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My Zinc was eatten Bad Obsession at 10:02pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2577 I dove on my boat for the first time this season. I left it in the water over the winter and I am g
Diesel Smell BungalowBill at 9:03pm 05.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1172 I am the proud new owner of a 91 Hunter 28. This is my first fixed keel boat and my first diesel en
P26 ice chest hobbit at 8:58pm 05.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/937 Anyone have a solution to replacing the original ice chest under thestep with a newer more efficient
Remove a 26S swibg keel Brad at 10:10pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1929 My boat is on its trailer but I need to get to the swing keel and give it a coat of anti-fouling. Ho
launching a 27 mainsheetmike at 11:03pm 05.10.07 Bigger Boats 0/974 Hi does anyone have experience launching a fixed keel 27 on a ramp?
Warning, Middle River, Chesapeake Bay sailors tcbro at 10:55pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1052 Please note: there is a partially submerged obstruction as you enter or leave Middle River for the b
replacing sheaves on mast head of Javelin pete hyslop at 11:20pm 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1058 Just curious, I was planning on replacing the sheaves on the masthead.Sheaves look to be easy enoug
Spreader bar help Joe5825 at 11:20pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1088 I recently purchased a 1978 S2 6.8, I will be picking her up in a week or so, it has come to my atte
Shrunken Headsail Fix (1) John S at 12:24am 05.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/778 Here are some flics of a sail repair I did recently. On some headsails, the sailmaker installs a wir
Jib Furlers for an O'Day 222 Shep21410 at 12:02am 05.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3442 Hi All. I hope someone can help. I purchased a very nice pre-owned O'Day 222. It had no jib furling
Catalina Island Fire DaveH20533 at 11:59pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1108 Looks like they are having a heck of a fire on the Island.http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070511
HELP""""" rich18884 at 12:39am 05.11.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1202 this is rich again ineed help in selecting a good GPS hand held waterproof one that is cheep i dont
setting up my jiffy reefing... Ross in Tampa at 1:49am 05.11.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3322 Don,My boom on my 25 Oday is set up for jiffy reefing. I have a single reefing point installed in
Sailing Partners Don Guillette at 2:07am 05.11.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2608 A message from Lyle Hanna (Vancouver, BC)made me think of something that proves sailing is a small w
Correct model for my Oday 27? Ramm at 2:56am 05.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1029 I purchased my boat a couple years ago which I thought was an 1976 Oday 27.Thinking of moving the
weight on main sheave Tony at 4:25am 05.11.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2168 I've just bought a west marine bosun chair and will plan on going up the mast for some work over the
Core removal for furling line Rex at 5:02am 05.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2831 Does anyone have "splicing" directions for removing part of the core on a furling line. Hood wants
Harness and tether; a death trap? Jim at 5:13am 05.11.07 Ask All Sailors 43/7620 An article in the new sailing breezes magazine (see link) seems to suggest that a harness and tether
seepage with each sail Jon at 6:53am 05.11.07 Catalina 22 17/1587 My new Catalina 22 Sport has a bone dry bilge (now) when in the marina, but when I take it sailing,
Missing Atlantic sailors Raleigh500 at 6:52am 05.11.07 Ask All Sailors 30/6305 Does anyone know what type of 54-foot boat they were on? I am talking about the missing boat that w

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Bringing dogs aboard Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 09.12.21 Gotta have a photo. Gotta have a photo. ! ! ! ! !
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) jssailem at 10:20am 09.12.21 David. Reading in an Aviation radio forum this was posted. It applies here as well. Your radio sho
Teak seats and trim. BigEasy at 10:12am 09.12.21 I think I'm going to ignore everyone's advice and start with linseed oil. That wood looks awfully
grinding sound starting?? MikeHoncho at 10:10am 09.12.21 Don't let it go on for long. The grinding is probably a incomplete meshing of the benix gear with t
Bringing dogs aboard rgranger at 10:03am 09.12.21 If you are nervous about how the dog will respond, make your first trip a day when the breeze is rat
Bringing dogs aboard Stu Jackson at 9:54am 09.12.21 Your boat, your dog, your choice. :) Sorry, just couldn't resist! :beer::beer::beer:
Finishing Etiquette Stu Jackson at 9:53am 09.12.21 @Davidasailor26 Thx for the explanation. Always a good learning experience for us all. Enjoy you
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Stu Jackson at 9:47am 09.12.21 If ya do, it needs to be real diesel oil not gasoline engine oil.. If the oil and filter are change
Synthetic oil for a M-35B kloudie1 at 9:42am 09.12.21 If ya do, it needs to be real diesel oil not gasoline engine oil.. If the oil and filter are changed
Teak seats and trim. sunlover at 9:41am 09.12.21 I think I'm going to ignore everyone's advice and start with linseed oil. That wood looks awfully
H26 from lake to sea CaptainRan at 9:14am 09.12.21 Transom is designed for max 10 hp. Even with a 9.9 motor, you never need to use all the power. You
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Davidasailor26 at 9:05am 09.12.21 Related question for the group - if @HeatherE finds a coax wire with the right connector laying some
Invest 94L (2) JamesG161 at 9:02am 09.12.21 This is the Bay of Campeche camera shot of the brewing storm. NDBC - Station 42055 Recent Data th
Jabsco macerator Rjm st.petersburg at 8:57am 09.12.21 "But there's one more problem with doing that: the pump/motor assembly (what you're calling just a "
Finishing Etiquette Davidasailor26 at 8:54am 09.12.21
Jabsco macerator Rjm st.petersburg at 8:47am 09.12.21 I think it might have originated as a fresh water head. The through hull for the vanity drain was al
Invest 94L (2) JamesG161 at 8:42am 09.12.21 Tropical Storm Nicholas is now on the news. This is the GFS model tracking. e now. Even on the Lan
1987 Cat 22 Aft through Transom Scupper Drain Leak Codybear at 8:36am 09.12.21 You probably posted this in the wrong thread as the C275 has an open transom and we will not have th
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) FastOlson at 8:30am 09.12.21 Why did I think the old/new cables weren't compatible? I was told by a guy at the boat store that I
Gasket for refrigerator lid DeniseO30 at 8:08am 09.12.21 I already gave you an answer! commercial refrigeration refrigerator gaskets are available at HVAC re

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