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New Sailor on Open Water Kristin at 1:32am 07.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/786 I have been sailing for about six months now. My crew (all women) and I are thinking about traileri
Fresh water tank overflowing Michel at 3:29am 07.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1038 When filling our fresh water tank for the first time this year, the tank overflowed inside the boat.
Bigger Outboard? Stan at 4:46am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1176 I've sailed small boats for many decades but am brand new to cruising in the "keeled realm" with my
Bilge gel coat stress cracks Bill at 4:40am 07.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1193 I have what looks to be a half dozen stress cracks in the gelocoat lining in the bottom of the bilge
Trinidad Pro Bottom Paint Cliff1010 at 5:08am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/6058 Hi folks,I bought my Catalina 310 brand new 3 years ago. It came with Pettit Trinidad Pro hard bo
fixed window trim Hunter 1985 28.5 Sam at 5:39am 07.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1100 I've broken the trim around the fixed side windows, plastic trim is pretty deteriorated, looking for
Passage 45cc upgrades 2 slipin away at 6:20am 07.03.08 Big Boats 1/1078 I have just posted my second group of upgrades I made to my 45cc, many of which may be of interest t
Raw water pump impeller gasket Bob La Salle at 6:13am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1863 I recently changed the impeller on my Fischer Panda generator on my Hunter 41. It only comes with o
Fresh water tank overflowing Michel at 6:56am 07.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2089 1995 Oceanis 281When filling our fresh water tank for the first time this year, the tank overflowed
Web site to look up hull serial numbers Dave19461 at 6:58am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10417 Can anyone direct me to a web site where you can enter the boat serial number and get the detail spe
S1 autopilot installation - location of the computer Andreas T at 8:59am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1241 I'm about to finally install the Raymarine S1 autopilot on my 1995 Hunter 336. I wonder where to bes
Lost my Steering today montenido at 11:04am 07.03.08 Catalina 30 2/1243 Hi all. Went out on Sundance for the third time (gone almost 2 weeks fighting wildfires). Again no
Battery retailer in San Diego rfrye1 at 5:13am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1347 It time to replace my two house batteries (4D) and I am looking for someplace other than WM to shop
Beeping From Inside Cabin Somewhere montenido at 11:13am 07.03.08 Catalina 30 2/1296 Hi all. I forgot to add this to my last post, but my boat was beeping occasionally while under sail
Heeling How much is too much Mike at 4:35pm 07.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2745 I am new to sailing my 1992 MacGregor 26 classic with a swing keel. How much heeling is ideal, and
Hunter 31 (85) mast roger at 10:19am 07.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/997 Help! I'm looking hard at a Hunter 31, 1985, and when I site up the mast, there is significant bent
bosun chair George at 9:25pm 07.01.08 Smaller Boats 2/1783 The other day I was at the marina and noticed a guy working on a mast light. He was in, what I thin
sun shelter for a 22 Don12592 at 1:33am 07.02.08 Smaller Boats 5/1060 we are in search of some type of sun shelter (bimini-ish) for our Hunter 22 we are doing over nigh
Where to go in Southern New England? jviss at 2:11am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1449 Well, it's our eight year cruising, down to just we two, kids aren't available or interested enough
Looking for year model of Oday 22 SS at 2:20am 07.02.08 Day Sailers 2/1375 My dad recently purchased an 1973 - 1978 Oday 22 and we are trying to figure out the year it was bui

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Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 2:50pm 11.09.21 Best start with the number of years you have to get out of a refinishing, without considering the p
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue Rjm st.petersburg at 2:44pm 11.09.21 The ohm readings you should see for the Fluxgate Compass are Bare to Blue ---- 6 to 12ohms Red to Gr
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 artboas at 2:37pm 11.09.21
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina (1) Will Gilmore at 2:36pm 11.09.21 Also, what are the registration numbers? I'm guessing that a stolen 40 foot sailboat would be hard
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting (1) sail sfbay at 2:34pm 11.09.21 Just applied 2 coats of Awlgip color-matched polyester urethane topcoat paint with converter and red
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 2:25pm 11.09.21 You should never generalize women. It's wrong to make broad assumptions. :badbad:
Finally went for a sail (2) DeniseO30 at 2:20pm 11.09.21 Since it was such a beautiful quiet day on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, I went for some
Wrapping topsides FastOlson at 2:14pm 11.09.21 Best start with the number of years you have to get out of a refinishing, without considering the pr
Adding a 115V outlet Hello Below at 2:13pm 11.09.21 There is a 40 minute one way trip from the marina to the bay. The batteries should fully charge eve
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Will Gilmore at 1:59pm 11.09.21 Is Daystar the name of your boat or is that an O'DAY designation? -Will
Old cedar lightning restoration dlochner at 1:49pm 11.09.21 Have you looked at the Lightning Class Association website? Restoring old Lightnings is a thing. Th
H25.5 deck painting (1) sail sfbay at 1:47pm 11.09.21 ..........I want do a "minimal level" paint job - my goal is to make it look better, not worried abo
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 1:46pm 11.09.21 Defender has SaniFlex in both 1.5" and 1"....and they sell it by the foot so you only have to buy t
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 1:41pm 11.09.21 200000 -Will
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Boomer2it at 1:38pm 11.09.21 I winterize my engine on the hard, I have a valve installed on engine side of water intake seacock,
Adding a 115V outlet Benny17441 at 1:36pm 11.09.21 You can either plug it in or hardwire it, it is just that the hardwiring makes for a better connecti
Wrapping topsides Barnacle Bill at 1:31pm 11.09.21 I have not personally done this, but i know others who have. You just have to be careful to not dam
Injector pump Benny17441 at 1:24pm 11.09.21 Check the obvious but I had an incident once where the injector pump in a boat that had been laid up
Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 12:49pm 11.09.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyle
2003 Hunter 270 DIY Yard Time! sail sfbay at 12:46pm 11.09.21 ..........2. Wax / Polish top deck & sides. Recommend a specific material? What's best practice for

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