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Anyone using dry ice to cool for several days?????? jackhartjr at 10:24am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 25/10991 Hi folks, the thread about eating real good on smaller boats made me wonder...is anyone using dry ic
Input on boat Kuntrymann at 9:57am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3477 Hello to all... first post. Looking for input on this boat... www.seawave.info. I've been looking at
New Headsail for 1989 27/2 fsarcone at 9:26am 01.17.09 Com-Pac 0/2407 Has anyone recently purchased a new 135% head sail for a 27/2 with the ISOFURL # 8 system? I need t
Organic deck deposits Florida sail at 8:49am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1878 Help!! Does anyone have a method to avoid deck droppings? I have tried rubber snakes on the deck (T
bottom paint coverage sailormanbigd at 7:36am 01.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3551 i have an oday25 that needs bottom paint. How much do you think that i need? I want to do two colors
Black mast BobM at 7:34am 01.17.09 S2 18/5881 I will likely have to drop my mast. When I do so, at minimum I'd like to touch up the mast, if not
mac25...sailhandling strategy Ed Epifani at 6:28am 01.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1397 Hi, I day sail my boat in Bahia Santa Inez, in the Sea of Cortez near Mulege. Have rerigged standing
Headstay Sag Ted at 10:26pm 01.16.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/8881 When it comes to headsail trim, there doesn't seem to me much discussion about headstay sag. I know
Gre Toddayat Wind seadaddler at 5:07pm 01.16.09 Ask All Sailors 0/5 Wow very windy today for sure but no we did not go sailing today,but they had a ball.
Bimini dimensions for 9.2C garylinger at 4:57pm 01.16.09 S2 3/1675 Can anyone provide me with the dimensions for a bimini frame for the 9.2C. When I took possession o
Broken Chainplate Tierod (2) steve21968 at 12:57pm 01.16.09 Big Boats 18/5286 My Hunter 34 washed ashore in hurricane Omer in October and got banged around pretty bad on the port
another 23.5 question bad_com_pany at 12:30pm 01.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1116 Ive asked this before and researched what I could find but cannot seem to find the co. that sells th
Is there anybody out there? Boompa at 12:02pm 01.16.09 Morgan 4/2612 Did a search of Morgan threads and found nothing on Morgan O/I 30's. Ours is a 1977 with a lot of up
battened jib sails walt at 11:46am 01.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2012 Im thinking about replacing my 19 year old working jib sail on a 26S and may just get a conventional
Sail slug alternative TealDreamin at 11:31am 01.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1375 Hi All, My Oday 25 uses a sail slug stop for the main. The bottom 2 slugs are above the stop, which
Virtual Sailing captain cajun at 11:18am 01.16.09 Trailer Sailors 8/2801 For Christmas I received a PC program for sailing, it's does help with blues, however can I learn fo
Just have to say... Phil Herring at 10:31am 01.16.09 Sails Call Lounge 3/3685 After running across Snotter and ClaireBuoyant, i think we are in the Golden Age of screen names. S
Weather Helm captain cajun at 10:31am 01.16.09 Trailer Sailors 8/3778 Is it true, that adding to the front of the rudder helps remove weather Helm?:neutral:
Economical Bottom Paint sources? SeacretSailor at 8:28am 01.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2102 I'm about to schedule my first ever bottom job on a "new-to-me" sailboat (30ft C'C) down in New Orle
Standing rigging replacement cost BobM at 7:26am 01.16.09 Ask All Sailors 19/18321 A while back I posted that I have acquired a double bend in my backstay after they pulled my boat.

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Tow Vehicle Question. rgranger at 8:27pm 02.08.22 Towing what ? Beat me to it
Hole for Mast riser pole rgranger at 8:26pm 02.08.22 SBO sells new ones. I have purchased one here before.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke Benny17441 at 8:10pm 02.08.22 Sometimes RPM irregularities are a result of a faulty Tachometer. The fact that you could propel th
Flexing Floor FastOlson at 8:06pm 02.08.22 It is easier to receive relevant help and commentary if the OP uses correct terminology. Boats do ha
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 7:59pm 02.08.22 One real-world fact not always mentioned in these discussions over keeping food cold is whether the
Flexing Floor jssailem at 7:52pm 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, in the image you transmitted, I did not see a typical floor. The area of the floor
Screw clamp port lights (1) Growl at 7:46pm 02.08.22 The finished product
Tow Vehicle Question. Benny17441 at 7:34pm 02.08.22 There must be a truck forum that perhaps could better address such broad request.
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews jssailem at 7:13pm 02.08.22 Not much available just about the engine. Here is a link to a work boat using one of the Star Power
Companionway Springs - Breaking Often Sailor_Al at 7:04pm 02.08.22 Hello Kristen You can purchase the springs on his site I had to change one and then the other be
Tow Vehicle Question. Leeward Rail at 7:04pm 02.08.22 Is anyone towing with a Ford Bronco? Details please? Towing what ? How much weight ? Ford will
Pop top trouble Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 02.08.22 You can add gas pistons to help with the lift. CatalinaDirect and Stingy Sailor both make kits Eas
Hole for Mast riser pole Ward H at 6:51pm 02.08.22 Looks like an invitation for birds to make a nest.
Teak grate for bathroom shower JoeWhite at 6:48pm 02.08.22 How about using 3/4" starboard. Holes can be drilled into it and add support using same material aro
Shower drain Growl at 6:33pm 02.08.22
Hole for Mast riser pole ingramsail at 6:31pm 02.08.22 The gin pole is 1 1/4 and they show only one for the 26 an it is 1" hole .
Flexing Floor PaulK at 6:01pm 02.08.22 Sounds like your floorboards may have some delamination going on. They're probably made of plywood a
Pearson 30 fred1diver at 5:49pm 02.08.22
Winter Cruising Question jssailem at 5:48pm 02.08.22 Get your sails sorted out and sail often.
Pearson 30 PaulK at 5:48pm 02.08.22 Thought about doing that on our J/36. You can buy about fifteen year's worth of ice for what cold p

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