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Transporting Mast on Board After Taking Mast Down Charlie at 4:37am 10.28.07 Big Boats 2/1080 As you may be able to see in a previous post I mentioned I was thinking of going North toward Maine
help with hose carolyn at 6:24am 10.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1414 having a horrible time removing the main discharge hose from oday 35.anyone have suggestions? do i n
Bottom Paint Roy10289 at 7:11am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1637 I have purchased a hunter 37.5 that has multiple coats of bottom paint that is peeling off in many p
Dropping the swing keel on aHunter 26 Herm at 9:48am 10.28.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/2091 We ran aground on a rock during a SEVERE Storm. The lucky part was that somehow the swing keel came
Boat Handling Don Guillette at 6:31am 10.28.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 24/4873 Dick of Sylvin made me think of something. Sailors that start with small boats generally become bett
nonsuch 30 alberto caputo at 8:44am 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/2102 I'm buying a nonsuch 30 to go and sail the Fl Keys and beyond but I have no experience in sailing, h
Ever have one of those days.... (1) Jack W -2005 H 36 at 10:50am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1028 ..when just one fender is all you need?Yep that's a real fender.yks*
Singlehander Advice Needed frankw15560 at 11:27am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1474 Hi All,I usually singlehand my 18.5 Hunter and have no problem timming the jib without a winch whe
winterizing water system Rosebud at 9:12am 10.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1135 This is my first boat. October is just about gone and I need to winterize. The bilge, head and holdi
Repowering and repainting my Pretorien FastSailR at 9:10am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 0/576 This year will complete my complete refit of my 1985 Pretorien and now it is time to grasp two prick
NEBCO Regatta on Beaver Lake Andy at 1:45pm 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/889 See guys! We REALLY DO HAVE a regatta on Beaver Lake every fall! Its a charity event with proceeds
Windows Vista and Nav Programs Rick D at 1:35pm 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1229 Crud. '%$##@! I had to replace my laptop and the real deal for one came with Windows Vista. I had h*
Great Sailing Today..Channel Isl to Ventura... abe at 2:14pm 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1234 Beautiful blue skies, T 70, 15-18knott winds close h. all the way to Ventura. Had nice mid afternoo
Yacht Specialties Steering Manny at 1:55pm 10.28.07 The Cherubini Hunters 14/5595 Does anyone have an exploded view of the Yacht Specialties pedestal/steering system used on the 1980
Legally trailing the 260? kenfunhog at 4:44pm 10.28.07 Smaller Boats 8/1629 We'd like to trail the 260 to far away places. How do you deal with the oversize trailer. Any link
Autopilot - wheel or below deck shorty at 9:39pm 10.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2219 1985 Pearson 34 11,700 unloaded displacement. Coastal cruising, anticipate overnight passage across
Test posting. Ed Schenck at 12:18am 10.27.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1383 Tried to add a photo to my profile. Even though the "Browse" field had precisely the correct addres
Marco Island Fl loses anchoring law in Court Terry in Naples at 11:58pm 10.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1265 Yesterday the circuit court in Collier County FL ruled in favor of local cruisers against Marco Isla
Rudder gone: What do you do tho52mas at 3:01am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 19/2632 I just read a story of a boat in England that lost it's rudder. They had to abandon ship because th
30 sailplan john23879 at 2:17am 10.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1181 Does anyone have a copy of the sailplan for a 1978 Oday 30' ??

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Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 1:54pm 09.30.21 I removed the light bulb and checked to see if there was any voltage there. None, no matter what th
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? shemandr at 1:53pm 09.30.21 Are you saying that you checked the connections where the wire enters the tube - assuming the wire r
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 1:53pm 09.30.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil don't know if this link will get y
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 1:42pm 09.30.21 If you were starting from scratch, would you do a button or a cable? Thx for your detailed answer,
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 1:38pm 09.30.21 I don't know if this issue is with all the 35s5's, but we found the cushions were not well supported
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 1:36pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' t
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 1:13pm 09.30.21 Hi Eric. Re progress on the autopilot question, yes, it appears that the Raymarine ST4000 Mk2 wheel-
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Jaxn at 1:00pm 09.30.21 Why? Honest question. I have an O'Day 272 with an inboard and a tiller. The original controls wer
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers cb32863 at 12:47pm 09.30.21 If you want simple and good: pairs with your phone or tablet using Bluetooth. You can use them sing
Exhaust Steam sail sfbay at 12:47pm 09.30.21 Just a therory............if the hot exhaust gas and water are not fully mixed due to insufficient c
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 09.30.21 and would like to replace the t-handle stop cable with a button. Why? Honest question.
Changing Hoses jeepbluetj at 12:37pm 09.30.21 What ^she^ said. But I like to use absorbent puppy piddle pads to catch the spills. They're terribly
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers jeepbluetj at 12:31pm 09.30.21 So are you NOT recommending these speakers? I'm confused... dj p.s. I'm following this tread as I
170 Under Main Only markwbird at 12:27pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point.
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Stu Jackson at 12:24pm 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 09.30.21 But if they do decide to do a luggage check .................... you really got some "splainin' to
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 12:11pm 09.30.21 Hopefully these will help . You absolutely need something to keep the gin pole or boom from going si
Exhaust Steam Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 09.30.21 if you have good flow out the exhaust one possible cause of steam in the exhaust is fouled mixing e

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