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Briefly Entering US Waters Tsehum Pete at 1:05pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1337 The Haro Strait orca whale pod of roughly 30 whales hang out in the waters between Sidney at the bot
re-cutting a main Valentina at 1:11pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1286 Hey, All.I have a small 22-footer and trying to save money any way I can. So, just acquired a main
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:32pm 07.08.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1754 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
b & r rig tuning ted at 1:38pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 3/1392 Besides Brion Toss book, 'Riggers Apprentice', are there any other books or references to rigging, e
Catalina 22 towing question Marky Marc at 1:36pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 15/10094 I'm getting ready to purchase a 1976 Catalina 22 with a trailer (with brakes) and motor.My concern
perplexing leak Kevin at 1:45pm 07.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1726 Hi Folks,I seem to have a leak on my 1979 Oday 23. I went out sailing today and had a dry bilge at
Removing gunk on fenders? Dave 85 Catalina 30 at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1842 I have fenders that are in good condition except each one sems to have collected a coating of black
Turning into the wind Trev at 2:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1849 I am having difficulty keeping my Mac 25 from turning into the wind. She heels at 15 degrees with a
Jeanneau 35 VS. Beneteau 323 - Help choose Jonathan at 2:16pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1453 HELP! I am trying to choose a boat to buy, at the same price I can purchace a 2004 Jeanneau 35 OR a
Rockets dread glare SailbotOwners.com at 3:17pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2633 Did you celebrate Independence Day on your boat?Here in Seattle, a popular July 4th activity is dr
Hunter 23' 1985 model? Lou at 3:57pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1322 I bought a used Hunter 23' sailboat and was told it was built in 1985. I wanted to see if I could f
Procedure for changing the rubbing strip (gunnell) Med at 4:11pm 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2175 Can someone let me know the procedure for replacing the gunnel rubbing strip. Especially how to remo
Electric diagram Patrick Doyle at 7:05pm 07.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1134 Can anyone help me find a proper electric diagram for my 423 .Thank you .Patrick .... pvvdoyle
Wheel Movement Jack at 8:01pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 7/1018 On my 2000 340, I have been noticing that the wheel is not centered anymore. I have a rope marker o
Gearbox issue for '83 Hunter 27 with 1GM Yanmar. Keith Fawcett at 9:35pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1055 When I am under sail with a nice breeze and the engine is running. Motor sailing I am not getting fo
Replacing bolts Mac at 10:00pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2564 I've been reading some of the past posts on stainless steel. It seems that there is some lower grad
Rules of the road ignored.... Maine Sail at 9:51pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1968 I'm posting this as a service to the many fisherman who ply the waters of the US and who are constan
Need critique and advice Hugh4753 at 10:47pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 13/1120 We were out sailing Saturday when a thunderstorm came up "real fast". We were on a port tack close
Shore Power Cord Gunk John T1594 at 12:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1731 This happenes every year about the middle of the summer. My shore power cord becomes covered with so
O'Day 25 opening port replacement dicknatta at 12:08am 07.09.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1691 The opening ports on my O'Day 25 have been gradually falling apart -- it was time to replace them.

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O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) Timm R Oday25 at 11:14am 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very m
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases JuanMarcos at 10:48am 09.30.21 Just an update. Downloaded the Beneteau catalog and found the part. It is used in many models. rigr
Adding kayak to sailboat (4) SoSound at 10:44am 09.30.21 2350 PDT. Wind is back up and blowing from the south. Point Wilson weather station reports 37 mph g
Quest Water Pipe Size duck21 at 10:42am 09.30.21 @Terry Cox -- This is a great write up -- thanks for sharing! @Claude L.-Auger -- Thanks for the p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 10:32am 09.30.21 Winters are a piece of cake along the coast of Maine compared to Vermont. We have more snow, it's m
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 10:17am 09.30.21 I'm allergic to snow shovels and I like to sail in January. :beer: Go figure. By the way, stayed i
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 10:08am 09.30.21 You do need biocide down south. Here in Maine not much grows in diesel at 10F or below. My questio
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? dmax at 10:04am 09.30.21 So, the pivot point is at the 2-pin base plate, right? I have two methods for "pausing" the proce
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button JoeWhite at 10:03am 09.30.21 Use 16 gauge wires from house battery bus. The solenoid must be able to pull 1" of travel. Use 3 AMP
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:03am 09.30.21 fuel pump sieve/screen Is your fuel pump before your primary? If so, you should re-plumb it to be
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? NYSail at 9:55am 09.30.21 I sold my first boat, a 1977 Cal 34-III to a gentleman from St. Petersburg Russia. When we were spea
When is diesel fuel too old? smokey73 at 9:53am 09.30.21 I'm not sure how that would work here in hot - humid coastal South Carolina and the cost of the Biof
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 9:49am 09.30.21 Might be useful for folks to know where this bleed device is exactly, say on the Universal's. Any p
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (1) Rapport at 9:48am 09.30.21 The bulb that failed in less the 50 hrs use.
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (3) Rapport at 9:46am 09.30.21 The first bulb had failures in lest than one year they second has not failed in the first sailing se
M15 engine is overheating odaydokay at 9:27am 09.30.21 If the thermostat is stuck closed, this won't help. But it's a good place to start. I'd remove the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:25am 09.30.21 I have raised/lowered masts on several of my boats, trailerable multi-hulls with mast lengths of 30
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel kappykaplan at 9:19am 09.30.21 I do all of the above in the fall.
Fuel Filter Replacement odaydokay at 9:17am 09.30.21 I have vacuum gauges on both of my primary filters for the auxiliary and the genset. Neigther seem
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 9:16am 09.30.21 How are you getting the boat out of the water? Crane, travel lift, trailer/ramp, ways? If you're

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