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Ballast or Drain Holes? MarkK at 1:38am 10.02.07 Day Sailers 0/924 Hey all, I am the proud new owner of an Oday Widgeon. I found it in my neighbor's backyard. It is a
"Oh Joy" coming home trip part 1 CharlieCobra at 1:20am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1517 We left Elliot Bay with Gale Warnings up for the Admiralty Inlet and points North, bound for Skyline
Sailing in the fall colors (Colorado) (1) walt at 1:12am 10.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1045 Pictures from the last weekend. Saturday was too windy, Sunday was a great day sailing.
Late Model Headliner Query MKing at 3:00am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1032 Anyone had to remove and reinstall the soft headliner used on the late model Hunters yet? I need to
Spreader inset to mast Bob at 2:28am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/795 A repair question? Where the spreader insert is attached to the mast, it is riveted. One of the riv
Water in the lockers under the seats after rain? ambajack at 4:16am 10.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1326 Just bought a 92 26s and even with the boat all closed up and on the trailer I get water in the stor
Racing a First 345 Katydid at 11:03am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1153 I crew on board a 1986 First 345. It does not have a baby stay/jack stay-should we? If we add a ba
In boom furling system Tsamaya at 10:59am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 0/802 We recently purchased a 1997 40 LRC Caliber and are thinking about putting on an in boom furling sys
Cleaning and compounds for deck Sea-ya-again at 9:59am 10.02.07 Seidelmann 0/1350 I am getting ready to try and clean/paint/? to my deck. I would like to get some good opinions from
Compass adjustment Russ at 9:34am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1708 Hello to all, I have a Richie navigator compass on my Cat 30 and a Garmin GPS. The compa
Sink/stove cabinet modification (1) Joe11688 at 8:24am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1031 I am about to do the "mother of all modifications" in the cabin of my 222. The sink/stove cabinet i
H23 Sail Slides and Rings TallyClassic at 7:00am 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/968 I am having trouble finding replacements to my original Neil Pryde mainsail slugs. The ones that are
Leak at mast step ? Rob at 6:47am 10.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1348 I'm still trying to find a leak in the cabin , mostly on starboard side . I think I have ruled out
PVC Winter cover frame RickS at 6:33am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 17/6413 I would like to build a new frame for my winter cover, canvas. The boat 34' x 11' and stored outsid
Propeller replacement w/o locking nut Bob Moretti at 6:31am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3756 Last week, while singlehanding my Catalina 30 one night, the propeller fell off and was lost to the
Cooling Problem, 8hp Yanmar Toby11535 at 6:08am 10.02.07 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2135 Hi there, I am just about to purchase a 1977 Hunter 27, and I have a 200 mile sail to bring it home.
Engine Trouble David21125 at 6:05am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 6/1111 1981 Volvo MD11C. Can not get more than 1700 Rpm's. At 1700 RPM's it is blowing oil out exhaust and
Touch up Paint Don at 5:59am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1152 I have a 1992 Hunter 35.5 with a very light gray non skid deck paint. Any ideas on where to find a m
Cutlass David21341 at 4:49am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1381 Trying to find out if the rudder needs to be dropped in order to remove the cutlass bearing on my 35
Three blade prop for Catalina 30 Bob at 11:25am 10.02.07 Catalina 30 5/3086 I'm planning to switch to a three blade prop on my 1989 Catalina 30 which has a 23 HP Universal dies

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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
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... (1) Tally Ho at 4:28pm 10.27.21
Marelon Seacock fail! FastOlson at 4:24pm 10.27.21 Many years ago, when the series 93 ForeSpar valve was a new idea, we replaced all of our 1988 OEM Ma
Winterizing bilge on my H37 Tally Ho at 4:10pm 10.27.21 I put some AF in bilge to keep any water tha makes its way in there from freezing solid and doing da
S/E Marina Recommendations smokey73 at 3:31pm 10.27.21 Take a look at Beaufort SC. There are three marinas there.
S/E Marina Recommendations capta at 3:28pm 10.27.21 Charleston City Marina is one of the best marinas I've ever stayed in, anywhere in the world. When I
More on Maine Sail Project_Mayhem at 3:19pm 10.27.21 https://marinehowto.com/support Donated. Any chance you could sticky the url or put it in the firs

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