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Retrieving halyard DharmaBum at 7:34am 04.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2115 During the winter, the shackle on my extra halyard broke. It was attached to the spinnaker pole ring
Buying a used Hughes sailboat or a Catalina R & R at 7:44am 04.14.08 Other Sailboats 0/1108 Looking to buy our first boat. We are considering a 1981 Hughes 31' or a l981 Hughes Columbia 29'.
For Donalex re Link 2000 Stu Jackson at 7:50am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1420 I remember reading your response posts on the Link 2000 operation a month or so ago and have a quest
What do you pay for a round trip? Bad Obsession at 9:22am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1548 I am just curious to see what everyone is paying for a round trip. I hauled out last Wednesday, did
Any advice R & R at 9:58am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 11/8537 Buying a used Hughes sailboat or a Catalina Looking to buy our first boat. We are considering a 198
Good help is so hard to find... Levin at 5:14am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1180 Hello everyone... Ok so this post is a bit of a rant on the quality of repair and instillation se
Raymarine RNS 6.0 on Macintosh Computer (VMFusion) Steve at 5:03am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1080 Anyone using a mac under VMFusion to run RNS in a hs2 raymarine network (ethernet) tied to E80. Any
bow roller Whaleman at 5:42am 04.14.08 Sabre Sailboats 0/1456 I am thinking about adding a bow roller this year but with the lay out on the foredeck of the Sabre
Epoxy Barrier Coat Casey F at 6:36am 04.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1394 I just finished sanding the bottom of my 1978 Hunter 30 and digging out blisters. The yard put a mo
Motor Size? JustinG328 at 6:55am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1175 I am looking at buying an outboard motor for my 16' sunbird. I want something that will do well in b
Finding a 120v main breaker Larry14199 at 6:51am 04.14.08 Big Boats 2/982 During a stress test following installation of a heat pump I have found my 30 amp AC main breaker in
Firearms on Documented Vessel Annie Oakley at 9:11am 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 24/7669 Can I legally have a firearm on a documented vessel in New York City Waters if I am not there longer
Spider Cracks in 272 gel coat Mark at 10:23am 04.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1295 I've been looking at boats for years now and am very close to purchasing a 1988 O'Day 272 in excelle
Gel coat match sailaway50 at 10:55am 04.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1132 Where do we go to try to match the gel coat on our 400?
Two Wheel Drive vs Four Mergatroid at 10:30am 04.14.08 Smaller Boats 7/1004 Looking to buy a new tow vehicle. To save a little money, I am considering a 2 X 4 instead of a 4 X
New or Used Sail??? Kevin at 12:41pm 04.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1439 Last Thursday, we had a super wind. Great fun. One thing I found as I was putting the boat up ... my
kiwigrip gary at 1:05pm 04.14.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1476 Has anyone used kiwigrip for nonskid refinishing of their deck? How easy was it to apply and how has
damaged centerboard Mark7498 at 1:16pm 04.14.08 Smaller Boats 8/1113 hello to all, we have a 240 that has enjoyed 4 winters in the keys and the shallows have taken their
overhead leaks drcooper at 2:29pm 04.14.08 Newport 2/2611 Leaking overhead, recaulked the ports, but it is still raining. Is there a way to get at the handrai
Citation 34 & Blue water ??? Brian at 5:28pm 04.14.08 Irwin 7/7370 I have been looking over lots and lots of boats. 90 percent of the time It would be used in protecte

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Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging justsomeguy at 7:48pm 11.30.21 Planning on replacing with a Loos PT-1. Yah, like @shemandr said, keep your final tensions on the
Oday 25 portlights (4) ray dann at 7:45pm 11.30.21 So attached is the old frame with the one broken piece missing, and a view looking in the window sea
Tiller Pilots justsomeguy at 7:35pm 11.30.21 ST2000. Faster too.
Comparing 30s Calif. Ted at 7:29pm 11.30.21 Date I most often see is "pre-'88" models for the use of plywood in the keel stub.
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan dkinzer at 7:16pm 11.30.21 Thanks. I'll explore further the next time I'm at the boat. The three switch panel at the end of the
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan Rjm st.petersburg at 6:39pm 11.30.21 On my 41DS the fan switch is in front of the sink, just under the countertop overhang.
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan quadrille38 at 6:20pm 11.30.21 Not sure how yours is wired but our 2008 38 there are three switches on the front of the galley coun
bulkhead Knuttle at 5:53pm 11.30.21 In my 1970 Venture 21 there is no bulkhead or other support under the cockpit. ie under the winch.
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 5:39pm 11.30.21 Grammar matters. I saw this sign in my neighborhood this week, is sign at the top of my street.
Comparing 30s Siamese at 5:30pm 11.30.21 When did Catalina remedy the smile? 86?...I can't remember. And, didn't the smile occur because th
Comparing 30s jssailem at 4:59pm 11.30.21 Look at each of the boats with fresh thoughts. No preconceived ideas. Take photos so that you minimi
Connecticut yards..... bottom job NYSail at 4:45pm 11.30.21 Feels like it might be Christmas in the spring. I actually just got a sail quote from North at that
leaky boat PaulK at 4:29pm 11.30.21 We had water accumulation in the bilge while under way, but not at anchor. Turned out it was coming
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 4:29pm 11.30.21 You know you can get arrested for that What happened to the saying, "Children are too be seen and
Connecticut yards..... bottom job PaulK at 4:20pm 11.30.21 Looks like Bidgeport Boat Works is where I am going to focus...... Looks like an extremely capable
Anyone Heard About This PaulK at 4:03pm 11.30.21 Boat is not still there. River rose and washed it away about a week ago. It appears to have sunk, an
Anchor and Steaming light bulbs Ken13559 at 4:02pm 11.30.21 It uses offset bayonet socket. I replaced my anchor light bulb with Marinebeam tri-lights smart LED.
Anyone Heard About This Tally Ho at 3:30pm 11.30.21
Anyone Heard About This Ken13559 at 3:27pm 11.30.21 Looks like a write-off. I suppose that river flow is not going to stop. Beautiful boat. Painful acci
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:09pm 11.30.21 Have anyone of you ever heard of or tried cleaning you boat with Baking Soda. I recently read an art

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