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headsail Ride high or ride low? Donald6441 at 3:37pm 08.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/1283 I have just installed a new roller furl system and with it a new sail. The new sail is about 4' shor
O'day 302 Owner Reviews James at 12:51pm 08.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3445 I'm looking for owner reviews of the O'Day 302. Please do not tell me what you have heard or read ab
Navico Depth Sounder higgins at 11:22am 08.19.05 Ask All Sailors 11/3887 Hi all,I just bought a 85 30' Catalina with a thru hull transducer from NAVICO, that is defectiv a
Discovery Islands head woes Terry Cox at 9:44am 08.19.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1146 AMEE (Creelock 34 from Anacortes, P42 from Mukilteo, C'C 27 and Freedom 32 from Everett) fleet was i
192 Oday Bill L at 9:43am 08.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/853 I own and enjoy my 1969 Daysailer. How ever sailing alone is all I do. Getting the sails up after le
Recommendations For Handheld GPS timohara at 8:51am 08.19.05 Trailer Sailors 22/3607 I sail in coastal waters in New Jersey. I'm looking at buying a handheld GPS. Does anyone have sug
Sailboat sales boom with high fuel costs Rana Toro at 8:30am 08.19.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1246 Interesting article on MSN - Increasing sailboat sales - rising fuel costs.Remember the 1970's? (I
Coastal crusing, the Bahamas, and the Keys Daydreams at 8:16am 08.19.05 Seidelmann 1/1425 I sail on the Chesapeake Bay and have had many questions from potential buyers about how the boat wo
autopilot install mroths at 7:56am 08.19.05 Catalina 30 2/1300 I am installing a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot on my C30, and it requires a rudder position sensor. I
Need info: generator MMontagnet at 7:54am 08.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1010 At my request, my husband is looking at generators and an AC for our '94 Beneteau 445. Would like
Our New 373 is a week away!!! Ray Carter at 7:07am 08.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/921 We are so excited about our new Beneteau 373 -- I would love to hear about other's experiences with
Dingy Nancy at 6:01am 08.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/798 We are new owners of a Catalina 36. We need to purchase a dingy and would appreciate any recommendat
DIngy Nancy at 5:55am 08.19.05 Big Boats 3/1066 Any recommendations regarding a dingy? We are a family of 5, with 3 teenagers and we will be sailing
Additional Surveys Warren Milberg at 5:14am 08.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1039 Once you've had a used boat surveyed, bought it, and sailed it successfully for a number of years af
Fuel Screen on MD11C Phil Ackerman at 4:37am 08.19.05 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1587 Does anyone know how to get the little round cap (with the screw in the center) off the motor mounte
Replacing Mastbase Bolt csobalvarro at 4:08am 08.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/800 I would like to replace the threaded mastbase bolt (which currently fastens with a nut) with a large
Sail covers Rene18786 at 3:42am 08.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/975 I have a Mac 26X and I leave the battens in the main sail. Will a standard cover for my Mac work wi
Trailer launching an Ericson 26 Ken Neely at 2:59am 08.19.05 Other Sailboats 5/994 I'm trailer launching my newly acquired '70 E26 the weekend after labor day. I intend to use the goo
any used sail sorces in Fort Lauderdale or Miami? Donald6441 at 2:50am 08.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1141 need a new head sail to go with my roller furl..
opinions for a "Nubee" joau43 at 2:02am 08.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1668 This weekend I'm going to "test sail" a Hunter 170. I'm looking for advice on what to buy. Also lo

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ODay 34 rudder replacement NYSail at 5:12pm 10.27.20 They key with rudder cracks is how much water and how long has it been in there. Most Likely has a S
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 NYSail at 5:01pm 10.27.20 I installed a centek on my last boat..... they have a great inventory of plans for different boats o
Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? AaronD at 4:59pm 10.27.20 Thanks @Gene Neill and @Jacktar. If that's working for you, I'll do the same. Out comes the drill...
Hunter 27 heritage at 4:58pm 10.27.20 Here is a link to some useful info: Hunter resources, by model
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 4:48pm 10.27.20 At worst I think we could nudge its trajectory Not even a budge. The problem is that a Hurricane
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. (1) c1Josh at 4:45pm 10.27.20
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? PaulK at 4:31pm 10.27.20 William Hand drew some nice motorsailers. This one comes by our club each year. http://www.dolphin2
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! take.yvr at 4:30pm 10.27.20 I resolved the sender malfunction by calibrating both the sender and monitor. Take a look at Hunter
Boarding Ladder for Hunter 49 (1) kappykaplan at 4:26pm 10.27.20 I got a new boarding ladder in 2019. Had it designed to attach to a couple of track mounts on the t
Masthead flotation? Rick Webb at 4:10pm 10.27.20 I learned on and sailed Widgeons a lot in the 70s. Occasionally one would take on enough water to tu
Masthead flotation? Dave Groshong at 4:05pm 10.27.20 I like the Hobie Baby, every once in awhile they can save the day! https://www.amazon.com/Hobie-Mas
Capri 26 interior table removal ggrizzard at 3:48pm 10.27.20 Steel cutting grinding wheel on a grinder. It will smooth out the residual weld slag as well.
Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 ggrizzard at 3:43pm 10.27.20 Heresy Alert! Don't replace the bulkhead... Since you can't get the whole piece into the boat anyway
Lifeline autopsy sailme88 at 3:28pm 10.27.20 Asa a stop gap measure in mid season, I installed cable covers ( shroud covers) over the life lines
Lifeline autopsy Dave Groshong at 2:55pm 10.27.20 Banning Dyneema is a stodgy attitude, and I am a very prudent navigator.
Lifeline autopsy Mr. Dave at 2:34pm 10.27.20 Stainless is only stain "less" in the presence of oxygen, which comes in short supply under a sheath
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? Lazy1 at 2:29pm 10.27.20 Won't that take up your whole driveway in Pittsburgh? Worth it
Lifeline autopsy Davidasailor26 at 2:19pm 10.27.20
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name All U Get at 2:09pm 10.27.20
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? shemandr at 2:06pm 10.27.20 Won't that take up your whole driveway in Pittsburgh?

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