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What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3106 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1831 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1360 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1215 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1241 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1268 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1644 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2541 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1179 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2595 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n
NEW HEAD Sylvio22410 at 8:49am 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 I own a 1994 oceanis 300 and it looks like we need to replace the head, I am looking for any info re
Working on a sailboat? illegalsmile at 9:20am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 If this is in the wrong place sorry!I've always wanted to live/work aboard a sailboat/yacht and I
Sail Slides for an Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 9:28am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I'm trying to find a sail slide for my 1980's Oday 23. It is stamped "PRYDE 6" so I assume it's mad
Rigging Sunaroo at 10:37am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1187 Anyone out there know what the tension is on the rigging for a 1981 Catalina 22, or maybe where I ca
Turnbuckle Size BradG at 10:48am 10.21.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1393 I need to know the size of the turnbuckles (or actually the pin size on the running rigging) on an 8
What is your cost per outing? $100? $3,000? Benny at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 36/2746 Lets begin with some assumptions.1) The boater does not live aboard.2) Number of days sailing to
Sail Slide for Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 11:26am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1112 I'm trying to find replacement sail slides for the main on my oday 23. It's stamped PRYDE 6 on the
Rudder Stress Cracks? Carl at 11:55am 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1413 I have 1978 Hunter 30 and after pulling it out of the water I noticed a crack on each side of the fi
starter problem bobf at 1:17pm 10.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1199 I am having a problem with the starter solenoid clicking then engaging after several tries at starti

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Odd wave Apex at 10:08am 11.01.21 looks like any other day on the great lakes!
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 9:57am 11.01.21 So a 6hp Yamaha (perhaps long shaft)... would be excellent for a boat being sailed on the Columbia R
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 9:55am 11.01.21 It is a test. Will you attempt the crossing and be rewarded? Or rejected for your impotence impuden
Odd wave (1) jssailem at 9:51am 11.01.21 Odd because it is bigger than the others experienced. But that is not really odd. There is not enoug
Odd wave DArcy at 9:45am 11.01.21 I always thought rogue waves were just bigger but in @JamesG161 picture above and in the video it se
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 9:34am 11.01.21 I have not called and tried the parts department. I will do that and post what I get.
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 Justin_NSA at 9:15am 11.01.21 Way too much for a 21 in my opinion. You only need half that, And your SJ will be happier.
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 (1) sail sfbay at 9:08am 11.01.21 If the design is similar to mine you remove some screws that secure the tack ring (12) to the luft e
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 (2) baycloud at 9:01am 11.01.21 My goal here is to inspect the forestay. I'm assuming I take off the sail, and then can raise the fu
Odd wave (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.01.21 These are Rogue Waves, perhaps.
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 8:57am 11.01.21 I think it would make raising the mast much tougher. With the H260 you use either a B&T or a winch
H260 Furling Main Sail Rick Webb at 8:30am 11.01.21 I think it would make raising the mast much tougher. Not that much weight but until the mast is up h
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 8:21am 11.01.21 Wonder if the furling mainsail has a sewn in sun cover abd if not, how difficult is it to cover it
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 FastOlson at 8:19am 11.01.21 Nope, but you would not want any more weight than that. Stern will ride a bit lower, tho. How is th
Fuse in small solar setup chriscampbell at 8:10am 11.01.21 Thanks to everyone for the replies. I was hoping to just order all of the pieces I needed and then p
H260 Furling Main Sail sail sfbay at 8:10am 11.01.21 Wonder if the furling mainsail has a sewn in sun cover and if not, how difficult is it to cover it w
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 8:06am 11.01.21 Thanks, guys. @sail sfbay , I'm interested in it because of the potential to speed up rigging the b
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 jssailem at 6:52am 11.01.21 have been limited to mainly day sails with the engine issue and prop. By resolving this I hope to b
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 (1) sail sfbay at 6:42am 11.01.21 Suggest downloading the jib roller furler installation manual. In the meantime, this article Roller
Air conditioning timer or remote start 4arch at 6:33am 11.01.21 I have a similar need in that I leave my A/C turned off when away from the boat but would love to be

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