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Electronic Fog Horns Marc at 2:05am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1805 Has anyone installed an electronic fog horn or similar that when activated automaticly sounds the ap
Rigging a spinaker on a 192 J P Turkey at 12:19pm 06.09.07 Day Sailers 1/1165 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody
halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/845 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1057 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,
Emergency Tiller Gary Ameele at 10:50am 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1006 Our 1994 Catalina 28 does not have an emergency tiller. We purchased it used. Did the boat come wi
Ferriello holding tank internal sensor rod Allan Frey at 10:31am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1097 Does anyone have experience installing and using the Ferriello (New Providence Marine) holding tank
Halyard shackle krag13957 at 10:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/860 I have the US Spars Z300e furling main for the Beneteau OC281. The shackle for the main does not app
Batteries for the OC281 krag13957 at 10:14am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/906 I have 1996 OC281. The boat had deep cycle West Marine Batteries in the engine compartment and under
replacing rudder bushings in a 356 miguelgdelrey at 9:07am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1291 Has anyone replaced the rudder bushings on a 356?My boat was on the ground on stands and a friend
Dragging Shaft Kurt Oberhofer at 7:56am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1172 Question: I have a Vagabond-47 with a 85hp Ford Lehman diesel with Hurth Gear box. While sailing pre
Engine Key blanks Doedee at 6:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1453 My 1990 41f5 has an M50 Perkins Engine. (50 hp.)Perkins was sold a number of times. I am looking f
Have a Starwind, need help ..rigging topics! Bonny George at 5:22am 06.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/1204 Trying to prep a newly bought Starwind, questions about sail tenders???? Boom air block rig??? and m
Javelin Main Sheet JBB20755 at 5:15am 06.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1668 I have an early 70's (pre 75) Javelin. Can anyone give me an idea of how to run the mainsheet? I hav
Second forward stay Mac Mire at 4:09am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/934 I have a CDI Furler I use on my genoa, but I would like to rig up a second forward stay for my jib.
Cruising Range of 356 on an tank of fuel Craig at 3:53am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1109 I'm wondering what the motoring cruising range on a 356. I know it is a sailboat I just want to know
H34 problem areas geoff16655 at 2:48am 06.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1183 I am about to inspect a 1983 H34 shoal draft cruiser with a view to purchase. Are there any specific
Cabin Thru Drain Trev at 2:23am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1090 I am considering making a drain through the cabin into the bilge, I dont get much water below deck,
Generating 12 volt. Liam at 2:19am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1102 I have been thinking about what to do to generate 12 volt while cruising , other than the alternator
how to remove black in grooves on teak? Sailoff at 12:38pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/4360 I am refinishing the teak railings. Removed them and brought them home, stripped them, and washed w
mast tuning Mac at 1:48pm 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/951 When sailing today, we were healing about 25 degrees, and looking at the stays, was wondering why th

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Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 dmax at 8:14am 03.10.21 The cracks behind the mast look like they may have been caused by the wood core getting wet and then
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? thinwater at 8:09am 03.10.21 Buy proper climbing equipment and learn the method. It should be easy on such a short stick, so som
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 8:07am 03.10.21 Per your biased TV information. I looked my information up on statistical websites not news sites.
Looking for full service Marina for sailboats (1) sail sfbay at 7:59am 03.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Lots of options In Sarasota like the ones below. https://www.sarabaymarina.
The WM winch BOGO is on ! jmce1587 at 7:48am 03.10.21 Yep. Been waiting and just ordered new cabin top ST winches.
New Owner O'Day 23 Jay Chase at 7:37am 03.10.21 Sorry mine is not a pop-top. J
The WM winch BOGO is on ! cb32863 at 7:37am 03.10.21 A couple of years ago I replaced my aging 16's with new ones with this sale. Sold the old ones to a
New Owner O'Day 23 Bill331 at 7:25am 03.10.21 Great. I hope you enjoy it. Hi there! I too recently purchased a 1973 23' O'day Pop top and I'm c
The WM winch BOGO is on ! dlochner at 7:23am 03.10.21 If you only need one winch, find a partner who also only needs one winch.
Looking for Marina to service my sailboat in Sarasota dkatanic at 7:01am 03.10.21 @dkatanic , you'd get more responses if you posted this in Ask All Sailors. This forum is for issu
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 6:59am 03.10.21
can rudders be moved via steering wheel when they are in upright position? ohiotj at 6:57am 03.10.21 I did disconnect the motor and it was moving free. i will get into the steering here when the weath
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy shemandr at 6:57am 03.10.21 I wouldn't fixate on the buying price. You'll spend way more on, for instance a bottom job, replaci
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? JamesG161 at 6:51am 03.10.21 Is your blue mast Anodized Aluminum? If yes... 1) Wax is temporary. 2) Oxidation is a good thing fo
Looking for Marina to service my sailboat in Sarasota kappykaplan at 6:36am 03.10.21 @dkatanic , you'd get more responses if you posted this in Ask All Sailors. This forum is for issue
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? Justin_NSA at 6:35am 03.10.21 There are ways to go up, but trying to apply pressure to clean and wax will be a YouTube moment :big
Single or double line reefing DougM at 6:15am 03.10.21 I have single line reefing with the line for each reef led back to the cockpit. My main sail has blo
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? DougM at 6:07am 03.10.21
B323 fuel pickup DougM at 5:57am 03.10.21
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 (3) Sea&Air1 at 5:54am 03.10.21 And some additional photos of the cracking between the mast step and the hatch. I welcome thoughts

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