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Contessa 36 Photo (1) Dick Dixon at 7:30am 08.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/1765 Saturday, August 19, three other boats and I went for a sail in the Mississippi Sound. One of those
Starting an active forum? Jim at 10:18am 08.20.06 Other Sailboats 1/841 Good evening: Any Starwind 19 sailors out there? I recently purchased a 1984 Starwind 19 and am enjo
Places to sail. West Coast: caguy at 9:57am 08.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/808 Just got back from a wonderful week in Lake Tahoe, where I got my wife out on the boat for her first
Bosuns' Chair jlp at 10:22am 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1254 Bosuns' chair went with old boat when I sold it. Now time to goaloft on new boat (C30 MKIII TRBS)so
Dealing with pesty boaters rsn48 at 11:00am 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1054 The article is really self explanatory so check out the link:
Difference between older models & late 80's & 90's Ward at 10:48am 08.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1026 We are considering the purchase of an '87 model C-22. I want to race. I understand the older model
Bulkhead compression Tom H at 11:59am 08.20.06 Other Sailboats 1/895 Doing lots of interior work on an Irwin 31 with a teak ply interior. The main bulhhead has compress
STEEL VS FERRO CEMENT sailormanbigd at 12:13pm 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 4/4784 I am dreaming of owning a larger boat, much larger. I currently own a mac 26d and recent purchase of
Missing Photo (5) Peter Milne at 12:36pm 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 0/846 Sorry, the photo didn't attach to my Miserable Experience
Plow Anchor Captain Dave at 1:03pm 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1139 I just purchased a Used Stainless Steel hinged Plow Anchor. The Numbers on it are HKG9KGS, and on th
Bimini recommendations... Brian D at 3:25pm 08.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1186 I'm looking to add a bimini to my Lancer 27. I took all the needed measurements and came up with LWH
Water Tank Cap Failure David10790 at 11:17pm 08.18.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1626 While filling up the bow water tank on my '06 373, I did what most people do, and left the hose runn
Wind vanes KorculaChris at 10:34pm 08.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1015 For those offshore sailors who have had experience with wind vanes, I am wondering how they compare
Details on reefing the 170 jim o at 10:12pm 08.18.06 Day Sailers 2/1038 Are there diagrams or specific descriptions on reefing procedure for the 170? The owners manual from
Repair of the hatch hinge in Yamaha 25 ks Lam at 11:34pm 08.18.06 Yamaha 2/1746 After servicing us for 26 years, the hinge of the front hatch broken. Is there any one know where t
keel repair ranger 23 trgodd2003 at 1:08am 08.19.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3136 i found corriotion 2in below the keel top. more on port, less on starboard. one spot a hole goes thr
Pearson 18 R Post at 1:34am 08.19.06 Other Sailboats 0/1191 I looked at a Pearson 18 today, what a nice little daysailor. Only problom is I can find little if
catalina 42 loose struts windcat at 3:33am 08.19.06 Big Boats 0/998 My struts on my 91 catalina 42 are loose any advise on repairs
O'Day 22 Cabin Lining David at 3:14am 08.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1151 I have just acquired a used 1973 O'day 22. Generally the boat appears to be in quite good shape with
where to buy Shurflo pump?? Pat at 6:43am 08.19.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1394 I want to purchase a Shurflo Extreme water pump - 5.7 gpm, 60 psi. The well known marine store has i

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1987 Catalina 22 Canvas Source AaronD at 11:56am 06.09.21 We make a lot of nice canvas! https://shop.catalinaowners.com/canvas/index_canvas.php I'm already
Looking for black rubber oarlock mounts on a Puffer sailboat. Anyone know where I might find some? Thank you! sail sfbay at 11:39am 06.09.21 Welcome to the forum!! Hard rubber mounts: MARINE OAR LOCK MOUNT HARD RUBBER \| eBay This is close t
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. (1) AlastairLC at 11:26am 06.09.21 90 in the shade Yep. Left Arizona to cool off in Maine and what do we get! Back to normal today. A
1987 Catalina 22 Canvas Source John Marrone at 11:15am 06.09.21 Learn something every day. Appreciate the heads up. Was under the impression that Catalina Direct wa
1987 Catalina 22 Canvas Source Dave Groshong at 10:56am 06.09.21 We make a lot of nice canvas! https://shop.catalinaowners.com/canvas/index_canvas.php
Diesel shutoff question (2) Wm. Gill at 10:50am 06.09.21 Continuing the updates. Removed the old clevis fork. It is non metric (10-32 thread), so highly unli
SailboatOwners canvas Roland5048 at 10:39am 06.09.21 Yes, there is a zipper at the mast with a Velcro lined cover. The cover also has a wide Velcro patc
Catalina 30 starboard water tank RitSim at 10:29am 06.09.21 On my previous C30, the water tank was boxed in with plywood glassed at various places- imposible to
Beneteau 361 (and other models) Mast Howling in the Wind -- Problem discovered and need help solving... Harry Mathias at 10:25am 06.09.21 Thanks, Chris I am hoping to do it without taking down the mast. Being in CA we keep the boat in the
SailboatOwners canvas MHauser at 10:10am 06.09.21 Thanks Roland. Looks like you have a zipper where it comes together at the mast? My current cover
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. (1) TomY at 9:47am 06.09.21 No need to run the motor or use solar, just strap a Honda 1000 generator on the fantail and run it
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. (1) TomY at 9:43am 06.09.21 I picked up the new batteries and took them to my boat on the hard (waiting for launch - yard is bac
Hull thickness on Hunter 34 1Gordo3 at 9:39am 06.09.21 Im looking g to install a chartplotter/fish finder on my 1984 hunter 34 ...im wondering if any of yo
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? sail sfbay at 9:26am 06.09.21 Reminded me of a Hunter 42 that was de-masted off the coast of Panama. Owner now has a back-up rope
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning sail sfbay at 9:21am 06.09.21 ..........or is it just a matter of getting the mast straight (fore and aft, port and starboard), re
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 9:17am 06.09.21 JDE, When you pull the keel out will you please take a whole bunch of photos showing what the keel
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? sail sfbay at 9:15am 06.09.21 Found this article on single-handed sailing helpful: Single-Handed Sailing: A Complete Guide With T
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 9:15am 06.09.21 Update: Furler overhaul worked perfectly from CDI. They shipped everything I needed to re-install
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning CHris F at 9:12am 06.09.21 Actually, I don't think I was clear in my original posting. I know how to calculate the current fore
Would you be ready to handle this emergency? Roland5048 at 9:08am 06.09.21 One takeaway from the video is have a fully-charged, back-up handheld vhf radio. That was my thoug

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