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Skip Allan's Wildflower JoshGray at 10:16am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3400 Some of you may be familiar with Skip Allan. He's an offshore sailboat racer with a penchant for win
GUDGEON REPLACEMENT dlewis812 at 10:13am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1709 getting ready to replace my bottom gudgeon on cat 25. anything special need to know?
distance between mooring balls walt at 9:40am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3767 Last year, the small marina at the lake I sail at put in some rental mooring balls. Im not sure how
You can probably steal this boat sailaway78 at 9:27am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 I happened to stumble across this boat a few days ago. It is a CS 27. Owned by a lady who's husband
New Oday Daysailer Owner/New to Site MaineDuckHunter at 9:25am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1620 Hello everyone.....I just bought a 17' Oday DaySailer this summer from a friend. Its in pretty roug
Blinded by Genoa Sail, possible solutions??? abk at 9:22am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2103 I discovered a big jib. I assume it's a Genoa Sail... It extends back past the side stays... Proble
Rudder post wobbles Faster Horses at 9:11am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1144 I recently discovered how to remedy a wiggly rudder post on my O'Day 39 1984. Drop the rudder and wr
Gelcoat needed Faster Horses at 9:04am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1045 I need to locate a source of gelcoat for the off white- to - vanilla colored O'Day hull. I have an '
Outboard motor size crakinator at 6:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2640 Hi, all. My wife and I are new sailors. Have been sailing about a year in an old 14 foot Puffer.
Hurricane IKE....NOT good (2) sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:34am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2094 Projected Path
solar power four sail at 5:49am 09.05.08 Smaller Boats 5/949 Hello Everyone My name is John and my Wife is Julie, we just purchased our Hunter 25.5 and
T.Boone Pickens gives me hope for my oven! Dean5735 at 5:32am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1173 For those of us with CNG stoves, and the problem with getting the tanks refilled, I think the future
The Shorepower Cord is tamed...at last !!! Paul Ouellette at 5:27am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1974 Alright fellow fun seekers, here's one for all of you... If you're like me (' I'll bet you can AL
Roller Furler ID Help BaySailerBill at 2:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1006 Can anyone help me ID what manufacturer made my roller furling? As you can see by the picture,
New O'Day owner & user of this site. rednomad at 12:38am 09.05.08 Day Sailers 9/3015 First I need thank those who have submitted owner reports of O'Day sailboats, especially the 25. I
? on Operating temp for 99 Evinrude 10 hp 4-stroke rednomad at 11:53pm 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1276 I just acquired what appears to be a very nice condition 1999 Evinrude 10 hp 4-stroke. I want to te
Propane...sinful? Hermit Scott at 11:38pm 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2382 What is the deal with propane on boats? Is it illegal, dangerous or just non-conventional? I have se
Regatta Head Check/Count Andy1237 at 9:04pm 09.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1693 Peggy, did you get my email about the Regatta at Beaver Lake? We're inviting you back to check the
Caption contest (1) Hec @ 19 at 8:16pm 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2553 I saw this guy at Pinecrest, CA yesterday. Anybody care to suggest a caption?
Vang Strap All U Get at 4:30pm 09.04.08 Catalina 30 2/1339 At the bottom of my mast, 81 Catalina 30TR, there was two boom vang eye straps. One was for a direct

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New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. sail sfbay at 1:37pm 01.26.22 Suggest buying a good quality starter boat within your budget locally and that will get you sailing
Oday Mariner 19 portlights Dave Groshong at 1:13pm 01.26.22 Try Mark at: MarkPlastics.com
Wind angle CapitalistSailor at 12:43pm 01.26.22 A drone is a good idea. You might also want to try binoculars.
Fresh Water Hose Replacement Issues buddybear at 12:35pm 01.26.22 Need some advice please. I am in the process of replacing all the fresh water hoses in ZoeVie. Tw
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S (4) stickinthemud57 at 12:34pm 01.26.22 Project completed! Everything done, very happy with the results. Only glitch was having to cut shims
'76 Chrysler 15' (1) Light air at 12:32pm 01.26.22 I believe it is the mutineer.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Rick Webb at 12:21pm 01.26.22 Flotilla 8-12 Contact and Meeting Information (uscgaux.info)
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 12:20pm 01.26.22 What would this mean... "GAIL WARNING is a shoal draft model with centerboard, allowing her to vent
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Rick Webb at 12:19pm 01.26.22 This may help as well Vessel Safety Checks, Classes and Auxiliary Information Requests (uscgaux.inf
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Rick Webb at 12:18pm 01.26.22 Thanks. I got phone numbers for my closest flotilla from the link contact. The flotilla web page li
Dufour 31, your thoughts Bob J. at 12:14pm 01.26.22 And they painted all the teak bulkheads. :( Around $12K is probably right. Oh my. In addition to
New shelf in the cabin waterman30 at 11:39am 01.26.22 Looks really good. Teak?
Hull Terry Cox at 11:38am 01.26.22 According to Hunter, solid FRP below the waterline, cored above.
Hunter 28 Terry Cox at 11:37am 01.26.22 We owned a 1989 H28 for three years. Nice boat, fun to sail and comfortable for two. Ten days was th
'76 Chrysler 15' twistedskipper at 11:30am 01.26.22 Which 15 are you talking about? There are more than one.
'76 Chrysler 15' sail sfbay at 11:27am 01.26.22 Between 1971 - 1980 Chrysler Corp built almost 8,000 so they must have been pretty popular SailboatD
Wind angle Davidasailor26 at 11:12am 01.26.22 +1 for trying to go in some circles. Also look for some powerboat wakes to swing the top of the mast
Oday Mariner 19 portlights (1) sail sfbay at 11:08am 01.26.22 Welcome to the forum!! Does it look like the one in the photo below? They look like framed and non
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Tater at 11:07am 01.26.22 Thanks. I got phone numbers for my closest flotilla from the link contact. The flotilla web page lis
Long way to check out trailer sailor Daveinet at 11:07am 01.26.22 It took me a long time to find the one I had. I'm afraid its taking me longer to find the replacemen

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