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Paint Inside the Cabin JoshGray at 12:41am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2012 I've just recently finished the major projects on my 1973 O'Day 22 (check out the link in my signatu
Hot Water Heater Errant Wind at 12:39am 06.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1468 Errant Wind is a 2000 Hunter 290. I have a Seaward 600 Hot Water Heater. The heater seems to be OV
Tuesday Laughter (1) Jim Seamans at 12:26am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1013 Couldn't remember if I had posted this before ;)
What size winches for 222 48dodge at 1:01am 06.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1195 Just wondering what size winch I should get to install on my 222. From what I've seen "6" is the ri
Update on my 222 48dodge at 1:12am 06.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/840 Not much work done on the boat itself. I am removing the tape I used to cover the holes in the deck
Recognize this boat (2) Stillraining at 1:13am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1804 There were several pictures of this boat hanging in the hotel we stayed in this weekend at my daught
Bimini Top Tim at 12:55am 06.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1432 I am ordering a new bimini for my 1982 Catalina 27, but I can't seem to find my measurements. I bel
Putting flotation in a Daysiler yachtgirl at 2:17am 06.03.08 Day Sailers 2/1264 Having just learned the difference between the Daysailer, I and II. I wonder if it's possible to ad
Genoa setting Tom23400 at 2:44am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1317 I have a 150 Genoa. If I'm not going to unfurl it all the way should I movethe blocks forward ?
boom/vang questions dkowalske at 2:49am 06.03.08 Morgan 2/1898 Hello all,This is my first post. Ive had a 1967 morgan 25 for two years. I bought it as a novice
Rocky Point Mike at 3:09am 06.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1340 Some friends and I are planning a trip to play some golf. I found Rocky Point which is in Hawk Cove
1994 Hunter Mast Replacement Need Help Finding Cheeky Monkey at 4:36am 06.03.08 Smaller Boats 5/2326 I have a bent mast on my 1994 H26 and need to replace it. Unfortunately Charleston Spar doesnt have
Raising the main sail Tom23400 at 4:32am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1106 When raising the main sail should the tension on the boom be released?
Close-Haul Ability: Inside Track vs. Toe Rail Fairleads rardiH36 at 4:54am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2012 This came up a obliquely in a thread a few days ago but no specifics.So thought to take it a bit f
Advice about mods Hec @ 19 at 4:56am 06.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1276 I have just purchased an '88 26D from the Bay Area. The hull is sound, but the outfit seems to be re
Coach Roof Hatch sailortonyb Allied Mis at 5:12am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1158 I must replace the coach roof hatch in its entirety. Its somewhere around 24X24. I dont know the man
Children and the bow pulpit sailor Jack at 6:19am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1426 I was a guest on a much larger sailboat than mine over the weekend. The owners had no problem lettin
Cable Connection at Base of Mast Capt. Dick at 6:57am 06.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1060 I have seen a connector that allows you to easily disconnect cables from the mast that pass through
Mooring Overun Steve Braverman at 7:06am 06.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1759 My O'Day 25 is having a problem. It seems that the boat is overrunning the mooring buoy, and the lin
1GM Yanmar Diesel pazo at 3:50am 06.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1734 I have a 1981 Hunter sailboat w/Yanmar 1GM diesel. After it idles for 2-3 minutes, the temp light co

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How do I take this apart? jssailem at 11:55am 01.02.22 Wonderful. No Vice/Vice Grip damage to the finish. :biggrin:
H34 roller furler jssailem at 11:54am 01.02.22 just a lazy cruiser guy, I like that thought, but unsure if the context means I only sail during f
How do I take this apart? (1) Dr. D at 11:49am 01.02.22 Looks like it has a magnetic pivot at the small end? I would see if the larger chrome piece might
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 11:46am 01.02.22 The basic approach would be to grind out the bad material and fill it back in. Personally, I'd start
How do I take this apart? Dr. D at 11:40am 01.02.22 Sometimes, destruction is warranted, if only to find out how they put the damned thing together.
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... dlochner at 11:30am 01.02.22 Define restoration. As you dig into the boat you will undoubtedly find many things that need repla
Hunter 356 2002-coupler replacement seadaddler at 11:29am 01.02.22 Try checking out MainSail here his forum helped me remove my coupler and also was good time to chang
The Proper PROP WinsChaser2.0 at 11:20am 01.02.22 FYI - should you decide to change to a different three blade prop, I have one I just removed from my
Florida Day Sailing seadaddler at 11:20am 01.02.22
A new 466 Blacksheep at 11:16am 01.02.22 Thanks for your comments. My current boat (Moody 34) runs 3 Grp 31 AGM Bats. It runs the reefer and
Florida Day Sailing chip veres at 11:05am 01.02.22 Three ideas: Broward College offers beginning and intermediate sailing classes. But with your Euro
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 seadaddler at 11:03am 01.02.22 Sea era easy to work better than elegance has 2 jokers not easy to work on as sea era yes nice one
Airmar ST800 Speed Transducer Issue Tom J at 11:01am 01.02.22 The paddle wheel on my speed transducer has ears on either side to protect the paddles. On one haul
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... DArcy at 10:57am 01.02.22 I don't know anything about the Alden Dolphin but it looks like a very interesting boat. It doesn't
How do I take this apart? (1) justsomeguy at 10:42am 01.02.22 Sometimes, destruction is warranted, if only to find out how they put the damned thing together.
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Ward H at 10:31am 01.02.22 If I understand your question correctly, yes, the tiller on the rudder and the tiller (handle) on th
Legacy New Posts not working Phil Herring at 10:24am 01.02.22 500 is a server error that could not be reported, which usually means something is configured incorr
How do I take this apart? BigEasy at 10:23am 01.02.22 How about filling the hole in the bulkhead with epoxy and then setting the screw in it and let
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) (1) sail sfbay at 10:22am 01.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! Is your intension to hoist the mainsail from the cockpit and how do plan to
A lost art: Conserving ice. sesmith at 10:20am 01.02.22 On the counter top, replacing the stainless with wood fiddles might dress it up enough it would feel

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