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First 38 NatchezFirst at 2:49am 12.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/891 Just bought a Beneteau First 38 with no mainsail. Does anyone know the size needed for the mast luff
choosing water heater 83 hunter 34 hunter healer at 4:39pm 12.16.14 Big Boats 8/2133 Im trying to get the best water heater to do the job without the gold plating. I removed the old wat
Winches Jdaniel343 at 3:49pm 12.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1859 I am thinking about replacing my genoa winches from #16 to #30. What is your opinion? Is this neces
S2Owners.com folding into SailboatOwners.com Phil Herring at 3:49pm 12.16.14 S2 1/1118 It is with some regret that I announce that S2Owners.com will be folding into SailboatOwners.com som
LancerOwners.com folding into SailboatOwners.com Phil Herring at 3:48pm 12.16.14 Lancer 1/1520 It is with some regret that I announce that LancerOwners.com will be folding into SailboatOwners.com
Singlehanded sailing RichardW43 at 3:39pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4506 Can anyone recommend a good book on singlehanded sailing geared towards a novice sailor
Bicycle GPS speedo for boat Daveinet at 3:34pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4047 Anyone ever used a bicycle GPS speedometer on their boat? Have been wanting to install a speedo of s
Leaking in the yard (2) gsherwood at 3:15pm 12.16.14 Sirius 21/22 41/8783 I am a new Sirius 21 owner. 1981 #441. I have noticed water in the compartment under the sink. I ha
owner modifications for oceanis 31 gmerrill at 2:31pm 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1310 sorry for my ignorance, but I am having trouble getting to the owner modifications for an oceanis 31
Deleting a Posting Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 12.16.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2207 How does one go about deleting a posted article from the "Sailboat KnowledgeBase" ? Accidentally p
Colors Bleeding on Spinnaker Bad Obsession at 1:43pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/865 So my new Asymmetrical Spinnaker was used and cheap because a color bled into other colors on the sa
Beneteau Oceanis 31 gmerrill at 9:06am 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/8009 I'm new to the forum and I don't even own a Beneteau yet. I'm looking to move up to a beneteau 31 o
What's Up With Domestic Advertising? Rick D at 8:51am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2366 I happen to get a lot of sailing mags plus some weekly and monthly newspapers, mostly because they a
Bedding Fixed Port Hole NICK1951 at 8:49am 12.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1387 Maine, Thank you for the good information. I purchased butyl tape from you this morning. I plan t
8.0a Does anyone know what this was for? (3) jlillie at 8:47am 12.16.14 S2 15/2882 I've been curious about this structure located in the starboard aft corner under the settee since da
Transducer Question Earendil at 6:37am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1433 I'm a new sailor who just finished my first season with my first boat -- an O'Day 23 -- sailing in t
Any Tartan 34C owners out there? sailnoproblem at 6:12am 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/859 I bought and restored Hull #68 model year1970. (boat was built in 1969) Have several questions tha
Installing a television in the 30... Bob4203 at 5:35am 12.16.14 Catalina 30 5/3271 I have the u-shaped dinette arrangement that allows the port bulkhead to be void of the folding dini
House Battery replacement looking for suggestions drtsr1 at 7:52pm 12.15.14 Big Boats 12/2293 I currently have four golf cart batteries, need to replace. I would like to have longer lasting batt
Minney Update--Winches rbringle at 7:32pm 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1142 Minney's is for real. Thanks for the responses to my earlier post about Minney's Yacht Supply and t

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Harken Jib Sail Furler (2) rtmaher at 7:26pm 09.12.23 Lost my shackle to the Harken MK1 Furling Jib that connects the drum to the tack. I known the diamet
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:26pm 09.12.23 I assume you apply the regular remedies to rounding up in gusts. Drop the mainsheet traveler, tempo
Raritan PHII long term review Richard19068 at 6:09pm 09.12.23 And .......................... if you don't like digging in the bottom of the pump because you DO
New to the forum Will Gilmore at 6:04pm 09.12.23 what size electric would i have to get? would 55lbs thrust be too heavy or too light? any suggestio
Looking for new sails?? LakeShark at 5:36pm 09.12.23 How many degrees higher can you point vs. factory tracks? And don't exaggerate just to make me spen
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue JoeWhite at 5:09pm 09.12.23 Thermostat
O'day Javelin fixed keel markrowland at 4:56pm 09.12.23 Thanks for your input. I would like to restore it my self.Life has a habit of getting in the way.I h
Looking for new sails?? Gene Neill at 4:42pm 09.12.23
Am I Making the Right Call? Tally Ho at 4:16pm 09.12.23
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) Tally Ho at 4:05pm 09.12.23 I very much suspect this will be the future of bottom paints. One cannot keep wandering around she
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 09.12.23 Actually Greg after I'm finished with this setup the shaft from the u-joint back to the prop will b
Hunter 310 1999 rgranger at 3:05pm 09.12.23 , she is not a frequent poster,? Lloyd got the pronoun right. ;):beer: Oh!!! Sorry @LloydB :la
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 09.12.23 I responded to the other message posted. I will be glad to talk with the owner if he has read the
Hunter 260 bilge, it's under rear berth? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:47pm 09.12.23 Under the bottom flip up step, you will find a large wing nut that is used to close off or open the
Am I Making the Right Call? capta at 2:23pm 09.12.23 You mean this one? enough to clean it up and get it running. If there was ever an engine designed
Am I Making the Right Call? Ralph Johnstone at 2:20pm 09.12.23 I've got my eye on a Ranger 30, Hunter 30, and maybe a Cat 27. You won't regret it if they turn o
Am I Making the Right Call? jibes138 at 2:09pm 09.12.23
Am I Making the Right Call? jibes138 at 1:59pm 09.12.23 There is a very large difference between a 27 and a 30. Rotten core at chain plates means corroded
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 1:54pm 09.12.23 what size electric would i have to get? would 55lbs thrust be too heavy or too light? any suggestion
Looking for a surveyor in the Deltaville, VA area. chipmonger at 1:33pm 09.12.23 No problem, I appreciate the response. Thought I had someone lined up but they had retired pre-covi

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