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Cutter rigs higgs at 10:34am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3235 I bought a Nassau 34, a medium displacement (14250#), offshore cruiser three season ago. I moved he
Alternator Poles Wayne at 11:52am 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1110 I am replacing my tachometer and need to know the number of poles my alternator has for my 1988 Univ
Old Sailor New Boat Sailor for Life at 11:32am 09.12.07 Bristol 1/2282 Shipmates: I have owned many sail boats of various seizes, and am now looking at the last (ya right
Stay tension J. Barrett at 12:11pm 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1617 On my last outing I noticed that my side stays had noticible slack on the lee side while under sail.
moorage depth - 22' O'Day Gordo at 12:16pm 09.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1118 I am relocating a 22' O'day to a moorage spot that has plenty of depth most of the time but in Oct.
battery charger Jim at 12:44pm 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1148 Hi,I have a "unique" problem with the battery charger on my C27. It never stops charging the batte
Need parts for Nissan 2 stroke Pat at 1:55pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1219 My plastic fuel tank has sprung a leak where the cap screws on. I don't think I can patch this with
Sandusky / Catawba Mike B at 1:37pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1185 I recently sold a Hunter 23 that I had for 15 years . I am looking for a larger boat and a place to
1972 Catalina dccheverus at 2:15pm 09.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1255 I am considering th e purcchase of a 1972 Catalina and would appreciate suggestions on which areas
Where did the letters... Brian D at 3:47pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1003 P, E, J, and I come from? Do they mean anything other than what they define? This is one of those qu
Race breadman at 4:15pm 09.12.07 Day Sailers 5/1297 Tim you interested in racing at the end of the month let me know and I wont press the daughter into
Having a Great Sail seadaddler at 9:49pm 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/699 We were having a great sail.I can't believe the admiral wasn't yellinghow much the boat was heelin
Great Sailing seadaddler at 9:45pm 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/795 Are we having fun yet,August is gone and Sept is herewith great wind.We were out sailing this past
Catalina 27 ice box/cooler Bernie at 9:03pm 09.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/5367 Dear Friends, On my 1986 Cat 27' I find the built in cooler in the galley to be useful but strange!
Sailing metaphors Deadline at 8:59pm 09.09.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3250 Pundits and economists love these. Add your own...Uncharted watersRighting the shipOn an even ke
Winterizing JSCox at 10:56pm 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1017 Generally I let the marina handle winterizing all my systems. That of course can get rather costly.
Replace Mariner C/B Pennant BobCzech at 11:24pm 09.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1409 I want to replace the pennant cable for the centerboard on my O'Day Mariner. How to I raise the boat
Venture 22 Manual/Spec Andrew Haigh at 11:56pm 09.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2478 Hi,My inner shroud is about to go and I am being asked questions about wire width and connector typ
Hunter 28.5, 31 and 34 jamiebowden at 1:13am 09.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1306 I'm looking at purchasing a hunter - 28.5, 31 or 34 and wish to compare all 3.Does anyone know what
companionway hatch replacement Penetrater at 1:29am 09.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/869 I have been looking , with no luck for a replacment companionway hatch.when i bought this boat it w

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What is this thing? Seems to leak (H41DS) BlowMeAway at 12:45pm 10.09.21 That is what is referred to as a POM (previous owner modification) as opposed to a POS, which is sel
Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L ggrizzard at 12:15pm 10.09.21 I replaced my slider rails with teak "bunk boards" which are available from on-line teak sellers. Ba
Ignorant solar panel and battery questions chip veres at 12:13pm 10.09.21 One thing that hasn't been mentioned: Please crank the engine every morning with the electric start
Outboard issues chip veres at 12:05pm 10.09.21 Use your ohmmeter to test the windings of the pulser and ignition coil. Pulser and ignition primary
Can't find the intake water strainer Stu Jackson at 11:03am 10.09.21 I reconnected the hose and tried again, but still no suction from the engine. The engine doesn't s
asymmetrical spinnaker sock jrowan at 9:09am 10.09.21 We just use a spinnaker bag which clips to the bow pulpit & then attach the spin halyard to raise it
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? jrowan at 9:04am 10.09.21 Yeah, I guess after all the waiting & money spent you still have to drill the holes for the mounting
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? jrowan at 8:50am 10.09.21 We have two group 31's on our O'Day 35. Is there room in your battery box to at least upgrade the s
Auto-Pilots sail sfbay at 8:26am 10.09.21 .........New boat is a C&C 30 MarkII. Wheel steering............. A wheel pilot would work on that
Insight on sail condition rgranger at 8:06am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserve
Any feedback/opinions on a dripless shaft seal TidesMarine vs PYI PSS? sail sfbay at 7:44am 10.09.21 My experience is limited to PYI PSS, which was recommended by my boatyard, on a powerboat with two n
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 7:26am 10.09.21 Buy new sails for that boat. She looks like she deserves them. Put your fenders away, she deserves
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:16am 10.09.21 If that's the only thing holding you back then go for it. Replace the sails as your budget allows.
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Nichole340 at 7:14am 10.09.21
More on Maine Sail dLj at 6:40am 10.09.21 I am in Mass and if he needs help, I am only a 2 or 3 hour drive away to be able to go help winteri
Auto-Pilots Apex at 6:35am 10.09.21 so some local knowledge has it, hearing technical difficulties in B&G of recent? Any experience for
Outboard issues Ken Cross at 6:30am 10.09.21 My honda issues stemmed from rinning car fuel in the engine. I pulled the fuel bowl and found all so
Insight on sail condition Ken Cross at 6:26am 10.09.21 When I finally pulled the trigger on new sails I went with this site right here (Sailboatowners.com)
Insight on sail condition sail sfbay at 6:15am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum!! Yep ........go sail with the existing sails, and when you are ready, buy new
Can't find the intake water strainer nbraasch at 6:12am 10.09.21 I'll take the impeller cover off today and report back - with pics

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