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Gotta love fall... Maine Sail at 11:05am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1267 Just came back to the mooring after a beautiful little sail. Winds were brisk, temp around 38F - 40F
Oceanis 41 -- water coming in from headliner ost-sail at 10:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1509 While under sail I have water coming in through the headliner around the 2 lights in the aft starboa
reverse gear , very heavy kick to port ? michael coxom at 10:40am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2231 i have an oceanis 373 ( 2006) whenever we motor astern there is always a vey heavy kick to port .
Lewmar ports leak ben solomon at 10:23am 11.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1090 Has anyone ever replaced either the gaskets on the OEM Lemar metal body ports or the dogs? I have a
Joker Valve? (1) Michael Meyer at 10:06am 11.04.13 Catalina 310 33/7999 Anyone know what valve I need to order to stop the waste tank from back washing in to the toilet? S
Deck filler plug swims with the fishies Odaysailer at 10:05am 11.04.13 Bigger Boats 9/1852 The boat is an 87 O'Day. The deck filler was manufactured by Wright Crittenden, and the threads seem
beneteau 281 logothides at 9:13am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1214 Hello everyone,wondering if anybody out there can help me find a Transom (pilot seat) for my benente
Skinnydipping - Bottomless or not Kermit at 9:07am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2450 My First Mate and I have decided what we really want to do is keep our '99 h260 in the water during
What's a Blooper? Value of Spinnaker pole? LawyerBob at 9:00am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 18/9306 Cleaning stuff out of my "new to me" Islander 28 (getting ready for winter storage) and came across
Keel haul complete!! (2) DAWGfish at 8:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/828 I recently posted some questions about a keel bracket. I tried to find that thread again to update i
Hitting the Curveball Roger Long at 7:23am 11.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/5519 We had a fantastic road trip out to Ohio, near peak foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through We
lifting venture 22 to get at keel Catskill Eddie at 6:48am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1042 What's the best way to get at the keel. From what I can see it looks pretty darn funky. If I can saf
Source for Cushions and/or covers LawyerBob at 6:47am 11.04.13 Islander 3/8672 Greetings all. I'm a new Islander 28 owner. This is a "refurb" project boat, but she's not a mes
Looking for a C22 Mast sailman5188 at 6:26am 11.04.13 Catalina 22 3/809 Hi, anyone out there have or know where I can get a used mast for a C22 that I am restoring? It is a
Oil overfill on Yanmar 1gm Starrfish at 4:57am 11.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7207 Oops! I overfilled the oil in changing my oil filter. Did not realize until after running motor a bi
New rudder from Beneteau Bluewaters2812 at 4:29am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 19/8146 Hi folks, We have just ordered a new (complete) rudder from the Beneteau factory in France. Our Oce
Splicing / Whipping Apex at 3:43am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 Last night, I started splicing shackles to the boats running rigging. First try looks good, but what
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:10am 11.04.13 Smaller Boats 26/3455 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:09am 11.04.13 Trailer Sailors 30/10123 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Lock screw for Selden in-mast furling locking tube bobatkins at 12:05am 11.04.13 Big Boats 8/5319 I have a Selden in mast RC Mk-III furling system on my Hunter 41. About a year ago I was having a lo

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Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Project_Mayhem at 5:48pm 06.27.23 I think your best bet is to drill the heads off, try to pound them in (which I doubt will work) dril
Excess Solar Load Captain Larry-DH at 5:12pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load dlochner at 3:28pm 06.27.23 What kind of panels are you using? If you are getting 200-300 wh a day from the panels you are far e
Selden - Furling Main ice breaker at 3:27pm 06.27.23 I replaced lines last year, do not believe the manual. They were never updated. You really need to
Harbor 20 rgranger at 3:16pm 06.27.23 I googled Harbor 20 reviews and got a fair number of hits. It is a smart looking boat. Should be
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:13pm 06.27.23 Okay.. didn't want to leave today on such a heavy post... so lets sign off with a horrible dad-joke:
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:09pm 06.27.23 Now... somethings in life would seem funny if not for the fact that THEY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.!!!:yike
Its funny Friday! (2) rgranger at 3:06pm 06.27.23
Excess Solar Load rgranger at 3:02pm 06.27.23 I am a big believer in adding ventilation on boats.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 2:43pm 06.27.23 That sounds great Terry. We will be home for a couple of weeks I think, then maybe another couple of
1x19 cable for standing rigging? (2) HeelBoy at 1:44pm 06.27.23 It has to do with the number of strands and their size... I get the logic behind the advice (I'm e
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 1:37pm 06.27.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 1:32pm 06.27.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 1:20pm 06.27.23 Hi Michael. Kinda waiting on John so that we can sail together. Maybe next year for the BBQ? My sail
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Terry Cox at 1:02pm 06.27.23 Thanks Terry. Needs a lot of torque. You're welcome, Peter. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 12:08pm 06.27.23 I stand corrected, others have stated that the original speakers were Poly Planer, 5.25" diameter.
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Jacktar at 11:38am 06.27.23 Yep lots of states do not use VIN on trailers just bill of sale, and weight check.
Tiller, Rudder, etc. drgbanks at 11:24am 06.27.23 Thanks capta, very helpful. There's no way I could know what was on it before as I bought it like t
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Tedd at 11:23am 06.27.23 My guess would be that the 5806 is a serial number. The trailer probably pre-dates when VINs were re
Tiller, Rudder, etc. capta at 11:18am 06.27.23 Perhaps it is the pics, but I don't see anything wrong with the metal pieces. If it is just looks yo

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