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Roller furling problems Steve L22188 at 3:11am 05.30.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1128 I recently purchased an 88 O'Day 302 with an original ProFurl roller furling. I replaced the line a
Adding a spinnaker to my Hunter Morte at 2:42am 05.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1035 I have a 1990 Hunter 23 which I would like to ad a spinnaker to. Currently I have only a jib which I
centerboard opening leak grace at 2:39am 05.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/865 I have a 1972 capri day sailor. I am having problems with water coming in the boat from the centerb
Tacking - Part 2 Don Guillette at 2:02am 05.30.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1707 Mates: Please review my response to Ms. Hillary. How come the gals ask such interesting questions?!!
Schooner Virginia Dave Winiker at 1:22am 05.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/809 I thought y'all might enjoy the attached photo of the "Virginia" underway under sailfor the first t
Schooner Virginia Dave Winiker at 1:12am 05.30.05 Ask All Sailors 0/888 I think y'all might enjoy seeing the attached photo of the "Virginia" underway under sail for the fi
Hot Water Calypso23529 at 12:57am 05.30.05 Columbia 2/1436 We've just bought a Columbia 8.7. It's a 1977 VA boat, therefore, no hot water. We've been dwellin
Window sPk at 12:55am 05.30.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/875 My 1980 O'Day 25 has leaks around the frame of the front windows (head/sink). The frames are cracked
Launch injury...Please read... Bob Todd at 12:36am 05.30.05 Ask All Sailors 1/932 A friend of mine recently was injured in a launch mishap doing something that we probably all do fro
Finally, on the water JerryA at 10:22pm 05.29.05 Day Sailers 3/1106 I finally got my new 170 into the water yesterday afternoon. It's a fun boat! It only took us abou
Painting the dinghy James at 10:12pm 05.29.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1061 Not a question about my O'Day but rather a question about the dinghy I use to get to my O'Day 23 whe
Where oh where does the water drain? Ken Palmer at 10:02pm 05.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/813 Late last season I started to get water on the sole of the galley. After removing the wooden panelin
Need diameter size for flax packing Joe Stradley23783 at 2:53pm 05.29.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2498 Hi All. I need to re-pack the packing gland on my 1984 Newport 28, Universal 5411 diesel engine, 7/8
o difficulty tacking with a genoa vs. jib Ms Hillary at 2:42pm 05.29.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2221 Just got a genoa to replace my jib. Harder to tack than with the jib.How is tacking best performe*
sails needed bluem27 at 2:31pm 05.29.05 Day Sailers 5/1146 Need sails for what looks like a 15 or 17' daysailer. Any used ones out there?What model is this wi
Lost Eagle Two/ Lake Monroe Florida bluem27 at 2:15pm 05.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/836 Have you lost your EagleTwo? ;[Looks like a 15 or 17' Daysailer. Sunken and recovered at Lake Monro
Boat Pox On a 192 Art Devlin at 2:14pm 05.29.05 Day Sailers 2/1173 Hi,I just bought a 1986 192. After I cleaned the bottom, which has never been painted,I noticed ma
Winch and tiller tamer Robin20020 at 1:10pm 05.29.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1425 I have 2 questions:1) For the first time, this year the main halyard binds every time I try to use
H260 Capacity Jack at 12:53pm 05.29.05 Smaller Boats 3/942 Anyone know the weight capacity in people, as well as the number of people, of a 260? Strictly spea
Catalina Capri 26 Owners Manual Steve at 12:40pm 05.29.05 Smaller Boats 1/2675 Hey all, looking for info on the Capri 26. Just bought one and am completely in love with her. Not

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Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? dLj at 3:20pm 01.25.21 I've watched some of the above mentioned. One I like is Drake Paragon. Mainly because he is currentl
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Ugliest Production Sailboat thread (1) SailingLoto at 3:08pm 01.25.21 Southcoast 26c
Skill testing question SFS at 3:07pm 01.25.21 Not if you are considering only the item to be examined (which has its own frame). If not, then foll
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:58pm 01.25.21 Ice Breaker, does your 2004 look and have the same design as the 2005 & newer AC? I think the 41DS h
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 2:52pm 01.25.21 I like Old Sea Dog and first saw him when he was in White Spot Pirates episodes. Sue has no interes
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 2:49pm 01.25.21
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom Whatfiero1 at 2:47pm 01.25.21 Well I understand your not racing but you need to get it smooth some how try lightly sanding and th
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? ggrizzard at 2:39pm 01.25.21 I'm with Talley Ho on this. I'm older than Barry Perrins on "Sea Dog", and like him, I've experienc
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster (3) Claude L.-Auger at 2:20pm 01.25.21 That will be a great pod ! Did mine in the same location more that 20 years ago. I've never regrett
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 2:18pm 01.25.21 I can give you a link for the batteries. But, unfortunately they do not seem to be on costco.com an
Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? beachbm61 at 2:11pm 01.25.21 The Nimble 20 came in two versions. Standard and Offshore. Offshore having more ballast. But I ca
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Tally Ho at 2:06pm 01.25.21 Thank goodness for Costco. They had a sale on 105 AH Lion LiFePo4 batteries. I bought 2. I conta
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread thinwater at 2:05pm 01.25.21
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator (1) karellen at 2:03pm 01.25.21 Or get a Tack and a separate hour meter. That was the route I took on my 356, which didn't even c
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread shemandr at 2:01pm 01.25.21 Thanks for that history Jon. I was thinking that they are a design of which there were builds of a
Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? ACubria at 1:55pm 01.25.21 Hey all, wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an affordable bimini for a 1982 Catalina 25
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread FDL S2 at 1:53pm 01.25.21
Considering a 26X kappykaplan at 1:53pm 01.25.21 Jon Cons, I like the way you put that: "motor better than any sailboat, and sail better than any mo

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