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Buying a Beneteau 373 capbillh at 1:43am 02.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2900 I am in the process of buying a used one with the 39 hp Yanmar, coming from a 28 ODay. I want to go
Tipping for sailing Schools Len at 2:28am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 1/977 My wife and I will be attending a seven day sailing school which will cost approximately $3700. Tipp
Hull Indentations, Port and Starboard, Below Chain Plates daisydog7 at 5:14am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 16/3983 I'm looking at a 1970 Morgan 35 for sale and it's a very nice boat, but it has a problem that concer
Darker Hull Colors sailaway78 at 4:06am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4819 It's about time to pull the boat and do a bottom job. Am seriously considering painting the hull whi
antifouling on a Kiwi prop Pat at 3:56am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1114 I have a Kiwi prop and sail in fresh water. I use Interlux VC-17m on the hull. Can I use this on the
Gulfstar 37 1976 aft cockpit toe rail/genoa track Leprechaun III at 5:40am 02.24.08 Other Sailboats 1/1790 We have a stainless steel genoa track which is 1 1/4" x 12', it is deteriorating, crazing and cracki
Help with Hood LD Furler saltygator at 5:57am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4113 I just got home from the boat and I am online trying to figure out how to fix my Hood LD furler. Th
Surface cracks in the Jel. Arnie at 5:54am 02.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1017 I was up waxing today and found a few small "pencil line" type cracks around the front windshild and
trailer for oday 272 louis boudrias at 7:51am 02.24.08 Bigger Boats 2/1727 hi im looking for some pictures of a trailer for a oday 272 to give me some idea how to build mine
ODay 25cb Main sail replacement ?? sPk at 7:30am 02.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1619 After a couple years of repeatedly hand sewing up the original mainsail, I am treating my 1980 with
84 Hunter 31 to be surveyed. Ted Vaughn at 8:37am 02.24.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1929 I am purchasing an 84 Hunter 31 and am going to have a marine survey performed this Friday. Are ther
bow roller david simmons at 8:13am 02.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/914 my anchor chain got hung up on a pinacle sr14 to be exact when i tightened down the clutch on the wi
TV or not TV SailboatOwners.com at 10:41am 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 71/5512 Do you have a TV aboard?Does a small VCR combo do the job, or have you installed a giant flat scre
Zink Anode for Beneteau 331 Phil K at 10:48am 02.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3425 I am trying to remove the Anode from the end of the prop shaft. Does anyone know if the the thread
Class Numbers & Year of Manufacture itsmark at 10:43am 02.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1056 I have a Widgeon Class # 3261. Does anybody have an idea what year model it is? Thanks!
rigging change sailordanno at 11:00am 02.24.08 Grampian 2/2998 I need to change my riggingon my 30 ft sloop. Any tips advice links books would be appreciated.
Dodger for S 37 knightlife at 1:44pm 02.24.08 Seidelmann 0/1442 Does any one know were I can get a Dodgers for my S 37 I am out of Hampton Va Boat name is Knightlif
Rudder Bearings Irwin 40 Citation Phil at 2:32pm 02.24.08 Irwin 2/2724 Does anyone have any idea who makes replacement rudder bearings for a 1980 Irwin Citation. I'm part
Recent Miami Boat Show Landsend at 11:56pm 02.22.08 Destinations 1/2147
VHF antenna cable Charles Ayers at 12:12am 02.23.08 Big Boats 1/1316 I am attempting to replace my VHF antenna cable due to poor performance and corroded joins. I have j

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Exhaust Steam MikeHoncho at 7:54pm 09.29.21
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 7:52pm 09.29.21 Thanks sfbay.....that's what I wanted to hear. And thanks for the welcome to the site.
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 7:40pm 09.29.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! As long as you have good water flow
Sherwood sea. Water pump problem jbertelli at 7:36pm 09.29.21 No, I am talking about the little key in the shape of a half moon that sits on the shaft . It engage
Any advice regarding bottom paint Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 09.29.21 @Dale Haz , if I may suggest, your first step is to sit down and learn about bottom paints. Not a s
Tempest International PaulK at 7:12pm 09.29.21 There used to be an International Tempest at a club where I taught sailing. I don't think they have
Quest Water Pipe Size Terry Cox at 7:05pm 09.29.21 I'm getting ready to winterize our 1996 Hunter 376 for the first time. I'd like to add a water heat
Fuel Filter Replacement Hello Below at 7:05pm 09.29.21 I have a Racor filter/water separator as my primary and the engine mounted fuel filter as my second
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 7:00pm 09.29.21 Ranger cockpit drains are a Rube Goldberg type design in the first place. Some of them are just s
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 6:58pm 09.29.21 So, David, were your temps in the okay range or running hot?
Exhaust Steam David in Sandusky at 6:50pm 09.29.21 Sounds like it could be a head gasket. White exhaust was what made me call the diesel mechanic, then
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? TimFromLI at 6:41pm 09.29.21 I have seen the same thing with my boat. The European boats are always far cheaper- about 20% or mor
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat DayDreamer41 at 6:25pm 09.29.21 I looked at one of those before I bought the Beneteau. Wife saw the porta-potty in the "V" of the V
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 6:22pm 09.29.21 Shutoff valves were added after about 30 years when original thru hulls began leaking. Marina mainte
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers BigEasy at 6:17pm 09.29.21 I currently have Sony marine speakers in cabin & cockpit. At 14 years, the Flush mounted cockpit s
Leaking Boat Stanchions MikeHoncho at 6:05pm 09.29.21 Sounds like cutting a proper access hole and fabbing up a hatch for future access might be in order
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 5:56pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allo
Any advice regarding bottom paint Hello Below at 5:12pm 09.29.21 Using a hard paint allows me to use the local in water scrub people to clean the bottom while in th
Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors Calif. Ted at 5:00pm 09.29.21 Depending on the manufacturer of the tape names may vary, for the dark blue most common name I've he
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 4:53pm 09.29.21 Why do you want a hard paint? Putting hard paint over an ablative requires removal of the ablative

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