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25 CB Pennant mrscott25 at 3:30pm 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1001 Just bought an O'day 25 that needs a centerboard pennant. Evidently the old one wore out and broke
Bulkhead Replacement Christian7591 at 10:41pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1885 I've scanned the archive section of the site with regard to "Bulkhead replacement" for the Catalina
Netting around stantions; childproofing Christian7591 at 10:58pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1525 Our one year old daughter is beginning to get her 'sealegs' and while we have one eye on her at all
Web access for smart phone users.... Maine Sail at 12:49am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/869 Hi All,I wanted to pass on some information that might be usefull to folks who own a PDA/Smart pho
Brian and Steph--Keep those articles coming ! megaboat2003 at 1:31am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/876 Your articles are great! I've been following your adventures from the beginning. It's like reading a
Hunter 26 in 30 knot wind w/o water in ballast Rich L at 9:05pm 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1660 I did a dumb thing that gave me a good lesson. As I was sliding my Hunter 26 off the trailer, I hear
Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/860 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1888 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/880 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1217 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2901 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/3000 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/4089 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1669 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1773 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?

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Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement shemandr at 12:20pm 06.29.21 INSCO's want invoices for winterization (And now maybe removing canvas and sails) to prove that it w
Need Help Tampa Bay area with Perkins Prima 50 engine sail sfbay at 12:20pm 06.29.21 Might try Perfection Marine (they are mobile and service Clearwater): ~Marine Mobile Boat Engine Rep
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging shemandr at 12:09pm 06.29.21 This may be late advice but I don't like to tape halyards or other running rigging together to repla
Which boson chair do you use? Rich Stidger at 12:01pm 06.29.21 The Harken chair is my choice. I have used others but the Harken is comfortable and feels safe with
Beneteau 323 Bimini? LynnM at 11:38am 06.29.21 Thanks for the responses...I contacted one of the reputable shops here in town (St Clair Shores) and
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues WrangelliaGeo at 11:19am 06.29.21 A big thank you to all the great advice from everybody! @Don S/V ILLusion, @Tally Ho @SirMichael @nv
Engine Stalling 3GM30F nveater at 11:02am 06.29.21 Except for the manual lift pump there is no electric fuel pump on the engine- will check the fuel ve
Adding Mast Base Blocks Scott T-Bird at 10:58am 06.29.21 The parts you circled in the diagram clearly calls them L brackets and gives the part #. Try callin
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Davidasailor26 at 10:56am 06.29.21 Thank you. I will try that. I think the issue though must be before the strainer since I'm not s
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 10:44am 06.29.21 Every single domestic water pump MANUAL has a TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. Do you have the manual for yo
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 10:43am 06.29.21 Welcome to the forum! We have the same model boat, so hopefully I can help. On mine when I open th
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging AaronD at 10:34am 06.29.21 Forget the manual. Use 5/16 for the halyards. On my C27 I built "tapered" halyards by covering a
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Captain Larry-DH at 10:30am 06.29.21 @Rick Webb take a look at the video I linked in this prior post Hurricane Isaias <--- TS Isaias <---
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? JamesG161 at 10:14am 06.29.21 It is the Reversing off the "stuck" spot that stirs up the Silt. Run you engine in idle after becomi
Oday 23 or Oday 272 Ward H at 10:07am 06.29.21 Congratulations on your 272!
Adding Mast Base Blocks Ward H at 10:02am 06.29.21 The parts you circled in the diagram clearly calls them L brackets and gives the part #. Try callin
How to tell if oil is in gas? Tedd at 9:47am 06.29.21
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Stu Jackson at 9:39am 06.29.21 Every single domestic water pump MANUAL has a TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. Do you have the manual for you
Adding Mast Base Blocks Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 06.29.21 With the sail up the boom WILL clear the Bimini--but with the sail down the topping lift needs to
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Rick Webb at 9:31am 06.29.21 While I agree people should remove canvass, I think it's TERRIBLE idea to require a commercial serv

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