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After having my roller furling drum replaced (from a profurl to a harken mkiv) and adding garhauer e
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I need to replace the cable on my swing keel. The boat is sitting on the trailer and I would apprec
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I've owned sailboats for most of my years--many--and I've always had carpets I inherited, cut myself
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Ok, Here's what the head is doing... When I flush the head (W/C Headmate), the content of the head
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Had to snap this photo. We were on the way to sea out of the Mission Bay entrance. He was paddlin
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We were out last week in high winds and when we pulled the jib in and it would not wrap the last few
Warren Milberg at 4:31am 07.17.07
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The USCG is field testing the use of LEDs on various navaids on the Chesapeake Bay, per the note in
Taylor at 6:19am 07.17.07
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I have a new anchor (a 25KG Rocna) and I'm reviewing my anchor to chain connection. I have 7/16 cha
Charles Boyle at 6:27am 07.17.07
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I'm half-owner of a Columbia 8.7 I swam to investigate a massive thumping and found about 1/2" sha
Vitesse at 7:26am 07.17.07
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Hi Can anyone give me aproximate dimensions for an asymetrical spinnaker for an O'Day 34/35? I am t
Capn Santiago at 8:09am 07.17.07
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I have recently purchased a 30' sailboat with a Hi-Low Reefer (in boom mainsail furling) and rigid b
Gary B at 12:08pm 07.17.07
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I'm currently looking at purchasing a 1982 O'Day 23. The boat is almost perfect. It has a fresh bo
Craig at 12:08pm 07.17.07
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Making my boat sea worthy again after 3 years of outdoor storage. Mice destroyed the forward and af
higgs at 12:14pm 07.17.07
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My Magma propane is spewing black smoke and it gets all over the food. I am going to dismantle it a
mjstechman at 1:58pm 07.17.07
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We had some guests this week on our boat and had a major port-a potti malfunction. leakage onto the
Doc Lambert at 10:19am 07.17.07
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Traveler's Car Thanks for the help about the forestay. I almost have the apollo ready to go except
Steve Braverman at 10:10am 07.17.07
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My O'Day 25 came with several hank-on head sails. One of the working jibs has a wire "leader" or ext
dbop at 9:55am 07.17.07
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I need some advice. I have never sailed, but i want to start. I have been looking at boats around 2
paulj at 3:07pm 07.17.07
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I was wondering what brand or model of electric fuel pumps were being used. Also what is the amp rat
Johan Depoortere at 6:00pm 07.17.07
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Do you have any experience in blue water sailing with a Beneteau 331? Did anyone cross the Atlantic

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Hunter 306 sailboat needs a rubber plug for the gear shift/throttle
Ken13559 at 7:20pm 09.23.21
The rubber cap comes of easily, hence I put some sealant to make it stick but can be remove if requi
Polars Beneteau 45f5   (2)
TimFromLI at 7:12pm 09.23.21
Attached is a file with a tiny picture of the polars. I thought I had a good one somewhere. I'll pos
Tropical Storm Sam   (1)
JamesG161 at 7:11pm 09.23.21
This is an "Watch Alert" Latest ECMFW model run...
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Sanfelice at 6:32pm 09.23.21
Can't answer your question directly but I had a 1987 28.5 with a Yanmar engine. As I recall the fron
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star
shemandr at 6:12pm 09.23.21
Although I'm zoomed out on this image so you can't see the depths, this whole area looks pretty goo
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement
Ralph Johnstone at 6:05pm 09.23.21
Has anyone here changed thiers and how did you get the bearing out? Hopefully, this will get the
Squeaky bulkhead
sail sfbay at 5:56pm 09.23.21
Suggest obtaining a permanent fix strategy from a sailboat design engineer and/or builder AND/OR co
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working??
georgetheleo at 5:12pm 09.23.21
Thanks!, I have 2 115 Amp hour new Full River sealed batterys -always linked together. The charger
Squeaky bulkhead
wade the giant at 5:04pm 09.23.21
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star
dlochner at 4:53pm 09.23.21
Well, that's another part of my story that I didn't exactly reveal. We did alright with 2.5 days n
Spinnaker halyard on 272   (1)
Tally Ho at 4:48pm 09.23.21
trailer extension
Seascoutship501 at 4:40pm 09.23.21
Hehe. IMO it is always better to find out something is easier than expected, than to run into proble
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star
Scott T-Bird at 4:37pm 09.23.21
Well, that's another part of my story that I didn't exactly reveal. We did alright with 2.5 days no
trailer extension
Leeward Rail at 4:36pm 09.23.21
this is so easy I feel so stupid... live and learn. Hehe. IMO it is always better to find out some
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star   (1)
dLj at 4:35pm 09.23.21
Because I have a friend with a beach house in Lewes, DE I have observed boats anchoring in the lee
cat22 woe's
Seascoutship501 at 4:29pm 09.23.21
so I'm pretty sure one of my scouts lost the clevis pin for the keel fork. is it 5/16" x 3/4"???
trailer extension   (1)
Seascoutship501 at 4:28pm 09.23.21
so I finally had a chance to get by the trailer and this is so easy I feel so stupid... live and lea
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star
dLj at 4:27pm 09.23.21
We'll be in the Chesapeake for about a month before heading south. Sharing adult beverages and tel
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star
Stu Jackson at 4:27pm 09.23.21
That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Ahh, fiction or poetic license. I'll take door # three...
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement
Grip Fast at 4:27pm 09.23.21
Thanks, that's not good news.

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