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Varnish - re-visited (1) Jim Seamans at 2:00am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1372 Well I just placed the last coat of varnish on the wood this morning. Things are looking good. Fina
Add a sprit for the Asymetrical? (1) Andy1237 at 2:09am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1216 Who will be the first of you to get this for the A-kite? Looks like a nice set up. Where is Santa
Play in Rudder Stu T at 2:30am 02.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1680 I have an Oceanis 321. For the past three years I have been hearing a thumping noise coming from un
mizzen mast Captain Raleigh at 3:39am 02.03.08 Irwin 2/2113 Water that collects inside the mast seeps out the bottom, where it sits on top of the mast step. my
What is advantage of loose footed main sail? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 4:16am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4852 Could anyone please comment on the pros/cons of a loose footed mainsail? I am currently sailing an O
Advice on headsail fabric Don at 5:08am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2754 I have a hunter 340. I need a new headsail and have tried to research several fabric types. In fact,
Norseman 44 Center Cockpit DJW at 4:52am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/10694 I would like your thoughts on a mid 80's Bob Perry designed Norseman 44 CC. We have been kicking ar
plumbing joefusa at 5:37am 02.03.08 Catalina 30 14/2865 i'm in the process of restoring hull 543 and i'm up to the plumbing. thinking about hot water and pr
replacing grippers on the mainsail traveler rottiesrule at 5:39am 02.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1406 Unfortunately the grippers on the traveler are worn and need replacement. Do I need to replace the e
gas consumption Talmadge at 6:26am 02.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1217 What kind of fuel milage does a MacGregor 26 get with the typical 50 horse 4 stroke engine . Dont ow
Garmin GPS Roy at 7:33am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1132 I will replace a loran with GPS on my boat. I am considering the Garmin 545 model. Does anyone have
Kayak vs Whale Bob V at 7:56am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1346 I've been having a bit of trouble uploading this movie but I'm going to try once more. Open the lin
Masthead sheaves Netrick at 7:52am 02.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1259 I have a question about the masthead of the 80 Mac 25. Is it possible to replace the sheaves, and wh
Just Another Miserable Day In Paradise (1) Dick Dixon at 8:02am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 29/2127 On Saturday my sailing buddy, Capt. Ron, and I took advantage of the beautiful clear skies and mid 6
Low stern on 473 Jester II at 8:22am 02.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1506 Has anyone experience of the 473's stern rub rail being under water? I have a gen set installed in t
new model catalina 375 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:58am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1138 Just saw the pics of catalina's new 375 and can't help notice the similarities with contemporary Hun
Boat Shopping in Southern Cal MABell at 10:31am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1224
Mast Strength - Bosum Chair and Hammack Mike at 1:07pm 02.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1040 How strong is the mast and rigging for a MacGregor 26? Is the mast and shrouds strong enough to use
It's a grand old flag SailboatOwners.com at 2:02pm 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1309
Towing and Putting-In w/ a small truck Derelicte at 1:51pm 02.03.08 Smaller Boats 8/1538 Hey all: I've recently purchased an older Hunter 20, that probably weighs around 2000-2200 lbs unl

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Water in Engine Pan? AwwShucks at 6:38am 11.17.21 This would be a GREAT LEARNING FUN trip from Baltimore to Chicago! Agreed Alan - The big question
Water in Engine Pan? Alansails at 6:32am 11.17.21 Where is Middle River? There is another post on this site form someone in Chicago looking to buy a
Looking for advice. Crusair supply valve RitSim at 6:18am 11.17.21 Probably less of an issue in fresh water but still should be gone. Groco makes a flush kit for thes
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 6:17am 11.17.21 The 90% is designed to fit the Forestay and likely will not fit as a staysail without being altered.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 6:07am 11.17.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 5:55am 11.17.21 Hi Ellliot Re: I have a genneker Is it worth getting a maybe 150% genoa and rigging a maybe 90% ji
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 5:49am 11.17.21 It appears you are considering the right stuff. Have you found any drawings or plans/images of boat
C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 5:44am 11.17.21 Good to know.... looks like I'm on the right track then! Hopefully my engine and engine compartmen
Worth the Cutter Rig? Boomer2it at 5:24am 11.17.21
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 RoyS at 4:54am 11.17.21 Not seeing the drain valves in the service or parts manual diagrams. Any help locating it would be
PNW flooding, terrible.. Terry Cox at 4:45am 11.17.21 Just love the rain. No issues, just hunker down and see it out. Pretty normal for this time of the y
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? DeniseO30 at 4:24am 11.17.21 Anone use a boat broker with name of Khot10? What was your experience? I bought my hunter 34 thro
prop shaft flange bolt size Shaw_2112 at 4:01am 11.17.21 These are made for the problem. we use them on my Ford ranger that had recessed 12 point head bol
Masthead main halyard sheave? (1) valcour at 2:05am 11.17.21 one more photo from another 310 owner's masthead crane
Masthead main halyard sheave? (5) valcour at 2:04am 11.17.21 I had some hard to hoist halyards when I bought the boat and thought it was the sheaves. Turned out
Blister on Rudder Joe at 1:00am 11.17.21 That doesn't look like a blister to me... blisters look like ... uh... blisters.... and the fluid st
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe at 12:45am 11.17.21 Do you have an AC breaker panel? It's most likely adjacent to the panel or an integrated part of th
Hull crash JamesG161 at 10:20pm 11.16.21 See this link on pages 5, 6... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Hull crash (1) Georgedoyle at 10:08pm 11.16.21 We had a collision on our mooring. Never found out who or what hit us. You're fortunate to know what
Hull crash highportsail at 9:41pm 11.16.21 Any updates on this repair ?

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