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Aft Bomar Hatch Jason1271 at 10:27am 07.31.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1728 I've noticed the Bomar Hatch in the aft cabin of my 2004 H33 is allowing water to get in during heav
Where to install bilge pump on O'Day 25 Tito C. at 10:11am 07.31.08 Day Sailers 1/1497 I just bought a 1982 25' O'Day. The boat is in pretty good shape for it's age. I am getting ready to
What spare parts to carry? PrincessoftheLake at 10:11am 07.31.08 Big Boats 4/1202 What spare parts would be recommended to carry on board (Lake Superior Cruising)our 1995 Hunter 40.5
Boat gelcoat polishing topic jviss at 9:05am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 50/6404 This question, or series of questions is perhaps most appropriately directed to MainSail, since he h
what is this? LordNelson at 8:50am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/859 can anyone tell me what this is, what it goes to, and maybe what it's worth?
What is this? LordNelson at 8:46am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/781 This was given to me as I have a sailboat but I do not know what it is. Does anyone know what is is,
What is it? LordNelson at 8:40am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/920 This was given to me but i don't know what it is. does any know what it might be and to what size bo
fuel stain on hull bernie at 7:58am 07.31.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1344 does anyone know of a good product where to help remove a small fuel stain from my catalina 309? it
zincs Bob at 7:21am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1234 Has anyone experienced problems with the Chinese zincs? This Spring, all of the outlets had only the
Lewmar Opening Ports Dennis Honeycutt at 7:16am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1617 I know there has been a lot posted about opening ports but I can't find anything in the archives. M
Clean for a few days Rick Sylvester at 6:35am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1089 after eight days of grueling labor. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.
Chesapeake Questions bffatcat at 6:33am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1042 As a New England sailor I usually cruise the coast of Maine or Cape Cod and the Islands Ive never b
Clean for a few days Rick Sylvester at 6:31am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 0/928 after eight days of grueling labor. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.
Broke the rudder on our 222 O'Day Chuck R at 4:47am 07.31.08 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2425 My brother and I were on a broad reach after a good start on our Wed evening race last night. We ha
1980 Hunter 33 port side leak Tony Z at 4:24am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1385 We have a big time deck leak that I just can't seem to find the source of. The end result is rain
Broken seacock !!!! What to do Tony Z at 4:10am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2135 The handle of the raw water seacock on our 1980 Hunter 33 has come off. I know it can be remo
Portlights on H-260 Hogan at 3:49am 07.31.08 Smaller Boats 1/1151 Has anyone updated the older H-260's by adding portlights like the newer models have? Do those portl
Racing Sails - Affordable Manufacturers Karri at 3:26am 07.31.08 Ask All Sailors 4/921 My husband and I got into racing on my friends 36" Beneteau. It performs very well however his inven
AC/DC Switch Panel Mystery Switch! - 84 Hunter 31 reserche at 12:29am 07.31.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1362 Okay - I have a mystery switch on the AC/DC Switch Panel - on my 84 Hunter 31. All the switches ar
Hunter 25 Mark H at 11:19pm 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/878 newbie sailor...are there any Hunter 25 with water ballast/centerbaord mods? txs in advance Would

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Help! Identify Antenna's Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 01.14.22 Do birds like to perch there and drop poop on the boat? Remember the Poop Deck naval term
What is this? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 01.14.22 Doubt transducer. Can you trace the wire back all the way. Never saw anything like that
Help! Identify Antenna's rgranger at 4:13am 01.14.22
Steven N Wesleymi at 2:38am 01.14.22 I had the same problem. Replaced door seal and tried different thermometers. Replaced thermostat and
Steven N Steven N at 8:53pm 01.13.22 mine is mounted on the evaporator I will try moving it thanks
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? bwagner187 at 7:47pm 01.13.22 Could not agree more! plan for the worse at sea and hope the best. Redundancy is key ! Im going to
Comparing 30s chrome700 at 7:43pm 01.13.22
Four Masted Barque rounding Cape Horn 1928 - Captain Irving sail sfbay at 7:08pm 01.13.22 Great find.........very interesting!!
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? jssailem at 7:03pm 01.13.22 Ben. I bought my boat when she was 42 years old. While not a World Blue water cruiser, she is a stou
New sail for sale sail sfbay at 6:45pm 01.13.22 Might list it on this site for sale: Used gear for sale (sailboatowners.com)
Throttle Position while Sailing jeepbluetj at 6:06pm 01.13.22 .... I have gotten used to the separate controls on my Catalina, and prefer them now. Sorry about
Help! Identify Antenna's Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 01.13.22
Help! Identify Antenna's Brian D at 6:02pm 01.13.22 The "swrily" antenna is, as mentioned, a satellite antenna. It could be archaic GPS or weather satel
Help! Identify Antenna's dlochner at 5:58pm 01.13.22 Most if not all of those antennas could be sent to a recycler. 20 years ago the technology was not g
Which Battery is better? jeepbluetj at 5:58pm 01.13.22 Yup. Lotsa manufactures/retailers (I'm looking at you WM) have figured out if you stick a label on t
Help! Identify Antenna's kloudie1 at 5:57pm 01.13.22 Swirled thing is an old sat nav antenna, before GPS. Two GPS antennas and a radar maybe.
Help! Identify Antenna's Ecosta at 5:49pm 01.13.22 Wow, that is a plethora of electronic thingies! Not sure about most of that stuff, but I think the
Help! Identify Antenna's Tom J at 5:37pm 01.13.22 Wow, that is a plethora of electronic thingies! Not sure about most of that stuff, but I think the
Point to ponder: furling the jib Dalliance at 5:29pm 01.13.22 Keeping tension on the furling line is key. I have learned the hard way to not let guests/crew fur
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? bwagner187 at 5:14pm 01.13.22 Thanks for your reply.I understand what you are saying .. Im going to have my rigging inspected . I

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