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genoa sailtrim Syversens at 8:50am 10.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1225 Hey all, starting my "racing" season this saturday and been struggling with the trim on my genoa....
Water damaged floor repair help needed keith bremner at 8:33am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1310 I own an Islander 36 ('83) and had a small leak combined with a battery problem which led to 4 inche
Pushing the winter envelope. (3) Ed Schenck at 8:27am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1831 Friday I sailed my Highlander for the final time in 2008. It was about 55 degrees with winds of 12-
Steering VICTORY!!!! Coyote at 7:48am 10.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1050 as a follow up to several posts I have placed on this board, I am OVERJOYED to FINALLY Report that
Season is over Justin_NSA at 7:09am 10.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/987 I hauled Cuivienen out of her slip yesterday and into her yard space. :cry: Snow is falling in parts
Welcome to the Telstar Forum sailingdog at 6:43am 10.27.08 Telstar 0/9863 I asked the moderators to create this forum for people interested in finding out more about the Tels
Furling main maintenance... Doug/Karen at 6:08am 10.27.08 Big Boats 5/1472 As the first season with an in-mast furling main comes to an end, we are questioning if removal and
Using Outboard during Winter Delphis at 5:44am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2271 This winter I'd like to keep the outboard on a small zodiac and use it on the mild days. Because the
depth sounders wcaime at 5:40am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1200 I need a new sounder. Any recommendations, i.e. Datamarine, Raymarine, Humminbird, etc? Thanks for t
1988 Legend holding tank replacement lzr at 5:32am 10.27.08 Big Boats 3/1113 I have a 1988 37 Legend that I am getting head smells from. I am going to replace the hoses but I w
pearson 23 sloop, help! ridesroadking1 at 5:19am 10.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1673 I just purchased a pearson 23' sloop, id like to restore it to it original condition.its in excellla
192 Trailer ozman at 5:04am 10.27.08 Day Sailers 2/1452 Does anyone have a trailer make/model recommendation for a 192 ?
Mobilife gas cooker/oven spares, what are they called now? sjoerdm at 2:23am 10.27.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/5744 Hello all, On our boat (HR45) we have an excellent mobilife gas oven/cooker. We are looking for spa
Halloween Decorations igor at 9:04pm 10.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1221 Hi, I am thinking of decorating my boat for Halloween - just wondering if anyone has some great id
Yanmar 2qm15 Fall Maintenance RussB at 7:31pm 10.26.08 S2 4/3397 Our 9.2 is hauled for winter. It is time for fall maintenance and winterizing. Does anyone have an
Wiring charger to battery SoSound at 6:05pm 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2431 Question on what wiring to run from the charger to the battery. Currently, both positive and nega
Yanmar 2GM20F Pete17844 at 5:56pm 10.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/6918 I need to change the coolant in our Yanmar 2GM20F. Would someone with the same model be willing to
Questions for Macgregor owners tommrz at 5:28pm 10.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2557 I am interested in purchasing a 94 Macgregor 26X. These boats seem to have a little bit of both the
1.25" track for Asym Spinnaker snatch block (1) Chris Connor at 5:26pm 10.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1534 I recently observed a 1.25" track installed on the moulded toe rails of a Catalina 36. I have a Ca
Blue Heron Problem Monty Miller at 5:22pm 10.26.08 Ask All Sailors 33/9358 In our cove with about a hundred or so sailboats a majestic blue heron has decided that the bimini o

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Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 01.20.22 It's not necessarily siphoning, Greg...water outside the boat is doing what water does: seeking its
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Joe at 6:00pm 01.20.22 Ordering a new one from the west coast All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? LDBoats at 5:50pm 01.20.22 Don't get too married to the fuel system. It's also worth a look at the air system. A restricted exh
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 5:27pm 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question DeniseO30 at 5:22pm 01.20.22 I don't know about your boat but are the transducers ahead of the keel? They usually are, they may
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Techstyle at 5:08pm 01.20.22 I totally dried out the keel and then put a paper napkin down. The napkin slowly started getting w
First time out of the water in 8 years sail sfbay at 3:48pm 01.20.22 epoxy barrier coating is a coating............hope that helps.
First time out of the water in 8 years Don S/V ILLusion at 3:40pm 01.20.22
First time out of the water in 8 years sail sfbay at 3:29pm 01.20.22 Sand, apply 7 coats of epoxy barrier coating then 2 coats of antifoulant paint.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 3:11pm 01.20.22 @dlochner the comment was directed to the statement "Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tally Ho at 3:09pm 01.20.22 In Indiana ( we have a shore on Lake Michigan), documented boats still have to pay the state registr
Fairleads Don Guillette at 3:05pm 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
First time out of the water in 8 years AaronD at 3:01pm 01.20.22 I'm a C-22 sailor, so I could be wrong about the -25, but I believe most older 25's had a cast-iron
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 2:53pm 01.20.22 @dlochner - I wonder if we (you and I and others too) are using the word register in different ways
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered smokey73 at 2:48pm 01.20.22 @dlochner the comment was directed to the statement "Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as h
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered sail sfbay at 2:44pm 01.20.22
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 2:43pm 01.20.22 It seems like a good time to mention and re-plug the new mooring field at Jensen Beach. I have com
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered shemandr at 2:38pm 01.20.22 It seems like a good time to mention and re-plug the new mooring field at Jensen Beach. I have comp
Head Always Full Tally Ho at 2:37pm 01.20.22 Is it possible that the tank vent is plugged, preventing the pump out from really pumping the tank
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Tally Ho at 2:31pm 01.20.22 I totally dried out the keel and then put a paper napkin down. The napkin slowly started getting w

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