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1977 Pearson mainsail dimensions ebsail at 10:23am 10.17.18 Pearson 4/758 I'm helping a couple of new sailors with the 1977-28 Pearson that they have purchased. The previous
H260 Rudder Pivot Pin loose Jeff_B at 9:37am 10.17.18 Smaller Boats 22/1612 I removed my Rudder for some winter refurbishing and the 1/2 inch pivot bolt is wobbling around in a
Bilge Pump Float Switch Concerto at 8:17am 10.17.18 Catalina 310 12/2820 The Rule float switch has failed (again) on my 2002 310. The last time I replaced it the closest fit
New shrouds are tight davidmhull at 7:37am 10.17.18 Ask All Sailors 11/873 Well I know that is not very descriptive but it is to the point. I lost my mast in a storm this summ
Replacing gudgeons and gudgeon pins on O'Day 272LE andyjeff at 7:35am 10.17.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/766 I have recently purchased an O'Day 272LE and there is a lot of play in the wheel. One of the problem
Dodger (frame and cover) for an O'Day 272LE andyjeff at 7:32am 10.17.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1323 Does anyone know where to get a complete dodger ready to install for an O'Day 272LE. I am located in
Striping for First 375 Micke Jonsson at 7:00am 10.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/559 Anybody know IF you can buy the originalstripes for the hull and coachroof for a First 375?
She's for sale!...and she's a basket case. IH82BL8 at 6:39am 10.17.18 Ask All Sailors 51/3987 I posted about this boat a few years ago. She's been sitting untouched for the 7 seasons that I've
Lottery All U Get at 5:12am 10.17.18 Ask All Sailors 49/2386 Hi all, I didn't win again so I'm still going to be asking questions on fixing our boat. But if I
Medical insurance and repatriation from Canada for US sailors Mark Maulden at 12:26am 10.17.18 Ask All Sailors 30/1206 Ok..So the best way to present this IMHO is a scenario. We are US citizens at age 65. So, we are n
fuel filter replacement (1) Tartan 30 at 10:29pm 10.16.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2223 Hello, I am thinking about replacing the ancient Racor 200fg filter on my Yanmar 2gm. The stainle
Documentation placard ad (1) weekendrken at 7:58pm 10.16.18 Catalina 30 10/1651
7.3 head 1979 WRobRich at 3:46pm 10.16.18 S2 3/857 This responds to an oooooold posting that I'm inexplicably locked out of, so can't respond there. I
Bypassing vent loop at toilet Fly By Night at 2:28pm 10.16.18 Catalina 30 14/1284 I will be changing out the toilet and hoses over the winter, and was wondering if there is any reaso
Dinghy Depth Finder Parsons at 1:55pm 10.16.18 Ask All Sailors 18/3326 Do you have an electronic depth finder on your dinghy to help exploring for the big boat, or would s
Still struggling going close reach Valerio at 1:16pm 10.16.18 Big Boats 38/3108 Wind between 18 and 22 gust near 25, low waves, the bottom is around 20 feet. H 41 Seldom roller mai
Anyone have experience with Totalboat bottom paint? PropellerHead at 12:08pm 10.16.18 Smaller Boats 28/5299 Planning on parking my 23.5 in a slip for a couple of months so I figure I need to finally paint the
Embarrassing Experience With my Windlass!! Lee Hadjiosif at 12:04pm 10.16.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1024 Just purchased a 2006 Jeanneau 42 from Croatia and needed to deliver it to Cyprus about 1200 nm. I d
Fishfinder deal Razrburn at 11:41am 10.16.18 Sails Call Lounge 11/937 Noticed a decent deal on a Fishfinder, I did a bunch of research on them lately(months) Seems Garmin
Can a new macerator pump be smelly? newsailor130 at 11:37am 10.16.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1709 Hello Peggie and all. My boat mechanic installed a new Jabsco 18590-2092 macerator pump to pump out

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Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Anchored87 at 11:42am 08.15.23 @Leeward Rail @rgranger Thanks for the tips. I think the pvc "saw" may be the best route but my main
Check my wiring diagram? kappykaplan at 11:39am 08.15.23 especially when LED lights are so bright and so efficient! :plus:
Check my wiring diagram? jviss at 11:37am 08.15.23 Yes it does - of course you have to know how big the wick is and such. Kerosine lights were the fir
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 11:35am 08.15.23 When and where? I definitely want to watch this one! I miss read perhaps - I was thinking firing b
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck kappykaplan at 11:29am 08.15.23 I'm assuming that some water might get into the boat, but you just clean that up afterwards. Corre
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 11:19am 08.15.23 Is it legal? Does it make the 2 mi. vis standard? Yes it does - of course you have to know how bi
Fresh water filler cap NYSail at 11:15am 08.15.23 looking for a stainless steel water fill cap for beneteau 423, any suggestions The deck fittings
Check my wiring diagram? jviss at 11:10am 08.15.23 I used to hang a wind proof kerosine lantern as my anchor light on a boat I had years ago just in t
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast dLj at 11:08am 08.15.23 Of course this is coming from someone who wants to mount air cannons that fire balloons, on the clu
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 11:03am 08.15.23 Yeah...if only I had an anchor light. But I do have the wires available to add it when we take our
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 08.15.23 Yes, yes, I admit it was a Hunter. If I can go off in a slightly off tangent direction as an exampl
Fresh water filler cap Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:30am 08.15.23 Do you absolutely have to have an identical replacement as long as the threaded cap fits? (edit) I
Boat trailer wiring issues - ongoing. Help! LloydB at 10:27am 08.15.23 The concept that one 15 amp fuse blows because of a short in the recently rewired trailer should aff
Topside Teak Trim pclarksurf at 9:55am 08.15.23 those look very nice. Did you replace all the screws before reinstalling? Or use the same ones. I
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 9:41am 08.15.23 To be honest, I don't remember, it was several years ago. OK, thanks, I'm going to read the manual
Fresh water filler cap Vtphillips at 9:38am 08.15.23 Thanks, but ours uses a winch handle to open
Has This Happend to You? Kings Gambit at 9:38am 08.15.23 Thanks for all of your input! I nearly always learn useful stuff from SBO posts. I rarely bring dow
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 9:31am 08.15.23 Yeah...if only I had an anchor light. But I do have the wires available to add it when we take our m
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 9:23am 08.15.23 How did you program yours, with the PC app or the web page app? Do you know if it's possible to au
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick at 9:16am 08.15.23 Thanks for all the input fellow sailors. Always good to ask a question here. @RickD, good to see y

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