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New to Sailboats. Just bought an Irwin 3/4T PotomacSouth at 5:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2980 Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
July 4th Photos (2) Mike G. at 5:21pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1591 I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
travaler shim Pop at 5:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1079 Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
Plasteak feedback... Wayne Gibson at 4:38pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1736 Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
sail repair dlewis812 at 4:17pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1485 clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to
Mystery Leak Don3098 at 4:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 4/1412 For the past 3 yrs. I have been chasing a mysterious leak that emerges along the starboard hull/deck
Do I Have To Plog It (1) 7 SEAS at 4:04pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 I'M A NOVICE SAILOR AND I JUST GOT THIS 1978 O DAY ll 16.9 DAY SAILER. AFTER CLEANING AN WAXING LOOK
2 Blade Props Roger Long at 3:57pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2135 Two blade props don't get much respect so I'd like to put in two cents for them in response to Mains
Irwin 3/4T Competition Info Please... PotomacSouth at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Irwin 0/1803 Hello, I'm new to the forum. I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T. There is very little info on the w
O"Day 25 tall rig questions stx203 at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4264 I'm considering buying a '79 25 Tall rig/fin keel which has a westerbeke inboard. With that age boat
H26 floor replacement Sanford H. at 2:51pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2263 I know this has been covered time and again, but I am tired of having a "Spongy" floor in my H26. ev
haul out with mast on jhundert at 2:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1697 I have a new Beneteau 40 in lake Ontario and have just gone through its haul out. In hauling out, t
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 2:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 1/1311 Well, I had two life lines break last weekend. Had a little rust and I ignored it....should have add
depowering sail vrs reducing sail Franklin at 1:47pm 10.13.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/9199 Something I've been wondering about for a few days and thought I'd ask the expert before I play with
jib size Tom Rechtin at 1:24pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2053 I have a Hunter 260. In conjunction with switching to a roller furling jib, I would like to increas
Roger All U Get at 12:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1603 Hi all, We were out for the last day before the haul in Casco Bay just enjoying the day and reviewin
Interior Paint njbaker at 10:40am 10.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2364 I have torn out all of the interior of My '71 Venture 22 and am begining to sand and chip the ceili
salt caked intake and discharge lines BeneteauCanuck at 10:11am 10.13.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2803 I have recently had to replace the Y valve which diverts waste water to the holding tank or overboar
epoxy filling void on vertical surface jknappsax at 9:03am 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 10/8397 I'm redoing a 1974 O'Day 32' CC, and it had teak coaming boxes that had rotted out including the bal
Zincs gfrazzle at 7:28am 10.13.09 Big Boats 10/2454 I have been unable to find any reference in the owner's manuals or to physically locate any zincs on

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cl 14 dewe48 at 12:20pm 05.04.22 Thanks for all the help. It's actually up to 60 today so I hope to get this thing in the water and
Ammeter replacement questions LeslieTroyer at 12:16pm 05.04.22 The purpose of the colors is to prevent confusion. Red = DC Positive. Black = AC Neutral or DC g
ODay 35 keel bolt dmax at 12:16pm 05.04.22 Just replaced mine with these from McMaster-Carr: 1 94804A360 Super-Corrosion-Resistant 316 Stainl
Ship/Maintenance log book (1) jssailem at 12:14pm 05.04.22 Cleaning my office, I came across the attached checklist. It is for winter in the Pacific NW, so may
Month Manufactured JoeWhite at 12:13pm 05.04.22 B indicates September. M indicates the format of the hull number. So September of 1983. It was a ver
Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 12:02pm 05.04.22 So, I remove the inspection plate and turns out whoever marked the wheel missed it by a spoke! LMAO,
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 12:00pm 05.04.22 Available now, is the GoSun Flow. https://gosun.co/products/flow (Full disclosure, I was an early
Pedestal Compass, True North? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.22
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button dlochner at 11:24am 05.04.22 Available now, is the GoSun Flow. https://gosun.co/products/flow (Full disclosure, I was an early
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 05.04.22 I've read that the ballast is lead ingots with some sort of filler in the keel. Has any work been do
Month Manufactured sesmith at 11:13am 05.04.22 Sep. of '83. Check out the "model year format" in this document: https://higherlogicdownload.s3.
Misc Issues Roland5048 at 11:04am 05.04.22 ust like my transom did before cleaning. Burning oil generally causes a bluish exhaust but does no
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Terry Cox at 10:57am 05.04.22 Thanks Terry for getting me fixed. You're welcome Hayden. The package will go out today via USPS.
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 isaksp00 at 10:46am 05.04.22 I would run it dry by unhooking the fuel hose from the engine end after every use, at least if you a
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 10:43am 05.04.22 Are you using old gas and/or ethanol fuel? Did you rebuild the carburetor essentially cleaning ou
Ammeter replacement questions Stu Jackson at 10:38am 05.04.22 If what you are trying to measure is the power (amps) being used in your distribution panel, i.e., t
H240 Pulpit drawing (2) sail sfbay at 10:35am 05.04.22 Suggest looking for images of all the angles like the ones of a 240 below and measure the forward an
Edson wheel adjustment! Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! sailcapt340 at 10:31am 05.04.22
Edson wheel adjustment! Richard19068 at 10:21am 05.04.22

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