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Adding winches David21341 at 2:47am 07.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1090 I wonder if anyone has had experience with adding winches. I have a 1994 351 Oceanis and am consider
gooseneck casting Paul T at 12:53am 07.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1149 Hi everybody.I have to replace the gooseneck casting on my O'day 23. I got the part from D'R Marine
Homemade rudder? Wes1506 at 3:00am 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 12/7096 I recently purchased a 1980 O'day 22'. The rudder and tiller are missing. Is there any reason that
Looking for dimensions of rudder on 25 footer mike nevins at 4:31am 07.21.07 Seidelmann 0/1354 I was sailing last night and all of a sudden the tiller had total play.I looked over the side and
Sailstop on a '81 Hunter 33 Cherubini Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 4:32am 07.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 The knob on my sailstop has twisted off, with most of the screw part still in the mast. And, of cou
Shore power? Mike at 5:16am 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1118 As long as I am hooked up to shore power, I can run a microwave without draing my battery, RIGHT?
Help with an Oldie But Goodie! Mary Skoskie at 8:47am 07.21.07 Day Sailers 1/1097 We just bought and are restoring a 1963 14' O'Day daysailer. The problem is that we do not have a m
quarter berth on hunter 27(77) Pops at 7:20am 07.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1278 Does anyone know, offhand, what the dimensions are for the quarterberth on a Hunter 27(1977)? I am
Transport geofella at 6:41am 07.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/992 I am currently looking at buying a 1982 Hunter 30 that would have to be moved from a lake about 450
Am I making a mistake in buying a Mac26M? Jeff Nash at 6:40am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1386 hey there all, I see you're all Mac owners. I am just new to boating as an adult but I sailed as a k
BlueGrass State Games Ky. breadman at 10:30am 07.21.07 Day Sailers 3/1259 Raced today only got 2nd it was a blast 8 knot winds new bottom on my boat and crused to a 2nd place
bow chainplate the2cooks at 11:24am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1250 It looks like the chainplate is warping the hull. Has anyone tried changing the way this is attached
Loose Stanchion Bob F at 1:25pm 07.21.07 Big Boats 2/1250 The 2 machine screws that are screwed into the fiberglass toe rail on one of my main side stanchions
Saftty gear disposal Jeffrey at 1:13pm 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1125 I have numerous Coast Guard required hand-held flares, smoke flares and 12 gauge signal flares that
electrical grounding of mast the2cooks at 11:55am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/976 I noticed a cable going from the cabin top to a bolt on the floor. I assume that it is to ground the
C-18 Yahoo! Group Erik at 5:30pm 07.21.07 Smaller Boats 0/1375 Just a note to all Catalina/Capri 18 sailors: there is an active C-18 group on the Yahoo! Groups.
making my own tarp... heath18703 at 8:12pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1730 Thanks for everybodys help over at the battery thread.What I'm up to now is making something like
Buying a 1994 h26, any advice? Mergatroid at 9:40pm 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 17/2001 I am traveling to pick up my h26. Trading in my 1985 Mac 25.Looking for more room for the family.
Trailer tires/wheels Chuck at 11:59pm 07.19.07 Trailer Sailors 23/3872 Picking up a 1993 H23.5 tomorrow, no spare for the trailer. Any body have a Hunter trailer, single a
single hand 470 dick at 12:37am 07.20.07 Big Boats 0/1734 I am curious if anyone spends a lot of time single handing a 470.I would also like to know the over

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Help Identifying my Furler dlochner at 1:55pm 08.24.21 It may be an old CDI furler.
TS Henri kappykaplan at 1:35pm 08.24.21 Check out this image of the current Sahara winds dust layer Very similar to the image I saw on the
TS Henri (1) jssailem at 1:27pm 08.24.21 2) Sahara Desert Winds are Dry in that area Check out this image of the current Sahara winds dust
Henri Leeward Rail at 12:34pm 08.24.21 Most of the Satellite Info is from the USA. Data is not so much the thing. How that data is used i
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays dmax at 12:34pm 08.24.21 Depends where you launch from - there's a public ramp in Westport, MA (at the head of Westport Harbo
Near Miss in Port Huron (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 08.24.21 You need to have your head on a swivel for like the "laker" there is a BC Ferry at every turn headi
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 11:42am 08.24.21 @DayDreamer41 - trying to understand your post... Intrepid is up-river from the Black River... if r
Near Miss in Port Huron Marmalade at 11:37am 08.24.21 Thanks for the additional info... I'm fairly familiar with the area, but I'll admit it's hard to tel
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 11:31am 08.24.21 unless they really were trying to sail to Lake Huron and thought they could get to the East faster
Near Miss in Port Huron Marmalade at 11:30am 08.24.21 @DayDreamer41 - trying to understand your post... Intrepid is up-river from the Black River... if ra
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar smokey73 at 11:20am 08.24.21 I also blew through the hoses before I filled with the funnel to ensure there was no residual coolan
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar smokey73 at 11:18am 08.24.21 I thought about pulling the Hot water return hose off at the engine and blow through it to push the
Rumba Escape help jimminh430 at 11:13am 08.24.21 Long story short; my mothers ex boyfriend was a hoarder, and now there is a rumba escape on my prop
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 11:13am 08.24.21 But you would have to make room for the additional panels and for an 11 gallon tank which I have the
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 11:12am 08.24.21 As this gentleman explained it every single day while at anchor he has a nice hot shower.
TS Henri kappykaplan at 11:02am 08.24.21 Sahara Desert Winds are Dry in that area Plus Sahara dust being blown this way.
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays shemandr at 11:02am 08.24.21 Depending on where you launch I think sailing to BI is about a 4 hour sail. In the afternoon you ca
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? Rob Heath at 11:00am 08.24.21 Thanks @sail sfbay I have an update on this....I have given some incorrect information.... On re-
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar jssailem at 10:52am 08.24.21 Leave the Thermostat. You do not need to heat the coolant it is 50% water. That is unless it is froz
Near Miss in Port Huron (1) jssailem at 10:46am 08.24.21 This event is like cruising with @Stu Jackson up her in BC waters. You need to have your head on a s

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