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Looking for Acrylic Supplier Bob Gravenstine at 2:57am 06.03.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1054 I am looking for a supplier of acrylic half round bar stock located near the metro NJ-NY area. I on
Autohelm 4000 ST Depth Question Dakota Jim Russell at 12:49am 06.03.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1431 Bad news: Depth meter read "00" yesterday and I was still floating.Checked connections at meter a
sail performance Kelly Purinton at 11:01pm 06.02.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 Can anyone tell me the difference between how old sails perform vs. new sails? I heard here (somewhe
Novice to Sailing G. Graves at 9:09pm 06.02.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1078 I am about to purchase my first sailboat and have beenlooking at the Oday models. I have plans to s
inability to completely drain out head slj at 8:31pm 06.02.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1033 I can't seem to completely emty the bowl of seawater after first completely flushing the head. It co
replacing halyard with mast up pat at 12:05pm 06.02.01 Day Sailers 2/1502 My main sail halyard for an O'day 23 is half wire, half rope. I need to replace it with all rope(5/1
Left Leaning Tendencies! Mark Taylor at 11:49am 06.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1058 My C28 seems to have a permanent list to port of about 1 -1.5 degrees. This, even when all the sta
Left Leaning Tendencies! Mark Taylor at 11:01am 06.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/930 My C28 seems to have a permanent list to port of about 1 -1.5 degrees. This, even when all the sta
SIMRAD Wheelpilot Calibration Mark Taylor at 10:56am 06.02.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1164 I notice some recent comments swearing by Simrad Wheelpilots. Right now, I'm swearing AT mine! Easy
Old sails performance Kelly Purinton at 9:50am 06.02.01 Day Sailers 4/1230 Last week I read a posting that mentioned the difference between the performance of a new main sail
Catalina 27 Keel Cracks Jim Brzoska at 9:34am 06.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/5084 In sailing my just purchased 1986 Catalina 27 to my home marina in rough conditions, heavy seas, 20
Righting a daysailer Guest at 9:34am 06.02.01 Day Sailers 5/4087 I recently started sailing an O'day daysailer (17 I think) and realized that I don't know how to rig
Catalina project page Joe Passanisi at 8:51am 06.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/885 Here is the caalina project page linkwww.vsa.cape.com/~bhersey_27?Also check out trailer sailor w
deisel engine will not run long TC at 8:08am 06.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/913 Ok,Setup:Catalina 30 with a Universal M-18 diesel. Drained and replaced oil, replaced oil filter,
diesel engine will not run long TC at 8:07am 06.02.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1280 Ok,Setup:Catalina 30 with a Universal M-18 diesel. Drained and replaced oil, replaced oil filter,
rudder post access cover ken boucher at 5:45am 06.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/972 i am unable to remove the cover as the tab that enables you to "unscrew" and release it is broken of
Sailing with a Bimini Ken Cobb at 4:52am 06.02.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1659 This may be a dumb question, but do most of you sail with your Bimini up? I can see the wisdom of k
Need a Rudder!!! help Cameron Morgan at 4:01am 06.02.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1261 I own a Pearson 26 made in 1970 and recently lost my rudder due to corrosion of the aluminum post. I
shroud tension Fred Gloor at 3:54am 06.02.01 Destinations 1/1622 Could somebody advise me on the shroudtension on a Capri 25 set up for racing?
Older Hunter 25 Keel design? Bill Jones at 3:00am 06.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/930 When I acquired my 1974 H25 I was told that the keel had been modified. What an understatement. Th

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MacGregor 17 (1974) vs. Vandestadt and McGruer Siren 17 (1984) Woreign at 1:42pm 04.22.20 Being a Canadian boat, most of the Siren owners are in Canada sailing similar waters. In a recent po
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? Prestonrockstar at 1:35pm 04.22.20 Ok thanks everyone for your insight! Very much appreciated. I think I need to give up on this one an
Raymarine I40 depth display problem justsomeguy at 1:34pm 04.22.20 I think it was rainwater Ah. But you're still lucky. ;)
Yet another boat off the trailer thread (1) Grotto at 1:33pm 04.22.20 driveway sailing........ have a brand new main, (shown) and a brand new furling 135 Genoa ( not show
HURTH ZF HBW10 Transmission Replacement on Perkins 4.108 TomY at 1:33pm 04.22.20 It turns out I was mistaken, the existing transmission is an HBW 100 2-R at a 1.79 ratio. From ever
Shaft trough hull log parts SergioA at 1:31pm 04.22.20 Thanks everyone! Thanks Heritage for your pictures. It made me realize my problem so I found what wa
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 1:27pm 04.22.20 You have some tough choices. The foam underneath probably looks fantastic. Both resin and epoxy wi
Port lights Repacement tom.p.brown at 1:24pm 04.22.20 thank you all but i decided to buy the port window (glass) hinges and clips from the SBO store. they
Catalina 310 history questions KZW at 1:20pm 04.22.20 Here is a picture of the 1/4" hole that I recently drilled in the mast base. After a rain storm th
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? DayDreamer41 at 1:10pm 04.22.20 We have one that docks next to us, they race and we race, we go out with 2, 3 or 4 crew, they go out
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? jon hansen at 1:08pm 04.22.20 keep small jibs up front and she'll be fine. that vessel can do what you want. of course. they were
Hunter 34 depth transponder location sailor832 at 1:07pm 04.22.20 On my 1984 34 it is under the rear bunk under the lift out cover close the engine compartment which
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? jon hansen at 12:55pm 04.22.20 IOR boats were designed to beat the IOR handicap rule. fast for their rating. chubby boats were give
Value for a 1985 Com-Pac 19? shemandr at 12:52pm 04.22.20 It seems high to me. IP's are a premium brand 'though. I think the answer is what could you turn
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? sailme88 at 12:51pm 04.22.20 If I were looking for a Bluewater boat in the age and size that you cite, I'd be looking for an 1986
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? jon hansen at 12:41pm 04.22.20 they are nice boats. designed to win races. with a full race crew aboard.
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? jon hansen at 12:38pm 04.22.20 in a blow, downwind they are extremely demanding. the second of your choices
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? jon hansen at 12:35pm 04.22.20 i can't type for beans. :)
1984 C and C 41 world cruiser? Prestonrockstar at 12:35pm 04.22.20 I'm not a racer. Which is why I'm not well versed in IOR boats. Spending days and days researching o
Nearly clueless about shellfishing while cruising the PNW Terry Cox at 12:34pm 04.22.20 Saxitoxin From Red Tides is very very bad for your health Can be lethal.

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