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Is There A General Rule of Thumb For ... rardiH36 at 7:46pm 09.30.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/7134 ... angle of jib sheet block location from the boat's centerline and ability to point? Specifically
synthetic teak weedstomper at 7:34pm 09.30.13 Smaller Boats 0/852 Anybody ever used synthetic teak flooring in the cockpit? Is it reasonably lasting? Thanx, alber
spinacker pole sandsailor at 7:25pm 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I have a santana 27 And i scored a pair of brass spin pole ends and i don't know how long to make t
Ignition Key On - No Buzzer! Bob4203 at 6:51pm 09.30.13 Catalina 30 6/1561 Before I pull the panel in the cockpit for my Universal M-18 I wanted to see if anyone knows the set
Spindrift 17' Day Sailor 1 - drain leaking (newbie) bnnauti at 6:42pm 09.30.13 Yamaha 2/1528 New to sailing - put boat in water first time and found mid-hull drain mechanism leaking. Cans someo
Newbie winterizing questions. stevestk at 5:56pm 09.30.13 Big Boats 1/967 If all goes well I'll soon be the owner of a 97 Hunter 340. I'm trying to get a quick education on w
Exterior topside window snaps leaking on a Hunter 36 deacm at 5:14pm 09.30.13 Big Boats 2/1198 Hunter 36's have raised snaps on the forward top side fixed windows in front of the mast. They give
Catalina 27 TR SEA HOOD REMOVAL???? dive7mmwet at 5:14pm 09.30.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/3247 Any one remove the sea hood ? Ours has about 8 screws forward and looks to be laid in to the compani
May need a 26D trailer Buki at 4:48pm 09.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2430 Hi. I'm new to the forum. While researching to buy a sailboat, I really liked the Macgregor 26 line.
1981 Hunter 25 (7) Mr Mac at 4:02pm 09.30.13 Smaller Boats 7/2357 Well, I did it. I finally pulled the trigger on a starter boat for the wife and I! We have been sp
Water cooled refrigeration system running all the time Go For It at 4:01pm 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1491 Water cooled refrigeration system running all the time I recently purchased a 1994 Beneteau Oceanis
Shower Drain Hose BLIGHT at 2:38pm 09.30.13 Big Boats 0/966 It's finally happened, the drain hoes from the shower to the bilge has broken. Has anyone ever rep
?He got it one piece at a time...? (1) Kermit at 2:03pm 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 33/4249 ?...And it didn't cost him a dime.? or Is this a ketch or a yawl? or ?He's a Ramblin' Wreck from Geo
H376 Deck Solar Panel John Murphy at 1:28pm 09.30.13 Big Boats 3/1402 Please, I have a 1997 H376 w/ a deck solar panel. How do I determine if it is working? If it isn't,
Removing Chrome from Bronze Chesapeake Bob at 12:09pm 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5754 I removed the flag holder from the boat yesterday. I was refinishing the teak, and it was the only w
Full Enclosure for Catalina 350 2003 CaptainLulu at 11:55am 09.30.13 Big Boats 1/2111 Have any of you 350 owners fully enclosed your cockpit. if so I would like to see pictures and know
Electrical Panel Fun! (1) wheatfieldcrows at 11:45am 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2876 My favorite part is the use of wood screws. Didn't stop me from buying the boat, time to start rippi
Oracle Team USA's comeback and "Herbie." jviss at 11:37am 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4013 Since the dramatic comeback of Oracle Team USA (OTUSA) v. Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) to win th
Will this trailer haul a Com-Pac 23? (3) Gene Neill at 11:30am 09.30.13 Com-Pac 0/3813 Hi everyone, first post from an utter neophyte! I've found a trailer that I think will haul my "ne
Propeller shaft noise when sailing Perfect Excuse at 10:54am 09.30.13 Big Boats 6/3271 When sailing, there is a low growling sound caused by the shaft being turned by the water turning th

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 5:02pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? No, but if you keep drinking that good wine you won
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass pipedream at 4:56pm 06.01.23 Take a minute. Start at the exhaust elbow and verify raw water traverses the system. four bolts to
Anyone know where I can find one of these? rpwillia at 4:54pm 06.01.23 According to this website... it is not produced in the US but they can order you one from overseas
Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 4:21pm 06.01.23 That explains a lot. Thanks Sunbird22358. -Will
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:51pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? Unfortunately, no! My water pump bearing seized tw
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 3:51pm 06.01.23 BWY may have an old Mac mast to sell. Shipping is a killer though.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 3:36pm 06.01.23 That is what the boat that was in front of me at the windward mark said the first time I flew it in
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:47pm 06.01.23 Sounds Like a Great Workable solution, Much Thanks John
Non working microwave Alansails at 2:43pm 06.01.23 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 2:40pm 06.01.23 That is one ginormous sail... And you got that qualified to race... That looks like the size of the
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 2:38pm 06.01.23 Guessing does work.;) Jim... All of the connectors are clean. I measured zero ohms across all of
New owner of C310 Hull#23 Alansails at 2:34pm 06.01.23 The seat was originally designed to be stored as a seat or there are cutouts on ours where I have se
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. jssailem at 2:32pm 06.01.23 I recently bought a product in Seattle from Crosscut Hardwoods. They call themselves the Woodworker
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 2:24pm 06.01.23 Wild Azz guess... Clean that connector. Guessing does work.;) Jim...
Considering a Catalina 27... jssailem at 2:22pm 06.01.23 I just got back from racing a Catalina 30 Mk 2 23 hours 65nm around Whidbey Island with 4 other sail
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 2:15pm 06.01.23 g-v9sXtUKV4 Well for the past several weeks I have been in a not going forward/not going backward si
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:11pm 06.01.23 I would do what Greg said and make a template and place it on some marine plywood and put a piece of
New O'Day 192 owner - Rigging Instructions (1) Sunbird22358 at 2:05pm 06.01.23 Ask and you will receive! Not sure if it will answer your questions, but this is what O'DAY original
dip start after the gun OK? Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 06.01.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (5) Rich Stidger at 1:47pm 06.01.23 OK, update. Unfortunately, as I began to T/S, the problem was not present and the gauge was reading

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