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Crazy Dave...A rigging question Mike Howell at 9:39pm 07.18.08 Smaller Boats 10/1076 Or anyone that wants to answer. The side shrouds on my 23.5 has the 'lower' shroud mounted in in
Centerboard plate machine screws Jimbo at 9:02pm 07.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1083 I am purchasing an o'day 25 that has had the cb removed. (have parts). 2 of the 4 screws were sheare
Life jackets ....food for thought sailortonyb Allied Mis at 8:57pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1101 Should you wear a life jacket inside a boat? Yes and No. If a boat were to suddenly fill with wate
Cetol finishing products for the home. CalebD at 6:03pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1544 I am not sure if this should be in the 'sails call lounge' forum but it is related to maintenance of
Oil and compression. Benny at 5:53pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1312 A lot of sailors are running older engines with unknown amount of hours. Performing a compression t
Staying to the Right -- What Constitutes a Narrow Channel? rardi : H36 ( Cherubini) at 5:51pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1256 Having read and taken on board many of the Rules of the Road concepts (at least the most important o
Mandates Cap't Ron at 3:47pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 53/2213 How many of you think there should be a required course for boaters? For my part, I vote in favor
Anybody need some itty bitty set screws???????? jackhartjr at 3:46pm 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/936 Hi folks, on my Oday bow pulpit and rear rails they are held on by 1/4X28X3/16 set screws, stainless
Height of Motor Mount on a 23.5 Rick Webb at 1:58pm 07.18.08 Smaller Boats 4/918 I have ordered an extension for my outboard. I was trying to describe the advantage to my idiot brot
What part of a sailing trip makes you.... sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:27am 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1611 the most nervous/apprehensive/anxious? For me, its anchoring out and sleeping or trying to. Most o
Bronze prop vs Other??? The Friar at 9:50am 07.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 Ola gang! need some advice. I have a Bronze 3 blade prop on my 27. And it seems to be a magnet f
Yamaha 21 Adam at 9:39am 07.18.08 Yamaha 0/2025 Hi...I'm looking to buy a Yamaha 21 and was wondering if anyone had any experience with this boat? a
Pearson 23 Centerboard Leak Wind Power at 9:23am 07.18.08 Pearson 0/2065 The centerboard on my 1979 23 foot Pearson sailboat has side to side play and the seals around the p
Anchor Roller for Cat 36 Nunzio at 8:25am 07.18.08 Big Boats 6/1913 I would like to mount a bruce anchor on the bow but my 1984 Cat 36 only comes with a double anchor r
Spinnaker advice please? Breaking wind at 7:36am 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1518 I had a mouse get into my turtle and gave me a few 1/4 inch chew holes in a few spots on the chute,
Fearless or experienced? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 7:25am 07.18.08 Ask All Sailors 47/2417 If you had a choice and could only pick one trait, would you rather venture out on a coastal cruise
Cat 36' (85) MerSea at 7:24am 07.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1150
Beneteau 310 Sail Trim Rig Tuning drvrdad at 7:15am 07.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2587 Looking for sail trim and rig tuning tips for our recently purchased Beneteau 310. We have done some
Beneteau 361 - please help Phil at 12:59am 07.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/20990 Hello, I am considering the purchase of a Beneteau Oceanis 361 Clipper (French built), 2002 model,
O'day 192 -- Water in the bilges... Jim at 11:40pm 07.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2469 All- I started taking on massive amounts of water in the bilges - to the point where it flooded a

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Suggestions 4 East Coast scenic spots Tater at 6:35am 01.04.22 I have found Corolla on the Outer Banks very beautiful and in particular the Currituck Beach Lighth
Catalina 320 start problem RoyS at 6:23am 01.04.22 What Ken said. Very common problem. I ran a new No. 10 wire to and from the start button to the sole
Fuel Filter/separator selection RoyS at 6:11am 01.04.22 Nice to be able to look at what is in there with the plastic bottom. Not supposed to use plastic bot
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic RoyS at 5:53am 01.04.22 Had a friend at one time. He drank a lot. He and his wife, both great drinkers, had once owned a sai
Fuel Filter/separator selection jssailem at 5:22am 01.04.22 Perhaps it is too obvious. The solid metal fuel filter is a tool that captures dirt debris and wate
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing Tally Ho at 5:00am 01.04.22
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 4:56am 01.04.22 Thanks. BTW...I've tried two browsers and none of the photos will display on the Hunter 23.5 mods.
Suggestions 4 East Coast scenic spots ifmdalvey at 4:40am 01.04.22 You turned south instead of north, much nicer to the north of NY, particularly Maine.
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel Leeward Rail at 10:45pm 01.03.22 I feel that the step has cracked due to the weight of the keel pulling down on the winch. The fiber
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:23pm 01.03.22 A traveling salesman broke down while driving through the countryside. His phone didn't work, so he
Fuel Filter/separator selection JamesG161 at 10:01pm 01.03.22 Did you get your question answered? Check here under Fuel Filters Topic information, FAQ Full to
Catalina 320 start problem Ken13559 at 9:41pm 01.03.22 Check & clean the cable loom connector contacts and the spade-lug white(?) wire (from connector) tha
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Hayden Watson at 9:40pm 01.03.22 No, because an electric motor used for propulsion is a motor. A diesel motor used for propulsion is
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Hayden Watson at 9:35pm 01.03.22 When I win the lottery... Maybe I'll look into a hybrid system designed for the new boat I'd be bu
Cabin leak! baycloud at 9:34pm 01.03.22 I agree, I have a dehumidifier running always which helps a lot. Don't understand why anyone wouldn'
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 8:25pm 01.03.22 201463
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric MikeHoncho at 8:21pm 01.03.22 No, because an electric motor used for propulsion is a motor. A diesel motor used for propulsion is
Review of H260 RolfSail at 8:18pm 01.03.22 I do not subscribe to it. Was it favorable? Yes they did. When they feature a boat it is always a
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing artboas at 7:57pm 01.03.22 Ok, but 10 years from now you are going look through the list of cutlas bearings on Defender and yo
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? ingramsail at 7:54pm 01.03.22 Yes

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