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Too much draft? Hobartwoodworks at 3:20pm 11.01.14 Ask All Sailors 22/5712 Making plans for the "next" chapter; bought the 15' day sailor, loved it; the next year bought the 2
Grrrr... Boat Out... Broken Base plate. (3) agprice22 at 3:00pm 11.01.14 Bigger Boats 17/2324 Got my boat lifted and set on my trailer this week. 1987 Oday 272. I store it in my shed over the Wi
Headboard Slug failure Found at Sea at 2:31pm 11.01.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1637 During a recent 10 day coastal cruse with my new mainsail the nylon cord attaching the headboard to
Lowering an Oday 240 Mast firestreak at 2:05pm 11.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2928 This is my first time lowering the mast. I took off the boom and pulled one of the large pins out of
Rotavectas Wind transducer gahOhio H33.5 at 11:39am 11.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/695 I have an older Autohelm ST30 wind instrument that uses a Rotavectas transducer. The instrument head
Polar chart for a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 11:26am 11.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5675 Have a couple questions on this topic: --where do I obtain these for my boat? --can I create them my
What Oday do I have here? davidmhull at 10:14am 11.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/994 I have been asking a few questions of Oday owners lately about replacing my motor mount because I pu
Advice on check valves / non-return lines nshellab at 10:09am 11.01.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4240 After a month of detective work, I'm pretty sure I've figured out the source for an alarming but not
replace muffler on 87' ,30' Catalina Fredthedriver at 7:44am 11.01.14 Catalina 30 8/3156 Has anyone had to replace the muffler on a Catalina 30, mine is leaking and want to know how to get
Aux OB on H29.5 RIVERCRUISER at 5:52am 11.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/837 Thinking about installing a small outboard on my 29.5 as a backup to the Yanmar 2GM20F. Anyo
Heavy-duty flag gettinthere at 5:07am 11.01.14 Ask All Sailors 38/4694 We're going thru flags pretty quickly. Tried a variety of makers and some labeled heavy duty. Not.
Questions about living aboard a Catalina 30 Hooks at 7:47pm 10.31.14 Catalina 30 18/10182 So I want to live on a sailboat. I've spent the past couple of months looking at pictures and think
Boat Info tab Terry Cox at 7:14pm 10.31.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1923 Two questions: 1. I submitted an article to the 42 Hunter Owner modifications a day or so ago. I
Help finding red stop button cover (1) Gdindy at 5:44pm 10.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/771 As you can see I need to replace this stop button cover any help on where I can get this part and ha
Loading on the trailer in high wind Joe Blizzard at 5:37pm 10.31.14 Trailer Sailors 34/3902 To make a long story short, it took three of us to manhandle my boat onto its trailer Tuesday with 2
Deck Penetrations for Wires on a 25? Ward H at 12:56pm 10.31.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1219 I had found some water had leaked in along the wires for the steaming light where they went through
Wash Safe Sail Wash Brian S at 11:09am 10.31.14 Ask All Sailors 1/984 Have any of you heard of, or even better yet used, this Wash Safe Sail Wash product? http://www.
12v cigarette socket has 13.1v but doesn't work? McIntoshUSA at 10:22am 10.31.14 Ask All Sailors 14/7241 I have 2, 12v cigarette lighter sockets on my boat. They both test out with the volt meter to 13.1 v
Deck Plug Suggestions stollo770 at 9:13am 10.31.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/793 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy good quality electrical deck plugs. I need new p
Morgan 45 keel bolts for the wing keel? boomdeyada at 6:53am 10.31.14 Big Boats 1/1225 Hi, I'm having to drop my keel to reseal it. Does anyone know how many keel bolts there are for the

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Looking for expert Bene opinions! Syl at 10:12am 11.23.22 and (lack of) rust or soot are not good indicators of anything. Good to know. Thanks. Broker made
winterizing puzzle George Braun at 9:57am 11.23.22 thanks to all for the suggestions and input. The guy hired to winterize the 3YM30 has gotten it don
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Don S/V ILLusion at 9:53am 11.23.22 What is that thing about not getting attached to a boat when shopping... the biggest mistake boat
Racing rule questions Scott T-Bird at 9:52am 11.23.22 Oh boo! ;) That's not winning like a man ... that's scurrying around the track like a rodent in a
winterizing puzzle Terry Cox at 9:30am 11.23.22 Hi George. Had a similar problem with our Onan Genset Kubota diesel awhile ago. Would start, but onl
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Syl at 9:06am 11.23.22 Engine was in great condition. Low hours. Almost no rust and no black soot in the compartment. Y
winterizing puzzle Claude L.-Auger at 8:51am 11.23.22 Easy way to check if problem lies with fuel pump, air or contaminated fuel filter is to get a jerry
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 8:49am 11.23.22 Thanks everyone. It's clear I need to install a proper breaker that switches off.
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 11.23.22 What are the chances? Virtually nil. I'll second, third, and fourth that. Stick with the simple
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 8:46am 11.23.22 On my C30, I have the push-on/push-off breakers but do not like to use them for a switch because th
De-powering water heater for winter Hayden Watson at 8:42am 11.23.22 On my C30, I have the push-on/push-off breakers but do not like to use them for a switch because the
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:42am 11.23.22 As others have said, I would just change the bent extrusion. Trying to straighten it might work but
Racing rule questions jssailem at 8:24am 11.23.22 Of note... In the races leading up to this final race, the tactics were different. Ainslie had finis
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 8:07am 11.23.22 There must have been controversy over this, no? Ainslie had a chance to win gold by winning that r
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 7:52am 11.23.22
Racing rule questions Hayden Watson at 7:52am 11.23.22 There must have been controversy over this, no? Ainslie had a chance to win gold by winning that r
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 7:48am 11.23.22 So something like this could be installed to enable switching if a toggle type won't fit. Circuit B
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Don S/V ILLusion at 7:23am 11.23.22 Mechone, Thanks for your insight and recommendations on how to fix. If I proceed with it, I'll ha
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:23am 11.23.22 The article I mentioned that explains how to make a laminated rudder says NOT to use oak; cedar and/
Do you like Pocket Yachts dlochner at 7:15am 11.23.22 Still missing a part of the point. I ride a bicycle because I like riding a bicycle more than driv

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