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Outboard charger question Stephen Fierro at 2:32am 06.15.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1445 I have a 7.5 hp Chrysler Sailor Motor. It is a pull start motor, but it has a plug coming off the mo
Thru deck for radar cable Desperado at 2:23am 06.15.04 Big Boats 1/1026 I have had a busy day fitting a radar to my 34.I have the radome bracket on the mast and the cable r
Zinc replacement emergency?? p323ms at 1:54am 06.15.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1272 This past weekend I checked the bottom of my Pearson 323. The bottom was pretty clean but the prop a
Standard Horizon Bryon Thomas at 1:48am 06.15.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1261 I have an older Standard Horizon VHF. I think it is a model 25. The front says Horizon/25. Does a
Lazarette hinges Clarke Reid at 1:47am 06.15.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1858 The hinges on my boat are starting to break. They are strap hinges that are 31/2 long ,with three ho
Tiller Support Drew13440 at 1:07am 06.15.04 Smaller Boats 3/1037 Anyone ever bent the screw at the base of the tiller on a 240, the screw that supports the tiller ag
Rudder pull under power Capt Jerry at 12:27am 06.15.04 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1954 I'm running a RH 3 blade prop and find the boat really pulls to port under power only. At 1000rpm I
O'Day 12 J.B. Dyer at 12:01am 06.15.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1571 Found an O'Day 12 for sale in the local paper for 700.00, with trailer. I've got a 65 acre lake that
393 at Kentucky Lake waldo24038 at 11:42pm 06.14.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/908 Interested it a 393 group for KY/Barkley Lake.Send e mail and then lets meet say at GreenTurtle Ba
Widgeon: A few questions newtosail at 11:04pm 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1139 I have a few questions on the widgeon. I've e-mailed O'day but no response yet. My questions are:
Swing Keel Play maccauley123 at 10:59pm 06.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/856 There are times when I am sailing my Venture 222 that the iron keel will bang around inside the trun
Mast leak inside vessel BryMer at 10:53pm 06.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1120 A leak (substantial)developed from in side the compression post inside the boat. My guess is the so
cutting of the keel henry9372 at 10:43pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 10/2315 I'm looking at a Columbia 30 which has a normal draft of 5'9". It was cut down to 4'9". How much wil
Anyone know the diameter of the C27 stern rail? Greg2230 at 10:27pm 06.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/989 Anyone know the diameter of the horizontal stern rail on an '85 or similar C27? It will save me a dr
Chesapeake winds? Bob15098 at 10:06pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1855 We are new to sailing and new to the Chesapeake. So far the winds have been somewhat underwhelming.
NE rOnDAYvous getting closer maestro at 9:53pm 06.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/811 there's STILL time to reserve a spot at Liberty Landing Marina for the 2004 O'Day "rOnDAYvous" call
Anchor Swing on a 420 Long Gone 42 at 9:42pm 06.14.04 Big Boats 6/1190 The 420 at anchor swings over a 100 degrees in moderate wind (15+ knots) while other boats in the an
Up grade rigging? Mark at 6:32pm 06.14.04 Smaller Boats 5/772 I was thinking recently of putting heavier shrouds on the 260 but then it occured to me that in real
Furling Line Help Bob F. at 2:35pm 06.14.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1461 I'm looking to replace the line on my roller furling to something a bit thinner to help keep it from
low tide smell... timing at 1:43pm 06.14.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2064 Nasty low_tide_like odor just began to appear in my powerboat since the end of last season.Never

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Winches rgranger at 8:44am 11.03.20 My South Coast 22 has winches on the sides and tracks with blocks for a head sail Maybe you could
Winches Justin_NSA at 8:28am 11.03.20 My South Coast 22 has winches on the sides and tracks with blocks for a head sail. I assume these
Another what is this boat? Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 11.03.20 The boat is a lot closer to 30 feet than 44 feet. The photo is taken from behind and we're lookin
Masthead flotation? PaulK at 8:19am 11.03.20 Is that how the rumors about JS winning a wet t-shirt contest got started? When our Junior Program
Winches Dave Groshong at 8:09am 11.03.20 It's a tortured lead for sure, needs to be remounted as a RGRANGER pointed out it needs a proper l
Another what is this boat? jssailem at 8:05am 11.03.20 I think the owner is going to put it up for sail I would hope so... That boat was intended to SAIL
Masthead flotation? jssailem at 8:03am 11.03.20 weeks of capsizing drills. I was there... Got a teeshirt. It no longer fits...
I have a rigging question dLj at 7:57am 11.03.20 Take a look and get a feel for it. Figure out if it's got a clean title and if there are other exp
Another what is this boat? Ron20324 at 7:53am 11.03.20 ... sneak up to it and look for the HIN on the upper starboard corner of the transom. Yeah, if you
teak oil jssailem at 7:27am 11.03.20 I tried teak oil on the toe rails of my trailer boat. Using the boat in mostly fresh water, the oil
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 11.03.20 For safety it needs to be higher Private message your phone number with location to me
Daggerboard trunk pics (1) Rowlando at 7:11am 11.03.20 Hope this helps......trying a repair in there will be like milking a mouse with boxing gloves on! P
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:09am 11.03.20 The water ballast tank is gravity fed when placed in the water. This is achieved by unscrewing the
which winch cable to use dlochner at 7:05am 11.03.20 If we are speculating, maybe a wench cable poke:
teak oil rschuss at 7:03am 11.03.20 For a while I was an advocate of oil on the teak. I guess if one can scrub it with salt water now an
which winch cable to use (1) rgranger at 7:03am 11.03.20 It could be the trailer winch cable???? If we are speculating, maybe a wench cable
What is it? shemandr at 7:02am 11.03.20 I don't need to see more detail but there are lots of folks on this forum who might. Thanks for the
Fold or flex? Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 11.03.20
I have a rigging question dlochner at 7:00am 11.03.20 As to why it's despised, you'd have to ask someone who despises them. Mine suits me just fine. De
Winches (2) rgranger at 6:46am 11.03.20 I see what you mean. It seems like the winch should be where the red arrow is and your cam should b

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