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Head Questions Merrythought at 11:11am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/989 I am considering installing a Lectra San. Sailing area is the Chesapeake Bay that has only one non-
cleaning sails mulligan at 11:03am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/3128 Anyone have experience cleaning sails with oxyclean? I've heard it works great onhalyards and I'm c
crooked island trip richard at 10:41am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/999 Had a great trip to crroked island...sure could have usde the info that was sent (I asked my navigat
Opinions Wanted - Raymarine ST60 or ST40 Depth? BrianW at 10:37am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2685 My Autohelm ST50 Depth died on my H26. I'm going to replace it with a Raymarine ST40 or ST60 Depth.
Holding tank replacement Nick A. at 10:30am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1364 I may decide to replace the original holding tank on my 1986 O'Day 272 and am concerned about cuttin
Swing keel Ted Weitz at 9:56am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/874 I have been considering a used Beneteau 311 or a new 323 with a swing keel, as I sail where I need t
Demasted Chuck at 9:55am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/863 I have a 23' O'day on Clear Lske on a lift. Last Thrusday we went over to go sailing and the mast wa
New Sails Questions BarryL at 9:39am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1414 Hi,I have a few questions regarding purchasing new sails.Is there a best time of year for buying
Escape dolly Fred DuVal at 8:53am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/707 I want to buy a dolly for my Escape sailboat. Anyone have one??
cockpit fiberglass table Bill9282 at 8:20am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/880 Has anyone had a problem with the glass around the piano hinges cracking? If so, what was your remed
Odor in the cabin Tim McCarty at 7:58am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1584 OK, Peggy, I will rule out a leak in the tank, and I will also rule out the hoses as they are Sealan
Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/910 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1632 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th
getting trailer galvanized Phil at 6:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1019 Has anyone had there trailer galvanized in the Los Angeles area. I would like to get local Info than
Electric Vs Vacuflush head Ed at 6:39am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10245 I am looking at obtaining a new boat (new to me, likely used) and have a question about electric hea
Sail Drive Ed at 6:32am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1562 What is Sail Drive? I am looking for a new boat and in the past have had Hunters with a Yanmar with
U S yacht big515 at 6:08am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2593 I resently purchased my first sail boat. a U S yacht 21'1983 model. I can not find any manufacture i
Vacation Planning MarkDB at 5:49am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/897 For the last 2 years, my family and I have chartered a boat out of Annapolis as part of our summer v
repainting name Bob Hayden at 5:44am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 2/829 The name on my boat TIMOTHY is 30 years old. I need to repaint the name and hailing port.What paint
Cradle weight Richard4728 at 5:42am 10.12.05 Catalina 30 0/1397 Does anyone know the weight of the factory cradle for a Catalina 30?Thanks

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Can't Remove Screw in Mast DougM at 4:49am 11.09.20 Doug, Would that be the aluminum toe rail blocks for the jib furler? Not on the
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder rgranger at 4:49am 11.09.20 I lost my rudder once. After a week sailing in the NC outer banks , I loaded my boat on the trailer
Beneteau propellor Terry Cox at 4:41am 11.09.20 Ditto Dave's suggestion to visit your local prop shop with the information they need to determine th
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 4:21am 11.09.20 For ease of location as we never used the aft shower for anything other than storage as it was Ener
Beneteau propellor dlochner at 4:12am 11.09.20 Prop size and pitch depends on a number of factors. The three most important are blade clearance, en
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions Crazy Dave Condon at 3:14am 11.09.20 When putting the center board bolt on, hand tighten first because if you do not, the possibility of
RAM Mike installation at the pedestal. andreshs1 at 1:15am 11.09.20 Oops. I installed the Standard Horizon Ram Mike. It came with a terminator fitting to install in th
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 jssailem at 1:01am 11.09.20 Nice looking boat. Again congratulations. As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see a lot of fun in your
TES Yachts Sailavie1 at 9:46pm 11.08.20 Hunters are nice. I own the H25 which has a fixed shoal keel. Easy to trailer, launch and retrieve a
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder Project_Mayhem at 9:44pm 11.08.20 If you decide you want a safety line, secure that line to the side of the boat that does not have th
Help a new C30 owner! jeepbluetj at 9:41pm 11.08.20 Oh, and things I didn't mention: Justin_NSA - the op listed location as MDR. I'm in Dana, so I'm ver
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 9:39pm 11.08.20 I was hoping @Crazy Dave Condon would provide some input. How many pounds should the jack be rated f
Help a new C30 owner! jeepbluetj at 9:20pm 11.08.20 So, Is your A4 a runner or not? If so, just maintain it and run it. If not, Joe's advice to getting
272 transducer problem Benny17441 at 8:44pm 11.08.20 Check the wiring and the connectors, depending on the make, model and age it might be worth keeping
TES Yachts Tedd at 8:41pm 11.08.20 @Sailavie1 : Only because of the difficulty in finding these other boats, I will probably end up wit
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only Benny17441 at 8:41pm 11.08.20 All props will require balancing from time to time. A three blade prop will present more drag und
TES Yachts Tedd at 8:38pm 11.08.20 @Sailavie1 : Thanks, that is a huge help. Interesting fact about the canals in Poland. I've noticed
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder (1) twistedskipper at 8:24pm 11.08.20 My C22 rudder had something similar to this, much handier for trailer sailing than a split pin throu
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder Rillo at 8:17pm 11.08.20 Is that broken bolt the pivot for a kick-up rudder?
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta jssailem at 8:07pm 11.08.20 Good day.

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