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Do I turn the fuel off?? rfrye1 at 10:55pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1201 I live in Phoenix and keep our boat in San Diego. There are times when the boat sits idle for severa
Bimini Scott at 4:40pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1414 I'm on roll tonight. We need a new bimini for our "86 h31. Checked the chandlery and they have lis
teak trim Scott at 4:33pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1081 Okay guys - The coach top (sides) teak trim on my '86 hunter 31 was in need of replacing. I bought
Halyard preference? Hermit Scott at 2:57pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1144 First off I'm praying for you guys getting hit by Gustav, like it or not. I think I want to run the
sail ID. kendall at 2:07pm 08.31.08 Trailer Sailors 0/22 In the sail inventorey on my portager, was a sail I'm not sure of (pics at link) P-po's inventory
Beneteau 473 Opinions Claudius at 1:59pm 08.31.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4104 Dear B473 Owners, I would like to ask a question regarding the B473. My wife and I love the B473
no forestay gone with the wind at 12:20pm 08.31.08 Smaller Boats 4/1543 have a catalina 22 with no forestay deck mount there are no holes where one coud have been. does
Wauquiez by Beneteau JB at 12:09pm 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 0/880 Anyone know anything about this boat? Looking at a 34' they were built by the Beneteau company in F
For you Atlantic sailors... Brian D at 10:20am 08.31.08 Ask All Sailors 1/946 Have any of you made a sail to the site of the Titanic sinking. I know that this is probably a far f
Contra weight salon table hunter 40.5 Ultimate Star at 7:03am 08.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1497 The contra weight that lowers en rises the salon table has fallen down the mast foot. It looks like
Searching for swing keel 24632 at 6:32am 08.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1254 I'm refurbishing a '78 Oday 25 that is missing the swing keel. I would like to have the extra capab
Removing Keel for Shipping Peter Taylor at 5:36am 08.31.08 Big Boats 2/1943 Fellow Sailors I am in the process of arranging to ship a 2005 C36 Mk11 from the USA to Australia a
Anybody add air/heat to a 36 Rizzman at 5:36am 08.31.08 Yamaha 1/1807 Anybody ever add an air conditioner to a Y-36? I'm thinking about adding it this winter while the b
New Catalina-27 Owner BaySailerBill at 5:24am 08.31.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1155 Hi Everyone, I have been a sailboatowners.com member for a few years, I've been using the Oday Ow
WINDLASS ON A CAL35 SIMPLICITY CAL35 at 10:16pm 08.30.08 Cal 1/1772 I am restoring a 1984 CAL35 and want to install a windlass. Has anyone done this and if so, can you
attach od22 spread brackts Walter6016 at 7:44pm 08.30.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1045 My spreader bracket on ODay 22 which was held on with rivets at 3 points popped off the mast. Should
Newport Beach Harbor Help rfrye1 at 6:28pm 08.30.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1161 I'm looking at the chart for Newport harbor and I see the Anchorage Areas listed around Balboa ' Lid
stock rudder Don Chesley at 5:47pm 08.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1365 I have a Mac 26c with the stock rudder and I have a question with it being hollow. When I lift the r
Coecles Harbor Info Needed Grateful Dad at 2:23pm 08.30.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3606 I'm planning an overnight stay on 9/2 in Coecles Harbor and trying to decide whether to stay on the
Caframo or Hella fans??? rfrye1 at 2:14pm 08.30.08 Ask All Sailors 10/4104 I'm installing cabin fans. I dont like the exposed blades on the Hella fans, but they seems to be on

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Dometic AC needs capacitor Ken13559 at 12:34pm 01.18.22 I don't remember much and keeps forgetting where I ....... I'm that old too.
Trying to identify this boat cb32863 at 12:29pm 01.18.22 I love how people try to convince someone to buy a rotting POS and put money in to it. :rolleyes: Ju
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? SandCat at 12:16pm 01.18.22 Consider a Hunter 260 or other large "trailerable" design. They have very well thought out mast rai
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 12:10pm 01.18.22 At least for the Erie Canal sections, the marinas at either end have cranes and the rates are consid
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 11:50am 01.18.22 Ericson 27 is a good boat. Very similar in size to the C&C27 I had for 20 years. It will be a great
Options for new main halyard Sailfanatic at 11:42am 01.18.22 Definitely no on Sta-setX. I would second the recommendation of VPC for a main halyard, I used it f
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 11:22am 01.18.22 A little more poking around and the weiner is .. Ericson 27.. They were available with a deep transo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 01.18.22 I'm a sailor and love wind in my wings. It appears I will need to un-step/load&carry/re-step at lea
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 11:06am 01.18.22 Soooo..... I phoned the uscg just now and the person explained that there is a bug in their software
Coast Guard multi year renewal NYSail at 10:59am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentatio
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:58am 01.18.22 . But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:50am 01.18.22 But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 10:43am 01.18.22 At a marina I used to stay, I watched my slip neighbor step his mast by rafting his boat to two othe
Dometic AC needs capacitor Tater at 10:39am 01.18.22 ...... :) there was a time when capacitors had pcbs in them.. yeah I'm that old lol My dad acquir
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 9:50am 01.18.22 That is definitely not a C&C. The Ericson 25+ looks closest but it looks like it is a mast head rig
Options for new main halyard AndyL at 9:37am 01.18.22 Thanks everyone. I did do quite a bit of research before posting so am aware of Sta-Set X's reput
Trying to identify this boat Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 01.18.22 It's definitely not a catalina. Get yourself an outboard if desired and use it as is. I don't know h
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') tfox2069 at 9:26am 01.18.22 I have a Honda 2200i and a soft start on my 16k btu AC unit. I use it (and bring it) only very rare
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 01.18.22 I've worked with using thickened epoxy many times. What technique would you use in this application?
Lewmar Whitlock Shifter Knotallthere at 9:08am 01.18.22 Yes that is the correct procedure.

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