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What do I have? Mike Childs at 9:04am 08.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/676 I have a Cape Dory 10 which I have sailed for years. I acquired the boat from a friend who had used
dock wheels Buckshot at 9:34am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 1/918 I am looking for a few of the old style 12" Taylor Dock wheels with the 2" ID hole in the middle. J
Raymarine Chartplotter/ Radar Advice Ken at 10:57am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2833 I recently purchased a 2000 Hunter 380 with Raymarine RL70 radar and RC520 chartplotter. I've been
Oday handling Jones at 10:51am 08.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/797 What type of weather can an Oday 28 handle? When would you add a reef to the main sail? Is the bo
BVI's in November? Keith at 10:50am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/971 Just booked a Sunsail for mid November. It is supposed to be after the hurricane season (I hope).
Coleman stove in sailboat????? boatlubber2 at 11:12am 08.21.06 Ask All Sailors 28/9925 Hello Fellow sailors:I am wondering about what others know about stoves in sailboats. I understand
Replacement parts for a C22. Bob W. at 11:27am 08.21.06 Smaller Boats 3/1073 Where does one go to find replacement parts like mast, stanctions, rudder and stern pulpits? I need
Disconnects Paul at 11:29am 08.21.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/972 Is it just me or are others experiencing an unusually high -- and frustrating -- number of disconnec
Toe rail Henry Werner at 11:35am 08.21.06 Day Sailers 1/964 My aluminum rail has corrosion around almost every steel screw. I've tried metal polish and wash the
Rigging headsails on Oday 26 Mike8088 at 11:56am 08.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1023 I'm a new owner of a 1984 Oday 26. I have a couple of questions concerning the rigging of the heads
Ammeter failure Rex Noel at 12:08pm 08.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1585 The DC ammeter in my electrical panel was acting strange for a while now, registering unusually high
Need help w/ measurement on 1992 Legend 35.5 Alex 2740 at 12:25pm 08.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/993 Hello everyone, hope that all are well. We left Long Beach in November for Mexico and have been ha
Hunter 33-36 nick maggio at 10:38pm 08.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 I was wondering if anyone has owned a new hunter 33 and for what ever reason moved up to a new 36,ho
1973 Catalina 22 Keel Cable Replacment (1) Peter at 12:10am 08.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2311 I just purchased a Catalina 22 my wife and I took it Sailing yesterday for the first time it was Gr
A Friendly Reminder..... (1) Dick Dixon at 11:37pm 08.19.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1110 What began yesterday as a nice day sail was interrupted briefly by a flooded V-berth. Having left t
Dytek Battery charger operation Paul Harmina at 1:30am 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2613 Can anyone tell me if the battry selector switch needs to be on when charging the batteries using th
outboard bracket 0day 23 1983 mikek at 2:09am 08.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/931 since I'm unable to find a 2 stroke motor....I may need to go with a heavier 8 hp 4 stroke......anyo
Priest Lake, Idaho (1) John S at 4:03am 08.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3087 I just returned from a 7 day trip to the Canadian border (or nearly so). In the panhandle of Idaho,
companionway step Michael Busey at 4:03am 08.20.06 Catalina 30 1/1233 My bottom step of the companionway of my 97 Catalina Mk III has cracked. Does anyone know where I ca
H23 Rudder rant! Swampyankee at 4:58am 08.20.06 Smaller Boats 0/833 My '87 H23 came to me with a homemade tiller, which was about 5' long and loose as a goose. I bought

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Boat graphics ebsail at 12:19pm 01.13.21 Also just had boat name and hailing port done by local shop here in Owings Mill MD. two copies .
Mast Sail Slide Channel rgranger at 12:06pm 01.13.21 Mast Gate Modification :wow3::clap::clap::clap: That is very cool.... and I liked the use of squo
Dyneema lifelines jssailem at 12:01pm 01.13.21 Dyneema works great for lifelines. It is strong, but does deteriorate quicker than bare stainless st
Dyneema lifelines Parsons at 11:59am 01.13.21 +1 @Richard19068 - search this site for Dyneema lifelines May I ask what you have against bare (non
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration CaptainRan at 11:43am 01.13.21 Perhaps you already know this but the thread below indicates there is an embedded plate that you co
Dyneema lifelines Richard19068 at 11:29am 01.13.21 Google: splice lifelines Or search these forums for the same thing.
Dyneema lifelines Justin_NSA at 11:28am 01.13.21 You can also buy the slit plastic covering to put over the bare wire. Mostly used on shrouds to prot
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum Richard19068 at 11:07am 01.13.21 I don't know the Hunters but for a voyage like that I might want to inspect the rudder shaft and bea
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 11:06am 01.13.21 Why yes I am, how did you guess? Psychic I guess :)
Mast Sail Slide Channel Joe Blizzard at 11:06am 01.13.21 Mast Gate Modification
Boat graphics sailnoproblem at 11:05am 01.13.21 Why yes I am, how did you guess?
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Hunter216 at 11:01am 01.13.21 You are correct and I like to adjust outhaul regularly so the outhaul configuration will change for
Repairing plywood bulkhead Richard19068 at 10:56am 01.13.21 Could you just leave the solid pieces of old one in place and make a whole new one and fit it in up
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 10:54am 01.13.21 Nice! Are you a Seals and Crofts fan too?
Boat graphics (1) sailnoproblem at 10:52am 01.13.21 I designed and had a local shop print it for $75
Boat graphics dlochner at 10:39am 01.13.21 Check for a local sign shop. They do vinyl lettering all the time.
Boat graphics Daveinet at 10:35am 01.13.21 An internet search brings back several options for vinyl lettering in that size, most of which is un
Ventilation for Catalina 25 Alansails at 10:12am 01.13.21 We owned a 1987 Catalina 25 TRSK for 10 years, we put a solar vent in the top of the head and it wor
12 volt charging at marina DArcy at 10:09am 01.13.21 Going with .1C as your selection for solar in this case may be overkill. On my previous boat I had a
Boat graphics Justin_NSA at 9:59am 01.13.21 Thanks Jim. I'll wait for their sale then. They send the cut letters on a backing sheet that makes i

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