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bunker positions for 0day 23 wade at 9:40am 12.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2117 Hi all, I am refitting an old trailer for my 74 Oday 23. My boat is in the water and the cu
Waterline Tape cscott at 8:28am 12.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3171 What type of Black Tape is used to mark the waterline on the Macgregor 26 sailboats? Mine needs rep
recommended outboard motor for capri 14.2 luckylen at 7:36am 12.17.08 Smaller Boats 4/10956 please advise recommended specifications of outboard motor for a capri 14,2
Radar installation George127 at 6:41am 12.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1957 We are planning on installing a Radome antenna on the mast of a B-343 this Spring. Has anyone done
Hurth gear box failures jansan1 at 4:03am 12.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/6760 Having had two Hurth ZF 5 gearboxes fail in two years I am thinking of installing a ZF 10 unit as a
23.5 bimini bad_com_pany at 2:51am 12.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1583 am wondering here since I bought the boat "2months ago" its now shrinkwrapped and came with no bimin
need input on sailing h23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:08am 12.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1642 I recently purchased a23.5 hunter and had a few questions Ive owned runabouts , cabin cruisers , hou
Possible rudder issue Hobknobbers at 1:34am 12.17.08 Newport 3/2886 I own a newport 27TM and am having severe problems holding on to this boat while sailing. I can go d
Halyard size kdnichols at 7:30pm 12.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1536 I'm getting ready to buy some rope clutches to run my halyards back to the cockpit. In May I had bo
Beneteau 323 owners, need a friend Mike8193 at 7:22pm 12.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4792 I read this forum often and get great information from it. Sometimes the information is a little ov
Lancer 28 loose stanchions Fairwind at 7:18pm 12.16.08 Lancer 0/1645 One of my stanchions was loose and leaking, the one on the starboard side near the front of the cock
Hot Rum MoonSailer at 7:18pm 12.16.08 Sails Call Lounge 10/3802 The days are colder now and iced rum is not as much fun as it was in August. So now my rum is hot.
swing keel Jackeebaby at 6:50pm 12.16.08 Newport 3/3949 I am new to sailing and just purchased a 1973 newport sailboat with a swing keel. My problem is I ca
Hank or Furler??? Robeon at 6:46pm 12.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/19954 I have a 1984 Mac 25 that I trailer. My hank on jib has seen better days and I am considering changi
Leak in Hull - Catalina Capri 16.5 rayjanine@aol.com at 6:46pm 12.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3476 I have a 2006 Catalina 16.5 and when I removed it from the water this fall and opened up the drain p
1972 Cascade Schooner Thatiscorrect31 at 5:20pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1393 Hello All, My dad and I were looking to buy a '72 Casecade Schooner 33.7'. I was unable to find any
Check boat temp 9am this mourning paulj at 5:03pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1648 http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cc37b3127ccec5b5531daafb00000040O08BctGjdqxcA9vPg4/cC/f%3D0/ps%3
New use for Sun Shower Mike G. at 4:59pm 12.16.08 Sails Call Lounge 4/3790 This isn't as technical as bleeding the fuel system, but I thought that I would share this. I was t
Electrically Isolated Prop Hermit Scott at 4:36pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 58/8921 I bought a book on sailboat electrics. There is a section on having the electrical system's ground r
Bouyant rudder QP Chuck at 2:52pm 12.16.08 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1887 Now that my water tank is no longer leaking, I have another need for some help. A year ago last Janu

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Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 4:00pm 02.08.22 The riser pole is the gin pole for rising the mast.
Adding 115 AC Ward H at 3:52pm 02.08.22 Wish I could.
Adding 115 AC jviss at 3:50pm 02.08.22 My view - just savor the sweat. It's not so bad, and a swim in the morning after coffee is so much
Adding 115 AC Ward H at 3:46pm 02.08.22 Noise really travels on the water. Still........... this thread has me thinking about buying a Hond
Hole for Mast riser pole shemandr at 3:42pm 02.08.22 I guess I'll say yes. But I'm not sure if you mean for winter layup or year round. I'm not sure wh
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 3:35pm 02.08.22 I usually anchor very far from other boats.:beer: Ralph: Had you ever had a noise complaint while
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 02.08.22 Wow. That'd be a bit big for a Catalina 27. But it'd certainly be an interesting install. :) Based
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:56pm 02.08.22 Is there any significant advantage to rope clutches over jam cleats for this halyard application? R
Shower drain (1) Growl at 2:53pm 02.08.22
Winter Cruising Question colb218 at 2:35pm 02.08.22 Great pictures. Sounds like the outing was a lot of fun for all. You packed a lot of experiences in
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? (1) Brazil at 2:34pm 02.08.22 If you are running a spinnaker halyard through a block on one of the two bails on the masthead cran
Aux fuel tank on H50 ice breaker at 2:21pm 02.08.22 Artboas: The reason that you need the return line is incase you walk away while transferring fuel.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke stuendan at 2:17pm 02.08.22 Thanks for the input guys, Boat comes out for antifoul and Prop Speed next Monday so I will see how
Pop top trouble Gene Neill at 2:13pm 02.08.22 There's not really any trick to it, but the thing is definitely heavy. Ours already had a lift kit i
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:04pm 02.08.22 Re: secondary halyards - As a professional sailboat rigger I ALWAYS specify secondary halyards on m
Raw water pump. Maine Sail at 1:55pm 02.08.22 Not at all uncommon with the Sherwood pumps. Replace it with an Oberdorfer!. You're very lucky it wa
Raw water pump. BC Bernie at 1:48pm 02.08.22 I had the local shop replace the bearings etc which was still cheaper than getting a new one. Howeve
Teak grate for bathroom shower (1) Charles Erwin at 1:37pm 02.08.22 A Walker. Easy to do in any shape or size you want. You will need a table saw, dado head. They get
Teak grate for bathroom shower AWalker at 12:53pm 02.08.22 Rather than build one yourself, suggest doing an internet search for one of the size you need. Belo
Adding 115 AC Hello Below at 12:40pm 02.08.22 Additionally, back-feeding outlets is never a good idea. +10

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