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Rant justsomeguy at 9:18am 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1864 If you use an iPad with an external GPS device as a navigation aid, do not allow Apple to update you
Jib sheet cleat T_Cat at 8:06am 05.14.15 Catalina 22 12/5487 Would anyone like to share their jib sheet cleat set up for single handed sailing? I was thinking of
Size of sails horseshoe1970 at 5:20am 05.14.15 Day Sailers 3/1008 Let me start off by saying, I KNOW NOTHING! I recently acquired a 17' O'Day Day Sailer that was mad
Stability Test for Irwin 65 1983 Ketch CaptainrichardG at 4:41am 05.14.15 Irwin 0/1278 Ahoy Mates, I am in the process of getting a Certificate of Inspection (COI) from the British Virgi
stanchion sealant GarEi at 2:09am 05.14.15 Pearson 4/1815 I have a Pearson 303 and am rebeding a stanchion. There is a rubber pad under the base of the stanch
Release Outhaul Tension When Not Sailing? rardiH36 at 8:10pm 05.13.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/4889 After much-too-much time on my garage floor, I finally completed the cut-down and transformation of
Yacht Insurance renewal up 20%!! Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 05.13.15 Ask All Sailors 38/3284 Yikes! I wish my income had gone up 20% to match. Has anyone else seen this kind of increase since
DIY galley alternatives Monheganlover at 5:37pm 05.13.15 Catalina 22 22/8229 I have a '77 C-22. I am not finding much use for the sliding galley, at least not enough to compens
New rudder clarsen at 4:11pm 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/608 Need a new rudder on our 381. Any recommendations?
Bottom Paint Deleted member 117556 at 1:58pm 05.13.15 Catalina 310 6/1221 Hey All, Having the first bottom job done since I own my 310 and am using Petit Ultima SR 60 as is t
Vision-32 mainsail gate Bill23009 at 1:53pm 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1276 I have lost the mainsale gate on my Isomat mast of my 1990 Vision-32. I have been trying to find a r
Solar Power Installed (4) Regular Guy at 1:43pm 05.13.15 Smaller Boats 1/673 To support my board batteries when off shore power I installed one of those flexible solar Photo-Fle
Forward hatch sandpiper10471 at 1:36pm 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1087 Any 37C owners have ready access to the interior (liner) dimensions of the forward hatch over the V-
O'Day 15 help 02809bristol at 12:05pm 05.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/5470 Hello, Our family just adopted a O'Day 15. Needs a little work but should be sailing soon. Are t
Keel bolt leaks on a Hunter 23 Colorado Mountain Sailor at 10:35am 05.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 Has anyone fixed a keel bolt leak on a 1986 Hunter 23?
Custom woodwork (2) surfer100p at 10:16am 05.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/972 This my custom mohogany wood work. I'm getting into furniture and custom woodwork. Does anyone know
Destination San Diego Bay Kings Gambit at 7:14am 05.13.15 Destinations 15/2936 Going to do something new over Memorial Day Weekend; an overnight transit from Ventura Harbor to San
"New" kicker... braol at 6:36am 05.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/647 Well, my adventures into diesel repair (1979 Yanmar SB8) continue. Traced my lack of starting to no
Beneteau 36cc or 361 anchor wash down tomfoolery at 4:34am 05.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1252 I would like to run a wash down hose to the anchor locker. Do any 36 cc or 361 owners know if or how
Need help identifying Daysailer year RenntechE60AMG at 11:57pm 05.12.15 Day Sailers 9/6070 I just recently purchased an O'Day Daysailer 17 for $350 including trailer, 3 sets of sails, mast, k

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Stray current / galvanic current corrosion BigEasy at 12:08pm 07.05.23
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject and the troubleshooti
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 11:52am 07.05.23 OMG going on 16 plus years with my 331 :) Time flies. From the sound of it, I thought that you w
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement CABixler at 11:29am 07.05.23 Good luck with the new boat & your speaker project! OMG going on 16 plus years with
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 11:08am 07.05.23 @capta, Boat porn is an acquired taste. That link is pretty good one. After I spend my time on saili
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions DRhoads at 11:07am 07.05.23 Welcome to the 420 CC I have the same year and love the vessel. Don hit all the right answers. st
Advice on choosing keel lifting rope Digger1 at 10:59am 07.05.23 I'm putting dyneema on my Harbor Freight winch
Paint stripper and gel coat Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 07.05.23 Try your worst paint stripper in a hidden high gloss area to check for damage (loss of gloss) to the
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 07.05.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 10:24am 07.05.23 :plus:This is what I have on my 40-yr-old boat. What posses these dumbasses to abandon something
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Don S/V ILLusion at 10:14am 07.05.23 hard to give a definitive answer via the internet. Look for the most common causes, I.e., bilge pum
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement arf145 at 10:05am 07.05.23 I had to replace mine a couple of years ago for the same reason, and I replaced them with Poly Plana
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab BigEasy at 10:00am 07.05.23 I started to work on my C80; however, haven't completed it yet. Seems to work OK, but a very length
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 9:51am 07.05.23 I did call Poly-Planar which is in Soumerville SC and talked to a very helpful lady who looked up
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab (2) mckarsonj at 9:38am 07.05.23 Hello everyone I was checking to see if anyone has used the novus kit on there c120. If it was succe
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? capta at 9:34am 07.05.23 Personally, I prefer the older designs. I love the Snipe and for a bit bigger boat, the Rhodes 19, i
Paint stripper and gel coat Don S/V ILLusion at 9:32am 07.05.23 Almost definitely. I would remove the handholds and gently sand the offending areas.
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything kappykaplan at 9:27am 07.05.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/168
2008 H36 microwave replacement BigEasy at 9:25am 07.05.23 Any microwave could due, measure the old one and go to an appliance store. Don't know why; howe
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? capta at 9:22am 07.05.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desi

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