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Thread posting problems Tim R. at 3:49pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Is
Cruising with a dog Kuntrymann at 2:10pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4088 My wife and I are considering cruising for a while and would love to/have to take our dog. How many
Restoring shroud threads tom.watson at 2:00pm 01.26.09 Catalina 30 4/1490 I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l
has anyone purchased a sail from FX sails? markberten@gmail.com at 1:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1513 Did yo u purchase from FX sails? Were you happy with the sails? did you get what you ordered? Wa
How do you replace impeller quickly and easily? MaestroCT at 1:36pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 13/3988 Last summer, by the time I realized that the strainer on the engine intake was full of enough eel gr
Stepping a mast 3m_rowe at 12:54pm 01.26.09 Catalina 22 4/2647 I am looking at buying a '79 Catalina 22, as my first sailboat purchase. It is a trailerable boat,
Waxing Johnb at 12:31pm 01.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1515 Kinyonga is currently hauled out. We have had a reccomendation from the boat yard to have a "profess
Sail Calculator Mike B at 12:18pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1768 I stumbled across this site following a thread on a different web site. It's a nice tool that calcul
Siphon Break - Engine Raw Water Circuit rardiH36 at 11:41am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 7/12172 Imbedded in recent threads is a picture (courtesy of Maine Sail) that highlights a siphon- break in
Vibration under sail - h38 Pat Hooyman at 11:07am 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/2251 I have a 2007 H38 - took it out Friday in 20+ knot winds - great sailing but I felt a vibration when
C&C 30 MKI - Head reconfiguration Q's (3) raccer at 10:56am 01.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6160 Hello, Been lurking this forum since last night and it seems full of great advice from helpful peopl
Engine And Stove Help Needed SeanMorey at 10:54am 01.26.09 Columbia 1/2188 Hi all, I am the new owner of a 77 Columbia 32'. It has no engine. What kind should I be looking
Tow Vehicle tedebee at 10:50am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1200 What size Vehicle needed to tow an O'Day 272? I have a Tahoe with a 350 V8 and 4W drive?
Plumbing problem mnydvr at 10:41am 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1004 Mid 80's 32' have a problem in the head,seems that sea water is getting back into head,"y" valve
A Frame Mast Raising System tedebee at 10:38am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 6/13061 Looking to purchase a 27' ODay272, anyone have any experience with an A Frame for a 27' or larger?
272 Trailer tedebee at 10:13am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/8309 Does anyone out there trailer their O'Day 272? If so who Mfg'd your trailer?
need trailer tedebee at 9:58am 01.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/990 I am thinking of purchasing an O'Day 272 LE and need to find or have made a trailer for it. Any sug
Stainless Steel Rail Fittings Tim R. at 9:47am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1263 I am in the process of completely rebuilding my binacle and guard. I would like to upgrade my guard
Engine Needed For 77 Columbia 32' SeanMorey at 9:07am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1456 Anyone know of any? I have a good mechanic who can maybe bring one back to life.
Alcohol Stove Help Needed. SeanMorey at 9:06am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5309 Hi all, I just bought a 77 Columbia 32' with a crusty looking alcohol stove/oven. Can I bring it b

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Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? jssailem at 2:53pm 12.29.21 Check out https://www.boatworkstoday.com/videos
Engine access Tally Ho at 2:44pm 12.29.21 Greg, you are correct there is room once you remove the engine cover. On the other hand The older a
Engine access Crusty Ol Salt at 2:32pm 12.29.21 Greg, you are correct there is room once you remove the engine cover. On the other hand The older an
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sunlover at 2:26pm 12.29.21 What exactly are you painting (hull, non skid, deck)? What paint system are you applying? What prep
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 2:19pm 12.29.21 I have had a PSS installed in my O'day 35 since 2012, and I disagree with both of these points. I
NEED Hunter 25.5 Trailer, Central Texas. sail sfbay at 1:57pm 12.29.21 If you buy that trailer the repair costs appear to be minimal and you will have good functional trai
Beached boat on oak island dlochner at 1:55pm 12.29.21 At some point he lost all of his anchor chain (?????). If you have an all chain rode and if the b
Hatch Lens Replacement Frank H at 1:54pm 12.29.21 Thanks Dave and Ted. I watched the Hatch Masters videos and now have to go to boat to verify my hat
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dLj at 1:32pm 12.29.21 My ATT phone plan provides unlimited data on the phone (or the iPad) and a 20 Gig cap on hot spots.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 12.29.21 What exactly are you painting (hull, non skid, deck)? What paint system are you applying? What prep
Rail width of hunter 40.5 and Solar install Rich Stidger at 1:15pm 12.29.21 The rail dimension is 1".
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:15pm 12.29.21 LOL! That was our mother's goto . I was thinking it had something to do with sanitation. My mom
Beached boat on oak island (3) rgranger at 1:11pm 12.29.21 So l learned more. His gooseneck failed. At some point he lost all of his anchor chain (?????).
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:52pm 12.29.21 I would try to set the rigging in the parking lot before launching. The shrouds should be tight, but
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 12:42pm 12.29.21 Here is my old ATT hotspot router. I still have for sale cheap.;) https://www.amazon.com/Netgear-N
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 12:33pm 12.29.21 My ATT phone plan provides unlimited data on the phone (or the iPad) and a 20 Gig cap on hot spots.
Velociteck Prostart dlochner at 12:25pm 12.29.21 The B&G Zeus and Vulcan Chartplotters have a similar feature for the starting line. They also have t
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 12:18pm 12.29.21 FYI - this is the thing I am looking at. Tends to be very well reviewed. Interested in hearing from
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 12:13pm 12.29.21 @JamesG161 I have a mobile hotspot also with unlimited data, however, it only uses the highspeed ac
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 11:57am 12.29.21 it's truly only a 20Gb system .... Does yours not do this? No, but it costs me $25/mo and does no

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