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ugly Oil ! thaeni at 7:13pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1504 I have a 12hp Westerbeke. Went to change the oil and found it grey in color and paste like. Does any
Trailer Storage? negronr at 7:02pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1176 Hello everyone. I live in Fort Lauderdale. I want to find a place to store my Tanzer 22 with it's tr
Volvo Round-the-World Sailing Race Steve A. at 4:43pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1368 Anyone planning to follow the Volvo Round-the-World race this year? I followed it last year -- lots
Nice site as usual coleHankins at 4:36pm 09.29.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1704 How do we change our new username? I couldnt find it in the FAQs
Make Your boat a Pirate Ship (2) earlfixit at 4:32pm 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1492 Our Club has Raft-ups during the late Spring to early Fall. The wife and I take one of the later one
Reefing main on a roller boom? 1972 22' tcstiles at 4:10pm 09.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1601 I recently came into posession of this boat, and have never used a boom where the sail rolls around
I Got Lucky This Morning (1) ITMaster at 3:42pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 18/2367 Went down to the boat to check on the tide, since everything has been so out of whack the last week
Solar Controller Question Rick D at 11:41am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1790 I'm going to ramble a bit before I get to the point. I was considering replacing my three-stage sola
Leaking Lewmar ports recess12 at 11:10am 09.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1523 This is a general question about the Lewmar ports on Catalina boats or any boat. Mine have been le
Xantrex? John at 11:09am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1546 Does anybody know what's happening with Xantrex? I had an item I had to return for warranty work whi
PHRF racing o'day 28 nbflash at 10:26am 09.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1762 Has any one raced the 28 with centerboard under phrf what were the results:)
St. John, VI to Callao, Peru pahuac at 10:23am 09.29.08 Destinations 0/2877 Has anyone on this forum made this cruise on January? We are planning to leave St John just after Ne
does sailing with centerboard 1/2/way drastically effect pointing nbflash at 10:22am 09.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1223 I sain in Barnegat Bay NJ and am considering an O'day28. The bay is shallow and wnything deeper than
Universal 5411 sacrifical anode Gary_H at 8:49am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1346
Fishing: Using the boom as an outrigger for trolling? (2) RECESS at 8:23am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5946 I am an avid angler. One of the great things about sailboats is the fishing from the back. I have at
seeking toe rail for repairing a hunter 28.5 lowcountrydrifter at 3:58am 09.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1594 i'm having trouble locating about 8 feet of matching toe rail for my hunter 28.5....any related sugg
1994 H280 Ken13559 at 6:35am 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1366 Does anyone know the diameter ' pitch of stock 2-blade prop on a 1994 Hunter 280 with Yanmar 1GM10 e
Decompression Level Philip1126 at 6:06am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1924 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel motor in my 2002 Hunter. I am trying to perform some routine maintenan
The Maltese Falcon has landed in San Francisco Bay (1) caguy at 12:01am 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1822 According to the news it had to wait for low tide so that it would fit under the Golden Gate Bridge.
An 'Orrible, 'Orrible Mistake ................. Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 09.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1743 I know this is not the proper place to pour out my heart and bare my soul but I can no longer contai

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Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L ggrizzard at 12:15pm 10.09.21 I replaced my slider rails with teak "bunk boards" which are available from on-line teak sellers. Ba
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chip veres at 12:13pm 10.09.21 One thing that hasn't been mentioned: Please crank the engine every morning with the electric start
Outboard issues chip veres at 12:05pm 10.09.21 Use your ohmmeter to test the windings of the pulser and ignition coil. Pulser and ignition primary
Can't find the intake water strainer Stu Jackson at 11:03am 10.09.21 I reconnected the hose and tried again, but still no suction from the engine. The engine doesn't s
asymmetrical spinnaker sock jrowan at 9:09am 10.09.21 We just use a spinnaker bag which clips to the bow pulpit & then attach the spin halyard to raise it
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? jrowan at 9:04am 10.09.21 Yeah, I guess after all the waiting & money spent you still have to drill the holes for the mounting
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? jrowan at 8:50am 10.09.21 We have two group 31's on our O'Day 35. Is there room in your battery box to at least upgrade the s
Auto-Pilots sail sfbay at 8:26am 10.09.21 .........New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering............. A wheel pilot would work on that
Insight on sail condition rgranger at 8:06am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserve
Any feedback/opinions on a dripless shaft seal TidesMarine vs PYI PSS? sail sfbay at 7:44am 10.09.21 My experience is limited to PYI PSS, which was recommended by my boatyard, on a powerboat with two n
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserves
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:16am 10.09.21 If that's the only thing holding you back then go for it. Replace the sails as your budget allows.
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Nichole340 at 7:14am 10.09.21
More on Maine Sail dLj at 6:40am 10.09.21 I am in Mass and if he needs help, I am only a 2 or 3 hour drive away to be able to go help winteri
Auto-Pilots Apex at 6:35am 10.09.21 so some local knowledge has it, hearing technical difficulties in B&G of recent? Any experience for
Outboard issues Ken Cross at 6:30am 10.09.21 My honda issues stemmed from rinning car fuel in the engine. I pulled the fuel bowl and found all so
Insight on sail condition Ken Cross at 6:26am 10.09.21 When I finally pulled the trigger on new sails I went with this site right here (Sailboatowners.com)
Insight on sail condition sail sfbay at 6:15am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum!! Yep ........go sail with the existing sails, and when you are ready, buy new
Can't find the intake water strainer nbraasch at 6:12am 10.09.21 I'll take the impeller cover off today and report back - with pics
Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L (1) sail sfbay at 6:06am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Handrails: make measurement based o

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