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adjustable genoa cars Bob Moretti at 9:22am 06.21.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2344 This season I finally upgraded to the adjustable genoa cars we were discussing on this list during t
Bluewater Boats Photo 3 Rick D at 9:51am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 4/990 Bluewater boats should be self-righting....
Bluewater Boats Photo 2 Rick D at 9:49am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 3/1129 Something broke...
In The Spirit Of Bluewater Boats... Photo One Rick D at 9:47am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 0/752 I thought I'd post three photos of the delivery of a 'bluewater' boat. These were sent by my Brother
Changing primary and secondary filters Bob Alden at 10:22am 06.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/921 Fellow sailors:Any words of wisdom on changing the primary (Racor) and secondary (Yanmar) filters
First Boat on Big Lake Jason Myers at 9:59am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2914 Hello there, New sailor looking to make a good decision on a first boat. I'd be sailing on Lake On
Best way to keep water out of the cuby area...? Bob8234 at 11:00am 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 2/1139 Just bought a Hunter 216 and noticed water accumulates in the cuby area... from the mast most likely
Charging the battery from OMC Saildrive Tomek23582 at 1:08pm 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/2661 I am looking for information on electrical connections between the charging circuit on the OMC SailD
How many more years? Claudius at 12:59pm 06.21.07 Big Boats 12/1436 I wonder. Can a 10 year old production boat hull be trusted to last another 10 or more years (withou
Tampa tomorrow sailaway78 at 12:31pm 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1130 Were off. Seadances hubby, Peter, and myself are hopping a plane tomorrow and heading to Tampa. Pl
Cast Iron Keel JW13211 at 12:12pm 06.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1755 I am considering purchasing a Beneteau 381. I noticed that the keel is cast iron and there is some
mixing elbow rtmccue at 12:10pm 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1210 Thank you for responses I called Mac boaring direct ,they were great correct part 129198-13500 mixin
Skinky Ballast Tank Water Erik at 1:22pm 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 3/1084 I keep my boat on the water for about 6 months per year. Anyone have any suggestions on how to prev
Rub Rail ulpilotrmh at 6:19pm 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 0/1152 When I upgraded my rub rail to the newer wide rail I asked CD tech support how many sections of the
replacement trailer for MacGregor 26X sue sanchez at 3:24pm 06.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1388 I'm looking to replace the trailer on my 2002 MacGregor 26X with a galvinized one. Has anyone experi
Mainsheet blocks Jed Jarrett at 3:17pm 06.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/969 I purchased a 95 26 C about two months ago.. I payed 5500 for the boat from a guy who never used it.
Ship's bell install Lynn Moore at 2:49pm 06.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1021 Havee been given a beautiful six inch brass ship's bell and am wondering where to install it on my 2
o'day Sprite identity Jim Eckenroad at 2:48pm 06.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1178 Just secured a Sprite--great shape-need to know when they were made; hull #22107; class # 2868--what
poor man's autopilot joegeodesist at 7:58pm 06.19.07 Smaller Boats 4/1911 My H26 has enough of a weather helm that I've always felt trapped at the tiller; leaving to adjust t
Blue Water Capable Sailboat wsimpson at 8:45pm 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 108/14465 What makes a sailboat "blue water" capable?

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Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 09.16.21
1984 Hunter 34 roller furler kloudie1 at 10:02am 09.16.21 My PO installed a Harken system back in 1985 and it still works well today so I am kinda partial to
I left the lights on patrickfarley at 9:44am 09.16.21 I guess the only answer is lifting at really heavy battery out of the bottom of the boat and taking
Sell day is NOT one of the happiest.. rgranger at 9:26am 09.16.21 Personally when I can't sail anymore, hopefully after world crusing, I will likely move to the moun
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull jssailem at 8:45am 09.16.21 The cracks look like separation of the internal structural pan from the hull. Hunter made the hulls
Question about a racor230r2 and anti-siphon valve (vetus) sail sfbay at 8:39am 09.16.21 Might find this thread and article helpful on exhaust anti siphon systems Exhaust anti siphon \| Sail
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 8:33am 09.16.21 A thing of beauty! Good thing you weren't in a hurry :) This thing is crazy beefy! It weighs almos
Question about a racor230r2 and anti-siphon valve (vetus) JoeWhite at 8:32am 09.16.21 Not to talk about a different subject, is there a tool to unscrew the clear bowl from the filter it
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 8:31am 09.16.21 Specs in inches: https://www.sailnet.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,width=1920,heigh
Question about a racor230r2 and anti-siphon valve (vetus) cfflyboy at 8:29am 09.16.21 Thank you very much for that pic and info! Much appreciated.
Mystery line JUUD at 8:18am 09.16.21 Thanks, everyone. Turns out it was for the furling system. Why it was resting on the deck and not s
Question about a racor230r2 and anti-siphon valve (vetus) (1) sail sfbay at 8:15am 09.16.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Below is a photo of my Racor 230R2
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull Jake N Eggs at 8:15am 09.16.21 Mine is a 2006 and has a lead keel. The mounting positions of the keel bolts looks different and so
Maine Sail update Dalliance at 8:14am 09.16.21
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 8:11am 09.16.21 I found that table way too big. I have a B331. See the picture attached. I made it from American Ch
Searching for a unicorn prop nut! hpholly at 8:06am 09.16.21 wow i didn't even know that was an option... how do you do it? Why not just re-thread the shaft?
Searching for a unicorn prop nut! hpholly at 8:02am 09.16.21 Very disturbing.... I did a google on unicorn nuts and found this...
Searching for a unicorn prop nut! hpholly at 8:02am 09.16.21 Why not just re-thread the shaft? wow i didn't even know that was an option... how do you do it?
Searching for a unicorn prop nut! (1) rgranger at 7:53am 09.16.21 Very disturbing.... I did a google on unicorn nuts and found this...
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 (2) Bluenose at 7:52am 09.16.21 I found that table way too big. I have a B331. See the picture attached. I made it from American Che

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