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kerosene Galley Stove Ken at 4:50pm 08.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/920 I have what seems to be an old three burner kerosene stove. I've never used it. I don't even know
Rudder/Outboard Control Jeff at 2:16pm 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 10/2660 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 10/1791 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 6/1730 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 2/1928 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 0/5471 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 7/1114 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 7/1149 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 11/7202 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

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Potable water tank access panel dlochner at 12:26pm 11.12.20 Here's a thread on this very topic: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/water-tank-access-port
Veterans Day, 2020 Justin_NSA at 12:24pm 11.12.20 Unless Home Depot changed their policy, they had a year around veterans discount, just show an ID.
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 12:22pm 11.12.20 I take most the weight off the tongue when I park it for the winter but then I have to put a sawhor
Veterans Day, 2020 Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 11.12.20 Lowes here has parking spaces for vets. Kind of like Handicapped, only I don't think the law enforce
Can you help me find this boat??? Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 12:19pm 11.12.20 This sounds really cool. Do you have any pics? No....I've Google them up in the past...there's alo
Veterans Day, 2020 (1) S/V Honu at 12:18pm 11.12.20 Unless Home Depot changed their policy, they had a year around veterans discount, just show an ID. W
The USS Chicago jssailem at 12:18pm 11.12.20 When I saw the heading, I suddenly was reminded of the Port Chicago disaster. _t0FvLHzJw8 The mass
Veterans Day, 2020 jssailem at 12:13pm 11.12.20 it was my honor to serve :plus: LOWES has a year round program recognizing Veterans. When I am che
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 12:12pm 11.12.20 So much for being first over the line.... After jumping the start gun last Sunday by a matter of se
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 12:09pm 11.12.20 Burton has dropped to 90 nm behind. I guess that's his penalty.
Trailer Jack Raiting LloydB at 12:03pm 11.12.20 I take most the weight off the tongue when I park it for the winter but then I have to put a sawhors
Can you help me find this boat??? Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 11.12.20 Your gonna laugh but I've seen them converted to motorsailers.... This sounds really cool. Do you
Trailer Jack Raiting Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 11.12.20 I find the wheels on the jack to be really nice when hitching it to a vehicle. Saves a lot of stoppi
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (1) jssailem at 11:46am 11.12.20 Predictions are predictions You need to be your own best judge. Remember the message given Indiana J
Sureflow Blaster pump problems jssailem at 11:42am 11.12.20 Your pump may have a weak dry lift capability (i.e needs fluid in the pump to over power the air in
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. jssailem at 11:37am 11.12.20 And they say conspiracy theories are only political...:laugh:
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. (1) Daveinet at 11:07am 11.12.20 I believe that in ancient times these 2020 conjunctions would have been seen as omens. But that is
Transporting outboard on a bike rack? LloydB at 10:50am 11.12.20 2-hole rigid conduit straps to bolt the board to the frame rather than trying to drill through the v
Can you help me find this boat??? Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 10:44am 11.12.20 Here is one link in Seattle Craigslist. https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/boa/d/portland-26-us-na
Can you help me find this boat??? Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 10:43am 11.12.20 OK, I'll be the one to ask, out of genuine curiosity: Why ya lookin' for a WWII lifeboat? Your go

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