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Rain water entering cabin Steven M at 11:48am 02.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1310 We are entering our third season with our much loved 311. It is a 1998 that is in excelent shape. Ou
What is this? and Multi-tool (2) Ed Schenck at 11:23am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2521 Doubling up here. Anway I found this(picture) when cleaning out a locker. Obviously it is a female
nyc yard work recos? njl at 10:53am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1077 I need to start pricing out work I need to get done on my boat vs doing it myself. Anyone have a
Size of Sail Slides/groove henrykss at 9:42am 02.20.12 Bigger Boats 1/1506 I am miles from my boat and want to know the dimension of a sail slide for the main sail. It is orig
Dinghy Chaps.... Sumner at 9:03am 02.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1125 .. .
Dingy Chaps.... (3) Sumner at 9:01am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2899 Dinghy Chaps.... Just finished posting pictures and text for... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/s
Essex 26 inganear1 at 8:17am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2829 I have just acquired a 26 aft cabin Essex sailboat and am looking for information on this boat. It'
thru hull for bilge newboatowner at 8:07am 02.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1592 I have a manual billge pump that is not connected to a thru hull fitting. If I want to use iit, I m
Used Dodger jibjunkie at 8:01am 02.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1206 Looking for a used dodger for a 1984 Hunter 31. Any condition will do. Any out there or any advice o
Test for electrical leak? Stephen Trapani at 7:49am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 39/13382 Evidence seems to point to an electrical leak on my boat. It's on the hard for one more week meaning
Mac 26S Projects for the winter JMonda at 7:31am 02.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1836 Hi Folks, I pulled my boat out of the water last week. I want to put some new equipment on it. I'
Safety question Lawrence Brown at 7:29am 02.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1579 I am considering the purchase of a Widgeon. Moving down from a larger self-righting, self-bailing h
Main Sail Repair (Sumner type question) rpwillia at 7:13am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1342 Sumner, et al, In the last race of the year it was a bit fun, but I did have some sail damage. The b
Future of Marine Electronics rpwillia at 7:08am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1935 First off I love my Standard Horizon radio and my Humminbird Chartplotter. That being said in the mo
What is this? (2) vetch at 6:58am 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2575 I saw this listed on the Seattle Craigslist and it certainly one of the oddest little boats I've eve
Check out Roger Long (1) Shoaldrafter at 6:54am 02.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1894 Hey, Check out Roger Long on Strider: http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=892
Bow Eye placement on ODay 27 Shemlock at 6:36am 02.20.12 Bigger Boats 4/1495 I would like to install a bow eye on my 27 ODay 1976 not for trailering but for possible breakdown t
mac pop-top mick hodapp at 5:29am 02.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3492 does any one know how much the pop-top weighs on a 1985 macgregor 25 ? thanks, mick
You know you got the sailing bug real bad when...... Fore Sail at 9:55pm 02.19.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3786 My wife and I were on the 18th. green at Pebble Beach watching the ATT Pro Am on a beautiful day an
My First Ever Engine Failure 2QM20 rardiH36 at 8:47pm 02.19.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3024 Today, while returning back into SF Bay, just under the GG bridge, sailing against a very strong-out

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First time sailboat owner shemandr at 5:55am 11.02.22 I wouldn't go outside in those conditions. Looking at TWC forecast there are number of days with
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:53am 11.02.22 From the information that I saw this morning; an open sea trip is going to be rough. 8-9 ft. waves a
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 10:02pm 11.01.22 Thank you all! I had not considered ( or knew) a lot of options that have been suggested here - I r
What do you have at the top of your mast? Windpilot at 9:51pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 8:06pm 11.01.22 @jssailem if you buy the 3M Preservation Tape, choose your supplier carefully so you don't end up wi
Saltwater hose to engine jssailem at 7:51pm 11.01.22 I understand the hose comes from the thru hull. You have the filter located on the thru hull. This m
What do you have at the top of your mast? Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.01.22 I suspect there's a village of spiders living at the top of my mast
Saltwater hose to engine TimFromLI at 7:40pm 11.01.22 What hose was there originally? Is that a new pump? Is it oriented correctly? Seems odd that the raw
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter jssailem at 7:27pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 7:09pm 11.01.22 I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls h
Keel sag Mechone at 6:13pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures wher
What do you have at the top of your mast? SycloneDriver at 6:12pm 11.01.22 A non functional anchor light, doesn't seem to matter which boat. A non functional windex 75% of the
Saltwater hose to engine Terry Cox at 5:38pm 11.01.22 I will report back my success or folly here in probably a week .... I so appreciate all the advice
What do you have at the top of your mast? Justin_NSA at 5:22pm 11.01.22 Add in spider webs :banghead:
Fender covers- Yes or No? Justin_NSA at 5:21pm 11.01.22 The people of Wal-Mart. It's a thing. :yikes:
Cockpit enclosure panels sail sfbay at 5:13pm 11.01.22 Go on Craigslist and find a flexible marine canvas contractor who will add them. That is what I have
deck hardware: what is this called? JoeWhite at 5:05pm 11.01.22 Remove the pin from another guy wire and take to store and get one. You may be able to take the cabl
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BigEasy at 4:57pm 11.01.22 no label on the extinguisher port on my '06 Beneteau 343.
Keel sag BigEasy at 4:54pm 11.01.22 If the boat had a hard grounding, you should be able to see delamination, cracks, & fractures where
Fender covers- Yes or No? Hello Below at 4:29pm 11.01.22 It appears some of those folks were shopping for fender covers also.

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