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Diesel Engine Problems PrincessCat at 1:03am 07.03.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1221 My diesel engine is a nightmare.It only starts when cold. When I motor out for a sail, then sail
Vented loop spitting water richrsd14 at 12:09am 07.03.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1573 Dear Peggy,I never stop singing your praises to my shipmates - 4 years since I rebuilt my entire s
Mast Cradle John D at 12:04am 07.03.04 Day Sailers 4/1885 Question - just bought an O'Day 19. I am interested in finding a way to cradle the mast when trail
Boom chick a Boom annieq at 10:48pm 07.02.04 Smaller Boats 1/835 I have just acquired a 1983 Hunter 20. All in all, its in pretty good shape, but I need to replace t
Is a Garmin iQue3600 GPS practical for navigation? cajunkraut at 1:31pm 07.02.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1221 I am not using a navigational instrument on my boat very often and am attracted by the portability a
battery charging d7110 at 12:46pm 07.02.04 Trailer Sailors 2/1380 How successful have you all been with charging from an outboard motor? I just bought a 9.8 tohatsu
Rudder under power Ecopywriter at 12:34pm 07.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/966 I have a bet with my spouse on the best position for the rudder on my 22 while under power with my o
Standing rigging ifio at 10:36am 07.02.04 Big Boats 1/1550 HI,We are new to the forum. Our boat should arrive next week. Does anyone have the tension specs
Cracked gel coat around mast step bob f at 9:11am 07.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1408 I recently acquired an O'Day 19 and the gel coat shows lots of cracking in the area around the mast
install elec. windlass on hunter 27 mic15703 at 8:25am 07.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/928 I need to install a windlass on a 27 foot hunter. Has anyone done this, if so any ideas?
Attention US sailors Phil Herring at 7:48am 07.02.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1039 If you haven't started already, have a fun, safe and patriotic July 4th holiday! We'll see you bac
26X / M for Florida Keys Cruising? davidinmiami at 6:17am 07.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/837 Hi, great site and good info from the community. I live in Miami and I'm interested in cruising tri
O'Day Sprite suez22352 at 6:17am 07.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1394 I have a 1969 O'Day Spirit that has seen very little time in the water and stored inside. I have the
Swing keel sb at 4:46am 07.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1199 I need to replace the swing keel on my 1971 Catalina 22.Do you know where I might find a used one i
Throttle lever adjustment? Airwaves at 3:03am 07.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1940 My 1980 Hunter 27 has the Yacht Specialties wheel steering with the gearshift and throttle levers on
Reefing Line rigging Steve Perry at 2:37am 07.02.04 Big Boats 5/1039 Hi:I wondered if one of you old salts on the 40.5 could tell me the turn by turn rigging of one of
Newbie trailering questions Nevada City Bob at 2:29am 07.02.04 Trailer Sailors 16/2183 Does anyone tow their boat with the motor attached? I have an 8hp Merc (87#)on a Fulton adjustable
HDPE Rudder Update Tony2945 at 2:14am 07.02.04 Smaller Boats 3/3856 This is a follow-up to a rudder discussion held earlier this year. I purchased a HDPE blade rudder f
Spreader attachment Nevada City Bob at 1:53am 07.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1075 On my newly acquired '84 Mac 25, the spreaders are attached to the mast by a single screw into a tan
MacGregor 22--should I buy one? BassJake at 1:22am 07.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1678 Sorry I put my first post about this in the wrong place--something to do with spinnakers. Anyway, I

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Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? shemandr at 1:08pm 01.01.21 I don't know cordage well enough to give you an Rx. But I looked at the Samson XLS webpage where th
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? TomY at 12:59pm 01.01.21 I'm guessing it was written before the internet, because today, unless you block them, old friends
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Sailfanatic at 12:56pm 01.01.21 With the newer low stretch line, you can go down a size for your halyards. See below lines for a Pe
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (1) David Walsh at 12:49pm 01.01.21 Hi, Its for an O'Day 302 Also, Claude why would need a specific shackle?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? sloughsailer at 12:19pm 01.01.21 Stan Freberg's version - - There was a man named Mister Lang and he had a neon sign. But Mister Lang
Small ACP hull bottom paint Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 01.01.21 ACO ?
Ice Chest Insulation Mikem at 11:39am 01.01.21 Remove the drawers then the drawer frame...should be a screw in each corner of the frame. The frame
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? kloudie1 at 11:04am 01.01.21 XLS=Xtra low stretch.. Sampson, New England and a few others have this stuff .. Available on the sit
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? FastOlson at 11:02am 01.01.21 Hi All, I'm looking at getting to running rigging and I was looking at the manual and I see a refe
Through deck wires for mast lights SailingLoto at 10:58am 01.01.21
New Hunter 38 owner (1) senang at 10:37am 01.01.21 Same on our boat. My wife hated the factory original. Same story. The thing on the table is the new
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Hunter216 at 10:31am 01.01.21 I need to have my Catalina 25 moved from one lake to another. I need to hire a moving company becau
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? (2) Claude L.-Auger at 10:26am 01.01.21 What kind of boat do you have? An answer to Dave's question will help everyone on site come up wit
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:25am 01.01.21 Sent poster a private email advising who to contact as well as advising swing keel trailer would not
What size outboard for 26c Freedom77 at 10:15am 01.01.21 HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2021 IS GONNA BE BETTER. Correct. Have Honda 7.5 4 stroke long shaft. Plenty of powe
Through deck wires for mast lights thinwater at 10:08am 01.01.21
Ice Chest Insulation Kingjim91 at 9:58am 01.01.21
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Jerry Nevins at 9:45am 01.01.21 In taking the v berth cushions home for the winter on our new (used) Hunter, I noticed a mildew/mold
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Stu Jackson at 9:41am 01.01.21 thinwater got it right. And: midships spring line. I've had this boat for 22 years, the one before
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? dlochner at 9:40am 01.01.21 What kind of boat do you have?

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