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Boom vang or preventer Ned Morris at 6:03am 05.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/898 I'm full of questions this week. Thanks to those who answered my hatch and portlight question. My
Remove rudder when mooring? eric7293 at 5:22am 05.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1036 I am wondering whether other sailors remove the rudder when tied to a mooring? I have an autopilot
Question on genoa lead tracks Mike at 4:38am 05.28.04 Smaller Boats 4/2004 I have a '75 C22. The original jib lead tracks are located on the top edge of the molded in toe rail
Is the 22' a good sailboat to buy? Tim at 2:31am 05.28.04 Day Sailers 4/1134 I am considering buying a 22' O'Day, it has a fixed keel, shoal draft, 1976, very well maintained.
Starbord cabin lights out and mast light out. Chip Willis at 2:31am 05.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1189 I have checked the fuses behind the electrical panel and on the nave station and the fuses on the fr
water in the hull when on board only charles moyer at 1:52am 05.28.04 Smaller Boats 6/1009 I would like to know if anyone out there can help me with a problem that I cant seem to figure out.
Beneteau 235 Headliner (any good ones?) Mark at 1:03am 05.28.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1869 Hi,Fantastic boat but I am wondering ifBeneteau ever changed their formulafor the adhesive used i
Another new Macgregor 25 owner Zeke at 12:55am 05.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1268 So I just bought a 82 Mac 25 and the owner wasn't there when I acquired it (his son was) and so I co
Get Hitched Ron M at 12:47am 05.28.04 Smaller Boats 1/702 Found a great product to make hooking up a trailer an easy one man job. It's called Get Hitched. It'
Knapps Narrows MD Matias II Santiago at 11:56pm 05.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1021 Goiong to Oxford via Knapps Narrows this weekend. Is the channel well marked and with depths greater
Thru bolting the deck Dan Dawson at 11:53pm 05.27.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1183 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. I want to run a boom vang back to the cockpit. Doing so will require that
droopy main, need used sails too...... martin at 11:20pm 05.27.04 Smaller Boats 4/864 i posted this on another forum but didnt get much feed back. the main on this boat seems to be cut v
Waxing the deck Mike at 11:09pm 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1152 While waxing the topsides of my boat, I casually mentioned to the owner of the yard that I was going
Which Laptop Nav system Tom Chastain at 10:43pm 05.27.04 Big Boats 19/893 I just purchased a laptop computer to use on the boat. Now the question is which chart software to
Main Sheet psness at 10:39pm 05.27.04 Day Sailers 5/1243 I recently bought a 1979 DS II and it came without a mainsheet. The rigging includes a small block o
Under Galley Thru Hull? JayK at 10:38pm 05.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1232 Hello, I recently bought a 1979 Oday 25 and noticed a valve under the galley sink that the ice
Varnish over Poly? Tim R. at 10:18pm 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1550 I built a cockpit table this year and have so far applied 5 coats of oil based poly. No matter how
The more I have my boat,the more disappointed I am Paul Aubrecht at 10:13pm 05.27.04 Big Boats 16/1261 I bought a brand new 2003 356 in September,and the more time I spend on the boat,the more disappoint
New Owner - MacGregor 25' Bob at 10:00pm 05.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1066 We are the new owners of a 1984 MacGregor 25' with a 9.9 H.P. Johnson motor. This is our first year
Why does varnish Peter J. Brennan at 9:13pm 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1034 instantly weather and lift from wood surfaces where you so carefully put it after properly preparing

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Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) against.the.wind. at 8:03am 12.02.20
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 8:02am 12.02.20 It looks like a flared compression fitting. The upper nut should easily come off leaving the lower
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Justin_NSA at 7:49am 12.02.20 Welcome! Congrats on the new boat. It's a good time to get some projects done before the next seaso
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Justin_NSA at 7:45am 12.02.20 Be sure to get the leaks fixed before you start on the interior so they don't ruin your new work
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Justin_NSA at 7:43am 12.02.20 Welcome! Congrats on the new boat. It's a good time to get some projects done before the next season
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) dlochner at 7:39am 12.02.20 In the world of boating, common words often have very different meanings. As you note, the "walls" i
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) (2) Michael Davis at 7:06am 12.02.20 If you plan to insulate you need to make room for the insulation. I used 1/2x3/4 in. fir for spacers
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Three bladed prop? Kings Gambit at 6:44am 12.02.20 A prop must be free of fouling for maximum propulsion.
8.0 bulkheads SailingLoto at 6:38am 12.02.20 Here's a few general tips I learned while replacing mine Stain charts at stores are not always accu
progressive insurance opinions HMT2 at 5:56am 12.02.20 I tried using my homeowners policy provider, but they had zero interest in insuring a 37 year old bo
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post Justin_NSA at 5:53am 12.02.20 Check for leaks before you disconnect the straps from the lift. Make sure the engine runs. Remember
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 5:49am 12.02.20 Looking at positions today I would comment that Le Cam is only 500 miles off the lead even after the
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post daviddp at 5:46am 12.02.20 husband was in charge of all those issues in the prior sailboats we owned many years ago but I gues
progressive insurance opinions DougM at 5:34am 12.02.20 Your best deal, if it's a available is to bundle with your home and auto policy My insurance is w
Thru hull external strainer RoyS at 5:30am 12.02.20 I use both external and internal strainers. The external keeps out the jellyfish and the internal co
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? daviddp at 5:28am 12.02.20 I would not spend upwards of $6k for a survey on a $7.5k boat. Or $9k for a survey on a $7.5k boat
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 5:18am 12.02.20 I found the newsletter and subscribed. This AM's edition has an account of the rescue including bre
Old Nissan 2 stroke outboard parts? SailingLoto at 5:16am 12.02.20 yeah .. i agree. anything beyond about 1972 should be electronic ignition.

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