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Bene 311 Amiot Traveller jray4888 at 7:46am 08.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2104 I am looking for the main traveller for a 1999 Oceanis 311. It's a Amiot with a 22 mm track. I hav
Serving The Air Cleaner On A Perkins M30 ARUNDEL at 7:38am 08.12.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2515 I have the three cylinder Perkins M30 diesel in my 1994 Beneteau Oceanis 351 but I can figure out ho
Keel Bolts Orens at 7:33am 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1067 I own a 1985 O'day 31', is out of the water right now, and there is a noticeable crack between the k
O'Day 20 trailer help mrmuha at 6:51am 08.12.11 Day Sailers 1/1656 Hello all! I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 16
O'Day 20 weight mrmuha at 6:46am 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4601 Hello all! I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 16
Total Dry Weight mrmuha at 6:44am 08.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1175 Hello all! I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 160
Permission to come aborad? twodzusfittings at 6:35am 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 6/1468 Just joined the forum in hopes to find great information regarding keeping my (soon to be mine) 1984
Anchors in Trees OS2Dude at 6:20am 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1768 I have an issue I'm not familiar with. I am used to sailing in bays and the gulf, but I'm now in a
A Power So Primitive Ed Schenck at 6:19am 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2165 This morning, while looking for something else, I came across this old mimeographed single page. So
Fire Island - Great South Bay NY robfmcc at 4:20am 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/6064 Anyone sail in Great South Bay/Fire Island? A friend of mine rented a house out there and I was won
flange replacement colombia 30 falcolnxp at 11:26pm 08.11.11 Parts Search 0/2377 wanted flange , hose. propeller Sailing Partner = Have years of experience and willing to mentor
Rigging Details PYCsailor144 at 11:01pm 08.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1158 Hi, I'm a sailing instructor who has just started teaching 2 students who own a 1969 MacGregor Vent
Flange replacement colombia 30 falcolnxp at 10:33pm 08.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1118 1971 model colombia with 1 inch shaft Someone mentioned adding heat to the flang to help remove Ea
Best cockpit gauges? Stephen Trapani at 10:10pm 08.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/4042 I took the advice here and disconnected the cockpit ammeter. Now, instead of a 20ft run of wire betw
Gel coat cracks (2) SailorDave5050 at 8:25pm 08.11.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6622 I am looking at buying a 22 foot daysailer. It has some cracks in the cockpit gel coat (see photos).
Faux Pirates Faris at 8:25pm 08.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1809 There's a big cruisers festival going in the San Juans this week. This year it is pirate-themed. T
sailing on Lake Tillery seaowl at 8:01pm 08.11.11 Destinations 0/3272 Looking to get into sailing. Have found a couple of good deals on 22 footers. Am hoping to do over-n
There were only 30 2QM20 engines made Hermit Scott at 7:41pm 08.11.11 Ask All Sailors 13/11907 Weird but true. I found out I have serial number 0006 for the block and 0005 for the clutch housing.
Oil Change jorgefife at 7:15pm 08.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2567 Just changed the engine oil on my boat; surprised I didn't think of it earlier! Now I want to change
Tuning my rigging help (1) KandD at 6:57pm 08.11.11 Big Boats 3/1229 Last summer we had our rigging tuned and were to go out for final tuning, but logistics prevented th

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Anchor Chain sail sfbay at 2:00pm 09.11.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! With 175 ft of chain and rope you will have slightly less th
Ticklers Siamese at 1:54pm 09.11.22 I've never heard that term applied to sailboats. We talking telltales?
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 1:53pm 09.11.22 Hello and thanks for all of the input. My friend leaves tomorrow morning. Who can tell me where th
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 1:49pm 09.11.22 For those seeking ideas, here is my 4 line mainsheet setup on my 83 cat 22.
Westerbeke questions Syversens at 1:40pm 09.11.22 Excellent, I'll assume one until another is found. Thanks!
Hoist Bridle for Hunter 170 sail sfbay at 1:09pm 09.11.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest starting here: Boat Slings
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 1:06pm 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor
Underrated marinas sail sfbay at 1:01pm 09.11.22 Brickyard Cove Marina (now Boardwalk Marina) in Point Richmond, CA...............no pump out or fuel
Westerbeke questions RitSim at 12:57pm 09.11.22 on our B411 I only know of one engine zinc. There is one on the prop nut. I added a teardrop zinc
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 12:27pm 09.11.22 Thanks for the additional info, it is helpful.:) For depth, you can get a through the hull transduc
Westerbeke questions JoeWhite at 11:58am 09.11.22 I have one zinc on heat exchanger 3/8" and 2" long on M35B
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? MarkHejtmanek at 11:49am 09.11.22 Thank you for all the responses - great information here! Also lots of questions from the Forum, so
Stuffing box repack Richard19068 at 11:03am 09.11.22 If it helps, I did This job a couple of years ago. Interesting comment about packing size in the l
Fischer panda generator Question ice breaker at 10:59am 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor l
Holding tank, stud finder rgranger at 10:59am 09.11.22 Read an old post about checking holding tank level (to see how full it is). A few responses suggest
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 10:58am 09.11.22 Reminds me of the penquin with car trouble...
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Jstonge at 10:33am 09.11.22 I did look at mine and they are size 16. Look luck with the install.
Holding tank, stud finder Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 09.11.22 I wonder if a capacitance tester meter, aka, moisture meter, would be preferable.
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 9:46am 09.11.22 Shields doesn't make SaniFlex...Their super pricy hose is Poly-X. SaniFlex is Raritan hose. --Pe
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 9:41am 09.11.22 REu2JfcOHDs

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