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Joe at 10:02am 09.30.03
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Can there be a hull that will let me learn, pulling the boat to and from, setting up quickly and saf
Joseph Washburn at 9:49am 09.30.03
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I was just curious as to what gear some of you carry with you when you go sailing? What are those i
Tom Monroe at 5:51am 09.30.03
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I'm considering the purchase of a rare, non-production boat. It's a 1982 Pandora 23, an Argentine bo
mike alge at 5:39am 09.30.03
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Does anyone else have a campbell sailor prop on their boat? If you do have one have you had any tro
Jim Ferretti at 5:29am 09.30.03
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Hurricane Isabel relieved me of my ST 50 Wind Vane Transducer. Does anyone know where I can get a re
Dominic at 5:19am 09.30.03
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I have a 1974 O'Day Daysailer that i am refinishing. My question regards the lower piece of the mast
Sharon at 4:47am 09.30.03
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Has anyone thought of putting an arch on the 35.5? I really like my boat but I also like how the ne
Johnny at 4:41am 09.30.03
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I recently purchased a o'Day 25 and it has a bow in the mast from side to side. Can this be tuned o
Jim Floyd at 4:22am 09.30.03
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During a recent weekend, we heard the bilge pump come on several times. Investigating, we found a l
tom at 3:42am 09.30.03
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all of my previous boats had deck stepped masts. The new boat is a pearson 323. I am specifically in
Larry Portela at 3:24am 09.30.03
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Hello from Guam, I'm at a loss here because during a recent storm parts to my wheel steering were l
Harry at 3:07am 09.30.03
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I have a 16 year old boat in relatively good shape with the exception being the toerail. It is black
Don Wilbert at 3:02am 09.30.03
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I damaged the port side stern rail on my Hunter 37.5 and it needs to be replaced. Hunter asked me to
Bob at 2:52am 09.30.03
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Does anyone out there have any experience removing the water tank mounted in a 1978-1981 Hunter 33.
Michael at 2:27am 09.30.03
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Can a deep keel reduce your capsize screen? Slower hull speed?
D. Silvera at 1:36am 09.30.03
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I'm considering a purchase of a Hunter 170 or equivalent daysailor for use on the chesapeake in and
Steve at 1:10am 09.30.03
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We are new sailors to the Puget Sound area and are wondering what other sailboaters (ours is a C-25
Dennis at 12:52am 09.30.03
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If anyone needs a nice aluminum winch handle it can be found about 1/2 mile from the sail boat docks
George H260 at 11:33pm 09.29.03
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Going to start a battery rewiring project. The location of the H260 battery in in the aft birth is t
David Swingle at 11:18pm 09.29.03
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Universal, Yanmar, Volvo, Perkins, Westerbeke? How do these guys stack up. Universal and Yanmar se

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Northshore at 6:33am 09.14.20
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars?
jssailem at 6:31am 09.14.20
That may last a lifetime.
TS Sally
jssailem at 6:29am 09.14.20
Another Swim Ladder Question
lcgrant402 at 6:29am 09.14.20
Thanks for the warm welcome! I've been planning this for years. Now that I am approaching retirement
....and so it begins...
sailme88 at 6:25am 09.14.20
Hello sailme88, That time comes around each year for many of us. Our sailing can continue until l
What's in a name?
Brian D at 6:19am 09.14.20
Interesting, JSG, I've only known one Maureen my entire life. Went to school with her when we lived
schematics
sail sfbay at 6:16am 09.14.20
.............does anyone know of a good schematic drawing app for a Mac computer? Too bad you do no
Sails - Open Discussion
drewlamparello at 6:13am 09.14.20
Thanks for the advice and I think practice has been the key and also furling then jibing and then u
O'day 222 Mast Base Plate
Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03am 09.14.20
Z? Z Spar maybe but now Us Spars. Could be Keyon-Isomat but contact Rig Rite Dwyer mast?
schematics
RoyS at 5:59am 09.14.20
While on this subject, does anyone know of a good schematic drawing app for a Mac computer?
Another Swim Ladder Question   (1)
sail sfbay at 5:54am 09.14.20
Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Check with D&R Marine who sells O'D
New 1 1/2 sanitation hose to old 1 5/8 thru-hull
RoyS at 5:54am 09.14.20
Assuming you have a threaded thru-hull cock here or at least a ball valve somewhere in the line. Sho
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates.
RoyS at 5:37am 09.14.20
Capta, In answer to your question to me of how to place a nut splitter on nuts that are imbedded in
WINTERIZING PLUMBING
uncledom at 5:30am 09.14.20
I used to blow the whole system with air, now I don't do a thing. It's nice to be down south. :)
TS Sally
JamesG161 at 5:23am 09.14.20
Two models differ. 1) Eye passes over 2) Eye passes to the east Tie up is easier on #2, since winds
What's in a name?
kloudie1 at 5:03am 09.14.20
OOOOO RAAAHH
Does my H26 main sheet need this much rope?
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 09.14.20
Thank you @rgranger and @twistedskipper for those comments. I designed that mast raising system for
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars?
CYQK at 4:49am 09.14.20
8oz. tube 8bucks on ebay free shipping.... done
Height of mast when on trailer?
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:44am 09.14.20
The highest point of the 260!on a trailer is the backend of the mast aft of mast carrier. You can l

Fineline at 4:21am 09.14.20
Good morning - some digging done by the previous owner has turned up the idea that this Mistral is 9

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