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Over tighting adjustable back stay Grie at 4:38am 05.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/959 Can anyone tell me if they or anyone they know have have had their backstay over tightened such that
Water leak into the electrical panel area Chris at 4:31am 05.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1019 For a year now, I have had a small water leak into the electrical panel. It looks like it is runni
Water Tank Gauge replacement Gabriel at 4:48am 05.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1048 Hi guys!I need to replace my water tank gauges, the onles installed are Tempo 7" Long, they are ol
bilge water rb18720 at 10:09am 05.06.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1707 The bilge of a Ranger 33 is basically the inside of the keel. I am seeing a bit of water accumulati
Mast Stepping- Diagram is Confusing Jay at 10:07am 05.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1246 Please don't reply by by linking me to the brochure on this issue. My dilemma is that I've already
Mooring Harness Jeff at 10:00am 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/5280 I recently purchased a Beneteau 423 and will be keeping it on a Mooring ball. I am not overly pleas
Water Hook up in Anchor Locker FOB at 10:00am 05.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1161 I was wondering if anyone has used / knows how the water hookup works on the C27. I have owned the b
mast rake Dave at 9:49am 05.06.07 Big Boats 2/1156 I have moved up from an '85 C 30 to a 2000 C 36. I've noticed that the mast is raked back. This woul
Bat In Sail Cover Scott Smith at 9:19am 05.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1164 As I took my boat out for the first time this year, I had a few unwanted guests. Bats had somehow ma
shady lady coastal confessions at 8:29am 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1020 Ok. Just bought the Shady Lady. Shes on serious hard. Out of Bay St. Louis so I'm told. Told her pre
Removal of Tree Pollen craig at 11:31am 05.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1049 We have an unusally large amount of tree pollen in the spring floating in the air. It settles on th
Personal Computer Navagation Software Captain Al at 1:08pm 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1381 I am looking to purchase a software program to interface my computer with my GPS. Two of the produc
Slip sliding away SailboatOwners.com at 2:26pm 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1794 For many sailors, the season is just starting again. And unless you sail in the deep south, the wate
Raising the mast buzzzsaw at 2:48pm 05.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1624 Tried to raise the mast on my 84 mac 25. Just the wife and I and she not much help lifting much. I c
How do I find the pivot bolt buzzzsaw at 2:39pm 05.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/964 Newbie to the 84 mac 25 ... where the heck is the hatch to examine the pivot bolt and is this anywhe
Repair jib winches buzzzsaw at 2:25pm 05.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2053 Getting my 84 mac 25 ready for the water and found the jib winches in sad shape. One is completely f
Running wires inside pedestal guard Gary Kunkel at 12:41pm 05.06.07 Catalina 30 2/2386 We have a 1988 Catalina 30 MKII. I am adding a new Navpod and want to run the radar cables, transduc
vancouver customs Monty VM at 12:40pm 05.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2289 I am sailing north to desolation sound this summer. I usually go through the islands and clear thro
hull fiberglass deformation jul at 7:02pm 05.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1319 Did anybody experienced hull deformation due to lifting out the boat from the waterThe lift up was
forstay Larry at 9:12pm 05.04.07 Seidelmann 0/1235 Does anybody have a measurement pin to pin for the forestay on a 30T?

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Dish Soap Rinsing SFS at 7:35am 08.21.21 The easist way to get hot water for washing is to put a little water in the dirty skilet with a few
26D windows..... sail sfbay at 7:34am 08.21.21 Are you simply wanting to replace the tinted acrylic window? In that case, carefully remove the win
Beneteau courtesy light controller (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:29am 08.21.21
Beneteau 361 new owner (2) Swoon at 7:25am 08.21.21 Yesterday during a four hour sail I tried alternating the main in and out. It seems to be getting ea
Beneteau 361 shaft seal BigEasy at 6:32am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sh
Never say never BigEasy at 6:23am 08.21.21 Bimini is an absolute necessity on Gulf coast. Have had five boats over the years and all were equip
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 6:14am 08.21.21 Thanks Roy, The units I saw online from Edson are listed at around $1300 (not sure if they are SS, f
Never say never RoyS at 6:13am 08.21.21 Plus one for the bimini. I just installed mine this season. Great to be out of the sun. I am 72, I t
propeller selection, and shifting RoyS at 6:01am 08.21.21 Installing the single lever dual function controller is not difficult. You need to find a suitable p
Backstay adjuster DougM at 5:17am 08.21.21 With my split backstay and a 48 foot mast, that triangular block system would end up near the top of
Chainplate Caulking RoyS at 5:17am 08.21.21 I redid one side with butyl tape. After a time a leak started. Tightened the screws on the slotted p
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use RoyS at 5:10am 08.21.21 The stainless steel box is full of insulation surrounding the aluminum tank. No real need to open th
Beneteau 361 shaft seal DougM at 4:52am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sha
Cleats RolfSail at 4:49am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the
Main sheet rigging (1) kloudie1 at 4:48am 08.21.21 On boats that are raced, that mainsheet adjustment at the block is a lot quicker and more precise th
Cleats RolfSail at 4:45am 08.21.21 One last thing before you start cutting. The backing plate may be threaded or the nuts may be imb
Cleats caverun at 4:38am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the 2
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 08.21.21 Many boats have a bypass for the water heater allowing the hot water lines to be winterized without
Rigging with Roller furler (3) trusty1 at 2:41am 08.21.21 After looking through the manual again it seems that the instructions apply to boats that do not ha
Throttle position while sailing? (1) Inter20sailor at 1:51am 08.21.21 See attached from Yanmar.

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