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Newbie just got a 26C that needs lots of TLC standingbear56 at 10:02am 08.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2595 :confused:HELP! I just brought home a very neglected 26 Classic that needs lots of love and TLC. It
keel garysisson at 9:41am 08.16.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1129 My ODay 28 has a small hole near the bottom, forward part of the keel that is oozing some white stuf
Merc 9.9 fuel consumption rate Gudenuph at 9:40am 08.16.10 Day Sailers 1/1526 My observations on fuel consumption are as follows: O'Day 25, board up, 2 persons aboard, dingy drag
need help 21' macgergor venture (2) jason33 at 9:08am 08.16.10 Trailer Sailors 11/4429 I have got a 21' boat that need a little help I know little about sailing and would like help gettin
Sail Repair Rob19574 at 8:59am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3581 Hi All - On my Catalina 30 - my relatively new head sail (~5 yrs old) had the hem of the sail-cove
Fresh Water Bladders DonW at 8:26am 08.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1652 Have a 1984 First 345 Beneteau. It has original water bladders by Nauta. 22 inches wide, 84 inches
Who is at fault tho52mas at 8:21am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 79/13153 Recently I was motoring after lowering the sails and must have been dog tired. I had several people
Replacing sun shade on Lewmar hatch tadd5181 at 8:11am 08.16.10 Big Boats 3/1841 The sun shade on the Lewmar hatch above the main stateroom on my Hunter 2000 420 has discolored. Ha
Broken steering quadrant? PrincessoftheLake at 8:10am 08.16.10 Big Boats 24/9892 Our 1995 Hunter 40.5 was out in charter this weekend and I have been told by the charter company tha
Atomic 4 flooding issue kecbball at 7:57am 08.16.10 Cal 1/2433 Hi All, Recently started sailing a Catalina 30 sailboat with an atomic 4 gas engine. Having a bl
1972 mecgreger venture (4) jason33 at 7:46am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2027 I have a 22 foot venture that needs work. I have sailed a smaller boat in boyscouts 15 years ago. I
Getting the boat settled properly on the trailer scuzzlebutt at 7:27am 08.16.10 Catalina 22 25/5171 I can't seem to ever get the keel to rest properly in the bottom of the padded rubber keel basin. Th
Elderly impariment on the water? Roger Long at 7:19am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2137 Those of us who have driven around the retirement community regions of Florida know how terrifying i
Smoke from a YANMAR 30 MLampner at 6:37am 08.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1695 Got many good suggestions from a previous posting about trouble getting the starter to engage, so I
Boom height measurement for Bimini EpicAdventure at 6:08am 08.16.10 Big Boats 4/1514 We are trying to get a bimini ordered and need to know the boom height when the sail is hoisted. Th
My new nav pod for the Garmin Brothers = 0 $ blowinganddrifting at 5:52am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2313 We got this nice new Garmin chart plotter, we named Ponce (DeLeon = fountian of youth, more later) b
2 Great Lakes down, one to go blowinganddrifting at 5:37am 08.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1545 We left Lake Huron behind on friday and entered the St. Clair River. We went under the Bluewater Br
H22 Keel Replacement (1) inarathree at 4:57am 08.16.10 Smaller Boats 1/1067 Sad day this weekend. My keel broke on my 1985 H22. I am affraid that it is way beyond repair, as
Holding Tank bpterrell at 3:41am 08.16.10 S2 4/2454 Any advise on replacing the holding tank and hoses...cracked the seal fitting to the tank...not good
Need advice on mast crutch support when raising mast on C-27. caguy at 9:36pm 08.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/3188 The mast is raised from the front using the boom. I assume it cannot be supported from the pulpit, i

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Air conditioning issue Crusty Ol Salt at 6:48pm 07.13.22 Mateo, that's not a bad price for coming out to your boat. Unfortunately, what ever is leaking is p
Need to figure out what model Universal diesel Captain Marcus at 6:43pm 07.13.22 If it's a Kubota block like mine the oil dipstick will have # printed on it. Mine says Z500 (Kubota
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? SBO Police Bot at 6:39pm 07.13.22
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:23pm 07.13.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2F
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Knuttle at 6:15pm 07.13.22 There is another factor that must be consider when you are deciding between a broad reach and downwi
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options jssailem at 6:00pm 07.13.22 Could this be another case of "Don't ask... Don't tell" ?
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jssailem at 5:48pm 07.13.22 On average, electric vehicles generate a negative environmental benefit of about -0.5 cents per mile
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 5:42pm 07.13.22 With the paint or cleaning? Cleaning ablative paints is illegal in your state.
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options Mark Maulden at 5:40pm 07.13.22 You are in violation of the law :p With the paint or cleaning?
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 5:40pm 07.13.22 I would wander back to Walmart and see if any of the other ones on the shelf have the little plasti
Decoding Beneteau Hull number (HIN) Hollyberry at 5:33pm 07.13.22 Looking for same info... HIN starts with BEY but it's a '91 so I don't think the FR prefix was in pl
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:51pm 07.13.22 Speaking of neighborhoods...I'm currently evacuating the house I've lived n for 25 years, in a wonde
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tally Ho at 4:51pm 07.13.22 How in the heck did we get this thread far off track ?
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? kappykaplan at 4:44pm 07.13.22 getting back out is getting harder:) :plus: I can identify with that, too!!! :beer:
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Tally Ho at 4:42pm 07.13.22 Sure is! But as I've gotten older, getting DOWN into little cars has gotten too hard! :beer: Gett
Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 4:34pm 07.13.22 On the H31 that particular piece of teak is above the ceiling/hatchway, it is impossible to remove e
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware jviss at 4:31pm 07.13.22 I would wander back to Walmart and see if any of the other ones on the shelf have the little plastic
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dmax at 4:23pm 07.13.22 9 mm is going to be hard to find, maybe Ace Hardware or something like that.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? (1) walt at 4:14pm 07.13.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fc
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 4:07pm 07.13.22 Yeah, I read that, but both of these terminals are the same size. That is what is confusing me. H

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