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has anyone sailed a santana 21'? Steve de Filippis at 5:09am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 3/6226 there's one out there for a darn good price, anyone have any feedback on this boat?
Update on 450 down. David at 4:49am 01.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1003 I received additional info on three people being rescued from a 45' private yacht ENCHANTMENT. Holl
Sailing Writing Harman at 4:17am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1073 If anyone is interested in publishing any travel articles from there sailing journey's I run a trave
Wooden spreader replacement Randy at 3:17am 01.31.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1349 I want to replace the wooden spreaders on my '77 Catalina 30 with the replacements that the factory
My website LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com at 2:39am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 6/870 The recent thread on personal websites gave me a hankering for my own. A couple of frustrating weeks
Buying a H26 Mike at 2:19am 01.31.03 Smaller Boats 4/714 I am looking to add marine air to a H26 once I find one I like, not a window unit. I want to move th
Two boats go down in Kansas Steve Wright at 12:52am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1064 For anyone who hasn't Winterized your boat because of the warm weather,I went out to check our loca
Anchor roller Bob at 12:21am 01.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1051 Has anyone ever installed an anchor roller on a Hunter 285? Been thinking about it. No, actually m
Keeping Warm George D. Bush at 11:57pm 01.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1128 My wife and I have just purchased a Hunter Legend 375. As it was built in the Southern US it has an
Whats in a sail number? Dale I at 11:39pm 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 6/7669 How do you determine what the number is going to be on your new sails? Or if you buy a new boat ca
COMPRESSION POST ON ODAY 23 CLIF at 10:37pm 01.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1907 Well boy here it is ! How bad is it?I have a 73' oday 23Last weekend it was cold and I decided t
West Palm to Freeport Grand Bahama Brent Headberg at 9:18pm 01.30.03 Destinations 3/1863 I am considering a Gulf Stream crossing direct from West Palm Beach to Freeport Grand Bahama. Any i
prop strippers and shaft vibration steven f at 8:49pm 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1045 Two years ago we had prop strippers installed on our H33. At that time our cutlass bearing was 1 ye
Self-tending jib??? David Guthridge at 1:39pm 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 10/4234 Just read an article in the Feb '03 Chesapeake Bay magazine about a Saga 43. Claims this boat has a
SSB & Weather fax Monty at 1:22pm 01.30.03 Big Boats 5/1187 I have a 1997 430 and I want to add a SSB and weather fax program for a lap top computer. What type
Brightwork Art Femenella at 9:54am 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1522 My new "old" 1988 C-30 has woodwork in poor condition. I like the traditional look of varnished teak
Pulling the propeller shaft Larry at 9:21am 01.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1571 HI,Because our shaft is corroded at the stuffing box, and the cutless bearing requires replacement,
swing keel help shelby scott at 9:20am 01.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/907 I would like to work on my '83 swing keel catalina 25. The keel has rust, bumps and is in need of sa
Bottom Paint square feet Page at 8:14am 01.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1675 I am getting ready to repaint my bottom for the first time by myself at a "do it your self" yard. I
Yanmar YSB 8 Tom Geren at 7:57am 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 4/3207 I'm interested in a boat with this engine. Any reason to not buy one of these?

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Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 10:08pm 09.15.20 Went to the boat today. Stopped in at West Marine and looked at blocks. Some had locking mechanisms.
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (2) karwas at 9:52pm 09.15.20 Usually what that means is that a secondary bilge pump in the high water position has been activat
In-Boom Furling Rich Stidger at 9:47pm 09.15.20 @AlastairLC _ I have a Schaefer Furling boom for the last 5 years. Absolutely great. Wish I had pu
Yanmar stalling issue Benny17441 at 9:29pm 09.15.20 The old adage, 85% of engine problems are fuel related. What you are describing sounds like clogge
Main sheet twist HEINZIR at 8:49pm 09.15.20 FWIW https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/undoing-mainsheet-twist
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? SycloneDriver at 8:47pm 09.15.20 Not all "mechanical" endeavors are "NON-FUN" but I'm mechanically inclined. As far as boat size goe
Main sheet twist Joe at 8:37pm 09.15.20 That block does rotate 360 By design. I cannot seem to locate one in the right direction Without s
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Joe at 8:30pm 09.15.20 If you want to learn to sail, start on dinghies at local schools. Studying stuff online or from bo
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? SycloneDriver at 8:28pm 09.15.20 I helped a friend launch, retrieve & bottom paint his Catalina 25 for several years without ever get
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? ThinkingAboutIt89077 at 8:26pm 09.15.20 Hey Dave & Darcy. Really appreciate the help. Great Info. OK - I join Sail Time in Newport Beach
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? DArcy at 8:07pm 09.15.20 Welcome to the forum! Are you looking at buying new or used? What size of boat are you considering?
Cunningham Rigging Joe at 7:55pm 09.15.20 Anchor a "cascade" line at mast... run up through cunningham cringle, connected on other side to 3:1
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) Benny17441 at 7:51pm 09.15.20 Usually what that means is that a secondary bilge pump in the high water position has been activate
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? DArcy at 7:34pm 09.15.20 I can say, without any shadow of a doubt, that good sailing course are a huge benefit to the sport o
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? Dave Groshong at 7:07pm 09.15.20 What's the budget? Me, coming up on 60, I prefer a pilothouse or mostly enclosed cockpit, like a
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? BigEasy at 7:03pm 09.15.20 Another consideration, as the OP & others have mentioned, some people have no boating experience wh
In-Boom Furling AlastairLC at 6:59pm 09.15.20
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings DArcy at 6:48pm 09.15.20 I used to us a small portable 15 Watt panel on my C&C 27 that kept the batteries topped up when I wa
TS Sally jmce1587 at 6:44pm 09.15.20 Did all my prep the last time we were at the boat. Stripped the canvas and reset all the chafe guar
TS Sally WayneH at 6:38pm 09.15.20 Did all my prep the last time we were at the boat. Stripped the canvas and reset all the chafe guard

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