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To All You Real Sailors out there Alan at 7:33pm 10.12.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1670 Voom Television has a program called "Hard Water" on World Sport HD If you want to watch racing from
Genoa track end cap replacements Syversens at 6:54pm 10.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1414 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 30/3235 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 4/1441 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 7/3359 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 2/4060 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 1/1163 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 9/1939 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 2/1494 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 0/985 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 8/5205 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 5/1913 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 42/63271 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 2/1275 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 5/1538 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 4/2366 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 1/1052 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 9/2361 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 1/6989 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 4/1524 Good day. I have a 77 Catalina 30 TRBS with a Harken unit 0 furler and a 135 genny. I was sailing wi

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Engine access (1) Tally Ho at 7:21pm 12.28.21 No but.... I have been pondering it since the day I bought her. I think it needs to be large enough
Self tailing winches rgranger at 7:17pm 12.28.21 Just an ss-washer. Years ago I purchased a box of 50 from McMaster-Carr and I still have a lot lef
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 7:12pm 12.28.21 So why not just repack the stern gland with flax (PTE) and skip the PSS altogether. Ralph (at #4 a
Self tailing winches grangehill at 6:22pm 12.28.21 201298201299 In this pic you can see five holes through bridge deck. The middle three are into th
Interstate Trailer Sailing rgranger at 6:20pm 12.28.21
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:09pm 12.28.21 even know that was a thing:pimp:
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 6:03pm 12.28.21 Apple has always had USB connections. Color me ignorant. I've only owned an iPad2. Apple is much t
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 5:46pm 12.28.21 Whoopsie. ;) Apple just wasn't that into USB connections, huh? Apple has always had USB connect
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dlochner at 5:42pm 12.28.21 Thanks for that. Forgot to mention that my work gets done on (older) MacBook - not the phone. So th
Interstate Trailer Sailing Tater at 5:42pm 12.28.21 @Tater I am referring to you boat. Started flight training at NAS Pensacola but many years ago I
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 (2) Tally Ho at 5:37pm 12.28.21 If the shaft is SS, then it sounds like was replaced. I would work on pressing off the coupling. I
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 5:27pm 12.28.21 MacBook Whoopsie. ;) Apple just wasn't that into USB connections, huh?
Interstate Trailer Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10pm 12.28.21 @Tater I am referring to you boat. Started flight training at NAS Pensacola but many years ago
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 5:06pm 12.28.21 So why not just repack the stern gland with flax (PTE) and skip the PSS altogether. Ralph (at #4 ab
Self tailing winches (3) rgranger at 5:03pm 12.28.21 201297201298201299 In this pic you can see five holes through bridge deck. The middle three are in
New here Project_Mayhem at 4:51pm 12.28.21 @Project_Mayhem FYI thank you. Can you recommend where to buy? I think my mini fridge came from Wa
The Proper PROP Allan12210 at 4:33pm 12.28.21 Out 1984 H34 came stock with a 15 x 15 prop that moves us at least 6.5 knots. That is at 3000 rpm. T
searching for a leak and needing advice (8) rgranger at 4:29pm 12.28.21 Edit: I got to my laptop and was able to edit this post It is easier from the inside but you can d
Replacement silcock access cover in shower? Calif. Ted at 4:25pm 12.28.21 I've seen them called access, utility or inspection hatches depending on use I guess, don't know if
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board dLj at 4:17pm 12.28.21 Very expensive here. $500 for equipment and $99 per month. Wonder if it will work as you travel t

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