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Fuel tank straps Tahoe Bill at 11:05am 04.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/977 Iam installing 2 12 gal fuel tanks in a new 26M, the straps that were recomended by West Marine, whe
New Genoa Recommendation Mike at 12:39pm 04.01.06 Smaller Boats 5/1190 I need to buy a new genoa that will work with a CDI furler. Does anyone have a good recommendation
Which outboard for dinghy? Jim22483 at 8:30am 04.01.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1085 I want a small o/b for our little inflatable-- just to taxi between anchored boat and the dock or be
Winch Maintainence Capn Grumpy at 8:10am 04.01.06 Big Boats 4/915 My 20 year old Maxwell winches are overdue for a clean-n-lube. Any new products out there that I sh
Raritan PHII Flip John at 8:08am 04.01.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1096 We are currently installing a Raritan PHII in our Oday 34. Can the base be rotated 180 degrees so t
Another Marina Bites the Dust symmes1 at 8:02pm 03.30.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1148 I have mentioned several times when I address this website about the marina's disappearing around th
New Boat Buying Gordon17555 at 8:44pm 03.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1012 My wife and and I are looking to buy a new boat, about 42 feet long. The final contenders are a cat
custom size holding tank Sean10631 at 9:04pm 03.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1328 Hi Peggy,I ordered your book , great info and easy to read.any way I am looking at a diferent stee
marine consignment shops Dick24349 at 11:08pm 03.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1734 Does anyone know if there are any marine consignment shops in Maine. Thanks,Dick
Little help Amerigo at 11:03pm 03.30.06 Big Boats 8/918 I have repainted the mast on my 34, that meant removing all the shrouds etc. I marked the shrouds so
Looking for mailsail for 75 Oday 22. Jack Hart at 10:56pm 03.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/868 Hi folks, need a mainsail for a 75 Oday 22.Any advice on where to look? I know about Rudy, was hop
Bimini for Sabre 28 M0d II Tom Russell at 12:10am 03.31.06 Sabre Sailboats 2/3886 I am looking for ideas for constructing a bimini for my boat. The difficulty is the traveler is loc
Topping Lift - Split Backstay Mike Misko at 12:49am 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 5/2454 On my H23 the topping lift is attached to the top of the mast and runs down to a cheek block (I thin
Putting on your Documentation # Doghouse at 1:18am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1241 "The official number assigned to documented vessels, preceded of the abbreviation "NO." must be mark
I know nothing about Coronados, Can anyone help? Peter Cushman at 1:49am 03.31.06 Other Sailboats 1/797 I have found this 23' Coronado listed in a local marina. I have not looked at her yet, but I used t
AC Receptacle Boxes Pooka 3 at 1:26am 03.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/884 Just purchasd 1995 Hunter 26. Survey says "AC receptacle boxes...should be replaced with approved wa
Moving the main sheet traveler Mike at 2:20am 03.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1359 I have asked this question before, a couple of years ago; but here it goes again. I would like to
um, coronado sailboat inquiry maineman at 2:46am 03.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1137 Hi, I'm looking at a 23' Coronado. Any opinions pro/con on this manufacturer/model appreciated. Th
Need Help with Centerboard seadog at 3:05am 03.31.06 Other Sailboats 0/637 Greetings: Been working on a 76 E23Mk2. Some damage(old) and had to do some grihdingtoo g
Lifter things gr8_2_av8 at 4:04am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 1/968 Just wondering a good place to order those rings that sit in the bilge covers that you use to lift t

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Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! sailme88 at 4:32am 12.10.20 The NOW owner of our former O'Day called me one day in a panic. He decided to replace his cockpit d
do you sail in the fog? (1) TomY at 4:15am 12.10.20 you are a very kind man Tom as we all have come to know here. i would call it "reckless opp". Tha
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder Rick486 at 2:44am 12.10.20 Can someone please help me identify the name of the 2 white plastic pieces fixed to the top of the
Water in bilge of Beneteau 361 SoSound at 10:10pm 12.09.20 I have had problems with access ports on the water tank, and getting the o-ring gasket to seal prope
Mount on top of teak decking? (2) SoSound at 9:41pm 12.09.20 So, it took more than a year to actually get this done. And I ultimately had our regular boat yard/
1GM10 yanmar diesel Redrover1425 at 9:06pm 12.09.20 OK
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! FastOlson at 9:03pm 12.09.20 I replaced our above-water thruhulls with SS fittings. Marlon would have been just fine also. Those
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:31pm 12.09.20
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Will Gilmore at 8:30pm 12.09.20 how did the October trip work out? That's no small trip and very open ocean. I would love to read
reverse polarity A/C main breaker Ron20324 at 8:26pm 12.09.20 When I rewired to get the 110 out of the panel for 12V, I added a pilot light wired between the HOT
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 8:26pm 12.09.20 <p>
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:22pm 12.09.20 Why do you not believe I thought it was subway sandwich. NO REALLY, that's what I thought we were t
Catalina 27 (1980) port cockpit locker WABI-SABI at 8:18pm 12.09.20
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? joecool911 at 8:05pm 12.09.20 Where do the other end of the bridles go? This is helpful!
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? bmorr at 8:02pm 12.09.20 I do not have a photo but this might help. The bridles attach to the mast with a hook that goes into
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder danm1 at 7:53pm 12.09.20 Stand offs?
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed thinwater at 7:52pm 12.09.20 Similar to your sunbrella solution, I am buying a dyneema sleeve to put over each eye splice. My st
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! Ron20324 at 7:51pm 12.09.20 My anchor locker drains through a hose to a similar through hull, and I do check both every season.
Catalina 27 stern width? WABI-SABI at 7:49pm 12.09.20 Where do you want the measurements taken from ? mine is a 1972 C27 just draw on the image of it an
Coolant Smoke or more? Tom J at 7:44pm 12.09.20 Hey, I never close my through hulls. The engine raw water intake only gets closed when I store the

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