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beneteau pricing virgovirtus at 8:38am 04.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1507 hello all - any advice on new beneteau pricing during these time? I'm looking at new beneteau 49's a
Cutta Hole in my Boat! emergpa1 at 7:44am 04.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 31/9685 As many of you know I am in the process of rebuilding my Oday 26. It began with redcognition of an o
05H36 Keel Stub Al - s/v Persephone at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2084 Glenn - When ordering Persephone, the salesman was unable to tell me the sinkage rate and AVS.
Fantastic 356 Bill Glass at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1449 Glenn, we have an '03 356 and absolutely love everything about her! After the past six years of loc
Centerboard Quoddy at 7:12am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1466 Glenn. For maximum performance, are there any special considerations to keep in mind when sailing a
Solvent for use on dacron Merry Prankster at 6:45am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1997 The PO of my boat used sail repair tape to strengthen some area of weak stitching on one of my jibs.
Spring cleaning Roger Long at 6:27am 04.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2636 Peggie, I'm looking for your book that I've misplaced but it's a timely question and maybe you hav
Traveler Quoddy at 4:48am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2522 Glenn. Some of your designs have travelers and some do not. Can the non-traveler designs be sailed a
Economic pain hits home T37 Phil at 3:34am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2499 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01boats.html?_r=1'partner=rss'emc=rss I suppose the prac
H33 Headsail mods nickc at 7:58pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1950 Hi Glenn, Great to be able to access your knowlwdge. I race my 2004 H33 in club events and more o
Rub rail track zedwin at 7:38pm 04.01.09 Catalina 30 2/2546 I'm trying to restore a 1984 Catalina 30 and have done some extensive deck/ hull repair. All I need
Bottom Paint WellerH at 6:47pm 04.01.09 Catalina 310 0/1378 Does anybody have experience with "Interlux Micron Extra with Biolux" as a multi-season bottom paint
Fractional Rig Tuning oreana1234 at 5:26pm 04.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/9925 In the interest of better performance, I offer the following guidelines. I freely admit that the fol
Wing keel higgs at 4:39pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2442 I chartered a Hunter 38.5 - it may not be your design - but was very puzzled by its design. It had
Rigging a spinnaker James19955 at 4:36pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2061 I need some advice about spinnakers and small boats. I have a 1982 Oday 23 and am now comfortable
Hunter 49 Sequitur at 4:14pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/2531 Hello Glenn, Thank you for taking the time to respond to our questions. I am the very proud owne
BVI Trip Photos (1) Tim R. at 3:26pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2342 I just finished sorting, editing and uploading my BVI Photos. See the first photo for a map and iti
1985 Catalina 30 shaft length jaydog5000 at 2:11pm 04.01.09 Catalina 30 3/1940 Does anyone know the prop shaft length for a 1985 Catalina 30. I have the original M25 universal di
boatersworld sale changing tomorrow. luvitt at 1:32pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1457 im workin now. they just told me iit goes to 20% ' up tomorrow. everything shifts up by 10% elect
retorque the keel callejo at 1:23pm 04.01.09 Big Boats 7/1749 My 1997 passage 450 has never had the keel tightened. Is this a big deal? Can I just retorque the

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PEX and chlorine kloudie1 at 6:52am 01.13.22 My old polybutylene system is still ok. It is from 1985; I use chlorine in my tanks always. I think
What do I do with PO's shit? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:49am 01.13.22 It's almost guaranteed that you had the overflow because the tank was pressurized due to a blocked t
Update BigEasy at 6:25am 01.13.22 Glad to see you posting again! Keep the faith; you will get thru this difficult time. Best regard
Which Battery is better? Siamese at 6:08am 01.13.22 I am so glad to see a reply in this thread from MaineSail. Truly makes my day. Andiamo, my advic
What do I do with PO's shit? BigEasy at 6:08am 01.13.22 If an off-shore dump is not possible, you might just have to sacrifice a shop-vac and do your own p
Unknown Part and function jssailem at 6:02am 01.13.22 The board looks to be a compression post to support the deck stepped mast. A lot of adhesive caulk
Tired Winches jssailem at 5:38am 01.13.22 Who knows, perhaps chartreuse, puce or even a tangerine might add a bit of flair to his deck hardwar
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? jssailem at 5:29am 01.13.22 Hello Ben and Welcome to the SBO forum. You have chosen a grand boat. Rigging is a critical piece o
PEX and chlorine Don S/V ILLusion at 5:25am 01.13.22 What effect have you experienced? Some PEX fittings and joints were found to be defective resulting
PEX and chlorine chp at 5:23am 01.13.22 That's not PEX. Its polybutylene piping. Yes it is susceptible to chlorine. It was used widely in ho
What do I do with PO's shit? rgranger at 5:09am 01.13.22 If an off-shore dump is not possible, you might just have to sacrifice a shop-vac and do your own pu
110v into boat rgranger at 5:02am 01.13.22 @rgranger Do you have that picture of the port locker 30amp service chord connection? I don't thin
Tired Winches rgranger at 4:57am 01.13.22 For the group. What about powder coating? From my past life I remember there were varying hardness
Throttle Position while Sailing Terry Cox at 4:42am 01.13.22 While under sail, I keep our Kanzaki in neutral as recommended by Yanmar.
Unknown Part and function dLj at 4:39am 01.13.22 New question for forum experts. The 2x4 wood mast support will need replacing as one side is a bit
What do I do with PO's shit? dlochner at 4:34am 01.13.22 That's a good idea. Not at the boat now, but I will check when I am there tomorrow. I believe there
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? sailme88 at 3:59am 01.13.22 Because you're in Cali, it can be safely assumed that the rig has been engaged since the boat was ne
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? Davidasailor26 at 12:13am 01.13.22 Lots of boats have discontinuous rigging, so that in itself is not a problem. Rigging does have a fi
Steven N Davidasailor26 at 12:03am 01.13.22
Throttle Position while Sailing Davidasailor26 at 11:57pm 01.12.22 Search the archives for more details, but the general answer is that it depends on your transmission

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