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Aquaguard 181 Primer dscribner at 9:29am 04.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4859 I just got "done" priming my hull. I bought this primer because it was touted as being ideal for wa
Uh Oh - Never Say Dye (1) Roger Long at 8:49am 04.22.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/3956 I found this suspicious line on my prop shaft. Rubbing the area with a Scotchbrite pad didn't seem
Looking for video med2463 at 8:14am 04.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2121 A few months ago I saw a posting with link to video of someone single handling a large racing sailbo
What size turnbuckle hz293 at 7:18am 04.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2302 I'm stepping my mast today after bringing the boat from Port Orchard, WA to Longview, WA yesterday a
Retired Cruiser's Prayer Roger Long at 5:54am 04.22.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/3446 May she sail long and far and never be shrink wrapped again. http://hphotos-ash4.fbcdn.net/204420_1
Hunter legend motor mounts sailnteacher77 at 5:01am 04.22.11 Big Boats 4/1670 Hey everyone! Long time reader. Changing my motor mounts Monday. Any tips on lifting a yanmar an in
ODay 222 Companionway Teak Trim Replacement KAC222 at 7:26pm 04.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3749 Has anyone had to replace the teak trim that frames the companion way in the cabin? The bottom piece
U-Tube Video Of Ensenada Race... Rick D at 6:48pm 04.21.11 Destinations 5/4620 ...aboard Attitude Adjustment 2. It takes a while to load, so be patient. As I said in a prior threa
H260: A question about rigging Sublime at 6:47pm 04.21.11 Smaller Boats 10/2315 I have the manual but I don't see where it answers these questions I have. On the main, what line d
Head in the Sand Roger Long at 4:39pm 04.21.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2911
garmin gsd-21 redhead78 at 3:09pm 04.21.11 Parts Search 0/2392 Hey all, anyone have a Garmin GSD -21 sounder module, it was discontinued. Red
la noche de los banditos... zeehag at 3:03pm 04.21.11 Ask All Sailors 40/9069 last night i went to a boat with pizza and he provide the yannie acapulco 2009 concert--yannie vo
Shroud tension nbabic at 2:23pm 04.21.11 Smaller Boats 5/2501 I'm looking to see if anyone knows what tension should be on my shrouds. I have a 1996 Hunter 23.5 a
Onwards to the Battery Monitor Roger Long at 2:21pm 04.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 10/5669
Dinghy Cleaning seadaddler at 2:15pm 04.21.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1967 I know this has been dicussed here so many times but I normally keep my dinghy pretty clean by takin
MPPT Controller sailaway78 at 1:45pm 04.21.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2806 I need a new controller for my solar panels. I think a close by lightning strike got the last one.
Connecting Engine Bilge to Main Bilge thru Shower Bilge ?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 12:47pm 04.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2770 Notwithstanding the lack of nautical etiquette I will call them all bilges...:naughty: We have the a
Super Satisfied LuzSD at 12:18pm 04.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1523 Wow, thought I would share some good news and confidence in SBO customer service. A couple weeks ago
garmin gsd-21 redhead78 at 12:09pm 04.21.11 Parts Search 0/2754 hey all I am looking for a garmin gsd-21 sounder module, it is discontinued and replaced by newer mo
Tracking our travels prroots at 12:00pm 04.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1859 Our family has asked if there was a way to keep track of our travels. Is there a program or web sit

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Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Davidasailor26 at 9:02am 09.14.22 Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 years or 1,000 hours. I'm searching for the spe
Help needed to identify a furler system sail sfbay at 8:48am 09.14.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are off to a good start attempt
Creaking companion way steps on Oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 8:41am 09.14.22 Is the creak coming from the treads themselves or could it be coming from the engine hatch where it
Clevis Pin Forestay thinwater at 8:38am 09.14.22 I'm the only one that finds that scary and very poorly designed? The cotter on the starboard sided
Reef line separated in boom Parsons at 8:28am 09.14.22 This is much simpler than you think, and you may not have to remove the end-cap of the boom at all.
Going back to sailing 60 years later (1) jssailem at 8:25am 09.14.22 @Siamese It was not a boat name it was a brand name. Wood-Pussy is a 4.1 m monohull sailboat desig
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 8:22am 09.14.22 If you are just trying to get by, then the shaft/transmission couplings are all you need. Looking
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Sailgunner at 7:54am 09.14.22 You can find repalcement couplings at general propeller. You will need the shaft size and bolt hole
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 7:52am 09.14.22 When I converted my boom to single line reefing, I needed to remove both end caps to do the work ins
Remove forecabin mirror on Oceanis 37 Allan12210 at 7:05am 09.14.22 Maybe put some adhesive backed velcro right on top of your existing mirror and attach a new mirror r
Going back to sailing 60 years later Siamese at 6:48am 09.14.22 I just want to know who in the hell names their boat design "wood-pussy"? Ya know?
Reef line separated in boom Siamese at 6:39am 09.14.22 I dunno. I recently put all new running rigging on my Catalina 315. Well, except for the reef line
Reef line separated in boom (1) sail sfbay at 6:36am 09.14.22 Ouch!! If you reefing line looks like the leftmost diagram below and you can remove the end cap the
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 6:24am 09.14.22 He does have a very small solar panel probably 12 or 20 watts. Not super useful. He has a very rest
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 6:10am 09.14.22 The mounts can be checked by measuring the clearance between the top and bottom steel plates. I seem
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 6:06am 09.14.22 Are you looking for the shaft coupling? Or the transmission output flange. I replaced the shaft c
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (2) Bob S at 6:01am 09.14.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:59am 09.14.22 Thanks for the update @palcuz A lot of us really enjoy reading about this kind of adventure so we a
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Tally Ho at 4:58am 09.14.22 I understood that the engine mounts on the Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 year
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:57am 09.14.22 Thanks for the update @palcuz A lot of us really enjoy reading about this kind of adventure so we a

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