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Three Blade for a 31' O'day David Hirtle at 9:53pm 12.23.01 Other Sailboats 3/757 Good morning:As we get closer to the departure date for a planned trip south, we are looking for ad
winch handle Brud Helhoski at 7:39am 12.29.01 Smaller Boats 2/937 My 25 came without a winch handle the problem is that it is a SEABOARD winch with a hard to match la
Need Annapolis Sail Loft Joe M at 9:28am 12.28.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1271 I need to have someone look at my sails to see if they're worth keeping. I'm sure there's many lofts
Leaking block Sean Fleming at 6:55am 12.27.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/998 The block on the port side of my O'Day 23 had what I thought was a "small" leak. Prior to launching
Dripless Stuffing Boxes bcruising at 9:16pm 12.26.01 Other Sailboats 2/786 I am looking for the newest technology in stuffing boxes. Do the dripless boxes really work? If so w
Single Handing Frank at 11:26am 12.24.01 Smaller Boats 8/928 How easy is your boat to single hand and what have you done to improve it? I have a 23.5 that was ha
Westerbeke vs. Yanmar Jason W. at 2:52am 12.26.01 Ask All Sailors 4/2244 I was wondering if someone out there can share with me some experience with the Westerbeke 42hp 4cyl
Debating buying the 27. Ray Lewis at 5:30am 12.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/888 I'am presently looking at a 27 Catalina with a 9.9HP outboard engine. To me, this seems under power
Best glue for teak Colin at 10:39pm 12.29.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1371 I would like to do some carpentry using teak and would like to know what the the best glue is for th
rig tension? for 30T John Dorsett at 4:34am 12.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/928 Can anyone offer some advise on proper rig tension on a 30T mostly lake sailing 15 to 20 kt winds. T
Kick up rudder on 260 Eddie at 11:12am 12.30.01 Smaller Boats 8/1138 Could someone please explain the proper method of securing the rudder down on a 2001 H260? My deale
Buying A New Boat / Need Advise! James O'Connor at 9:06am 12.26.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1183 I have a question for anyone who has purchased a "new" boat. How much negotiating on the price is th
340 Rig Tuning Tension Donald Klose at 10:32pm 12.28.01 Big Boats 2/943 Are there any known or published specs for tuning a 340 rig (i.e. lbs. of tension for shrouds)?
C-22 Running Rigging Brad at 2:28am 12.27.01 Smaller Boats 3/1095 Greetings!I have been searching for running rigging dimensions for the '22...unsuccessfully. Can
Looking for a spinnaker Noel at 2:21pm 12.17.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/818 I am looking for a spinnaker as a Christmas present for my spouse. I have a '91 26S. Call Noel at
Down the ICW in a Catalina 25 Herb Tripp at 12:06pm 12.23.01 Smaller Boats 1/1837 We (myself, my wife, and our 75 lb yellow lab) just returned from a 5 week journey from Pasadena MD
32 Vision vs 29.5 hunter Chris at 4:07am 12.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 13/912 I am in market to buy a Hunter boat
merry xmas all :) John Dorsett at 10:40am 12.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/755 It is a wish for all to have a very merry x mas, and a great 2002 year of sailingJohn
Spirit of the Season SailboatOwners.com at 7:14am 12.23.01 Ask All Sailors 16/1538 Maybe sailors are particularly nice people, or maybe we're just ordinary people who become particula
Lights in the cockpit George Dibble at 1:52am 12.17.01 Big Boats 2/799 I have been interested for some time in installing one or two courtesy lights in the cockpit of my 3

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Comanionway used Catalina 22 gtg at 7:47am 02.26.20 I have a set of C22 cribs, and surround teak available in Annapolis Interested. Please contact me
Cabin side stripes replacement ToddS at 7:47am 02.26.20 I believe this is the one I used... and it worked great: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00488DDB
Tailpipe under water? Hayden Watson at 7:42am 02.26.20 Here is a link to a Hunter 40 ramp launching with a tow strap. ramp launch H40
MacGregor Venture 2-24 and Venture 21 Keel Capt Wik at 7:34am 02.26.20 Would a early C22 keel work?
sliding companionway hatch Capt Wik at 7:34am 02.26.20 I have some sliders. What size do you need?
Rartan PHll Superflush Piston 0-Ring Lubrication ? ? ? dlochner at 7:33am 02.26.20 @Peggie Hall Is this the good stuff? https://www.acehardware.com/departments/automotive-rv-and-mari
Comanionway used Catalina 22 Capt Wik at 7:33am 02.26.20 I have a set of C22 cribs, and surround teak available in Annapolis
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:32am 02.26.20 I think the antenna part is important, The GX2200 uses the VHF antenna way atop the mast for AIS.
79 Catalina 27 BOW RAIL needed Capt Wik at 7:31am 02.26.20 I have bow rails in Annapolis
shunt wiring for engine ground? wsconner at 7:29am 02.26.20 the way the Link 2000 needs to work is it has two sensors..one for each bank being monitored. If yo
shunt wiring for engine ground? dlochner at 7:05am 02.26.20 I'm not that familiar with the link systems however, I would be disinclined to measure the 2 banks a
shunt wiring for engine ground? wsconner at 6:58am 02.26.20 Ok, thanks, yes.. my Bank 1 (House) is three Northstar's wired in parallel for ~315amps. I was ac
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) JamesG161 at 6:32am 02.26.20 I just changed my graphite packing after 10ys, was still good. I go through my zincs every year.
Keel up or keel down Justin_NSA at 6:22am 02.26.20 "Up" for our Mac26S. Our situation may be unique though. We are on a reservoir and the "cheap" slips
acrylic window thickness SG at 6:22am 02.26.20 The windows are frameless but do have a trim on the outside they are held in place with screws so if
Keel up or keel down Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 02.26.20 Up to prevent wear and to prevent grounding if you have some crazy tides in your area
Thinking about working on interior capta at 6:12am 02.26.20 Actually, if you can get a few bucks for that useless Bruce go for it, otherwise, think carefully if
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Witzend at 5:38am 02.26.20 What is the environment? You're on saltwater, in a crowded and electrified marina? -Will (Dragonfl
Tailpipe under water? Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 02.26.20 If you build a device dont forget about deflection of the axle. Dollies usually have a rated load so
shunt wiring for engine ground? dlochner at 5:25am 02.26.20 can the negative cable from battery be "interrupted" by the ground connection at engine, before bei

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