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Tipping for sailing Schools Len at 2:28am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1005 My wife and I will be attending a seven day sailing school which will cost approximately $3700. Tipp
Hull Indentations, Port and Starboard, Below Chain Plates daisydog7 at 5:14am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 16/4090 I'm looking at a 1970 Morgan 35 for sale and it's a very nice boat, but it has a problem that concer
Darker Hull Colors sailaway78 at 4:06am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 20/5143 It's about time to pull the boat and do a bottom job. Am seriously considering painting the hull whi
antifouling on a Kiwi prop Pat at 3:56am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1143 I have a Kiwi prop and sail in fresh water. I use Interlux VC-17m on the hull. Can I use this on the
Gulfstar 37 1976 aft cockpit toe rail/genoa track Leprechaun III at 5:40am 02.24.08 Other Sailboats 1/1864 We have a stainless steel genoa track which is 1 1/4" x 12', it is deteriorating, crazing and cracki
Help with Hood LD Furler saltygator at 5:57am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4144 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 3/1038 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 2/1768 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 10/1662 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 7/1993 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 1/927 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 71/5919 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 4/3502 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 2/1098 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 2/3054 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 0/1476 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 2/2808 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 1/2188
VHF antenna cable Charles Ayers at 12:12am 02.23.08 Big Boats 1/1337 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 2/1150 I'm a sailing newbie and I've sailed my '77' widgeon about 6 times last year.I thought I had all th

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Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 11:36am 11.26.21 Small Boat to the San Juans, Edition III Finally getting around to a trip report from last summer.
Tipping angles All U Get at 11:22am 11.26.21 The calculations assume that the hull is a cylinder and that the center does not rise as it leans o
Touchless Sailing DayDreamer41 at 11:11am 11.26.21 Three of us went out one blustery day this past summer, my son on the helm and a buddy of mine sitti
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:04am 11.26.21 Every time I went to sleep onboard when tied to a mooring ball in Jamestown or Newport, Cuttyhunk, e
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 11:02am 11.26.21 I did fabbed one out of sheet aluiminum ,not a good picture boom is hanging on wall in my garage dr
PacificNW weather update. (1) jssailem at 10:48am 11.26.21 My friend Rufus has posted his "Black Friday" weather report for the Pacific NW. Perhaps it should
Single handing Stu Jackson at 10:39am 11.26.21 Stu How long is your boat hook? Longer than your telescoping one? Ric Probably about six feet. Ye
Tipping angles Hello Below at 10:37am 11.26.21 It's time like this when I ask myself the question: "If things go bad should I really expect my insu
C-36 salon table Stu Jackson at 10:26am 11.26.21 @sail sfbay Nice "find." I hadn't heard about these guys before with that name (Catalina Only) b
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... jssailem at 10:24am 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It is
Tipping angles jssailem at 10:20am 11.26.21 Tom, your experience sounds a lot like the one demonstrated in this youtube video. kiv0fxFcV3I
Is it possible to add another wiring bundle tube? Diablito at 10:14am 11.26.21 Thank you Rob. You are right about the detail they put in their blog. I installed my spinnaker pole
Tipping angles Tom J at 10:12am 11.26.21 When we transited the Okeechobee Waterway, we needed to heel to clear the railroad bridge at Port My
C-36 salon table sail sfbay at 9:28am 11.26.21
Touchless Sailing sail sfbay at 9:25am 11.26.21 Nice post!! Sailing with a neutal helm by adjusting sail trim and area is my goal. This article aug
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 9:08am 11.26.21 I think there is more awareness nowadays about the inferior quality of Chinese made hardware, and it
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... markwbird at 8:58am 11.26.21 A lot has changed since 1990.
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild DougM at 8:16am 11.26.21 They should have put an end-cap on the boom. Mine is completely open at the back end! Perfect sol
Single handing smokey73 at 8:00am 11.26.21 At the beginning of an underway I log date/time, engine hours, generator hours, who is on board, des
Single handing kappykaplan at 7:46am 11.26.21 Is there a specific log book for this or do you just use a plain note book? I use a plain notebook

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