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Keel Bolt Socket BillyK at 9:32am 01.21.12 Catalina 30 4/2726 Hi all! I need to pull the nuts off the keelboats to clean up the rust and re-torque.. the iss
Marine Stereo merlinuxo at 9:26am 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2818 Through a link posted by another member I stumbled accross what I think is a good deal on a marine s
Energy Audit Squidd at 8:50am 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3015 Looking to "power up" my boat, buy batteries and thinking solar charger but not sure how to do an en
Floor Plan Picture for 37 ODay chrisfoyston at 8:07am 01.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1602 Hello fellow owners of a great boat I am looking for a picture of a floor plan for a 1980 (or ther
Ven25 (1975) questions anthony at 7:15am 01.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1250 Good day all. Two questions for consideration. 1. I have a block on the fore deck about 6 inches in
New Companionway Doors (3) med2463 at 7:03am 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3847 Hired a guy to create folding companionway doors to replace hatch boards. Entire door section slips
New Sail - h27 amcmahon at 6:49am 01.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1688 Hey, just got a used mail in 'excellent' shape from Bacon Sails in Annapolis for my 1984 h27. The ne
MacGregor Swing Keel markwaters at 5:16am 01.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2147 I have a 22' Venture with a trashed swing keel. I found a swing keel from a 25' MacGregor. My questi
Rudders!! yachtsman at 3:59am 01.21.12 Smaller Boats 29/5256 Well it has happened again. Out teaching sailing on Thursday and the rudder snapped on my 260. Bee
$11 holding tanks LesCollier at 3:11am 01.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1085 Hi we are about to fit a holding tank to a Beneteau 411 and am in the process of looking around
C27 Hull Deck Joint Construction Ajay73 at 2:47am 01.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1566 Does anyone know if the hull/deck joint is constructed like #2 in the attachment for my 1980 C27?
Mac25 optimum rudder angle Kestle at 8:44pm 01.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2432 Idiot me got caught with genoa only in a narrow channel and couldn't make it. I would have, if I was
Bimini Brian Buzz at 8:29pm 01.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3476 I just got finished cleaning my new 1991 S and set up the mast and sails and took inventory then too
Prop sizing Ken13559 at 7:06pm 01.20.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4076 Curiously, prop maker asked for data, do you send original design data like Displacement, engine out
Where to locate a Electra San MSD healeyman at 6:33pm 01.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1116 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5, and would like to install a Purasan/Electro San system .....Head Mistress
favorite sailing related movies Kootenay pirate.. at 5:07pm 01.20.12 Sails Call Lounge 7/2903 Looking for new favorite sailing movies also pirate and documetary films got any titles and or link
Swing keel winch bc1256 at 2:20pm 01.20.12 Balboa 4/5063 We bought a used Balboa 20 and are in the process of restoring it. We now realize that there is no K
Overheating Problem Becka Anne at 2:06pm 01.20.12 Catalina 30 4/2361 Greetings, just replaced my water heater and hoses to the heat exchanger, now my M25 is seriously
New Main Sail Oceanis 352 CTL Cape Cod at 1:24pm 01.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1892 I'm replacing the main on my Oceanis 352 and need to find out what the proper sail weight should be
SOPA & PIPA Stopped (for now) Steve Dion at 12:55pm 01.20.12 Sails Call Lounge 7/2558 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46072484/ns/technology_and_science-security

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Oday 25 portlights terry_buda at 3:47pm 11.22.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 11.22.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 11.22.22 In the first sketch, how is boat A to windward? Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact,
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 2:21pm 11.22.22 Thanks John This is just what I needed. unfortunately, the 2.62 transmission is different than w
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Mechone at 1:55pm 11.22.22 I'd go out on limb that the rigging has been over tightened , which can cause stress cracking and
40 ft hunter electrical Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Warped Rudder rgranger at 1:16pm 11.22.22 Check out what Jamestown Distributors recommends, they have a lot of products intended for wood. :pl
40 ft hunter electrical Rick.johnson at 1:10pm 11.22.22 Ok How can i determine if battery connection that is on # 1 is the started battery right now i l
Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 11.22.22 and offer any commentary or advice you feel is appropriate. In the first sketch, how is boat A to
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 11.22.22 Looks like in the photo, that only one of the extrusions is bent and so you should be able to buy on
33.5 fuel tank leak dmax at 12:02pm 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 11:58am 11.22.22 Dutch can be really tricky, language-wise, so it is quite possible your Magic Carpet friends were c
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 Slavik at 11:48am 11.22.22 That's great thanks. I think it'll work. The nomenclature I'm good with but there have been severa
Clever Boat Names (1) senang at 11:41am 11.22.22 This one is "Plan B".
Starboard & Port tack confusion! PaulK at 11:28am 11.22.22 No, they actually made a point of describing the difference. I'll have to find the episode again.
Original Oday Upholstery Fabric GregL564 at 11:04am 11.22.22 I think Sunbrella makes a marine upholstery that is pretty close, if not spot-on: https://www.sun
Key issues with C275. Souellette at 10:57am 11.22.22 If it's going from fresh water to salt water, you might want to find out what type of bottom paint i
De-powering water heater for winter Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 11.22.22 Yes, all of my AC circuits are push on / push off. I don't like them and am intending to change the
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Barnacle Bill at 10:55am 11.22.22 CDI is probably the least expensive of all of them. It uses their own internal halyard system and y
Starboard & Port tack confusion! senang at 10:39am 11.22.22 The question of the OP is right. The rules are the same as across all countries. Only the terminolog

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