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vent All U Get at 5:54am 02.21.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/927 The vent for the engine and bilge fan are facing aft on my boat, but I've seen others with one facin
Forestay Size Capt. Kermie at 5:30am 02.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2282 OK, so I had to upsize my forestay, for two reasons, one I need 5/32 wire for a Schaefer Snapfurl Cf
BULKHEAD REPLACEMENT RICK at 8:55am 02.21.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1303 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THICKNESS AND HOW MANY PLY THE BULKHEADS ARE MADE FROM ON THE ODAY 25 (1978)
Would you buy your boat again? swampcreek at 7:52pm 02.19.08 Trailer Sailors 31/5149 Hi all...my maiden post here.Last year I got back into sailing with a 1981 Hobie H16. Love that bo
Best time of year for the North Channel Scott B at 9:00pm 02.19.08 Ask All Sailors 28/4046 We're headed up to the North Channel, Lake Huron, this summer for 2 weeks. We have 2 windows of opp
tiny leak Shoaldrafter at 8:17pm 02.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1228 I have an O'Day 26 and have developed a tiny leak. I have seen leaks all over boats and have fixed
Help buying a compact GPS/Chartplotter unit BaySailerBill at 9:33pm 02.19.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1429 I could use a little help from the experts choosing my first GPS/Chartplotter unit.I own a 1973 Od
Mac 25 trailer upgrades Max 7814 at 10:50pm 02.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1106 I just purchased a Mac 25 and wonder if I should upgrade the trailer a bit. Maybe wider bunks? The
Jib Sheet Lines Syversens at 12:20am 02.20.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2040 Hello all, we have a 99 361 and I have a question about the jbi sheets. they run thru a block on a t
135 or 150 genoa? Capnedo at 12:47am 02.20.08 Smaller Boats 8/3587 I have a C25 tall rig that I've sailed for about 6 years. My sails are shot and should be; they're
Sailing up the Potomac. Benny17441 at 1:57am 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 13/9642 We are planning a trip to go up the Potomac into Washington DC. My question is, how easy or difficu
Bottom Paint for 216 scottg at 2:21am 02.20.08 Smaller Boats 5/1141 I need to paint my 216 bottom. At purchase, I was told I had to use a specific paint or I could "mel
Topping lift WindRose24502 at 2:18am 02.20.08 Smaller Boats 3/1013 H22 sailers, what do you do with the topping lift when sailing? Do you take it off the boom and tie
stanchion repair on an oday 27 franz a at 3:00am 02.20.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1391 One of my stanchions for the lifeline broke off at the base (when I had a tarp covering the boat)- a
Mast redo rad at 2:38am 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1546 I am in the midst of a mast refit. I was planning on installing a spreader light in addition to the
Completed Varnish job (1) Jim Seamans at 5:58am 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 4/984 These are the companionway doors I've working on for the last three weeks. Finished them off today a
Yanmar experts sailaway78 at 7:16am 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1223 A 3gm Yanmar. Engine has approx. 1500 hours. It always runs perfect. But when it sits for two or
Galveston Bay to Mex.? in November? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 7:44am 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1562 I know the norther Gulf can get pretty bad in November. South Texas is always rough.Does it get bet
ODAY GRAY TOUCH UP PAINT DON at 7:51am 02.20.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1845 I AM IN NEED OF GRAY ODAY TOUCH UP PAINT FOR HULL SCRATCHES. DOES ANY ON HAVE A SUPPLIER?DON
Who tipped Lake Erie and Lake levels up slightly Scott B at 9:23am 02.20.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1262 Feb. 7 Great Lakes Level News .... Lake Erie tipped 4.7 metres or close to 15 ft..... downhill water

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Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. (1) Brian M H23 at 9:25am 08.18.21 197301
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Brian M H23 at 9:21am 08.18.21 This is not a water ballast boat but a wing keel fixed boat. The first 10 boats was a swing keel w
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW geek_guy at 8:48am 08.18.21 As I stated on an earlier post. We just came up from Marathon to Port Canaveral and all the bridges
Need source for boat plumbing parts Dr. D at 8:20am 08.18.21 After examining all the plumbing again, I'm going the simpler route. The sink drain hose is too shor
Dish Soap Rinsing Deleted member 117556 at 8:04am 08.18.21 On all my other boats, I did as Rich did and had a raw water pump to the sink for washing dishes. I
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 7:53am 08.18.21 D. Any info on changing batteries to lithium Make sure your Battery Charger can be set to Lithium
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 7:50am 08.18.21 Mine is Z-Spars and the label is on the boom. Jim...
Border Crossing Into BC Tedd at 7:36am 08.18.21 Now we need to get the border working in the other direction!
Wooden shemandr at 7:35am 08.18.21 . ...Based on the small photo, what is there appears to be hexagonal ? I am guessing that that is s
Wooden Tedd at 7:11am 08.18.21 Do they still do that project with new machinists ? I had a machinist working for me who trained i
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues (5) Nodak7 at 7:10am 08.18.21 OK! Just wanted to give you all a heads up regarding the windlass! After researching the cost of a n
Beneteau 361 new owner (1) sail sfbay at 7:10am 08.18.21 Does the inmast furler look like the one in the photo below? If it is it is a US Spar (part of Z-Sp
Catalina 25 trailer help. Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 08.18.21 I thought there was some info in the owner resources but I stumbled upon this when looking for it Ca
Anemometer repair upper Barnagate bay sail sfbay at 7:02am 08.18.21 Might climb the mast and check the connection first. Friend's anemometer recenly became unplugged so
Beneteau 361 new owner RitSim at 7:01am 08.18.21 Mast could also be US Spars. Typically has a adhesive tag on the mast base or on the boom.
Dish Soap Rinsing Project_Mayhem at 6:55am 08.18.21 The frying pans and pots are the problem Learn to season your pots and pans just like you would sk
Anemometer repair upper Barnagate bay Art12050 at 6:53am 08.18.21
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook (3) Nodak7 at 6:52am 08.18.21 Nodak, I thank you very much for your detailed response here. As we have the same boat I may try to
Wooden Leeward Rail at 6:45am 08.18.21 So you could definitely get quite a good flat, true surface on a bronze cast cleat, that way. Yup.
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 6:35am 08.18.21 The batteries are Trojan T105 Deep Cycle Golf Cart Batteries. Half the size of a 4D. Four (4) will

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