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End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1125 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere
Trouble engaging the starter motor Chris at 10:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1260 I have a 2000 MY Oceanis 321 with about 100 hours on the engine. Off and on, I have a problem when
Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/883 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2703 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/933 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks
Mooring buoy equtite Mike at 1:21pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5200 I have been sailing lakes for the past couple of years and i have only recently moved up to a bigger
Dingy Storage - on deck, davits, or locker? Bill Saint at 2:00pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2968 I finally need to have a dingy and am debating where to store it, as it won't be used often. I don'
building a trailer for Hunter 28 kidder28 at 1:50pm 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1541 I need to build a trailer for a 28. The boat is in a lake where there are no facilities for lifting
LONG TERM PARKING cockneyboy at 3:36pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1077 I AM ABOUT TO BUY A M26 AND WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AND TRAILER WHILE TAKING LONG SAILI
Largest wave Ryan at 4:19pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1103 I was just wondering what is an acceptable wave height for the Macgregor 26s. I am planning my first
Removing seatol paint from fiberglass pres18308 at 11:21pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3433 Last year I painted my wood trim on my boat (companion way door, steps, molding, etc.) In the proces
Canvas for Cal 28-2 Angus20305 at 10:10pm 07.21.06 Cal 2/791 Does anyone have photos of their Cal 28-2 with bimini and/or dodger? I'm planning to have some canv
.1980 37c owners manuel akflyr at 12:38am 07.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 In the proccess of purchaseing a 1980 37' cutter a copy of the owners manuel would be very helpfull
old lewmar winch handles? carl at 12:31am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1233 I have an old lewmar winch that I need a handle for. All of my handles have the same star pattern b
Slow drip..... KCY 333 at 1:13am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/997 We are looking for some help,I am sure that someone could help identify some boat parts.We noticed
Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1321 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1662 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1121 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan

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Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 9:05am 06.28.21 Krytox is the factory recommended lubricant for the convertable hardtop on Mercedes SL and also on
Which boson chair do you use? kappykaplan at 9:00am 06.28.21 You can get one from SBO: Harken Harken Bosuns Chair
Which boson chair do you use? jssailem at 8:56am 06.28.21 I like the one attached to my riggers butt..
Which boson chair do you use? (1) sail sfbay at 8:55am 06.28.21
Sail Track Lubricant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:49am 06.28.21 Krytox is the factory recommended lubricant for the convertable hardtop on Mercedes SL and also on N
Soft floor/hull Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 06.28.21 If this is done properly, where would water inside the hull come from? Two sources of water that c
Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 8:35am 06.28.21 DO NOT LUBE !!! That makes it so when you do get it down you can't lock it and it keeps creeping ba
Mac 26S Mast-raising System Tedd at 8:34am 06.28.21 Thanks, @sail sfbay ! We tow and launch every time we sail, so it was worth it to me to streamline t
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging sail sfbay at 8:34am 06.28.21 .........What is the best way to feed a 3/8" line through the mast when it is up or down? One would
Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 8:34am 06.28.21 My 41DS has similar. They are pneumatic (or whatever) so will go down very slowly. Release the kn
Soft floor/hull dLj at 8:31am 06.28.21 In my past two sailboats, (Sanibel and Pearson) there was never water in the cabin. I sealed the c
Soft floor/hull dLj at 8:25am 06.28.21 There are two types, generally, of foam- closed cell and open cell. You will never get a perfect sea
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 8:17am 06.28.21 In my past two sailboats, (Sanibel and Pearson) there was never water in the cabin. I sealed the ca
Mac 26S Mast-raising System sail sfbay at 8:17am 06.28.21 Whoever buys your Macgregor 26S will get a very useful modification for launching.
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples jssailem at 8:17am 06.28.21 Once committed to epoxy you are in for a penny in for a pound. Just epoxy no glass will become brit
Mast boot leak (1) sail sfbay at 8:15am 06.28.21 Congratulations on your new 42!! Do you have a mast deck wire housing just forward of the mast? If
Transducer Failure? jssailem at 8:14am 06.28.21 Power on - checked with a DVM - OK Connections both at the transducer and the "Main Unit" cleaned an
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 8:12am 06.28.21 @Davidasailor26- Lots of good insights, and clearly the foam in there has to go. I am going to cr
Adding Mast Base Blocks jssailem at 8:05am 06.28.21 I am guessing here, but a friend with a machineshop could make a plate to extend off your mast base
Trying to find the location of Primary Fuel Filter and Y-valve on 2005 H36 sailboss at 8:02am 06.28.21 One point, never turn on the macerator pump without having the seacock in the port stern locker open

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