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How bad is it? Drifter at 7:11am 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1289 I've been boating for years, but I bought my first sailboat last week and I think I got taken. When
A real easy modification for your 222 (1) Joe11688 at 7:09am 03.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/838 This was one of my first modifications and I can't claim it as one that I thought up, as I obtained
Clean and wax topsides Bruce21689 at 6:56am 03.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2158 What product is used for cleaning the topsides of dirt and smudges? Is it recommended to wax the top
Billy Joel, the sailor Jay20651 at 12:46pm 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 50/5153 Billy Joel are you out there! I was just thinking of well known people who sail. Would anyone have
The Price of Sailing?? tom at 12:31pm 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1747 Just got back from a trip down the Tennessee river from Wheeler lake to Pickwick Dam. Going down wa
Going to rig a Spinnaker on my Ranger 26 Matt at 3:11pm 03.30.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2367 Aloha,I am going to rig my Ranger 26 for a spinnaker and was wondering if someone could help me ou
parts for old outboard sand sailor at 1:50pm 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 3/888 i have an old evinrude 3hp for my boat and need a longer shaft but i dont know what will fit
Bimini for Oday 22? jackhartjr at 6:14pm 03.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1734 Hi folks, anyone ever put a small bimini on an Oday 22? Looking at one that came off of a Catalina
internal or external outhaul, which do you prefer Jay20651 at 8:00pm 03.28.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1482 Hello, I'm going to be putting on a better outhaul system on my boat, and I was wonder
Mainsheet block to traveler car-missing shackle PrincessoftheLake at 10:48pm 03.28.07 Big Boats 1/845 Last year after we put Emmanuel on the hard, the marina contacted us one day to tell us the boom was
H23 Spinnaker chiefjgreene at 11:46pm 03.28.07 Smaller Boats 3/1360 I'm interested in adding a spinnaker to my H23. Any suggestions? What type? What dimensions?Thanks
battery Tom at 11:55pm 03.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1262 Best type of battery for a 22' daysailor with 8hp,electric start; deep cycle, good car battery with
Hatch Boards Jim at 12:27am 03.29.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/920 I need to replace my hatch boards. The originals were long gone by the time I bought it. Its a 1978,
Placement of Jib Sheet Fairleads (1) oreana123 at 2:49am 03.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3099 I have some actual sailing data about the relative position of the stock bulls eye fairlead and a cu
To all our Boat Babes Jim Seamans at 2:22am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1326 Couldn't help myself after seeing Hagar in todays comics.And after all our posts about our others h
Hunter 23 (1986) Water Tank Mounting slidewhiz at 1:06am 03.29.07 Trailer Sailors 1/1905 I am repairing the water system on my 1986 Hunter 23. I can't figure out just how the Water tank is
Hunter 410 Steering Question Capt. Dee at 3:19am 03.29.07 Big Boats 5/1036 Hello,I have a general question to any Hunter 410 Owners out there. Does the steering mechanism us
Kenyon boom outhaul replacement Joyce Aubry at 6:06am 03.29.07 Other Sailboats 1/1290
NMEA networking Ralph18414 at 5:55am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1267 I just bought a new ST2000+ tiller pilot for my old Pearson Wanderer and I would like to establish a
Rudder longer than keel sheila at 5:43am 03.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1345 We have a Hunter 31. When the boat was pulled out for winter storage last year, we noticed that the

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Boat sails on the mooring Jacktar at 7:08am 06.16.21 If your keel is fully down and the tiller lashed with rudder down it may be wind on boat side fighti
Boat Explosion in Greenport sail sfbay at 7:05am 06.16.21 Very unfortunate and I also hope they recover. It will be interesting to learn about the root cause
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 6:56am 06.16.21 boating safety classes when they were taught "live" instead of online That should not be a thing.
Boat Explosion in Greenport Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51am 06.16.21 Having owned gas powered boats for 20+ years, I have a pretty good idea of what happened: He started
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 6:49am 06.16.21 In addition to being less volatile, i have always assumed that an equivalent diesel was cheaper to
Hurth HBW-250 great box - shifts into reverse, sometimes into forward sail sfbay at 6:44am 06.16.21 Since you ruled out the shift linkage adjustment and gear oil then according to this thread Hurth Ge
Hunter 356 Battery Cable Relocation Issue jeff356 at 6:37am 06.16.21 Here to report back and wish I had different results... Was able to look in the access hole under th
Catalina Capri 16.5 (2) sail sfbay at 6:37am 06.16.21 Welcome to the forum!! Find one here for $562: Capri 16.5 Mooring Cover -- One Design Sailboat Cove
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) shemandr at 6:35am 06.16.21 Sailboatdata.com lists the designer as Bruce Kelley. His resume from SBD.com includes 2 Endeavors a
Boat Explosion in Greenport FastOlson at 6:34am 06.16.21 Awful day for all those present. :( Nearly identical to the explosion and sinking at the fuel dock v
Washdown pump location sail sfbay at 6:29am 06.16.21 Any thoughts on whether the washdown pump needs to be above the waterline?.... Above the waterline
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) jon hansen at 6:24am 06.16.21 Lindenberg , helped design and then build Thursday's child for Warren luhrs i think. he built a
3GM30F Clean-up Scott T-Bird at 5:55am 06.16.21 I also see in my photo that I failed to connect the other end of the breather tube! :facepalm: Jus
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) Joe the Sailor at 5:42am 06.16.21 Cross posted at SA and they identified it in a few minutes. Lindenberg 22. MORC racer, floats in 9"
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help boz86 at 5:39am 06.16.21 Thanks! This all helps a lot. Not overly complicated after all, just a lot of work/planning getting
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) shemandr at 5:18am 06.16.21 Phil Bolger? Ha. He was described by a writer at WBM jokingly as "the man who designed a dingy th
Penobscot Bay Sail AlastairLC at 5:13am 06.16.21 I second the recommendations to use Rockland or Rockport as your base and spend more that 3 days. Ye
Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" shemandr at 5:12am 06.16.21 Congrats and have fun. I looks like a nice boat.
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler Crazy Dave Condon at 4:42am 06.16.21 The Bimini was designed to clear the boom when mainsail is deployed. The main sheet attachment on
Washdown pump location Tim22 at 4:15am 06.16.21 Any thoughts on whether the washdown pump needs to be above the waterline? Tim

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