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Pearson 303 blue interior cushion fabric bertw1 at 7:39pm 03.06.11 Pearson 1/2358 I've got a 1983 Pearson 303 and I need to re-cover both settee cushions in the main cabin. The fabr
RC44 Races in San Diego (1) rfrye1 at 5:52pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1698 This weekend in SD the RC44's were racing in SD Bay. Fun to watch those men and their expensive "toy
81 US Yacht (1) gdaparma at 5:34pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3078 Greetings! We have a friend who just got his first sailboat and we are trying to help him out with t
Windlass on a 40' Hunter Sailboat Anthony1365 at 5:23pm 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1438 I have a 1985 40' Hunter Sailboat and I am contemplating installing a windlass. I am interested in h
buss bar wman88 at 5:20pm 03.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1624 can anyone tell me where dc bus bar is located on a cat capri 30.much appreciated.
Volvo Penta or Yanmar rafasail at 4:36pm 03.06.11 Bavaria 3/5923 Hi, I`have a Bavaria 50, and I'd like to replace the engine a Volvo Penta 110 hp, wich one is a bett
worst seas in you macgregor thomasgoodmaniii at 3:27pm 03.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/4869 was wondering what everybodies experience with rough weather and heavy swells has been. i'm sure the
Radar Compatablility Dave602 at 3:10pm 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2393 We just purchased a 1995 Hunter 29.5. It had a Raytheon RL9 Radar and Raychart 600XX Chart Plotter.
Need Help With Finishing 3M 5200 seadoggie at 1:40pm 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1382 I recently added 3M 5200 to a few defects at the keel/fiberglass interface, and need some ideas on g
What size spinnker fpr a c22 Coxie at 12:56pm 03.06.11 Catalina 22 3/2113 What size spinnker for a c22 I bought my C-22 in oct. 09. Sailed three times that fall. Put Wild Wi
H22 rudder LDM at 11:39am 03.06.11 Smaller Boats 7/2070 I have the kick-up rudder on my H22. The last sail last season I hit something that caused the rudde
Refrigerator Lid Strut sailrj at 11:35am 03.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3657 We bought a 1996 Oceanis 351 in the late fall and being doing minor repairs getting it ready for the
Why Did You Buy Your Boat? (1) Warren Milberg at 11:32am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 132/26320 I note that there are lots of posts on this site asking for help in selecting this or that boat. I l
Cockpit shower Cldmd at 10:58am 03.06.11 Big Boats 7/2380 The hose detatched from the outdoor cockpit shower (located behind the helm, starboard) on my Hunter
Compass calabration thaeni at 10:34am 03.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1749 Should regular ship compass agree with fluxgate compass used with auto pilot?. Both are magnetic an
Simple rigging help for routing Main Halyard to Cockpit (4) JonnyQuest at 9:13am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/11746 I am interested in re-routing the main halyard back to the cockpit as my crew is a bit inexperienced
Hatch boards/ wash boards??????? woodster at 9:00am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 26/14568 theses are the most annoying things i have ever encountered...what do you do with them when in port.
Baltimore All U Get at 8:36am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3784 Hi gang, We're heading to Baltimore this week to visit the family and I was wondering if the marinas
Selecting a Pearson? Tim Banjo at 7:07am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3470 Hi everyone, I am new to the site today and am in the process of gathering information to upgrade
Toe Rail Leak on a 9.2A BobM at 6:45am 03.06.11 S2 4/1540 Well, there is no doubt about it. I have a toe rail leak starboard side in the vee berth just forwa

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1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 12.11.21 it labors around 3,200 rpm and the boats stern is driven down flooding the lower portion of the swi
Walking on water Will Gilmore at 9:29am 12.11.21 I saw a cat do that once when I was a kid. She was out of the pool before her ears got wet. -Will
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:27am 12.11.21 I have a three gallon gas tank under the Starboard cockpit seat. Do I need to open the seat compartm
Walking on water jssailem at 9:04am 12.11.21 ZWRObkrsOYg
interested in buying a 310 Alansails at 8:49am 12.11.21 Let us know how you make out!
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 8:17am 12.11.21 Once you get it all straightened out and at the right level on both the engine and the gear box chec
Two dipsticks on my diesel? sail sfbay at 7:21am 12.11.21 The dip stick photo looks like the transmission oil sump dip stick.
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:50am 12.11.21 ''I doubt the lower cap with the dipstick is original. It is bright yellow plastic and it reads "oi
Two dipsticks on my diesel? smokey73 at 6:37am 12.11.21 Important note on the how to check the level on the clutch/transmission case. Unscrew and remove th
Go Navy! smokey73 at 6:27am 12.11.21 Heading to the game in a few minutes. I"ve only missed 1 game since 2004! GO NAVY - BEAT ARMY!!:be
Go Navy! jssailem at 5:53am 12.11.21 Great morning start @Brian D GO NAVY! :plus:
Go Navy! kappykaplan at 5:48am 12.11.21 :plus::plus::plus::beer::beer::beer:
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock jssailem at 5:26am 12.11.21 I added one after ten years of dealing with the moisture and was surprised of the results. Ah Tom.
Two dipsticks on my diesel? (1) jssailem at 5:15am 12.11.21 :plus: What @Davidasailor26 says. Manuals can be so helpful. Great to read in the evening this time
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock All U Get at 4:40am 12.11.21 Solar vent fan, runs when the sun shines. I added one after ten years of dealing with the moisture
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 12.11.21 The SB12 manual at http://www.varen4u.nl/pdfs/yanmar/SB8_SB12.pdf does seem to say there are separat
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 3:02am 12.11.21 When you wired your depth gauge and transducer, did you put it on its own circuit breaker or on an
Ranger 12 resurrection PNW Sailor at 10:19pm 12.10.21 Very nice. I have a similarly refurbished Ranger 12. I re-did the teak and bought a whole new set
Passage 42 bilge question Terry Cox at 9:53pm 12.10.21 Hi Eian, unrelated to your fuel issue, but one source for fresh water filling the bilge is here: Hun
Bow berth remove fabric & install wood battens (3) FastOlson at 8:54pm 12.10.21 What sort of material is honeycomb? A type of insulation? Did you cover it? Link? Or Photos?

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