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ST50 Wind Rick D at 9:56am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4537 I must be getting old. My ST50 Autohelm wind cups were reluctant to turn at low wind speed. I had a
Head (shower) drain Pete Nelson at 10:40am 02.28.08 Big Boats 5/1555 Hi! First of all, I don't know why the "Your name" slot shows simply "P", without even a "." How ca
Seidelman Raft Up sailaway78 at 10:45am 02.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1373 Why don't some of you SE guys get a gettogether together. I am in the New Orleans area, and would l
1985 29 Lancer gary.lyn at 11:00am 02.28.08 Lancer 2/2651 New Lancer owner, a power sailer 29, a project boat but very sound. I'm looking for any information,
over night trips along gulf coast Chuck Creel at 3:27pm 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1168 anyone planning trips around end of apr or may this year and want a chase boat ,, keep in touch.
Void repair HAL at 8:24pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1071 How do I repair an on deck pea size void that has cracked open the gelcoat? Also unused screw holes
dripless shaft packing Banooma at 10:14pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 20/7470 Hi,Another newbie question from a first-time inboard owner. From a few different sources, I'm som
Going Up Your Rig Tsehum Pete at 10:20pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2688 I am thinking of buying a bosun's chair. My buddy says I should also buy a climbing harness as well.
Waxing Topsides? PrincessoftheLake at 11:36pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3756 Is it a good idea to wax the deck or should it just be cleaned and left alone?
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River MoonSailer at 11:48pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1313 I am planning a trip down to Pickwick Landing State Park in a week or two and taking my grandkids an
Race our boat Jim11228 at 12:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/903 Hi all: Help needed ! Our yacht club owns 22 footer that many of us want to race in our local beer
Aluminum holding tanks SAILBOATGUY at 1:15am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1344 Has any one found a vendor that can supply replacement waste tanks made of plastic. Both of my alumi
running a new outhaul line in a Zspar boom tom at 12:17am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1769 I am sure that this is an easy task, but seem to be having trouble, I need to run a new out haul lin
H22 Snugs John Bond at 12:09am 02.27.08 Smaller Boats 7/867 Hello.I own a swing keel H22 and am having difficulty locating a supplier for the following parts.
holding tank/s on a Beneteau 47.7 duane gates at 12:03am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1379 Hello, I'm assisting a friend who is the owner of a Beneteau 47.7. The aft marine toilet seems to b
Solar Panel Wayne M at 2:54am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1276 Hello everyone I am interested in buying a solar panel for my boat. I will be using the batteriy for
compression post problems JFitz at 5:03am 02.27.08 Big Boats 5/960 The posts from Steve Dion and Allan Hadad last Feb. seem to describe my problem. I assume the fix f
Help! How to ship a MacGregor? Volker Barcik at 7:35am 02.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1115 Hello everybody,I need some help with shipping a Macgrgor 26x. I am going to import a 1999 Macgrego
New Furling Unit (follow-up) Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1339 I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
whitney's ted at 6:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1108 I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker

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How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:14pm 08.21.21 Where are all the sailors in the Pacific Northwest ............................. ? Obviously out s
NOT buying H34 mnmpizza at 7:36pm 08.21.21
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 08.21.21 Is your permanent moorage influenced by any fresh water source? Does your boat go to dry storage in
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 08.21.21 This is an interesting comment, but a bit puzzling, what is your source for this idea? I took a qu
Going ashore shemandr at 7:00pm 08.21.21 All right I'm not a lake sailor. But there were certainly tides on Lake Erie when I used to sail th
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Tally Ho at 6:56pm 08.21.21 This is an interesting comment, but a bit puzzling, what is your source for this idea? I took a qu
Going ashore john6206 at 6:33pm 08.21.21 No tides in the Great Lakes, but northern Lake Michigan can get cold in October.
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Sailfanatic at 6:31pm 08.21.21 ... The orientation of the winch itself does matter more - the gears need to be oriented a certain
Going ashore shemandr at 6:21pm 08.21.21 Dink. That can take in a lot of options. Wading from just deep enough could work in a lake with sm
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? thinwater at 6:16pm 08.21.21 Micron CSC is very common on the Chesapeake Bay, as a two year paint (several coats). Three years, m
Wooden shemandr at 6:03pm 08.21.21 Mike Rowe has been yelling this from the rooftops for years now. I don't want to get into it too m
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 Rabe at 6:01pm 08.21.21 If you take a notion to, maybe make a label for the drawer explain there's a valve there. Yes, you k
Surveyor in Idaho? Orbweaver at 5:49pm 08.21.21 Brobertson, You might consider blanking out a portion of that survey. Anyone on the interwebs who w
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Tally Ho at 5:35pm 08.21.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/which-winch-bolts-will-work-for-me-new-winches.1249930677/
NEW SAILS Calif. Ted at 5:32pm 08.21.21 I've got a loose foot Ullman Offshore with full battens and Dutchman, nothing not to love about it.
JY14/Hunter140 crack under mainstay mount stickinthemud57 at 5:25pm 08.21.21 Yes you can fiberglass strands in plexus but you hav to do this quickly due to drying time. resins
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running (2) Mechone at 5:13pm 08.21.21 When i did mine there was wear on the prop shaft where seal sat so I added an R&D coupling moving it
NEW SAILS (2) Tally Ho at 5:04pm 08.21.21 Interesting. I wasn't aware you could even use a loose footed sail with a Mack Pack? Learn someth
NEW SAILS smokey73 at 4:59pm 08.21.21 I do have a Mack Pack sail bag and jacks, so in light air, I pull the jacks forward to the mast an
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION twodzusfittings at 4:47pm 08.21.21 My big thing is I do a lot of solo sailing. I always set up my sheets ready around the winches after

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