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Mast Step Reinforcement? Mast step support? JCD at 4:43am 03.30.07 Day Sailers 6/1940 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 15/1223 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 9/7663 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 6/4551 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 2/812 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 11/1329 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 1/870 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 5/2319 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 50/6102 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 14/2044 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) 1/2508 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 3/911 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 1/1777 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 3/1521 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 1/875 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 3/1379 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 8/1307 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 0/950 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 4/3196 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 8/1390 Couldn't help myself after seeing Hagar in todays comics.And after all our posts about our others h

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Thistle main sail Seaswood at 4:04pm 08.23.21 Looks like you have to join become a member from what I can tell. looks like there is a loft in Rhod
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? jssailem at 4:04pm 08.23.21 I know your thinking. But keeping a person in work feeding his family seems like a worthy action til
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? fstbttms at 3:54pm 08.23.21 He Cleans the slime, removes any barnacle growth, and does the Zinc's as needed. If I can get out o
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI jssailem at 3:52pm 08.23.21 As a live aboard, your Going out for wood, filling the water tank when the marina has water (some ti
Thistle main sail Calif. Ted at 3:42pm 08.23.21 I learned to sail on a Thistle too long ago but we used North Sails, because it's a "one design clas
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? jssailem at 3:42pm 08.23.21 Are you having your bottom cleaned He Cleans the slime, removes any barnacle growth, and does the
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 3:33pm 08.23.21 I don't want diesel heating. Smells bad. I hate motoring for the same reason. Nor do I want a flamma
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea jssailem at 3:33pm 08.23.21 Some tale of misery and survival, only to be haunted. Sad. Thank you for sharing. It was well writ
Engine size sail boat. Help please. Ken Cross at 3:32pm 08.23.21 We had the dagger board version of your boat which was built prior to yours. We had a 9.9 Honda on t
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea shemandr at 3:23pm 08.23.21 Yeah, that's a disturbing tale. When Tiger Sharks are circling your inflatable you're not having a
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea Ken Cross at 3:22pm 08.23.21 Thanks for sharing, I just read another book that I found very Entertaining. It's called Before th
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI sail sfbay at 3:19pm 08.23.21 Nope.......how do you plan to use it (at anchor, dock, sailing, motoring), what do you do for wood s
Thistle main sail shemandr at 3:16pm 08.23.21 Yeah, go with the class club. Do you really have to join just to ask about a sail? I hope not.
Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 3:15pm 08.23.21 I managed to remove our broken stanchion with a impact screwdriver and hammer. Not the electric kind
South and middle Puget Sound Ken Cross at 3:11pm 08.23.21
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 3:03pm 08.23.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/notforsale-jpg.197573 Ha, and it's for sale :)
Single Handed Docking DArcy at 3:00pm 08.23.21 One basic rule is to not approach the dock or slip going faster than a speed at which you'd be will
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter dmax at 2:59pm 08.23.21 Yikes - that Catalina layup doesn't look good, I'm surprised, they are generally pretty solid.
Galled stanchion removal jssailem at 2:48pm 08.23.21 Looking at the picture, I suspect the damage bent the screws and they may be cross threaded in the p
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea dlochner at 2:43pm 08.23.21 Thanks for sharing, I think.

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