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What do you do with cockpit led control line ... Smitty at 11:23pm 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1410 excess while sailing? I would like to coil the ends of the sheets, reefing lines, halyards etc. tha
asymmetrical spinnaker control lines fastscot at 10:26pm 03.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/903 I am planning to order my first asymmetrical spinnaker shortly. How do I determine the length of the
This may be stupid but...... Rick Ellis at 10:22pm 03.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/823 Have any of you folks out there who own a O-day 25 ever installed a new swing keel while the boat is
AWLGRIP or IMRON Scott at 11:59pm 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1635 Hi we just bought a 34' Columbia Mark II. and we want to put a new coat of paint on it. From what I
Trailer Launch Shoal Draft? fredsb at 12:29am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2029 Has anyone attempted to launch a shoal draft at a public access? I have an S2 7.3 with shoal draft (
Roller Furling Yehudi at 12:26am 03.22.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/845 I will be replacing terminal end bearings on the original Streamstay roller furling. I will need to
Roller Furling Yehudi at 12:32am 03.22.06 Big Boats 5/872 I will be replacing terminal end bearings on the original Streamstay roller furling. I will need to
sails for '83 oday 23 mikek at 1:39am 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/952 i would appreciate any leads on where i can buy new sails for my 1983 oday 23. any experience with t
Speaker box for arch? tjf at 1:49am 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1119 I have a 2003 Hunter 306. I'd like to install some speakers for the stereo in the cockpit. Any sug
Mast base turning blocks rad at 2:19am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 14/2431 On my boat all the mast lines run to the cockpit.I was looking for a way to eliminate some stress fr
Binoculars Don at 2:14am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1304 I'm looking for recommendations for a new "set" of 7 x 50 binoculars to replace one stolen over the
centerboard casual at 4:40am 03.22.06 C&C 1/2091 I have a 1978 c'c 36.The centerboard is up and stuck.I would like to remove it and properly grind an
mast light plug Marty at 4:28am 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1316 Anyone know where I can find the 2 prong plug that powers up the mast light? Id like to run a second
Emergency Life Raft Options Nick at 5:18am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1039 Get 2 hours offshore and we spring a leak. The water in early June is real cold...like we are dead i
Information on Nipper brand catboat? Nipper at 5:47am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2822 I am trying to find any information about a 12' fiberglass catboat that has the word nipper embossed
Maple Leafs Sailboats DJW at 5:42am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1617 We are looking at a couple different Maple Leaf sailboats. One has a center board and one does not.
Cruising Spinnaker size please Mario7470 at 7:08am 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1005 Hi,I am considering a DRS or cruising Asymetrical spinnaker for my 29.5 for light wind conditions.
looking for owners manual Rich McBride at 7:24am 03.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/816 I just purchased a 1972 Catalina that is in tough shape. It had no owners manual or system info incl
26x vs 26M ? JEM at 7:54am 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1033 I found several good priced 26x's down here(a '00 model and a '01 model).in the vecinity 16-17000.
Handrails kaatz at 8:00am 03.22.06 Catalina 30 2/1101 I bought my 1988 Catalina 30' back in December the handrails were missing and the holes had been fil

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Coolant Smoke or more? Whatfiero1 at 12:08pm 12.09.20 Keep the key on the sea cock. Best plan
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 12:06pm 12.09.20 I never totally fill my fuel tank to capacity (85 gallons). So have not had any leaking around the
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 12:04pm 12.09.20 I'd be concerned about how the fitting is attached to the inspection plate. If it is threaded into
Coolant Smoke or more? Ralph Johnstone at 11:51am 12.09.20 So you're saying "Check List usage" is governed by the impact it may have? Yes, the impact and th
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking Tom J at 11:43am 12.09.20 I'd be concerned about how the fitting is attached to the inspection plate. If it is threaded into
which Sani Hose ontherocks83 at 11:35am 12.09.20 Holy Crap! Excuse the pun! $10/foot?! I am getting ready to replace a long length of 1 1/2" ID sani
The Proper Prop jssailem at 11:02am 12.09.20 Barn-dog. It is your diesel and you get to decide how you want to run it. All the diesel study I ha
Hunter 333 real or myth? BigEasy at 11:02am 12.09.20 So the myth is starting to look BUSTED! :) It does raise another question though ;) Why did Hunter
which Sani Hose (1) rgranger at 11:01am 12.09.20 Ahhh. It's vanilla scented. That makes a difference! :laugh::laugh::laugh: could be worse
Coolant Smoke or more? Hello Below at 10:57am 12.09.20 2. Boat failure. Oh man ............ float around out here for a while and hope I can fix this befo
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system (3) rgranger at 10:57am 12.09.20 I redid mine. My boom already had a reefing line that secured the clew but like you... I had to wal
do you sail in the fog? Captain Larry-DH at 10:34am 12.09.20 Beware the rocks :plus: Rocks + currents = high risk Rocks + currents + poor visibility = higher
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New Boat Owner Help sailor832 at 10:22am 12.09.20 Yacht Salvage in Mendon has sister company certifiedsales that does marine transportation I used the
do you sail in the fog? DArcy at 10:21am 12.09.20 @walt great story, thanks for posting. There are lessons in there for all of us.
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Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 10:05am 12.09.20 That appears to work. My pickup tube came as part of the Wallas furnace package. I had to cut the tu
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which Sani Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:41am 12.09.20 All hoses that are the same nominal size are interchangeable. However, suitability for use in a mar

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