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trying to remove stuffing box from first42 CrazyLegs at 4:30pm 11.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1550 New to us boat = new to us problems. We want to change the stuffing box on our 1984 Beneteau First 4
Small Craft Advisor article BrokeNotBroken at 4:09pm 11.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2228 I wrote an article, "My First Sail" for Small Craft Advisor and they just printed it in issue #72, p
Halyard exit plates (1) guidera48 at 3:34pm 11.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1461 I have two exit plates that I have replaced while re building my mast. They look original and have 2
Peaking Roger Long at 3:34pm 11.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2289 Occasionally, in this cruising life, everything comes together in a period of such beauty and intens
Pearson 34-II Drawer System Joe11776 at 1:47pm 11.08.11 Pearson 1/1648 Anyone know if the manufacturer of the drawer system for the drawers under the owners' birth for the
Lacquer Sticks For Interior Wood Repairs Ducati at 1:41pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1736 As I have said earlier, the inside cabinets took a beating this season. I spotted a set of 12 col
Fuel Locker for O'Day 25 (1976) Gudenuph at 1:10pm 11.08.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 0/36808 It's my understanding that later models of the O'Day 25 have a fuel locker under the stbd seat in t
Ice box will not drain amberjack915 at 1:07pm 11.08.11 Bigger Boats 7/2430 My wife and I purchased an O'Day 280 this past September (2011). Very nice boat and we are enjoying
Rub rails: To seal or not to seal? rognvald at 11:30am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2543 Is there a benefit to seal the upper and lower edge of an existing rubrail (where it abuts the hull)
Looking at a C&C 34+ sailingdeac at 6:53am 11.08.11 C&C 2/7504 I am very interested in an available 1990 C'C 34+ Any helpful information will be greatlyl apprec
Time for CNG Conversion to Propane?? Old Sailor 2 at 6:47am 11.08.11 Big Boats 20/6929 I am just now getting into sailing our new older boat which is outfitted with CNG for stove. I find
Airmar PB150 weatherstation alexco38 at 6:09am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2565 Has anyone use an AIRMAR PB150 with a Raymarine ST60 Plus wind display? Here's the link to Airmar
Required Safety Gear Squidd at 5:21am 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2311 I was over at Lake Superior Sailors place and he was showing me how he had outfitted his boat ( lott
Anyone know of a Beneteau 35 RA/CU ? Rubato at 4:11am 11.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1406 Hello, New to this forum today. I have owned many boats, but looking to buy my first "REAL" sailb
Bottom paint above the water line windsmaker at 7:45pm 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 7/6004 Anyone know why bottom paint that is ~ 2-3 inches just above the waterline would be flaking off? N
It didn't sink! Mike Culik at 7:31pm 11.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2715
head stay length 23 poptop captainvic at 6:44pm 11.07.11 Day Sailers 4/1608 can anyone tell me how long of a front stay i need to order for my 1972 23 poptop. i am eliminating
A question for you electrical gurus doehunter at 6:33pm 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3408 I just bought a couple more toys for the boat. 1st on the list is a Black and Decker 100/500w powe
Whats the best way to drill into pedestal guards? weinie at 5:54pm 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3291 I will be installing an X5 auto pilot and need to drill 2 new holes in the guard to run the wires fo
how to find replacement v-belt njl at 5:53pm 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/4215 I'm trying to replace a v-belt labeled "Napa Premium XL 25-11755/9463". It's for the raw water pump

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Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 jssailem at 3:59pm 10.28.22 There is a great video site on YouTube that looks at anchors with a lot of detail. Testing them and
Furling genoa cover seems too small? PaulK at 3:56pm 10.28.22 If the cover isn't closing up it sounds like it was made for a smaller (100%) jib, which would have
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil sail sfbay at 3:23pm 10.28.22 Yanmar 3YM30 engine requires 2.5 - 3 qts per page 2 of the service manual: Specifications - Yanmar 3
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit sail sfbay at 2:47pm 10.28.22 Since it only weighs 16 lbs suggest storing in your locaker and that will avoid anything hanging off
Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:45pm 10.28.22 @Dr. D where did you get the bottom cleaned by a diver? So far as I know, they don't allow that at
Wing Keel repair bil1215 at 2:32pm 10.28.22 Keep in mind that a proper modification includes lengthening the foot of the keel for a bulb keel op
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 10.28.22 The OP hasn't been seen since he posed the question. :beer:
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:17pm 10.28.22 The same Raritan joker valve fits all Raritan toilets...part # is C253. It'll only cost you about
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 2:09pm 10.28.22 You guys are really great and I appreciate all of this. The new pump that is on order, the Series 55
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 2:08pm 10.28.22 @Scott T-Bird Sounds like a good plan to me.
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 flightlead404 at 1:48pm 10.28.22 Hello. I'm 1-year owner of an Hunter 50 AC 2007 and in preparation to the next cruising season I'm
Knot Transducer flightlead404 at 1:43pm 10.28.22 I wouldn't spend a lot of time searching for it as you are in sea water (salt water). The paddles
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? pipedream at 1:24pm 10.28.22 Did you check sailboat wrecking yard in Lynden?
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! HMT2 at 1:22pm 10.28.22 Here is an old post that might help with the difference between Seatalkng and N2K https://forums.sai
Furling genoa cover seems too small? jssailem at 1:16pm 10.28.22 Is this a slip on cover? You hoist the cover to the tope of the sail with a halyard? Zipper down the
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sail sfbay at 1:11pm 10.28.22 Your guess is as good as mine...........made for a smaller sail, missed measurements (need at least
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 12:17pm 10.28.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil jssailem at 12:09pm 10.28.22 Good question. @4Winds . When I reach these conundrums, I always break down and search for a manual.
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes Crazy Dave Condon at 12:08pm 10.28.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.28.22 I know I'm late into this fracas but this is the worst idea I have ever seen for solving a cooling w

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