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International Talk Like a Pirate Day Cap'n Jack at 5:44am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/953 As sailors we all need to be aware that tomorrow, September 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate
Cleaning the hull Wicho at 5:36am 09.18.06 Smaller Boats 3/1205 HI guys, my Catalina was in the Marina for 3 months(Lake), now very dirty with dark hull, any experi
Dock lines... Brian D at 3:29am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1160 Time for me to replace my dock lines. I'll keep to old ones as spares. I tried to use WM Product Ass
O'day 23 Trailer Ideas stickman at 3:04am 09.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1046 I just picked-up a trailer for my O'day 23 and know it needs some retrofitting to work. What kind o
1GM sounding different, almost no power Windrifter at 2:59am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 5/891 and smoking (white) at the top end. Motor ran fine two weeks ago. Took it out yesterday and it was
Ranger 30 Cockpit Instrument Panel Heffy at 2:54am 09.18.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/1981 I have a cockpit mounted instrument panel that monitors an Atomic 4. Sunlight has deteriated the pa
HUNTER (41 AC) vs. CATALINA (41 AC) bubbles at 2:48am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2256 Does anyone know the pros and cons for the HUNTER 41 and CATALINA 41 aft? Considering both. Thanks
1966 O'Day Tempest Bill McCullom at 2:43am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 1/1470 Interested in this model, assuming a weight of 3,000#-need a trailer recommendation.
Length of rigging from top of mast to boat Dick Allington at 2:35am 09.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/968 After sitting for several years the turnbuckles on the rigging were frozen, even WD-40 didn't hep wi
out for the season :-( david at 4:27am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 8/1215 Pulled out the 170 for the year, sad to put it to bed for the winter, but opportunities to get up to
hatch cover trim slunga at 3:45am 09.18.06 Catalina 30 1/1597 Need help in locating the two teak trim boards on either side of the companionway cover.Or, somewher
centerboard stuck up jack dooley at 3:38am 09.18.06 Day Sailers 3/1185 I am a new owner of an O'day 222 (1984) and love the boat. Recently I had the misfortune of a soft
Open Water Gary Cripps at 7:43am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1057 Just wondering how many people have made the crossing from Fl to Bimini? Trying to get some informa
Anchor Line joe5921 at 7:11am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 6/968 I have been trying to devise a method to take the strain off the windless when setting the anchor. T
Visiting Lake Havasu Abby Normal at 7:46am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 My wife and I are talking about going out to the Phoenix area in November to see relatives and go to
Rich, from San Diego... Brian D at 7:54am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 4/951 Did you pass information to me about a San Diego custom maker of biminis and awnings? If so, would y
Doyle Stack Pack mainsail Sherry at 10:26am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4353 Does anybody have any experience with the Doyle Stack Pack mainsail? What are the pros and cons? D
WHISKER POLES V Castleton at 10:44am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 12/4132 Can anyone direct me to sailing rules which would allow or not allow the use of a whisker pole when
To Batten or Not Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:58am 09.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1071 I have a Cherubini 33 1983, and am having a main built. The boat is in Titusville, Fl, and will be
Lets talk rope clutches, esp. on a 340 Andy at 9:23am 09.18.06 Big Boats 0/823 The handle on one of my rope clutches broke. Spinlock XA. I'm assuming the replacement handle (p/n

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Windlass gypsy position.... Lewmar H2 NYSail at 9:28am 06.16.21 Thanks..... I have these diagrams, however when I zoomed in it did appear to have the teeth angling
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help mnmpizza at 9:22am 06.16.21 It was hard enough holding a piece of 4x4 angle iron in place and starting the nut, nevermind conto
Hunter Legend 37 Broken Keel Box? or just fa�ade. Cemseller at 9:20am 06.16.21 no hard grounding that I am aware of.
BELT DUST (1) Maine Sail at 9:01am 06.16.21 Guys, Super simple... https://marinehowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Z-P1120035-800x600.jpg
C310/315 IA Webmaster SawyerCurt at 8:56am 06.16.21 Greetings! Updates to the C310/315 IA web site have been completed. For those of you who answered
Windlass gypsy position.... Lewmar H2 (1) jssailem at 8:42am 06.16.21 The new design appears to have an outer and an inner design. Your's is an older model. Here is a li
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull swshogren at 8:41am 06.16.21 Capt Robbie...I was thinking that too and was planning to do some bull insulating over the summer. W
Windlass gypsy position.... Lewmar H2 jssailem at 8:40am 06.16.21 Greg. The images of the two appear identical. Do the back sides of the haves give you any clue as t
Windlass gypsy position.... Lewmar H2 (1) DayDreamer41 at 8:37am 06.16.21 This may help, appears grooves point in the direction opposite of rotation up
Trailer for 272 (1) sail sfbay at 8:25am 06.16.21 New from: Triad Trailer: O'Day 272 - Triad Trailers Modified EZ Loader Trailer: EZ Loader Custom & A
Washdown pump location sail sfbay at 8:14am 06.16.21 Jollyroger.........great suggestion, thanks for sharing!!
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! Jollyroger at 8:13am 06.16.21
Washdown pump location Jollyroger at 7:37am 06.16.21 Why not just make a portable washdown/anchor wash pump in about ten minutes? Then you could also pum
Yanmar fuel water separator filter where to buy o (1) sail sfbay at 7:21am 06.16.21 So you have a Yanmar fuel water separator 4230B. Same question came up on this thread Yanmar 4230-01
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Good Vibes at 7:12am 06.16.21 Thanks for all the replies. I have become more familiar with the wiring and will be tracing through.
Boat sails on the mooring Jacktar at 7:08am 06.16.21 If your keel is fully down and the tiller lashed with rudder down it may be wind on boat side fighti
Boat Explosion in Greenport sail sfbay at 7:05am 06.16.21 Very unfortunate and I also hope they recover. It will be interesting to learn about the root cause
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 6:56am 06.16.21 boating safety classes when they were taught "live" instead of online That should not be a thing.
Boat Explosion in Greenport Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51am 06.16.21 Having owned gas powered boats for 20+ years, I have a pretty good idea of what happened: He started
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 6:49am 06.16.21 In addition to being less volatile, i have always assumed that an equivalent diesel was cheaper to

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