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Newport Bermuda Race starts today John Visser at 11:18am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 Folow it on-line at (link):
Gel Coat Crazing Joe Spadaro at 10:04am 06.14.02 Bigger Boats 1/1418 My 1987 222 has hair-line cracks (crazing) in several areas on the cabin top near the hatch slides.
Oh oh, better get Maaco Dick at 9:56am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/1243 Took my boat out for about the eighth time this season. Put it on the trailer as I've done in the pa
loosening/tightening side stays david cohen at 9:31am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1048 New boat owner needs to loosen a side stay in order to straighten out a spreader. The fitting on dec
Transom Cutout and Motor Mount Richard McBrid at 8:54am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1830 Hi all. I have a '78 Catalina 27 with the transom cutout for the outboard. I don't care for this a
Rudder & Back Stay 25 Ric Shultz at 8:44am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/929 Question: 1After 1000 hours of work I am almost ready to launch. I have a Oday 25 CB. The boat is l
Alternator Problems John at 7:42am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1069 I finally got my 85 Catalina 27 back in the water only to find the alternator for my model 18 Univer
Jersey City to Cape May Bob Chapin at 6:47am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/914 I generally sail in the area between Sandy Hook and the George Washington Bridge and occasionally go
Main sail & Rigging Dan Marks at 5:52am 06.14.02 Day Sailers 1/1034 I have a 1977 O'Day 20 on a small lake in S Western PaI would like to fined a new main that is inex
1988 33.5 w/1998 16hp Yanmar Pete at 5:38am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2749 A sailing buddy is considering buying a 1988 33.5 Hunter with a 1998 16 hp Yanmar. Sounds underpower
Places to Anchor in Newport? Allen at 5:34am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1787 My brother is getting married in Newport this 4th of July ' I'm thinking of taking the boat to get t
Catalina 27 Outboard - taking on water William C. at 5:28am 06.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1810 I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with a through the transom Evenrude 9.9 long shaft. The engine performs f
Hunter 356 Leading lines aft Mike Hopton at 4:54am 06.14.02 Big Boats 13/1824 Has anyone with a Hunter 356 modified the mainor fore sail sheets so they are led aft to be reache
Dodger vs Bimini for O'day 23 John at 3:33am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1937 Does anyone have experience with a dodger or bimini on an O'day 23 (1984). I'm about to install eit
Destin/ft walton Fla (1) dave at 3:18am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/928 I just moved here and I'minteresed in knowing if anyone sails the Bay and what they can tell me abou
Dome Lights Bob Zanowicz at 3:12am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 4/938 I have the '87 Wing Keel model. My factory dome lights (fore ' aft) keep going out. I replace the
another reason we need a stern anchor Tim at 2:43am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 0/805 We were out on the Indian river fishing with my 4 year old son and my sister. My son hooked a catfi
Nissan 6 hp, 4-stroke for a C-22 Aldo at 2:06am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/991 Does anyone use a Nissan 6 hp, 4-stroke, single cylinder motor on their C-22? My son is shopping fo
galley for a C22 Charles at 1:47am 06.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1113 I'm looking at purchasing a 1979 C22. It's in good condition, but does not have a galley, which I w
Another 326 battery question Ed at 1:03am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1025 After reading replies to "new 26 battery" I have a question. I have a new 326 being commisioned thi

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Help me with mainsail please! Bubbadog at 4:21am 08.12.20 Nothin wrong w the tiller...had to change course a couple of times...as far as the hitch, I do creat
Oday widgeon dlochner at 4:04am 08.12.20 Look on the upper right hand corner of the transom, there should be a number. The 2 digits following
Window/portlight replacement dlochner at 3:50am 08.12.20 A photo of the ports you are trying to replace would be helpful. There is some debate on the relati
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 3:34am 08.12.20 Tropical Depression Eleven will most likely get named Josephine. Current model are in close agreem
Help me with mainsail please! garymalmgren at 2:26am 08.12.20 Oh, but a hitch is such a useful knot. How did you tie the fenders to the grabrail or shroud? gary
M25xp oil pan replacement weekendrken at 1:30am 08.12.20 Phil FIXED it! I should have put in a trouble ticket 6 months ago!
Help me with mainsail please! Ron20324 at 12:44am 08.12.20
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 10:46pm 08.11.20 5200 But what if I need to remove it after it wears out? Wouldn't 4200 be better?
Sad day, and no way to fix srimes at 10:40pm 08.11.20 Pull the rudder and tiller before you damage it! That's worth something. When my boat got smashed I
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D srimes at 10:36pm 08.11.20 Okay so first thought GLOVES! C"mon man. Even some cheap mechanics gloves are better than nothing
Sad day, and no way to fix (2) Daveinet at 9:48pm 08.11.20 Ok, so here is a couple of fun pics. As noted above, I was trying to be careful, as it is difficult
Sea Flush for engine heat exchanger - does it work BigEasy at 9:13pm 08.11.20 Congratulations on your purchase. I have chartered a 331 many times; great boat! without any serv
Window/portlight replacement SailingLoto at 8:22pm 08.11.20 Stock fixed ports on our boat are polycarbonate, and installed externally with about an inch overla
Sad day, and no way to fix BigEasy at 8:17pm 08.11.20
Propane tank questions Ron20324 at 8:11pm 08.11.20 The B Syselios site has the 10 Manchester( ?) tank for 290.oo. You can also get the molding and li
Propane tank questions Ron20324 at 7:58pm 08.11.20 Seems like they last longer around Lake Michigan... mine has lasted 15 years so far. We have a lot
Window/portlight replacement FastOlson at 7:51pm 08.11.20 Stock fixed ports on our boat are polycarbonate, and installed externally with about an inch overla
Need a boat club near Baltimore Ron20324 at 7:20pm 08.11.20 Married? Single (singlesonsailboats.org). 400+ people. There has been a slip in Back Creek, Annapoli
Erie PA over night trailer sailor sesmith at 7:16pm 08.11.20 You never know. Maybe after the covid crisis ends. We just left Erie today. Back at our cabin in
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again (1) Tally Ho at 7:10pm 08.11.20 So I played around with my AP today, preparing to pull the control head off and see if I could Find

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