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My 95 Newport 326 dismasted ondine at 6:35pm 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 39/5947 Hello - I own a 95 Newport 326, which I love. However,l a couple of weeks ago she dismasted. I'm hav
Jib/Genoa Track/wire diagram V-22 EnginesForward at 5:20pm 08.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1200 Judging by the number of "Tracks" and locations I think the boat was raced. There are three tracks o
Barton marime furling drum Jerry Shenkman at 5:12pm 08.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1590 Anyone have any experience with these? They are made in England ' seem to have decent specs. I cou
LED at the anchor light Frank Cahill at 5:06pm 08.17.15 Catalina 30 10/1631 I thought it made great sense to replace my battery-depleting 10-watt anchor light with an LED bulb,
Capital Yachts Dave Groshong at 3:47pm 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2170 Does anyone happen to know who built the spars for Capital Yachts? In particular a 1995 Newport.
new sailboater just bought a Sirius 21 old salt new sailboater at 3:17pm 08.17.15 Sirius 21/22 14/8421 Hello, not very computer literate either, retired last month, got a bug to be on Lake Erie here in
Cosmetic issue - What caused this? (2) Robert1224 at 3:08pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/1156 Ahoy, I am looking at a boat that has some cosmetic issues on the port side. I can't tell if it is
New Catalina 385 - Hull 61 Monterey385 at 3:05pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 7/2944 We just learned that our new Catalina 385, Hull #61, will be completed and delivered to NJ shortly a
Sink drainage on a Hunter 340 Robert1224 at 2:55pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 3/1081 Ahoy, Do the sinks in the galley and head of the Hunter 340 drain directly into the water. I 'm pre
engine panel yellow light (1) Jim D at 2:01pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 2/698 2001 hunter 410 engine panel has a yellow light on the right side. I am new to the boat. I don't kno
Hose Size falcon20 at 1:40pm 08.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/655 Does anyone know the size of the thru hull exhaust hose on a 85, 31 hunter? And also if it is hard o
teleflex steering GaryI at 12:27pm 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/948 Does anyone know the length of the steering cable for a MacGregor 26X model year 2000? I believe th
Installing new p500 pump Rodd at 12:02pm 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/982 After about 20 years my p500 air conditioning pump bit the dust this past weekend. Luckily it happen
Boom Vang on a 235 cb32863 at 11:50am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/685 I want to run my vang back to the cockpit and maybe increase the purchase a bit. For those that have
Milky/Cloudy white water lasflyer at 11:37am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1610 I have a 2015 Beneteau 45 and have noticed the water comes out cloudy and then clears up in about 10
Faucet on Hunter 280, 310, 336, 340 Phil Herring at 11:16am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2019 The original faucet (in the heads) has been discontinued and the replacements we're finding a have a
Resin for Deck and interior work sizertl at 10:58am 08.17.15 Lancer 0/1246 Howdy! I've gutted the interior of my sailboat and It's almost ready to paint. Before we paint we a
336 fuel pickup tube removal curtdo at 10:40am 08.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1010 Can someone please tell me the procedure to remove the fuel pickup tube from the plastic fuel tank o
Moving the mast repawn at 10:34am 08.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/934 Hi all, Getting ready to put my mast tabernacle back on. I was hoping I could move it forward about
Staysail Flying Colours at 10:29am 08.17.15 Big Boats 16/4275 Has anyone ever seen a staysail on a C34?

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Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? (1) rgranger at 11:12am 07.23.23 Shouldn't have taken the red pill. I thought it was a tic tac... Mama say... never turn down a br
Flush Deck-mount Lights To Illuminate One's Mast (1) rgranger at 11:09am 07.23.23 I've seen them for decks but not on boats. a hole in your cabin top...one more item requiring butyl
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 11:02am 07.23.23 That is a difficult question. I am just guessing here; however, I would think that you're dealing
Jacklines and Tethers rgranger at 11:01am 07.23.23 Bright orange could be smart, though I've always used something I had. This has been a very great
Gelcoat repair JBP-PA at 10:51am 07.23.23 Boatworks today did a couple episodes on color matching including sanding and blending techniques.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Will Gilmore at 10:29am 07.23.23 Actually, I am the one who both found a picture of the American 21 and first referenced the pin on t
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 07.23.23 This is the pw pump. Is the Switch off Pressure adjustable ?
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 10:04am 07.23.23 Hi Stick I would suggest you revisit my first post when I made sure to tell all that I do not know a
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater (1) east coaster at 9:26am 07.23.23 This is the pw pump.
Wrapping my boat question stickinthemud57 at 9:25am 07.23.23 Quotes from various companies are between $5-$6,000. I just wonder about the durability. No flames
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Alan Gomes at 9:18am 07.23.23 I had three inflate when i didn't want them too... but it had nothing to do with the mechanism and
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 9:10am 07.23.23 I think my teak was varnished. I have bare spots on the toerails now. Need I completely strip th
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 9:10am 07.23.23 Shouldn't have taken the red pill.
Wrapping my boat question xavpil at 9:03am 07.23.23 Quotes from various companies are between $5-$6,000. I just wonder about the durability.
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.23.23 When you have your HE cleaned at a rad shop, they will pressure test the HE after cleaning. What w
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 07.23.23 I took my exchanger to a local outfit, they put it in an acid bath and seem to have dissolved much
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 8:48am 07.23.23 Sunday morning, soft winds, bright sun, ........ good time to have the cook make pancakes with michi
Jacklines and Tethers thinwater at 8:40am 07.23.23 ...Practice these movements before you "need" them. So true. Work the systems out in fair weathe
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) jviss at 8:34am 07.23.23 Here's an update. The boatyard said they'd go back up in the crane and really fix it this time, but
Jacklines and Tethers kappykaplan at 8:32am 07.23.23 Practice these movements before you "need" them. :plus:

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