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up the mast capt'n jack at 12:30pm 06.08.06 Bristol 1/1863 to all sailorsis it cool to weld steps onto the mast in order to get to the top ???would like to
Air conditioners davidtre at 1:24pm 06.08.06 Big Boats 5/1113 I have heard that air conditioner compressors are quite loud on Hunter 44, and from experience know
splicing cable for JRC 1500 radar George at 11:54am 06.08.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2311 When mounting my radome for the JRC 1500 MKII radar, I had to cut the cable (10 conductor wire) to
Emotional Memorial Day Weekend (video) Jim Willis23135 at 8:42pm 06.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/943 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 7/3812 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 5/988 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 15/1049 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 2/936 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 12/3787 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 4/1601 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 5/1037 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 1/862 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 1/4359 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 2/1378 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 0/909 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 1/1205 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 3/1353 Anyone ever build one of these "instant" boats?
Macerator Install-Holding Tank Replacement Daydreams at 3:06am 06.07.06 Seidelmann 6/1984 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 3/1870 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 4/1142 I recently purchased an O'Day 31 and would like to replace the forward hatch. Because it curves, i c

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Universal M4-30 Tally Ho at 6:01pm 06.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! What is a "running take out"? A motor that was running when it was pulled
UPS must hate sailors Phil Herring at 5:28pm 06.18.21 UPS hates everyone. Let's be clear about that. It's not only the peak demand that's made 2021 diffi
West Marine Sold (again) garymalmgren at 5:14pm 06.18.21 And then there was one. This is what has happened in Australia. Some might bemoan WM, but they are
Relay for always on MC-614 heritage at 5:00pm 06.18.21 No, I do not have a service disconnect switch. Am considering installing one though. The ignitio
UPS must hate sailors dlochner at 4:54pm 06.18.21 Ouch! All the outdoor recreation companies seem to be hard hit in a good way since Covid. Business
1978 C & L 45' Explorer 45 - looking for data specifically the deck build dlochner at 4:45pm 06.18.21 Teak decks are generally installed in one of two ways. They are either glued down to the underlying
Mast step for hunter voyager 17 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:43pm 06.18.21 Hull number, picture, year of boat, construction , etc would be helpful in identifying the boat.
Irwin Virginian at 4:40pm 06.18.21 Thank you all for the feedback. Most appreciated.
Anchor chain joiners Screen Saver at 4:28pm 06.18.21 Yep thanks guys all understood and I think smart suggestions. I typically do 7000-10000 nm a year, 9
West Marine Sold (again) Don S/V ILLusion at 3:47pm 06.18.21 Exactly how it often works. Borrow a lot of cash and add a relatively small amount of your own, to
Boat Explosion in Greenport Rick Webb at 3:34pm 06.18.21 I grew up with a kid, whose dad refilled ammo. Had bags of various powder. I grew up in a family th
Universal M4-30 kloudie1 at 3:26pm 06.18.21 Not endorsing this but : universal marine diesel \| eBay
Lookout for Abandoned Piers Stu Jackson at 3:22pm 06.18.21 WADR, the guy was a nincompoop. Stupid and irresponsible, too. Sure, I sailed SF Bay for almost 20
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (2) Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 06.18.21 Not too much help from C-MAP or AquaMaps at moderate zoom levels either. Need to know to zoom in and
Lookout for Abandoned Piers sail sfbay at 2:56pm 06.18.21 Davidasailor26.......you are correct!!......one needs to make very certain, when sailing north or so
Keel wench.. Gene Neill at 2:52pm 06.18.21 Not in the long run. ;)
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 06.18.21
1987 Catalina 22 Kick Up Rudder sail sfbay at 2:47pm 06.18.21 Catalina 22 (catalinadirect.com) and Rudder Craft
When 11 knots is really 25 knots Gene Neill at 2:46pm 06.18.21 Was goofing around with the 75 last summer-- didn't know if I could hove to with such a small heads
When 11 knots is really 25 knots ShawnL at 2:46pm 06.18.21 My question is, for those of you that don't have sail slugs, how do you keep the main from thrashing

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