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2006 393 Transmission Jimbo357 at 5:53am 05.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1526 I have some questions on my 2006 393 , with a Yanmar 55HP 1/ What is the opinion with putting the t
first time in the water (1) spartacus99 at 5:51am 05.05.15 Catalina 22 14/1402 This last weekend I finally was able to put the boat on the water. She didn't sink! A couple of sma
First 211 water ingress TonyH at 1:04am 05.05.15 Ask All Sailors 12/4154 Hi Chaps, We bought a 13 year old Bene 211 in August last year. She was in a rather sad state hav
Black Smoke- explanation sought nick at 9:43pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1745 First basic facts: -Yanmar 3YM30 -10 years, 1300 hrs - Hunter 33 2004 - Had been running perfect
Attempt to restore gelcoat sail_MN at 8:20pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 15/5168 Last week I went up to the boat with hopes of restoring my chalky white gelcoat. I have read Mainsa
Quick type of hose question. (1) Ward H at 7:09pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/685 The attached photo shows the hose connecting the molded in fiberglass pendant tube to the next secti
Mystery loss of battery fluid Rich Stidger at 6:47pm 05.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1991 MS- Maybe you or someone else can explain why 7 of 12 cells in my US Battery 2200 6V flooded lead a
Ten seconds to live. emergpa1 at 6:24pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2901 In ten seconds I would be required to make a decision that decided if we lived or died and I had no
Running engine blower. Wdmcp at 6:17pm 05.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1778 I have oday 32 and have always run my blower when running engine. Someone was telling me that they
Morgan 28 hatch cover dianawtyler at 6:01pm 05.04.15 Morgan 4/3213 We have a 1970 Morgan 28 sloop, and are looking to replace the forward hatch cover. Anyone have any
The Hydrovane. Any tips? Chris Patterson at 5:37pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2693 Got Hydrovane troubles, people. This is a wonderful piece of equipment by the way. It appears to fun
Credit to sailboat owners .com store rtmccue at 5:01pm 05.04.15 Big Boats 1/802 I replaced my overhead lights with LED , what a difference at night I can read a book with out a fla
McGregor 26 sail for a Catalina 25 krowe512 at 4:51pm 05.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/1661 Just bought our boat last week and the sails were in terrible shape. We took her out yesterday and t
chaulk gone piedpiperIII at 4:18pm 05.04.15 Catalina 22 3/641 I got the name for my boat today and decided to take 2000 grit wet sand my hull and stern. It actual
Battery charger Terry in Naples at 4:18pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2451 My 4 yr old xantrex 40 amp charger just quit working. .? Just does not power up. I had several pro m
96 Hunter 23.5 masthead light diode kmenning at 3:39pm 05.04.15 Smaller Boats 2/2128 I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter 23.5. In going through it I discovered the masthead light didn't
310 main furler questions bobgelb@gmail.com at 2:06pm 05.04.15 Catalina 310 7/2637 2005 310 and have in mast mainsail furling. (Charleston Spars, I think made the mast and boom). The
Replacing Exhaust Hose on a 1980 30 richga at 2:02pm 05.04.15 Catalina 30 17/4339 Been lurking on this site for years and wanted to thank everyone for the great ideas and solutions t
iPad / blue Charts NoRegrets at 1:23pm 05.04.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1421 I have a new IPad Air 2, I cannot get positioning on Garmin Blue Charts without being on line and wh
Bilge Pump Wiring Question Piratenorm at 1:01pm 05.04.15 Catalina 30 16/6566 On my Catalina 30 I use the Rule fully automatic 1100gph BP, the white oval one over the blue strain

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Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:08am 09.24.23
keel bolts (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:08am 09.24.23 IMO you have a serious crack which will require serious remediation. the surface of the crack in
Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! stickinthemud57 at 8:07am 09.24.23 Glad to find out the mast sections are not the keels! Yeah, no, that would not work very well, wou
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Occasional Heeler at 8:05am 09.24.23 Nice design! Sure looks cheaper and easier than buying and installing a new Edson pedestal shaft.
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? (2) dlochner at 8:03am 09.24.23
Mast up winter storage PaulK at 7:58am 09.24.23 We stored our J/36 on stands with the mast up for many winters (twenty four) unstepping it about eve
Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! PaulK at 7:55am 09.24.23 Glad to find out the mast sections are not the keels!
keel bolts dlochner at 7:51am 09.24.23 Keel bolts can be properly torqued only when the boat is hauled and the weight of the boat is on the
Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 09.24.23 BTW, I have found that polyethylene foam takes Krylon without any ill effects. Again, no hot glue.
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 7:30am 09.24.23 what model boat and year are we taking about? 272 Oday......1986
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 7:29am 09.24.23 You seem to already know what to try and the order in which they should be done. Ensuring the keel
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 7:27am 09.24.23 The most important item here is : exactly what was done for repairs 6 years ago, right down to the
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. kloudie1 at 7:26am 09.24.23 I hate to say it, but those rubber rings were probably added to try to stop water coming in around t
Introducing the grandkids to One Design racing! stickinthemud57 at 7:25am 09.24.23 Clever.. Before you know it they will be shouting.. Grandad can you get us an Optimist. https://opt
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? (1) Panera at 7:24am 09.24.23 My 280 came with a custom made wheel lock. Simple design and very effective. See picture below
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Lady Brisa at 7:21am 09.24.23 I'm looking for pictures of the top of the ballast, how it's look like after removal of the "wood" f
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Lady Brisa at 7:16am 09.24.23 Do you have pictures of the ballast top? How it's look like when you removed the wood floor?
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? kloudie1 at 7:15am 09.24.23 Take the wrap off the pipe then you can see what's up. You probably have a standard couple of elbows
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 6:51am 09.24.23 It would be helpful to hear from some Hunter owners who have faced this issue. What was your experi
Mast up winter storage jssailem at 6:46am 09.24.23 Sounds like a solid plan. just a thought. Winter is an excellent time to refit a mast that has serv

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