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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 6/2840 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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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
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb senang at 10:51am 12.22.21 On my Hunter 38 the bulb I replaced had a bayonet fitting, but with one pin higher then the other p
Flawed Logic? Brian D at 10:26am 12.22.21 I think the seasons as we know it was all derived from the Lunar Calendar and transfered to the Greg
Flawed Logic? justsomeguy at 9:55am 12.22.21 So the non celestial observation definition would go back much further. Eh, I took a shot. ;)
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Goobs at 9:39am 12.22.21 Good luck to you. Was there any history or warning this was likely to happen? Or completely out of t
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 8:02am 12.22.21 Agriculture? People were nomads long before agriculture. So the non celestial observation definit
Flawed Logic? justsomeguy at 7:48am 12.22.21 Anyone know why the seasons were defined ? Agriculture?
23.5 Aluminum Tiller travelingjerryb at 7:47am 12.22.21 I does look better. I bought one from IdaSailor for my MacGregor. Be sure to get a cover for it! D
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits Tater at 7:43am 12.22.21 I need to do something similar with my 170. I'll hoist it with blocks in my basement. My trailer nee
23.5 Aluminum Tiller Justin_NSA at 7:38am 12.22.21 I does look better. I bought one from IdaSailor for my MacGregor. Be sure to get a cover for it!
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 7:36am 12.22.21 Based on some replies, many prefer the meteorological definition vs the astronomical one Anyone kn
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 7:23am 12.22.21
charlieann (1) sail sfbay at 7:16am 12.22.21 Suggest this repair strategy ............. Grind out the crack with a dremel tool, sand, fill with c
The Dinghy Diaries billder99 at 7:12am 12.22.21 Ahoy YVRGuy, have you looked into Porta-Botes? These are a great compromise between portability, eas
Flawed Logic? Leeward Rail at 7:11am 12.22.21
23.5 Aluminum Tiller (2) travelingjerryb at 7:04am 12.22.21

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