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Brian, call me when you get to St. Augustine. ted22530 at 1:35am 08.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1138 I have a 25.5 too and would like to see your boat. I am docked right across from the olde town at th
Remove toilet and replace with chemical Bruce G at 11:09pm 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1007 I would like to hear from anyone who knows the best way to remove the toilet. are there seacocks bet
New Buyer Inspection MarkDB at 11:02pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1167 What should a prospective buyer look for during the first/second viewing of a boat for sale?Mark
Survey a $2500 Trailer Sailboat?? Hank R at 11:00pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2073 Charlie...Greetings from the New Hampshire Seacoast area...I am shopping for a 19-21 foot mini-c
replacing the cutless bearing on a Morgan 30/1968 mike grubbs at 10:35pm 08.15.05 Morgan 3/3700 While cleaning my prop my diver noted play in the prop shaft and suggested that I replace the cutles
Water Tanks Nick16952 at 6:30pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1054 I have a 36cc hull 101, and I cannot get water to empty from the tank in front of the chart desk. Th
Value based on NADA or recently sold boats? passion84sailing at 5:47pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1405 I recently sold my Catalina 27 for $10K. This is $5K less than the NADA value. I sold due to chron
Electric Windlass Problem Neil McDonald at 5:23pm 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1202 I have a Muir VRC 1000 electric windlass installed on my sailboat complete with two foot actuating s
Steering conversion philip at 5:17pm 08.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/842 I have just purchased a ledgend 260 and the only options for steering in the UK I believe were a til
Servicing Winches csobalvarro at 4:25pm 08.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1428 Does anyone have any information on how to service the winches on a Mac 26D or similar model? The ma
Broken Steering Linkage Oliver Linsley at 3:10pm 08.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1139 I am cruising Desloation Sound, and have found today after returning to my 1978 30, anchored @ Savar
LP Tank Location Recovering Racer at 2:42pm 08.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/850 Do any of you have suggestions as to the best location for LP tanks on an O'day 30 or 31? I don't w
Constant Water in My Bilge Paul at 2:23pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/3026 I have an 1978 O'Day 23. I constantly have water in my bilge and I cannot figure out where it is co
weather helm Steve11003 at 1:42pm 08.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1262 I recently purchased a 245 Seildman. I had experinced sailor help rig the boat, he siad he was goin
rubber rub rail monty at 1:06pm 08.15.05 Big Boats 0/716 I accumulate a lot of growth, algae and such, between the rubber rub rail and the deck. I notice tha
Looking for a trailer for a 27 Catalina Craig16965 at 12:49pm 08.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1277 Hi all,I am looking at buying a 27 Cataline in Michigan and bring it back home to Newfoundland Can
Broken throttle handle - 1978 Ericson 32' Rick Debe at 12:38pm 08.15.05 Other Sailboats 0/767 Broke my throttle handle to my Yacht specialty steering pedestal. Does anyone know a vendor who stoc
Lead edge rust smile Andy Horning at 12:00pm 08.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1267 My Hunter is an 80's vintage Hunter and it has a cast iron keel. I have had the boat for 3 years now
Where did all the trailers go? jbreland at 11:52am 08.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/860 As I said in an earlier post I'm looking for a Hunter 22.It is my understanding a Hunter 22 is a tr
I need one of these! Richard at 11:41am 08.15.05 Big Boats 5/839 I need one (actually four!) of these little doo-hickeys. They attach stuff to a rail. Ideers?TIA

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New Main Sail for H26 sail sfbay at 4:22pm 05.06.21 Suggest calling your local sail lofts (Ullman, North, Quantum, UK Halsey, Doyle, etc.) for a quote a
Do I need outside jib tracks? (1) pclarksurf at 4:15pm 05.06.21 @AaronD -- serious question, you really don't use your outside track? I think my go to headsail is
Charging house batteries Stu Jackson at 4:12pm 05.06.21 Well not so quick. It depends on the state of both the Start and House Batteries. Look for this d
Ceiling acess Pat cool skip at 3:59pm 05.06.21 I ran across a youtube video that shows how the vinyl is attached. Basically it is pressed into sp
Tapping threads in mast Tally Ho at 3:59pm 05.06.21 I tapped holes for cheek blocks for my lazy jacks, and holes in the boom for the strap eyes and a S
Charging house batteries desodave at 3:57pm 05.06.21 I gave up trying to charge the batteries with the stock alternator and cannot believe that 2 hours p
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY dlochner at 3:51pm 05.06.21 When I was very young I would watch and listen to my father send code at some outrageous speed using
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? JuanMarcos at 3:50pm 05.06.21 Somebody installed a windlass on a Beneteau First 38, and did a brief write up with some pictures. S
The Sailboat Owners Blues Will Gilmore at 3:37pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless
Sea Pearl 21 Sails Benny17441 at 3:18pm 05.06.21 It is normal to have to do some adjustments to fit bimini tops under small boat sail plans. Usuall
Webasto Thermostat Contoller acting up justsomeguy at 3:15pm 05.06.21 What was the fix, if any? If you can get to the soldered connections on the rocker switch, you may
The Sailboat Owners Blues JamesG161 at 3:07pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless d
Motor mount just not lifting any more (1) Grotto at 2:09pm 05.06.21 so testing is going well with this, just need to put in the pad eye and get less slippery rope. Wife
The Sailboat Owners Blues jon hansen at 1:52pm 05.06.21 8DopzOCeKJc
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 1:48pm 05.06.21 193787 Wolfhound
Walker Bay Dingy WB10 parts question.... SFS at 1:44pm 05.06.21 I 'm copying my post from the other thread: I'm also working from memory, and we had the 8-ft versi
The Sailboat Owners Blues SFS at 1:41pm 05.06.21 Sorry, should have made that clear. Yes, vaccinated and masked. I'd enjoy that. We'd have lots to
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 1:38pm 05.06.21 193786
The Dinghy Diaries SFS at 1:37pm 05.06.21 I'm also working from memory, and we had the 8-ft version, but along the gunwhales the bolts went th
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 1:36pm 05.06.21 193785

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