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Tape to use for cutting lines blewispunk at 6:42am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1165 A lot of the lines on my boat are way longer than they need to be and are hard to keep contained whe
Kenyon instruments BarryL at 6:35am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 12/3174 Hello,My new-to-me 1986 Newport 28 has Kenyon instruments fordepth, speed / log, and wind speed.
Main Sail Shape Gary16360 at 6:21am 06.22.04 Smaller Boats 6/1087 This is my first season with my 2001 H240. One of the things I have noticesd is that the mast bends
Mast step oday 222 Joe Spadaro at 6:15am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1697 I have a 1986 oday 222 with the cast aluminum, 6 sheves, mast partner. It is well warn and I am see
False depth meter readings Seattle Scott at 6:00am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1109 up until the last couple of weeks the depth finder has been working perfectly. Now I get readings fo
Isle of Shoals AndyK at 5:34am 06.22.04 Destinations 8/4688 Does anybody have any experience sailing to the Isle of Shoals on the NH/Maine border?I'm thinking
Rig tuning 37- reply davidm at 4:40am 06.22.04 Bigger Boats 0/872 Bill, my apologies for the delay in replying to your question. I was bringing the boat to Toronto f
22' rigging size,Loos tension #'s lloyd7284 at 4:40am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/966 Hello,Does anyone know off hand the gauge of the rigging on a '22?And in a related question,I woul
Owner's Manual steve leon at 4:13am 06.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1042 WooHoo!! Looks like I found my next boat. It's a 1996 26x and I am as happy as a Lark. Unfortunatel
Anyone foam-filled their 170 mast? gball at 3:59am 06.22.04 Day Sailers 6/1465 Hi 170 sailors,I've had my 170 for five months and love it. Great boat! I've pushed her in moderat
Looking for a Trailerable Boat in California MartinJ at 3:52am 06.22.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1627 Hi.I haven't been sailing for nearly 15 years, but during the 1980s I owned/sailed an AMF Puffer (
Sailboat (day sailer) WANTED - Recommendations? MartinJ at 3:45am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1635 Hi.I haven't been sailing for nearly 15 years, but during the 1980s I owned/sailed an AMF Puffer (
Mast Lowering dtaylor13484 at 3:43am 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1509 What is the best way to lower the mast on a 1972 catalina? is there any speacial rigging needed?t
Mast Lowering dtaylor13484 at 3:40am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/963 what is the best way to lower a mast on a 1972 catalina?Any info would be appreaciated.Taylor
Where's Fred? Jeff M21319 at 3:29am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1064 Haven't seen anything from Fred lately, does anybody know if he took-off sailing or what? Hard to be
BARRIENT WINCHES Harry at 3:13am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1556 I have two Barrient 24 winches and "first gear" in one of them no longer works, although I still hav
dinette corrosion wsmall at 3:05am 06.22.04 Big Boats 3/901 I noticed some corrosion around the metal base of my dinette table. The metal surrounding and holdi
Actual LOA James2490 at 3:02am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/825 I am buying a 1977 catalina 25. Where can I find the actual LOA for the boat. please e-mail me at
The never ending search for trailers for our Mac's Richl at 2:59am 06.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/909 There seems to be little information our there for refurbishing or buying a new trailer for older Ma
lost main halyard TK at 2:55am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/956 My main halyard seperated form the shakle on the main sail and went down into the mast. fishing for

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O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? dfp51 at 9:08am 11.05.20 We have a Universal M12 in ours. The motor is adequate for maneuvering, etc. We spent 3+ hours mot
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 8:54am 11.05.20 The boat has a cd/radio player with salon speakers; the vhf and ssb radio are not linked to any audi
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank kappykaplan at 8:54am 11.05.20 @Panama Jack , send Peggie a PM from this site.
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sreidvt at 8:51am 11.05.20
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 8:45am 11.05.20 As one of the first marine installers in the US I can tell you that every bank we've installed stil
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Meriachee at 8:41am 11.05.20 A well designed mast raising system should not include a line item for failure. Thats an irresponsi
Trailer Jack Raiting Justin_NSA at 8:36am 11.05.20 The boat is at the yard right now. I'm waiting to hear back from them about access so I can start w
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 8:20am 11.05.20 The boat is at the yard right now. I'm waiting to hear back from them about access so I can start wo
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? Project_Mayhem at 8:17am 11.05.20 Is your VHS able to drive one or all the speakers in your cockpit? I assume you have a head unit. Do
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Maine Sail at 8:15am 11.05.20 It is time to replace those old 4d batteries that came with my boat. I recently read about Firefly
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 8:13am 11.05.20 The RUDDER... This is the obvious damage to the boat. When we first tested the boat, I did a hard ov
Cutlass Bearing Replacement BillyK at 8:05am 11.05.20 But if you are like me, and it sounds like you are.. i would still do it. It's interesting wh
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild isaksp00 at 7:45am 11.05.20 I would recommend using aluminum pop rivets when you put the foot onto the extrusion, not stainless.
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? dfp51 at 7:44am 11.05.20 I have an 84 and am between 6'0" and 6'1". I can stand up in the cabin but my son (6'3") has to duc
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? JoeWhite at 7:43am 11.05.20 Sounds easy for Nikola Tesla. I have an electrical engineering degree, it is easy for me. It takes
Cutlass Bearing Replacement kloudie1 at 7:41am 11.05.20 Not broken.. don't fix unless you are planning a LONG voyage in remote places..
Cutlass Bearing Replacement JoeWhite at 7:34am 11.05.20 IMHO, do not fix if not broken.
Cutlass Bearing Replacement BillyK at 7:34am 11.05.20 if it's been in that long and it has no play or any symptoms of issues.. then leave it alone. You w
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 7:31am 11.05.20 What is your email Peggy. we will continue to communicate that way, please. And I can send you some
End of the Season (1) Jackdaw at 7:22am 11.05.20 As one man's season ends, another's begins. While not the warmest time of year, I've been cleanin

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