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Buying tips for 1977 O'day Mariner Doug Bloom at 11:44pm 04.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1481 Looking at a 1997 Mariner with 4hp motor and trailer (~$1800). First boat purchase. Have reviewed
Boat Soap or??? Andy at 9:37pm 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1235 When we bought Baroque (82 H27) there was a bottle of WM Boat Soap in the locker. We just stayed wit
Who made the spar and rigging for a 1981 Hunter 27 Richard Marble at 8:10pm 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1163 This is a follow up from yesterdays question about a luff slide retainer. I now have a list of manu
Who's sailing this weekend (1) Tim Welsh at 3:02pm 04.09.04 Big Boats 1/764 Well I'm headed out tommorrow to do a bit of sailing. May have to crank up one of the heaters at ni
Air Cond on a 23.5? Jo at 2:09pm 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/844 I've heard alot about mermaid M5 installations on H26s and H260s, but has anyone thought about putti
Catalina/Capri 16.5 info/owners? KayakerLes at 1:49pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1376 Hello fellow sailors ~I recently bought a 200l Catalina 16.5 and was wondering if there IS a 16.5 a
Biodiesel ! Alain at 12:51pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1144 Any body has ever use Biodiesel on an Universal Engine or Force 10 heater and stove??Thanks*
Rudder Issues Roy Moran at 12:43pm 04.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/935 I am test sailing a 1994 Mac 19 looking to possibly purchase it. When I took the boat out on our loc
Peggy (You there) Have you heard of "Cool Breeze" ? Tom S at 10:54am 04.09.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1207 They sell Marine chemicals like "Toilet Typhoon" marine toilet cleaner, disinfectant, etc and "Stink
Black streak... [requiredauthor] at 10:48am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1165 Someone suggested I use a product by the name of black streak to clean my topside. I must concur.
Where can I find a Main sail luff slide retainer.. Richard Marble at 10:37am 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1624 For a 1981 Hunter 27. When I bought my boat the luff slide retainer was missing. (the little thingy
Seal a Steel Keel Paul at 10:03am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1486 Im just a simple guy how requires a simple answer.Steel keel with 30 blisters (dime size) all sand
Need Advice On Installing A New Halyard Joe Mullee at 9:59am 04.09.04 Big Boats 9/1958 I need to replace the halyards on my H34 and need advice.1) What type of line should I be looking
Need Advice - How Can I Go Up The Mast W/O Help? Joe Mullee at 9:49am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1588 I need to do some work up the mast and need a way to get up without help. I can't get to the boat on
Saildrive Neil Franklin at 8:03am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1236 What are the pros and cons on saildrives? Anyone with experience out there?
battery maintenance charging richard at 7:30am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1205 I have a small charger (Guest 6 amp 3 stage charger/maintainer) for maintaining my 2 group 27 batte
What was the brand new pricing of the Mac 26s? eom swampjack at 6:48am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1237 As best I can tell they were made 1990 to 1994.
I didn't know lightning was such a hot topic Richard Marble at 6:21am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1496 A couple days ago I asked about a Lightning Master. When I got back to my post I was a little surpr
Considering Coronado 15 Leon Bryant at 5:08am 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 3/22006 Would like opinion. Is this a good boat for first-timer? I did some sailing years ago, crewing for a
Ignition switch Chris Mattingly at 3:44am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1086 I have a C30 and the ignition switch is causing intermittent power to the control panel instruments

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Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void splax at 7:31pm 12.23.20 if one is small, then the space under the v-berth may be accessed by worming along the hull under th
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Project_Mayhem at 7:31pm 12.23.20 As for straps, I recommend 1.5-2" straps. I originally had two 1" straps connected together when tow
How to enter a slip with pilings ebsail at 7:14pm 12.23.20 But I still like the "No jump, dock snagger". Now that I've seen this with the clear plastic hose h
Reindeer on my roof. jssailem at 7:09pm 12.23.20 I see a light triangle up on a roof top.
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) (1) jssailem at 7:03pm 12.23.20 The 40DT shows these specs Voltage: 12v Fuel: Diesel Heat Output: 1000w - 4000w Power Consumption: 0
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) twalker H260 at 6:49pm 12.23.20 I would expect the 7000 btu output of that heater to be too little for the size of boat you have and
Got a new sailing dinghy PaulK at 6:45pm 12.23.20 I took oak strips and boiled them for the stems on our kayaks. A steam iron is not going to cut it.
Hunter 34 Vee Berth Void Mike Oldak at 6:35pm 12.23.20 My experience with the area under the v berth was that it filled with about 6 inches of water due to
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Alan Gomes at 6:29pm 12.23.20 Many thanks for the valuable answers, I bought and been working for 6 months on a Tartan 30 sailboa
epoxy resin PaulK at 6:25pm 12.23.20 One is a Caspian Sea, designed by John Winters Caspian Sea Plans - A John Winters Design. 15'6" ,
epoxy resin SailingLoto at 5:24pm 12.23.20 Raka worked well for me. 1:1 mix ratio means fewer mistakes and less wastage. enny
Autopilot install on O'Day 40 nramsey at 5:21pm 12.23.20 My boat came with an Alpha 4404. It is a linear drive and the arm is simply clamped with a set scre
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? (1) milens777 at 5:11pm 12.23.20 Many thanks for the valuable answers, I bought and been working for 6 months on a Tartan 30 sailboat
Got a new sailing dinghy (2) Davidasailor26 at 5:10pm 12.23.20 With the extraction of 66 copper rivets and 2 wood screws the the old gunwales have been removed. I
epoxy resin Meriachee at 4:29pm 12.23.20
epoxy resin Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 4:11pm 12.23.20 If you are ordering mail order be mindful of shipping costs. Epoxy is a hazardous material for shi
epoxy resin capta at 3:57pm 12.23.20 We prefer and use the West System because of the pump system. No measuring. We use it everywhere exc
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Richard19068 at 3:33pm 12.23.20 Crazy Dave. I agree with your speaking up when something is unsafe. Not trying to second guess or
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question CarlN at 3:02pm 12.23.20 An interesting wrinkle is that a salvage claim from SeaTow or BoatUS would not be handled under the
Oil change... Make it a double mnmpizza at 2:53pm 12.23.20

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