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Daysail rentals out of Marathon,FL? flynfol at 9:45am 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3587 Anyone have any experience with renting a daysailer out of Marathon, FL.....good, bad or ugly?
crack in transom seam gfroch at 9:05am 04.29.11 Smaller Boats 8/3967 Hi- I have a '95 h26 that I've sailed for 12 years. There is a ridge on the transom that begins wh
Headmate Rebuild jimtidwell at 8:34am 04.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3913 I finished the pump rebuild last weekend, returned today to find no water flowing into the head. I
Rule pump not turning off Desmond at 8:11am 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2897 My bilge pump has recently stopped turning off. I checked the obvious and it is not the float. I e
Electric Trailer Winches Thomas Dynneson at 6:43am 04.29.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4884 I am interested the use of an electric winch to retrieve a Hunter 23.5. After investigating several
Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 5:59am 04.29.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1565 Hi left charlotte harbor early thursdy morning and wind on our nose so went inside down to ding darl
Closed cell foam (bulk) sources? ampersand at 5:34am 04.29.11 Day Sailers 5/2068 Does anyone know where I can get a sizable chunk (or composite layers) of closed cell foam to replac
JVC 1500 radar power cable Jared1048 at 3:07am 04.29.11 Parts Search 2/3780 The part number is cfq-8572 but I cant find it anywhere! I've been searching all over but its not
Mounting deck hardware on 323 Taroona at 12:12am 04.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2291 Hi there was wondering if any body had a drawing or details of the deck/coachhouse of a 323. I want
Electrifying my mast? 1977oday22 at 8:08pm 04.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2312 OK, heres this years project/upgrade. I purchased one of those combo mast/deck lights and an anchor
Buy sail cover from this website? Endurance2010 at 7:54pm 04.28.11 Big Boats 5/1704 Has anyone bought a sail cover from the link on the top right corner of this page. I think it's Sai
Trailers suzukirider4787 at 6:58pm 04.28.11 Bristol 2/2695 I am looking to purchase a Bristol Corinthian that doesn't have a trailer does anyone have any sugge
new heat exchanger Mary Ellen at 6:50pm 04.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2199 Hi, all - replacing the heat exchanger on my universal m25xp on our Catalina30. Is it a straight sw
undersized headsail Bill Worth at 6:40pm 04.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2144 Catalina 250 initially had a 30' luff to their headsails. They shortened the mast a few years down t
Looking for other Oday 23s in my area finnerman at 6:34pm 04.28.11 Day Sailers 5/1815 I own a 1973 Oday 23 and live near Oriental NC and was wondering if there was anyone on this forum i
4 stroke happy! (1) merlinuxo at 5:46pm 04.28.11 Trailer Sailors 10/5680 I picked up a 4 stroke, 6 hp Tohatsu a few weeks ago on Craigslist in anticipation of getting my Mor
Companionway Hatch JeffThompson at 4:38pm 04.28.11 Big Boats 0/1088 Unfortunately, recently had our Hunter 38 broken into while on the hard - the propective theives too
Beneteau 311 swing keel Florida sail at 4:22pm 04.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5444 I'm thinking about moving up and would like any info on the 311 swing keel. Sailing the gulf coast o
Beneteau 311 swing keel Florida sail at 4:19pm 04.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2052 Does anyone have any opinions or experience with the swing keel Beneteau 311? Never having owned a
Whole new installation, revisited streamerone at 4:18pm 04.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2930 Hi Peggy, OK, I'm ready to spec out a whole new head, order parts, and get to work. You might rem

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Stain on sails - How to remove ? (3) rgranger at 10:24am 08.10.22 On two occasions, I have taken an old sail and put it in a clean 30 gal trash can... filled it with
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 10:23am 08.10.22 The boat is a 72, so that would explain it
ODay 34 refrigeratiom eherlihy at 10:23am 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. It
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dlochner at 10:22am 08.10.22 Do not use a chlorine bleach. Oxyclean will remove many stains after washing as @jssailem suggested.
Lewmar 25 winches rgranger at 10:15am 08.10.22 According to the Lewmar site, all winch handle sockets have been standardized since 1972. You eithe
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? rgranger at 10:13am 08.10.22 You need to break up any mechanical bonding that has occured through the years. The day before yo
Lewmar 25 winches dlochner at 10:06am 08.10.22 Bo, I mean the hole in the winch is too small to accept the handle That is unusual. Winch handles
Catalina Fuse Box captcoho at 10:03am 08.10.22 If he tried to start the engine with the prop still wrapped up the inrush current to the starter cou
Lewmar 25 winches fred1diver at 9:59am 08.10.22 Bo, I mean the hole in the winch is too small to accept the handle
roller troubles Crazy Dave Condon at 9:58am 08.10.22 Alot depends on the sailboat trailer. Which boat and year? Side view of hull and trailer. Former
Lewmar 25 winches dlochner at 9:57am 08.10.22 Too big meaning too long? If so, there are shorter handles and they don't need be the expensive lewm
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.10.22 It's possible the larger rig was intended to be a preventer or the mainsheet.
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? sail sfbay at 9:54am 08.10.22 The longer one looks like the mainsheet and shorter one the boom vang. Suggest getting the owners ma
Lewmar 25 winches markwbird at 9:27am 08.10.22 Get a smaller handle.
Stain on sails - How to remove ? Boulard83 at 9:17am 08.10.22 Thank you both, will try that !
What size headsail do I have? flightlead404 at 9:17am 08.10.22 The very easiest way to determine sail size is to compare the headsail's Luff Perpendicular (LP) wi
2007 Hunter 33 Helm Seat wobbling (1) Scott B at 9:09am 08.10.22 208199
Ultimate Solar/Davit System with 1340 watts, storage, floating dock, built in shower. Jonkistemaker at 9:06am 08.10.22 Thanks!
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dmax at 9:01am 08.10.22 Practical Sailor article: Dealing with Dirty Sails - Practical Sailor
2007 Hunter 33 Helm Seat wobbling Scott B at 9:00am 08.10.22

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