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Rebedding teak toe rails Capt Jim24025 at 5:47am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3042 I pulled all my toe rails. They had been rebedded with a variety of different products by POs.I wa
Let us redesign the O30 Head Denise at 5:38am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/844 Mine is vintage 80's with the (ugh) brown fiberglass sink that is molded out of fiberglass. That as
Basic battery care Ben16737 at 6:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1068 I finally had to replace the battery on my Capri 22. It had a fairly standard combination deep cycl
sailing with dogs update.... Paul H at 5:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1538 I am pleased to say that my golden retriever did amazingly well on our 10 day trip...there were time
Where to find interior trim? Curt4327 at 6:43am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1032 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to
Forward hatch Popeye18296 at 7:01am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Ahoy Mates, As usual there is another question i have that i'm sure you experienced sailors will
Solar Power Capt. Strap Foot at 7:16am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1568 Ok, guys. What is the skinny on solar cells. All I need is one that will power my Garmin Gps 498 a
O'day Daysailer restoration needed Robert H. Wilson at 7:49am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1968 I own a 1962 O'Day Daysailer and I am looking for someone in Massachusetts who is interested in doin
Mainsail Arthur Stock at 8:11am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/1099 I just blew my mainsail yesterday on my 1987 Ericson 34. It was an older but still very serviceable
Trailer hitch repair Jack at 8:06am 07.09.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1613 The clamp on my trailer hitch needs repair. Should I just replace the clamp or the entire unit? the
Propane tank Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:10am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1444 Who knows where to order one of those little propane tanks that come with the new Hunters? Part num
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1605 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/932 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
lost battens David Wilson at 10:48am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1228 We've watched our battens fly out of the pockets into the water! There doesn't seem to be any built-
Great sail Saturday...finally had a camera RobG at 10:58am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1050 So I thought I'd share:)Great steady wind at 8-10.
torqeedo John R. at 11:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 30/2735 I am planning to buy a small dinghy and a motor for the dinghy. I've read a little about and seen th
Modify ski boat trailer for Oday 22 Wes Brown at 11:22am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1127 I am going to buy an 1980 O'Day 22'. I have an 18' Ski boat trailer that I want to modify for the b
hull number kms at 11:29am 07.09.07 Big Boats 2/1260 Where can I find my hull number on the registeration?kms
quadrant deck plate Susan Campbell at 12:12pm 07.09.07 Catalina 30 2/1519 MY QUADRANT DECK PLATE IS SPONGY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...CATALINA NO LONGER STOCKS THE PART...ANY
shakedown cruise report Steve Feinsilver at 12:53pm 07.09.07 Big Boats 6/1372 Spent 9 days on our new 44DS ,hull 234. Boat is fitted with CO and smoke detectors, total of 6 unit

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Furling main replacement pk104 at 11:34am 09.27.21 The previous owner of my boat had the mainsail fabricated by Super Sailmakers in Ft. Lauderdale. I
Furling main replacement pk104 at 11:31am 09.27.21 I recently replaced my furling cross-cut Dacron mainsail. Most sail lofts can fabricate one for yo
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? Benny17441 at 11:28am 09.27.21 Inflation.
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues (2) Nodak7 at 11:24am 09.27.21 How do you get the bloody thing out? I cannot remove the shaft from above as the circlip is corrod
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? DougM at 11:18am 09.27.21 Also if you are comparing boats within the US, fresh water boats tend to bring more money than salt
Teak seats and trim. sunlover at 11:12am 09.27.21 The 35s5 has individual teak 'slats' glued into seat top recesses. Ours were separating and split, q
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues flightlead404 at 10:54am 09.27.21 How do you get the bloody thing out? I cannot remove the shaft from above as the circlip is corrode
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? JoeWhite at 10:54am 09.27.21 You must turn off all circuit breakers so that the signal fed from macerator side does not feed to a
Teak seats and trim. (2) Hollyberry at 10:53am 09.27.21 The 35s5 has individual teak 'slats' glued into seat top recesses. Ours were separating and split, q
H26 from lake to sea CaptainRan at 10:31am 09.27.21 Might get a hold of these group Hunter Association Puget Sound (hunterpugetsound.com) That's great
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table (6) Hollyberry at 10:28am 09.27.21 Okay.. Dimensions: Height 29.5" above cabin sole Opened table 34.5" wide, 39" fore and aft The 'box'
Furling main replacement Deleted member 117556 at 10:17am 09.27.21 The previous owner of my boat had the mainsail fabricated by Super Sailmakers in Ft. Lauderdale. I
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? Head Sail at 9:58am 09.27.21 The US boats are in US dollars, European boats are in Euros. Hamburgers seem cheaper in Europe but
Finishing Etiquette Davidasailor26 at 9:50am 09.27.21 Good points Scott and Sam. Light air maneuvering definitely is more tense than in a good breeze. Sit
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? danm1 at 9:28am 09.27.21 I think you may be seeing lower prices on Mediterranean area boats that are more numerous and stay i
Finishing Etiquette swshogren at 9:26am 09.27.21 why not fall off and sail away from the line with the wind and current in your favor getting well cl
Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? JackOlsen at 9:07am 09.27.21 Thanks. I've got Fagan's book. But it's on the boat in a bag. I'll retrieve it and take a look at
Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? jeepbluetj at 9:01am 09.27.21 Ditto Fagan's book. (I've got a copy in the chart table, assume most in SoCal do too) Weather is yo
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? sail sfbay at 8:58am 09.27.21 I'm in the market for a used 30'-35' coastal cruising sailboat... experienced sailor. A quick search
gel coat on textured areas markwbird at 8:41am 09.27.21 No easy fix here except to just leave it as is. You may have to channel your inner Michaelangelo an

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