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Solent Track Paul Chung at 5:31am 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1265 Please tell me how to use the pair of Solent Tracks on the roof of cabin!!!:confused:
Stanchion base for Bristol 45.5 (2) charlesspe at 5:08am 05.29.12 Bristol 0/2102 Need to replace some stanchion bases. Does anybody know the brand / type ...see picture. the plate i
1979 O'Day 23 Bilge Leaking Ross S at 5:05am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2011 I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow sailor at my marina. He launched his O'Day 23 on Sunday afte
Water heater preasure released.... NYSail at 4:56am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2024 Hello all.... So this weekend was the first on the boat. Took the boat out for a great sail on Mo
PGSC Memorial Day weekend seadaddler at 4:47am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/773 We are having a great weekend out at Pelican Bay with about 55 PG sailing club memebers and every da
Leaking window in V berth marxtj at 4:41am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/2059 Hello, We are new owners of our first sailing vessel. Very excited to learn from the members at our
electrical panel on 96 23.5 sailboat738 at 4:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1256 hi guys i have the main panel up on the cabin ceiling with all the switches but when i was crawli
Overheating Deadline at 4:33am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1373 I tried everything to figure out why my Yanmar 2GM20 was overheating quickly, only to discover that
Heat Exchanger Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1166 Has anyone taken off the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18 hp 20GM? I want to take the rods to a radiato
Water tank access Deadline at 3:56am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1573 I've traced my water leak on H320 to the fresh water tank but can't access the darn thing. After rem
Swing Keel/centerboard Lost this weekend LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/2934 The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
Main Halyard Truckers Knot DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3100 Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
Oday 192 stay anchors (grommets?) on mast mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12 Day Sailers 2/1688 My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
31 minutes on the M/V Wenatchee (this is a must-read) (1) Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/10314 A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
O23 trailer question rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12 Day Sailers 12/2249 I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
boomkicker/vang quandary sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/16042 Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Keel repair problem Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2268 Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
Leaky Lewmar port londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1379 My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest
A New Anchor Question BWagner at 7:17pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/929 First I want to thank everybody who responded to my first anchor question - we bought 300 feet of c
Happy Birthday Golden Gate bridge (1) sfgary at 6:57pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1265 Went out today just to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. Winds were 20-25 kn

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Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 01.16.23 Plywood will probably outlast the boat and is faster to install than building up than mat or cloth
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Leeward Rail at 5:18pm 01.16.23 being able to install the system and locate the compressor in a area with good ventilation will be
Iron in saildrive oil Ralph Johnstone at 5:09pm 01.16.23 Cost for the SD60 installed was ~13k. Shoot me now :yikes:. What's involved in changing the oil
Reefing Sail Trim SkipR at 4:58pm 01.16.23 I'm the SF sailor who started this thread. For those not familiar with SF Bay conditions, from Apri
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? stickinthemud57 at 4:51pm 01.16.23 Does it make sense too get a sail too operate like power boat ? Sailing in and of itself does not
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 4:47pm 01.16.23 I scorched a set of AGMs and I believe it was because I discharged below 50%. Of course 50% is not
Missing boom PRoberaon at 4:34pm 01.16.23 My bad. Outboard motor. Said it would push it good enough and last six hours. Of course your not sai
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? BigEasy at 4:27pm 01.16.23 Consider buying in the 26-30' range to keep front end and ongoing costs reasonable. Also boats in t
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 4:24pm 01.16.23 Thanks, got an opportunity to get electric 24 volt motor. Think it would work? Confused. Work for
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather rwsandersii at 4:24pm 01.16.23 I'm happy to see a discussion of LiFePO4 batteries. I have a Compac 27 with an electric motor and
Replaced Motor Mounts Tally Ho at 4:16pm 01.16.23 Not necessarily true. When I replaced the 34-year-old motor mounts in my 88-C30 they still measure
Ice Box Conversion Quandary MikeHoncho at 4:03pm 01.16.23 Seems the time to tear apart a portable unit, configuring it to work in a icebox with location chall
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement spadaforaj at 3:51pm 01.16.23 Given the cost of the Selden replacement - 20 years for an aftermarket spring sounds pretty good to
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 3:34pm 01.16.23 Yes, very sad . . .
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 3:29pm 01.16.23 Very Sad news arrived today about a missing victim of Hurricane Ian A Sailboat owner who tried to r
Missing boom PRoberaon at 2:58pm 01.16.23 Thanks, got an opportunity to get electric 24 volt motor. Think it would work?
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights Ed.S at 2:33pm 01.16.23 I had the same problem on my 376. I found it was leaking around the screws which hold the cover to t
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights Ed.S at 2:27pm 01.16.23
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? thinwater at 2:22pm 01.16.23 Boating can be singlehanding or something you do with a buddy. Not everything needs to be husband an
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Slipin Away at 2:17pm 01.16.23 start with cutlass bearing first. Worn out bearing will cause misalignment

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