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Genoa track end cap replacements Syversens at 6:54pm 10.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1327 Hey all, this weekend the 3rd of my genoa track endcaps broke and it was the port-aft cap. After ti
My first sailboat Mac 88 26 v3n0m at 5:51pm 10.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/2811 I am so trilled to say I have bought my first sailboat and I have no idea on what to do with it. I g
It happend porsche at 5:51pm 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1417 Today was perfect for sailing, I can only sail on sunday due to work, We had 10 to 20 mph and i over
Oday 27- 1975 reinforcing lower shroud chainplates FredrikEdwards at 5:43pm 10.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3095 Anyone reinforced their lower shrouds chainplates, if so how? Thanks, Fredrik
Winterizing 2000 catalina 320 jajtner at 5:12pm 10.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3763 I'm in the process of winterizing my 2000 Catalina 320. I want to avoid filling my water heater wit
Winds of Time jajtner at 5:03pm 10.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1112 I'm in the process of winterizing my 2000 Catalina 320. I don't want to fill the water heater with
Battery help cest ah at 2:33pm 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1823 Help, I have battery confusion and or a circuit or stater problem. My Beneteau First 285 has two 12
Buzzed by a ferry BobM at 11:58am 10.12.08 S2 2/1350 I was out in Boston Harbor yesterday. There were a large number of sailboats out and, due to the wi
Broken Mast Step? Rallen5 at 10:14am 10.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/951 I broke the metal piece that attaches the base of the mast to the boat. I think it is called a mast
Dorm Fridge On A Boat Question Joe Mullee at 9:19am 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4721 I don't have a refrigerator on my Hunter 34. In reading thru the archives I notice that a few sailor
Powerwashing question Louis at 9:09am 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1878 This spring, I put a fresh coat of ablative paint on the hull. In two weeks I willl be taking the bo
How to lift boat off of trailer bwingler at 7:29am 10.12.08 Trailer Sailors 42/59323 I have a Watkinis 23 swing keel sitting on a tandem axle trailer. I just bought the boat a week ago.
Late model Hunter 25 question about cracking... Fishbuster at 5:36am 10.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1234 Hi all, my first post here. I am looking at buying my first sailboat, a 25 if new, a 27 if used. I a
Hole in deck - How to plug randy6851 at 8:12pm 10.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1430 I just bought a new 26M and took it to a marina to install the outboard. They obviously didn't have
Bent H260 Jin Pole MikeH at 5:57pm 10.11.08 Smaller Boats 4/2291 Well, I've finally done it. Lowering the mast today I had the jin pole pointing too far forward (did
engine model V-Rod at 5:54pm 10.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1006 Can anyone tell me what the model # is on the 10 hp westerbeke. I think it's 11A one but I am 90 mil
Using on mainsail, reefing, cant head into the wind kdnichols at 5:38pm 10.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2096 Today I singlehanded in 12-17 knots and decided to not use the jib and reef the main on my Oday 23.
Anyone looking for a Yamaha Sailboat? remo7e at 5:35pm 10.11.08 Yamaha 1/6824 I've been living in Japan for 3 years and decided I needed to quit sulking about selling my Catalina
Cat 30 TRBS broken head stay jybiom at 5:28pm 10.11.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1423 Good day. I have a 77 Catalina 30 TRBS with a Harken unit 0 furler and a 135 genny. I was sailing wi
comfort zone porsche at 5:02pm 10.11.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1896 I was Just was wondering, what is your comfort zone as far as how much wind would you sail in for a

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Brightwork Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 3:32pm 05.29.21 Just remember-the coat of varnish you just finished is ALWAYS the next to last coat :)
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 3:31pm 05.29.21 But I am not liking the lubrication maintenance required. Marelon requires lube? I did not know th
Bimini jroon at 3:23pm 05.29.21 As an owner of an Oday 25 with a bimini ,hopefully this will be of some help . The bimini itself is
Bimini jroon at 3:21pm 05.29.21 Do you want shade while sailing or shade while at anchor? or both? For shade while sailing a Bimin
37c projects David in Sandusky at 3:04pm 05.29.21 Great work, Salty!
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler shanker at 3:04pm 05.29.21 I do my forestry the same way. I put a small strap winch on the front of the trailer and wrap the st
Shore Water Hook Up Don S/V ILLusion at 2:21pm 05.29.21
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 2:16pm 05.29.21 Thanks. Appreciate any help for sure. I downloaded the owners manual online. Its has the 19 and the
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports 19thol at 1:28pm 05.29.21 Really looks nice, that's one of the jobs I've been gonna do for years, hard to get motivated since
Brightwork Orbweaver at 12:51pm 05.29.21 Beautiful! I don't have much experience, but I've been doing a lot of reading studying. I am going t
Don't want to sink my boat! (1) justsomeguy at 12:51pm 05.29.21 Well, thanks all. Success was had in stanching the drips. Seems that part number 11, a sort of packi
Bimini 19thol at 12:51pm 05.29.21 On our boat the bimini is too low to stand under, even for me, so we put it down till we have things
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:38pm 05.29.21 i don't turn engine on whilst in the slip, i will shut fuel valve off from now on, thanks for the ti
Sails - Open Discussion Froudy at 12:35pm 05.29.21 So over the winter I purchased a Onesails Code 55. Sail decision was done in conjunction with the On
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. PaulK at 12:31pm 05.29.21 There is a big difference between a swaged fitting and a nicopress sleeve. Russ's post, #10, shows t
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:27pm 05.29.21 i concur, it just makes sense considering i am alone. In the past on my O'day i was confident sailin
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues nveater at 12:12pm 05.29.21 As has been already stated it's probably the starter button wiring issue common with Yanmars. There
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. MikeHoncho at 11:56am 05.29.21 Thankyou very much. Also for going into some detail. Not to dismiss negative comments, but I was
Brightwork (2) capta at 11:55am 05.29.21 Nothing beats a good varnish job. It takes work and time, but it is really worth it IMO.
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. MikeHoncho at 11:55am 05.29.21 @sail sfbay What mechanical fittings did you use for your lifelines? I'm considering the Suncor Sta

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