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SOCAL sailors interested in Annapolis sailing? Rich at 8:37pm 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 0/775 I'll be at a business meeting in Long Beach 9-13 February. My wife and I are Chesapeake Bay sailors
Solo sailing, roller ferling Art at 8:15pm 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 7/1778 I purchased my first c-22.(YEAH!!!) Part of my plan is to sail solo and part time with my wife. Fir
yanmar mounts ken matejka at 1:39pm 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 2/812 Does anyone know where I can buy new yanmar motor mounts for a 2GM20F for a good price? I think 90-1
yanmar mounts ken matejka at 1:35pm 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 Does anyone know where I can buy new yanmar motor mounts for a 2GM20F for a good price? I think 90-1
Single handling Barry Hammerberg at 12:07pm 01.02.03 Big Boats 22/1541 My wife and I cruise and occasionally race double handed. We've both single handed her - but have se
Looking for info on "Kiwi" sailboats Jim at 11:16am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1963 I am looking for some info on a brand of boat called Kiwi. They were made for racing and apparently
My mean single handing...#01... Sean Herron...herrons@telus.net at 10:55am 01.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 Hello,Just rigged up some gidgets on my Oday 22, to assist in my handling her myself...I might jus
Rough trip around sw Florida- a memior Chris at 10:42am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1178
My Boat Sunk!! Jerome at 10:31am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 41/2512 While sailing on a south texas bay in my 20ft daysailor a strong gust of wind hit me from the side t
Christmas Cruise (1) Mickey and Debbie McHugh at 9:41am 01.02.03 Other Sailboats 3/1058 Since Debbie and I had 5 days off, we planned to take YAGA, our H40.5, on a Christmas cruise down th
"a passage maker is born" jim bartch at 8:42am 01.02.03 Big Boats 14/2027 just wanted to let you know that the passage from newport beach to hawaii has begun.the best part o
mixing elbow blues John Dodge at 7:42am 01.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/972 I was replacing my exhaust hose. I had much trouble attempting to fit it back onto the mixing elbow
seaward water heater Tom at 7:17am 01.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1094 After 20 years I am replacing the 6 gal water heater on my cat 30 which I have owned for 3 years. I
Fab photos of bow but! Mark at 6:55am 01.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/775 But I need pictures of a 260.Regards
Walking UP to the floats Gary Wyngarden at 5:47am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/943 We had sustained winds reported from 35-42 knots last night with gusts up to 53 so I decided to chec
lazarette bushings David Fox at 5:05am 01.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1593 The rubber bushings that support the lazarette covers on my 1992 Hunter 30 are disintegrating. Does
Engage the transmission when sailing ? Tom Livingston at 4:29am 01.02.03 Ask All Sailors 15/4606 I am relatively new to sailing with an inboard engine. Should the transmission be left in gear when
Geeting a bridle on a 170 Guest at 3:35am 01.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/962 I sail at the Washington Sailing Club in DC. They have a rudimentary ramp that is not very trailor
Engine Advise Jeff Stone at 3:12am 01.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1177 Hi all. I am looking to purchase a very clean 27' Catalina traditional. I'ts a 1984 model with a 16
Has anyone raised the waterline on an H34? Andy Howard at 2:37am 01.02.03 Big Boats 5/923 I get about 1/2" to 1" of Algae growth on the bootstripe above the waterline. I can handle the brown

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From Just Outta the Water after 10 yrs, No Maintenance Reefing at 4:35pm 10.01.20 Nice job!!!
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser smokey73 at 4:26pm 10.01.20 You had the key in the off position. The diesel will still run but with the key in the off position
Why, Beneteau, why? SoSound at 4:24pm 10.01.20 Thanks, maybe I'm just completely confused about what I have on my boat. It wouldn't be the first t
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? garymalmgren at 4:11pm 10.01.20 Hi Planoron. When you , say overseas, where do you mean? Do you have a link to the (sales) site? In
Lazy jacks diameter Captain Larry-DH at 4:11pm 10.01.20
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates Project_Mayhem at 4:11pm 10.01.20 It's pretty amazing that three little rivets can hold up an entire rig
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 4:01pm 10.01.20 It's never excessive if it makes you feel good. :) I change my keel bolts annually, which might be c
Lazy jacks diameter srimes at 4:01pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Need Catalina 30 MK11 trailer Sanfelice at 3:26pm 10.01.20 The problem you may run into is this time of the year is boats are already being scheduled for pulli
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes shemandr at 3:10pm 10.01.20 You could have them welded. Logistic problems there. Aluminum rivets? You need to use high qualit
Lazy jacks diameter (1) Jackdaw at 3:05pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Yet another holding tank vent question... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 10.01.20 Yep, you have a blocked--or at least partially blocked--tank vent. The two most common locations fo
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 2:59pm 10.01.20 JRT - NOTHING IN STOCK
Yet another holding tank vent question... Don S/V ILLusion at 2:44pm 10.01.20
H26 Center Board Line (4) rgranger at 2:32pm 10.01.20 I've done it... with help. And I wrote up a "How-to" guide. See attached file titled "Lift line r
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? JRT at 2:23pm 10.01.20 I've bought from this site and had excellent results. https://onlineoutboards.com/collections/suzuk
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 2:11pm 10.01.20 so sewing for the win, gonna start them tonight
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? dlochner at 1:56pm 10.01.20 Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks
Lazy jacks diameter dlochner at 1:55pm 10.01.20 Dave do you mean instead of splices? Fred, sorry for the curt response, I've been reading about o
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 1:51pm 10.01.20 Well pretty much what I expected and suspected,,,will probably shop some local dealers,,,,thanks

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