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Halyard Block SubVet at 4:01am 08.12.14 Pearson 2/1233 AARGH! The halyard block at the base of my P-27 has a broken sheave and it doesn't seem like I can
77 O'Day 22 Transom Weight ChattOday at 10:50pm 08.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1708 2 questions, actually 1. How study is the transom? I want to add either a lady or small swim platfor
How secure anchor chain in locker? Clydo at 10:23pm 08.11.14 Catalina 310 9/4300 Looked for previous posts for answer to this question but no luck. PO tied light line to anchor ch
Thru hull transducer Gene Lovelace at 8:32pm 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1249 New to this boat 1992 Beneteau First 32s5. Thru-hull transducer is not working. Dropped new one over
Who uses an anchor roller? Gene Neill at 7:40pm 08.11.14 Catalina 22 90/21559 Help me talk my wife into one. She's on board for a #25 Mantus, now I just have to convince her it w
1978 Oday 20 keel question AJLajoie at 7:30pm 08.11.14 Day Sailers 5/1704 Hi. Just bought a '78 O'Day 20 footer. I have questions regarding the keel. Is the keel adjustable
O'day sprite rigging 2manybiscuits at 7:18pm 08.11.14 Day Sailers 2/4068 I recently acquired a O'day sprite for my 6 and 8 year old children to learn how to sail on with me.
Ben 40 engine room blower power trishark at 7:01pm 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5026 The engine room blower located port aft rear of my boat does not run when the engine is on. Ran tem
NEW to me O'Day 22 gRussell at 5:56pm 08.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1281 Hello shipmates... just wanted to introduce myself before bombarding the forum with questions... M
prop 2 or 3 blade, for speed? pilots lady at 5:53pm 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1973 We have a Beneteau 311 and it has a 2 blade prop. We get about 5 knots out of it while motoring. W
Bat mystery on Lake Michigan Audrius at 5:42pm 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1491 Last Sunday, me and my buddy, were crossing Lake Michigan back to Waukegan, IL from St. Joseph , MI
Back from Barkley Sound YVRguy at 4:53pm 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1029 Well I'm home today, having completed my trip with a friend from Vancouver to Barkley Sound and back
Upgrading Engine Instrument Panel (1) vincejg327 at 4:04pm 08.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/6844 I want to replace the old engine instrument panel on my Catalina 27 (#5321) with the Engine Instrume
Hunter 15 centerboard pivot scbody at 3:33pm 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 3/764 Hi The centerboard on my H15 came loose sometime in the last few days. After some investigation
192 parts Jerry Shenkman at 3:12pm 08.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1207 Without going into detail about my own stupidity, I find myself in need of a fore-stay and the part
Iphone navigation bwons at 3:02pm 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1656 Is anyone using iSailor as a main navigation source while piloting? If so what are the pros and cons
2gm20f RPM timangiel at 2:06pm 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3719 What would be considered the maximum rpm you should operate this engine and is there an optimum rpm?
Fridge Spring blakemjr at 2:06pm 08.11.14 C&C 0/979 I have a C'C 110 1999 and the spring on the top loader needs to be replaced, does anyone know where
Bristol26 Manuals Xolo100 at 1:49pm 08.11.14 Bristol 1/3197 Does anyone know where I can get manuals for my Bristol26? I have hull 51 and am restoring her.
Hunter 23 transom strength Bill Leathen at 1:41pm 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/885 I have a Hunter 23 currently with a 6 HP mercury. I would like to change this motor to a 9.9 HP mot

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bulge water DRhoads at 8:44am 09.11.23 Don't forget the mast
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. monocerosin at 8:26am 09.11.23 Excellent! I did find some grey just above the white so yes to the gelcoat layer. I will carry on wi
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? kappykaplan at 8:21am 09.11.23 You can buy it at hardware stores or the poster Maine Sail on this site sells it, or used to. SBO
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? dlochner at 8:21am 09.11.23 I doubt it is ordinary HW store silicone as that stuff does not have good adhesive properties. It i
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? isaksp00 at 8:12am 09.11.23 It looks like it might also be butyl tape. The light grey stuff. It is sticky so could have been use
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location wojo5901 at 7:16am 09.11.23 Thank you all, I will look further when I get back to the boat. Hopefully this weekend....
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:09am 09.11.23 Recon flights are now shifting bases of operations from Puerto Rico to Florida. This is a buoy to w
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 7:00am 09.11.23 Weather Guys signing off. : St John's may be involved in this.:facepalm: Invest 95L --> TD 13 -->
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas dmax at 6:47am 09.11.23 Another alternative is you could patch up the cracks etc with some epoxy (G-Flex would be good) and
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? Brinky63 at 6:40am 09.11.23 I'm puzzled by your question. If you are putting bulkheads back into the boat, who took them out. I
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? ggrizzard at 6:38am 09.11.23 I see a section of cabin side with a gob of what could be silicone or polysulfide sealant. It could
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO stickinthemud57 at 5:47am 09.11.23 When I ordered a mainsail through Blue Water Yachts it came with the manufacturer's logo at no extra
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO jviss at 5:36am 09.11.23 It's usually an option, and costs a little. All sailmakers I've dealt with are using CAD and automa
bulge water RoyS at 5:22am 09.11.23 Rudder shaft may have a leaking seal fitting.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO dlochner at 5:21am 09.11.23 If you are ordering from SBO, contact them and ask. https://cs.sailboatowners.com
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole shemandr at 4:30am 09.11.23 Does this help? This is for a spinnaker but the search on WM returns pretty much the same results fo
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO kappykaplan at 4:18am 09.11.23 When you order a new mainsail, does the provider automatically put the boat model logo on the sail?
bulge water Tom Fritz at 4:12am 09.11.23 Thanks, I'll check the anchor locker, water tank and cockpit drain hoses.
bulge water jibes138 at 3:46am 09.11.23 The drains for the cockpit may have hoses that deteriorated and cracked allowing rainwater in. Also
bulge water kappykaplan at 3:35am 09.11.23 The water is coming from somewhere - keep looking! Have you checked the water tanks? Is the bilge

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