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spreaders iblewis at 9:48am 05.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/869 My spreaders do not go 90 degrees out from the mast. They seem to angle back and look as if they co
New Adler Barbour Does Not Work Richard Kollmann at 10:50am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/921 Here is what I would recommend: To save yourself a major headache recheck the LED signal this way.
Sailboat capsized long island sound,ny????? nick maggio at 10:54am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 29/3473 I heard a 28 sailboat capsized on long island sound,ny
two two two questions in one tom h at 11:14am 05.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1183 My head stnks. Not really the head, but hte area wunder the seats inside, where the lines to the hea
Standard Horizon Nereussailor at 12:40pm 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1183 Does anyone know if transducers are available for Standard Horizon, Wind speed and depth instruments
Mean High Water and Bridge height David H at 1:22pm 05.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4727 I would rather not try the bump to find out method. I can cut about an hour off motoring if I can
Enkes AR6 winch synchronicity at 1:11pm 05.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1470 83 Mac21 fitted with the above mentioned winches.One winch turned hard. Disassembly revealed a str
battery move John at 1:09pm 05.22.06 Smaller Boats 1/1041 Thinking of placing 2 AGM batteries forward and removing the factory aft wet cell, for both weight d
Hot water tank replacement... Doug Washburn at 1:41pm 05.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/978 The old tank finally rusted out and we have removed it and ordered the new one (original equipment S
Well it was free (1) owtcast at 1:26pm 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1183 I got this Catalina22 last week from a old buddy's dad. He always wanted to sail but, things never
Jabsco Manual toilet on 321 Chris at 8:35pm 05.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/912 Our manual toilet was new last year. After taking out of winter storage, the waste pump side works
Shaft strut Randy Church at 8:53pm 05.20.06 Big Boats 2/853 Got my new shaft and repaired prop back from the shop. Shop also installed new cutlass bearing and
P36-2 Yanmar 3HM35F NYSail at 10:21pm 05.20.06 Other Sailboats 3/3431 Hello allI am in the process of changing all zincs. When looking at the manual, it shows two zinc
Leaking port lights on Cal 28-2 Smitty at 11:20pm 05.20.06 Cal 10/1792 I have a 1986 Cal 28-2 #37. Several of the fixed ports are leaking. I really can't figure out how
Halyard lengths Bob at 11:01pm 05.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/916 Finally got time to raise the mast yesterday. As I was doing the final check before the event, I fou
Companionway finish shemandr at 10:45pm 05.20.06 Big Boats 2/783 I am noticing on my 2002 356 that the finish on the companionway wood (Inside) is starting to fail.
Cabin sole finish GT18183 at 10:39pm 05.20.06 Smaller Boats 1/928 I have a '95 water ballast with inlaid teak on the cabin sole. Any ideas about refinishing this floo
C'est la Vie - M34 started a blog (1) Jeff at 11:40pm 05.20.06 Morgan 0/1508 During our recent trip migration from Everglades City, FL to Beaufort, NC aboard C'est la Vie we sta
Barrier Coat Blisters Steve at 12:01am 05.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1239 Have a two year old Catalina which received dealer installed barier coat and bottom paint prior to n
Barrier Coat Blisters Steve at 12:09am 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1603 Have a two year old Catalina which received dealer installed barier coat and bottom paint prior to n

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Yanmar 2gm throttle resistance, can't get RPMS below 1500 (1) kloudie1 at 8:20am 12.24.20 Check that the speed control lever is going all the way to the mechanical stop. If the throttle cabl
Surveyor in Mobile al Time Off at 8:12am 12.24.20 Thank you sfbay
Help Choosing markwbird at 8:11am 12.24.20 Look at catamarans as well. Lots of folks will tell you they are not good ocean going vessels but t
Help Choosing Kings Gambit at 7:41am 12.24.20 Good Morning & Welcome! As mentioned above, skippers with questions similar to yours appear in SBO f
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Meriachee at 7:26am 12.24.20 There seems to be a distinct lack of joviality these days.
Help Choosing dmax at 7:14am 12.24.20 Go to a boat show and look at as many boats as possible to get an idea of what is available and what
Vison 32 water tank sail sfbay at 6:59am 12.24.20 50 gallon capacity (see page 2) and site and water tank is under the v-berth (see page 47) so you mi
Water tank for Hunter Vision 32 sail sfbay at 6:58am 12.24.20 50 gallon capacity (see page 2) and site and water tank is under the v-berth (see page 47) so you mi
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Autopilot install on O'Day 40 LouisMK at 6:00am 12.24.20
Help Choosing dlochner at 5:57am 12.24.20 Welcome to the forum. Your question in various forms comes up in sailing and cruising forums almost
Help Choosing shemandr at 5:45am 12.24.20 40' to 50' boat in condition to sail across an ocean for much under 200K is going to be hard to find
Beneteau Oceanis 461 year 2000 QUADRANT WANTED! RitSim at 5:44am 12.24.20 On our 411 (1999), the rudder and quadrant were supplied by Tides Marine 'customerservice@tidesmar
Opinion on Keel Crack GregL564 at 5:43am 12.24.20 I think the key question about the keel joint is whether or not the 3M5200 bond is intact, as others
Reindeer on my roof. (1) jon hansen at 5:40am 12.24.20 188480 well, at least his list of 'nice kids' has stayed traditional. and toy sailboats are still
Reindeer on my roof. (1) TomY at 5:26am 12.24.20 i'm sure that tree will help santa navigate. holding his paper charts in the sleigh most be tough.
Reindeer on my roof. jon hansen at 5:13am 12.24.20 i'm sure that tree will help santa navigate. holding his paper charts in the sleigh most be tough.
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Maine Sail at 5:09am 12.24.20 I love this stuff. I love sailboats and sailing. You guys are a lot of fun. Here, attached, is my a

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