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tOPSIDE PAIINT Andrew Erdmann at 12:21pm 08.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1194 I am looking at painting the deck of my Daysailer 1. Should I use a one or two part urethane? Anyt
shaft zinc Hayden Watson at 12:06pm 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3324 On my boat the shaft zinc seams to last about 3 months. If I install two zincs on the shaft will the
ST50 Masthead Transducer Jimk at 11:43am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1855 I'm looking for a ST50 Masthead Transducer circa 1992-1994.
Islander AC breakers Craig Cook at 10:23am 08.24.10 Islander 3/3801 I have one breaker on my AC panel and would like to add a few more for other circuits. I would also
Removing boat from trailer Stan the man at 9:48am 08.24.10 Trailer Sailors 11/7575 My boat is in my driveway and I want to remove it from the trailer so that I can do repairs and pain
Gas Generators Paul and Judy at 9:19am 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2357 Anyone installed a Inverter Generator on their Sailboat? Please talk about where you installed it.
Beating angles Beneteau 411 dkobyrne at 8:37am 08.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/8062 Hi, I have a Beneteau 411 celebration and would appreciate advise/direction on rig tuning and sail
carpet or new floor med2463 at 6:30am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 14/469 We have made several improvements on our Hunter Cherubini 37c over the summer, but one thing we won'
DC, Northern Va., Maryland question Hugh4753 at 5:27am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2350 Daughter has just moved to College Park Md. and on a recent visit there saw a lot of sailing activit
M22 outboard power limitations. nemosuit at 2:55am 08.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/7916 The literature says my 1978 M22 can handle up to a 10 HP outboard motor. Why? Is that based on wh
H33 Alternator upgrade SMACGW at 9:58pm 08.23.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3278 On a 1983 H33 with a 2GM 15HP diesel, stock 35 Amp Hitachi aletrnator, can I have the Alternator reb
Sea Clear II Navigation System (87) cscott at 8:59pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2538 I use my Laptop and 76CS or 76CSX Garmin GPS with SeaClear II software along with free downloaded NO
Adler-Barbour R-134a Conversion Success K7MX at 8:51pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/5220 I recently successfully converted my elderly Cold Machine refrigeration system from R-12 to R-134a a
Anyone in Northern Vermont Area to give a hand wiring? vtsailguy at 8:20pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1246 I am looking for someone in the Northern/Burlington Vermont area who is handy with wiring. I am a co
winch replacements herrboat at 8:10pm 08.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1473 I have a 1990 mac 26d....I would like to replace the old original winches with self tailing winches
Any 1984 Hunter 27' owners out there? cara at 7:59pm 08.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 13/3704 Hi, We are looking for an owner's manual. I found a thread that mentioned one awhile back in the
New sail track opening RAD at 7:26pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1685 I had a new sail made with the luff about 6" shorter so I can raise the boom 6" and realized that I'
My Ruder broke! Guy Pearson at 5:57pm 08.23.10 Day Sailers 5/1918 I had only been sailing for about 2 hours in my "new" 1980 25' Oday when the rudder broke at the low
O'day 272 Owners Manual BillMT79 at 5:42pm 08.23.10 Bigger Boats 2/4561 I am in Desperate need of an Owners Manual for an O'day 272..........I have seen references to PDF f
Victron bmv 600 battery monitor help galynd at 5:11pm 08.23.10 Ask All Sailors 18/8690 I installed a victron batt monitor on friday night. saturday, I sailed approx 8 hours without start

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H386 water leak above main table in cabin. Rafael8008 at 5:40pm 04.10.22 I have been chasing that same leak for about 4 seasons. Actually, I think that there is more than on
Binoculars dlochner at 5:38pm 04.10.22 We have 3 pairs of binocs onboard, one simple pair of Bushnells, a pair with built in compass, and a
Bridge clearance info Crusty Ol Salt at 5:35pm 04.10.22 A transmission sag is 74'. Check your maps. That sounds like the standard sag of a high voltage
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts JRacer at 5:29pm 04.10.22 BIGGER than a fist sized hole. Surprised that stick is still upright.
Sailing near Staunton Va Scott T-Bird at 5:27pm 04.10.22 Those lakes are so far away from Staunton that it seems likely that the Chesapeake would be the best
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve sail sfbay at 5:27pm 04.10.22 Our yacht club would meet on a sand bar in the Carquinez Straits at super low tide, share a pot luck
Sailing near Staunton Va Scott T-Bird at 5:19pm 04.10.22 Smith Mountain lake is mostly very deep water. There is a spot on the lake where my depth sounder
Wax or ceramic Mark Maulden at 5:12pm 04.10.22 Collinite Fleet Paste Wax
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... Crusty Ol Salt at 5:07pm 04.10.22 Wrong coast sorry. Thanking my lucky stars I am an east coast sailor.
Bridge clearance info Scott T-Bird at 5:01pm 04.10.22 Better check that reference a little more carefully. It says the Hurricane Deck bridge clearance is
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 4:50pm 04.10.22 Sorry to hear about continued lack of progress.
Beneteau Spreader Root - Replacements smokey73 at 4:47pm 04.10.22 Rig-Right, the vendor in the link provided by @Calif. Ted could probably point you in the right dire
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 4:43pm 04.10.22 A few people have ask me why not much progress. I agreed and called my Progressive Insurance Compan
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 4:43pm 04.10.22 204248
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... Tally Ho at 4:40pm 04.10.22 If you're into a more relaxed trip, there's a R2AK boat looking for crew on the return trip - Sitka
Beneteau Spreader Root - Replacements smokey73 at 4:39pm 04.10.22 Your mast was most likely made by US Spars/Z Spars. that is where I would be looking. Do you have
Hull Rot capta at 4:36pm 04.10.22 It is, however, important to note that fiberglass boats are particularly susceptible to severe dama
Beneteau Spreader Root - Replacements (1) Calif. Ted at 4:33pm 04.10.22 Look at the BF3 spreader base for an Isomat spar shown towards the bottom of this page, I'm just goi
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Tally Ho at 4:27pm 04.10.22 Your boat, your choice. But I will say I was surprised at the thickness of the Volvo seal rubber.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 4:09pm 04.10.22 Looks like a Chiller at an industrial facility of some sort. Probably rated at 700 tons.

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