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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 7/2401 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 7/1922 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 8/3572 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 0/2560 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
Permission to come aborad? twodzusfittings at 6:35am 08.12.11 Smaller Boats 6/1478 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 6/1785 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

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For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Terry Cox at 7:02pm 10.09.22 In the US when a US boat travels to foreign waters they need a licensed Boat station for their VHF
Through holes and prop Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 10.09.22 Do you really think it makes any difference with the tiny power output we have on our sailboat engi
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? walmsleyc at 6:58pm 10.09.22 Thanks for your comment, @Hello Below . I may have misunderstood the explanation on the TC web site
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 10.09.22 Another option is get to Forked River, which is marked with a day marker out front. If he bears rig
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 6:48pm 10.09.22 When prop shafts rotate the forces on the prop will cause the shaft wobble (probably not the corre
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 6:31pm 10.09.22 https://marinehowto.com/proper-installation-of-double-hose-clamps Just had a closer read of that a
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 6:16pm 10.09.22 It looks like he will have light winds all week. It will be excellent for motoring in the ICW. He'
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 6:06pm 10.09.22 warmed up the end of the hose to soften it, now it would slip over the barbs. You will find that m
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 6:04pm 10.09.22 The "Sonnet" and Captain Fiero departed Sandy Hook this morning. Can anybody recommend a cheap(Read
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) sailcapt340 at 5:53pm 10.09.22
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 5:44pm 10.09.22 C Clamp? Putting a piece of wood across the top of the cleat and using a C-clamp from the top of
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) sailcapt340 at 5:42pm 10.09.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 10.09.22 The "Sonnet" and Captain Fiero departed Sandy Hook this morning. Can anybody recommend a cheap(Read
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main shemandr at 5:07pm 10.09.22 A baggie sail is a baggie sail. Sometimes some surgery can help it but mostly it's done for sailing
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Justin_NSA at 5:00pm 10.09.22 Fortunately C22s don't have many thruhulls.
CDI FF2 Justin_NSA at 4:59pm 10.09.22 The hardest part of installing a CDI FF2 on my old Mac was getting the deck fairlead close enough so
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? TimFromLI at 4:53pm 10.09.22 All hoses below the waterline should have two marine hose clamps. If the previous owner used home de
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? kappykaplan at 4:40pm 10.09.22 see if I can get 2 clamps on each connection. :plus:
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main heritage at 4:36pm 10.09.22 I don't think that making your present sail loose footed will take out the 8" inches of bagginess on
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 4:35pm 10.09.22 That hose is barely over the barbs enough to single clamp it. It should be on at least another inch

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