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BBQ failure Syversens at 1:28pm 07.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1145 Hi All, this isnt the most critical issue I asked here but it was a bummer for the weekend to have t
Getting the Wife into Sailing mrscott at 1:50pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 32/3831 This is not going to be your regular post but I am running out of options...I need some advice fr
Boat Insurance Pegasusbyrne at 5:23pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1175 Anyone know of an insurance company that specializes in insuring Beneteau's. A friend has a Moody a
A sporting chance SailboatOwners.com at 3:20pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1445 Sailing can be an exhilarating sport in its own right. But most of us sail to relax and focus on th
Sticky elcet cable Carl at 11:25pm 06.29.07 Big Boats 3/1072 My 30 amp dock power cord is sticky. A year ago I wiped down the cord with Mary Kate's "Inflatable
GPS as EPIRB? Warren Milberg at 3:04am 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1374 In this day and age of high tech electronic miniaturization, is there any reason why the makers of h
Success w/fiberglass repair? Steve L22188 at 3:53am 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1180 I have an 88 O'Day 302 with some fiberglass issues -- voids that have broken thru, a couple of punct
Nauta holding tank odor chrysalis15422 at 2:47am 06.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2293 My Nauta flexible holding tank emits a terrible odor. It was never pleasant, but it has gotten worse
Painting the keel jsailor at 2:24am 06.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2170 I have removed the keel from my C22 for reconditioning; the rust scale is chipping off easily and I
Irwin 32 swing keel w maney at 8:59am 06.30.07 Other Sailboats 0/1500 I just acquired a 1971 Irwin 32. The swing keel is missing! Does anyone have a drawing or design
Plug in the solar panel? rlaribee at 1:23pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 Does the 12 volt power outlet run both ways? If I plugged my solar panel into the outlet, would it
Companionway Doors sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:36pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1362 I'm strongly considering building new companionway doors. Before I do, I would like to see some of y
Penetrol??? Roger at 2:05pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1262 As a coating on decks etc... An article in "Good Old Boat" extoles its virtues. Sounds easy ' GOOD.
Capsize ratio Jeff B at 5:28pm 06.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3068 I was reading in the knowledge base section of HunterOwners.com about Hunter 25's.In the specs, I s
Blue water yacht Mark at 7:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1422 I read some time ago about a yacht built in the US that from memory has a water line length of about
Main Halyard Cheek Pulley John Blake at 4:23pm 06.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1361 I'm trying to rig my new mast for the 1983 MacGregor 22 I just bought... but the previous owner had
What sails do I have? Vin11979 at 4:03pm 06.30.07 Smaller Boats 6/1176 I have recently purchased a 77 hunter 25, and I have a question regarding the jib sails the boat cam
A TANKLESS JOB slunga at 10:32pm 06.28.07 Catalina 30 8/1749 The cat 30 I have recently aquired has no holding tank, vent, or pump-out, just the head. It is a 19
fiberglass hiking stick LordNelson at 10:43pm 06.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1059 i have a fiberglass "hiking stick" attached to the tiller on my oday 20. the fiberglass causes areas
GPS, Internal antenna or external?? David Ochoa at 11:01pm 06.28.07 Big Boats 6/1028 My old GPS MAP210 w/ external antenna has given up the ghost. Looks like all the new models come wit

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Fuel delivery issue (1) KZW at 7:36am 09.07.21 On my -310, the fuel will gravity feed as long as the tank is half full or more. The Racor, located
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive sunlover at 7:32am 09.07.21 good ideas. I didn't realize that the citronella candle took 3 minutes. I'll have to look into t
Help with B&G systems BarryL at 7:32am 09.07.21 Hi, I suggest you go into settings and then data sources. For Depth, what do you have listed and wh
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive rgranger at 7:27am 09.07.21 good ideas. I didn't realize that the citronella candle took 3 minutes. I'll have to look into t
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive sunlover at 7:25am 09.07.21 I have found citronella candels to be very effective but they take at least 30 minutes of burn time
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive rgranger at 7:11am 09.07.21 I have found citronella candels to be very effective but they take at least 30 minutes of burn time
Help with B&G systems Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 09.07.21 Do you have any Triton displays or just the chartplotter? If you have a separate display, does it s
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive kappykaplan at 6:48am 09.07.21 Sorry- around here we call them "flying teeth " :D :plus:
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? (1) sail sfbay at 6:47am 09.07.21 Are ypu referring to a halyard ball stopper to protect your eye-splice, masthead exit and shackle ch
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 6:45am 09.07.21
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? MNIAW at 6:36am 09.07.21 It did indeed scare me into action. Immediately ordered the bow bag and masthead float. Even though
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 6:32am 09.07.21
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive sail sfbay at 6:31am 09.07.21 Ouch!! Start by a thorough cleaning with soap and water and wipe down with hydrogen peroxide solut
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? Joe at 6:29am 09.07.21 Not understanding the problem. Is your spinnaker halyard swiveling block rigged ahead of the forest
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? MNIAW at 6:25am 09.07.21 Pretty new to sailing...have FS hull number 959 which I am slowly refurbishing. The boat is definit
h40.5 OEM pleated shades sail sfbay at 6:23am 09.07.21 Rich, Here is a link to SBO's store for pleated shades Shades Pleated (sailboatowners.com)
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:20am 09.07.21 Sorry- around here we call them "flying teeth " :D
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? (1) Sailfanatic at 5:53am 09.07.21 Spinnaker shackle guard, as used on the sheets? r.com/product.jsp?id=1800
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? FSMac at 5:34am 09.07.21 There is no way you will be able to sail and drain the boat after a turtle. Even with the bow bag,
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Claude L.-Auger at 5:30am 09.07.21

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