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Roller Furling Scott On Eagles Wings at 3:33am 01.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1245 I am about to purchase CDI FF2 roller furling for my 1980 Oday 23. I have checked the archives and
V-Berth moisture phil degaa at 3:36am 01.22.07 Big Boats 3/1440 I have an 88 Legend 37.5 and have had a problem with moisture in the v-birth for a long time. I noti
Charging a Mac 25 caguy at 4:33am 01.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/770 I have a Mac 35 that has a perko plug for the outobard to plug into. Has anyone ever used this plug
Free classifieds on this site! Jack at 4:05am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/952 A few weeks ago the wife decided that I needed to clean the garage and do something with the stuff t
Froli bed update (1) william at 4:02am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1181 Bought this Froli sleep system from Nickle Atlantic company last week, these springs snap together a
Sail Control & Travellers Abby Normal at 6:31am 01.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1273 Hey YY, here's the new thread.Kunundrum, thanks for the tip on Garhauer. They make it a lot easie
Rudder Repair (1) Steve at 7:44am 01.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1538 I had a great sail from Boothbay, ME to Newburyport, MA this fall. When I hauled my boat, I noticed
Dinngy specs frank balcer at 8:50am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1507 okay folks,have a 30 foot Pearson here and am planning a week long trip this summer from Pascagoula
Hunter 380 House Battery (2000) Ralph Finkins at 8:50am 01.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1419 Stupid question here. I'm in Saudi Arabia for a month on a project but need to purchase replacement
PAINT FOR HYPALON smitroe at 9:43am 01.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1116 Does anyone know where I can buy paint for the lettering and name in small amounts for my hypalon di
Mac 25 Pop Top Leak TN River Privateer at 10:30am 01.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/876 Does anyone here have any experience dealing with leaks around the pop top on a Mac 25?
Davit System for 380 Alan K at 10:29am 01.22.07 Big Boats 4/1248 I'm thinking about adding dinghy davits on my transom. Anyone with experience? Recommendations?
Merits of lead vs cast iron keels GKuffner at 10:15am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 16/10040 I'm going to be looking for a new boat next year. In looking around, I see both lead and cast iron
Hey... Ed Schenck!!! Idratherbesailing at 10:27am 01.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/822 Ed...did you every change out your 2QM20 in your boat? I solved my 2qm15 problem that had my lookin
Interiors higgs at 11:50am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 25/1830 I am going to get a lot of nasty resopnses ....Interiors for current mid size boats suck. Mid siz
Salt water in bilge kjmessner at 4:05pm 01.22.07 Big Boats 6/2029 I've had my C34 a few years now, and I seem to constantly have salt water in the bilge. If I suck i
Watermaker installation on 37.5 Mike McKendy at 8:33pm 01.20.07 Big Boats 0/824 I have purchased a Pur (Teledyne) Powersurvivor 35 watermaker which I intend to install on my Hunter
More GPS receiver questions... Brian D at 10:33pm 01.20.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1014 No Ross, not for the boat, but who knows... :)I have some points from a program that offers mercha
Just bought a 84 Hunter 25.5 cangold at 10:31pm 01.20.07 Smaller Boats 3/1058 Good morning..This is my first sailboat and I'm very excited..I have looked at several and found th
Peggy - Recommendation for a fresh-water flush Idratherbesailing at 10:38pm 01.20.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1228 Peggy, I've a new to me Gulfstar 37 that I want to put a fresh water flush new head on. The current

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First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) shemandr at 11:53am 06.02.21 A great movie!
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Justin_NSA at 11:51am 06.02.21 I think my tank may not be working right. My pump will kick on occasionally by itself Accumulator T
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) glaufman at 11:49am 06.02.21 +1 on what shemandr said, with a couple clarifications... Contrary to what many people think, the
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Ward H at 11:45am 06.02.21 Interesting about not needing an accumulator tank. I was under the impression one was needed but s
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job (2) Richard19068 at 11:43am 06.02.21 I have the manual, but there is nothing that I can see about swinging the compass; the only options
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) cb32863 at 11:36am 06.02.21 I did not intend for people to think I would protest now. Afterall the race is over and clearly it
What do you use for fire extingushers?? WayneH at 11:34am 06.02.21 Have you seen this? NOT USCG approved but.... Uses the same chemical found in dry fire extinguishers
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Billy_Pilgrim at 11:23am 06.02.21 The Shurflo fresh water pump that I recently replaced, after 14 years, does not use an accumulator.
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump BigEasy at 11:14am 06.02.21 are you saying that the pumps being released these days have been designed so as to negate the need
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Justin_NSA at 11:01am 06.02.21 are you saying that the pumps being released these days have been designed so as to negate the need
Cleats Ripped out of Fiberglass Timm R Oday25 at 10:57am 06.02.21 As on owner of an ODay 25 myself ,I'd say there is most definitely a way . Our bow cleats are screwe
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Billy_Pilgrim at 10:57am 06.02.21 Sounds like my pump/accumulator system is a thing of the past. If mine ever goes, I'll be updating
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Justin_NSA at 10:52am 06.02.21 Sounds like my pump/accumulator system is a thing of the past. If mine ever goes, I'll be updating t
Maiden voyage BL_Sailor at 10:50am 06.02.21 When my wife and I started sailing our C310 we realized that making docking as easy as possible was
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags Sailfanatic at 10:42am 06.02.21 Our solution to topping lift issues is to sister a 3 foot length of shock cord to the lower end of t
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) Justin_NSA at 10:38am 06.02.21 for a little levity. A fun movie BTW. 'Summer Rental' jKmLOxe-tYU
Beneteau 361 (and other models) Mast Howling in the Wind -- Problem discovered and need help solving... Harry Mathias at 10:32am 06.02.21 Thank you Chris Excellent and very useful information. I really appreciate this. Harry
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump odaydokay at 10:31am 06.02.21 Shurflo makes great pumps, though you may be able to get seals and parts for the one you have, it ma
best way to clean a water tank? odaydokay at 10:23am 06.02.21 I have that type filter/strainer screwed onto my Shurflo fresh water pump. I keep an identical spar
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) shemandr at 10:15am 06.02.21 Just because you can protest doesn't mean you have to. Every fleet has its tolerance level for mino

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