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Beaching ODay 25 Jennifer10712 at 6:45am 03.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1232 Does anyone know if you can beach an ODay 25 ' if so, how?I'm a new owner with 2 dogs, so beaching
Catalina 27 main halyard back to cockpit Pete G at 8:03am 03.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2402 Would like to rig main back to cockpit. BUT were do I mount the winch? And what other blocks, etc do
Mold and mildew Eric at 9:37am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1495 After last October's 12 inches of rain in 9 days, My boat was pretty well saturated. Because of tha
Broken midship stanchion llogue at 7:08am 03.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1380 Our midship stanchion was broken off from the pressure of our canvas cover over the winter. It look
thoughts on a '99 310 dstory at 8:37am 03.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/928 I have been looking at a 99 Hunter 310 to replace my Ranger 22. I've read most of the reviews on the
Folding Propellors Roger Seals at 8:18am 03.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1316 My partner and I are considering replacing our stock, fixed 3-blade prop with either a 2-blade or 3-
ICOM VHF Radio Noise Neil Hodgson at 9:39am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 7/3287 Hello all,I just installed an ICOM M422 and when it is powered on, after the initial beep, it goes
Howdy, May I bother you for some information ElCid79 at 11:03am 03.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1514 Good evening gentlement. I have been wanting to purchase a sailboat for quite some time, and I am a
overlooked essentials Eric14428 at 10:38am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1241 Soon to launch my Cat 27 for my first season. Even sooner is the annual warehouse sale at my local m
Here's a dumb question... Before the Bell at 10:27am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1158 I'm relatively new to sailing (been retired for six years), I understand the Luff and Foot of the sa
Anyone had a Polar Bay -Rev. Cycle Marine AC Droopy at 10:13am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2054 I am buying a boat with one...
Window installation Cat 27 Driftwood at 11:15am 03.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1024 I'm cleaning up the windows of my 1981 Catalina 27 (4844). Remove,repair and re-install. Here is m
GEAR SELECTION WHILE UNDER SAIL BURT IEGEL at 12:05pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2015 WHILE SAILING AND NOT UNDER POWER SHOULD GEAR BE IN NEUTRAL, FORWARD OR REVERSE? I HAVE A YANMAR 21
Running lights on H23 Mast Bill Leathen at 12:50pm 03.20.06 Smaller Boats 3/1029 My H23 does not have a running masthead light. Has anyone added this light to their mast? How did
pivot pin markgalloway22 at 12:44pm 03.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1001 what is the pin that hold the swing centerboard into the shoal draft keel made of. is it brass?
Electrical problem, where to start. Dave Amspacher at 4:35pm 03.20.06 Big Boats 7/1026 On a previous trip to our boat to charge batteries we had the following problem; We powered up the b
Tender for Hunter 44 DS Malcolm Clyde at 3:25pm 03.20.06 Big Boats 8/1235 Anyone have any advice about the largest inflatable tender I could reasonably carry on deck just for
Installation of the Simrad WP32 Autopilot Mark M. at 2:17pm 03.20.06 Big Boats 6/2031 I am interested in purchasing and installing an Autopilot using the the wheelpilot type. The problem
Dead B & G instrument Ken at 8:16pm 03.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1709 My B ' G Network Quad instrument died over the weekend. When powered up it goes into the alrm mode a
Moving the travaler on 79 hunter 30 kzilles at 9:20pm 03.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 New Sailor Has a anyone moved their travaler from the cockpit to up on thedeck? Good idea or bad? I

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Bimini...what does it refer to? Leeward Rail at 9:01pm 06.02.21 Frame and the cloth covering cockpit, mostly for sun protection but also rain. (I assume the name is
Bimini...what does it refer to? JohnShannon at 8:57pm 06.02.21 Well I think of it as the whole thing frame and fabric. Why do you ask? Did you buy a bimini and o
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 06.02.21 Well it is getting serious now because I am ordering the EV100 tomorrow. I think I need to have my
Bimini...what does it refer to? HMT2 at 8:44pm 06.02.21
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 ramoore at 7:56pm 06.02.21 Hi, I have a 2007 44DS, which had the same fresh water pump. I just recently replaced it with a Fl
keel bolts ? - buying boat Scott T-Bird at 7:36pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others
Window gaskets The Captain at 6:55pm 06.02.21 @jssailem That's correct. They used "vinyl glazing channels", same as camper trailers of the era.
Pearson 33-2 caretakers 31seahorse at 6:47pm 06.02.21 In my earlier post I should have mentioned, bragged, name-dropped, or otherwise said that we first d
keel bolts ? - buying boat Mechone at 6:30pm 06.02.21 Well Beneteau still uses bolts and they are Dacroment and I replaced mine and so have many others
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job SabreToothedEngineer at 6:08pm 06.02.21 Thanks for all the help, everyone. I think the belt tension is going to be the answer. During the l
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 5:50pm 06.02.21 JRT / Justin_NSA and Tom - oil was as black as night, so I just repositioned the hose. Did not nee
keel bolts ? - buying boat (2) TimFromLI at 5:48pm 06.02.21 I had the same issue on my '93 Beneteau. Below is a pic of the bad bolt. It was not a big issue.
SailboatOwners canvas sail sfbay at 5:11pm 06.02.21 Please keep in mind on-line sail cover makers rely on YOUR measurements. For that reason, if you hav
How to use a D-shackle mooring Stu Jackson at 5:09pm 06.02.21 Those videos are great, but those only work on standup rings. Many moorings have floppy rings and e
Cal 21 port light repair dlochner at 4:29pm 06.02.21 Here are the instructions for rebedding ports from Sabre. They will be pretty close to what you want
keel bolts ? - buying boat (1) RitSim at 4:06pm 06.02.21 My 1999 B411 has a cast iron keel. See keel bolt spec sheet attached
finally done the work, splashing in on Wednesday morning fred1diver at 4:02pm 06.02.21 it was scary (for me anyways) but she's in the water, just had to be escorted to my dock as the outb
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) glaufman at 3:52pm 06.02.21 WRT not pushing a position, I agree.... sounded like S got surprised and tried to evade... For the
Cal 21 port light repair PeteTheri at 3:50pm 06.02.21 It is a little hard to tell from the photo, however, back in the day a standard way of mounting port
SailboatOwners canvas Calif. Ted at 3:50pm 06.02.21 Three mainsail covers and 2 pedestal covers, one of the pedestal covers was too big but customer se

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