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Cutlass Bearing replacement Keith13315 at 8:03am 03.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 11/2522 Well it has come time to replace the cutlass bearing on my 84 H31. I will probably do it in the thre
Rub Rail Replacement. Gatorsail at 7:58am 03.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4101 I have a 25 ODay and the rub rail (Vinyl or plastic) to replace it. 1. Is this a two man project? 2
roller furling jib foil brand? glissando at 5:54am 03.20.10 Morgan 2/2238 Have just purchased a 1980 O/I 33 Pilothouse. 'Pibroch' originally home-ported in Yankeetown, Fla. N
teak treatment,uneven floorboards Steven M at 5:24am 03.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2149 This is my 1st time preparing my 1999 311 for a new season. Bought the boat last August. Would like
Backyard no more? (1) emergpa1 at 5:15am 03.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2372 today, with a little luck and some torqe provided by an inline six in a four wheel drive grand chero
Want to change bottom paints Lauren1 at 4:10am 03.20.10 Big Boats 2/1182 I have been using Pettit Unipoxy Plus Bottom paint since the boat was new in 2000. I would like to
Replacing an AC circuit breaker/ twin headsails (1) Hermit Scott at 10:06pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2297 I believe it got a little water in it from a leaky port. But it worked for a while. Now one side wil
1986 catalina 25 walt.shepard at 9:15pm 03.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3750 I have bought the 1986 catalina 25, fixed keel, and have no manual for it. Can anyone copy me a manu
Progression of H170 deck and transom repairs (3) neptunedwb at 9:08pm 03.19.10 Day Sailers 1/1731 This is visual and written log of the repairs I plan to affect on the H170 boat I recently aquired.
Status Changed jimmyb at 8:25pm 03.19.10 Trailer Sailors 11/2869 Hi Guys, Check out under my User Name to the left. It no loner says "no boat yet". Should be picking
1992 33.5 Hunter thaeni at 8:21pm 03.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3639 I just purchesed a '92 33.5 Hunter. Can anyone tell me where to locate an owners manual ?. Also, the
new macgregor26m owner with questions? herman at 7:41pm 03.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1586 Hi Guys, I,m an owner of a new Macgregor26m. Am a boaty, built my own boats, last one an S'S 30 and
Vire 7 vs Atomic 4 Hover212 at 7:11pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/6933 Hello. I have purchased a Bristol 29 that had an Atomic 4 in it before the previous owner threw it o
How do you get to the fuses?! Oday 30 rbarna1 at 5:01pm 03.19.10 Bigger Boats 5/2254 So we just got our 1980 Oday 30. Fusebox is right by the stairs to the cockpit (in the middle). The
What do I have? Loutheg at 4:13pm 03.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1579 I am a new Catalina owner, which is my first sail boat. I have been a power boater and on our local
H40 Stuck Mastead Sheave Acadia at 2:13pm 03.19.10 Big Boats 3/1453 1985 H40 and I have the pleasure of having a stuck main halyard sheave at the masthead (I think). H
Simpson Lawrence Windlass shoeless at 1:38pm 03.19.10 Big Boats 0/1987 For anyone interested: Last year I bought a 2004 H386 that had seen very little use (218 engine hrs
Virginia Making New Requirements Bad Obsession at 12:49pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 15/1992 http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/education/requirement Discuss: Personally, it is great to req
North VS. Bacon Marc Bergmueller at 12:46pm 03.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2272 All options being equal, Bacon Sails is about $200 cheaper than North Sails Direct in a package cons
Passage 42 chainplates Paul Cossman at 11:42am 03.19.10 Big Boats 1/1648 To my fellow P42 owners, There was an old thread about checking out the P42 chainplates for corrosio

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If you had one of these... nightowle at 11:35pm 09.07.21 I still call a TV remote a "KaChunker" which resembles the noise the TV made while changing channel
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:49pm 09.07.21 If the bilge pump outlet is below water when the boat is heeling, and there is no check valve or an
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Ward H at 9:48pm 09.07.21 I found a picture of my dodger frame. It's not a great photo, but you can see how it looks like you
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:57pm 09.07.21 I haven't examined the whole plumbing run but it is controlled by a gate valve that lets the water i
If you had one of these... rgranger at 7:51pm 09.07.21
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing (1) rgranger at 7:48pm 09.07.21
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! FastOlson at 7:48pm 09.07.21 One of the best ways to address the dangers and shortcomings of a centrifugal pump (like the cheap a
Depth sounder and speed stoped working SoSound at 7:19pm 09.07.21 Check the network settings and find the sources for you data on your Zeus MFD, see if your transduce
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 7:05pm 09.07.21 I've seen spars marked that way, it boggles my mind, the label really should say, "spare jib halyar
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation Sailfanatic at 6:51pm 09.07.21 Ah, thanks for bringing up point needing clarification! Halyard is for asymmetrical spinnaker. The
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 6:48pm 09.07.21 I think you are on the right track on feeding the halyard down the mast. Do you have a spare sheave
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 6:40pm 09.07.21 Ah, thanks for bringing up point needing clarification! Halyard is for asymmetrical spinnaker. The m
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing slash19781 at 6:38pm 09.07.21 well i appreciate the comedic factor of that reply but in no way was that helpful lol A for effort t
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) (5) Rabe at 6:38pm 09.07.21 Got the new core installed, epoxied and old skin put on. Still have to bevel and glass the kerfs thi
Power washing the bilge? (1) Hayden Watson at 6:30pm 09.07.21 My posts are probably some of those you found mentioning pressure washing. I have done it twice in t
Shoal vs Wing Keel Sailfanatic at 6:28pm 09.07.21 A deep keel model will well out sail either a wing keel or shoal draft, buy a short keel only if its
If you had one of these... Will Gilmore at 6:28pm 09.07.21 My grandmother had one exactly like Brian's picture. You could change the channel by rattling a set
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing justsomeguy at 6:27pm 09.07.21 pmcsr0wt4wk
Depth sounder and speed stoped working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:27pm 09.07.21 The first step would be to see if power is getting to the instruments
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner Davidasailor26 at 6:25pm 09.07.21

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