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New Trailer elle at 10:35am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 0/780 Who is a good dealer for a sailboat trailer in the VA MD area?? Only want to spend $3000ish.Thanks
Adding a Forespar motor hoist (Nova Lift) to a C-310 Maine Sail at 10:30am 08.09.06 Catalina 310 2/2143 Just finished adding a Forespar motor lift to my C-310 to lift my Nissan 4-stroke. I am very impress
Tiller Pilots - Simrad TP22 vs Raymarine ST1000 Jonathan Sherlock at 9:13am 08.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4901 Looking for opinions on a tiller pilot choice for my Oday 26. The Simrad seems to have higher rating
What's this hole for on the H19 (1) Rusty at 7:54am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 3/906 Does it have anything to do with proping up the sliding hatch?
Throttle, Stop and gear cable replacement Ksarna at 6:24am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 1/798 Any one had the chance to replace any of the above. Any helpful hints or tips.May also need to repla
Fish love sailors! Tim R. at 6:21am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1022 And hate PWCs!Tim R.
Ross, tell me more about that frangible plastic Rusty at 5:55am 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 2/1083 pin from Hunter. Is that what it's really called?
Mac 25 Main Sheet Rigging Abby Normal at 3:37am 08.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2384 I'm going to take my M-25 out to an open space this weekend to test-rig it to make sure everything i
Centerboard cable housing NYSail at 3:09am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 0/872 Hello allMy boat is a 1986 Pearson P36-2...Boat was FINALLY put in the water today!! All is well
Centerboard cable housing NYSail at 3:07am 08.09.06 Other Sailboats 0/871 Hello allBoat was FINALLY put in the water today!! All is well, however I have a small weep throug
Widgeon Purchase/Advice MSchneider at 2:48am 08.09.06 Day Sailers 6/1642 Hi,I am going to look at a 1983 Widgeon this weekend, as a possible buyer. Any suggestions of thin
Haulout on Pamlico stoutwench at 1:37am 08.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1244 We need to haul our 42' sailboat (16 ton) for some bottom work. We're located in Engelhard, NC and w
Circuit breakers... Doug Washburn at 12:01am 08.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1204 For as long as I have owned this boat, I have noticed the sensitivity of the A/C circuit breaker. A
Seat-Go-Anywhere Warren Milberg at 11:29pm 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1607 Anyone have any experience with the "Seat-Go-Anywhere" sold by West/BoatUS compared to the "Sport-A-
Hairline Gelcoat Cracks/Leak Barry Calhoun at 10:58pm 08.08.06 Catalina 30 3/1617 Greetings,I recently discovered a number of leaks in my "new" 1984 C30. One of the biggest is in
A new hatch cover Captain Bob at 10:24pm 08.08.06 Big Boats 2/1005 I have a Hunter Legend, 1987 37.5, and am in need of a new entrance cover. I believe the material is
Droping a Mooring in Anchorage Daydreams at 8:30pm 08.08.06 Seidelmann 6/1756 Hello,I am considering dropping my own mooring in an designated special ancorage covered under USC
Westerbeke 10two Stalling Rich at 3:16pm 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1660 Hi all,Recently purchased an O'day 272 with the Westerbeke 10two engine. Included in the sale was
Healing over your 26M Robertmicp at 2:10pm 08.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1023 How far have you healed your 26M over? I know the comfort angle for us is no more then 15 degrees.
self tailing winch installation (1) gene at 12:40pm 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/846 In order to get the 8 degree negative angle at the point the sheet enters the winch I need to put a

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Arguing with insurance company thinwater at 7:51am 07.04.21 You need to have "consequential damage" coverage. Otherwise, the insurance need only cover the actua
Family Cruise jssailem at 7:28am 07.04.21 I made a firecracker pistol out of copper tubing and fittings in order to shoot off firecrackers.
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. Hayden Watson at 7:10am 07.04.21 Great. Thanks for that. I have heard some info that there is not suffiecnt room for a serpentine k
Family Cruise Terry Cox at 6:41am 07.04.21 La Conner will have a 15 minute show tonight, so our crew wants to attend. Interesting thing about t
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. dlochner at 6:36am 07.04.21 Depends on the type of serpentine pulley. The Balmar serpentine kit uses a J10 pulley, some older mo
Arguing with insurance company dlochner at 6:32am 07.04.21 was shaft log leak due to lack of maintenance ? was bilge pump failure due to lack
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 6:28am 07.04.21 But you've already solved the problem. The terminal on the #8 AWG to the buss bar was corroded an
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 6:13am 07.04.21 There is a great "Free" guide to solo sailing which may provide ideas to help you. Solo sailing is
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 6:04am 07.04.21 You are right about the effects, but the reason may not be what you think. When close hauled, yo
Best location for a Bilge Pump Gene Neill at 5:58am 07.04.21 You stated previously that you got multiple wash-buckets of water in the cabin, while the boat was o
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 5:54am 07.04.21 After install performance update: I have owned two autopilots. A C- Tronix below deck powering a hyd
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning Brian S at 5:50am 07.04.21
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Ward H at 5:45am 07.04.21 I believe there is thermal overload protection for the motor built into the system as well as a fuse
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 5:44am 07.04.21 Take specific pictures of your sails and post here. You will get some good feedback from smart peopl
192 centerboard pennant channel question (5) Brian S at 5:40am 07.04.21 I do not know if this is below the waterline or not, but I would guess that it is, or is very close.
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance RoyS at 5:32am 07.04.21 After you slay that monster, have a go with your rudder shaft packing nut.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? RoyS at 5:24am 07.04.21 I do not hear high frequency sounds as well as most people and I am not alone in this. As people age
10.3 Mast Step shemandr at 5:17am 07.04.21 Some experience in that I had a Mark 25 (C&C 25) on which the mast support was collapsing. That is
Best location for a Bilge Pump Benny17441 at 5:16am 07.04.21 Fiberglass is translucent, light can seen through thin parts or areas where pigmentation was mixed u
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed econnors at 5:12am 07.04.21 Thanks for the advice, folks. Just to be clear, my hull is fine. It's the cockpit area and topside

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