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Replacement Dorade vent for Oceanis 400 (1) sealoon at 7:56am 06.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1283 Does anyone know where I can get a dorade vent and the base ring for a Beneteau Oceanis 400. A slow
Mast Pins for the base plate robert19954 at 7:28am 06.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1168 I am not sure of the terms in my question but to secure my mast on my O'Day 23, there are two long p
Water under seats. BreezyCricket at 7:27am 06.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2730 I would like to know if anyone owns a MacGregor, any model, that does NOT get water in the under sea
Sealing Washers and M-1 Sealant robert19954 at 7:14am 06.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/891 I contacted Best Materials in California about secureing deck hardware to stop leaks and they mentio
Rigging an Asymmetrical Spinaker on a Hunter 36 deacm at 6:40am 06.07.12 Big Boats 7/2434 My rigger is scratching his head a bit as to where to put the asym halyard. All the the coachtop cl
water toys for the kids - any suggestions (1) iSailor at 5:54am 06.07.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1122 My daughter loves the water and we plan on doing a lot of swimming this year in the bay. Any sugges
Need a new mainsail. Ward H at 12:26am 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2430 Today the Admiral decided we needed a new main sail. The old one is yellowed and looks crappy. The N
Today it all came together! Thanks! (4) Ward H at 12:23am 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2350 There were many reasons for buying my Newport 17 back in November. The main one was the Admiral was
How to seal fibreglass deck after cleaning? Cruiser1 at 10:59pm 06.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/15237 By deck I mean all the deck including the moulded non-skid areas. Not worried about the topside or t
How do I fix the bend in my mast? (4) finding41 at 8:27pm 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 40/12735 I was out racing tonight and got some pictures of my mast. It is bent toward port and seems to be ra
Perko Steming light lens removal? DougM at 7:20pm 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3160 I have a Perko steaming light that has a probable burned out bulb. the problem is that I cannot figu
H34 Head Rebuild/Redesign zds at 7:14pm 06.06.12 Big Boats 6/1841 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. Sometime this year I plan to redesign the head, which I've never really lik
Force 10 Stove BJSSailing at 6:46pm 06.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1355 Anyone know what the bottom blue button does on the Force 10 stove? http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/24
Another Frustrating Battery Failure... Maine Sail at 5:42pm 06.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 20/7423 I just came from a customers boat and his start battery is flat dead. The battery is a less than two
Tired BobM at 5:35pm 06.06.12 S2 5/1587 My boss is on vacation thru today, so I escaped from work early to work on the boat. Taking the cov
Water heater making fizzy water John_F at 5:33pm 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1855 I have a Quick water boiler on my boat which heats water from shore power and when the engine is run
Leaking Holding Tank fivejakes at 5:18pm 06.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1359 Have developed a slow drip from lower corner of tank on my 2007 B343. Doesn't appear to be joint rel
Flotation blocks? Emory M at 5:12pm 06.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1444 Afternoon Folks, I've got a question on my restoration project. When I pulled my V-25 out of the p
Help!!!!!! marraanthony7 at 5:11pm 06.06.12 Com-Pac 2/5364 I am purchasing a com pac legacy at a extremley good price , however it has no boom! i am a very h
Learn on a Hunter 49 SettleMeDown at 3:28pm 06.06.12 Big Boats 8/2248 I'm almost 50 now but sailed endlessly as a kid on a laser and spent quite a few weeks on my parents

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Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 11.18.22 I wonder if there are "group" meetings for us sailors anchored ashore? This forum, maybe?:biggrin:
C22 Pop Top Assist Qorgyle at 9:00am 11.18.22 Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top-gas-lift-for-catalina-22-new-design.1
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.18.22 As you can see, I'm perfectly fine. Wait you forgot this...
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard jssailem at 8:56am 11.18.22
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) fstbttms at 8:52am 11.18.22 Are you at all worried about health concerns given your occupation? Not at all. As you can see, I'
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:49am 11.18.22 That's why hard bottom paints came about, for the most part the copper remains in the paint doing i
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 8:49am 11.18.22 hat's your point? We were talking about how herbicides are removed from paint because of its affec
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 8:45am 11.18.22 But, bottom paint is still loaded with copper these days. The copper in the paint isn't the issue
Questions About Bottom Paint JamesG161 at 8:43am 11.18.22 We have discussed Copper at length on SBO. People forget that most landlubbers water piping is Copp
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. jssailem at 8:43am 11.18.22 My stalwart crew (age 75 like me) has just been diagnosed with hypertension and told not to indulge
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:39am 11.18.22 But, bottom paint is still loaded with copper these days. What's your point? It isn't illegal. But
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 8:36am 11.18.22 . The resultant copper-loading can cause these bodies to exceed federally mandated water quality st
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. kappykaplan at 8:28am 11.18.22 Reduce the stress on the sail by blanketing with the main sail. :plus::plus::plus:
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. dlochner at 8:25am 11.18.22 Thanks Rich. I would have thought the hardest task would be to furl the Genoa in strong winds. Re
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 8:22am 11.18.22 But, the volume of biocide leeched out of the paint is very small compared to the volume of the lak
Hunter 30T issues before buying? Hollyberry at 8:22am 11.18.22 You'll likely need a survey for insurance purposes in any event... you may just have to book it and
Hunter 30T issues before buying? jssailem at 8:20am 11.18.22 all the surveyors I have contacted are tied up in Florida Are those the ones who imbibe a bit to m
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:09am 11.18.22 But, the volume of biocide leeched out of the paint is very small compared to the volume of the lak
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. AlastairLC at 8:08am 11.18.22
ProFurl S26 with Failure at Sail Attachment Point GaborSolyom at 8:06am 11.18.22 Here is what I have gone with for repairing the ProFurl S26's broken eyelet on my Hunter 25.5 (1984

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