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Winch replacement C-22 Tipsy at 11:53am 09.20.06 Smaller Boats 2/1280 Trying to find proper replacement for swing keel winch
Moving a 45' from coast to coast Peter Lashley at 11:49am 09.20.06 Big Boats 8/1794 Hello all,Wondered if anyone out there might have some insight on boat transport.I'm on the west c
Challenger=Columbia? (1) crzhors at 11:47am 09.20.06 Columbia 1/1845 Our boat needs a Daddy...Is our 1973 Challenger 40 a Columbia? The Challenger brand doesn't turn up
Irwin 34 rudder bearings Bill10658 at 11:40am 09.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/1309 The guys in the boat yard and a surveyor can't agree on what to call the parts I need. I don't know
Moving a 45' from coast to coast Peter Lashley at 11:40am 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1191 Hello all, Wondered if anyone out there might have some insight on boat transport.I'm on the west
lazy jacks Dream Weaver at 11:33am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/987 I would like to install lazy jacks on my 1987 272LE. Any comments to share?
steering cable Dream Weaver at 11:29am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1037 My rudder has lots of play in it. I would like to tighten it up. It looks almost impossible to rea
oday 22 cabin floor Bill at 1:48pm 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2213 Hi Has anyone ever replaced or repaired the floor on an Oday 22? The floor in my boat is very soft
Boat Sales Tax Levin at 4:58pm 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1893 Hello everyone... So I have a question about boat sales tax and hope that someone here might hav
ice box conversion sully22356 at 1:52pm 09.20.06 Catalina 30 0/1108 I just bought a 1990 C30 and want to convert the icebox to a 12v/AC fridge. The icebox has an odd s
Removing Rub Rail Mark M26D at 9:24pm 09.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/960 We rebedded the stantions and moved on to the rub rail. When I pulled the rubber out of the stern en
Swing keel cable and attachment dave63021 at 12:25am 09.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1974 Could anyone provide some additional details regarding the swing keel cable and attachments on a 199
Backstay SweetTrade at 12:00am 09.18.06 Smaller Boats 2/892 Ok I am trying to figure out the backstay adjuster on my hunter 23. I have the set up for it, but i
yanmar 1GM10 Bob8442 at 11:14pm 09.17.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1064 I recently changed oil and all filters on our engine. Was not able to get all the air out of the sys
Stack Pack Justin_NSA at 11:11pm 09.17.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1112 Anyone have experience with the Doyle Stack Pack? There are a handful on the docks. I sailed with so
Pirates! Arrrrr! T J Furstenau at 5:46am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 7/919 Okay, I felt that it was my responsibility to point this out to my friends here.It's that time aga
International Talk Like a Pirate Day Cap'n Jack at 5:44am 09.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/978 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 3/1271 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 12/1198 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 6/1080 I just picked-up a trailer for my O'day 23 and know it needs some retrofitting to work. What kind o

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Sail repair advice? jssailem at 6:05pm 07.25.21 A rip that large, I guess, is aged/worn bout thread A tear patched with sail tape Any sustainable
Sail repair advice? Davidasailor26 at 6:00pm 07.25.21 If you can get it fixed quickly go with that. If not in your position I would probably tape it and m
Sail repair advice? sail sfbay at 5:51pm 07.25.21 Take the sail to a local sail loft for repair. Then obtain quotes for new a new sail. That is what d
Refrigeration lines SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:50pm 07.25.21 Sweating is normal on the low or suction side of any refrigeration or a/c lines in a hot, humid envi
1986 Fixed Keel Material hambonebrown at 5:18pm 07.25.21 Hi @sail sfbay, Thanks for your reply. I'd like to replace the keel bolts and while reading-up on th
1986 Fixed Keel Material sail sfbay at 5:12pm 07.25.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! This site indicates it is steel Boa
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm leo310 at 5:03pm 07.25.21 you may want to check your thermostat it could be at fault
What's the Best Additive to Help Boat Paint Flow? Tally Ho at 5:03pm 07.25.21 What kind of paint, and how are you applying it? Normally, the paint mfg has thinner specific to th
New Rudder? sail sfbay at 4:52pm 07.25.21 Ouch!! Buy the best rudder you can afford...that is what I would do it it were my sailboat.
Refrigeration lines Tally Ho at 4:49pm 07.25.21
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Tally Ho at 4:46pm 07.25.21
what are these? sunlover at 4:45pm 07.25.21 thanks all. good thing I didn't toss them.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement MFD at 4:40pm 07.25.21 I don't use it much in the winter, but my understanding primary use case is ensuring a touch of cold
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 4:39pm 07.25.21 The arrow shows the location of the damage due to the rudder hitting the spacer.
New Rudder? (1) DeliriousSailor at 4:39pm 07.25.21 196517
what are these? Tally Ho at 4:36pm 07.25.21 Keeps your pots from falling off the stove. As @Stu Jackson said, the clamp on the bar at the front
what are these? kappykaplan at 4:35pm 07.25.21 Pot holders?
what are these? Stu Jackson at 4:35pm 07.25.21 They are pot holders. You clip them onto the front flat piece of the stove.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement gfrazzle at 4:30pm 07.25.21 Our blower has worked since we bought the boat in 2009 but we have never used it. What do you use it
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm Ken13559 at 4:05pm 07.25.21 Hi Jake, thanks for that. I will check the temp and perhaps get someone to have a look at the heat

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