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Cockpit Table Mod Ray at 9:42am 04.12.08 Catalina 310 4/2155 All, I have the standard issue table in my cockpit (the white one, not the teak) and my wife wants m
Local Sailor to SE North Carolina Yankee Sailor at 10:39am 04.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/956 Is there any sailors out there lives and sails in Southeast North Carolina? I am new to sailing the
Brydon Head for a 1985 Mirage sailboat Taz at 4:34am 04.12.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/5871 I have a Brydon head (59128-0000)that is allowing seawater into the bowl even it is set on "Dry Bowl
U.S. built or France Bing at 2:34pm 04.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1324 We are looking to purchase a 2001 Beneteau Clipper and would like to know how to tell where it was b
No HIN Number Bing at 2:46pm 04.12.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3074 I'm looking at purchasing a 361 Beneteau. The HIN number does not appear on the aft starboard side,
solar panels John at 4:25pm 04.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 To those who are familiar with solar panels: I have a line on two 65 Watt panels for under $200. Thi
Hunter 29.5 rudder (1) IgorC at 1:34pm 04.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1453 I am looking in to purchasing 1996 hunter 29.5. Boat is a bit neglected cosmetically but seems to be
Water entry through roller furler John at 8:58pm 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1762 For a year now, I've been struggling trying to figure out how water keeps getting into my bilge. Wha
Question for Great Lakes Sailors SailJunkie at 9:55pm 04.10.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2395 I finally uncovered the boat, and put the batteries back in. I'm planning on launching May 4. The
P36-2 Genoa Ariel at 11:37pm 04.10.08 Pearson 2/1520 I have a well used 135 genoa for a 1987 Pearson 36-2 for FREE if anyone with a 36-2 wants to have it
Trying something different Edwin at 11:44pm 04.10.08 Day Sailers 28/4630 I've got a '98 model H170, infamous for the APC cracking. I've named my boat appropiately "Cracked".
Ericson 26 -- Boat has a heavy helm Kathy13279 at 2:34am 04.11.08 Ericson 0/2376 Our tiller-steered Ericson 26 is difficult to sail and doesn't have much "feel" because the steering
Pulling New wire for Mast Light on Oday 23 Bobbystone at 4:27am 04.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1885 The wire coming out of the top side near the mast for my mast light has broken off very near where i
Rudder sensor, starting over sailaway78 at 5:54am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1209 OK, so I go out and pull the big camel back helm seat. And there sits the rudder quadrant. This is
Vent question wchevron at 5:37am 04.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1481 peggie, i read your book and am installing my new plumbing system now. on the tank vent, my tank is
Mooring chain corrosion Scott at 12:08am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1177 My mooring is laying on the ground at Lee's Park and will be put in the water later this month. I w
Need something hauled west to midwest? AircooledPatriot at 7:00am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 I'm traveling from Seattle to Michigan on April 17th, and making the trip back on the 23rd. Traveli
Beneteau 285 Measurement and single handing? Cory Zyromsky at 3:45am 04.11.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1515 I am in the market for a Beneteau 285 and am DESPERATELY trying to get a measurement of the height o
V222 Single Handed Sailing Steve22116 at 7:51am 04.11.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2812 Good afternoon all. I'm rebuilding a V222 (pop top) and have been thinking about routing all of the
Is My Boat a Pacific Seacrest? (1) Chris Broessel at 7:59am 04.11.08 Other Sailboats 0/2232 Hello, i am a newbie, i just bought a boat and was told it was a westsail 32, well it turned out not

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La Ni�a DeniseO30 at 7:32am 11.21.21 Oh is that why I've been having a difficult time sleeping on the boat??? LDSeFOVVna0
Hatch Leak Tally Ho at 7:28am 11.21.21
H26 Hole in mast cap CaptainRan at 7:26am 11.21.21 Depends on how you store it............hole facing up, down or sideways. Even if stored with the h
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Claude L.-Auger at 7:21am 11.21.21 Since you haven't logged into the Parts System, here is the price and it looks like it is available
Will this buff out? Allan12210 at 7:20am 11.21.21 Perhaps a Makita buffer and wool pad saturated with Round Up or DDT could polish it right up.
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate smokey73 at 7:06am 11.21.21 I don't know how similar the 40.5 is to my 40 but I've got some photos of the inside of the bow sho
Hatch Leak Claude L.-Auger at 6:59am 11.21.21 Do verify which type of sealant you use for that application. Some of them do not adhere to the rubb
H26 Hole in mast cap (1) sail sfbay at 6:56am 11.21.21 Depends on how you store it............hole facing up, down or sideways. Even if stored with the ho
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Terry Cox at 6:33am 11.21.21 Hi Eian, a possibility, but have not had that issue appear. Hopefully, it is not coming from the fue
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? Terry Cox at 6:27am 11.21.21 Hi Artboas, thank you for your commentary. Were I in want of change, what you assert makes sense. Pr
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 6:20am 11.21.21 I recently replaced all of the ports on my boat. I bought the windows thru Warren at Catalina. It
La Ni�a dLj at 5:37am 11.21.21 Just looking at Windy, seems you might have a small window Monday, but I don't think that's long eno
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? RoyS at 5:33am 11.21.21 How old is your boat?
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 5:27am 11.21.21 First boats are expected to finish soon. The Ultime Trimarans are taking a bit more than 2 weeks for
Hatch Leak kappykaplan at 5:25am 11.21.21 Sikaflex should do it. That's how I repaired a gasket a few years ago.
La Ni�a shemandr at 5:19am 11.21.21 As you know this Sunday has started out fairly nasty. Sharing the pain may not help much, I guess.
Pearson 30 PaulK at 5:17am 11.21.21 Practical Sailor has a good write-up about the Pearson 30. Friends had one and enjoyed it a lot. Q
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate B757Captain at 5:10am 11.21.21 I don't know how similar the 40.5 is to my 40 but I've got some photos of the inside of the bow show
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate shemandr at 4:45am 11.21.21 I can't supply details of how that plate is mounted but I do agree something is wrong. At the very
Will this buff out? StanleyJ at 4:14am 11.21.21 It looks like a safe blue water boat to take anywhere to me (even the pirates will feel sorry for yo

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