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Toe rail replacement source? tcrespo at 6:15am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1115 I'm in the middle of doing a minor refurb on my Oday 20. When I took the toe rail off, some of it (
SAIL MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS LEFT OUT! George at 7:07am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 76/4479 Last summer about 50 boats from the Trailer Sailor Association signed up for a two-week cruise in th
Cruising the Florida Keys Barry Calhoun at 7:06am 02.17.07 Destinations 9/4850 Greetings,My family and I will be going on our first long "cruise' on our C30 in April. We're dep
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:03am 02.17.07 Catalina 30 3/1361 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
Webasto Heater in H36/356 Al - s/v Persephone at 8:30am 02.17.07 Big Boats 26/4616 I've heard that Hunter dealers in the Pacific NW and the Great Lakes offer a Webasto heating system
Looking for stanchions and main sail georgia boater at 12:57pm 02.17.07 Morgan 8/1871 I recently purchased a 1979 321 which I am refurbishing.I need to replace most of the stanchions a
Catalina 30 cabin shelving doors (1) Ken "Dancin Bear" at 12:46pm 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1590 The admiral wants me to make some sliding doors or at least some kind of cover to hide the groceries
Lake Michigan Sailing Mike8193 at 12:25pm 02.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2409 This summer will be my third season sailing out of Monroe Harbor in Chicago. I am sailing a Benetea
Favorite Stern Grill Recipe NautiDuck at 11:38am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/6393 OK, we've all been somewhat hard on each other in some of these topics. So, here is a topic that sh
HELP I need spec for wing keel trailer bunks Larz at 2:10pm 02.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1514 New trailers cost way to much and used ones are to hard to find. so i found a used o'day 25ft swing
387 cockpit cushions & berth sheets Stuart at 8:21pm 02.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1248 Just purchased a 387.Looking to get cockpit cushions at reasonable price ... as well as fitted she
Relacement Ports H26 Branson Rector at 6:34pm 02.15.07 Smaller Boats 2/999 I have a port side bathroom port (window) that needs replacing, inside plastic hinge parts have brok
Terrific Rules Quiz!! Alan at 9:58pm 02.15.07 Racing 0/1819 Think you know the rules?? Test your rules knowledge. Run these rules quiz scenarios and see how yo
laguna molds Ken Rupp at 11:19pm 02.15.07 Other Sailboats 0/840 Sorry if this breaks any forum rules, but I thought everyone should know that the laguna 26 and 33 m
Catalina 22 Pop Top Bugsboat at 12:46am 02.16.07 Smaller Boats 9/4718 I am looking for a pattern to make a pop top cover for my 1990 Catalina 22. Does anyone have an old
Transom Trim for post 1987 Catalina 22 Bugsboat at 12:41am 02.16.07 Smaller Boats 4/1865 Okay:I have looked for pictures of the post 1987 Catalina 22 transom trim piece. If anyone out ther
Forum quirks... Brian D at 12:31am 02.16.07 Other Sailboats 1/808 Phil, I've noticed that when I post on the Lancer forum, the bottom line of my info takes on whateve
Companion way hatchboard frame removal... Brian D at 11:58pm 02.15.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1187 Need advice on how to remove said frame. I see what looks like screw holes with dowel inserts. How d
Replacing a noisy cutlass bearing - How do I? Paul4360 at 1:44am 02.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1798 I have a 1976 Catalina 27. After hauling her for winter prep, I noticed when hand-turning the prop
jib telltales mortyd at 1:37am 02.16.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3724 i have sent for a book that includes a method of trimming the jib fairlead using telltales on the le

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Battery Selector Switch Setting BlowMeAway at 6:51pm 08.13.21
New outboard and new adjustable bracket (1) geola1 at 6:39pm 08.13.21 The whole thing is puzzling. But the storage for the gas is right about the bolts for the adjustable
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Mechone at 6:36pm 08.13.21 Thank you Then that is where the large Stainless Steel shaft inside the boat terminates then? under
Marine grade solar CarlN at 6:29pm 08.13.21 Flexible panels on boats seem to have much shorter lives in the south where they overheat more easil
New outboard and new adjustable bracket LeeandRick at 6:26pm 08.13.21 @geola1 I almost answered the question from my experience with a Catalina 25 that you have in your p
Solent Stay H36 (2) DianaOfBurlington at 6:19pm 08.13.21 Some owners have converted their cutters to sloops by removing the inner forestay and the running b
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 6:11pm 08.13.21 Those links all come from my Electrical Systems 101 collection: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical
Battery Selector Switch Setting Stu Jackson at 6:10pm 08.13.21 I leave that switch set to ALL. Our sailing style rarely includes a night out on the hook and almos
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 6:09pm 08.13.21 Thank you Then that is where the large Stainless Steel shaft inside the boat terminates then? under
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 08.13.21 Photo shows typical Beneteau setup. Left to right, black is negative for both banks, red(#1) for
37C Mast Lights DianaOfBurlington at 5:51pm 08.13.21 Easiest way to check - connect a length of 18ga zipcord to a battery and touch the ends to each wire
H26 mast on H23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:47pm 08.13.21 Actually the masts are different sizes. Cost of parts include standing rigging, mast foot and base
Will 3/8" Sta-Set X be a good replacement? DianaOfBurlington at 5:41pm 08.13.21 I would defer to 7/16" by that point. I use Yale ULS and its antecedent, UULS. Very soft on the out
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 5:36pm 08.13.21 197132
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. swshogren at 5:14pm 08.13.21 The boat came up from Florida with an ac/heat unit...I have the compresser, a lot of wires and the t
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.

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