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orion
at 9:28am 03.02.10
2/1527
Question: How long is a PSS system good for? I installled one 10 years ago and have not had any prob
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rob831
at 8:48am 03.02.10
5/1369
I have loved sailboats all my life. Now I'm looking at buying my own. I would be living on this bo
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cpconway4@msn.com
at 8:41am 03.02.10
3/1363
My M25 xp will run OK for 2 hrs, then quit. It will restart again but ofter die after that and the
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maxxx
at 8:27am 03.02.10
11/4354
I just spent the weekend oiling the teak in my O'day 28 using Watco Teak oil. The interior had not s
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obezyanka
at 8:20am 03.02.10
1/1289
We have 1991 Beneteau 390 with two cabins, two heads and a shower. We really would like to convert t
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beeteejr
at 8:13am 03.02.10
5/5398
I'm going to install hanks on my jib which has a wire luff. How many hanks should I use, how far apa
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MICHAEL7914
at 8:07am 03.02.10
4/1352
Hello,, would anone know where i could locate new life line stancions for my 37 legend,,three of min
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Ariel
at 7:35am 03.02.10
8/7005
We are planning a cruise to Washington, DC now that the Woodrow Wilson Bridge is completed. We are v
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rtdbphoto
at 7:34am 03.02.10
7/6873
Was wondering if anyone there has ever come across this. I have a Catalina 27 (1972). and the cabin
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woodster
at 7:34am 03.02.10
13/2642
i am wondering if it is better to have bilge pumps with no automatic switch and a aux float switch
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wrbeglin
at 7:32am 03.02.10
1/1569
Has anyone seen an accurate or sanctioned handicap for the Beneteau 323. I do not see one on the Por
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Roger Long
at 4:07am 03.02.10
2/1369
After rude sticker shock at the marine store looking at a Johnson CM 10 circulating pump for my hot
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islandjim
at 3:13am 03.02.10
1/1451
I am still running the original sales on my 1977 Oday 22' and have been trying to find a used set th
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capejt
at 1:13am 03.02.10
5/2898
While checking on my boat this weekend I noticed a few unsightly dark areas on the cabin sole. The f
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jorgefife
at 8:43pm 03.01.10
2/1286
Now that my mast is up, my engine running well, I am getting adventurous At the yard I regularly vis
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davidmmeyers
at 7:20pm 03.01.10
7/2131
We have a 1969 venture 21 so... last fall my nephew dropped the mast footing overboard!!!!.. a b
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michkahn
at 6:49pm 03.01.10
7/3176
I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and in the last two years the steering/rudder have gotten quite stiff. It i
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JCT
at 5:56pm 03.01.10
1/1296
Have a '99 26X with a Taylor bimini that needs to be replaced. Taylor no longer makes them. Have
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CharlieCobra
at 5:39pm 03.01.10
6/1494
Got into the shop to finish up the cockpit shelf for the Starboard side. When setting and drilling
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Pegleg Sailor
at 5:13pm 03.01.10
6/1944
I am considering purchasing a water maker for my boat, but don't want to spend billions of dollars.
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Simrad WP30 Belt Tension
SabreToothedEngineer at 10:54am 05.10.22 Correction: he's not going to make the ring out of Teflon. I misread one of his emails. Adhesion is |
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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains
Scott B at 10:46am 05.10.22 Unfortunately you cannot use the chain on the pump out cap and the diesel cap chain was broken off l |
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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains
odaydokay at 10:24am 05.10.22 The chain retention screw (water fill) a few inches down from the deck cap apparently loosened, but |
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Sailing the Heel
Brian D at 10:16am 05.10.22 I would suspect that at hull speed, the windward side of the keel would exhibit low pressure thus gi |
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Solar panel
Windpilot at 10:12am 05.10.22 On my 410 they go into the ceiling inside the hull then down on port side to the start battery switc |
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Loose shrouds?
Will Gilmore at 10:10am 05.10.22 Before you suffer a dismasting that will potentially ruin the mast, unstep it :plus:YES!!! -Will |
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Sailing the Heel
Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 05.10.22 I did some quick and dirty tests close to beam reaching off fl coast a few months ago. In prob 20is |
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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains
Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 05.10.22 I might consider having a machine shop make one from a remaining specimen if I lost one, rather tha |
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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains
tfox2069 at 9:46am 05.10.22 One of the very first things I learned when I first my first boat with fill tanks was just this. ^^ |
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Winch maintenance - how often do you?
Don S/V ILLusion at 9:26am 05.10.22 Thanks for the replies. A diverse group! |
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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains
captcoho at 9:26am 05.10.22 I have some of each and frankly those chains are so unreliable I feel better with the cap in my poc |
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Winch maintenance - how often do you?
Siamese at 8:53am 05.10.22 Here on Lake Michigan, where we have a somewhat limited season and no salt, my answer is not very of |
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Winch maintenance - how often do you?
Calif. Ted at 8:37am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race. |
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Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985
Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 05.10.22 BoatUS is owned by Geico. I can't say I had a good experience with their auto insurance. Progressive |
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Winch maintenance - how often do you?
Don S/V ILLusion at 8:16am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race. |
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Shroud and stay tension - H240
chriscampbell at 8:05am 05.10.22 Start over. Follow the guide in owner's manual, The forestay does not rely on tension the way t |
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Shroud and stay tension - H240
chriscampbell at 8:04am 05.10.22 Pictures of mast and prebend side views please. Include those of turnbuckles. Is the forestay turn |
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Shroud and stay tension - H240
Joe at 7:53am 05.10.22 Start over. Follow the guide in owner's manual, The forestay does not rely on tension the way th |