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New Years eve sailing soling42 at 4:25am 01.02.06 Trailer Sailors 3/1286 Gotta love a trailer boat for the spontaneous "good weather" day at any ramp around. We just had an
Bridge clearance carpe vita at 2:05am 01.02.06 Bristol 1/2735 Does anyone know the mast height from waterline for Bristol 35.5' sloop?
Playing favorites ex-admin at 1:16am 01.02.06 Ask All Sailors 36/1729 Sail through a good size boatyard, marina, or mooring field and you'll see boats of every size and t
Affordable Refrigeration Elcheapo at 12:53am 01.02.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1565 My boat has an icebox that is on my list to convert after a few other expensive projects. I installe
Bilge Pump location Bruce at 12:28am 01.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/825 While I'm sure this question might have been answered before, I haven't found it on any of the archi
water in engine compartment Tony F at 10:16pm 01.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2665 After a recent rain I noticed water in the engine compartment. It diden't seem to drain. Should ther
Lost, Help sailor420 at 10:01pm 01.01.06 Other Sailboats 0/677 On Jan 1 I lost all activity from the end of Dec as well as my thread tracker. Why? In addition I c
Response to Pirates Harold at 9:20pm 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1814 Have heard lots of talk about so called pirates who board and cause trouble. How common is this issu
stopping the main halyard rattling around rols at 6:02pm 01.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1359 The 343 isn't completely set up yet, but I went down to see her today. They've installed the lazy ja
Battery charging with AC genset grant544 at 2:04pm 01.01.06 Big Boats 0/690 was never very good with my original Passage 42 Heart EMS 1800 inverter/charger. The best I was ever
bilge water - leak? Sherry at 12:54pm 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1049 I got my new to me 1992 Hunter 30 in July. This is my first winter of ownership. When I bought the
sail for CDI Flexible furlers bob griffin at 11:23am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/776 I am installig CDI Flexible furler this winter. I have a 150 head sail, is that to big? Should I use
Mast Paint Colors Rob19574 at 10:58am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3135 Hi all,I am prepping my mast and boom for an Awlgrip paint refinishing on my Catalina 30. I plan
Catalina vs Ericson ble at 10:27am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4674 What a cool site! I am new to sailing after years of canoes and small speedboats. I went through
Gas or diesel generator BuddyE at 10:14am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/998 Trying to put a 110 volt system to power kitchen appliances, refrig, ect. Have a 33 Univrsal diesel
engine compartment on the Islander 28' Jack at 9:53am 01.01.06 Islander 3/1777 I recently purchased an Islander 28' and the previous owner said he had a mechanic work on the engin
Boise Sailing John S at 9:47am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/736 Well we had a weather window here in Idahop, it quit raining for the day. Splashed my boat and saile
Cunningham vs halyard Bill Leathen at 9:40am 01.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3097 I just read your book and can not wait for the winter to end so I can start sailing again. Is there
Help - need ideas to save boat - low water level Kay13287 at 8:38am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1443 I am looking for some help on possible actions I can take. The lake water level has dropped so low,
Thinking of a new rudder..... La Boheme at 8:35am 01.01.06 Smaller Boats 3/1009 We are thinking of changing our rudder. Any positive experiences and negative one.Please let us kno

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Install Yanmar GM10 in Oday 27 - experience or advice? Alan Gomes at 8:49pm 11.23.20 I have an O'Day 27 and the previous owner removed the original Atomic 4. I am wondering if anyone
ATN gennaker jssailem at 8:23pm 11.23.20
Generator for a Oceanis 40CC hookway at 8:18pm 11.23.20 I'm in a similar situation, I have a standalone little genset but I've got nowhere to install it, I
How to replace eyes on pulpits Justin_NSA at 8:16pm 11.23.20 A plumbers pipe cutter should make a nice clean cut.
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 Justin_NSA at 8:13pm 11.23.20 Sure seems like you should be able to tap them out once the screws are out.
Deck step repair junkydave at 8:10pm 11.23.20 Thanks for reply. Kinda my thought, possibly core or something else. Under the deck, it is extremely
ATN gennaker (1) Member 131497 at 8:01pm 11.23.20 187538 hi... is that u shape metal "the crown" on the left of the head? and thanks for caring and ta
ATN gennaker Member 131497 at 7:52pm 11.23.20 forgot to mention that there will be a Schaeffer 500 furler, now then is the jib halyard the one con
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 arf145 at 7:47pm 11.23.20 Don't the center screws go through the hubs of the sheaves? When you take the screws out, what's kee
Deck step repair MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 11.23.20 the base looks like it is cored with wood that has failed and allowed the fiberglass cover to collap
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil Chenega at 7:41pm 11.23.20 Looking for a B35 Foil and Connector for our Sailboat. Any ideas where I might locate one? Not ha
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch Akathy3 at 7:17pm 11.23.20 yes : https://sbo.sailboatowners.com I tried. I think I might have to see if I can make this work
Propane oven will not light (B331) Tally Ho at 7:13pm 11.23.20
Funny Friday!!! Terry Cox at 7:11pm 11.23.20 Looks tasty. BBQ mouse, yum.
Propane oven will not light (B331) braddexter at 7:06pm 11.23.20
House bank bus bar for 2009 45DS Terry Cox at 7:03pm 11.23.20 Wrote an article awhile ago about solving a similar problem, but with the negative side of things. S
Storing boat in yard? chuckwayne at 7:00pm 11.23.20 Also keep in mind that the larger Hunters with the arch installed generally are too tall to be trans
How to replace eyes on pulpits Tom J at 6:36pm 11.23.20 If you have to cut off part of the tube, you can extend the reach of the lifeline with a couple of t
Storing boat in yard? (3) quadrille38 at 6:20pm 11.23.20 Years ago I often wished I could bring my Catalina 34 home and park it in the yard so I could work o
Status of the Big Lagoon WayneH at 6:03pm 11.23.20 Rearranged, surely. It's our favorite anchorage in the area, too. Protection on three sides from the

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