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Spirit 23 ed6945 at 10:25pm 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2095 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 40/3045 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 12/1978 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b
winged keel Walt24076 at 5:16am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 Help please,I've found a great looking O'DAY 272 that I'd like to purchase. The problem seems to be
Foul Weather Gear muised at 6:05am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3192 Hi all - in the interest of improving our comfort when the weather decides not to cooperate, I took
Harken Roller P.M. grigs at 6:12am 02.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1156 My mast has been unstepped this year, but probably won,t next year. What should I do to take advanta
1985 C27 alternator specs Universal M-18 c2csailor at 6:35am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1289 I'm trying to figure out what style mount the original alternator is for my C27. I was looking to up
Catalina27.org Is anyone a member of this? c2csailor at 6:41am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1386 I was debating whether or not to sign up for this association as there is a fee involved. The best I
Curvable portlight replacement material Craig522 at 6:46am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1414 I just bought a pilothouse and the windows had been previously replaced with plexiglass. The window
H26 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Lines BrianW at 7:43am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 2/934 On my H-26, I have just replaced my rudder head, spacers, red gasket material, shims, nuts ' bolts a
Instrument Panel cover or shield. Honeyman at 8:00am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 The clear plastic cover/shield over the "instrument panel" for the Yanmar (tach, warning lights, key
H-26 Swim Ladder Plastic Tread Replacements BrianW at 8:07am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 0/889 On my H-26, the plastic swim ladder treads have deteriorated and broken. Has anyone found a good rep
carpeting Summer Wind at 8:06am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1210 Does anyone know how I can replace the carpeting in the foward and aft cabins of the 461 - it was pa
Oday 25 rudder alteration SBK at 8:25am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3070 My house is on a canal w/4 feet of water, but there is a bar at the mouth that has around 2'4" of wa
New Hunter 49 Claudius at 12:46pm 02.07.07 Big Boats 10/1171 I used to think that Hunters were affordable until I saw the prices for the new Hunter 49. Prices se
Mast question? Soule at 10:17am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I am a new owner of a 1970 mariner 2+2, in the fall i sailed it a few times, and the day before i to
Frozen Thru-hull Valve MarkW at 3:59pm 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 10/5557 The thur-hull valve in my head is frozen. It's the valve that drains the holding tank overboard. I
zinc replacements and divers Syversens at 2:17pm 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1660 Hi All, I got another maintenance question. I have hired a local shop for my inverter/galv.isolator
Spinnaker for Legend 35.5 Hugh4753 at 9:21pm 02.05.07 Big Boats 13/2524 Does anybody use a spinnaker on their 35.5? If so how does it work, how much trouble to install the
Attack of the Bull shark Franklin at 11:36pm 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1114 Interesting...I wonder what they didn't like about it. Maybe it was the noise the engine made?

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1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues RoyS at 5:19am 09.01.21 Centrifugal pumps have great difficulty overcoming any check valves in the expel line. IMHO these sh
Help with a fresh water system issue RoyS at 5:15am 09.01.21 Not sure exactly what you have for a freshwater tank. On my forty year old boat I have an aluminum f
NOT buying H34 (1) Phil McCall at 5:13am 09.01.21 I made my own . I also made a second set that I would be willing to sell for $200. They are 1/4 acry
Tongue weight question. (1) rgranger at 5:06am 09.01.21 Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! RoyS at 4:56am 09.01.21 Remember to open that bleed device when you next drain your coolant. If you drain your coolant witho
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) RoyS at 4:49am 09.01.21 With regard to sealant: I recommend 3M 5200 Fast Cure for this project. Fast Cure will fully cure in
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) TomY at 4:12am 09.01.21 Our boats awning gets increasing use every season. Even on the coast of Maine, many mid-days would b
Galveston Sailing? A6C5O7 at 4:08am 09.01.21 HMT2, Thank you for your response! I was going to head out of Freeport and get a taste of the l
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Jim Legere at 4:06am 09.01.21 I removed and rebedded the strut on my H37C years ago. I think you might have success getting the nu
Galveston Sailing? HMT2 at 4:04am 09.01.21 This time of year we always have scattered storms. You pays your money and takes your chances. Keep
Tongue weight question. Hayden Watson at 1:09am 09.01.21 When I got my C25 it was also a bear to tow due to little tongue weight. I built a motor mount onto
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Mark Maulden at 10:31pm 08.31.21
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Benny17441 at 9:20pm 08.31.21 The problem with boats is that the sun will heat the deck which has poor insulation and the interior
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power garymalmgren at 9:11pm 08.31.21 I cruised SE Asia for 3 years. There is nothing you an do about humidity. A fan will move air acro
Tongue weight question. Benny17441 at 8:55pm 08.31.21 You are correct, by raising or lowering the ball you can make small adjustments to the tongue weight
Stantion bases Benny17441 at 8:02pm 08.31.21 I think you have your answer about an imbedded aluminum plate. I would use plenty of of penetratin
Galveston Sailing? A6C5O7 at 7:55pm 08.31.21 Good evening! Planning on heading out this Friday. How are you guys feeling about the weather? Sca
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 7:40pm 08.31.21 Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room t
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic (1) Caspurr at 7:33pm 08.31.21 I purchased this hole saw from ebay (~$13). Practiced on a spare piece of plexiglass. Took me 2 days
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Roadking Larry at 7:22pm 08.31.21 My 1st boat was a Mac 26S.I made my share of mistakes with it and had more than a few pucker moments

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