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First Series Question Owen at 3:07am 01.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/819 After how many years/seasons do Beneteau retire a First Series design. I would hate to purchase a 36
hull specifications Ernst at 2:56am 01.16.07 Newport 0/1589 Two questions: I need the hull specs, ie. displacement volume, and which kind of self steering rig h
Globe Impellers allsail at 2:29am 01.16.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1296 Looking for some feedback regarding Globe Impellers for raw water pumps. I have a Universal M-35B en
Bavaria 31 Kava Maru II at 2:03am 01.16.07 Bavaria 1/2059 Hi!I am intending to buy a Bavaria 31 (2001) for cruising in the portuguese coast and to go to Made
Laying down a 4-stroke outboard - Oil in Carb? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:34am 01.16.07 Ask All Sailors 8/25103 We are looking at getting a 6hp Tohatsu outboard (2003) for the dink. Prev.Owner had run it in a ba
Low HP inboard engined C27s - prop size/pitch plea Paul Meyer at 10:23pm 01.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1694 I'm hoping to get a sense of how our two blade, prop size/pitch (12/8), and tranny ratio (2:1) compa
New sail boating owner needs help. Kyventure 222 at 10:15pm 01.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1325 I recently purchased a MacGregor 22-2.I have begun taking sailing lessons and have found that I love
dupont corian sand sailor at 3:57pm 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1516 what types of epoxy or glue works best on this stuffwhats the big secret no one wants to sell me th
Main sheet Capt'n Bob at 1:12pm 01.15.07 Racing 1/1817 To the Liberty Cub boat sailors.In the Cup video of this series it shows the Hunter 35.5 boats wit
Any tips on using a loose footed mainsail? Ray at 1:10pm 01.15.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/4652 My new mainsail is a fully battened loose footed beauty. It has a small internal line for adjusting
Adding Roller Furling to C-30 Jon Botzler at 12:55pm 01.15.07 Catalina 30 1/1785 Can anyone give me some advice on what I need to do to add roller furling to my 1982 Catalina 30 (no
The Subject is LIFT Capt'n Bob at 12:55pm 01.15.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 54/7270 This is an old subject, I differ with some of the logic.To Don, Rick and other, how does one get li
Shutoff Valve for Pumpout Hose? Barry Calhoun at 10:55am 01.15.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1455 Hi Peggy,Well, I'm getting ready to install my holding tank system--finally--after about 6 months
Will It Fit? Bad Obsession at 8:19am 01.15.07 Catalina 30 1/1288 I have a 1990 Catalina 30 tall rig with a bow sprit. When I bought the boat it came with another ji
stuff inside mast cellomanjack at 6:16am 01.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1061 I have recently removed the mast of my 1984 Cat 25 tall mast (for the first time) to replace halyard
H-30 Chainplate Tim at 5:19am 01.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/766 On my '88 H-30, there is a wonderful inspection plate behind the setee cushion which, when opened, r
I just found one of my keel bolts in my bilge. Ol Dave at 3:49am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 17/4474 No kidding, I was flabbergasted. It's a '83 Hunter 27 with a fixed lead keel. Yesterday when I lifed
Cat 250 rudder head Cracked casting (1) Dutch102 at 3:45am 01.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1201 Has enyone else had a crack in the center aluminum casting? Mine occurred where one of the screws w
Rudder Coating James at 3:37am 01.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/978 I have a 12" X 6" coating blister on the side of my rudder. The blister is right down to the fibergl
How are your halyards? Scott at 2:53am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1094 We have our mast down this winter for refurbishing. Ours is a Kenyon model 4060-MORC a little over

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Helman's seat doesn't fit sail sfbay at 6:41am 08.17.21 Can you post photo(s) and where it does not fit?
Broken bolts and headaches Leeward Rail at 6:29am 08.17.21 I would only use the square type easy outs. I never had much luck with spiral type The spiral flut
Dish Soap Rinsing DougM at 6:27am 08.17.21
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals dmax at 6:22am 08.17.21 Lots of info in these recent threads: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/replacing-internal-o
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Ward H at 6:22am 08.17.21 What a great adventure to begin your sailing life! Boat looks great! Enjoy!
Seaward Water Heater Again ! Sailboat.Sequoyah at 6:21am 08.17.21 Sailboat.Sequoyah, BoSSailor, do you have photos of your installation? I only have 13 inches of he
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 DougM at 6:19am 08.17.21
TS Grace JamesG161 at 6:18am 08.17.21 The fate is TS Grace not be known, until Tuesday 17th TS Grace will move West and not have much ch
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. Leeward Rail at 6:16am 08.17.21 my goofball engineering lives on. Nothing goofball about it. I respect anyone who has the thinkin
Fuel Cap Winch DougM at 6:08am 08.17.21 Who knew? Not the best engineering in the world. Greg actually a fairly good Idea. Standard wi
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! jssailem at 5:55am 08.17.21 Congrats. New boat with an adventure already under her sail. Enjoy the season and the blue fin crabs
fiberglass repair in NJ mdidomenico at 5:49am 08.17.21
Network Power Connection- SeaTlkng Fred at 5:32am 08.17.21 I went ahead and cut the red wire in the three conductor SeaTalk cable going to my ST4000+ control u
Rig tuning physics DArcy at 5:19am 08.17.21 This is better than an anchor thread, I need more popcorn :biggrin: @Scott T-Bird tension and stress
Seaward Water Heater Again ! sailcapt340 at 5:18am 08.17.21 Sailboat.Sequoyah, BoSSailor, do you have photos of your installation? I only have 13 inches of he
Broken bolts and headaches Daveinet at 5:16am 08.17.21 The most impressive thing I've ever seen with Kroil was I had a snowmobile engine that was siezed up
Seaward Water Heater Again ! BOSSailor at 5:05am 08.17.21 Off the top of my head I don't believe they have rear heat exchangers which is what mine was before
Seaward Water Heater Again ! Sailboat.Sequoyah at 4:54am 08.17.21 Let me second (third?) the praise for the IsoTemp SPA. I replaced my old Seaward heater with one, bo
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! shemandr at 4:40am 08.17.21 Bravo! Looks like you got a rare nice boat for free. The main even looks to have a nice shape. Ca
Seaward Water Heater Again ! sailcapt340 at 4:26am 08.17.21 I'm just waiting to hear back from Seaward, Terry... I was so mad at this happening again I sent out

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