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Shopping for 3 Blade Prop for Hunter 34 Marcio Bodnariuc at 5:44am 02.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2084 Hi There,I am looking for a 3 blade bronze prop for a Hunter 34.I believe that I will need a 15 *
Looking For Trailer Warren at 5:38am 02.08.05 Trailer Sailors 0/1156 Looking for a trailer for my 1972 O'Day 22.Would prefer used or "lower cost" new (it only goes 8 m
New to Sailing Tom at 5:37am 02.08.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1041 I am new to sailing and as with any hobby I get into I have to jump right in it. I would like to pur
Owners Manual Max at 5:30am 02.08.05 Big Boats 3/1006 HI, DOES ANYONE KNOW WERE TO GET THE OWNER'S MANUALS FOR A '97 376? I'M LOOKING FOR AIR CONDITIONI
Need advice on an outboard Kevin K at 4:52am 02.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/840 I need a new outboard - I am a new owner of a '78 O'Day 25 - I am considering a Nissan 9.8 - 4 str
Good vibrations!... or Rick at 4:29am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 19/1439 Im just curious about what is "normal" vibration with using the trusty "iron genoa" so I thought I w
Trailer - what should I be looking for? Tina at 4:03am 02.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 I am considering buying a trailer and pulling out the boat. I have never towed one before and am no
Putting Up The Mast Robert Sylvester at 3:29am 02.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1205 I purchased a 23 foot O'Day three years ago, been sitting on the trailer on dry dock. I am now in th
trailer winch mrbill at 2:49am 02.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1716 What do you use to winch the boat on the trailer? stainless wire, or strap?If you use the strap t
Ericson 27 mast/ rigging specifications Chris Rooke at 2:34am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/5993 Does anyone have the mast length for a 1976 Ericson 27 and possibly theforestay and backstay length
Capri 13 info? Bill Keaveney at 2:32am 02.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1098 Why can I NOT find any info on this boat? There have been a few sold over the years (I have a 1996),
How is your traveller set up? CP-Mike at 2:30am 02.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/848 How do you all have your travelers set up? On my Mac, it's just a piece of rope that attaches to bo
Heel Indicators (Incline-O-Meters) Steve at 2:03am 02.08.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/5440 May I get input on where everyone has mounted their Incline-O-Meters?I have a 1992 Hunter 28 and w
Around the World in 71 Days, 14 Hours Phiggins at 1:55am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1383 Congratulations to Ellen MacArthur. Amazing.
Cabin interior painting Henry at 1:53am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1934 Hi everyone. We are in the process of trying to renovate the cabin of our new (to us) boat. The prev
I just finished the sail trim quiz Rick Sylvester at 12:57am 02.08.05 Ask All Sailors 3/996 and I'm a little puzzled (a normal state for me.)First of all, the quiz supposes wind strength of
Column width changes with paging Rich Stidger at 12:03am 02.08.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/998 Phil,A strange thing has been happening for a while. When I look at the 24 hour (or more) posting
Coastal cruising around Charleston Richard at 11:49pm 02.07.05 Trailer Sailors 2/1515 Wondering if anyone has any favorite places to sail off the S.C coast. I've sailed the Charleston H
tiller pilot questions Norton at 11:34pm 02.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/942 I found a great price on a reconditioned simrad tiller pilot and want to get the correct parts to in
Hatch Latches Gulf Coast18195 at 10:46pm 02.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1124 Cany anyone give me a source for replacement latches on the foreward hatch of an '85 C27? They look

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Broken Seacock Handle Ward H at 10:33am 02.19.21 @Ralph Johnstone What underwater bedding compound do you suggest for installing thru hulls and sea
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short jssailem at 10:30am 02.19.21 Picture please. There are so many different designs. On mine the screws are easily accessed from abo
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 gunsiray at 10:30am 02.19.21 Thank you Bob. I can see that there is a place for the stay on the mast, at the second spreader. But
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? (1) jssailem at 10:28am 02.19.21 The older manual version of the profurler had a line guard similar to that. The line would ride up a
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 bob_pattison at 10:22am 02.19.21 We have built staysl's for the 461's...you'll need the anchor bulkhead mount from Beneteau, a quick
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 02.19.21 Been doing it that way for 25 years and have never had a leak.:p Of course it would never leak.
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 10:14am 02.19.21 Someone on one of these boards has the signature, "If you own a boat, you'll never be out of work".
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? jssailem at 10:08am 02.19.21 Not sure but you may have some adjustment by screws holding the metal guides in place. Look beneath
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? dmax at 10:06am 02.19.21 I would try to bend it back a little bit so it doesn't rub - shouldn't be a problem.
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 02.19.21
Grounding plate porosity dLj at 9:58am 02.19.21 I know some are porous bronze but this looks like stainless and is non-magnetic. It is only connec
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Scott T-Bird at 9:45am 02.19.21 I got in touch with the real CG this morning and (with a 15 minute wait,) got on with a VERY helpf
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Scott T-Bird at 9:38am 02.19.21 The fake USCG sites end in .us. That kind of makes them look official, but the real CG site ends i
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button jssailem at 9:28am 02.19.21 Yes Lifeline netting is a practical add on, especially to aid in keeping toddlers on board. It provi
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Biobob Catalina 27 at 9:28am 02.19.21 I totally agree with most of what is stated above, I am changing ownership of the documented boat, a
Head Discharge Hose Rerouting Eleven at 9:26am 02.19.21 Great info Peggie, thank you so much, really appreciate your time.
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! (1) tfox2069 at 9:24am 02.19.21 A give away as. to CG or private entity is the number of yrs that you can document. CG is yr to yr
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short jssailem at 9:21am 02.19.21 It is referred to as "Mission Creep", "Project add on's" or "Change Work Orders". Working on an olde
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button stephen_i_w at 9:20am 02.19.21 https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/25Feb19_Imedi_Incident_Report.pdf He
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 9:16am 02.19.21 I ask because there was a situation in the 2018 Mackinaw race where an inflatable PFD, equipped wit

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