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Need Sailmaker Ralph18414 at 11:13pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1453 The sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in North Alabama was awesome this weekend. There was plenty of wind
Sump jabcoMac21 at 12:06am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/713 Recent purchase of 75 Mac 21. The sump is just wired and below with the hose attached. I have only
Healing over Tom23400 at 12:34am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 19/7205 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o
Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1123 Did you ever have one of those weekends that is just a comedy of errors... we did. Here's my story..
Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1404 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1470 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/888 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/973 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1316 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1053
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3571 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1456 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1210 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3686 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were
cast iron keel marty gelbard at 3:43am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1085 Periodically I've sanded down the cast iron keel on my O'day 37 and applied epoxy. It seems corrosio
Autohelm Instrument Adjustment Terry Cox at 4:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1385 Our boat came with the standard suite of Autohelm instruments including depth, speed, wind and autop
Winter Cover for 310; also Cockpit table Irish Ayes at 4:50am 10.22.07 Catalina 310 1/1477 Has anyone purchased a winter cover for their Catalina 310? If so, would mind sharing from whom you
Sailboat Shipping in Hampton Roads, VA BradG at 4:45am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1303 I need a hauling company that has a hydraulic trailer to move my hunter 27 from carrollton to va bea
Diesel motor Noise Digger at 5:18am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2243 I sail 1988 Catalina 30, Universal M18 Diesel (14 Hp) We have noticed an increase in Motor Noise.
Interior Cushions Davis at 5:10am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/1409 Hi all. I am new to this list. I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and the time has come to replace the cush

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Removing Paint from Deck Ralph Johnstone at 9:53pm 08.01.21 Oh God, I can certainly feel for you. As a complete waste of time, try sanding out the flat tops a
Sail question Will Gilmore at 8:12pm 08.01.21 I don't like the battens catching on the backstay. I wouldn't address the problem by loosening the
Sail question PaulK at 7:55pm 08.01.21 Loosening the backstay may let the battens pass. What about tightening the backstay, so as to make
Chain snubbers (1) dLj at 7:46pm 08.01.21 No I haven't tried tying a line to the chain. But I don't think I ever would do that for two reaso
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner (1) JackOlsen at 7:45pm 08.01.21 I snapped a picture of my vang before going out with my kids today. As luck would have it, the cabl
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island Terry Cox at 7:43pm 08.01.21 Just bummin around the islands, here. Several very good sails, too. Have not seen over eight knots p
Beginner Questions Daveinet at 7:38pm 08.01.21 Why are they so hard to find? Are they not made anymore?They were originally designed and built in
Chain snubbers dLj at 7:30pm 08.01.21
Chain snubbers dLj at 7:16pm 08.01.21 Now, perhaps, we can think outside the box of either or in terms of what you have defined as "Syste
Trailer for oday 25 ray dann at 6:58pm 08.01.21 Thanks guys. Most of the things I already thought about. I'll be looking at it next weeked. I'd r
Cleaning ray dann at 6:56pm 08.01.21 Wow! I just got an 83 Oday 25. It needs cleaned, but I wouldn't think about pressure washing it on
Just installed new cockpit speakers... kodiak1120 at 6:51pm 08.01.21 Water is your enemy. It will invade and go to great lengths to enter your boat. In small amounts it
Just installed new cockpit speakers... kodiak1120 at 6:50pm 08.01.21 Do you think those little foam gaskets will keep water out? I don't. 4000uv stays plenty flexibl
Just installed new cockpit speakers... jeepbluetj at 6:33pm 08.01.21 Do you think those little foam gaskets will keep water out? I don't. 4000uv stays plenty flexible
Just installed new cockpit speakers... dlochner at 6:31pm 08.01.21 2. How do I seal the screw holes? I've read various methods from using silicone or 3M 5200, or 4200
Chain snubbers Davidasailor26 at 6:21pm 08.01.21 Excellent question. Explain more about why you want to remove it in a hurry? What are the circumst
Chain snubbers Rich Stidger at 6:14pm 08.01.21 Rich, Thanks for the input. You are not the first person to tell me about the hooks - unhooking. I
Chain snubbers Stu Jackson at 6:00pm 08.01.21 Right, so really he's running the chain/rope rode combination and in shallow water he has enough ch
Between chart plotters Scott T-Bird at 5:59pm 08.01.21 I'm not really sure I know where you are going with this but it would seem to make sense to simply f
The end is near.. Scott T-Bird at 5:30pm 08.01.21 If I knew the way I would take you home.

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