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Need to repar transom on O'day 25 Tito C. at 6:44am 08.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2209 I bought my O'day 25 recently, and even though for the most part is in good shape, one day while wan
Centerboard racing rule Mike8088 at 6:06am 08.19.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1365 What is the general rule about raising and lowering centerboards during a PHRF race? Thanks.
Mississippi Sailors or ? SEADANCE at 5:32am 08.19.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1471 I am having a very hard time finding a Yanmar Dealer/Distributor here in this area. I have covered b
Do you close your seacocks?? Maine Sail at 4:52am 08.19.08 Ask All Sailors 29/3349 Hi All, It's funny that just last week someone posted about folks asking questions then not liste
The Boat Babe is GONE letterman at 2:26am 08.19.08 Sails Call Lounge 16/4312 Where is the post?
Schooner Maggie B LooseDiamond at 1:57am 08.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1174 Destroyed by fire! "Tuesday, August 12, 2008 I regret to report that the Schooner Maggie B was
Brand new to the open water stultoviro at 12:59am 08.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1290 Hello there, I am brand new to sailing; or rather, I should say that I am desperately trying to be
Brand new to the open water stultoviro at 12:56am 08.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/899 Hello there, I am brand new to sailing; or rather, I should say that I am desperately trying to be
A moment of inattentiveness... Manny at 8:34pm 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1402 led to what I assume is the overheating of my 1998 Honda BF8 outboard. I after pulling into my slip
Splicing anchor chain Lyle at 8:04pm 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1150 Has anyone had experience with splicing 2 lengths of chain together using a connecting link? I would
Help, please! BAJ at 5:19pm 08.18.08 Day Sailers 4/1692 I hope someone can help me out (and I hope I'm asking in the right place!) This weekend I bought
Rules Hermit Scott at 2:04pm 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 2/975 I am not sure what the rules are on this site. Are there things we are not allowed to discuss on her
Clogged Head Galveston Beach Bum at 11:00am 08.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1140 My wife recently went to use the head on our 1977 Catalina 27 and the water flushed up onto the star
test Phil Herring at 10:52am 08.18.08 Pearson 0/1170 .
test Phil Herring at 10:31am 08.18.08 Pearson 0/1101 .
Looking for a boom David Taub at 10:26am 08.18.08 Seidelmann 2/1745 Looking for a boom for S25 (1979; E dimension 9.00'). Any suggestions for finding suitable replacem
Location of starting battery on 361? Luftig at 10:22am 08.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2313 I know this is a stupid question, but does anyone know the location of the starting battery on a 361
ericson 25' project boat 24632 at 6:24am 08.18.08 Ericson 1/2195 Acquired a project boat and need as much info as I can gather. Boat was in a hurricane (knocked ove
Need to replace lower stay, can I do it at the mooring? Dave Cole at 5:21am 08.18.08 Catalina 22 6/1501 Yesterday I noticed one of the lower rear stays is fraying (becoming undone) so it needs to replaced
Mcgregor 25 Instructional lmanual popstoy@aol.com at 4:15am 08.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1066 Need owners manual Instructions for a Mcgregor/Venture 25

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Point to ponder: furling the jib Justin_NSA at 6:17am 01.09.22 Like others, I put a few wraps on the furler, secure the furling line, and secure the sheets. Most
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) All U Get at 5:59am 01.09.22 Years ago I filled an old fender with noodles and had used it for certain docks. It seemed to compre
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 5:49am 01.09.22 I don't think it will be hard to scale up. I just went to Home Despot and got some 3/4" nylon twis
Point to ponder: furling the jib kappykaplan at 4:28am 01.09.22
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:28pm 01.08.22 201614
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:23pm 01.08.22 Looks like a nice boat. I see a bow sprit on it which is a nice touch. Every time we tack there is a
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 9:03pm 01.08.22 This boat has both running backstays/checkstays (connects to mast near the top of the headstay, and
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 01.08.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of cab
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:28pm 01.08.22 Now that I think about it though there is something you could look at. A lot of boats of that vintag
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:28pm 01.08.22 I used the term "inexperience and stupid tax." Yes sir learned an expensive lesson there. I also le
Point to ponder: furling the jib sail sfbay at 8:24pm 01.08.22 .........I have always furled the jib all the way, with at least three wraps of the sheets. I secur
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:23pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 8:05pm 01.08.22
Question about CE Categories sail sfbay at 7:53pm 01.08.22
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing artboas at 7:47pm 01.08.22 - need the size to make a press tool - yes There is a professional tool called strut pro. It makes
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 7:43pm 01.08.22 Good list. I won't pile on. As to the anchor windlass, suggest you look over another 40.5 to see wh
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace sail sfbay at 7:38pm 01.08.22 If it was my sailboat I would replace it.
Charging acceptance Terry Cox at 7:08pm 01.08.22 Hi Tom, our boat has two 8D AGMs for a total of about 450 AH. While normally connected to shore powe
Charging acceptance JohnShannon at 6:36pm 01.08.22 The traditional 3 stage charge STage 1 Constant current battery voltage increases until Stage 2
Looking for New Chart Plotter Joe at 6:32pm 01.08.22 One way to find out what's generally available is to get a WM catalog, I find it's easier to read

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