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Anyone know this supplier? John at 7:05am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1121 I'm getting ready to start a new project (installation of another battery as an emergency start batt
Intermittent power to starter Break Away at 6:32am 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1921 When I flip the toggle switch at the engine panel in the cockpit of my First 310, sometimes I don't
Owners Manual for First 285 santafe at 6:26am 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/6323 Does anyone have a complete copy of the owners manual for a 1988 Beneteau F285 or know where I can p
Second summer in dry dock and I survived!! Dean5735 at 5:54am 08.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1401 I am going to make it, somehow (we have a plan) I made it through another summer (2nd. one) with my
Autohelm ST30 Speed error Capt Guido at 5:31am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1438 Recently my ST30 speed display is off by nearly 1.5kn on the low side compared to my GPS reading. I
Spinnaker and Gear Specifications batonhodges@aol.com at 5:17am 08.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1254 Can anyone help me find the specifications for a spinnaker, pole, etc for a Sopinnaker for my boat
Schnauzer Poop Hermit Scott at 12:59am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2121 I know someone has to have live aboard pets. I have a 15 pound schnauzer and we plan on taking long
Leaking Storage Box strobeone at 8:19pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1137 My starboard storage box in the cockpit leaks whenever it rains or I hose it down. I keep the gas c
Bad Luck Good Luck NO LUCK SEADANCE at 6:09pm 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1703 About 3 weeks ago we notice a substantial loss of power under load from our yanmar 2qm15 engine. Af
Noise while under way pinkfloyd4u at 4:31pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 I've recently bought a 2002 Hunter 356. While in forward between 1500-2000 rpm there is a pitchy noi
Flood year -- Finally Ready to Sail! Harvey18647 at 4:08pm 08.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/730 Thanks to a spring flood followed by a working trip to Germany, I finally got my boat cleaned up and
Flood year -- Finally Ready to Sail! Harvey18647 at 4:00pm 08.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/719 Thanks to a spring flood followed by a working trip to Germany, I finally got my boat cleaned up and
cracked hatch H35 richk at 3:22pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2104 I have an '88 Hunter 35 Legend. Just today the plastic window in the aft hatch cracked near the dog
Widgen Centerboard Rigging Mel at 2:47pm 08.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4605 Hi, I've had a O'Day Widgeon (1982) for 5 years. This year the centerboard won't come down or up
Scared the crap out of me.. walt at 2:36pm 08.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2050 Park County Colorado I understand has had one tornado in the last 50 or so years and it happened to
Help me catch a thief! agaliha at 1:07pm 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1560 Monday night I went to bed with my garage door open. During the night a thief stole a bunch of stuf
Dented Hull through Gel Coat/Fiberglass-Repair? Lynn Ocean at 12:28pm 08.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4158 We had a little mishap with the ODay 222 this afternoon. She was run forward into the boat parked a
Bent mast Bill at 11:55am 08.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1546 Dropped the mast while the foot was still inside the bulkhead about 4', slightly bent the mast and p
Calling all upper Bay sailors Manny at 7:54am 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 0/982 We are thinking of taking an overnight trip next weekend (finally got someone to watch the dogs!). I
Power Boat sinks Sag Harbor,NY seadaddler at 5:56am 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2120 Last sunday a fifty something power boat hit the rocks outside the mooring field and break water at

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Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Gene Neill at 2:48pm 01.02.22 Don't feel bad. There is no easy way into or out of a slip (or onto a trailer) in winds like that. I
Inflatable tender Art12050 at 2:47pm 01.02.22
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... sailme88 at 1:56pm 01.02.22 Maybe call Hodgsdon Bros in Southport, ME and see if they have any information on the boat as well a
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 01.02.22 Actually Raritan's Atlantes Freedom Raritan Atlantes Freedom may be your best choice if you want a
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... dlochner at 1:43pm 01.02.22 Not to be discouraging, just realistic, boat projects always take longer and are more expensive than
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... kj4fec at 1:37pm 01.02.22 beautiful boat. great choice. as you ready the vessel, we love pictures. alden is a great design
H34 roller furler Stu Jackson at 1:30pm 01.02.22 You have many choices, but consider if you only want roller furling vs. reefing, first. Once you've
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... jon hansen at 1:30pm 01.02.22 beautiful boat. great choice. as you ready the vessel, we love pictures. alden is a great design.
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... kj4fec at 1:29pm 01.02.22 I know this will need time and money. I see this project taking 5 years to complete. I am going to
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Crusty Ol Salt at 1:18pm 01.02.22 P.S. - can those instrument covers be ordered? I've pretty much resigned myself to try and make a r
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel Stu Jackson at 12:37pm 01.02.22 Your third picture shows a pretty beefy piece of metal. What is it? Pictures from a bit further awa
Doesn't know where things are. Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 01.02.22 If you are knowledgable about boats, you shouldn't have any problems. Take each individual componen
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... jssailem at 12:21pm 01.02.22 47ft boats cost two times as much as 35 ft boats to operate and rest in a marina.
CENTERBOARD HELP Project_Mayhem at 12:20pm 01.02.22 Correction, those screw holes do in fact lead straight into the keel. I pulled my c/b for repairs wh
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 12:18pm 01.02.22 "no gas, no electric... not a single luxury" Many would consider that a tropical paradise.
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... PaulK at 12:16pm 01.02.22 Yikes! SailboatData.com - DOLPHIN 47 (ALDEN) Sailboat That is a big hole to pour money into. Jus
CENTERBOARD HELP Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 01.02.22 There is a steel plate inside the centerboard. If you do any fiberglass work on it, be sure to take
How do I take this apart? jssailem at 11:55am 01.02.22 Wonderful. No Vice/Vice Grip damage to the finish. :biggrin:
H34 roller furler jssailem at 11:54am 01.02.22 just a lazy cruiser guy, I like that thought, but unsure if the context means I only sail during f
How do I take this apart? (1) Dr. D at 11:49am 01.02.22 Looks like it has a magnetic pivot at the small end? I would see if the larger chrome piece might

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