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The most popular sailboat? Dennis at 2:18am 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 10/896 Does anyone know what manufactured fiberglass sailboat sold more than any other, making it the most
Port Shades for H26 Tim Paul at 2:10am 02.19.03 Smaller Boats 2/966 I'm looking at options for port coverings including the port shades sold in the HOW chandlery. Thes
C-22 table Art at 11:57pm 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 4/891 I bought my 1984 C-22 with no table. It has the brackets for the table. I want to know if any one
nasty weather newly anonymous at 11:47pm 02.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/795 Took the boat out for a three-day cruise over President's weekend. Had a four-hour spinnaker reach c
Hunter 22 centerboard, O/B power Sheryl at 11:23pm 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 4/785 Greetings!We are looking for either centerboard or centerboard specs for Hunter 22. Also, looking
O'Day Catamaran ?????? Tim C at 11:15pm 02.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1045 Has anyone ever heard of O'Day Building a catamaran back in the 70's and if so what was the name of
O'Day Catamaran ???? Tim at 11:10pm 02.18.03 Day Sailers 0/935 Has anyone ever heard of O'Day building a Catamaran if so what was it called and the years it was bu
AGM Battery Charging Mike at 10:31pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 6/935 I am interested in using AGM batteries on my boat but I don't know if I need a special charger to ha
AM reception problems John Richard at 9:46pm 02.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/816 The AF/FM/CD radio that came OEM on our boat offers poor AM reception. The FM isn't much better. I
New Head/Tank Installation (HELP !!) Richard Craig at 9:38pm 02.18.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1268 I've got a 1977 Catalina 25 FK/SR that is currently undergoing the change from porta-potti to a REAL
Hood Line Drive Furling Pat Spino, "Flying Colors" at 9:33pm 02.18.03 Big Boats 9/5419 Hood has come out with an upgrade for the Line Drive furling drum. Seems you buy the upgrade at abo
Frank Ladd Crazy Dave Condon at 9:31pm 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 0/828 Frank;Can you and your wife give me a call. I misplaced your phone number.Just leave your number
Connecting Proper Wiring To Battery Jay Litsey at 8:05pm 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/821 Wiring of control panel switch leads to battery has never been right - new battery drains too fast.
Priceless! (1) Gary A. at 8:00pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 4/846 Spotted recently on the ICW between Oriental and Beaufort North Carolina. The photo speaks for itsel
"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey Mark Major, s/v Lesismor at 3:12pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1128 The Sea Gypsy I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-th
"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey Mark Major, s/v Lesismor at 2:47pm 02.18.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1313 The Sea Gypsy I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-th
Who is the MacGregor for? Matt at 1:49pm 02.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1130 I am looking at purchasing my first non-Laser sailboat and the MacGregor caught my eye. I had the op
381 TURNS TO THE RIGHT WITH ENGINE Nicolas Soler at 1:42pm 02.18.03 Other Sailboats 3/670 When I sail my "new" 381 (1996) with de engine (VOLVO MD22)the boat turns right very "strongly". If
Snow not the problem (1) Jim Honeyman at 10:41am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 7/814 We have lost two boats this year at the Ninnesch Sailing Assoc. out of Wichita Ks.Jim Honeyman
Snow is not the only problem Jim Honeyman at 10:36am 02.18.03 Smaller Boats 0/709 Here in Wichita Ks we had two boats go down. Not nice.Jim Honeyman

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Window replacement questions dlochner at 3:06pm 05.11.20 ok, so "gluing" them is pretty straight forward, at least on drop in windows, but how about side mo
Universal 5411 wont shut off with key Tally Ho at 2:54pm 05.11.20 I heard you were not supposed to turn the key off, with the engine running...but I have done it once
Are you on your last boat? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 05.11.20
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match P12nash at 2:49pm 05.11.20 On my 2007 38 I tried the fruitwood touchup pen from the SBO store on a scratched area and it did no
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. Sailnobroblem at 2:46pm 05.11.20 I used the 3M eraser, and it worked great.:plus:
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 2:35pm 05.11.20 ok, so "gluing" them is pretty straight forward, at least on drop in windows, but how about side mou
Are you on your last boat? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 2:28pm 05.11.20 LOL It's for sure my LAST boat- it's the last one I acquired Will there be another? hard to say- I
23.5 Mast Raising Pole? (3) rgranger at 2:28pm 05.11.20 @rgranger Please post photo of mast pole I built a pole from standard fencing pole from Lowes...
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. Captain Larry-DH at 2:27pm 05.11.20 WD-40 will get rid of the glue residue...let it sit for at least an hour, then scrub with BRONZE w
Window replacement questions Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 2:25pm 05.11.20 One thing- DO NOT use counter sunk screws- use pan heads
Window replacement questions rgranger at 2:21pm 05.11.20 Watch the video in post #3
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. Kingjim91 at 2:19pm 05.11.20 On my 40 year old boat, I used a heat gun and plastic scraper. Came right up. Only challenge was th
Universal 5411 wont shut off with key bawlmer at 2:16pm 05.11.20 My understanding is that if you cut field current to the alternator while it is spinning and generat
Restoring a 1965 ODay Widgeon - seeking sails tdol87 at 2:11pm 05.11.20 thanks Dave Groshong, I will check it out.
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 2:10pm 05.11.20 the boat is still 2 hours away and I can't get to it due to the covid 19, so I can't measure what is
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. jssailem at 2:02pm 05.11.20 On my 40 year old boat, I used a heat gun and plastic scraper. Came right up. Only challenge was the
Are you on your last boat? BigEasy at 2:01pm 05.11.20 I have owned my present boat almost 8 years. Very satisfied with the boat and still have upgrade pr
Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? loneshark64 at 1:57pm 05.11.20 :thumbup:
Universal 5411 wont shut off with key Capt jgw at 1:55pm 05.11.20 If the alt output is connected to the starter positive battery terminal, which is the stock configur
Are you on your last boat? David in Sandusky at 1:45pm 05.11.20 We have had Lady Lillie for 20 years, and still are very happy with her. We have always said we migh

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