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Whisker Pole Pad Eye placement 24632 at 8:50am 08.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3408 I have a 135% genoa furled on our 26S. I just came across a used Forespar 6-12' whisker pole. Fores
Whisker Pole Pad Eye placement 24632 at 8:45am 08.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1478 I have a 135% genoa furled on our 26S. I just came across a used Forespar 6-12' whisker pole. Fores
O'Day 22 Cabin Reno; what can be done? Northern Sailor at 7:13am 08.23.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1163 I need to add more room for sleeping on my 22, I have a family of 5. Does anyone out there have imag
It's big paulj at 6:56am 08.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1098 Really big.... paulj
Cetol and Helmsman Mac Bentley at 6:37am 08.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1333 I've got a quart of Helmsman Spar Urethane that I bought and didn't use. Wondering if it would be OK
Boat info needed.... Nik at 10:05pm 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 1/992 Back in the early 80's the Sea Scouts out of Chicago IL. sailed a 12 meter ex- Americas Cup vessel.
seat cushion question Raymond at 8:20pm 08.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1233 Greetings! We've just purchased a Mac 25, and I am reupholstering the cabin seat cushions. The ori
Dana Point Marina Info & Help rfrye1 at 3:09pm 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1286 I am taking a little trip up the coast with my wife in a few weeks and will be spending 2 nites in t
Holding Tank Replacement Bob16937 at 2:05pm 08.22.08 Big Boats 7/1367 Am considering replacing the aluminum tank in my 1990 35.5 and realize I may be living on borrowed t
Steel hulled boats... Warren Milberg at 12:40pm 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1289 Friend of mine is thinking of buying a 42-ft steel hulled boat. I'd like to hear from anyone out th
A rarely read free book Ross at 9:29am 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 3/990 Noaa Chart number 1. http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/chart1hr.htm
Rigging Mainsheet 27ft O day Wanderer at 7:07am 08.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2187 Recently purchased a 27ft Oday { 1976} having trouble figuring out mainsheet rigging. Does anyone ha
Hey Soling42 are you going to try the rat trap? Dean5735 at 7:03am 08.22.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1180 I was wondering if you saw my post for the deer camp rat trap? The total description and picture is
Nissan outboard Scott at 5:02am 08.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1277 The telltale on my 3.5 hp outboard was dripping very slowly, so I cleaned the intake and it is now a
must be a computer problem with Cal & Cat Dean5735 at 4:52am 08.22.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/848 I posted a week or two ago with a smart alec comment about cal owners asking cat owners, it appears
Does ayone know the measurements of the inner and outter caguy at 9:28pm 08.21.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1211 shrouds of a Cat 25. The length, diameter and the pin hole sizes. Thanks, Frank
Wood workers Doug Burton at 6:16pm 08.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1368 OK I'm a mechanic of sorts but am installing a new sole and suprisingly enough the pieces I cut fit.
Lancer 29 - 1979 Lancer Buyer - Rochester at 4:11pm 08.21.08 Lancer 5/7178 We are considering the purchase of a 29 that's been out of the water for 4 seasons. Has a Yanmar 12
Towing capacity phdoc at 7:13am 08.21.08 Trailer Sailors 12/2748 I am in the market to get a 1977 22' O'Day boat (4 hp outboard, too) and I was wondering if my 2003
Stuffing Box dripping Bob S at 7:08am 08.21.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1750 I am concerned. I went to my boat last night to tighten the belt which has been slipping and check m

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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 8:30am 12.30.21 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadva
Beached boat on oak island JamesG161 at 8:26am 12.30.21 They may even try to call it a salvage Not if the Captain was still aboard. There is another term
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:24am 12.30.21 I am biased. I had a 07 41DS and now have a 2011 50. I looked hard at Jeanneau and Beneteau boats. W
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 12.30.21 There is a ferry that goes out to the Dry Tortugas from Key West. Water so clear that it looks like
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage ricksoth at 7:17am 12.30.21 Thanks for the suggestion. Appears that there was no standard
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 12.30.21 When we were in Key West DEC 2020, the America II was running sunset cruises with an all female cre
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? sail sfbay at 7:05am 12.30.21 Who is your mast manufacturer? Suggest obtaining a manual with cross- sectional diagrams/photos of y
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 12.30.21 Do an internet search on "Cal 2-27 galley images" and you will find examples like this one below. My
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sail sfbay at 6:44am 12.30.21 Same question came up on this thread: Painting Freeboard on a Hunter 33 Cherubini \| Sailboat Owners
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? RitSim at 6:16am 12.30.21 I have a '99 B411 and there are two conduit, one for the deck light and one for the mast head. YMMV.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? Pirate Dave at 6:04am 12.30.21 X2 on boatworks today. If you can't learn from Andy, you can't learn
Beached boat on oak island Pirate Dave at 6:02am 12.30.21 My friends the Sea was angry that day Like an old man in a deli trying to send back soup I'm sure
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:39am 12.30.21 My friend who lived across the street never got spanked. Instead, his parents were yellers. I was
Its funny Friday! DougM at 5:17am 12.30.21 Now, if a parent so much as swats their child on the seat of the pants for some misdeed, they get ar
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:07am 12.30.21 It wasn't the woopin' it was the waitin'... you know... "Wait 'till your father gets home"
Headsail Length and girth kappykaplan at 2:36am 12.30.21 What is the name of the store? Because I don't see it listed in the forum https://shop.sailboatown
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:25pm 12.29.21 For me, no spoon. It was a leather belt, needed often enough that it was left hanging, readily avai
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 10:30pm 12.29.21 No hanging iPhone in a plastic bag in the rigging for me; sorry. It was not my iPhone, but the che
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board Tedd at 9:13pm 12.29.21 Apple is much too proprietary. Depends whether you mean computers or phone. Phones, yes. Computers
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 8:04pm 12.29.21 Appears to have been quite an event with a sizeable crowd. Beach chairs, coolers, etc. for comf

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