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winter storage, what to do??? montaydan at 8:58pm 08.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1903 I have a 2007 Beneteau 373, I dock at Sandusky Ohio. Last winter I stored inside, which was costly
Shorter turbuckles Mougly at 8:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4231 Hello all I am wondering if there are any short turnbuckles out there foe 1/8" stays, my turnbuck
In board motor gmkc11 at 7:20pm 08.17.09 S2 4/1968 As I look at used 7.3 boats, it seems most of them have outboad motors rather than inboard. And I se
Autohelm ST4000 needs replacing sailthejazz at 6:52pm 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1606 Does anyone know where to get an autohelm ST4000+ control head. My old ST4000 has stopped working, b
Companionway teak for O'Day 222 Zoomie at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2564 Is there a source for pre cut companionway teak for the O'Day 222. The pieces I speak of are not the
Hunter Vison 32 refrigeration HV32 at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1489 Looking for some advice on where to place the compressor for refrigeration on a Hunter Vision 32 199
using a "riding sail" amr828 at 5:24pm 08.17.09 Big Boats 12/3177 my '96 430 sails on the anchor and aside from deploying 2 anchors. Does a riding sail help, what s
Help! 23' Oday pop top sail rigging biob@mac.com at 5:17pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1633 I inherited a 23' Oday pop top. I rebuilt the interior woodwork over the winter, added some new elec
Looking for reviews of Legend 40.5 Billy D at 5:16pm 08.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2531 I have a Legend 35 and have decided to sell her and buy a Legend 40.5. I've read the reviews but th
Home Flooring Question Rick D at 4:11pm 08.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 7/4493 We live at 5000' in the California mountains. Our eight year old wall to wall carpet is getting hard
Waeco Adler Barbour freezer part needed BeneteauCanuck at 3:33pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 5/5724 Hi, I am new to this forum (or any forum for that matter). I found you while searching for Adler Bar
trying to trace H I N for my boat sand sailor at 3:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3782 is there anyone on a federal level that can help me trace down the H I N for my boat? I've tried at
What Battery Types to use for Bow Thrusters and Anchor Windlasses? NotCook at 3:21pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 12/10639 OK, my anchor windlass batteries (2x12V for 124V) are not holding charge - seems reasonable, as they
Internal gooseneck - Ericson 35-III LloydMoore at 1:49pm 08.17.09 Ericson 1/2395 The internal gooseneck fitting on my Ericson 35-III is broken beyond repair. It is an aluminum casti
Need sail info - newbie somecooldad at 12:16pm 08.17.09 Day Sailers 1/1081 Hi - I have an O'Day Mariner, about 19', 1973. I don't have access to this boat (moored, no tender
Garmin radar owners - noise? Roger Long at 12:08pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3413 My Garmin HDR 18 / 3205 combo has has so far worked beautifully with just one glitch. Near the end o
Possible CARB Jerry Can Solution #2 Rick D at 12:02pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2276 I mentioned in a prior post where I had located some non-CARB Jerry Jug replacements. I think I also
How is your outboard mounted? 26s cobraearl at 11:45am 08.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4737 My outboard is mounted to the transom of my boat just like a standard out board engine.. But, I see
FYI Yanmar starters sailaway78 at 11:44am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1330 I finally gave in and decided to replace the starter on my 3GM. Have had to clean and free up the
Small Boat Sailors Don Guillette at 11:32am 08.17.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/3673 I talked to a small boat owner today (Mac22). He told me that he and most small boat owners (under25

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Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 12:20pm 07.31.21 The correct way to do it is as suggested by sail sfbay. I have a port light that was badly crazed b
Oceanis 31 Window leak Hello Below at 12:17pm 07.31.21 Thank you. Links useful. Difficult to know which products are best to use, so good to have a heads
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 12:14pm 07.31.21 Suggest rebedding them with Dow 795. You might find this thread on replacing portlights: WINDOW RE
Cat 22 Outboard Options Leeward Rail at 11:40am 07.31.21 Side note. We have a 20" shaft, but I'd have a 24" if I bought a new motor tomorrow. It makes me ne
Olympic Swimmers Calif. Ted at 11:35am 07.31.21 I wonder if orangutans would be good swimmers!! I always figured it was the long arms so if you co
Cat 22 Outboard Options Leeward Rail at 11:29am 07.31.21 Why not use the nissan until you have actually tried it ? The 6 hp tohatsu has the Cat22 at max hul
Oceanis 31 Window leak Hello Below at 11:28am 07.31.21 Any advice appreciated. The correct way to do it is as suggested by sail sfbay. I have a port ligh
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Stu Jackson at 11:22am 07.31.21 How about the 20 amp/hr rating on these batteries? Mike, there's a nice skipper over on cruisersfo
Rudder woes, don't trust it! rpludwig at 11:21am 07.31.21 Might look at post #9 in this thread on similar subject: (1) Replacing the Gudgeons on a C-22 \| Sa
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Gary Ryan at 11:20am 07.31.21 Thank you Kloudie1. Great article!
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Gary Ryan at 11:19am 07.31.21 I'll have to check. I replaced the house batteries last year, so I'm good there. It's a 2002 Hunte
Rudder woes, don't trust it! Leeward Rail at 11:17am 07.31.21 @rpludwig. hehe I not only missed multiple typos, I also suggested to do what you mentioned in your
Cleaning dLj at 11:08am 07.31.21 Short answer - yes. dj
Rudder woes, don't trust it! rpludwig at 11:02am 07.31.21 LR.....yea, exactly, thinking of drilling a pintle for a cotter or ringding if long enough as a quik
Linear drive fitment dLj at 11:00am 07.31.21 I do a lot of coastal sailing but I am planning to sail to the Med next year from the UK The CPT i
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Sailfanatic at 10:54am 07.31.21
Installing Battery Monitor Captain Larry-DH at 10:49am 07.31.21 Are those two batteries wired in parallel as one bank? Or is one the house, and the other for engin
Olympic Swimmers JamesG161 at 10:47am 07.31.21 For any Fluid Dynamics , certain shapes matter. The resistance to movement is called Drag. The Ene
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 10:43am 07.31.21 I do a lot of coastal sailing but I am planning to sail to the Med next year from the UK
Linear drive fitment dLj at 10:36am 07.31.21 You could also look for a better wheel mount autopilot. CPT makes a very solid unit but doesn't have

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