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Oceanis 400 Fuel Tank Replacement Steve Day22178 at 6:43pm 12.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1492 Well, it's happened. It has been 20 years since my Oceanis 400 was built and I recently discovered a
Standing Rigging/Taking down the mast - help a newbie out... (1) lovetorenovate at 3:23pm 12.16.15 Big Boats 8/2955 I guess I'm way over my head in this boat purchase (1986 Hunter 34), perhaps I should have heeded th
1986 Catalina 30 TR JohnVTX at 3:07pm 12.16.15 Catalina 30 2/779 Should there be a slight forward rack in the mast?
Main Sheet setup for Javelin (2) John Stevens at 2:11pm 12.16.15 Day Sailers 11/6234 Is this the correct way to rig the main sheet for the Javelin? Also, what are the cleats for just f
What to do with extra halyard davidmhull at 12:49pm 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2255 When my boat was first sold it had a conventional halyard for the main and the jib. A Harken roller
fuel hose ID on 3GM30F, 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 12:42pm 12.16.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/776 Anybody know the fuel hose ID typically used on this engine? Want to order some to have on hand for
Choosing GPS Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 53/6274 How do you do it? The choices seem endless. Model numbers go on forever and it seems difficult to
Barrier coat.....time between coats kito at 5:17am 12.16.15 Ask All Sailors 2/364 I am looking for advice. My project boat came with 2 coats of barrier coating but was never painted.
Lagoon 1998 410 part needed (1) unrille at 7:27pm 12.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/413 the latch to open the windless hatch.
Painting inside the cabin mark rocco at 6:46pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 7/3720 At the end of the month i will be pulling my boat out of the water. So for the next two months i wil
Outboard Options Cincy020 at 5:52pm 12.15.15 Catalina 22 35/3696 After this past summer, considering buying a new outboard. Started the summer with a '93 long shaft
New Owner 1985 Catalina 30 JohnVTX at 3:20pm 12.15.15 Catalina 30 1/682 Well today I moved up from my Sirius 21 to a Catalina 30 tall rig. Biggest boat I have owned is a Ca
DST800 mounting issues/options indimini at 12:30pm 12.15.15 S2 1/742 Now that the boat's out of the water I am trying to figure out where to mount my new DST800 transduc
My next boat sailaway78 at 11:07am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 8/666 Soon as I win the powerball, and it's at least 150 mil. :) http://www.shuttleworthdesign.com/adastr
Questions on a Hunter Legend 35 AllBetsGo at 10:34am 12.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/7705 Hi! In the process of purchasing a 1987 Hunter Legend 35. I have read all the owner reviews and thos
NMEA 0183 incompatibility \ any experts? Skipper at 9:57am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1937 Standard Horizon GX2150 wAIS. Raymarine SPX-5. New Garmin 44DV chartplotter, replacing 76CSX. The 4
Merry Christmas, y'all (1) Kermit at 9:10am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 16/902 Merry Christmas!
Leak around top of compression post (1) tjar at 9:06am 12.15.15 Big Boats 4/1745 With the recent heavy rains in the northwest, I discovered that my new to me 1993 Legend 35.5 has a
Opinions on sail materials dehler25 at 7:07am 12.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/850 I am looking for opinions regarding sail material preferences. Dacron has led the charge for a long
O'Day 23 Sink Pump Earendil at 6:06am 12.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1517 Anyone have experience repairing the (manual) faucet on the galley sink? On my O'Day 23, the sink p

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CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 10:02am 08.21.23 So how to seal it?
CL14 Dinghy (2) Fuzzy_logic at 10:01am 08.21.23 Sorry couldn't get a better angle on the third photo, but I think your explanation confirms what I s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:58am 08.21.23 Here's the article I had in mind. I read that article back when it first came out and it reinforce
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 08.21.23 Your compartment probably looks something like this : to my old Autohelm-Raytheon-ST30 given the ap
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:56am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heavin
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:51am 08.21.23 And the gap between your storage ans storage floor should not exist. As I wrote, no water should go
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:49am 08.21.23
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:49am 08.21.23 You were right with your reasonings. I just did not read you twice before replying. But what I wrote
Strange gear shifting event, Universal M-12, Hurth HBW50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:41am 08.21.23 Look for the simple stuff first. The shift mechanism is mechanical and cable actuated. Check the ca
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:38am 08.21.23 Your two first photos show the drain plugs used to empty the space between the two hulls that form
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:30am 08.21.23 The boat has to make some way through the water for the rudder to exert any force. The old timers (
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:26am 08.21.23 As you correctly said, it is a tool but if you never use it, it is not useful. As with any tool, I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 9:26am 08.21.23 Still doesn't make dynamic sense to me but if it works, it works. I'll give it a try when I can. A
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:19am 08.21.23 Still doesn't make dynamic sense to me but if it works, it works. I'll give it a try when I can. As
CL14 Dinghy (1) Fuzzy_logic at 9:18am 08.21.23 Forgot one picture to clarify
CL14 Dinghy (3) Fuzzy_logic at 9:17am 08.21.23 Brilliant, I was thinking exactly the same! Another question: it seems that I don't have any plug in
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:14am 08.21.23 Thanks for the response. I'll have to give that a try just to see if I can heave-to on just the he
Stowing Winch Handles odaydokay at 9:14am 08.21.23 Vinyl pockets
Stiff Throttle curtdo at 9:08am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 9:06am 08.21.23 Hello:) I sailed a LaserII (and still sail occasionnaly a Laser I) 30 years ago and broke my mast 2

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