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Wind Instruments Robert in St. Louis at 1:38pm 10.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/793 Hello to all, Has anyone out there ever installed a wind instrument? If so, could you give some po
york harbor me. bill grigs at 1:59pm 10.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1203 Has anyone done any cruising from York Harbor, or Portsmouth Harbor back into Great Bay ? My C 25 ha
Hunter 28 Wanted Bradley18793 at 2:12pm 10.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1068 Looking to buy a 1989,1990,or 1991 Hunter 28. Preferred location Washington State or British Columb
Preferred Outboard HP Catalina 25 Preston Nelms at 2:40pm 10.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/10502 What size outboard do you have for your Catalina 25'? I'm looking for a motor for a Catalina 25' I j
exhaust elbow Jack2438 at 8:32pm 09.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1230 Is there a cheap place to purchase an exhaust elbow for a 1986 m-18 engine? What would a guess be on
Recommendation for prop. Jack Hart at 10:18pm 09.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/936 Hi folks, finally found a motor!Oday 22 with 9.9HP 2-stroke Evinrude.It has a plastic prop on it n
ReLocating the GPS on an H260 Rick H260 at 9:51pm 09.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/882 The current mounting for our GPS is to the right of the hatchway on the bulkhead, and it's so far aw
Replacing Windows Mike Turner at 12:08am 10.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1149 I am replacing two of my port windows. The standard window was a bomar. Will they come out without a
Macgregor 19 questions CobraEarl MAC26s at 1:10am 10.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1463 My wife and I were looking at the Macgregor Brocures last night... all of them. and she fell in love
Dutchman flaking system question droopy at 2:23am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1754 Well, the first year with new boat has been great. It is almost time to take the sailm down and I a
Significant developments in the last 100 years? Moody Buccaneer at 3:01am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 22/2063 Some things never change, some things come and go, some new ideas never get off the ground (or past
CENTERBOARD domcece01@aol.com at 3:29am 10.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/973 NEED A CENTERBOARD OR A TEMPLATE TO MAKE ONE. HELP!!!!!! domcece01@aol.com
screens for 1985 28'Day David Underwood at 4:02am 10.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/884 I recently purchased a 1985 O'Day 28. Since I can't find a brand name or model number on the forwar
Maxwell winch Ksarna at 3:55am 10.01.06 Smaller Boats 2/950 Doe's any one know where to get a set of maxwell 17 single speed self tailing winches. Or what other
26S Weight & proper spring? SeacretSailor at 3:36am 10.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1039 Mazbe I'm missing something in the manuals and not seeing it, so thought I'd ask. Can someone tell
Marion to Bermuda Race June 15, 2007 Before the Bell at 3:29am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 0/838 Anyone looking for a crew member to help in the aforementioned race. I began sailing in 1976 at 16
Moor Electronics question paphman at 6:20am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1162 I would like to add an apparent wind indicator to our boat. I have seen the Moor Electronics appare
Cost of owning a sailboat? jbrosser at 6:59am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 40/4599 I'm a first time buyer and will be purchasing my first sailboat soon. It will be an older 30' built
Seaworthines of a Y-29 Nanno Winkel at 6:55am 10.01.06 Yamaha 1/2206 Hello,I'm interested in buying a Y-29. I think it's a very unusual design with lots of living/slee
O'day 23 (1984) Things to Look For Bungo Pete at 6:50am 10.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4718 Hello again:Well, I have found boat to look at and am wondering what specific trouble areas to loo

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Sail repair advice? (1) Tally Ho at 5:15pm 07.26.21
Toe Rail Voyager1 at 5:12pm 07.26.21
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks Joe at 4:38pm 07.26.21 Once the sail is up you pull the jacks forward out of the way with the drawstring. Some systems us
Toe Rail Evan656 at 4:36pm 07.26.21
Prop Walk when in reverse shemandr at 4:07pm 07.26.21 And remember that keelboats with their big rudders remain maneuverable at very low speeds. Long kee
Hood 810 profurl search sail sfbay at 3:52pm 07.26.21 I would contact the seller.
Adventures in anchoring jaysweet at 3:50pm 07.26.21 Once you retrieve enough chain to avoid Anchor Lock, What's anchor lock? I could guess, but I don'
Hood 810 profurl search krwilder61@gmail.com at 3:49pm 07.26.21 think its a non starter as likely would not marry/ compatible to the foil size / diameter is it your
1980 Hunter 27 Thru Hull Hose Size sail sfbay at 3:42pm 07.26.21 1975- 1984 owner's manual shows a 3/4" hose from the bilge pump to the thru hull discharge. If it w
Prop Walk when in reverse cagreen75 at 3:33pm 07.26.21 When docking never forget that neutral is your friend. Get your boat moving fast enough for steering
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks sail sfbay at 3:29pm 07.26.21 Catalina Direct sells a lazy jack kit for your sailboat as do others.
Hood 810 profurl search sail sfbay at 3:27pm 07.26.21 Would it work or is it a non starter?
Rust sealer for steel keel Charles Erwin at 3:27pm 07.26.21 On the keel - probably cast iron - consider an epoxy overcoat. Read this for a start for some persp
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks ShawnL at 3:27pm 07.26.21 I'm actually seriously considering them on my '73. I leave it on a mooring all season and it would
Hood 810 profurl search krwilder61@gmail.com at 3:24pm 07.26.21 looking closely its a Hood 705 not an 810
Location of Fluxgate compass sailingdeac at 3:24pm 07.26.21 The Raymarine autopilot is failing to show the correct compass heading. stays constant. am told b
Adventures in anchoring jaysweet at 3:18pm 07.26.21 In that regard, I'm very happy with my Lewmar Claw. I have the same anchor: it's been flawless in
Hood 810 profurl search krwilder61@gmail.com at 3:15pm 07.26.21 Looking for the Drum section - my foil and furlers are good - drum completer worn out and beyond rep
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 3:14pm 07.26.21 As far as breaking out: as someone just said, when the anchor chain is near vertical, you can eith
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm jaysweet at 3:13pm 07.26.21 On our 2004 Hunter (Yanmar 2GM20F) the only engine overheating I've experienced turned out to be bec

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