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Leaking Port Lights Ron M at 7:33am 04.28.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1746 My 331 has two port lights that are leaking slightly. Is there a seal installed or are they just se
deck plate Gary Meckes at 6:27am 04.28.10 Day Sailers 1/1199 Can anyone tell me where I could get a deck plate for a daysailer II. This is a smaller diameter tha
Corian Counter Tops howard at 6:17am 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 16/6214 Has anyone had Corian counter tops installed. If so how has it worked out and was it worth the cost?
C-30 outhaul repair Jimm at 5:30am 04.28.10 Catalina 30 5/7147 Need to replace the internal rigging on my outhaul. Line is frayed. Has anyone made this repair? It
speed, depth sounder in hull transducer ghaynie at 11:35pm 04.27.10 Lancer 8/2524 Please help if you can. The depth sounder and speed display quit simultaneously weeks ago. (still
216 Capsized...Couldn't Do It Paul Wash at 8:06pm 04.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/1954 There's been quite a few posts on this forum regarding the propensity for a boat to capsize. This pa
'82 33' Cherubini Emergency Tiller..pffftt HunterSailorJax at 6:46pm 04.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2881 We were in the ICW in JAX. Rudder cables snapped. Reached for the emergency tiller....its had rusted
OD28 Thru Hull Question Tom Potter at 6:23pm 04.27.10 Bigger Boats 3/1660 I have a question concerning thru hulls under the Head sink. I have two side by side in that locatio
vertical launching compadre at 6:07pm 04.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2122 hi, i'm a prospective Mac 26 d (looking at 1990 model) owner and want to dry sail the boat, using ou
water system issues piragua27 at 5:46pm 04.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1310 we're new sailors and we purchased our first 27 foot Hunter last fall.. We winterized the water syst
Cleaning sails bigsick at 5:40pm 04.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1779 Never had to clean sails on old sailboat, but my new one (2003) I want to stay ahead of dirt buildup
to much sail ? lafland 17 picnic tion010 at 4:50pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2067 l o a 17.3. beam 6.8. displacement 700 ibs. total area 204 ft. main sail 119 ft jib( furling) 85 ft
Flaking The Main Solution Ducati at 4:23pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2608 Our last boat had Dacron sails with a Dutchman system for the main and a roller furling headsail.
Cover for Walker Bay Dinghy? fuzzy at 4:11pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2408 Ahoy, where can I find a cover for my 8ft Walker Bay dinghy? I store it under a gas dock and collect
Rudder leak Sandman1234 at 4:05pm 04.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1412 I own a Beneteau 42cc (2005). Recently, I notiiced water on the floor of the engine room and traced
mast step spacing chengczk at 3:01pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2208 Does anyone know what the spacing should be for mast steps? I am planning to install fold up steps a
Where do you buy a buffer quick in Portland, Maine? Roger Long at 2:24pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4031 I went into a couple of stores and got blank looks and can't turn up a Makita dealer with Google. I
Need a trailer for '78 Catalina 22 fixed keel prayermama at 2:23pm 04.27.10 Catalina 22 14/4379 Please help! I just received a DONATED 1978 Catalina 22 fixed keel sailboat for my nonprofit to use
Stripped threads on riser of hatch '93 33.5 psherwin at 1:23pm 04.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1138 Hey: I have stripped out the plastic threads of the riser of one of my roof hatches ('93 33.5). How
2001 Hunter 340 Propane tanks David Dick at 1:11pm 04.27.10 Big Boats 13/3463 Does anyone know where i can get new propane tanks for a 2001 Hunter 340. I have not seen any on the

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Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 09.20.21 Toilet. It's a portable that has pump out and a vent. We dumped a ton of the Campa Chem stuff in the
Steering drain through hull Tally Ho at 4:54am 09.20.21 It is a good idea to check all of the other similar thru hulls. They get brittle with age and are p
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit sailcapt340 at 4:08am 09.20.21 An update for others with replacement WEMA Senders on their boats, dating back about 5 years or so.
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing DougM at 4:06am 09.20.21 The trick to getting a single line reef to work smoothly is somewhat dependent on being sure that th
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) Apex at 3:23am 09.20.21 @BigEasy glad that worked. The splice really looked nice, so surprised it would not feed. i suspect
Steering drain through hull (1) jonelli at 11:12pm 09.19.21
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 9:24pm 09.19.21 currently using a hook at th tack, and a reefing line on the clew. Much simpler line routing, and I
Asymm Spinnaker (3) jssailem at 9:15pm 09.19.21 Too little sail visible to really identify The issue. Here is a Catalina 22 flying their sail. looks
Asymm Spinnaker bmccormick at 8:58pm 09.19.21 Ted, I think you are right. It is triangular in shape and doesn't pull well above a beam reach. Tha
Asymm Spinnaker Ted at 8:44pm 09.19.21 That doesn't look like an asymmetrical spinnaker. It looks more like a "Blooper".
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? HeatherE at 6:14pm 09.19.21 Thanks, Sail SFBay! So appreciate your time today. Hopefully, I can do the same for someone else i
5200 or West Epoxy DAVA390 at 5:54pm 09.19.21 Good to know, still have a port side the same age! Thank you.
1990 Hunter Vision 32' Jib Tension Sailfanatic at 5:48pm 09.19.21 Just enough to stretch the un-tensioned luff. On a windy day, add enough to remove any scallops in
Mystery electrical switch Hello Below at 5:46pm 09.19.21 Photos? :plus:
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Nodak7 at 5:26pm 09.19.21 Finally got into this. Fugly! Clearly hasn't been off in forever, perhaps since new, idk. After
5200 or West Epoxy heritage at 4:56pm 09.19.21 If it is unfinished, it probably is not gel coat. Some builders paint the visible parts of the hull
Mystery electrical switch SoSound at 4:40pm 09.19.21 Sorry... have you checked to see if it switches the AC outlet?
Mystery electrical switch SoSound at 4:34pm 09.19.21 You're going to get PM shortly from some guy in Louisiana, telling you to stop playing with the swit
Fuel Cap Winch SoSound at 4:22pm 09.19.21 I was approved for an account and ordered (and received) my first part. It's fiendishly difficult
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Murgatroid at 4:22pm 09.19.21 I've just been reading some articles about converting my small sailboat to a Trawler. Does anyone

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