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First Time sailor needs help farstrider at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3196 I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
waybad Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1784 I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
cabin doors 409broadway at 1:45pm 11.12.11 Pearson 2/1815 need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
Fresh water flushing question chiefaponte at 10:35am 11.12.11 S2 5/1490 My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2052 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1367 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2487 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2891 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2907 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4281 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1827 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6183 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2426 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5797 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
Yanmar exhaust question Ted at 5:50pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8421 I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
2 Questions For Peggie Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2310 Peggie, please excuse me I know that you have answered this question but I can not find it. What bra
Yanmar oil pressure readings fluctuating artboas at 5:02pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 0/1168 On my Hunter 49, I noticed that the oil pressure would constantly fluctuate between very low to high
Prime Pump TENACITY CS36T at 4:51pm 11.11.11 Bigger Boats 2/1243 Hey all, can someone tell me how to prime the small pump that empties the ice box to sink? seem to h
Harness Upgrade installed, don't like it. Inter20sailor at 4:37pm 11.11.11 Catalina 30 16/5526 Having just did the install (engine side only) I can say that I don't like it. The term strip, and

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Refinish Cabin Sole Hollyberry at 11:48am 11.21.22 Years ago we used a wonderful product (who's name I've forgotten, of course).. .... It was called
Keel crack dlochner at 11:45am 11.21.22 Keel casting are never pretty. After the keel is installed it is usually faired to take care of all
Winterizing the A/C (6) sailcapt340 at 11:42am 11.21.22
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Hollyberry at 11:41am 11.21.22 Our (31 yr old) Bene 35s5 has spider cracks here and there but not as extensive as you show.. As men
Keel crack PaulK at 11:38am 11.21.22 If it's lead, you might be able to bang it smooth & pretty again with a hammer - no need for filler.
Refinish Cabin Sole Alice A. at 11:36am 11.21.22
Keel crack jdrutten at 11:32am 11.21.22 I would get a dremel or a hand-held grinder and open that up so I could get a good look. It may j
260 roller jib removal bmorr at 11:13am 11.21.22 I have a H26 with the CDI roller during. A couple of years ago I talked with CDI about the difficult
Clever Boat Names (1) DArcy at 11:01am 11.21.22 When this Laser 28 arrived in the 80s it was a real game changer, the sport boat of its time. A 28 f
Clever Boat Names rgranger at 10:57am 11.21.22
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 10:53am 11.21.22 I'd suggest that perhaps a very quick 270 degree jibe might be one answer. It might be the fastest
Racing rule questions Scott T-Bird at 10:40am 11.21.22 Correct. B can luff as far as head to wind (slowly enough that A has time to respond). A must conti
New member Wyo George at 10:39am 11.21.22
Clever Boat Names rbringle at 10:33am 11.21.22 Dinghy name: SEGUE
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 11.21.22 are these issues just par for the course in boats that are 20+ yrs old? Just how old is the boat
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Syl at 10:27am 11.21.22 The "valley" comment might be more troubling - are you implying the mast post has allowed the deck
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 10:22am 11.21.22 Thanks! That last comment makes sense. My coach is 82, and by his own admission has not put his nose
Clever Boat Names stickinthemud57 at 10:19am 11.21.22 Some guy at our marina decided to name his boat ZYKLON B. He got kicked out of the marina shortly t
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 10:17am 11.21.22 1. We admit we are addicted to sailing. 2. The only thing that can restore our sanity is sailing. 3
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Don S/V ILLusion at 10:17am 11.21.22 It's a 20 year old boat - it will have crazing regardless of the brand on the nameplate. The "valley

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