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Manual rbdods at 10:43am 05.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3300 I'm looking for a copy of the Beneteau 281 manual, or a scanned version would be great too
bouncy trailer for a 25 Ritdog at 10:35am 05.25.12 Day Sailers 3/1561 I have an Oday 25, centerboard keel on a double axle trailer. Getting it to the harbor and back , th
Thrown Out of Town! (1) Roger Long at 10:13am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/4894 It finally happened. After over 5500 miles, I made a town too hot for me. In a seaside commun
hunter 460 holding tanks lorisjohnson at 8:21am 05.25.12 Big Boats 2/1525 My forward holding tank leaks at the intake and exit to the macerator. It looks like the hoses have
New Interior upholstry (2) brentjen at 8:16am 05.25.12 Bigger Boats 5/1696 I had posed a question on the cost of interior upholstry refinishing some months ago and I wanted to
Change of Sail Drive Oil Bobbaynton at 7:02am 05.25.12 Bavaria 7/5131 I always change the sail drive oil during the annual haulout. For various reasons, this year I will
Anybody want a boat . . . . cheap! (2) Ed Schenck at 6:08am 05.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3910 Got up at 0530 to be at the boat by 0800. Figured I had about six more hours of work on the mast af
Under the Furler (3) njwtech at 6:07am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1896 I have a CDI furler on my Watkins and it works pretty well, but I have a concern. When I got the bo
Boom Vangs and loose foot mains? neilmcc at 5:31am 05.25.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/6766 How much difference does adjustment of the boom vang make to the shape of a loose footed sail?
Latest Print Cruising Story Roger Long at 5:29am 05.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1807 The last cruising story I wrote before becoming a completely degenerate boat bum just came out in th
Smoking Trailer Wheel Bearing-Bearing Buddy LordNelson at 5:27am 05.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5891 On the way to the launch ramp one of my wheel bearings started smoking. I managed to crawl into a ne
Radar Problem shemandr at 4:41am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 I fired up my RayMarine Radar scanned last weekend to test it. At first it worked fine. But after
Hull Drain Hole ? (2) miamitreasurehunter at 8:48pm 05.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2863 Hello, I am restoring a 32' Columbia Sabre. I have never seen her in the water, and she is dry docke
oars on 21 ft. instead of motor Tbone102 at 8:31pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/9558 i heard that due to its narrow hull and low freeboard its possible to install oars and oar locks ins
Tiller on macgregor 26? Treecutter at 8:17pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3180 I am considering the purchase of a Macgregor 26 with very few options and using a 5 hp motor. I like
Universal Starter two sailors at 8:13pm 05.24.12 Bigger Boats 3/1418 After increasing clicks before turnover I gave up and pulled the 30 year old starter. Since I was to
A few steps closer :) c_witch at 7:59pm 05.24.12 Trailer Sailors 18/5262 Well we are getting closer all the time. We tried to fire up the outboard 2 days ago and no go disco
H41 - DS or AC? Spcharby at 7:13pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 7/1840 Other than looks and main cabin head room, are there any differences than need to be considered befo
Sails Graysailor at 7:10pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 0/887 I currently have heavy weather sails from Doyle. I am starting to get into racing. As the winds are
Mast wires ParamourII at 7:04pm 05.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1451 We just stepped our mast a week ago and my ST40 wind is not working I suspect the issue is the conn

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Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 (7) rgranger at 8:05am 01.25.23 ...so I have a room to add strength with some steel plate screwed into the mast to support the new
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 8:05am 01.25.23 Did you check the store here? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/index.php
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 8:01am 01.25.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, esp
Barton Removable Travelers JBP-PA at 7:40am 01.25.23 You should be able to get a feel for the strength of the supporting sides. Do they move easily when
Barton Removable Travelers jssailem at 7:22am 01.25.23 Not knowing the fiberglass thicknesses and structure of the sides of your cockpit nor the deck of th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (3) rgranger at 6:53am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to t
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:17am 01.25.23 Depending on your style of sailing, having detailed wind data is either nice or required. Racing it
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jssailem at 6:03am 01.25.23 The only way to get real time AIS is to have an AIS receiver. AIS receiver is a helpful tool in t
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Tin Kicker at 5:25am 01.25.23 I'll agree that watching for a bundle is a great way to go, but add that the B&G Vulcan 7 occasional
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 5:22am 01.25.23
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:06am 01.25.23 Ok, Not a small job. You will need to template the area, and then cut out the material with about a
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:05am 01.25.23 Thanks for the advice.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:56am 01.25.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Terry Cox at 4:55am 01.25.23 Any thoughts/suggestions/considerations appreciated. Fam got me a Garmin GPS sounder for my birthd
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:54am 01.25.23 Did you get a motor and trailer with it? Trailer.
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (1) Sethic at 4:47am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to th
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 01.25.23 Is it possible to get AIS to the ipad via VHF if there is no cell service? If you have an NMEA cap
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:39am 01.25.23 Trailer.
Chart plotter choice overwhelm dlochner at 4:26am 01.25.23 Is it possible to get AIS to the ipad via VHF if there is no cell service? No. The AIS iNavx uses
Catalina 250 mainsheet options Joe at 4:01am 01.25.23 You might consider adapting the "twin mainsheet" concept to your particular needs. Check this vid o

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