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Emotional Memorial Day Weekend (video) Jim Willis23135 at 8:42pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/912 Well past 60, no kids and taking care of my wife who has only partially recovered from a stroke in 2
Woodrow Wison Memorial bridge Broke sailor SV Marcell at 10:40pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 7/3364 Any advise heading up to D.C. and crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge under construction. Is this a
LEAKS! David ONeill at 10:47pm 06.06.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/956 The stainless steel supports that the life line runs through is leaking at the base and is coming in
Getting a sailboat rigged Dwayne Hillier at 10:54pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 15/993 I've never had to do this before, how do I find someone to rig my sailboat, how much would it cost R
Looking for input on table design Doghouse at 11:08pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 2/897 The layout of my boat is rather unique since the traveler is on the cockpit floor. I am looking int
H23 main sail boom too low, Bimini top ordered! Denise at 11:33pm 06.06.06 Smaller Boats 12/3681 I'm convinced my Mainsail is stretched! The end of the boom is so low it's like maybe three and hal
S25 sailing characteristics Randy at 12:48am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 4/1494 Can anyone share with me their perspective on the sailability of the S25? There's a used one for sa
Farbic Spray Ron10127 at 12:36am 06.07.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1008 I,ve read that fabric spray can be a preformance enchancer and makes the sail easier to handel. Fabr
Replacing Cabin Cushions Kerri at 12:19am 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/844 I'm looking to replace cabin cushions on an O'Day 27'2" - any idea where these can be purchased? Th
Mast Boot Cover NYSail at 11:42pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/4251 Hello allI am loking for a canvas mast boot cover and was wondering if there is a campany that sel
S25 sailing characteristics Randy at 12:48am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 2/1309 Can anyone share with me their perspective on the sailability of the S25? There's a used one for sa
Used Sails main/jib sailor10391 at 2:07am 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/882 Looking for used sails for Daysailer : main and jib. Any suggestions onwhere to look ?
Gelcoat over West System epoxy colin hunter 335 at 2:21am 06.07.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1148 I want need to apply some polyester gelcoat over west system epoxy. Is there a special trick to thi
H. H. Payson boats... Brian D at 2:40am 06.07.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1312 Anyone ever build one of these "instant" boats?
Macerator Install-Holding Tank Replacement Daydreams at 3:06am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 6/1851 Has anyone installed a macerator on an S299 marine head or converted the manual JABSCO head to an el
spreader sockets charles at 3:22am 06.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1808 I am re-furbishing my mast and have a question regarding replacement of the spreader sockets. I have
Front Hatch For O'Day 31 Brian S at 3:28am 06.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1081 I recently purchased an O'Day 31 and would like to replace the forward hatch. Because it curves, i c
Boat U.S. or Sea Tow? Grateful Dad at 3:52am 06.07.06 Trailer Sailors 14/2324 I have just launched my 1978 Hunter 27 for the first time since I bought it last October. The engin
Mac appraisal Justin_NSA at 4:02am 06.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/667 Has anyone used the NADA site for getting a cash value of their Mac? You can insure a boat for cash
parts for 25"yamaha Brian at 4:11am 06.07.06 Yamaha 3/1907 Last year I bought a 25" yamaha sailboat.I was ready to move up to a bigger boat after 4 years with

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What Gen 3 Anchors fit H38 bow rollers? flightlead404 at 11:49am 04.16.21 Only one definite response so far (thanks @senang). Does anyone else have either a Mantus, Rocna, o
Pulling mast C&C 29 Mk II to torque keel bolt shemandr at 11:46am 04.16.21 De-rig the boat yourself so that the yard can just pull the pins for stays and upper shrouds and lif
1989 Catalina 30 Hootenanny at 11:43am 04.16.21 For many years we used to use a commercial teak oil finish that was coconut "scented" and the label
Fuel Filter Question SycloneDriver at 11:42am 04.16.21 Looks like a Donaldson P552000 (same as WIX 33207).
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Justin_NSA at 11:35am 04.16.21 the Macs are pretty simple. Not much to go wrong except for abuse. Motor and sails are the expensive
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 11:28am 04.16.21 Any special areas to look for issues on the Mac 26D?
NEED Prop Size Coyote at 11:21am 04.16.21 truly remarkable to me that SBO will NOT give the specs on a $600 prop!!! I was told it was the orig
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 11:15am 04.16.21 You might be a redneck if this is your bass boat:
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements Sailfanatic at 11:14am 04.16.21 I ditto that considering ten passengers on a Cat 30 is nutty, frankly its a pretty poor platform for
Close Call (1) DArcy at 10:58am 04.16.21 I prefer GoT but sailing there can be somewhat treacherous.
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 10:55am 04.16.21 That would help, can't hurt, you're halfway there already. May I suggest a different approach? Yo
Fuel Filter Question sailme88 at 10:47am 04.16.21 ONCE AGAIN STU STEALS MY THUNDER.... The order that Stu has passed on is imperative ! Best advice t
Fuel Filter Question SycloneDriver at 10:44am 04.16.21 Look at WIX 33262.
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. Stu Jackson at 10:33am 04.16.21 would it be a simple matter to just run all of the grounds connected to all the different locations
Fuel Filter Question Stu Jackson at 10:22am 04.16.21 It is installed past the fuel pump but before the secondary filter on the engine. The engine is a U
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 10:14am 04.16.21 Woo Hoo, just got back from getting my second shot. Two more weeks and I'm a safe as I can get.
Close Call rgranger at 10:01am 04.16.21 I personally like "Glass and Optical Materials":biggrin:
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 10:01am 04.16.21 You just (unintentionally) described how to create multiple ground loops. Each has a slightly diffe
Close Call rgranger at 10:00am 04.16.21 Don't feel bad. Recently, another poster referenced the GOM and it took me a few minutes to figure
rudder rigging question (7) rgranger at 9:53am 04.16.21 192786192788 Then shape it with a sander, hang it and put about seven coats of varnish on it. 1927

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