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Corrosion on rub rail - what would you do (1) redunculous at 9:39am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2307 Advice on how people would treat this as if rather not remove the rail... Thanks all
1983 Beneteau First 30E kbar38 at 9:30am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3198 I will be cruising and also live aboard with coastal trips from texas to carribean. I have not seen
Radar reflector All U Get at 9:16am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4834 I have a Davis radar reflector hanging from the lower spreaders and have been concerned with losing
New Tuning Guides bob_pattison at 8:49am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/860 An FYI for new Oceanis 38 and 35 owners: Our sail trimming guides are available for these two models
Replacement Windlass for '37? flipcorp at 8:26am 02.23.15 Bigger Boats 0/630 I have a seized Lewmar Sprint 1000 Windlass for my O'Day 37 - I am looking to replace it. Does anybo
Watermaker install on a Hunter 466? rlamb at 8:14am 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2142 All, I have a 2004 Hunter 466 and am getting ready to order and install a watermaker. Since I dont
Go2Marine Cabin light problem... braol at 8:12am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1498 ...so I get these great LED dome lights, brass colored, red and white LED's.... The problem is that
H34 and Fuel return PGIJon at 7:49am 02.23.15 Big Boats 26/2130 I've noticed that my 3GM30F is making a lot of noise when it idles. I asked my mechanic to take a l
Fuel line issues YVRguy at 6:37am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2796 Over the last year I have really struggled with fuel problems on my H-34. I have had the engine qui
Keel Bolt Inspection (1) gbgreen59 at 6:23am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2496 My 1984 Bene 35' First is in dry storage for the winter (from fresh water). I pulled all of the kee
Insanity or genious? futuristictech at 6:14am 02.23.15 Sails Call Lounge 24/7975 I love the lines in a sailboat but my ignorance and laziness about sailing cut the mast and keel to
Is Your Battery Monitor is Accurate..? Maine Sail at 6:01am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3106 This one has been on my mind for a very long time, and folks have been after me, but I just needed s
220V AC Breaker Panel Spares ttqmat at 1:08am 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/756
CC36 deck hatch hardware JimF at 11:42pm 02.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1767 I have two deck hatches have flush mounted locking clasps. The originals were black aluminum, have
mast rig for spinnaker njlarry at 9:30pm 02.22.15 Bigger Boats 4/1035 Our 34 came with an asymmetric spinnaker but doubt the prior owner ever used it. I would like to fly
Anchor recommendations. BeneDuke at 7:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2486 We are preparing for a month long cruise to Labrador this summer as my wife has been offered an arti
272 LE Exterior Wood Trim DeltaBreeze at 7:19pm 02.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/782 I have removed all hardware and wood trim and am replacing as needed and rebedding. I am curious if
The Dogs of SBO: Chica (3) Phil Herring at 6:40pm 02.22.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1774 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Location of Elec Generator Panel smokey73 at 6:30pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1350 Getting ready to finally install my electrical generator in the starboard lazarette. I have a 30 fo
Galvanic Isolator wire size smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1676 Doing some upgrades and will be shortly installing a ProMariner FS30Amp ProSafe galvanic isolator.

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Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Captain Larry-DH at 7:16am 11.11.23 There is a US product similar, I'll have to look it up. Ah, meclizine. Haven't used that one but am
MARINE GROWTH Jim Legere at 7:16am 11.11.23 If your Micron CSC has been out of the water for an extended period, all you need to do to 'reactiva
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 11.11.23 As a dealer, I used fishing line using it in a sawing mode back and forth. It requires a second per
Fischer Panda impeller change capta at 6:56am 11.11.23 There are screwdrivers with "screw" holders available. However, I much prefer to have two pumps aboa
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed shemandr at 6:39am 11.11.23
Harken Electric Winch 46/E dlochner at 6:14am 11.11.23 Have you tried searching the Harken site for a service manual?
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 11.11.23 so let's step back and look at what we're talking about here. a short, fat, early eighties, french
Fischer Panda impeller change dlochner at 5:17am 11.11.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 JBP-PA at 5:08am 11.11.23 Holes (even) patched up are ugly. gary I keep thinking I could patch the holes my PO left with som
Fischer Panda impeller change (2) sailcapt340 at 4:52am 11.11.23
Fischer Panda impeller change dlochner at 4:23am 11.11.23 There is no need to use the same style of screw. Replace them with hex head or socket head bolts. Ei
Fischer Panda impeller change Rick486 at 4:12am 11.11.23 Have you tried removing the pump and changing the impeller on the bench? The pump is very easy to re
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 garymalmgren at 3:33am 11.11.23 As for reduced resale value, you can always put it back down True JBP-PA but you are left with th
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points dLj at 2:38am 11.11.23 Pictures of the dinghy and closer photos of where you are thinking to put hoist points along with wh
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:01am 11.11.23 Congratulations on the replacement. If you cannot figure out, Al Fooks and Joe Kerr are former Hun
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 11:36pm 11.10.23
Anybody Tow A 13 Boston Whaler? Skipper J at 11:14pm 11.10.23 Probably should set a crew member just to watch the tow as well, I'd suggest.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION (2) Hayden Watson at 7:15pm 11.10.23 One spring, 4-months after I had a diver clean my hull and prop and replace the zincs, I headed out
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION nramsey at 7:01pm 11.10.23 Your engine is overloaded if you can't get to maximum RPM, in gear, underway. My engine was over pro
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 11.10.23 My issue is with the engine revs under load vs in neutral. I cannot raise over 2000 when under load

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