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Ericson 35 Masts cmccorm1 at 3:46am 03.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/974 Hello,I'm looking at buying a late 1980's Ericson 35-3. Anyone know if there is a difference in t
2007 46 or 49 Greg at 3:32am 03.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1392 If you liked Beneteau and you liked new versus used, and you are going to live aboard, with some coa
Keel specs Oday 25 David at 8:20am 03.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1192 Building cradle for Oday 25. What is the width of keel bottom at widest point.What would the length
Cleaning Sailboat Hull Underwater Yuriy Manchik at 7:44am 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 24/8719 Hello, I've been a certified Scuba Diver for some time now and was looking into making some extra mo
What size outboard for G30? Chip at 11:11am 03.01.07 Grampian 1/1896 I am once again considering switching from inboard to outboard and wonder if anyone cares to comment
correct size spinnaker poles Ken at 5:05pm 03.01.07 Yamaha 2/1717 Our Y-25 was equipped with a 1" spinnaker pole track and 1 7/8" pole slide, but it has no spinnaker
Bombay Clipper 31 Mast/Deck Compression Area LancerDude at 1:20pm 03.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/4031 I have a Friend who's boat (an '82 Bombay Clipper 31) has a problem at thedeck to mast area.Basicall
Ida Sailor rudder post stiffener plate hardtack9220 at 7:31pm 02.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1376 I don't understand how this stiffener plate works/installs. Does it bend around the aluminum rudder
Tohatsu 90 vs E-tec 90 on 26M Capt Jim367 at 11:22pm 02.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1213 Can anyone provide performance/prop data based on their personal experience with these engines on a
Transducer John Ehricht at 11:16pm 02.27.07 Big Boats 1/1939 Our Hunter 36 came from the factory with the standard St 40 speed and depth, however, we opted for t
Snake River Electronics Albertbaker at 10:27pm 02.27.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1925 I have tried to get hold of someone at Snake River Electronics.I have now read they are no longer i
splicing Howard9071 at 3:28am 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2041 I need to replace my furling line and i need to do a "Double Braid Constant Diameter Splice". the on
Head/Holding Tank kaatz at 5:14am 02.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1369 Anybody have a source for the oddly shaped head/holding tank?
River sailing T37 Phil at 12:46am 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 11/5130 The admiralty has its home office in Pittsburgh, so we travel up there quite often. I rarely see sa
Packing Replacement Bill at 5:53am 02.28.07 Smaller Boats 5/1261 I started to replace the packing in my Hunter 25.5, 1GM10 equipped boat and am having trouble gettin
backstay for oday 26 John at 6:59am 02.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/894 Does anyone know whrer I can get a backstay for the 26 ,mine has a kink in it...or maybe someone kno
beneteau prop zincs Ken at 6:38am 02.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1671 I've got a 331 and seem to be depleting zincs every 2 months. There isn't room for a shaft zinc and
Bottom paint inquiry william24424 at 8:11am 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1495 I have several layers of bottom paint building up, some has started to flake off. Kingman marine won
Original H-216 Cordage Mr.Ernie at 8:26am 02.28.07 Smaller Boats 1/931 Nearly all of the original, poor quality sheets and halyards on our 216 have ruptures at various pla
Race to the border Franklin at 9:24am 02.28.07 Ask All Sailors 5/993 Anybody here going on this race (Galveston to South Padre Island) in June?

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BOOM VANG!!! LeeandRick at 5:13pm 08.13.21 Boat and sail size makes a difference. Larger boats with larger sails will obviously develop more f
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 (1) BigEasy at 4:59pm 08.13.21 I am purchasing a 2001 Bene 361, I've read the owners manual and I still have no idea of how to set
Broken bolts and headaches Daveinet at 4:56pm 08.13.21 Kroil. Kano Labs. Give it time to soak in. BTY: There is no such thing as an "EZ" out. You can als
Battery Selector Switch Setting BlowMeAway at 4:51pm 08.13.21
Invest 94L --> PTC #6 kappykaplan at 4:41pm 08.13.21 Picking up energy again in the Gulf and track has shifted a little farther west.
Marine grade solar sesmith at 4:14pm 08.13.21 Yeah, on ours I beefed up the bimini frame. We also added pockets under the bimini fabric to hold 3
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage galliob53 at 3:58pm 08.13.21 yes it does!
New outboard and new adjustable bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 3:52pm 08.13.21
Broken bolts and headaches Kinetic at 3:52pm 08.13.21 Thank you all for the great and detailed replies. Gonna keep at them and hopefully get out of this
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 3:49pm 08.13.21 I was simply suggesting that the main selector switch should be set to house batteries as opposed t
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. Stu Jackson at 3:47pm 08.13.21 and whether summer air conditioning is desired Please note that the ocean and most likely river wa
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often twistedskipper at 3:45pm 08.13.21 Just to confirm: the alternator literally moves on the bracket, thereby loosening the belt? Or the b
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. sail sfbay at 3:37pm 08.13.21 Lots of options.............diesel heater, marine HVAC units, portable electric heater, propane heat
NOT buying H34 (2) DeniseO30 at 3:33pm 08.13.21 197131https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/20210813_145623_film3-1-jpg.197130/?hash=c1cc2d1
Broken bolts and headaches capta at 3:32pm 08.13.21 First thing I'd do is saturate the bolt remnants in the penetrating oil (I like PB Blaster but I'm g
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 3:25pm 08.13.21 More pictures, found the battery charger nicely wired nicely mounted I found the condensing unit an
Battery Selector Switch Setting BlowMeAway at 3:24pm 08.13.21 Not necessarily true and poor advice. Most knowledgeable boaters hard wire their bilge pumps to th
Jib Advise Don Guillette at 3:18pm 08.13.21 Dan: Two last comments: if the added length doesn't get the results you're seeking go back to wha
Outboard size dlochner at 3:18pm 08.13.21 It appears that Lehr went belly up. However, Tohatsu continues to sell propane outboards under their
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Stu Jackson at 3:15pm 08.13.21 I've read the owners manual and I still have no idea of how to set the batteries switches, what the

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