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o allied barbour or norcold? mikerappold at 1:56am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1354 having to replace our refrigeration, looking for comments regarding the two systems and pros and con*
Nylon rode deterioration Bob f at 2:54am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1157 What should I expect to be the useful life of 3-strand nylon rode? I probably anchor out 5-10 nites
Pointing George Lewis at 3:19am 06.19.07 Big Boats 9/1243 I have an 83 Hunter 34. It doesn't point well upwind- lucky if I'm 50 degrees off the wind. I'm gu
SANDPIPER 565 PORTSMAOUTH YARDSTICK DAVID NEWING at 5:21am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 1/1347 I am in the Sailing Committee of the Gatineau River Yacht Club, Quebec. We have a fleet of Sandpiper
Looking for my haydencjones at 11:50pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1168 My wife and I are retiring to Syracuse NY (don't ask) in a year or two and I am going to put a boat
universal diesel engines geoff16655 at 5:31am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2902 Is there any current or archived info available on specific age-related problems with Universal engi
Bavaria Destinations? Bavaria 38E Owner at 6:51am 06.19.07 Bavaria 0/1621 Bavaria Owners,I'd like to discuss how and where you all have sailed your Bavaria yachts, under wh
cabin lights speedy66 at 6:54am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 1/846 I have some cabin light switches that will not work, so the light is on all the time, or will not tu
Windex replacement prdewolf at 7:38am 06.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1170 I need to replace the Windex on my 1997 B'R rig. Anyone done this before? The present mount seems
Davits for 323 323Cruiser at 6:38am 06.19.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2332 I am searching for a cheap yet clean davit system for a 10' inflatable on my 323 - the inflating, de
Sluggish starting motor Mike H at 6:22am 06.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/920 My engine is very sluggish when turning over to start. It's not the battery, as it's new and fully
Calling all Reliance 44 owners Voyager5994 at 6:20am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 0/812 We have started an owners forum on sailboatowners.com . Please log-on ' register your boat. It is s
CRADLE FOR A CAPRI 26 WING KEEL Jim Papas at 7:59am 06.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1542 I am about to acquire a Capri 26 with a wing keel. I was wondering whether I can be furnished with c
Check out sailaway78 at 9:02am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1068 For those interested, check out my post on the sails call lounge. Phil moved the post over there, s
Enclosure Curtains Scott B at 9:54am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1152 We have a full enclosure on our Hunter 33. The side vinyl curtains get to be a chore to zip out and
Ross in Tampa sailaway78 at 10:07am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1105 Thanks for the nice words Ross. I will be in the Tampa area this weekend, to help Seadances hubby b
Interesting GPS compass and tilt sensor patrick at 10:17am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 Jun 19, 2007 GPS World Hemisphere GPS today introduced its Crescent V100 and V110 GPS compass
HOW VMG BROAD REACH at 10:37am 06.19.07 Racing 5/3119 Have a new Garmin GPS. Found out it has a VMG display.Set it up and used it during our last race.
Pearson Parts Windy City Sailing at 10:42am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 4/1233 Hello All,I recently bought a Pearson 30 that has been sitting for a couple of years. After trying
Dodger for a 1996 34 MKII Kurt at 11:07am 06.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1027 Looking for advise on were to purchase a dodger. New boat and new to sailing!

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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
Handrailing and copanionway top sliding teak for R/L (1) sail sfbay at 6:06am 10.09.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Handrails: make measurement based o
Can't find the intake water strainer Davidasailor26 at 5:57am 10.09.21 Strange that there would be a piece of rubber on the intake side of the pump - usually the impeller
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil sailcapt340 at 5:46am 10.09.21 I've pressure tested my 3.3 Hp outboard by using the screw in fitting from an oil refill pump kit.
Can't find the intake water strainer justsomeguy at 5:43am 10.09.21 Thoughts? You never did say you re-opened the seacock. ;) But yep, check the pump operation and im
Can't find the intake water strainer nbraasch at 5:08am 10.09.21 Ok, I found the filter strainer, and the seacock where it comes through the hull. It's under the rea
Insight on sail condition dlochner at 4:56am 10.09.21 Sails approaching their 40th birthday are long past their prime if they have been used much at all.
Insight on sail condition kloudie1 at 3:39am 10.09.21 Yup, they look good enough to learn with and sharpen your sail trim controls. Also to learn how to h
Insight on sail condition Davidasailor26 at 3:00am 10.09.21
B 311 bilge pump float switch CliffM at 2:15am 10.09.21 I believe it's a diaphragm pump. It also drains the shower pan.
Outboard issues Rich Stidger at 9:38pm 10.08.21 I have found that an ultrasonic cleaner is effective in cleaning the small passages in a carb. Fill
Leaks from hull/deck joint Hunter 33.5 BigEasy at 9:10pm 10.08.21 I am considering buying a 33.5 which has evidence of water incursion at several points and eviden
Outboard issues patrickfarley at 8:34pm 10.08.21 I have a BF 75 Honda engine 7.5 horsepower. I had an engine problem it was not the spark. The prob

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