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Sad day at my Marina Marc Bergmueller at 6:47pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4756 On Friday, as we headed down the Chesapeake, we heard the call of a grounded sailboat on the Nantico
Where can I get this steaming light? ebsail at 6:35pm 05.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1622 My 83 Oday 25 has a cracked (and corroded old) steaming light that appears to be an old Perko fittin
Post Launch Gremlins Marc14857 at 5:48pm 05.01.11 Big Boats 7/1825 So we launched our 44 AC last week and I went down to the boat to finish commissioning and found the
Anyone replaced the diodes or rebuilt their Alternator? jrowan at 5:37pm 05.01.11 Catalina 30 8/5418 Hello, We were out sailing on this fine day on the Chesapeake when I noticed that our Universal die
Shaefer Free Furling 350 for Jib captined at 4:59pm 05.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1557 Anyone use one of these, I ran the furling line back to the cockpit- need to install a roller of sor
thankyou for your advice jrale at 4:58pm 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1163 Dear Macgregor owners, Thank you for your advice regarding the need for an outboard motor for launch
B331 Propellor shaft packing James Simmonds at 4:07pm 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5747 There is what looks to be frayed packing where the shaft on my B331 exits the skeg. I have never n
Dog drowned on purpose Zaphro at 4:06pm 05.01.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/4477 The fella who lost the dog anchors near our marina. He's had problems with crabbers dropping their g
Yanmar 1GM Cup Plug Popped Out (1) SailormanDan at 3:59pm 05.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/4035 Hi, I am in the process of troubleshooting an overheating Yanmar 1GM engine. I took the zinc out an
replacing the windows wellandfamilyrobinson at 3:28pm 05.01.11 Sirius 21/22 8/5941 We have had our 1982 sirius for over 10 years and windows are getting tired. They plexi has started
Frigomatic Thermostat and cover Jim Champion at 2:27pm 05.01.11 Parts Search 0/4013 Last week the thermostat cover broke from the side of my refridgerator. The thermostat still seems t
Malfunctioning Manual Bilge Pump Switch?? (2) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:53pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2596 Malfunctioning Automatic Bilge Pump Switch?? We have a bilge pump with one of those non-floating fl
Maiden voyage report (1) justsomeguy at 11:57am 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2209 http://tomeshew.wordpress.com On the page "First splash". Please forgive the redundancies on the b
Vertical battens on a 376? jander31 at 11:47am 05.01.11 Big Boats 4/1562 I need to replace the main on my 1997 376. UK Sails is recommending vertical battens and an upgrade
H26 center board deterioration Molly1034 at 11:34am 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 3/1936 Have any of you H 26 owners had experience with metal deterioration of of the s.s. mechanism that ra
Webasto diesel heater freedom2015 at 11:28am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1881 Does anyone know where you can get maintenance done on a webasto heater? We live in Victoria, B.C a
Thanks All- Finally Splashed! (7) gpd955 at 11:20am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1735 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Atomic 4 running (2) All U Get at 11:07am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1731 Hi all, Since last year I've been dreading starting my Atomic 4 because I was told it leaked at the
Finally Splashed (6) gpd955 at 10:55am 05.01.11 Catalina 310 0/12 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Topside Paint - roller bubbles dscribner at 10:48am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5377 I'm rolling and tipping EasyPoxy on my topsides. I'm using a Wooster 3/16" nap foam roller for "ULT

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Propeller source and size for 1990 Beneteau 41S5 fstbttms at 11:25am 07.18.22 Not sure about the leading "1", but otherwise looks like 18" diameter, 3" hub, and 14" pitch... Pr
interior panels ggrizzard at 11:13am 07.18.22 Overhead panels, bulkhead panels, partitions??? A picture would help.
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? waterman30 at 11:11am 07.18.22 That looks like a nice setup. I just finished work on my trailer with new tray, bunkboards and bunkb
New (to me) International FJ, drainage + repair questions (2) rgranger at 9:55am 07.18.22 If it is styrofoam then it is probably not water logged. But if it is water logged and you need to
Drain/holding tank for small shower (2) rickortega at 9:49am 07.18.22 Well I didn't get around to this project last summer, I'm just starting now though! I want to be wi
Traveller Clam Cleat marchem at 9:37am 07.18.22 How are these cam cleats mounted? Obviously drilled, but what is under/inside the fibreglass? This
New (to me) International FJ, drainage + repair questions Qorgyle at 9:35am 07.18.22 Of course it had been put into a dry, totally encapsulated fiberglass space by the builder, so it w
Propeller source and size for 1990 Beneteau 41S5 Hollyberry at 9:26am 07.18.22 Not sure about the leading "1", but otherwise looks like 18" diameter, 3" hub, and 14" pitch... If y
Dual Lever Sticking KBraz2k at 9:08am 07.18.22 More than likely my Winter project, but until then....
Electric Horn jssailem at 8:51am 07.18.22
Traveller Clam Cleat DaveJ at 8:41am 07.18.22 How are these cam cleats mounted? Obviously drilled, but what is under/inside the fibreglass? This l
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 8:16am 07.18.22 I think we are not too far away from some really interesting cruising boats. I can imagine a tug l
There goes the neighborhood! Kings Gambit at 8:13am 07.18.22 There are also Cutwater and American tugs. A friend recently chartered an American Tug for 3 wk out
Electric Horn (1) rgranger at 8:07am 07.18.22 144 dB. That would hurt. Do you issue ear plugs to your crew or just sign them up for hearing exam
Electric Horn jssailem at 8:01am 07.18.22 144 dB. That would hurt. Do you issue ear plugs to your crew or just sign them up for hearing exam a
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 7:55am 07.18.22 I cannot say that all stores are like this. It just so happened that the store I got the batteries f
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:53am 07.18.22 It looks like he collects any and all floating bumpers that drift by. I'll try to get a picture
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode jssailem at 7:48am 07.18.22 Bob, I look at the windlass as part of a system for the boat and the waters I will sail. Ralph is
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:45am 07.18.22 . Maybe the homeless person is considerate enough to try and keep the dirt from rubbing off on the
Formal Nautical Education patagoniadave at 7:44am 07.18.22 This is what I am talking about, to which you have been duly referred as to one possibility thereof

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