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what size drain plug? RNC725 at 4:37am 08.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1040 bought a standard drain plug for the water ballast, it appears to be a bit too small? What the heck
Cabin sole Randy Church at 3:34am 08.06.08 Big Boats 1/1049 Another cabin sole post-agghhh!! Have searched the archives but nothing on this particular method o
Keel up or down on the mooring? ODay25 Capt at 8:53pm 08.05.08 Catalina 22 8/2458 Sold the O'Day and bought a 22 swing keel. New Haven is a choppy harbor and the boat is on a mooring
Keel up or down on mooring? ODay25 Capt at 8:50pm 08.05.08 Smaller Boats 6/2819 Sold the O'Day and bought a 22 swing keel. Wanted to know if the keel should be kept up or down when
Tidal Grid MarkieMark at 8:41pm 08.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1076 Hello All, just bought a 76 22 Oday. I am thinking of using the tidal grid at the marina. Any issu
Mast stepping boatsaremike at 7:49pm 08.05.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1475 I just purchased a 27 ft Catalina 1981. I'm a new sailor and don't really understand some of the te
Hunter 29.5 Small Port Light Screens Joe Karner at 6:31pm 08.05.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1211 The four smaller opening port lights in our boat carry the brand name "PYHI". I would like to repla
nice sail david at 6:27pm 08.05.08 Day Sailers 3/1282 Had a good time sailing last week. A couple of REALLY windy days! Fortunately, I was able to find
Home Again sailaway78 at 6:15pm 08.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1153 Back at the house, after helping a friend bring his new to him boat home from Panama City, Fl. Mamm
Change... it's coming to your computer soon Phil Herring at 5:58pm 08.05.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2043 I'm sure you've noticed that our forums, boat info, home pages, and classified ads will go down from
Spinnaker help Lou & Ann at 5:54pm 08.05.08 Catalina 30 0/973 How do I attach the tack line to the spinnaker clew and keep it from chaffing on the jib when tackin
1984 Oday 26 Draft jbrosser at 4:42pm 08.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4301 As a first time buyer, one of the vessels I'm looking at is a 1984 Oday 26. In doing research, I fo
H240 Question/Help: Synchronizing the tiller and outboard jerryc at 3:51pm 08.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1283 Hi, After the 1st outing on the Chesapeake, it became clear I need to get the outboard mechanical
Trailer PDecote at 3:43pm 08.05.08 Day Sailers 6/1546 I launch my boat in a place where I can't always slide the boat easily off the rugs of my boat trail
HULL SCRATCH PDecote at 3:38pm 08.05.08 Day Sailers 10/2752 When I brought my 170 up on the trailer (after adjusting the rear slides on the trailer) I got two s
Low RPM Roy10289 at 2:53pm 08.05.08 Big Boats 6/1165 I have a 1995 Hunter Legend with a Yanmar 3JH2E diesel engine. The prop is a 2 blade and clean. As f
FANTASIA 35 CRACKS IN BULLWARK jules robinson at 2:49pm 08.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1311 Hello, my 1980 Fantasia 35 is showing cracks in the gelcoat on the outside of the bullwark just
Walk Through Transom FOB at 2:03pm 08.05.08 Catalina 30 2/2698 Can anyone tell me what year the 30's started the walk through transom?? Thanks.
3GM20F cruising RPM IgorC at 12:36pm 08.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1845 I was using a motor on my boat a lot recently. We had delivery trip from Ohio to Toronto with light
Macgregor mast Roy at 12:14pm 08.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1134 I need replacement mast, anyone know where I can get a used mast??

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Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:51pm 09.28.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineer, my father was an engineer, I'm an eng
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! (1) sail sfbay at 12:45pm 09.28.21 briankoi...........welcome to the forum!! I just measured a Hunter 356 cockpit folding table shown
Its funny Friday! (1) RockynHilda at 12:41pm 09.28.21 Avast, Scurvy Dogs, be us All ! Lookin out past the Swells, be doin well to steer clear of the shall
Difference between Tohatsu 6hp Sail Pro vs Non Sail Pro Gene Neill at 12:25pm 09.28.21 Why wouldn't ALL of the engines have a prop that gives max thrust? What is the point of having a p
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Joe Blizzard at 12:12pm 09.28.21 Noodles eventually degrade to noodle dust. Mine are going on 10 years old and the only degradatio
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! DayDreamer41 at 12:00pm 09.28.21 Hello @DayDreamer41! Right now I have her in Anchor Bay, and I've been planning to pull her out in
When is diesel fuel too old? dlochner at 11:45am 09.28.21 Diesel fuel has a very long life. Don't worry about it. Do be concerned about bacteria growth in th
Bringing dogs aboard (1) Rick486 at 11:43am 09.28.21 198764 Toby Wink, and Mommy
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? dlochner at 11:42am 09.28.21 Explanation please . Are some of you saying ,that there are some European countries that would phys
SPLASH! RockynHilda at 11:41am 09.28.21 Well, nice job to you as well Rocky :) Thank You Sir !
Bringing dogs aboard (1) Rick486 at 11:29am 09.28.21 Toby as a puppy
Bringing dogs aboard (1) Timm R Oday25 at 11:23am 09.28.21 198762 Ruby ,the one on the left loves being on the boat . We've had her slide off the deck and into
Tropical Storm Sam JamesG161 at 11:14am 09.28.21 Hurricane Sam misses Bermuda and becomes an Atlantic Fish Storm as will a few more. The Caribbean H
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? Timm R Oday25 at 11:13am 09.28.21 Explanation please . Are some of you saying ,that there are some European countries that would physi
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? dlochner at 11:11am 09.28.21 No one has mentioned insurance yet. Offshore insurance is becoming very difficult to obtain. A frien
SPLASH! dmax at 11:09am 09.28.21 Well, nice job to you as well Rocky :)
mast separated from hull Timm R Oday25 at 11:04am 09.28.21 I've also experienced a similar situation . Not that big of a deal actually . As long as you learned
Teak seats and trim. (5) CABixler at 11:01am 09.28.21 I saw you post and felt the need to share my recent and exciting discovery. I've been sailing for 3
Its funny Friday! (9) rgranger at 11:00am 09.28.21 198751 198752198753 198754198755 198756198757198758198759
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 10:54am 09.28.21 @Mooseman where are you planning to keep your R Sanctuary, you mentioned Lake Huron, we are up at P

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