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Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1143 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 7/1518 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 12/1678 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 3/956 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 0/998 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 1/1386 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 3/1102
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3770 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 11/1647 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 1/1244 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 6/3902 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 2/1130 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 6/1582 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 1/1565 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 10/1423 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 7/2477 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 2/1494 Hi all. I am new to this list. I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and the time has come to replace the cush
How to Retrieve a lost sheet end from top of mast? wpageabc at 5:38am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2058 Hi, looking for a tip on how to get the sheet end connector that clips to sail head. It was inadve
Purchasing H356 Douglas Washburn at 5:56am 10.22.07 Big Boats 9/1281 I am considering upgrading from my H31 to an H356 (2003). Are there any Achilles Heels for which th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:52am 10.22.07 Big Boats 1/910 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. Th

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Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Davidasailor26 at 3:31am 11.09.21
Its funny Friday! SFS at 2:35am 11.09.21 I think I have posted this before, but the name of my first band was Slow Children At Play. We had a
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Eleftherios G at 2:25am 11.09.21 Thank you ALL for your contribution so far. Hunter did reply to me and they send me a generic CE cer
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 artboas at 11:31pm 11.08.21 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memor
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 11:27pm 11.08.21 Looks like I'm off to start sourcing parts for another "Art Boas Original" (pat pend) upgrade to my
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 artboas at 11:09pm 11.08.21 Yes, can you please post/dm me that? I am likely going to be taking the mast down soon and want to
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) NYSail at 10:14pm 11.08.21 I second what Terry said. We have two that are fed fresh water. Bit loud but work well. Greg
NEED EYEBROW FOR FONTAINE PAJOT ORANA 44 justsomeguy at 9:46pm 11.08.21 It appears that those photos were taken about one minute apart, yet the guy carrying the wooden fram
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? SaltAire at 9:26pm 11.08.21
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 9:25pm 11.08.21 For a long thread but very informative on Boat Corrosion see this... Sailboat Owner's Guide to Cor
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! jssailem at 8:51pm 11.08.21 I am fortunate to have an oil filter in a vertical position. It is relatively easy to access. I loos
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Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 8:15pm 11.08.21 From my photo archives- The wire bundle passes through a short PVC tube. The top of the tube is ab
Adding a 115V outlet BigEasy at 6:42pm 11.08.21 Marcus, Agree with you also. When my xantrex 40 amp charger failed after 10 years, I replaced it
More on Maine Sail Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40pm 11.08.21 Other sites on which Maine Sail has posted should also be brought in. AMEN!!! I'll be glad to sp
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:31pm 11.08.21 Jay doesn't say whether the tank came with fittings for the pickup tubes. Ronco includes them if yo
Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 6:15pm 11.08.21 We own a new to us Hunter 38 and want to replace some running rigging. In the Operator's Manual th
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 6:09pm 11.08.21 Thanks again to all for the insight. A longer hold for the lift pump solved the issue.

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