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p34-2 cored/noncored? hull rognvald at 12:50pm 01.20.09 Pearson 1/1681 I own a 1990 Pearson 34-2. I hve been told by a surveyor the hull is solid fiberglass from the boot
HP Needs for Hunter '22 Biegen at 11:02am 01.20.09 Smaller Boats 13/1653 My kicker was stolen and I am looking for an outboard light enough to bring home each trip. obviousl
HP Needed for '82 Hunter 22' David Biegen of Miami at 10:47am 01.20.09 Trailer Sailors 7/2994 My kicker was stolen and I am looking for an outboard light enough to bring home each trip. obviousl
Konstantin asked method of hull construction of O'Day sailboats Shoaldrafter at 8:32am 01.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2232 Konstantin asked method of hull construction of O'Day sailboats. I have a 26' O'Day made in 1985.
Need help finding a trailer sailor to fit my needs mitchman at 8:19am 01.20.09 Trailer Sailors 33/11118 I need some help finding which makes/models of trailer sailors will work for me in the 20-23ft range
Lancer 29 V-berth mattress size LadyIris at 7:32am 01.20.09 Lancer 3/2329 I just bought a 79 Lancer 29' sailboat, although I did have an inspector go out to the boat now that
Konstantin, Russia, Helsinki, O'Day Sailboat Shoaldrafter at 4:20am 01.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1971 Konstantin, You have two threads of messages with same subject. Both threads are getting long.
Bridge Clearance Oday 22 tchodgd at 3:49am 01.20.09 Day Sailers 1/1571 What's the bridge clearance on an Oday 22. I need to get under a fixed bridge that is 28' 6" at mea
Packing nut adjustment John at 2:22am 01.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/5169 I found, yesterday, that there was a steady drip from my packing gland - about one drip every 5-8 se
Possible major issues with a '85 Hunter 40 K&D at 6:37pm 01.19.09 Big Boats 14/2373 We did a survey today and to say it did not go well may be an understatement. Has anyone had any is
Mast crotch roller Jansen at 6:04pm 01.19.09 Trailer Sailors 15/6148 On my Mac 26s I have trouble sliding the mast along the board I use for a mast crotch. I would lik
Thanks Fred - H34 Port Water Tank Replacement (5) zds at 5:20pm 01.19.09 Big Boats 0/978 Fred Ficarra is a great guy! A couple of weeks ago I decided it was time to replace the split and
Anchoring sailboat2009 at 5:17pm 01.19.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3149 I have Catalina 30 on the Chesapeake Bay, basically muddy bottom. Can anyone tell me where I can fi
strictly sail show?? duality at 5:06pm 01.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1776 i noticed on the shows web site it dosnt have west marine as a exhibitor. if anyone goes to the balt
Coast Guard Responds To Cargo Ship Aground Allan R at 4:01pm 01.19.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2258 Courtesy of WBAL BALTIMORE - The Coast Guard continued its efforts Monday to free a cargo ship tha
Cockpit sole rtodd at 3:05pm 01.19.09 Smaller Boats 4/1900 Does any one have any tips on how to best strengthen (re-fiberglass) the bottom edges (where it turn
Chartplotter Replacement JOEPUT at 2:54pm 01.19.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2293 I am replaceing my chartplotter , Which is beat one with an internal Antenna or one with an externa
Cabin Sole Replacement Project Tim R. at 2:45pm 01.19.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3005 I have finished documenting my cabin sole work on my Ericson from 2 years ago. See the link below fo
H27 1978 cabin top kielboatsa at 2:07pm 01.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1743 I am getting ready to install some rope clutches and winches on my cabin top to runs lines aft to th
Boltec? John at 1:39pm 01.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1509 Boatech? Is anybody familiar with Boatech? I think that's the spelling, although I can't find anyth

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Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 10:18am 01.25.22 I was considering the Sani-flex, but is around $30 per ft if you can find it up here. May try the D
WHICH SIDE DOES THE FUEL TANK COME OUT (1) twodzusfittings at 9:54am 01.25.22 Well, A new year and a new vigor to get things done. Well, let's say, damm it's bloody cold, let me
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:43am 01.25.22 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the a
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Windpilot at 9:22am 01.25.22 For your own piece of mind remove 1 of the bolts from the factory clutch, see how long it is (think
Hull sail sfbay at 9:09am 01.25.22 This article under "Construction" might give you some insight Hunter 320 - Practical Sailor (practic
Long way to check out trailer sailor rgranger at 9:00am 01.25.22 I'm currently negotiating with the seller of a trailerable boat 4,200 km by road from my house. It'
Dufour 31, your thoughts Hello Below at 8:52am 01.25.22
Long way to check out trailer sailor Tedd at 8:51am 01.25.22 I'm currently negotiating with the seller of a trailerable boat 4,200 km by road from my house. It's
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 8:51am 01.25.22 My 99 410 has embedded aluminum under the clutches, enough to add 2 more clutches to each side (I u
Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 8:50am 01.25.22 ......I am considering purchase of a 1991 Hunter 28! Please advise of any model issues and what to l
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? Sailfanatic at 8:49am 01.25.22 Thanks for your input! I think I am going to start by contacting the former owner. You are correct;
How old is Grandpa? jssailem at 8:49am 01.25.22 Yes it would in most towns.
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help jssailem at 8:45am 01.25.22 I could use dyneema port & starboard Breaking your message down so I can understand. Please correc
How old is Grandpa? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:41am 01.25.22 Wouldn't it be nice to have a Helm's truck deliver fresh donuts and bread every afternoon.
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 8:37am 01.25.22 Thanks for your input! I think I am going to start by contacting the former owner. You are correct;
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? Sailfanatic at 8:29am 01.25.22 Any rust spots - use a wire wheel to grind to bright metal, cover with three-five coats of straight
Beneteau Parts website Captain Marcus at 8:29am 01.25.22 Hello, Is Ward's email wrichardson@beneteau.com ?? Thanks
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 dmax at 8:27am 01.25.22 The older style bellows on the PSS device lasted longer (in my experience) than the manufacturer ha
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? sail sfbay at 8:17am 01.25.22 ............Now the situation is a little different. The keel has a lot of rusty spots, the bottom p
Dufour 31, your thoughts jssailem at 8:06am 01.25.22 Dufour's are a boat that gives a pleasing ship line to the eye. Sleek deck, sharp bow, slender lines

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