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Help rigging Seidelmann S245 Ron Snipes at 12:10am 06.09.07 Seidelmann 1/2084 I have refurbished '84 Seidelmann 245. I have no help but finally figured out how to raise the mast
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:10am 06.09.07 Bigger Boats 0/1019
Cockpit Drains Hummingbird at 10:51pm 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 0/1122 These drains work fine while sailing but when the boat's on the trailer they get all clogged up. Any
Electronic Fog Horns Marc at 2:05am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2443 Has anyone installed an electronic fog horn or similar that when activated automaticly sounds the ap
Rigging a spinaker on a 192 J P Turkey at 12:19pm 06.09.07 Day Sailers 1/1262 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody
halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/912 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,
Emergency Tiller Gary Ameele at 10:50am 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1074 Our 1994 Catalina 28 does not have an emergency tiller. We purchased it used. Did the boat come wi
Ferriello holding tank internal sensor rod Allan Frey at 10:31am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1166 Does anyone have experience installing and using the Ferriello (New Providence Marine) holding tank
Halyard shackle krag13957 at 10:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/927 I have the US Spars Z300e furling main for the Beneteau OC281. The shackle for the main does not app
Batteries for the OC281 krag13957 at 10:14am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/986 I have 1996 OC281. The boat had deep cycle West Marine Batteries in the engine compartment and under
replacing rudder bushings in a 356 miguelgdelrey at 9:07am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1397 Has anyone replaced the rudder bushings on a 356?My boat was on the ground on stands and a friend
Dragging Shaft Kurt Oberhofer at 7:56am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1260 Question: I have a Vagabond-47 with a 85hp Ford Lehman diesel with Hurth Gear box. While sailing pre
Engine Key blanks Doedee at 6:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1559 My 1990 41f5 has an M50 Perkins Engine. (50 hp.)Perkins was sold a number of times. I am looking f
Have a Starwind, need help ..rigging topics! Bonny George at 5:22am 06.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/1284 Trying to prep a newly bought Starwind, questions about sail tenders???? Boom air block rig??? and m
Javelin Main Sheet JBB20755 at 5:15am 06.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1923 I have an early 70's (pre 75) Javelin. Can anyone give me an idea of how to run the mainsheet? I hav
Second forward stay Mac Mire at 4:09am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/998 I have a CDI Furler I use on my genoa, but I would like to rig up a second forward stay for my jib.
Cruising Range of 356 on an tank of fuel Craig at 3:53am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1328 I'm wondering what the motoring cruising range on a 356. I know it is a sailboat I just want to know
H34 problem areas geoff16655 at 2:48am 06.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1320 I am about to inspect a 1983 H34 shoal draft cruiser with a view to purchase. Are there any specific
Cabin Thru Drain Trev at 2:23am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1172 I am considering making a drain through the cabin into the bilge, I dont get much water below deck,

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IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? Benny17441 at 5:37pm 09.24.21 Don't you have a cockpit panel with idiot lights and a buzzer to advice of a failure of Temperature,
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 5:06pm 09.24.21 That was exactly our dilemma when we bought. Preferred to spend the time off up in the Bay rather
Funny Friday!!! Allan12210 at 4:57pm 09.24.21 t a show-er.
Hunter 34 Bass Control Panel Indicator lights Allan12210 at 4:53pm 09.24.21 I changed mine a long time ago. Is there a small threaded retaining ring on the back side of the bul
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 09.24.21 With a manual head I used to do what dlochner suggests with the intake. Only difference is that I us
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table (2) Hollyberry at 4:35pm 09.24.21 Our 35s5 came without a table too. I built one as shown. Rather that two dropleafs the starboard sid
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit JamesG161 at 3:23pm 09.24.21 I'll be calling city hall Monday and ask if they are adding more. More is never an issue with clea
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 3:02pm 09.24.21 Since we all have gained weight as a result of lockdowns and restricted activities... Perhaps 2021
Spinnaker halyard on 272 (2) Tally Ho at 3:00pm 09.24.21 Here is a better shot of my masthead and the roller For the a-spin. I wonder if I could remove the
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 2:49pm 09.24.21 Since we all have gained weight as a result of lockdowns and restricted activities... Perhaps 2021'
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 2:45pm 09.24.21 We are in the Fall Stretch of 2021. Looking back at 2020. I came across this animal mascot that se
MacGregor 25 Classification Nashville_Blues at 2:25pm 09.24.21 I'm glad you asked, because I knew that the popular J/22 and Cat 22 boats were one design boats but
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch Scott B at 2:24pm 09.24.21 If only I could take another couple of weeks off :) Took a lot of time off this summer to do pour b
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit jssailem at 2:07pm 09.24.21 Perhaps... just spitballing... There was a gremlin introduced into the tank. Ate some of the plastic
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) Seaswood at 1:58pm 09.24.21 Bleach & water but those plants have stickers actually went into the gel coat still okay for a Jave
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star Scott T-Bird at 1:34pm 09.24.21 @Scott T-Bird Fun reading. I think your daughter brought you the good luck. Great weather for the t
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 1:27pm 09.24.21 The Trent-Severn Waterway would be an alternative to pulling the arch. I imagine it would be a beau
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 1:25pm 09.24.21 Hopefully it's not 5200 ..... you can't buy marine formula by Debond on Canada. Best I can do is cap
Catalina 22 or Tanzer 22 Project_Mayhem at 12:50pm 09.24.21 Most older boats are out of production. Most boats use off the shelf parts with a handful of boat sp
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch BrianH at 12:44pm 09.24.21 The Trent-Severn Waterway would be an alternative to pulling the arch. I imagine it would be a beaut

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