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how do I sell a sailboat carl at 5:31am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1825 Well I knew this day would come, I want a bigger boat. I was lucky and bought right for my first bo
Komatex, Sintra, PVC Sheet closed cell foam Mark Major at 8:07am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2395 I have settled on closed cell PVC foam sheet as replacement for marine plywood projects I am curren
Pollution Study of the Chesapeak Bay George at 9:10am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1274 Sometime ago I remember reading an article on here about a pollution study that was done on the Ches
Update O'Day 26 Head Captain Dave24313 at 11:16am 02.08.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1459 Peggie,I just purchased a 1985 O'Day 26 and as the broker said, the head is not her best feature.
What % is a battery considered "dead"?? Tim Haibach at 10:55am 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3518 I am shopping for deep cycle batteries and have been trying to compare types ' lifecycles to others.
Dodger / Bimini needed Steve Coder at 11:56am 02.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/959 I need to add a dodger and bimini to my Oday 25. I would rather avoid spending $1500+ on new ones,
what size spinnaker :( sand sailor at 12:27pm 02.08.07 Ask All Sailors 28/11903 im looking at a new spinn what size range should i be looking for and is there a formula???my boat
Compression Post fulsar at 1:31pm 02.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/964 I would appreciate any advice or stories people may have to share about the compression post on a Ma
Yamaha 25 boat and engine manual in English needed Ralf at 3:46pm 02.08.07 Yamaha 1/1769 We have a Y25 in our sailing club here on Jeju Island, South Korea. The boat was purchased in Japan
Prefered Alternator Upgrade on a Westerbeke 27? Maine Sail at 8:51pm 02.06.07 Other Sailboats 5/1736 Hi All,I'm wondering if any Nonsuch owners have done an alternator upgrade to a Westerbeke 27 on a
Klanging and Banging jim bellesbach at 10:23pm 02.06.07 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1495 I recently bought a hunter 30 and had the engine serviced. The boat shakes rattles and rolls at cer
Burgler/Entry Alarms Don s/v Tellico at 12:26am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 47/3094 Just found out that break-in/theft is a much bigger problem at my current downtown Baltimore marina
Replacing thru-hulls larry w at 1:00am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1268 The yard has just informed me that I should replace all (9) thru-hulls on my '94 Beneteau due to ele
leaky compaionway hatch H34 greg at 11:10pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 13/1383 the companionway hatch leaks almost right over the sink....ive looked for some kind of drains, like
raising the mast on a 25 foot Mac Gregor jimbo at 11:06pm 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 Has anyone foound an easy way to raise the mast on a 25 foot boat? This model is a 25 foot 1981 and
rOnDAYvous signups & reservations Pete at 10:52pm 02.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1065 So far, there's been a gratifying response regarding the 2007 rOnDAYvous. I've got more than 20 peop
H34 Port Bulkhead Leak ajhorn at 10:33pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 5/1178 Can't find leak source. After much rain, water comes out at bottom end of port bulkhead. Have used
Spirit 23 ed6945 at 10:25pm 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2071 I always enjoy this site and have learned alot from the goodpeople who support it. I have sailed m
West Marine - Strictly Sail RickS at 3:53am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3026 Chicago Strictly Sail was a great sailing show to visit. Noticablly absent this year was West Marin
Bahamas bound Mac Bentley at 3:06am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1944 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b

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SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION sail sfbay at 8:13am 08.21.21 Can you post a photo showing your concern? Do you have the winch manual? Are you asking what positi
Chainplate Caulking Spindrift NH at 7:42am 08.21.21 I need to rebed my chainplates and it sounds like I have the same configuration. I was planning to u
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 7:38am 08.21.21 Good to hear you are having success unfurling your mainsail!! If your mainsial is 17 years old a re
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

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