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Hey Ross! Manny at 12:20pm 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1283 Are you in yet? I was coming over the bridge from Havre De Grace to Perryville and saw that it looks
Snake Oil? Manny at 12:23pm 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1282 At work today a coworker that has a boat told me that a lot of people at his marina are talking abou
e-mail forum Buffett Fan at 12:48pm 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1161 A few years ago there was a great e-mail form you could sign up for and you could sign up for your s
Bleed screws sailaway78 at 10:11am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1086 Went over to the dealer today and bought a new banjo bolt, crush washers and bleed screw to fix the
Spring sailaway78 at 10:04am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 Maybe spring has finally sprung. Saw a lady Mallard last night with three little ones tagging along
No bottom paint, salt water, how long without marine build-up? kenfunhog at 2:26pm 04.07.08 Trailer Sailors 12/9481 I have a Hunter 260 I have always kept in a freshwater lake. I would like to trailer sail in salt w
88 h40 is the hull solid or cored above the waterline ? bob at 9:38pm 04.07.08 Big Boats 5/1084 thanks !
ODay 222 Boom Height - Can it be raised? KAC222 at 4:22pm 04.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1215 Can anyone tell me if the boom height is adjustable on an 1988 ODay 222? It sits really low in the c
Companionway hatch replacement Phil1122 at 11:25pm 04.07.08 Bigger Boats 3/1450 I have an Oday 40 built in 1987. The plexiglass in my companionway hatch needs replacement. Does a
New Owner - Hello All! corkscrew at 11:22pm 04.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/973 Greetings all, new Mac owner here. I just bought my first MAC 26X 97 - In the process of having the
please advise regarding converting from a tiller to a wheel on cal 27 tom burns at 1:25am 04.08.08 Cal 4/2183 please advise as to converting from a tiller to a wheel.
V-tank (1) All-U-Get at 1:55am 04.08.08 Catalina 30 3/1161 My Catalina 30 didn't come with a V-tank and I was going to order one. The question is developing a
Y 26 keel - lead or ferrous? Gil17223 at 12:23am 04.08.08 Yamaha 1/2095 Is the keel of the Yamaha 26 steel or lead?Anyone have trouble with keel bolts or hull cracking fr
Hard Dodger sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:07am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2269 I'm thinking about building a hard dodger. Right now, it will be on the bottom of my priority list a
mast dimensions Justin_NSA at 2:14am 04.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/921 Can anyone give me the width of the 26S mast today? I need to install a bail but I don't know what s
Kiwi Prop - initial test Jim Seamans at 3:01am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1617 Well, finally got the boat into the water Saturday Apr5. Sure feels nice to be wet again.Joan and
Gauging interest in a multi forum rally/race. CharlieCobra at 3:10am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1994 I yak at a lot of cool folks on various sailing forums including this one. I'm thinking of organizi
When is it Time For Bottom paint? Peter Milne at 3:14am 04.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1106 I have a haul-out scheduled to paint the bottom, but I am asking myself how do I know if I really ne
Replacement brace David Kuhn at 3:41am 04.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1295 I own a 1978 Hunter 30 (Hull # HUN50806M78B-30). I recently had a bad day on Biscayne Bay and lost
shroud corrosion carp12958 at 4:40am 04.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1007 The port side upper shroud backing plate (aluminum) on the bulkhead inside the cabin is slowly eatin

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How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) RoyS at 5:10am 08.27.21 You might try applying a magnet to the screws to determine if they are stainless or plain steel. Ass
Racing Rules Apex at 5:01am 08.27.21 In the Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres race I have seen a boat grilling burgers on the rail grill as they
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. DeniseO30 at 4:58am 08.27.21 Years ago, there was so much bird nesting and wasp nests with inside the boom on my 030 we had to dr
Racing Rules Davidasailor26 at 4:25am 08.27.21
Racing Rules PaulK at 4:19am 08.27.21 Hi, Some a competitor had a dinghy on his davits? With an outboard motor on it? That is a new one
Racing Rules shemandr at 3:57am 08.27.21
Auto-Pilots Apex at 3:18am 08.27.21 Great responses ALL; New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering, and I think I will follow tfox's
Galled stanchion removal Apex at 3:15am 08.27.21 don't see any cracks in the gel coat, try to preserve that if you can. I put my vote in for cutting
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Jaxn at 1:35am 08.27.21 I just changed the outhaul in my 272. I added a small block in the boom to make it a 2:1 purchase an
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? Kings Gambit at 10:34pm 08.26.21 Shipwrecks and sinking of old, not counting naval battles, were mostly bad weather outcomes, fog and
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms MikeHoncho at 10:19pm 08.26.21 Add your name and contact number to both sides of your boat in a way that people can read it from a
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 9:57pm 08.26.21 Thanks for the replys. I not sure what to do next. I haven't talked to the installer yet because I
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Kings Gambit at 9:36pm 08.26.21 Wait until one of those oncoming is a tug with a log raft tow :yikes::yikes:
Leaking head faucet, and cant get toilet to pressurize to flush Pellizze at 9:11pm 08.26.21
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? jeepbluetj at 8:43pm 08.26.21 Hundreds mebbe thousands. (Also barrels of DDT). Much worse points north of Santa Cruz island for sh
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? jeepbluetj at 8:40pm 08.26.21 Thx for the clarification, Alan. I did go back and read it. And you're right. In my case, what t
Leaking head faucet, and cant get toilet to pressurize to flush Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 08.26.21 Obviously a previous owner's idea to prevent sea water from flooding the toilet between uses... Pe
Racing Rules Benny17441 at 8:25pm 08.26.21 In the Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres race I have seen a boat grilling burgers on the rail grill as they
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Benny17441 at 8:17pm 08.26.21 My beef with radio operations has to do with the USCG transmitting important information for boats i
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms smokey73 at 8:05pm 08.26.21 If you are on a mooring, remove your anchor. May also be prudent if you in a slip

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