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Lancer 28 Mainsail help! Jesse at 2:29pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1240 Hello all. I'm a new Lancer 28 Sailboat owner and I still have the original sail. After buying the
Main sheet handling - Oday 23 Indysailor at 1:55pm 07.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 11/5544 I have found some posts here about main sheet setup and I am wondering how people handle the tiller
GPS, Navigation, Compass, VHF radio??? Irishguy at 1:55pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3356 OK... This is kind of a spinoff of my other thread "What do you really need?" I have tried to do s
Mike Harker Savagely Beaten In Carribean Ken Palmer at 1:50pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 51/8974 Well known Hunter spokesman is still alive... barely. Read the story at the following link: www.lat
Battery storage and boxes Stephen K at 12:04pm 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1753 My Catalina 30 has a seperate fiberglass "battery compartment". In it there are two group 24 batteri
"Not So Fresh Odor" From A/C System Marc14857 at 11:25am 07.06.10 Big Boats 6/1450 I've noticed that the the forward A/C system has a not so fresh odor coming from the air ducts when
Purchasing New Halyards TheDodger at 10:56am 07.06.10 Sirius 21/22 1/3191 Hi Everyone, I'm new to the Sirius 22 and sailing. I need to replace the main and jib halyards.
Beneteau 49 Shower float switch problem drraskin at 10:41am 07.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2829 I have a beneteau 49 where the float switch in the shower sump does not work. I was told by the deal
converting camping hammock to gear hammock KandD at 10:37am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1306 So, I was going to put up netting along the life lines last year to discourage our kitties from hopp
Lake Ontario Yacht Clubs + Anchoring - Places To Visit AnthonyB at 10:10am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2171 My wife and I would like to sail on Lake Ontario this summer and visit at both Canadian and US yacht
how much do we eat? Ross at 9:33am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 23/2928 When provisioning for a cruise how do you determine how much of what kind of food to take. How much
What size to Trailer? slaterman5 at 9:26am 07.06.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2205 Hey There, My wife and I are dreaming of a new boat, never had a sailboat before. We are going to
Winch Maintenance jibes138 at 9:01am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2645 I need to rebuild my winches and was wondering if it would be easier to remove the winches completel
No davits yet but ck my tiller assy. (1) blowinganddrifting at 8:58am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1263 Yup, the dingy davit project is a little stalled as my buddy is getting warts cut out of his foot.
Deck repairs bffatcat at 8:54am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 21/5449 what is the proper procedure for repairing soft spots in a deck? Does it have to dry out first or c
Steaming Light thaeni at 8:08am 07.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1539 My steaming light went out and the yard can't fix with the mast up for some reason. They said to jus
hunter 34 pedastal sunfire1 at 7:57am 07.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1185 the part of my pedadistall that holds the shifter and throttle lever broke, I need that center peice
Keel saga, for those contemplating this procedure for your boat... CharlieCobra at 7:16am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1377 Classic brain fart... While working on clearing out the bedding material on the keel yesterday, I m
How to attach sheets to jib jodygoldman at 7:12am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 47/31745 I have a 30 Catalina and the sheets are currently attached to the jib using a two bowlines (one for
Dry Wood Termites jodygoldman at 6:58am 07.06.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2141 I have found evidence of dry wood termites inside my boat. Is tenting the boat the only solution to

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asymmetrical spinnaker sock Hayden Watson at 1:24pm 10.09.21 ...NEVER go around with a spinnaker without the main up - if winds build you may have to cut the th
What is this thing? Seems to leak (H41DS) BlowMeAway at 12:45pm 10.09.21 That is what is referred to as a POM (previous owner modification) as opposed to a POS, which is sel
Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L ggrizzard at 12:15pm 10.09.21 I replaced my slider rails with teak "bunk boards" which are available from on-line teak sellers. Ba
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chip veres at 12:13pm 10.09.21 One thing that hasn't been mentioned: Please crank the engine every morning with the electric start
Outboard issues chip veres at 12:05pm 10.09.21 Use your ohmmeter to test the windings of the pulser and ignition coil. Pulser and ignition primary
Can't find the intake water strainer Stu Jackson at 11:03am 10.09.21 I reconnected the hose and tried again, but still no suction from the engine. The engine doesn't s
asymmetrical spinnaker sock jrowan at 9:09am 10.09.21 We just use a spinnaker bag which clips to the bow pulpit & then attach the spin halyard to raise it
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? jrowan at 9:04am 10.09.21 Yeah, I guess after all the waiting & money spent you still have to drill the holes for the mounting
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? jrowan at 8:50am 10.09.21 We have two group 31's on our O'Day 35. Is there room in your battery box to at least upgrade the s
Auto-Pilots sail sfbay at 8:26am 10.09.21 .........New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering............. A wheel pilot would work on that
Insight on sail condition rgranger at 8:06am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserve
Any feedback/opinions on a dripless shaft seal TidesMarine vs PYI PSS? sail sfbay at 7:44am 10.09.21 My experience is limited to PYI PSS, which was recommended by my boatyard, on a powerboat with two n
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserves
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:16am 10.09.21 If that's the only thing holding you back then go for it. Replace the sails as your budget allows.
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Nichole340 at 7:14am 10.09.21
More on Maine Sail dLj at 6:40am 10.09.21 I am in Mass and if he needs help, I am only a 2 or 3 hour drive away to be able to go help winteri
Auto-Pilots Apex at 6:35am 10.09.21 so some local knowledge has it, hearing technical difficulties in B&G of recent? Any experience for
Outboard issues Ken Cross at 6:30am 10.09.21 My honda issues stemmed from rinning car fuel in the engine. I pulled the fuel bowl and found all so
Insight on sail condition Ken Cross at 6:26am 10.09.21 When I finally pulled the trigger on new sails I went with this site right here (Sailboatowners.com)
Insight on sail condition sail sfbay at 6:15am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum!! Yep ........go sail with the existing sails, and when you are ready, buy new

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