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Help Please/Harken furler line replacement.... Gary at 6:20am 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 5/5131 Harken MKII Unit 1My furler line needs replacing and need help. It looks as though the furling spoo
water pump, yamaha O.B 96. ray kelly at 7:01am 07.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/825 ODAY OWNERS::MUCH OF A PROJECT TO CHANGE A WATER PUMP IN 9.9YAMAHA LONG SHIFT OUTBOARD 1996?? WEB
Some observations while sailing an H23 to windward Wanderer138 at 7:20am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 2/868 This is a follow-up to an earlier discussion on sailing H23s to windward:I was out sailing yester
Water Tank/Battery Area mystery leak (1) David ONeill at 9:57am 07.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/936 I noticed that when I and another person stand on the starboard side of the boat and towards the ste
Need help with head / plumbing Merchantprince at 4:59am 07.16.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1137 I just put my newly-purchased 1987 Hunter 28.5 in the water and am having trouble with the head. The
Catalina's Listed Leo at 4:55am 07.16.06 Catalina 310 6/2042 Over the last few months sailing and reading Sail magazines. I have noticed that under the yacht bro
main sheeting tpolo at 11:05am 07.16.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 Can anyone send me a picture, or describe it, of the main sheeting on my 1974 Venture 25? After 3 ye
Broken companionway cover Euclid at 11:09am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 3/856 A friend of mine slammed down the companionway cover and the piece that slides back and forth to giv
Roller Furling Michael15707 at 11:27am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 7/1051 I've been thinking of adding furling to my H26.I had it on my old boat and wasn't all that thrille
Candlewood Lake today - new reefing installed (1) Tereza at 12:46pm 07.16.06 Day Sailers 5/1858 What a great sailing day it was here today!!! Weather's been so crummy, the days out this season ha
Live plants Jack4865 at 12:28pm 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1661 Hello,I have an interest in having a few live plants on my boat. Given that I don't have a green
Go fly a kite SailboatOwners.com at 12:57pm 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 28/2989 Is sailing downwind a rush for you... or a point of sail to be endured?Are you concerned about rol
DIY inflatable repair? SailLaVie38 at 11:57am 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2094 After our cruise last week, it was late by the time we got back to the marina. So I pulled the infl
What's max continuous running rpm on perkins m30 johnperri at 11:52am 07.16.06 Ask All Sailors 8/10415 I have a '95 Beneteau 321 with a Perkins M30. Can anyone tell me what the max sustained rpm's the en
Stiff rudder Bob at 11:49am 07.16.06 Big Boats 6/1237 The rudder on my '86 h28.5 seems a bit difficult to operate - no grounding or anything! Anyway, chec
compass mike16281 at 11:41am 07.16.06 Smaller Boats 3/1498 our 82 catalina 22 has a "nautical miles speedometer" on the starboard side of the cockpit. It was
Bavaria Plumbing Bob H17545 at 11:38am 07.16.06 Bavaria 2/2170 I recently noticed a leak coming from the 90 degree elbow fitting that attaches the blue plastic plu
First 47.7 ideal rigging Andbern at 6:56pm 07.16.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1015 hi, i am interested in buying a first 477, i wish to use the boat as a cruiser mainly but i do plan
Do You Strap Your Boat to Your Trailer? Richard at 3:38pm 07.16.06 Trailer Sailors 21/4132 My Macgregor 25 just sits on the trailer with the bow hook and gravity keeping it on its bunks as I
port quarter list brent9530 at 2:54pm 07.16.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1105 i have a 1981 catalina 30 and have recently noticed a list to the port quarter. the water in the coc

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Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:48pm 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the t
LED Anchor Light KZW at 3:48pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steami
origo 2000 knobs ggrizzard at 3:28pm 07.03.21 Here's a longshot, but possible... You might try your local ACE Hardware or similar. I have seen ass
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Tedd at 3:18pm 07.03.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter dlochner at 3:12pm 07.03.21 I dont think it matters though. it will end up in the water anyhow, even if cleaning is done on lan
Portable solar panels??? jssailem at 3:06pm 07.03.21 You can buy beer next time.:laugh:
Running DC circuits while charging battery? marchem at 2:58pm 07.03.21
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 2:55pm 07.03.21 PS: We have a bet on which Model wins on Saturday I lost since GFS won the tracking model. I forg
LED Anchor Light marchem at 2:53pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steamin
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part beefneck at 2:51pm 07.03.21 Ya might have luck taking the part to a good diesel pump shop.. They can usually fab up a new part
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part (1) beefneck at 2:51pm 07.03.21 pic? part 49 in this image
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track marchem at 2:48pm 07.03.21 Somewhere between hull #1 and hull #281, Catalina stopped through bolting the sail track. In my 200
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part kloudie1 at 2:23pm 07.03.21 Ya might have luck taking the part to a good diesel pump shop.. They can usually fab up a new part f
Best plan to replace a jib t track standup block? (1) Tally Ho at 2:18pm 07.03.21
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part RitSim at 2:09pm 07.03.21 pic?
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 2:05pm 07.03.21
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 2:02pm 07.03.21 PS: Rudder Positioner needed for AP feedback. No feedback, not a controller. not to quibble but
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 2:02pm 07.03.21 You might want to re-read the study to which you refer. It demonstrates my point that the rapid rel
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 1:58pm 07.03.21 I didn't say it wasn't true. I said that in-water hull cleaning activities do not contribute a larg
Bleach in water tanks Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:54pm 07.03.21 So many of you have misquoted important parts of the fresh water recommissioning instructions from m

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