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Rudder/Outboard Control Jeff at 2:16pm 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 10/2652 I would like to conect my rudder to my outboard and be able to steer the boat with the tiller,(Hunte
Nipper 10' Cat rigged boat Russ Rich at 2:05pm 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2296 I am looking for information about the Nipper sailboat. It was built by Ray Greene ' Company of Tole
jiffy reefing John Dodge at 1:34pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/991 I am sailing a 1984 Hunter 31. I've been searching the archives on reefing. I have the rams head on
Broken Mast! Matt Rivers at 1:00pm 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/1307 I've broken the mast on my 1964 16' 9" Daysailor! Anyone know where I might find a core-and-sleeve
Stubbed Toe Mike Smittle at 12:45pm 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/932 We recently sustained significant storm damage to the toe rail on our 1986 28.5. I know this is no l
Did O'day build any sailboats for sears? Mark at 11:27am 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/2158 I have an old sears sailboat 11 feet long, lateen rigged like a sunfish. I recently saw an O'day sup
How to set it up to sail, Kevin Beucke at 10:38am 08.06.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1790 I recently purchased a 1985 25 foot Macgregor sailboat. Since I know nothing about sailing is there
Second Reef Point for a Catalina 320. Jim Wolfgram at 10:00am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/3429 Have any 320 owners added a second reef to their main sails, and if so, how difficult was it to add
O'Day 26 while docked: centerboard up or down? Louise M. at 9:48am 08.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1646 I've heard differenct points of view about having the centerboard pulled all the way up as opposed t
Yanmar water damage- boat sank james at 7:49am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1727 I have a friend whose boat sank in 15 feet of freshwater with a Yanmar 2 cylinder. How do we clean
Put in Bay (Ohio) question! Tim McCarty at 7:41am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1926 I've been to the bay many times, but have never used the mooring balls. My question is this, if I g
Fiberglass or ABS / Saroca or Zuma? Jordan at 7:30am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 0/5469 I am considering buying a Saroca as my first boat and I've found that the hulls have been made of di
New owner- galley and spinnaker. Pete Dennison at 7:01am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1113 Hi all from sunny Aus. I'm negotiating the purchase of a C22 (we call them Boomaroos here!) and req
Water filters Scott Broad at 6:48am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/924 I was wondering if anyone has ever connected a water filter system to the freshwater storage tank do
Centerboard Water Leak Rick Engel at 6:33am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/1101 Lask week, we had a frightening experience. While our Hunter 26 was moored in its slip, my wife ' I
F235 Launching Joe M at 6:06am 08.06.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1179 Thinking about buying a F235, I am wondering "Can the fin keel model be launched from the trailer?"
Pulpit, leaks, plywood Mike Andersen at 4:58am 08.06.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1139 Hi All, and thanks to the many helpful responses from previous posts of mine.H27 1980Where the p
Beam reach vs. close reach Tom at 4:58am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 11/7199 I have started sailing again after 10 years (way too long!) and was reminded again last week of the
How Much Floatation Mark Hunter22 at 4:29am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/859 Does anyone know how much floatation is in a Hunter22? What I mean is, will it still float if it fil
BOW THRUSTERS Waldo Emerson at 3:40am 08.06.03 Big Boats 0/1036 If u have installed bow thrusters would appreciate information.

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Can you help me find this boat??? nveater at 7:32am 11.12.20 On the West Coast, you also have 1 Liberty ship and 1 or 2 Victory ships from World War 2. These shi
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising (5) LagunaJay at 7:32am 11.12.20 Mast lowering went as planned. Thanks everyone for the advice. To get it raised, I will have to ex
Swing keel effectiveness LloydB at 7:21am 11.12.20 How do you measure your performance now? If by course over ground or speed thru water you will proba
By-Passing Hot Water Heater sailermaned at 7:13am 11.12.20 When I winterize my boat I use compressed air to blow out lines after draining the water tank. The d
Ceiling Replacement Project (2) william24424 at 6:38am 11.12.20 Wood Bead board (a plywood primed on one side from (Carby's lumber yard) was secured by small screws
Leaking on trailer victorhoisington at 6:26am 11.12.20 Condensation? you would be surprised how much water can come from this source.
Leaking into bilge RoyS at 5:58am 11.12.20 Probable reason is bow is raised up slightly on trailer. This causes rain water on deck to run back
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) All U Get at 5:13am 11.12.20 http://www.southshoreplating.com/pages/finish.html Gold plating, I have to think about that.
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) Bob S at 5:05am 11.12.20 http://www.southshoreplating.com/pages/finish.html
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) All U Get at 4:48am 11.12.20 Thinking about having our winches re-chromed in the off season (Barient). Does anyone have direct/
The "Gambits" TomY at 4:42am 11.12.20 The Queen's Gambit was a great series, easily worth the price of a month's subscription to Netflix.
The "Gambits" dlochner at 4:24am 11.12.20 The Queen's Gambit was a great series, easily worth the price of a month's subscription to Netflix.
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? dlochner at 4:10am 11.12.20 only as long as you promise not to tell my wife because she won't know the difference anyways My
Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines Rick486 at 3:16am 11.12.20 The lady that made ours (a true talent) made little covers that snap over them. Works well! i will
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 12:25am 11.12.20 Does it rub at all? On mine it does not but comparing my photo to yours it appears that my anchor
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) cptjak at 10:34pm 11.11.20 Sorry spell check (powder)
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:32pm 11.11.20 As for the spin tack fouling on the roll bar, that has not been a problem so far. Does it rub at
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:31pm 11.11.20 To extend the sitting of the anchor a bit out further you might consider the Mantus anchor mate.
Halloween cruise (2) forbin at 10:08pm 11.11.20 I assume that your light-weight prototype anchors have the same problem as mine did with lack of ho
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) Joe at 10:01pm 11.11.20 ceramic coting and power coating are too different material's Ceramic is for high temperature exhau

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