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Oceanside CA Harbor Question. rfrye1 at 3:37pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2270 I am planning a trip up from SD, hopping up the coast to Newport, then over the Catalina for a few d
Boat Insurance Rick486 at 3:32pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2784 All: Has anyone here had experience with an outfit called "New Hampshire Insurance Co" ? It seems as
Outboard motor forum? jviss at 3:06pm 08.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1272 Can someone please recommend an outboard motor forum? Thanks, jv
Bolt Cutters rcangemi at 1:35pm 08.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2399 Hi - I am looking to round out my safety supplies for my Beneteau 40 and am in need of a pair of b
Common parts failures at the end of the third year Tevfik at 12:36pm 08.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1913 Hi. Does anyone know or have come across a list of possible failures of the boat's parts or systems
Did someone say deck lights? Dubo at 11:50am 08.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1351 On the service panel I noticed a breaker for something they call 'deck lights'. I tried the switch a
Microwave twodzusfittings at 11:27am 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 7/1462 The ships cook (me) wants to know the maximum size of a microwave oven that can be installed on the
Electrical gremlin - Is this even possible? Soleares at 11:24am 08.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1768 This is my first post on this forum. I have been reading it avidly for a few weeks now that I bought
Some Cooling Options for the Crew... (4) Sumner at 10:17am 08.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1351 I just posted a couple of different solutions to cooling us down .... http://purplesagetradingpost.
C-38i7 Water Tanks Flushing? genestangel at 9:13am 08.12.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1346 Hi Fellow Catalina Owners, I recently purchased a 2003 C-387 and would like to flush and sanitize th
need new chainplates for cal 227 gvansickle at 8:41am 08.12.11 Cal 1/3261 Where can I obtain new chainplates for my Cal 2-27? many thanks in advance, George
Accolades to Sailboatowners.com jayncee at 8:24am 08.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1423 Wanted to let everyone know how fantastic this site is. Couldn`t find a replacement cockpit shower
Help identifying this boat? (2) merlinuxo at 8:09am 08.12.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3569 Was perusing the SWS site and came across this very interesting boat. Anyone know what it is? Thanks
Zincs on Keel Tsatzsue at 8:05am 08.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1415 I recently refinished the keel on my V25. The PO had painted it with anti fouling paint and it was p
Bene 311 Amiot Traveller jray4888 at 7:46am 08.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2154 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 0/2558 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 0/1071 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 1/1675 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 2/4628 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 0/1185 Hello all! I'm looking to buy a trailer for my O'Day 20 and can only locate the displacement of 160

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Alternator Bracket dlochner at 5:57am 10.08.22 Does this remain in place? If so how is it secured? I installed a Balmar Belt Buddy last year and a
Issues Sailing Upwind (1) Gene Neill at 5:56am 10.08.22 I've always used a six inch rake. It works. Have you made any calculations to determine your actual
Pressurized Freshwater System kappykaplan at 5:37am 10.08.22 Seemed like much more than what the just the lines would hold. Are you sure the water tanks were e
Pressurized Freshwater System Semper Sailor at 5:34am 10.08.22 I blew air from the pump connection back to the tanks, and then blew air forward into the distributi
Pressurized Freshwater System Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29am 10.08.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Blitz at 5:17am 10.08.22 They sale these at most stores (HD, Ace, Lowe's, local hardware) for pouring which will keep lid cle
1 gallon paint can pour spouts (1) Blitz at 5:16am 10.08.22 209836
Set screw.... Davidasailor26 at 5:12am 10.08.22 Some Harken jib sheet cars use a set screw like that to hold the pin in the car.
1 gallon paint can pour spouts thinwater at 5:07am 10.08.22 Much simpler. I have kept cans for many years. Get a roll of aluminum duct tape (Nashua is good). G
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 10.08.22
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 4:01am 10.08.22 Depending on year, Hunter and most others used battery isolators - a diode switch commonly referred
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 4:00am 10.08.22 Protected gel coat when setting large sailboats in hurricane holes on anchors from lines chafing the
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery kappykaplan at 3:38am 10.08.22
Through holes and prop danstanford at 3:17am 10.08.22 From the listing I posted earlier: The boat is at Crescent Beach Marina, the location listed in
Issues Sailing Upwind danstanford at 3:09am 10.08.22 Thanks all, some great feedback here, appreciate it. I wondered how much the tuning aspects would
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 10:47pm 10.07.22 They disintegrated when I looked at them. lol
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 10:04pm 10.07.22 Yes, she's a monohull--a TES 246 Versus. What you see beneath the pulpit seat is the block and tack
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 9:01pm 10.07.22
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 desodave at 8:39pm 10.07.22 We're currently the owners of a H33 and are considering moving up to a Hunter 38. I am the one who s
Painting or removing headliner? Stu Jackson at 8:26pm 10.07.22 so it can be painted then? Of course.

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