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Bulkhead question on 26 by Keith Shoaldrafter at 2:28pm 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1543 Keith, Just a little rot/water damage just might be repairable. First you have to decide that que
Roller main problem spring 47 at 2:23pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1416 Just purchased a new Hunter 27 ( 2009 ). It has the roller furling main and I am having a devil of a
Rig Tenion on 311 Mart3833 at 1:48pm 03.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1106 Does any one know what the rig tenion should be on a Beneteau 311, my lower leeward shrouds have qui
Transom Question MLM at 1:28pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 2/1408 I'm new to this site and I hope to gain some knowledge of the 25' O'Days outboard bracket/transom p
Going sailing!!! DMA8 at 1:07pm 03.01.09 S2 2/1453 I owned a 1985 S2 36C several years back. Great boat; Sailed it to Bermuda. Due to health and financ
Capt Tom capt tom at 12:43pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 5/1526 Looking into cockpit cushions for our 222 and/or a helmseat or two....any ideas?
Dry Tortugas sailaway78 at 12:27pm 03.01.09 Destinations 16/5261 Planning a trip to Key West, Dry Tortugas in late March or early April. Being this is a no discha
bow anchor roller set up jdgrnt66 at 10:23am 03.01.09 Big Boats 4/1369 anyone know who the manufacturer or know where to get a new bow roller set up for a 93 40.5? would l
wheel to sale robertgallagher at 9:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1654 I have a 36" stainless wheel I am wanting to sale. I thought about ebay but then wondered how the he
2 heads better than 1? Bad Obsession at 7:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3893 I have noticed that a lot of the newer designed boats that are 38 feet or better have 2 heads. What
Seacocks, Thru-hulls & Ball valves. 10 to replace:( luvitt at 7:10am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 35/8355 Ok, I know this is not an area to skimp on. I have 10 below the waterline, that are probably origi
O'Day 26 Compression Post Questions by Keith Shoaldrafter at 5:00am 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1207 Keith, When posting to a board like this it helps to clearly identify boat and issue in subject li
Barrier Paint? SeacretSailor at 4:59am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2902 I have a quick question for the southern warm-waters sailors. My area will be the warm brackish wat
Glassing in backing plates for through hulls Hermit Scott at 6:53pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 30/5794 I am ready to fix the backing plates tomorrow(sunday) to the hull. I bought a new drill, all the apr
Installing a Raymarine S1 AutoPilot rpwillia at 6:49pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 10/3841 Anyone ever done the install themselves? Any tips or tricks I need to know about?
C400 Replacement Rudder Andy H at 4:51pm 02.28.09 Big Boats 4/2493 Hello All New to the forum today but a lurker for the last year. Very much enjoy the site with th
Who made this sail boat? (1) paulj at 4:36pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2004 Just noticed this boat from Montana at the dock today. What a nice looking boat and fantastic riggin
Fuel for the new season scolil at 3:49pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2180 As the season gets closer, I was wandering through the autoparts store and wondered what things I sh
Prop rotation for a Yanmar 2GM Engine??? morgantheship at 3:35pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/8006 I am in the process of repowering my H27. The old engine was a Renault and the new engine (new to m
My S2 bit me BobM at 3:29pm 02.28.09 S2 4/1872 Working on the boat today. Tightening up the boom tent so it will shed snow better. A nor'easter i

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Mariner 19 or Triton 21 Tater at 6:37pm 02.21.22 Omph! "Danger Will Rodgers" (Robinson) Agreed! Also, if someone is looking at 40-year-old boats i
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:57pm 02.21.22 I don't know how many guys carrying guitars have claimed the hat on the ground was theirs. Really,
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 5:41pm 02.21.22 If they can provide a replacement sheave I would need to find a shop that can re-rivet it, since th
Down windsails. chuckwayne at 5:40pm 02.21.22
Defender Sold chuckwayne at 5:34pm 02.21.22 I heartily agree with this, love that company! They've been really good to deal with. recently, Ha
Gelcoat cracks 1976 Catalina 22 Frogman at 5:29pm 02.21.22 What did you end up doing? Progress pics? I know the post is kinda old but I just got an 82 Catal
Defender Sold jviss at 5:27pm 02.21.22 Hodges marine - great prices and service! I heartily agree with this, love that company!
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Tom J at 5:25pm 02.21.22
Down windsails. (2) jssailem at 5:06pm 02.21.22 I have an old bow roller that could get you the additional 3"s you need... Think of it as viagra fo
Bosun's chair heritage at 4:42pm 02.21.22 There was an incident in a mooring field in Key West when a sailboat heeled over 90 degrees and dunk
Fuel tank Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 4:41pm 02.21.22 Suggest reading this article Diesel Fuel Tank Replacement - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.com)
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 shemandr at 4:40pm 02.21.22 Omph! "Danger Will Rodgers"
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 Tater at 4:31pm 02.21.22 Wing_Mechanic, Today at each end of the Navarre bridge I saw an apparently abandoned sailboat, beach
Down windsails. Hayden Watson at 4:22pm 02.21.22
Bosun's chair Hayden Watson at 4:18pm 02.21.22 I mentioned the stirrups that I use. I climb the mast with just my wife to assist and we are both i
Catalina 27 keel Siamese at 4:07pm 02.21.22 They made a bunch of those boats, so there must be an owner's group/forum where you might pose the q
B&G Vulcan 7 help Scott T-Bird at 3:51pm 02.21.22 @BarryL , I have an unrelated question about the Vulcan - Triton set up. I put the instruments on m
Mariner 19 or Triton 21 Wing_Mechanic at 3:47pm 02.21.22 Thanks for the insight! The Mariner sold and the Triton owner and I couldn't quite agree on a price.
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 3:31pm 02.21.22 It has been a strange day... so I thought I would add a smile...
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 3:18pm 02.21.22 It has been a strange day... so I thought I would add a smile...

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