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Tecsew sprayhoods in England (5) jhastie at 6:24am 05.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1371 Does anyone know who can do these in the US?
Gelcoat Polishing FlimFlamII at 5:57am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/991 I used a finishing sander with 440 grit paper on the hull and had excellent results. Any suggestion
Yanmar 3gmf a65sailor at 5:36am 05.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/1871 Have a Yanmar 3gmf and just replaced all fuel lines. Added a Racor filter and changed the the engine
Glasses Gatch30 at 4:12am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 52/10148 What is the best eye wear to reduce sun glare off the water. I'm not looking for specific brand, unl
split shaft coupling paulj at 2:18am 05.21.15 Catalina 310 2/809 Truckman In mainsails directions he says not to hit the shaft towards the transmission when i
Rudder mount (1) FlimFlamII at 9:04pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/659 Any suggestions on what's the best material to use under the rudder mount?
Rudder specs 37 legend Newmoon at 7:56pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 4/949 Hey guys I'm new to this. I just got my first boat, a 37 legend. Really killer. It has a small probl
window sealant eianm at 7:42pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 3/1294 We had horrendous wet weather a few weeks ago that exposed a new leak! It is one of my main side win
E series vs a series dkaplan308@aol.com at 6:51pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 0/858 Does anyone have a good synopsis of the major differences between the new touch screen raymarine E a
What's a Season Ken13559 at 6:14pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/960 I'm always confounded by mention of "a season" in boat maintenance. So what is it? 3 months? 1 year?
Clearwater sailaway78 at 6:12pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 3/888 Arrived in Clearwater this morning, after a three doy hop across the gulf from New Orleans. Biggest
C-30 Aqua Lift Muffler replacement - Rookie needs help kildevil at 3:31pm 05.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/2866 Our Catalina 30 has a leaking Aqua-Lift muffler. I have just recently been exposed to sailboats and
Mast eye chicagodave at 2:26pm 05.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1370 Thinking of adding a mast eye to help organize spinnaker halyards etc on Beneteau 423. Any other
An Introduction steve stark at 2:25pm 05.20.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/1310 Hello, fellow Sparky's.... Just re-activated the old license that I let expire some 30 years ago, bu
ignition breaker issue gettinthere at 12:30pm 05.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 33/5731 RC The breaker on our DC panel for the ignition circuit keeps popping. It did this 2 years ago and
O'day 26 Bimini Top Installation (2) BelladonnaII at 12:25pm 05.20.15 Day Sailers 6/4253 I've recently ordered and installed a bimini top on my 84 O'day 26 thanks to a owner that was sellin
ODay 19 decal / emblem weh5748 at 11:44am 05.20.15 Day Sailers 5/1758 The ODay 19 insignia on side of hull within the blue stripe appears to be a "decal" and is badly che
O Day 23 DJ MKE at 11:43am 05.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1114 I just completed a basic keel sailing course. I'm looking at purchasing an O Day 23. This boat is
Inexpensive Self Mast Climbing Setup. Bowedtoothdoc at 10:57am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 31/7555 Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting up the mast alone. I know ATN makes one, but it is 4
My first sailboat - leaking chainplate; other questions Jimski at 10:42am 05.20.15 Catalina 30 10/2090 I have just closed on my first sailboat - a 1986 C30. I had a survey done and that turned up a few t

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Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Knotallthere at 12:25pm 11.21.23
Funny Friday!!! Roland5048 at 11:52am 11.21.23 anding wimmen, it shouldn't have taken long to write. I would believe all those pages are blank. Ju
Water /humidity? Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 11.21.23 Why do we bother? I know what you mean. Perhaps creating a posted black list where, after a pe
Cover for Hunter 39 George Braun at 11:32am 11.21.23 look at ShipShape Canvas in the midwest. They quoted me $2900 for a custom cover for my H36. You c
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 11:29am 11.21.23
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 11.21.23 This seems yet another of those random questions where lots of people spend (read -waste) time tryin
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Don S/V ILLusion at 10:46am 11.21.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 10:43am 11.21.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 10:43am 11.21.23 thks
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 10:28am 11.21.23 B. Bill, Thanks for those suggestions--I'm adding them to my list. I know nothing of the Precisions
Which are the best good old daysailers? Barnacle Bill at 10:21am 11.21.23 I learned to sail on a Flying Scot. Can't say anything bad about them. Others: Rhodes 19 (stated a
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Brad Hoff at 10:21am 11.21.23 Running the engine a bit cooler can lead to increase in deposits in the combustion chamber and mixi
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Nichole340 at 10:11am 11.21.23 This happened to me last year at a slip in another marina. Mine was reverse polarity and the light
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 9:41am 11.21.23
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 hunter240 at 9:35am 11.21.23 Have been using a CDI furler for around 20 years on my 1998 H 240. When you get it you can cut it to
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 8:42am 11.21.23
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (2) GeorgeC at 8:33am 11.21.23 Hi, I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a with a Universal 5416 engine. I compared the picture of your engine
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor DRhoads at 8:30am 11.21.23 Concur with Barnstormer -- new battery. fixed mine.
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions chriscampbell at 8:20am 11.21.23
Boom eye - What is this called? Allan12210 at 7:51am 11.21.23 Clever fairlead. In the fiber spinning industry they were called "Pigtails" to guide the filaments a

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