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Avatars Phil Herring at 3:47pm 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 114/6369 For those not familiar with the term, an avatar is a little image like the one under my name. It's
Beneteau Factory Tour Ken at 10:40pm 01.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3458 Recently was given the Beneteau factory tour (Marion SC).They produce 400 boats/year and make use
Beneteau 393 vs 40.7 Questions elle at 10:53pm 01.05.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3622 My husband is a keen racer who works as crew on other peoples boats. We are looking to purchase our
How thick is your rudder? 1974 Venture 24 at 12:29am 01.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2497 I'm preparing to fabricate my rudder(s) for the boat and was curious to know how thick you rudder is
Mast lowering Gaf at 12:33am 01.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1013 I have a 23 O'day and have always used the tried and manly (but not very smart) method of lowering m
Can anyone identify this beauty? KorculaChris at 6:00am 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/976 This 30 footer is on eBay at the moment, the link is below. She has great lines and really traditio
New Sails Scott at 5:25am 01.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/853 Time to get new sails for the '93 H23.5 I bought three years ago. My main is as soft as a bed sheet
Another forum with Mirage ftp file access Paris at 6:40am 01.06.07 Other Sailboats 0/947 All,There is a forum on yahoo that includes access to the old FTP site that used to be on Sailnet b
H216 with a luxury cabin (1) Jeff Prideaux at 6:52am 01.06.07 Smaller Boats 3/944 Well... not exactly luxure... but functional...I built a removable pannel to add some room to the
New Cat 22 owner RatMan at 7:12am 01.06.07 Catalina 22 23/2364 I just aquired a Cat 22. I'll had the hull number later. Where can I get parts such as a keel winch,
1980 Catalina 25 window leakage mjrsdgls at 4:31am 01.06.07 Smaller Boats 3/1798 I am experiencing leakage from the windows. I tried caulking the glass and the frame without succes
Need some BVI advice Roger at 7:21am 01.06.07 Destinations 6/2253 I'm off to the BVI's in April. I need some suggestions from others who have already been. What is
Size of reefing line DanW9494 at 11:43am 01.06.07 Smaller Boats 2/1065 I installed Harken's small boat single line reefing system today, thank you Santa. The kit recommen
fire and smoke damage expertise (1) John at 12:06pm 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2382 Bad news for the New Year. I'm starting out with my boat toasted from a portable heater extension c
To go or Not Franklin at 12:54pm 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 88/4207 I've been thinking of undoing the lines and heading to St. Petes and then Key West either Sunday or
Rigging question Manny at 12:58pm 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1209 I currently have my mast down and I was wondering if it is okay to coil the shrouds and stays? The m
Starting a charter business Mike8088 at 12:02pm 01.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1203 I'm currently working toward my 25 gross ton master's license. I'm throwing around the idea of tryi
Oday 27 Mark R. at 1:49pm 01.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1043 Just was curious to all other Oday 27 owners. I justbought my Oday 27 in Sept 2006 and am eager to
Window Leak on 1999 H310 Ralph Johnstone at 1:15pm 01.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/768 I recently had a leak in an overhead window on our H310. I was not able to remove the acrylic (guess
Removing the mast top csobalvarro at 2:25pm 01.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/970 The sheave inside the halyard block at the top of my mast has started to break apart. I want to repl

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Battery troubles twistedskipper at 4:48pm 07.05.21 As an aside, 11.7v is generally considered to be a fully discharged battery.
OUTHAUL END CAP mjsb at 4:45pm 07.05.21 No but check with Rig Rite for parts: Spars Main Page (rigrite.com) Will do once the weather clear
OUTHAUL END CAP sail sfbay at 4:32pm 07.05.21 No but check with Rig Rite for parts: Spars Main Page (rigrite.com)
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed twalker H260 at 4:26pm 07.05.21 Are you sure the thermostat is installed in the proper orientation? I believe an incorrectly orie
Battery troubles shemandr at 4:24pm 07.05.21 I think you can test the alternator by using a voltmeter across the + and negative posts. I'm the l
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! shemandr at 4:18pm 07.05.21 For the sake of God clip the tail off the zip tie! :stir:
Battery troubles Head Sail at 4:12pm 07.05.21 How would I test my alternator? Start with volt meter readings at the battery before and after the
First Haul Out pa391as at 4:02pm 07.05.21 interesting question. did the purchase survey reveal any major issues? I suggest looking at: 1. rudd
First Haul Out sail sfbay at 4:01pm 07.05.21 Can we say congratulations on your new sailboat?? Consider these out of the water maintenance items
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? RoyS at 4:00pm 07.05.21 IMHO you really do not need to have all your alarms so enhanced. Overheat is the one to watch. I pla
Standing Rigging (1) jjweiss56 at 3:59pm 07.05.21 At 5:15 on the video you can see how to get the T Hook in and out of the mast. Hey, John, thanks f
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 3:54pm 07.05.21 Thanks for that advice.
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) sail sfbay at 3:49pm 07.05.21 Came across this 3/4"" Split Wire Loom Tubing cover for 30 amp power cord at our marina $18 for 25 f
Battery troubles jssailem at 3:47pm 07.05.21 If you have a Digital Volt Meter you can test it to see if it is outputting 12 or more volts. If no
Battery troubles Captain W at 3:40pm 07.05.21 How would I test my alternator?
Inflatable RIB Captain Larry-DH at 3:35pm 07.05.21 There are many ways, but for me the simplest is to attach the spinnaker halyard to the dinghy. I a
origo 2000 knobs sail sfbay at 3:34pm 07.05.21 Another long shot.........buy a plastic or wood knob without a hole and drill a hole center backside
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed fox9988 at 3:14pm 07.05.21 It's a new 143F thermostat. I pulled it out when the engine temp was 180F. The thermostat was open u
Shower drain clogged Tally Ho at 3:04pm 07.05.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? DArcy at 3:01pm 07.05.21 @RoyS I've been thinking about doing this. I had an overheat a week ago due to the water pump belt b

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