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Mast Step Reinforcement? Mast step support? JCD at 4:43am 03.30.07 Day Sailers 6/1854 I have a nasty crack at the mast step that completely cracked through the plastic outer layer (LURAN
CHARGING BARNEY at 5:58am 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1154 I JUST RECEIVED A "AGM" BATTERY WHICH HAD BEEN IN STORAGE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW THE BATTERY CAN BE CHAR
most stable dinghy Phil at 10:45am 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 9/7437 Our boat is on a mooring and we have to use a dinghy. We have a small 8'plastic type that you have t
Making a mooring...factors and weights??? Skippercanuck at 11:34am 03.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4426 It is legal in most Canadian waters to sink a mooring just about where you wish, provided that it do
radio antennae meatball at 11:30am 03.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/803 I am new to sailing and am trying to set up my 2005 26m with radio and gps/sounder etc. Should (or
How bad is it? Drifter at 7:11am 03.30.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1309 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 1/844 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 5/2254 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 50/5645 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 14/1891 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) 1/2437 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 3/901 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 1/1747 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 3/1496 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 1/852 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 3/1369 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 8/1280 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 0/934 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 4/3156 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 8/1364 Couldn't help myself after seeing Hagar in todays comics.And after all our posts about our others h

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Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:04am 07.26.21 Yes! That would be what I tell Sue (and myself) to make her think I'm leaving early. It was alread
Adventures in anchoring rgranger at 9:00am 07.26.21 Sounds like a autopilot would be helpful. Glad you got it sorted out. I think you could also use a
Adventures in anchoring Michael Davis at 8:56am 07.26.21 I would change my Gypsy to one that accepts rope and chain and wire in my remote control so I could
Adventures in anchoring Dave Groshong at 8:51am 07.26.21 My sure fire technique was to only pull the anchor early early in the morning when it was dead calm.
Deck Windows on a Hunter376 (1) sail sfbay at 8:35am 07.26.21 The consensus was Dow Corning 795 Window resealing \| Sailboat Owners Forums , see post #5 for the pr
Spreader boots for Hunter 335 sail sfbay at 8:13am 07.26.21 Same question came up on this thread and they purchased a large one: spreader boot size \| Sailboat O
1986 Fixed Keel Material hambonebrown at 8:07am 07.26.21 @LakeShark - Many thanks. When I have more photos, I will post. I'll read-up on the thread you've pr
1986 Fixed Keel Material LakeShark at 7:59am 07.26.21 @hambonebrown Yup that's a Fin on the original design C22 (and yes i believe that could still be an
Boat mover stevec22206 at 7:58am 07.26.21 I can also recommend Derek and SMS. They moved our boat last fall and did a superior job.
New Rudder? Pat Hooyman at 7:54am 07.26.21
1986 Fixed Keel Material (1) hambonebrown at 7:43am 07.26.21 Hi @LakeShark. Many thanks for your response. I'm certain it's a fixed keel. The boat is ~2 hours fr
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 7:35am 07.26.21 I have an Rudder Craft Rudder for an Hunter 26 I owned. I sold the boat 10 years ago with the origi
Catalina 22 being parted out? LakeShark at 7:34am 07.26.21 need a mainsail fiddle block system.....Catalina Direct backordered Funny I just broke mine as wel
1986 Fixed Keel Material LakeShark at 7:31am 07.26.21 New owner of 1986 fixed keel. What's the material of the keel, lead or cast iron? Many thanks --
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead sail sfbay at 7:29am 07.26.21
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 nveater at 7:26am 07.26.21 My 1994 33.5 is set up like Don's and resembles the diagram in SFbay's illustration. Traveller is fo
Sail repair advice? sail sfbay at 7:18am 07.26.21 Ditto Scott T-Bird ..................after my used (unknown age) head sail ripped I took it down, go
Sail repair advice? Scott T-Bird at 7:13am 07.26.21 That's a wakeup call for anybody thinking about getting rid of that spare sail they may own! It's g
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement Parsons at 7:11am 07.26.21 I don't use it much in the winter, but my understanding primary use case is ensuring a touch of cold
Sail repair advice? kingle at 7:08am 07.26.21 Hey all, While out on the harbor the other evening my main developed a tear about six feet in lengt

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