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Coupeville, WA Terry Cox at 7:47pm 11.16.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1461 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Play in the rudder shaft 79 h27 Bateau Margo at 5:07pm 11.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1283 Well our first year with our first sail boat is in the books. Wrapped it today. One of my winter pro
Vang Adjustment to Stop Flapping Main Leech KZW at 4:40pm 11.16.14 Catalina 310 10/2932 I have C-310, sail no 307. The boat was built in 2005 and has in-mast furling. The leech of the main
Refrigeration problems Perfect Excuse at 4:28pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2393 Refrigeration problem with a Grunert Polar Mate water cooled unit. It runs well for about an hour th
Outboard isn't low enough... Advice on rebuilding mount? (6) Hooks at 3:25pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 30/4697 So I tried to take the boat out today and learned that the motor is not going deep enough in the wat
Mooring cleats question Time_Out at 2:17pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 7/1226 I'm in the process of reinstalling hardware and need a little help. Where is the best location for t
Lost my jib halyard in mast! Help MICKEYMTM at 1:19pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 6/3858 Can someone help? Catalina 22 - Blew the forestay at the bow in 14 mph winds. Had to cu
2001 Beneteau 361 shaft seal replacement boodey@wansw.net at 12:23pm 11.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3292 This will define how to change the shaft seal on a 2001 Beneteau 361 sailboat based on my own experi
Daysailer swing centerboard sailfast201 at 12:06pm 11.16.14 Day Sailers 1/4450 Greetings, I am writing in hopes to find some direction with the reinstallation of my center board
Bilge and Cabin Seat Access Boards BrianW at 9:15am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2418 My H26's wood laminate bilge and cabin seat storage access boards have started delaminating one by o
Lifting a sailboat from a trailer question davidmhull at 7:53am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 75/14485 I have an oday 22 that I need to get off my trailer temporarily. I have a friend who is going to hot
Window replacement question on my 1986 Oday 28 fourwhitesocks at 6:03am 11.16.14 Bigger Boats 17/3245 Ok I have a question. I am going to replace the large port light on the port side of my 28 Oday. (
Active Captain and iPads Chris Patterson at 6:02am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 46/10119 Hesitate to even ask this here, but here goes. In short, wife buys me this iPad Air, to keep me quie
First 375 aft cabin headliner s2fast4u at 7:09pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1266 Hi, I did remove the old and stained headliner of the aft cabin and now, I'm trying to find the
Windlass installation First375 s2fast4u at 7:05pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2496
Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 5:57pm 11.15.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/954 Weekend cruises off season offers several remote spots near Shelter Bay to spend a quiet time on the
How to use globalstar Qualcomm phone to get data? discovery at 5:21pm 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1582 I have a older globalstar Qualcomm phone with a car kit so I have a external antenna and a docking s
Need Stern Rails Joe23343 at 4:40pm 11.15.14 Smaller Boats 2/1145 I have seen many pictures of 23.5 with stern rails and/or lifelines at the stern , I need to add the
Oil in antifreeze hafa adai at 3:55pm 11.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/716 This season I noticed a small amount of oil in the antifreeze in the heat exchanger on my Yanmar JH
Badly Scratched Mast - Repaint or Touchup? Skippie10 at 3:30pm 11.15.14 S2 2/938 Hi, I have a 1985 S2 9.2 with an "off white" paint on it which - through the years - has become pret

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Propeller residue...normal/not normal? JamesG161 at 2:20pm 11.26.22 The OP does not have a saildrive. Then he needs a regular check up with his Zinc Change diver.;)
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? fstbttms at 2:15pm 11.26.22 Now from the manual.. he OP does not have a saildrive.
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? (1) JamesG161 at 2:13pm 11.26.22 Per @Walsh0575
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? SycloneDriver at 2:12pm 11.26.22 Have you got any pictures?
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? (2) fstbttms at 2:05pm 11.26.22 If all would read the PDF file for his Max Prop 2 Classic My Post #9 There is a Zinc built into th
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? JamesG161 at 1:59pm 11.26.22 If all would read the PDF file for his Max Prop 2 Classic My Post #9 There is a Zinc built into th
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? NYSail at 1:54pm 11.26.22
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? JamesG161 at 1:47pm 11.26.22 Per the science... Mass Transfer Rate depends on ... 1) The Force 2) The Flux The Analogy for W
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:33pm 11.26.22 , You seem to make the assumption that a single collar anode will provide enough protection, rega
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Captain Larry-DH at 1:02pm 11.26.22
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? fstbttms at 11:41am 11.26.22 Here we go again. Simple explanation: when you have any anode, it provides an enhanced electrical p
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:37am 11.26.22 Not true. Using two shaft anodes is very common and in fact provides twice the protection of a sing
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak Stu Jackson at 11:32am 11.26.22 Chainplates are an often neglected item of basic maintenance. You need to rebed the chainplate. Wh
Oysters!! Leeward Rail at 11:29am 11.26.22 Hope all you sail trim forum listers have a good Xmas. We deserve it after all we've gone through o
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 11.26.22 Should I partially unbolt or loosen the flange to gain flexibility? Assuming you are referring to
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 11.26.22 The wind had changed while we slept. The Honda generator behind the cockpit was now blowing exhaust
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? fstbttms at 10:54am 11.26.22
Peace and freedom Kings Gambit at 10:52am 11.26.22
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement GDanko at 10:47am 11.26.22 What a simple technique; thank you! Should I partially unbolt or loosen the flange to gain flexibil
Oysters!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 11.26.22 has one individual who is a non stop talker and knows everything about every subject. Hmmmmmmmmmm

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