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Help with Hood LD Furler saltygator at 5:57am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4129 I just got home from the boat and I am online trying to figure out how to fix my Hood LD furler. Th
Surface cracks in the Jel. Arnie at 5:54am 02.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1028 I was up waxing today and found a few small "pencil line" type cracks around the front windshild and
trailer for oday 272 louis boudrias at 7:51am 02.24.08 Bigger Boats 2/1745 hi im looking for some pictures of a trailer for a oday 272 to give me some idea how to build mine
ODay 25cb Main sail replacement ?? sPk at 7:30am 02.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1648 After a couple years of repeatedly hand sewing up the original mainsail, I am treating my 1980 with
84 Hunter 31 to be surveyed. Ted Vaughn at 8:37am 02.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1954 I am purchasing an 84 Hunter 31 and am going to have a marine survey performed this Friday. Are ther
bow roller david simmons at 8:13am 02.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/918 my anchor chain got hung up on a pinacle sr14 to be exact when i tightened down the clutch on the wi
TV or not TV SailboatOwners.com at 10:41am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 71/5687 Do you have a TV aboard?Does a small VCR combo do the job, or have you installed a giant flat scre
Zink Anode for Beneteau 331 Phil K at 10:48am 02.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3465 I am trying to remove the Anode from the end of the prop shaft. Does anyone know if the the thread
Class Numbers & Year of Manufacture itsmark at 10:43am 02.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1082 I have a Widgeon Class # 3261. Does anybody have an idea what year model it is? Thanks!
rigging change sailordanno at 11:00am 02.24.08 Grampian 2/3018 I need to change my riggingon my 30 ft sloop. Any tips advice links books would be appreciated.
Dodger for S 37 knightlife at 1:44pm 02.24.08 Seidelmann 0/1452 Does any one know were I can get a Dodgers for my S 37 I am out of Hampton Va Boat name is Knightlif
Rudder Bearings Irwin 40 Citation Phil at 2:32pm 02.24.08 Irwin 2/2770 Does anyone have any idea who makes replacement rudder bearings for a 1980 Irwin Citation. I'm part
Recent Miami Boat Show Landsend at 11:56pm 02.22.08 Destinations 1/2161
VHF antenna cable Charles Ayers at 12:12am 02.23.08 Big Boats 1/1324 I am attempting to replace my VHF antenna cable due to poor performance and corroded joins. I have j
77 Widgeon Rigging (Fit an orange in it) Jon1604 at 12:17am 02.23.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1137 I'm a sailing newbie and I've sailed my '77' widgeon about 6 times last year.I thought I had all th
OMC Zephyr Saildrive folding prop mailstop8689 at 12:38am 02.23.08 S2 0/2265 Looking for an OMC Zephyr Saildrive 2 blade 12"dia-8" pitch folding prop for 1984 S2-7.3(OMC part #3
kentucky lake gps chartplotter Tom Monroe at 12:35am 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1219 Anyone know what the best gsp chartplotter charts are for the Kentucky Lake system?Thanks,Tom Mon
chainplate sentient at 1:37am 02.23.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1458 Has anyone rebuilt the forward / lower chainplate area on an O'Day 28 (mine is a 1985)? If yes, what
Patrick/free boat question (1) sailormanbigd at 11:23pm 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 41/2913 its raining and dismal in "sunny florida" this morning, so the question...The Morgan 33 outisland ha
Los Angeles boat yard BobW at 11:23pm 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1281 Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent boatyard in the Los Angeles harbor area?We just nee

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Sailboat agreement with dealer JRT at 7:24pm 10.27.21 When we considered a new boat, the dealer, was offering 3-4 year day charter their captain only, all
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 7:17pm 10.27.21 the anchor mount is made for a Danforth anchor which is a PIECE OF CRAP in my very humble opinion
More on Maine Sail Goobs at 7:04pm 10.27.21 Geez. Is there a "don't like" on this board? no
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode John Marrone at 7:03pm 10.27.21 I am greatly appreciative of all the help this new or once a sailor 30-years ago is for all the simp
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 6:52pm 10.27.21 Update: Adding a petcock to my fuel line seems to have done the trick. Still on my agenda is replac
Bent mast stickinthemud57 at 6:43pm 10.27.21 The bend in your mast is slight enough and you have enough lever-arm distance that the above-mention
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode Gene Neill at 6:41pm 10.27.21 I agree with Lakeshark and Leeward. Three-strand is what you want for an anchor rode. You never wa
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 ScottFreeRick at 6:24pm 10.27.21 There is a shop in Halifax NS. He thought they had the proper rod and ends to do the repair. I did p
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. BOSSailor at 5:54pm 10.27.21 I would suspect a leak in the heat exchanger somewhere and a previous owner just removed the HX from
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. mjsb at 5:53pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway? No, no h
1987 Catalina 27 cabin bilge pump? SailingLoto at 5:44pm 10.27.21 If you look on your port lazarette (locker in the cockpit seat) you should see a manual pump with a
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 DeniseO30 at 5:39pm 10.27.21 I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old ca
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 ScottFreeRick at 5:35pm 10.27.21 I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old cab
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. BOSSailor at 5:35pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway?
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode (1) Leeward Rail at 5:20pm 10.27.21 Further to what @LakeShark said.. 3 strand/laid nylon is what is commonly used for anchor line. Ny
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Ward H at 5:14pm 10.27.21 I started doing my main the same way a couple of years ago. I then carefully roll it up so it just
Is there room for a Composting head in a 1983 Hunter 34? (1) heritage at 5:04pm 10.27.21 I installed a C-Head in my H27 last year. It was tight but does work. So nice to get rid of all th
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Tally Ho at 4:41pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring grea
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 4:40pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring great
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 4:31pm 10.27.21 DoB, I appreciate the thoughtful and helpful reply! My initial motivation was, albeit ignorantly, a

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