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Ericson 26 -- Boat has a heavy helm Kathy13279 at 2:34am 04.11.08 Ericson 0/2412 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 5/1891 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 5/1216 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 3/1496 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 6/1188 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 6/1212 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 2/1532 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 6/2841 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 0/2270 Hello, i am a newbie, i just bought a boat and was told it was a westsail 32, well it turned out not
Teak vs Ipe 48dodge at 9:53am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2395 I'm looking to replace the teak on my boat as soon as I'm done painting. This includes toe rails, h
Good planning site higgs at 11:48am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1140 http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/
satellite tv antenna system experience question frank m. at 11:30am 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1228 I'm considering setting up a satellite tv reciever on my hunter 42.I'm considering "track it tv" (
alternator upgrade Geoffrey Kloster at 10:56am 04.11.08 Pearson 9/1926 Has anyone installed a Balmar alternator on a 323? I am trying, but it won't fit the bracket that's
After Winter Start Up Soggy Paws at 1:35pm 04.11.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1386 Life is good, got to put the boat in the water last week. She started up just fine. I let the 18 h
Rudder Castle Wind Dancer24484 at 4:00pm 04.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1577 Hi all, I'm new to this site and am trying to get back into sailing. I have had the pleasure of sail
Liquid Wrech Steve22116 at 7:28am 04.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1117 Good afternoon all. Before I removed my keel bolt I soaked it with liquid wrench many times over sev
Trouble with stem piece (1) Peter Brennan at 7:24am 04.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1239 This problem may apply to other O'Day models. The stem piece is a large aluminum casting to which is
mast for a 28 OI ronlaw1 at 8:19pm 04.09.08 Morgan 2/1801 I am restoriing my Morgan 1973 28 OI and need a mast. Anyone know of one that is available?
Catalina 320 leak Bill O'D at 11:15pm 04.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1872 A friend with a 320 has a mysterious leak that seems to be coming from the unattached air conditioni
Forestay length Bob at 12:29am 04.10.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1578 I want to replace my CDI furler with a simple forestay to use with a blade jib. Can anyone tell me w

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eye candy shemandr at 7:06pm 12.22.21 find a pair of undershorts flying!
Fumoto drain valve? rgranger at 6:50pm 12.22.21 I have one on my lawn mower
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 6:48pm 12.22.21 And don't forget slide rules. We put men on the moon with them. I still have mine :wink: I have on
H23 bilge weep/limber holes rgranger at 6:45pm 12.22.21 Leaf blower or shop vac hooked up in reverse. Blow out the holes. Add a little soapy water repea
Pick one... rgranger at 6:43pm 12.22.21 Back when I was a much younger man, serving on the USS Richard E Byrd DDG-23 I was told a couple of
Should I add fiberglass rgranger at 6:40pm 12.22.21 One main thing. Cut blisters out and let the hull dry out for several months to allow moisture in
Flawed Logic? rgranger at 6:38pm 12.22.21
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Fitting a bigger anchor on a Hunter 45cc SVFreedom at 6:18pm 12.22.21 Thought i'd add this in case anyone else could use the info. In a google search I found a Hunter 45
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 5:36pm 12.22.21 201161 7 1/2' keel old school:)
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Fumoto drain valve? sail sfbay at 4:42pm 12.22.21 Great idea but access to the engine drain plug on my sailboat is a challenge do not likely for it.
charlieann Ralph Johnstone at 2:50pm 12.22.21 See posts #3 and #7 for a few ideas: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/gel-coat.187661/?hig
charlieann Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 12.22.21 On one of Andy's youtubes on fixing gelcoat cracks he suggested using prethickened Gflex epoxy to al
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits videorov at 12:02pm 12.22.21 Im going to figure this thing out some way. So I can use the Davits for the sailboat and use the boa

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