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Winter Store the Dutchman Long Story at 5:21am 08.08.11 Catalina 310 3/1633 How do most owners store their main when they have the Dutchman system? Do you pull the lines out
Tangier Island Deadline at 4:17am 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1575 I'm planning to transit the canal that zig zags through Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. I unde
260 Rudder yachtsman at 3:04am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 4/1844 Has anyone built a rudder using carbon fibre for the 260? Any thoughts appreciated.
Anti foul/centre board removal. yachtsman at 3:01am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1241 Just put my 260 back in the water after anti fouling her. First time. Used International Interprot
Spinnaker Pole Kordie at 1:18am 08.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2739 Long time reader, first time poster :-) I have just bought a beaut 393 made in 2005. I need a
Rudder Bearings 1982 Hunter 33' (3) plan9 at 10:17pm 08.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1912 Greetings, We have a 1982 33' Hunter that was having some periodic vibration coming from the rudder
Drain plug on a 30/ cdhttlr at 9:47pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1840 Hello; I recently looked at a 84 O'day 30. It was a very nice boat but the one thing I noticed was
New to forum and sailing - hello! vizwhiz at 8:46pm 08.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1701 Just a quick hello on a new forum! I am a member of MacgregorSailors(dot)com, but decided to check o
Mysterious Bilge Water Dean Strong at 8:36pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5177 I found water salt water in the bilge today for the second time in two weeks--about half an inch (a
Raw Water Intake 1987 S2 9.2c? engdude62 at 8:25pm 08.07.11 S2 4/1889 Can someone explain to me what I am looking at, at the raw water intake under my boat? While diving
1st Thunderstorm Today - Looking for Learnings lr172 at 8:00pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3316 This spring I bought an '85 H34 and I sail on Lake Michigan. My learning is coming along and due to
Replace/refit Yanmar YSM8 g5665 at 7:15pm 08.07.11 Yamaha 14/14370 I need the input from all of you fellow owners of Y25MKii or similar My boat need to repair the Y
But I had right of way!!! Tim R. at 6:35pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 42/8806 http://yachtpals.com/yacht-crash-9423 http://yachtpals.com/files/news/sailboat-crash-tanker.jpg
Outboard engine problems rmilavsky at 6:13pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1953 I have a 1988 Oday 240. I believe the boat displaces 3600 pounds. My outboard is a mercury 6 with a
MayDay Call with Coast Guard audio Mitch at 6:10pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2387 A while ago there was a discussion about MayDay calls. I write my position down every 30 minutes so
How does water get into your fuel? Greg McKenzie at 5:43pm 08.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3422 I have learned remedy is to pump out of bottom of fuel tank and change the fuel filters and bleed th
Does your boat shine like this? (1) Calypso at 5:40pm 08.07.11 S2 7/2526 1986 S2. Wet sanding and buffing followed by collonite 3 years ago. Collonite twice a year since. Wh
port replacement Mike4116 at 5:34pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1494 My old 1980 ports on my OD 28 need replacing. I have an unusual boat in that the boat has four openi
Westerbeke 27 HP stalling at 5.7 knots and 2500 rpm?? Greg McKenzie at 4:39pm 08.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 10/8528 Our Beneteau 331 (2001) has developed this annoying habit. Flat water, no breeze and surprise. It st
Living aboard in Florida? Casco bay at 4:29pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 17/10495 Hi everyone, I am researching the possibilities of living aboard a sailboat in Florida for the wint

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Advice on instruments (1) Ward H at 1:40am 10.13.22 The difference is significant if your examine the charts. ENC. Shows depth and contours of the area
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 12:35am 10.13.22
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? artboas at 12:30am 10.13.22 I always favor threaded inserts. You can get them in stainless, and I would epoxy them in. Then, use
Anyone have this drawer fridge? Captain Larry-DH at 11:22pm 10.12.22
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? (6) AndreNJ11 at 10:01pm 10.12.22 I have not replaced the wiring in the mast. I did however take the mast down to replace all the lig
Issues Sailing Upwind MikeHoncho at 9:42pm 10.12.22
Gel Coat Spider. (1) Hello Below at 9:05pm 10.12.22 Gelcoat Putty - Repair Spider Cracks and Fill Gouges
Gel Coat Spider. sail sfbay at 8:19pm 10.12.22 No easy way. It is time consuming and expensive. Need to grind them out with a dremel tool, fill wit
Painting old boat. Bill Groves at 7:40pm 10.12.22 Thanks for the insight. Will check out. I am researching paints, planning to do in 2023.
26' Grampian Name Plates. Bill Groves at 7:38pm 10.12.22 Thanks for the insight.
26' Grampian Name Plates. Bill Groves at 7:37pm 10.12.22 Photos of the nameplates and sticker? Are the nameplates metal (stainless steel, aluminum, etc.?),
Plexus Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 10.12.22 It is great on motorcycle windshields. Windshields are soft acrylic and maybe 0.060" thick. Your
Anyone have this drawer fridge? Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 10.12.22 Our house banks are similar to yours but split as 1/2. Do you mean to say you have two separate h
Plexus Tater at 7:28pm 10.12.22 So I take it you are talking about the hard acrylic ports and hatches and not the soft windscreen s
Anyone have this drawer fridge? Ralph Johnstone at 7:26pm 10.12.22 With a monitor, you can turn on just the anchor light (e.g.), and see how much it really draws. I
Anyone have this drawer fridge? jaysweet at 7:19pm 10.12.22 Jay, great update and thanks for taking the time to share all the details. The metrics are very mu
Plexus chuckwayne at 7:18pm 10.12.22 Plexus is the adhesive used to repair cracks in the luran skinned boats - like the 170 and the 216.
Anyone have this drawer fridge? berner73 at 7:05pm 10.12.22 Jay, great update and thanks for taking the time to share all the details. The metrics are very muc
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 10.12.22 Thanks for the tip !!! (I need to get the M.E.K.P catalyst too ?) MEKP as well. Confirm with the
Anyone have this drawer fridge? jaysweet at 7:01pm 10.12.22 If you have an external alternator regulator, it will charge your batteries to 100% SOC much faster

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