Tally Ho at 2:36pm 03.10.22 @JRT, what winches do you have on your boat? I have found that they are not all the same. I did a v
Sailboat donation rgranger at 2:36pm 03.10.22
Media --> Supported Album URL's JoeWhite at 2:24pm 03.10.22 Brock, if you are looking for an online album to share your photos and you already have a website ,
Media --> Supported Album URL's Phil Herring at 2:24pm 03.10.22 Hi Brock! Thanks for the suggestion, I can see how that could be pretty cool! One thing we've disco
plastic fuel tank repair (1) notaboat at 1:42pm 03.10.22 Has anyone had experience using a sealant or adhesive to repair a crack in a "poly" gas tank? I ha

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