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Have you added a sail track and sliders to your Jeff at 8:46am 03.22.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/936 boat? I have a 33' 82 Cheribini and it still is using the nylon sliders on themainsail. These are
Cleveland to Leamington David ONeill at 9:04am 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/820 I am going to the Great Lakes Oday weekend in Leamington and I have never sailed across the lake. A
Life line stancions Chet Knights at 10:32am 03.22.06 Big Boats 3/948 I'm doing a lot of work this season and need to keep asking for help. I'm very glad that I've joined
Bottom paint 26X John T at 10:11am 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/956 Would like to repaint hull, but boat is on trailer. What is best way to accomplish?
Drive Shaft Stuffing Box Seal Norm H at 9:46am 03.22.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1197 I recently purchased a 1993 31' Beneteau and according to the Volvo manual the drive shaft stuffing
Starwind 22 Tom Colley at 10:35am 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1347 I was looking at a Starwind 22; This would be my first cruiser; any negative or positive comments on
Pump out on a C30 Bob at 10:32am 03.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/826 I am going to borrow a friend C30 for a week and I need to know how to pump out the head. He has a
Topping Lift Mark Mynsberge at 10:57am 03.22.06 Big Boats 3/787 The topping lift on my boat pulled out during a windstorm this winter. I must not have secured it g
Preparing bottom before paint? David S at 11:10am 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/627 The BOTTOM of my 79 o'day 22 has many small blisters from pee size to quarter size and some have a c
A/C Location dcaire at 11:11am 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/941 I am getting a new 26M preped at a dealer. I wanted to install a builtin A/C to run on shore power
Catalina Island - Isthmus Cove Question? OldCat at 1:11pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1261 We plan to be there first week of April - midweek - do the water taxis run this time of year - or wi
Cleaning after our "fine feathered friends" fastscot at 1:34pm 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/857 Does anyone have a proven method of removing what is left by our "fine feather friends" ,ie. ducks a
West Marine Rob Hessenius at 2:28pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 71/4130 I have been a viewer and frequent poster on this fomum for a while. I have read many posts about We
Bilge water: hull-keel joint Kelly at 4:22pm 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1473 During the middle of last summer my 1976 Oday22 began taking on water in the bilge. This would happ
Yacht title transfer Maeve Meuser at 9:07pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/993 If a boat is owned by two unmarried persons, what is the best way to legally transfer the title to o
plastic shelf covers in galley and head Bill at 10:20pm 03.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/855 I would like to replace the sliding plastic doors on the shelves in the galley and head in my C-30.
Another mildew issue Wright Ellis at 10:20pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1013 During the winter, my cushions and seat backs on my Hunter 26.5 have become stained. Two years ago I
another chainplate question Justin_NSA at 9:27pm 03.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1142 I'm getting ready to re-bed my chainplates as soon as the weather improves. If I have this right, al
warm destinations near CO in spring phil in vail at 11:58pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/960 Can any trailer sailors offer advise on a warm destination near Colorado for a spring shake down?Ph
Refinishing Bulkhead Alec at 12:06am 03.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/990 I am in the process of stripping down and refinishing one of the teak faced bulkheads on my 1996 Cat

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Coolant Smoke or more? jssailem at 9:39am 12.09.20 So you're saying "Check List usage" is governed by the impact it may have?
Coolant Smoke or more? Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 12.09.20 When flying I had a checklist that was followed every time before and after I started the engine. N
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 9:18am 12.09.20 At the least give the SBO sailors a chance to share their knowledge. Definitely I will be doing
which Sani Hose justsomeguy at 9:13am 12.09.20 Are the White sani hose and the black sani hose interchangeable? Our black fiber hose sweats and ca
do you sail in the fog? walt at 9:00am 12.09.20 If you have a little time, this link is a well written S. California trailer sailor trip to Catalina
Coolant Smoke or more? jssailem at 8:58am 12.09.20 Hose inspection should be a routine activity. It is for me. I get to my boat maybe every 4-6 weeks.
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system kappykaplan at 8:41am 12.09.20 An option to make reefing safer in heavy winds is to furl the jib, then use the iron jenny to drive
Head mirror replacement project capta at 8:39am 12.09.20 When we needed to replace a mirror in the passenger bath, we went to a glass & mirror place. The guy
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive drewlamparello at 8:21am 12.09.20 I had mine pulled out November 2019 when I acquired it as a 30 month old boat with 340 hrs on the en
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? Justin_NSA at 8:02am 12.09.20 AF/Water is not compressible. If there is liquid in the cylinders you will need to remove the injec
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? Maine Sail at 8:00am 12.09.20 AF/Water is not compressible. If there is liquid in the cylinders you will need to remove the inject
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? tfox2069 at 7:45am 12.09.20 You can empty into the bilge the section of the exhaust by disconnecting the exhaust hose below the
Coolant Smoke or more? RoyS at 7:23am 12.09.20 Regarding engine cooling water hose seacock. How many times have people posted here that they forgot
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries skipmac at 7:23am 12.09.20 In regards to voltage sag there is no comparison to LiFePO4 but better than FLA deep cycle for sure
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries Maine Sail at 7:23am 12.09.20 One question on the Firefly, how is voltage sag under high loads compared to standard FLA batterie
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries skipmac at 7:19am 12.09.20 Not even in the same league. The Firefly is carbon foam and still under patent protection. The Troj
do you sail in the fog? Terry Cox at 7:16am 12.09.20 Beware the rocks on the coast of Maine. Yes, and beware of the rocks of PNW waters. Well charted,
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries Maine Sail at 7:15am 12.09.20 Pardon me if I missed anything but a search didn't turn up any recent posts on these batteries. Is
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries sail sfbay at 7:01am 12.09.20 You might find this thread comparing the TrojanSPRE to Firefly battery helpful: https://www.cruiser
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 7:00am 12.09.20 Thanks kloudie1. The guy I bought our 34 from, raced it. So, I assume that he changed the prop to

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