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Winch Maintainence Capn Grumpy at 8:10am 04.01.06 Big Boats 4/944 My 20 year old Maxwell winches are overdue for a clean-n-lube. Any new products out there that I sh
Raritan PHII Flip John at 8:08am 04.01.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1164 We are currently installing a Raritan PHII in our Oday 34. Can the base be rotated 180 degrees so t
Another Marina Bites the Dust symmes1 at 8:02pm 03.30.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1202 I have mentioned several times when I address this website about the marina's disappearing around th
New Boat Buying Gordon17555 at 8:44pm 03.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1193 My wife and and I are looking to buy a new boat, about 42 feet long. The final contenders are a cat
custom size holding tank Sean10631 at 9:04pm 03.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1376 Hi Peggy,I ordered your book , great info and easy to read.any way I am looking at a diferent stee
marine consignment shops Dick24349 at 11:08pm 03.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1777 Does anyone know if there are any marine consignment shops in Maine. Thanks,Dick
Little help Amerigo at 11:03pm 03.30.06 Big Boats 8/970 I have repainted the mast on my 34, that meant removing all the shrouds etc. I marked the shrouds so
Looking for mailsail for 75 Oday 22. Jack Hart at 10:56pm 03.30.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/904 Hi folks, need a mainsail for a 75 Oday 22.Any advice on where to look? I know about Rudy, was hop
Bimini for Sabre 28 M0d II Tom Russell at 12:10am 03.31.06 Sabre Sailboats 2/4236 I am looking for ideas for constructing a bimini for my boat. The difficulty is the traveler is loc
Topping Lift - Split Backstay Mike Misko at 12:49am 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 5/2656 On my H23 the topping lift is attached to the top of the mast and runs down to a cheek block (I thin
Putting on your Documentation # Doghouse at 1:18am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1361 "The official number assigned to documented vessels, preceded of the abbreviation "NO." must be mark
I know nothing about Coronados, Can anyone help? Peter Cushman at 1:49am 03.31.06 Other Sailboats 1/876 I have found this 23' Coronado listed in a local marina. I have not looked at her yet, but I used t
AC Receptacle Boxes Pooka 3 at 1:26am 03.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/929 Just purchasd 1995 Hunter 26. Survey says "AC receptacle boxes...should be replaced with approved wa
Moving the main sheet traveler Mike at 2:20am 03.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1466 I have asked this question before, a couple of years ago; but here it goes again. I would like to
um, coronado sailboat inquiry maineman at 2:46am 03.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1205 Hi, I'm looking at a 23' Coronado. Any opinions pro/con on this manufacturer/model appreciated. Th
Need Help with Centerboard seadog at 3:05am 03.31.06 Other Sailboats 0/713 Greetings: Been working on a 76 E23Mk2. Some damage(old) and had to do some grihdingtoo g
Lifter things gr8_2_av8 at 4:04am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 1/996 Just wondering a good place to order those rings that sit in the bilge covers that you use to lift t
interior varnish problem steve2753 at 3:50am 03.31.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1523 I have a 04 393 that has been used 2 summers. All flat wood panel surfaces in the interior are cove
Mast for 1987 Hynter 37 John Benz at 4:39am 03.31.06 Big Boats 2/789 I am repairing my 1987 Hunter 37 Legend after Katrina. It is necessary to replace the mast. The or
170 this weekend & ASA classes Mike G. at 5:03am 03.31.06 Day Sailers 8/1332 Hi all,I'm really excited about this: I'm enrolled in ASA 101 and 103 sailing courses in Sarasota

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Found a 2003 C310 (1) JRT at 1:17pm 05.09.21 Finally got batteries replaced. I ordered all of them the night this happened from Batteries Plus,
H40.5 Forward Head sump circuit shorted. Don S/V ILLusion at 1:13pm 05.09.21
The joys of reefing on our 26C sail sfbay at 1:08pm 05.09.21 We purchased one of the new Lite-Skin sails from BWY with two reefing points...............Lesson le
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane sail sfbay at 12:46pm 05.09.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Same question came up recently on this thread: Hydrovane on
Detroit River transport Jumpstart at 12:38pm 05.09.21 Thanks. Good tips. 36 NM sounds about right.
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane jssailem at 12:22pm 05.09.21 Congrats Bill on finding the newest Casper. When I wondered about the install of my Monitor Windva
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane smokey73 at 12:14pm 05.09.21 Congratulations Bill!
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? jssailem at 12:08pm 05.09.21 Nice job Chris. It is a real relief when you flick the switch and the gear all comes alive. Congrat
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? kappykaplan at 12:00pm 05.09.21 Good job!! Tks for letting us know how it turned out. :beer:
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness fstbttms at 12:00pm 05.09.21 Two things could be going on here; either you have too much grease in the spinner halves/end cap or
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds Inox at 11:40am 05.09.21 You can also upload them to the downloads forum so that others can use them. And post some pictures
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? (3) Team118 at 11:38am 05.09.21 Hi, I just wanted to post an update on work. First, thank you for all the help. It was an overwhelmi
H23.5 1993 CrispyCringle at 11:31am 05.09.21 Have been investigating the FAA as they approved a wind mill turbines farm with towers 600 feet plu
Detroit River transport jon hansen at 10:57am 05.09.21 tip, stay to the inside of the radius of every turn of the channel of the detroit river system and y
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane Ralph Johnstone at 10:55am 05.09.21 Have you searched here ? https://hydrovane.com They seem to have an unlimited number of different
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds mermike at 10:44am 05.09.21 You can also upload them to the downloads forum so that others can use them. And post some pictures,
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt Stu Jackson at 10:36am 05.09.21 It is amazing that from looking a a few 110V panel light wires you are able to have so much insight
New Owner / Hull 355 / Top Top Mast Slug ? / Keel Hole / Cockpit cubby Kevin&Karen at 9:56am 05.09.21 Daryl does tour open fuel tank compartment fill with water during rainstorms?
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 05.09.21 I would clarify "hand tight": I have known farmers whose "hand tight" is up in the 50 lb-ft range.
SD50 cooling water intake valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 05.09.21 Hi Jim, welcome to the site. At the risk of repeating what others have said: Picture, picture, pict

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