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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 1/869 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 50/6100 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 14/2043 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) 1/2507 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
Hunter 23 (1986) Water Tank Mounting slidewhiz at 1:06am 03.29.07 Trailer Sailors 1/1949 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 5/1082 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 1/1331

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I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 2:11pm 08.23.21 Congrats ...and Happy Sailing. I just sold my 3rd Catalina a few months ago as we bought a house on
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter jssailem at 2:10pm 08.23.21 You will be happier in the long run for taking this action now.
Galled stanchion removal dlochner at 2:07pm 08.23.21 First try liberal amounts of a penetrant like PB Blaster. Add some patience. If that doesn't work.
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (5) fconmass at 2:06pm 08.23.21 Thankyou for all your responses. The company is Hinckley Yacht Services. I have been working with
Single Handed Docking Kings Gambit at 1:52pm 08.23.21 One basic rule is to not approach the dock or slip going faster than a speed at which you'd be willi
Single Handed Docking Don Guillette at 1:37pm 08.23.21 I like the bridle method for a long dock when single handed because when you leave the boat you've l
Need source for boat plumbing parts (1) Dr. D at 1:23pm 08.23.21 @Dr. D , can you please take a shot looking into the head from outside the head door. Try to show
Alternator problems TomY at 1:16pm 08.23.21 Sorry for the thread drift: My ARS-4(5?) gave out while out for a few weeks. Luckily, I still had an
Hunter 44DS and 426DS front head hatch measurement? Skipper Chris at 1:16pm 08.23.21 Ranmore, Thank you for your help, and the picture is worth another paragraph or two! The measureme
Alternator problems Maine Sail at 1:01pm 08.23.21 If the alternator was cooked, I believe that the output diode (rectifier ) failed into dead short.
brand of microwave to fit in cupboard above stove Captain Larry-DH at 1:00pm 08.23.21 snip Regardless of how I personally feel about them, though, it just always seems odd to me that w
Engine size sail boat. Help please. jeepbluetj at 12:51pm 08.23.21 Or if $$$ is tight, talk to some sailors at the marina. Tell them you just bought a boat and want
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 12:49pm 08.23.21 Thank you for the insight and pictures. Couldn't agree more about an inner forestay support option,
Engine size sail boat. Help please. jeepbluetj at 12:44pm 08.23.21 Also, it seems apparent that you do not know how to sail. You might find yourself totally reliant o
Single Handed Docking jeepbluetj at 12:29pm 08.23.21 Slips are floating, fingers both sides. So no hitting any other boats unless I miss the slip entirel
Single Handed Docking RobChichester at 12:02pm 08.23.21 Most times I am able to back my boat into its slip while my crew merely holds the lines slack agains
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 12:00pm 08.23.21 100 percent have no idea how to sail. There are about a dozen certified sailing schools in your a
Engine size sail boat. Help please. Kings Gambit at 11:46am 08.23.21 It belatedly occurs to me that your sailboat may not have an installed VHF radio & fixed antenna. If
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? fstbttms at 11:44am 08.23.21 Legend has it around here that if you have the D.P yard do the job it lasts 1 year. Elsewhere/DIY m
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? jeepbluetj at 11:35am 08.23.21 No idea, bought the boat 6 months ago so whatever the P.O. put on it. They didn't keep a maint log.

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