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Flying an Asymetrical Spinaker Nelsonhow at 6:11pm 02.07.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/9337 Don, I've been sailing for years with a genny and main on my 27 footer. Last year I got a new to
42' Passage refrigeration info request lgprovence at 5:39pm 02.07.11 Big Boats 7/2321 We recently purchased a '96 42' Passage with an eye to (primarily) coastal cruising (in the near fut
Will bleach harm the gelcoat dtdsail at 5:39pm 02.07.11 Catalina 22 3/5904 Will a 10 to 1 soluiton of water and bleach harm the gelcoat on my catalina 22,tryed a small spot it
Boat transport Sandy Stone at 3:45pm 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 14/9093 We are very close to being the new owners of a Beneteau 375, unfortunately some 1,000 miles from our
Greenport NY rcangemi at 3:30pm 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 12/5933 Hi - I am new to this site so if this is not the correct forum for the question, I would appreciat
Hand rail rebedding Seattle Scott at 1:03pm 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 10/6348 I removed the hand rails to refinish the teak. I thought they were screwed through the cabin top int
butyl Tape & Silicone shemandr at 12:37pm 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1634 I've reviewing MS's thread on butyl tape and am trying to get an order up among my local sailing thr
Shifting Through The Sail Trim Gears Don Guillette at 11:08am 02.07.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 27/11870 If you ever drove a stick stick shift car did you ever downshift? Of course you did and the reason w
Help me solve a problem Tim R. at 11:01am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4897 We have a wind generator(Air Marine 403) that is mounted on a 1.5" SS pole. Every winter I want to b
old glue mrchess at 10:54am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2559 What are some ways to remove 31 year old carpet glue from my 25ft O'DAY? THANKS
varnish for 2001 catalina jdgrnt66 at 10:28am 02.07.11 Big Boats 3/2193 Hello all, I am refinishing a 2001 catalina and I am looking for the varish type and color so I can
US coast guard approved life jackets in Canada Captain Gadget at 10:24am 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/18840 I guess this is mainly for Canadian boater. Was wondering if anyone has run into problems using US C
Leopard Catamaran Owners jaysandy at 10:06am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3415 We need to have a catamaran or even further Forums for brand specific cats like we do for monohull
Painting Foss Foam rudder Warren Milberg at 8:27am 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3107 My '86 H28.5 has a Foss Foam rudder. The tech/info sheet that came with states it should be painted
Broken Forestay hunter240 at 8:23am 02.07.11 Smaller Boats 5/2475 The day before I pulled my boat out my forestay broke and mast came crashing down. It broke where t
Lewmar winch upgrade Rag Bagger at 8:21am 02.07.11 Catalina 30 8/4287 I purchased my 1984 Catalina 30 summer of 2010 and have a laundry list of projects I want to do. As
36-2 Alternator NYSail at 8:10am 02.07.11 Pearson 4/1989 Hello all... I have a 1986 P36-2 with a 3HM35F engine... and the original alternator. Would love to
the new guy damianparsons at 8:01am 02.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1329 Hi all, New to sailing, trying to buy a 26, preferably M (?) to have some fun with family (wife and
TV jwieneck at 7:45am 02.07.11 Big Boats 4/1832 I have two questions. I am looking to add a mast head TV antenna. I have heard that the Shakespeare
Polypropylene diesel tank miramarsailing at 6:47am 02.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1638 Hi all Does anyone have any info on sourcing a custom made tank to replace the stainless steel tank

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Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke Dean Strong at 6:17pm 08.09.22 Almost certainly is mixing elbow. I'm on my third (Yanmar 2GM20F, 1990 H30). Manual says to inspec
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion isaksp00 at 6:14pm 08.09.22 Bed-It tape +1
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion danooxnard at 6:04pm 08.09.22 Bed-It tape
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) SVFreedom at 6:00pm 08.09.22 You lost me...are you saying you replaced your Jabsco toilet's pump/motor assembly with a Raritan
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped dLj at 5:56pm 08.09.22 Yup, a machine shop can make the bolt/axle .. If you can spring for Titanium, the harder axle would
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Dean Strong at 5:56pm 08.09.22 Bed-It tape
Rudder Bushing Play Dean Strong at 5:55pm 08.09.22 Mine is the same after 30 years. Check out West Systems repair--injecting epoxy into the rudder tub
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion dkinzer at 5:48pm 08.09.22 Thanks. I've used butyl tape on my RVs over the years so I'm very familiar with it. I know that I've
Anyone have this drawer fridge? berner73 at 5:48pm 08.09.22 Wow, you're making great progress. Looks very god so far. Curious to see the final installation an
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion berner73 at 5:38pm 08.09.22 I re-bed all of our stanchions with Bed-It tape per Main Sail's instructions. I'm sure 4200 will al
Mixing elbow cracked. jaysweet at 5:23pm 08.09.22 Trust me: if you buy the HDI mixing elbow, buy the whole deal: the mixing elbow, the manifold, and t
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 5:14pm 08.09.22 I was trying to figure out the best route, permanent or portable. Thanks for the info. My boat is
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl kappykaplan at 4:47pm 08.09.22 we love pictures here. :plus::plus::plus:
Shower Sump Pump Troubleshooting (1) rpwillia at 4:45pm 08.09.22 Replaced the pump with a $62 one from Amazon where the strainer mounts to the pump and all is workin
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Crazy Dave Condon at 4:44pm 08.09.22 4200 is one
Traveller Clam Cleat (1) rpwillia at 4:42pm 08.09.22 I used two small pieces of Starboard and added a cam cleat to the jam cleat. Been working great, esp
Cabin water leak rpwillia at 4:38pm 08.09.22 Could it be the shower sump drain that goes to the Y valve under the sink?
Adding solar and a BIG inverter (1) jonelli at 4:20pm 08.09.22
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl jon hansen at 4:07pm 08.09.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/members/tomy.102661 tom young is our alden moderator. tom knows a
Hot water tank use when at anchor FastOlson at 4:02pm 08.09.22 Our small 4 gal. tank is well insulted, but the real "hot" water is mostly gone by late the next mor

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