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Water Issue in the bilge?? Tim McCarty at 11:32pm 07.24.06 Catalina 310 4/2694 I am experiencing soapy water in my forward bilge section (310 owners know that the bilge is split i
Wet cabin sPk at 2:24am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1580 I have a 1980 c/b O'Day 25 that I have trying to keep dry. When it rains, it comes inside. I have
Catalina 309 lists to port forbestx at 2:22am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2773 I performed a sea trial of our new Catalina 309 yesterday. My wife and I both noticed a fairly sust
Hard dodger top for a Rasmus 35 Olin at 4:49am 07.25.06 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2091 I have seen several Rasmus 35's with a hard dodger above the fixed glass. Does anyone have a set of
New Sailing Location: Hell's Canyon (1) John S at 2:29am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/974 I spent two days sailing in Hell's Canyon last weekend. The lake is formed by a dam that backs up th
H23 Cockpit quirks Swampyankee at 2:38am 07.25.06 Smaller Boats 12/1108 One thing about our new H23 that baffles me and annoys my wife are those angled cutouts on the cockp
Can I pull it... Scotts56 at 4:10am 07.25.06 Trailer Sailors 37/3784 I am a brand new MacGregor 23 owner (just bought it 7/22). I need to drive 400 miles to get it, some
leaks around mast and starboard deck g.vestal at 5:08am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/858 Has anyone experienced leaks around the mast or along the starboard side at the bulkhead area? If so
Foresail halyard failure Paul F at 6:26am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1482 Last weekend the foresail halyard failed when it tore on the U-shaped mast appendage. I have drawn
anchor locker drain carothersjw at 7:20am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1012 the drain for our anchor locker is plugged.Does anyone have a suggestion as to how i can clear it?
wave slapping noise at anchor Pat McIntosh at 6:52am 07.25.06 Big Boats 14/7901 How do you stop the wave-slap-action noise at the stern of our Hunters? Last weekend we got wave act
Interested in a sail boat for living David at 6:54am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 28/1596 I'll keep this pretty short as I really don't know too much about all the different sailboats. I use
H31 Halyard gr8_2_av8 at 7:34am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1052 I know it has been asked but I can't find the archiveI need the length and recomended dia for a for
mast length Charles Cauley at 9:14am 07.25.06 Smaller Boats 3/880 I am replacing the mast on a H 19 (older model 81-83). Does anyone know the length?
to peen or not to peen Mike at 8:51am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1300 Greetings,my 25 is on a mooring and has been for years. I've had hell with oar locks. Last week I w
21' Luger sailboat Kevin Gallagher at 7:50am 07.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/2042 I recently bought a Luger 21". Did they have a backstay? Mine does not have one.
Need Diesel Fuel Price Site for Northwest John Nantz at 10:07am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1231 I.m just getting ready to depart on my annual long cruise up to gorgeous British Columbia and in the
Looking for a boat ride in San Francisco Don Beavin at 10:18am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1070 My family and I will be in San Francisco soon and I would love to take them out on the bay for a 1-4
New Rudder for H27 wrenninger3 at 10:35am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 I tried to order a new rudder from IdaSailor.com and after 3 weeks was told they just decided not to
Parts from Hurricane damaged boats ? Ron at 10:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1029 Where would I look on the web for a company that bought hurricane damaged boats for parts ? Is ther

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Replacing trailer hand winch cable with UHMWPE synthetic winch rope ? Project_Mayhem at 7:38am 07.09.21 If you end up switching to Dyneema I found good pricing at cbknot.com
O'Day 28 Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 07.09.21 You might not notice soaked wood by stepping on it with your feet. I found the foredeck balsa totall
Which assender do you use ? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 07.09.21 Years ago as a sailboat dealer, I witnessed a friend of mine go up as a professional rigger using th
Replacing trailer hand winch cable with UHMWPE synthetic winch rope ? Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 07.09.21 I use my halyards to raise and lower my mast. I do notice it stretch but it's never been a problem.
Weld broken Strut? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:21am 07.09.21 As a former Hunter dealer I would suggest replacing the strut. First it is 38 years old and fatigue
O'Day 28 Dave Groshong at 7:16am 07.09.21 Not an offshore boat, but a good inland sailboat, concur with dmax. You can read 21 owner reviews
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? flightlead404 at 7:14am 07.09.21 5 Add emergency additional bilge pump and battery, note battery try to locate as high as possible 6
Standing Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:13am 07.09.21 Update. I spoke to this gentleman yesterday advising he was on his way to a reccomended rigger. Rep
O'Day 28 dmax at 7:07am 07.09.21 I don't consider the 28 or my 35 offshore boats - they are coastal cruisers. Structurally, they are
Which assender do you use ? (1) sail sfbay at 6:53am 07.09.21 If I was going to use one the ATN would be a good choice. It is made of stainless steel Its open de
New H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 07.09.21 Use to camp out many years ago on sailboats during winter months on Lanier long before being a sailb
O'Day 28 Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 07.09.21 O'Day boats are known for leaks because for a while there, they sealed everything with silicone whic
Water dripping from salon lights SVFinally at 6:34am 07.09.21 I don't think the cover plates are a point of water ingress on our 376 (yet), but I need to remove
Water dripping from salon lights SVFinally at 6:32am 07.09.21
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 6:28am 07.09.21 Second raw water electric toilet replaced with a Raritan Elegance freshwater electric toilet yesterd
Free '65 Oday Tempest Sailboat Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 07.09.21 Try posting in the classified section of this website or take a look at Good Old Boat magazine. You
Anti siphon dead ends in bilge kloudie1 at 6:09am 07.09.21 Sounds screwy.. Seawater should go from the heat exchanger through the anti-siphon loop, then into t
Raymarine chart plotter model numbers Ward H at 6:09am 07.09.21 The first fits the Raymarine E7 & E7D. The second fits the A75/A77/ & A78. Those numbers are for
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? RoyS at 6:01am 07.09.21 Agree that you should get rid of that return line to the filter. Modified mine as Jake above describ
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? sailme88 at 6:01am 07.09.21 Up here we seldom see a hurricane. Usually a TD by the time it gets here. I ride a mooring that has

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