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Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1515 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1658 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/998 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1385 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1102
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3766 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1639 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1240 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3893 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were
cast iron keel marty gelbard at 3:43am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1129 Periodically I've sanded down the cast iron keel on my O'day 37 and applied epoxy. It seems corrosio
Autohelm Instrument Adjustment Terry Cox at 4:14am 10.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1577 Our boat came with the standard suite of Autohelm instruments including depth, speed, wind and autop
Winter Cover for 310; also Cockpit table Irish Ayes at 4:50am 10.22.07 Catalina 310 1/1563 Has anyone purchased a winter cover for their Catalina 310? If so, would mind sharing from whom you
Sailboat Shipping in Hampton Roads, VA BradG at 4:45am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1423 I need a hauling company that has a hydraulic trailer to move my hunter 27 from carrollton to va bea
Diesel motor Noise Digger at 5:18am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2470 I sail 1988 Catalina 30, Universal M18 Diesel (14 Hp) We have noticed an increase in Motor Noise.
Interior Cushions Davis at 5:10am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 2/1493 Hi all. I am new to this list. I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and the time has come to replace the cush
How to Retrieve a lost sheet end from top of mast? wpageabc at 5:38am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2057 Hi, looking for a tip on how to get the sheet end connector that clips to sail head. It was inadve
Purchasing H356 Douglas Washburn at 5:56am 10.22.07 Big Boats 9/1280 I am considering upgrading from my H31 to an H356 (2003). Are there any Achilles Heels for which th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:52am 10.22.07 Big Boats 1/908 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. Th
Not to toot my own horn but PrincessoftheLake at 5:50am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1205 If you go to this link you will find the current issue of the sailing magazine, Northern Breezes. T

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Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 6:08pm 11.04.21 I believe that the leaks I have in my 40.5 at the mast are due to two locations. First, water does
Propane storage replacement jibes138 at 6:00pm 11.04.21 Perhaps you could slather them with release agent then lay up new fiberglass ones using those as the
Tall Rig or Standard Crusty Ol Salt at 5:50pm 11.04.21 Go to Lowes and buy a BLAZE 135-ft Outdoor Laser Distance Measurer with Backlit Display. I consider
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 Rich Stidger at 5:27pm 11.04.21 Thank you so much! Question: I am having leaks that I haven't been able to find but water gathers
H34 Compression Post (1) ScottFreeRick at 5:23pm 11.04.21 Finally got the mast down and this week removed the post. There was a slight compression of the fib
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 5:09pm 11.04.21 you'd also have to address the gear material on the motor. On first look, at this point the motor
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 5:08pm 11.04.21 When we first got our boat a few years ago, I was showing my wife the two bilge pumps. The first pum
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 4:46pm 11.04.21 So many options for "Measurephobia" challenged owners. The use of Geometry to identify a height pl
Tall Rig or Standard CaptainEHWard3 at 4:43pm 11.04.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Hello Below at 4:25pm 11.04.21 Weepage will occur if the system doesn't have a pressure tank for the reason shown in @Hello Below
Beneteau 323 oceanis clipper 2006. Presentation , Sacrificial anode and manual. (1) fullbore at 4:04pm 11.04.21 Earlier this year, I got a Beneteau 323, a 2004 model with Yanmar 2GM20F. Recently got new shaft and
Cock pit table size (4) Hollyberry at 4:00pm 11.04.21 If you're at all handy and have the basic tools (table saw/router etc) you can make one yourself out
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 JamesG161 at 3:36pm 11.04.21 Quick answer... Normally free if the Yard does the work. Jim...
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 3:26pm 11.04.21 I'm really hoping that the quote for replacing all the standing rigging isn't outrageously expensive
grinding sound starting?? Tally Ho at 3:25pm 11.04.21 Installed the Thermostart yesterday, think I need to prime the system several more times to get it
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 3:21pm 11.04.21 Having owned a 40,5, I can advise as follows: The only way to properly service the furler is to eit
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 artboas at 3:19pm 11.04.21 Thank you! I may take you up on that. I'll be heading back sometime in november. Gonna be cold :)
Cock pit table size Hans Baart at 3:16pm 11.04.21 Thanks for the replys
Propane storage replacement dmax at 3:15pm 11.04.21 I'm assuming the vented lockers are the same on the 34 as the 35: on mine, the plastic liners in the
Hunter 49 Variprop artboas at 3:05pm 11.04.21 Hi George, we have a 2010 49 and have crossed to Portugal where we are currently on the hard. we re

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