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Anyone have centerboard drawings? Gary at 7:49am 04.04.08 Irwin 0/1798 My boat was dropped only a couple of inches at the boatyard. The damage is limited to the centerboar
hood? joefusa at 7:39am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1351 have a c-30 and looking to replace a not-so-good furler. anyone with experience or knowledge about t
Cutlass bearing akflyr at 7:58am 04.04.08 Big Boats 3/1006 I will be pulling the boat soon (1979 37c). I would like to replace the cutlass bearing while it is
Hunter 34 - Cost to Awlgrip Topsides and Decks Roy Page at 9:08am 04.04.08 Big Boats 10/4250 I have recently bought a H34 and plan to refinish the topsides and decks with awlgrip at the end of
Kayak keel guard Brian M H23 at 10:47am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2285 Does anyone have a fiberglass kayak? I'm looking for some sort of material to put on my keel - it s
411 Cracked Mast Sailorjoe20822 at 5:00am 04.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1446 The mast on my year 2000 Beneteau 411 filled with water at the base, froze and cracked this past win
tuning prebend question (1) Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 1:23pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 In preping to tune my rig in a few weeks, I am doing some reading, and looking at pictures of my rig
Dagger or swing keel advice David Franklin at 12:46pm 04.04.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1912 I am planning to purchase an older MacGregor 26. What are the opinions on reliability or upkeep on
Help!! identifying my boat little sailor at 1:40pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2057 Hi- I have a sailboat that my mom purchased new in about 1980. I would like to replace the sail with
Mac 26S Hawk4661 at 2:43pm 04.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/979 Hi guys.I'm new to sailing and want in put on the best boat. Ive been researching the web and I beli
Alternator upgrade Andre at 5:42pm 04.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/916 I offerred to help a friend of mine. he has an Oday 39 (1984) with a Universal diesel 44hp, and want
Buoyancy of Columbia 22. Can it float after being capsized? Eihli at 8:53pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2741 Hi. I'm very new to sailing. Planning on buying my first boat at the end of this month. It's a 19
Trip from North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc14893 at 1:36am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1567 Some time ago I asked the forum for advice on bringing my Hunter 37C from North East to Hampton. Wel
soft head floor Roberto Bisonni at 1:29am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 6/922 Hi everybody,The head floor in my 260 is very soft and feels like there is water under.Is that no
A 15-min job ;D Warren Milberg at 10:14pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2282 So, I go to my boat yesterday in order to get a number of chores done in preparation for launch next
gas tank location (1) walt at 1:54am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2841 Ive never really found a good place to keep the gas tank on a 26C but have made somewhat of a compro
Replace running rigging jerseywaters at 2:48am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2190 We have a Hunter 26.5 1989 and have purchased new sails. We need to replace the running rigging. W
Post Katrina Observations sailaway78 at 2:27am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1201 When I was living and fishing a lot in far S.Texas, I would always hear from the locals that no matt
Windvane advice Helen and Iain at 2:08am 04.03.08 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2392 Hi there, having had extensive experience with an Airies wind vane on my Nic 32 I'm looking for advi
1964 Bahama Islander 24 Roger Larkin at 4:13am 04.03.08 Islander 5/4061 I have recently bought a 1964 Bahama Islander 24'. I need a motor but don't know exactly what was in

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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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