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headsail Ride high or ride low? Donald6441 at 3:37pm 08.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/1528 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 3/3635 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 11/4265 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 7/1247 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 1/896 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 22/4322 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 15/1396 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 1/1687 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 2/1506 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 2/1178 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 3/1096 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 1/863 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 3/1222 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 1/1208 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 1/1775 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 2/880 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 2/1040 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 5/1198 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 2/1211 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 12/1875 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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Outboard motor rail mount Good Vibes at 6:52am 05.07.21 Thanks! I have been looking at this one but our solar panel mount support eats into the available s
Covid-19 Vaccination Rick486 at 6:50am 05.07.21 Tom: Was Darren's brother Darren there also? Oh wait, I guess it was Darryl and his brother Darryl..
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (1) sail sfbay at 6:49am 05.07.21 Welcome to the forum!! An internet search came up with this photo on the left of a windlass on a Be
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 6:47am 05.07.21 193812
Cutting port lights in hull kloudie1 at 6:28am 05.07.21 I thought about for a minute on the H-34 to get more light in the aft cabin.. then I realized that t
Outboard motor rail mount (2) sail sfbay at 6:26am 05.07.21 Looks like others came up with the same solution. My stern rail is also curved rail with a small ho
Outboard motor rail mount (1) JAE at 6:21am 05.07.21 Hers another look:
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Terry Cox at 6:18am 05.07.21 Shackle between chain and anchor is American galvanized, screwed pin will be seized with monel. Ho
Outboard motor rail mount (1) JAE at 6:18am 05.07.21
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Pirate Dave at 6:12am 05.07.21 These things are like watching go carts race. Thank god when I paused one of the features that came
New addition to thr fleet Timm R Oday25 at 6:06am 05.07.21 Very cool . Trailer included ? It's amazing what an hour with a pressure washer will do . Looking fo
Delightful decisions in New England coast dLj at 6:04am 05.07.21 Just a FYI, while I'm following this, I'm commissioning my new-to-me boat and am really busy with bo
I cheated today RoyS at 5:43am 05.07.21 Nice for interior space. Where/how do you haul it out? Suppose you need to stay overnight in a coast
Dripless propeller shaft Mechone at 5:35am 05.07.21 What nut, if you look at the picture the seaL is just pressed into the housing ,thus the spare seal
Delightful decisions in New England coast RoyS at 5:27am 05.07.21 Many well protected places to anchor around the Boston Harbor Islands. No restaurants or other facil
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) TomY at 5:25am 05.07.21 My father is eighty-five. He has heart disease and is currently undergoing treatment for multiple M
Dripless propeller shaft RoyS at 5:08am 05.07.21 Mechone, how would you get the spare seal over the existing seal cap nut without removing the shaft?
Do I need outside jib tracks? Gene Neill at 4:43am 05.07.21 I've never had inside tracks, so I'm probably the wrong guy to comment. But I'd keep the outside tra
Delightful decisions in New England coast All U Get at 4:43am 05.07.21
Hull Damage jssailem at 4:38am 05.07.21 Sorry to here your experience. It is the little issue like misplaced stands that can disturb your se

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