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First race of the winter season Mr.Ernie at 1:25am 01.06.08 Smaller Boats 1/901 Did you ever have a day that, in hind site, you realize was created just for your crew and boat and
Purchase Advice on 1996 Oceanis 321 Harold18495 at 1:12am 01.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2879 I am considering purchasing a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 321 that looks to have been well maintained. I
trim tabs Mark Steiger at 5:09am 01.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1100 Has anyone used trim tabs on a Mac 26x? It seems the boat would plane under power better if you cou
Oven Parts paul4424 at 7:01am 01.06.08 S2 1/1643 A year ago I re-purchased a 1982 S2 9C which I had sold in 1996. I am unable to heat up the oven, a
SSB antennas John D.12763 at 6:44am 01.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/983 Since we have no backstay has anyone tried using a shroud with an insulated dipole antenna such as t
Fake plastic cabin sole laminate in rolls. Where to buy? brobins75 at 5:25am 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 25/4779 Ive been searching all over the web. I need to replace my sole. The plywood is ok, its the veneer
lifelines jay cramer at 7:28am 01.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/974 am replacing lifelines, are the lower ones crimped in to a stanchion about halfway back from the bow
spinnaker size recommendations karmaf16 at 7:35am 01.06.08 Big Boats 7/3172 I have the opportunity to acquire a slightly used asymmetric spinnaker and sock. It is a great valu
Excessive anode degradation in marina tuddy at 8:44am 01.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/4575 I have had my Oceanis 311 for 4 years, and change the shaft anode annually. Three months ago I start
Anchor Locker becoming water ballast Eric on Board selah at 8:20am 01.06.08 Big Boats 5/943 On my Hunter 380, the drain for the anchor locker is about 1". The entry point, under the bow end o
rOnDAYvous 2008 bzz RAD at 8:59am 01.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 110/5123 OK its Jan 6th and I just got back from sunny warm Florida and now want to know about my next vacat*
Sail choice T37 Phil at 11:24am 01.06.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/4403 Drifters (free flying) and asymmetrical spinnakers, while cut differently, seem to be used mostly in
Where it's at SailboatOwners.com at 11:50am 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 57/3738 Where do you keep your boat when you're "home?" Do you have a permanent slip, a subleased slip, a
headroom john mckerlie at 12:19pm 01.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1943 i am considering buying a hunter 33...i am 6'4" and the headroom is listed as 6'4"...i know that som
2 sailboats colide near Elizabeth City, NC, one missing. jackhartjr at 12:09pm 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 27/2171 Hi folks, just saw this in the Chalotte, NC online addition.Jack
Honda BF8 Impeller Manny at 12:34pm 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4822 By chance, does anyone know where the water pump is located on a Honda BF8 outboard? If it helps it
replacing a broken or cracked thru hull 666 sand sailor at 2:25pm 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1851 your boat is in the water, a thru hull is leaking what do you do???o.k. its broken before the valve*
Burgee winner Phil Herring at 2:14pm 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 33/2487 You voted, and the winner was clear: the last of Bob Poff's designs, shown below.Congrats to Bob,
Atomic Four woes Devian at 3:20pm 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 90/6419 Greetings all. So here's the deal. I have a 1969 Columbia 28' that needs some work. Mostly cosmetic
Deck Hardware Base Tim at 7:53pm 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1079 I am installing some new deck hardware and want to put them on a base of some kind. This is to rais

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Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.10.21
TV/VCP Breaker Orbweaver at 3:04pm 11.10.21 The beauty of the tracker: You only have to be close to the wire, and you'll get a tone. Start at th
SEIZED Fasteners Sandy Stone at 2:39pm 11.10.21 Not that it would be easy to find but if you could get ahold of one of those nitrogen torches the D
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 1:52pm 11.10.21 Dallying around in the bay of Biscay with the Ultime tri's doing short tacks? Crazy weather!
SEIZED Fasteners sailme88 at 1:48pm 11.10.21 I have an impact driver that is powered by a hammer. Check Powerbuilt 648002 at Home Depot. This wor
SEIZED Fasteners Jacktar at 1:47pm 11.10.21 make a rim around the screw or bolt head with rope caulk about 1/4 to 1/2 high, fill it with any car
SEIZED Fasteners shemandr at 1:37pm 11.10.21 Not that it would be easy to find but if you could get ahold of one of those nitrogen torches the De
331 Oceanis wiring diagram ChrisMro at 12:58pm 11.10.21 Big thanks, my fellow Bene owners. It's kind of pathetic of Beneteau not to provide wiring diagram i
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 (1) sail sfbay at 12:28pm 11.10.21 Lots of clearance for a top-down furler under the jib roller furler and attached to the end of the b
TV/VCP Breaker Justin_NSA at 12:27pm 11.10.21 I've always wanted to get one of those to map all the switches and outlets in my home to my circuit
TV/VCP Breaker Orbweaver at 12:20pm 11.10.21 You could use a cable tracker to find where it goes. Might be the same thing as 'fox and hound', but
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 12:14pm 11.10.21 This is a photo of my starboard 16" wide x 24" high access panel with locks on each side.
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal (1) sail sfbay at 12:12pm 11.10.21 This is a photo of my starboard 16" wide x 24" high access panel with locks on each side.
Single handing Justin_NSA at 11:54am 11.10.21 Yep. It gives excellent results and it can be removed easily for whatever reason Publication2 (stowe
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 11.10.21 It's not a comparison of an external mount. The OP wants one inside But aren't you agreeing that
Wrapping topsides PaulK at 11:34am 11.10.21 A boat moored in the line next to us got wrapped about three years ago. He "unwrapped" it this seaso
Old cedar lightning restoration PaulK at 11:03am 11.10.21 Have built several cedar-strip boats with fiberglass/epoxy layers both inside and out, but they were
Single handing Justin_NSA at 11:00am 11.10.21 How did you compare this method to an external depth transducer ? It's not a comparison of an ext
SEIZED Fasteners Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 11.10.21 The idea in applying heat is to get the surrounding metal (aluminum) to heat up faster than the inte
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal Jose Nunez at 10:38am 11.10.21 I have removed the aft cabin door/bulkhead and all the wood around the engine in my similar 320 to

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