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Do people swap marina slips much rsn48 at 3:14am 06.22.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2148 I was just reading the Cobb thread and saw the offer to swap slips. Do many people swaps slips, thi
Three Mile Harbor - East Hampton, NY Rob19574 at 3:08am 06.22.05 Ask All Sailors 3/4079 Hi all,Anyone ever cruise to Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton, NY? I am planning a cruise there
Spinnaker Jimmy at 2:19am 06.22.05 Ask All Sailors 1/993 I'm getting into the R20 race fleet here in Portland, Oregon and cannot find a spinnaker for a Range
'68 Daysailor rudder swabby77 at 1:43am 06.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1133 I have a 1968 Daysailer and I have lost the rudder (moron capsizing goof). It's at the bottom of th
Gate Valve for Waste??? Ernie at 1:32am 06.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1248 Hi all,With my baby on the hard for the season for a multitude of projects, I noticed something tha
'68 Daysailor rudder swabby77 at 1:24am 06.22.05 Day Sailers 2/1053 I have a 1968 Daysailor and the rudder is gone. I need a replacement but I'm trying to get one with
Mansfield toilet replacement? Mark J. at 1:11am 06.22.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1194 I'm a new owner of a 1982 Hunter 33 - just launched this spring and found the toilet is NOT in worki
Passage 420 stiff steering Baysailor at 1:10am 06.22.05 Big Boats 5/1278 I have Whitlock conduit steering and experience very stiff, spongy response. Stiffness increases wi
Hey Dave, Chris3720 at 12:37am 06.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/979 How did you decide how high off the water to place your swim platform? Is it better to be a little
Justin, jason John? Anchor locker GregS at 12:12am 06.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/2277 Someone posted a link to an anchor locker that they made, I think on photo bucket. I can't seem to
Questions James20195 at 11:54pm 06.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/827 HelloI went for my first sail in my new H170 yesterday and had a great time. However I now have so
Using a Catalina Rudder on an O'day Timbros at 11:50pm 06.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/923 Hello Everyone,I lost the rudder on my O'day 23 during some severe weather this spring and can't a
Pinch or fall off, an easy answer? Andy at 10:40pm 06.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 Is there a "rule of thumb/usually it is best" answer to; If you fall off the wind "X" degrees and ga
Elecrician needed (southern New England) Richard at 9:32pm 06.21.05 Big Boats 2/664 Greetings,I am seeking a marine electrician in the southern New England area to do a complete rewi
Cobb Island Broke sailor SV Marcell at 8:55pm 06.21.05 Ask All Sailors 3/942 Looking for info on Cobb Island in addition to what the Cruising Guide says. For an overniter 4th o
American boat sales in Canada Bob B. at 3:34pm 06.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/728 This topic held considerable interest a few months ago in this forum. According to this current art
deck leaks Kevin at 2:12pm 06.21.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/2202 I have a perplexing leak somewhere in the deck above a cockpit locker on a 1979 Oday 23. After it r
What to look for on an older Irwin Scott at 12:58pm 06.21.05 Ask All Sailors 0/854 I am looking seriously at a '79 Irwin 30. We went over her and she needs mostly cosmetic work. The
dinghy outboard ryan at 12:39pm 06.21.05 Ask All Sailors 13/2429 I purchased an old Honda 10hp for my 10ft inflatable but it is too old (no safety features) too heav
Flares Mike Misko at 12:01pm 06.21.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1444 With our new to us H23 we are trying to do things correctly and educate ourselves. As I moved equip

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Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 11:23am 03.28.21 Buying an inexpensive boat is never cheap. If you choose the path you are like the guy who buys tha
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 11:15am 03.28.21 @Alternate Reality The other day I was thinking about your challenge. Seems you could get one of the
Great Lakes Navigation Tom J at 11:13am 03.28.21 Chartplotters can only show a small area on their screens, and, of course, they are excellent in sh
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. (3) 2weelz4me at 11:11am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. L
fog scares me! (1) Tom J at 10:52am 03.28.21 This is the kind of fog I enjoy. Fogged in for two days at Cuttyhunk Harbor in MA, with my sister a
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Whatfiero1 at 10:16am 03.28.21 It trailers well but u need to tow with a full sized pickup at least v8. There easy to raise mast
MAC26M. THE GOOD/BAD/ UGLY Justin_NSA at 10:11am 03.28.21 It's a powersailer, so most important expense is the engine. Sails next. What steered you to an M?
Lifting Points (5) philiefay at 10:10am 03.28.21 Just wanted to give an update on lifting the H260 off the trailer. . Here in Tahoe the marinas don'
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Stu Jackson at 10:09am 03.28.21 Dock supplied, pressurized water is never a good idea in a boat. One of the reasons for this, in a
fog scares me! jon hansen at 10:08am 03.28.21 "enjoyable silence" which was then interrupted by the one long and two short blasts on your air hor
Great Lakes Navigation Stu Jackson at 10:02am 03.28.21 The reality is paper (waterproof or not) does not provide very good situational awareness compared
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post Don Lucas at 9:52am 03.28.21 They all do this. There was a thread about the 410 and this not long ago.
fog scares me! (2) TomY at 9:45am 03.28.21 I remember this sail in the fog. Our modest speed (3kt?) gave the illusion that we were in the middl
Might be buying a Catalina 36 Head Sail at 9:39am 03.28.21 Make sure you have an autopilot.
Might be buying a Catalina 36 jssailem at 9:36am 03.28.21 Welcome @vetes123 to the SBO forum. Congrats on your choice of boat to possibly own. I have sailed o
Ever Given jon hansen at 9:22am 03.28.21 roy, a propellor works by digging into the water in front of it. the propwash is the byproduct of t
Close call? Kings Gambit at 9:13am 03.28.21 Since you'd already finished the race it was not necessary to have all the crew still on the boat t
Any suggestions on how to fix this? Seen a bunch of YouTube videos, a bit nervous as to specifics. Appreciate any specific advice. 1980 o'day 28. jssailem at 8:40am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum @2weelz4me . Nice picture. It helps to have a bit of context to the image. Lo
Ever Given jssailem at 8:29am 03.28.21 Roy, Looking at the image I deduced: The 2 guys in the back of the truck are engineers and the guy c
O'Day 26 Backstay length jssailem at 8:26am 03.28.21 It is always great if someone can just tell you the length. Sometime possible if they have the recor

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