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When do you pop a top on a cold one? CharlieCobra at 4:52am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3055 Before, during or after the sail? Myself? If it's a light air nice day, I'll have one but not in a
CDI Furlers joe friedman at 4:58am 11.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1321 i'm looking for some fresh thoughts on a CDI-7 for a C-30. i've checked the archives and the respons
St. Pete's Boat Show Roger at 5:02am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1000 Is it mostly "Power?" Don't see any mention of "Sail"? This weekend... Roger
Re-masting My Pearson 28 Gus St. Anthony at 5:25am 11.27.07 Pearson 7/2392 I had to have my boat de-masted for a haul from Nc to FL. The mast has probably been on the keel for
have to build a trailer for a mac 25 wade mayo at 5:17am 11.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1319 hi allI am purchasing a 1983 mac 25, I have to build a trailer as no luck in purchasing one, anyone
Talk about a rough day! Bad Obsession at 5:42am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 46/3011 This would be a scary day at sea. I guess that a drouge would be a good idea to keep the stern to t
S2 Parts Dianne24117 at 6:31am 11.27.07 S2 0/1705 HELP!!!!! I am in desprate need of a fiddle block that goes on the dagger board of my 7.9. I had to
Oday Widgeon babysmoker at 6:44am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1946 I need a sail for my new sailboat. I got a Widgeon on Craigslists las vegas for 50 bucks with traile
Need a Genoa for my 27 oday BradS at 6:58am 11.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/864 Looking for a 110 or better headsail for my oday 27 1976thanks
How to keep cabin doors open? TomMatt at 8:39am 11.27.07 Bavaria 6/2414 We have a 1999 Bavaria 34, 2 cabin yacht. To help keep air flowing through the boat we want to inst
Re-Wiring Spreader Lights Guy at 8:02am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/3978 I have the mast down on my Bristol 35 and plan on replacing the two spreader lights. The originial o
Swing Keel Jammed Captain Juan at 8:45am 11.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1171 Hello Forum Members....I am a new 1981 MacGregor owner, first sailboat owner as well. I just boug
Hunter 34 Sling Points Richard at 11:18am 11.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/996 I just had my boat taken out of the water and the marina put the supports for the boatabout 2 feet
compainonway hatch rotted pcb don at 10:43am 11.27.07 Ericson 0/1589 Just bought my first sailboat, I decided to gut her to redo the mahogany,wiring, etc. The main hatch
Schooner sailing (1) cephius (Dave) at 11:56am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1151 In recent posts I've seen the statement "If you can sail a catamaran, you can sail anything!"Prior
Toe rail and hull/deck joint integrity ddt at 4:08pm 11.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1665 Does anyone out there know if the toe rails on a 1981 Hunter 22 serve to hold the deck to hull joint
shaft alignment ted at 9:04pm 11.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2008 If anyone can give me some information on how to move the shaft a little to the port side of the boa
An answer to bridge clearance higgs at 8:52pm 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1554 I wonder how these guys move the water bags outboard and then back in again.http://ssca.org/DiscBoa
Sailing to weather T/F HAL at 8:21pm 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1171 True or false? To sail to weather well, a centerboard boat (due to its underwater foil being long an
Wooden Rudder S/VMoxie at 11:06pm 11.27.07 Pearson 2/2503 I just pulled my '68 Pearson, and the wooden rudder is cracking from drying. I've read that the woo

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NOT buying H34 Justin_NSA at 7:57am 08.06.21 I had to dig a hole to drop my rudder and get the shaft out
NOT buying H34 (1) kloudie1 at 7:55am 08.06.21 Yes, the shaft will not clear the rudder.. some folks have loosened the strut (and re-sealed after c
Shroud on deck patbratton at 7:55am 08.06.21 I will know when I get the mast down after the parts come in. Hopefully the shroud was simply not in
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup Justin_NSA at 7:53am 08.06.21 Think it was that ultra cheap, but highly flexible, corrugated bilge hose without elbows in the bil
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup Rabe at 7:45am 08.06.21 Think it was that ultra cheap, but highly flexible, corrugated bilge hose without elbows in the bil
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 7:40am 08.06.21 Changed the title! Don't want to junk up the forum with multiple threads on the same boat. Assuming
Shroud on deck twistedskipper at 7:39am 08.06.21 Those retainers are intended to keep the shroud/stay in place while raising the mast. They should no
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! helmfam at 7:37am 08.06.21 Rather than use teak, use high density polyethylene marine "lumber". You could use 3M 5200 to attac
Sailing or not jssailem at 7:35am 08.06.21 My hope is to pass my boat down to an interested Grand Child with the resources to keep her. At 72
To Drill or Not to Drill? kloudie1 at 7:32am 08.06.21 I would think one drain , 1" or so would be fine, Jim.. especially with no hose involved.. I have a
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops Rabe at 7:31am 08.06.21 BTW, I just noticed, you can see my mainsail traveler and wooden base just behind the compression p
To Drill or Not to Drill? Allan12210 at 7:27am 08.06.21 Can you relocate the drain to the opposite side of the boat? That way you can leave your repair inta
Need Help With Old Electronics jssailem at 7:24am 08.06.21 KJ I would follow your hunch and spend the time tracking all of the wires from the displays to power
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Scott T-Bird at 7:07am 08.06.21 A bow eye is typically only found on trailerable boats. You generally don't find a bow eye on large
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? jssailem at 7:05am 08.06.21 Reading the "conversion" stories at Electric Yacht are intriguing. A common thread in the stories i
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Timm R Oday25 at 6:43am 08.06.21 One more thing . There is supposed to be a stainless steel plate that goes over the chainplate as it
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Timm R Oday25 at 6:40am 08.06.21 The bulkheads aren't all that hard to do . It can look pretty intimidating at first . Start with the
O'Day 28 PaulRod at 6:39am 08.06.21 Hello, I am seeing a potential trade for an O'Day 28. I already read some reviews but I would like
Between chart plotters Scott T-Bird at 6:29am 08.06.21 I'm in the dark about the Seatalk/Seatalkng conversion discussion, but it would seem to be pretty st
Need Help With Old Electronics RoyS at 6:09am 08.06.21 Look like my Raymarine chartplotter plugs. I have the C120 classic model. My instrument are ST60 and

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