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Gas gauge Harry at 10:12pm 08.22.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1102 My Beneteau 281 has no fuel gauge. The tank in the sail locker is translucent and you are supposed t
1990 Catalina 22 Bottom Bugsboat at 10:12pm 08.22.06 Smaller Boats 4/1232 What is recommended for the treatment of the hull below the water line? I have removed the keel, had
Sails and Jib Trish at 1:09am 08.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/1051 I need help determining the value of the sails. I no longer have the boat, but need to sell the sai
Javelin Nameplate (1) Scott at 2:23am 08.23.06 Day Sailers 1/1164 I have restored a 1976 O'Day Javelin to excellent condition.Problem: I tried several timews to ref
Hydraulic Quick Disconnect Rick Webb at 2:53am 08.23.06 Smaller Boats 1/850 Somebody was looking for one of these a while back and I could not find it on Champions web site but
Larger 75-90 hp outboatds on 26M Capt Jim367 at 3:16am 08.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/8195 Would like to hear from any Macgregor owner with a larger than 60hp outboard on a 26M - performance,
What is the keel made of? Hunter 33 1979 Raleigh at 12:55am 08.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 I am trying to sell my Hunter 33 1979. A customer is asking what the keel is made of. Any answer
What are these lines for? sPk at 12:40am 08.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/896 I have a 1980 O'Day 25 c/b. I found a mysterious pair of lines stored under the cockpit. Perhaps
Summer Pictures (1) John S at 4:29am 08.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1325 Please post some of your summer sailing pictures. I like to see sailing pics, esp Macgregors! John
Non Skid decks on Catalina's Derek 23941 at 5:16am 08.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1098 We have recently purchased a new 36MkII catalina here in the UK.We are really pleased with her but
Painting a V2-24 PrivateerTradin at 5:22am 08.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1143 We are going to fair the hull ' give the new baby a new paint job before summer'07...Can anyone tell
lines Tom at 6:31am 08.23.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1024 My lines are dirty and getting stiff; they are in good shape; has anyone washed their lines; if so,
Bilge Pump for O'Day 26 AircooledPatriot at 5:48am 08.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1000 Does anyone have photos of where a bilge pump is mounted on an O'Day 26? If not, a good explanation
Bent Rudder Shaft Newby at 6:55am 08.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4589 Any info available about repairing a bent rudder shaft while still in the water?
Light Bulbs Megamac at 6:51am 08.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1068 I have a 1984 Catalina tall rig. My anchor light has burned out and I want to replace it with the l
Knapps Narrows Shoaling Report Warren Milberg at 7:58am 08.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1842 For those who sail the Chesapeake Bay, here is a note posted in the latest Notice to Mariners regard
Outboard Motor Mounts William R. Gawne at 9:21am 08.23.06 Big Boats 2/1132 I have recently purchased a 1993/94 Catalina 36. It does have the stern seats in each rear corner b
Woods... what to use? Brian D at 9:05am 08.23.06 Ask All Sailors 22/1993 I have looked at a varity of wooden cup holders and find the prices a wee bit too rich for my blood.
Installing a new VHF antenna and coax on the mast Bill at 10:24am 08.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1507 I will be replacing my antenna at the top of my mast and the coax also. I have been told that the co
Removing swing keel Doug at 12:23pm 08.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/1481 Do to an accident, while launching my boat from the trailer, and without getting into a lot of detai

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Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. JamesG161 at 4:02pm 05.04.21 Just to show how confusing all the commentary can be, @JamesG161 seemed to indicate that the anti-s
Can anyone recognize this boat? Tally Ho at 3:57pm 05.04.21 Was that a bow thruster on that boat?
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 3:46pm 05.04.21 That looks a lot stronger Ward!
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Scott T-Bird at 3:42pm 05.04.21 Good grief man. There is only one person who is impervious to science and that's YOU. I really do
Embarking on an enclosure project Cmackg at 3:19pm 05.04.21 I took an old tent and made a popup tent -- used the mosquito netting from it, etc. So my enclosure
Imagin my surprise Cmackg at 3:11pm 05.04.21 Oh yeah, BWY has gotten lots of my money already, lol. I had the old tent hanging around, the poles
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? sail sfbay at 3:10pm 05.04.21 Suggest requesting a local loft, where your boat is located, to come to your boat to measure the luf
outboard motor dlochner at 3:10pm 05.04.21
Polaris Compass / no fluid Tally Ho at 3:09pm 05.04.21 Thanks. I will take a look at the Richie web site. I think I have already looked and the thru hol
Roller furling Tally Ho at 3:08pm 05.04.21 Thanks for the help Greg! Will now need to pick up the correct line for the internal halyard Mine
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? Ralph Johnstone at 3:07pm 05.04.21 :plus::plus: :plus::plus::plus: Andy Miller reminds me of Nigel Caulder. These guys could make
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 Tally Ho at 3:06pm 05.04.21 Thanks Greg - I was afraid of that - I think we have better access, but less working space to slide
outboard motor dlochner at 2:56pm 05.04.21 On a sailboat, more power is not necessarily a good thing. Sailboats are displacement hulls and have
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? Kings Gambit at 2:52pm 05.04.21 I have a pair of jacklines running along the cockpit sole as well as along the side decks. IMO, thes
H23.5 trailer joetr1955 at 2:51pm 05.04.21
outboard motor mohi700 at 2:49pm 05.04.21 6HP to go off shore to the gulfstream ?
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (2) sail sfbay at 2:46pm 05.04.21 Another photo with a asymmetrical spinnaker on a Oday Javelin 14!! You need a halyard and 2 sheets
outboard motor rgranger at 2:45pm 05.04.21
H23.5 trailer (2) joetr1955 at 2:44pm 05.04.21 @joetr1955 Before I comment how about a picture of the winch stand secured to the trailer. Former
Window Caulking Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 05.04.21 What do you think of the 3M marine grade silicone sealant? Sorry, no experience there. May just

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