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The mess has begun! (1) Recess at 5:07pm 08.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1100 I have started sanding the old paint off. I figured to go ahead and get the old bottom paint of firs
dingy motor lift barney at 4:38pm 08.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1274 has anyone installed a dingy motor lift on a Hunter 35.5? I am thinking of purchasing a Forespar Nov
Main reefing Bilgewater at 4:11pm 08.11.08 Smaller Boats 0/887 I am in the process of adding slab reefing of the main from the cockpit. Since I have a CDI roller
Tachometer replacement K-Mac at 3:07pm 08.11.08 Catalina 30 3/1539 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and my tach died recently. Thus far I have been unable to locate a replac
Bilge repair Randy Church at 2:51pm 08.11.08 Big Boats 2/1641 I'm fairly certain I've read all posts regarding the cavity beneath the sump floor that holds water
CDI furler on ebay sailaway78 at 2:12pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1424 Anyone interested, there is a CDI flex furler on ebay. Listed under sailboat parts. It is the FF6, w
It is going to get messy Recess at 2:10pm 08.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 I am starting the sanding and prep work for the paint job. Luckily my carports are freaking huge so
Need Help Evaluating a 1980 28' Oday (1) jbrosser at 2:02pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2085 My wife and I are new to sailing and this will be our first buy. We are looking at vessels in the 2
west lake Erie Bogdan at 1:54pm 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/918 can anyone tell me about sailing in western L.Erie, would live to do this in Sept
club racing swamp irish at 1:48pm 08.11.08 Cal 2/1625
Buying a Daysailor. Your Thoughts?!?! Flotsam at 1:11pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/10259 Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly seek your advice in boat purchases. I am seeking a daysailor with
Top off the Tanks??? A survey for those that don't MoonSailer at 12:47pm 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1644 It seems to be popular opinion not based on any physics or experiments that topping off fuel tanks i
US tourist hacked to death in Guatemala Steve22116 at 12:32pm 08.11.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2597 Sorry to report this attack in Guatemala but felt others should know this danger. I've included the
Dodger sharkdive1 at 11:52am 08.11.08 Smaller Boats 10/1323 I have a 96 H26. Does anyone know if there is a Dodger that I can buy for my sailboat or do I just h
Loose Steering on Mac 26 Hogan at 11:48am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 5/3832 A friend of mine has a Mac 26 trailer sailor and his wheel steering is quite loose; difficult to mai
Port Townsend to Sidney Seattle Scott at 11:46am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 As in Sidney British Columbia. I am going to cross the straight next week ( first time). Boat go
No COmpression on VOlvo MD2020 Sea Fever at 11:11am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1967 Hi, My friend has a MD 2020 and has not started the engine in 2-3 years. He just started to check
Roller Furler Tom23400 at 10:52am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1182 I have a 1994 vintage Harken roller furler. It furles in the Genoa nice and smooth. When unfurling
San Domingo Creek (back door to St Michaels) Velero49 at 10:42am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1975 How is the anchorage at thee nd of San Domingo Creek and ho far is to dingy to the town? Any land/w
Keel isolated or not ? ZIncs warranted? Jellyrum at 10:41am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1228 As background to my question, I have a Freedom 21 with the fin keel. I imagined that the lead keel (

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New to the forum Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 01.01.22 I know the two folks on the help desk and they know the brand and gear. Joe sometimes general infor
Winter Cruising Question Kings Gambit at 7:20am 01.01.22 Hello All- I posted previously about transferring to Everett from Blaine, but it appears that the
Anyone know what caused these depo sail sfbay at 7:17am 01.01.22 Could be from a non-dectable, pin hole heak in the water pump, which is what happened to my boat and
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? RitSim at 7:04am 01.01.22 I assume the old cables are still in place. If so, You can perhaps determine the conduit by using t
A lost art: Conserving ice. TomY at 6:54am 01.01.22 Interesting project. The loop in the drain doesn't need to be very big, just enough to allow some
CENTERBOARD HELP (1) twodzusfittings at 6:48am 01.01.22 201384 I can get it down another 3 inches at the front, but still can't get it out. The Yard's equi
WHAT'S IN YOUR STOCKING (WALLET)? twodzusfittings at 6:33am 01.01.22 Happy New Year to all. Santa must have forgotten I had a boat this year, but he did do well with giv
Winter Cruising Question Kings Gambit at 6:31am 01.01.22 Hello All- I posted previously about transferring to Everett from Blaine, but it appears that the
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 6:26am 01.01.22 @ Alan 2210. Thanks for the great picture of your finished shaft/strutt/anode set up. My question to
A lost art: Conserving ice. dlochner at 6:18am 01.01.22 Interesting project. The loop in the drain doesn't need to be very big, just enough to allow some w
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? georgetheleo at 6:10am 01.01.22 I have a '99 B411 and there are two conduit, one for the deck light and one for the mast head. YMMV
Inflatable tender Tater at 5:44am 01.01.22 I am on the electric side. My 30# Minn Kota pushes my 170 just fine. Outboards are fine things but t
It just keeps going... Ward H at 5:30am 01.01.22
It just keeps going... jssailem at 5:21am 01.01.22 Water intrusion is a pain. Having started the project it is always a question where do I stop. d by
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 (1) eherlihy at 5:14am 01.01.22 I believe that I was the target of the stop collar suggestion. These are used as a backup to the sta
It just keeps going... Davidasailor26 at 4:40am 01.01.22 I'm considering redoing the area around the gudgeon in heavy fiberglass without wood because it's c
Inflatable tender Terry Cox at 11:08pm 12.31.21 Good luck on your resolutions for the New Year and Happy New Year to all. Happy New Year to you an
Winter Cruising Question Mikem at 10:46pm 12.31.21 Hello All- I posted previously about transferring to Everett from Blaine, but it appears that the
Inflatable tender Mikem at 10:32pm 12.31.21 Have obtained a new 8 foot inflatable tender and would like suggestions on what outboard to use. T
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric (1) DArcy at 8:56pm 12.31.21 We start breaking out the calculators and looking at sailing?? That way madness lies,

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