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Refinishing Teak Cockpit Seats Bob in SF at 1:41pm 01.09.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/6857 We recently purchased a 1990 Oceanis 350. The teak handrails and teak cockpit seats had not been ta
Keel repair Rick at 1:35pm 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2336 Last season we made contact with a submerged rock and put a fist size dent in the front of the keel
Leaving Vinegar in the Bowl Windwalker at 1:17pm 01.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1316 Peggie, on a prior note you mention NOT to leave vhite vinegar sitting in the bowl. Why?
scared, !!!!! captain jack at 12:53pm 01.09.06 Bristol 2/1682 I just bought this thing and now I'm worried about the gasoline engine, should I be ????
Cockpit Table - No Pedestal bcwave at 12:32pm 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1279 Recent owner of a Pearson 26 with tiller steering. Any suggestions for a cockpit table?
information on Irwin 31 needed jdodd at 11:12am 01.09.06 Other Sailboats 4/724 Hi all!! I am about to aquire a 31 irwin with a missing centerboard .. I have a 27 irwin with a good
Netflix Jack at 9:50am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1029 I thought I would pass along that Netflix { the online blockbuster } has sailing instruction dvd's a
'74 C27 Keelbolt Size? Peter at 9:33am 01.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/873 I need to replace the nuts ' washers on the keelbolts of my '74 C27. The bolts themselves (mild ste
smelly water tanks on any Bavaria boats Swaggie at 8:27am 01.09.06 Bavaria 3/1720 Does anybody have a solution to the plasticy taste and smell of the water from plastic tanks in Bava
what is a C27 tall rig? Joe23603 at 8:12am 01.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/861 what exactly is meant by a tall rig on a C27? The question came up when I went to order a new mains
Review New Hunter 25 Joshua Colvin at 8:06am 01.09.06 Smaller Boats 1/1784 Hi All,Our magazine is preparing to publish a review of the new Hunter 25. We always try to add ow
Boat Show pricing dwayne13628 at 8:04am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 21/1876 I've saved my pennnis for the Boat Show in Toronto, I need a few things...new Head, holding tank, VH
bayfield 25, re rigging deeds at 6:55am 01.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/1029 Hi, My B25 was born in Bayfield in 1979 and I need to redo the running rigging before May of 06. Ca
What speakers do you have and why? flyhop at 6:10am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1051 Adding music to the cockpit is going to be a winter/spring project. I'm curious to know what speake
bronze thru-hull turning green chris at 6:00am 01.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2074 The previous owner on my 1982 H27 replaced 3 of 4 thru hulls with marelon. the 4th is the original b
Trojan (golf cart batteries) told me this... flyhop at 5:55am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1697 I asked them (as a comparison to another 6V I'm considering) that their batteries are good for 600 o
Swing Keels and the Chesapeake Bay rofields at 5:37am 01.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1467 I'm looking for a good starter daysailor for the Chesapeake Bay. I've looked at the MacGregor Ventur
Through the Hull Ftting Carol Allen at 5:27am 01.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/822 Just purchased a 1983 25' Macgregor. Not well cared for and right now has ice in it. As it is thawin
Loosing A Main Halyard Shackle Up the Mast!! Bob at 5:04am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 32/6388 Well sooner or later the law of averages prevails and something regretable takes place. In my case w
Attaching a Cunningham damauney at 4:45am 01.09.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/4465 What do y'all prefer to us for a Cunningham, a set of fiddle blocks or a set of double blocks. Also

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Adding a whisker pole to Hunter 386 jssailem at 12:30pm 11.25.20 You can find some parts for the project here. https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cat.php?16296 Forespar
Happy Thanksgiving to All jssailem at 12:22pm 11.25.20 Thank you Jim and Sue. Happy Thanksgiving to you guys and all of the SBO family.
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Tom J at 12:13pm 11.25.20 Does this engage the glow plugs? Yes, so holding the key on all the way for 30 seconds or so is pr
Wowza. these AC75 boats have become spaceships RussC at 12:11pm 11.25.20 and at the end of the video you see it doesn't even require sails to gain foiling speed :facepalm::l
Happy Thanksgiving to All (1) Justin_NSA at 11:55am 11.25.20 Ditto ! Enjoy time with friends and family everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving to All kappykaplan at 11:52am 11.25.20 Tks, Jim and Sue. Same back atcha!
Rotten wood supporting fuel tank Justin_NSA at 11:29am 11.25.20 Pics would help. There may be a 33.5 owner here who knows. I didn't see anything in the mods.
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 11:24am 11.25.20 That is really helpful. Apparently there was an error in one of the website description that puts a
Preventors do I need one Sailfanatic at 11:20am 11.25.20 Here's some related info E3ncFyj4rag
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 DJGERN at 10:54am 11.25.20 You may want to get 2 of what you find. The other side is probably not far behind this one. Be sur
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 DJGERN at 10:54am 11.25.20 Looking at the deck organizer as it is attached to the boat, its evident that the machine screws at
Preventors do I need one jssailem at 10:50am 11.25.20 A sudden gust with a wind directional change. A squall. The change in forces as you slide off a 12 f
Preventors do I need one dLj at 10:49am 11.25.20 I would rather attach a fender to a solid tubular system than a wire lifeline. I would rather attac
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Stu Jackson at 10:45am 11.25.20 then hold the "ignition" key all the way on for 30 seconds or so before starting the engine. Does
Preventors do I need one Kings Gambit at 10:44am 11.25.20 A slightly back-winded mainsail from being off course, being held tight in place by the preventer wi
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 10:40am 11.25.20 I wouldn't use anything smaller than 3/8" chain and 5/8' rode for essentially a 35' boat; the V2 ac
Preventors do I need one jssailem at 10:40am 11.25.20 I would rather attach a fender to a solid tubular system than a wire lifeline. I would rather attach
Almost catastrophe during haul out Claude L.-Auger at 10:39am 11.25.20 Glad catastrophe was avoided. Must have been your lucky day. Perhaps you should have bought a lotter
Autopilot for 30T ErikHunter30T at 10:35am 11.25.20 fellow 30T owner here, i installed the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot this year and I LOVE IT.
Preventors do I need one dLj at 10:25am 11.25.20 Without a solid rail system, the best option on my boat is the bow cleat. Bow cleat is a good opt

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