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help, my furlex roller furling is pulling appart jeff10600 at 8:35am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1423 the luff extrusion clips that hold the pices together as they go up the forestay are failing and th
Trip to Bimini (Bahamas) Rcman4u2 at 8:17am 02.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1297 I am planning a trip to Bimini for the first week of June 2006. I have never been and would really
Hanging Solar Panels - with a winter cover? Taylor at 7:24am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2600 My boat is stored on a bouy. I just bought her in November, and I've now realized that I did not f
Adding an discharge pump and other questions Taylor at 6:58am 02.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1450 I've just bought a new boat, a 46' sloop with two heads. The waste hoses appear to be quite old, a
hole in boat - got ideas? tom h at 6:57am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1150 When I go the Irwin 37 centerboarder, there was a big CLUNK everytime I turned the boat with the cen
Lift keel Noise Andrew at 6:36am 02.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2058 I own a 2005 Beneteau 331. In some sea conditons the lift keel makes a pounding noise as though it i
Companionway Slide repair? Steve at 6:36am 02.10.06 Big Boats 16/1499 I have owned a 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 for the past several years. I have done a lot of minor upgrad
Older winch support & parts Rick at 6:27am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 0/997 We have two Lewmar #43 2 speed winches, pre-1980, that each need a spacer between the sleeve roller
Floor Grate for head on 361 Sailor Tim at 3:37am 02.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1351 I would like to add a teak floor grate in the head compartment to my 361.I think it would be a nice
Unstepping Mast on a 25.5 Dave 1265 at 3:36am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/976 Going to trailer the boat from New Smyrna to Orlando. Going to float it onto the trailer - not worki
toe rails james bennett at 3:02am 02.10.06 Big Boats 5/988 need to buy some toe rail damaged in Katrina
Pre-Made Bimini for the 25.5 uploadjoe at 2:43am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 I am just wondering if anyone has one of the premade Bimini's from this site? We have a 25.5 and we
An "overbuilt" O'Day PY charlie at 2:05am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 As I was surfing the forums gathering information, I came across this statement---------"glass hul
Volvo Cup Question - Masts Seem To Break Alot Rob at 1:41am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1399 I've been watching the Volvo Cup race coverage. I have one observation and question. These boats are
Cooking stove on a !974 27' Catalina skipperbill at 12:27am 02.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/3213 I just purchased a 1974 27' Catalina. In the galley there is a 2burner Primus stove. I think it is
boat paint david schoonmaker at 12:01am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 Hey all, In the process of sanding my 20' Oday, it was painted(top) at least once, I am sanding into
O'Day Ospray Ragtime Joe at 11:41pm 02.09.06 Day Sailers 3/3254 I have just bought an O'Day Ospray. (not a typo --that's Ospray spelled with an "a"). It measures
head vent plugs Mike F. at 11:14pm 02.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1042 My 1983 Hunter 34 is a great boat. Over the years a few issues have crept up. One issue is that the
Sailing on TV...? Morski Krastavac at 10:44pm 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2387 Hi All,Where are the sailing-channels, who covers the America's Cup, the Hobart, Volvo Ocean Race
All Sailors - Need Help w/info on 32s5 Beneteau Rob R at 9:15pm 02.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1445 Hi Folks - It's been a few years since I have posted here - hopefully a few of you old salts may r

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Tender 315 Stu Jackson at 10:23am 05.28.21 it heeled more than I expected it to. Is this other's experience? Any sail trim tips to keep it on
Bimini Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 05.28.21 It's a problem on smaller boats. The bimini on my Starwind 27 was under the boom and I had to stoop
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? sailcapt340 at 10:12am 05.28.21
Odd Discharge Tom J at 9:40am 05.28.21 Tom J / JRT - the entire engine cover was clean - no goop anywhere. Regarding the breather hose is
Marking anchor rode DayDreamer41 at 9:40am 05.28.21 You could always run your rode through this https://usrigging.com/rope-counter
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? jeepbluetj at 9:40am 05.28.21 Sorry, I didn't see this post earlier. I've got an almost complete 2.5 sitting in my yard - puked it
oh, oh, oh that O-ring! Rich Stidger at 9:38am 05.28.21 More likely the o-ring was stuck to the bowl and fell off un-noticed on the floor or into some dark
Its funny Friday! LloydB at 9:26am 05.28.21 I've been waiting for a way to stop those guys from coming up behind me and driving in my blind spot
Defender Marine got hacked Alan Gomes at 9:24am 05.28.21 Thanks for the heads up! There is always some risk with online data these days. I bought from def
Water Pump Gasket dmax at 9:21am 05.28.21 I didn't have any trouble with the bolts - hopefully you won't either. If you have the time, spray s
Defender Marine got hacked bb2021 at 8:42am 05.28.21 It seems to me if Defender never keeps card info on file, they wouldn't send a message saying, "put
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) Randy Rohrbeck at 8:39am 05.28.21 not even taking on water Oh they will turtle, don't ask me how I know.:yikes:
Tender 315 sail sfbay at 8:27am 05.28.21 Welcone to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! In no particular order, flaten the
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 SoSound at 7:59am 05.28.21 The location of the AC outlet for our m/w is in the upper left rear corner or the microwave cabinet
Water Pump Gasket shank at 7:58am 05.28.21 Thanks. I was leaning toward not using the Permatex. Did you have any trouble getting the old bolts
Still Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 7:53am 05.28.21 GBCA Rum Race #1 is tomorrow, Saturday May 29th, on Galveston Bay. Expecting forty or more boats rac
Water Pump Gasket dmax at 7:38am 05.28.21 When I replaced a Sherwood pump with an Oberdorfer I did not use any sealant on the gasket and it di
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21am 05.28.21 A common complaint here. Start with the simple stuff - remove, clean and reconnect all wiring in sta
Marking anchor rode thinwater at 7:18am 05.28.21 I never marked the rode on my first (27') boat. I'd do the math in my head and then pull the rope ou
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 7:15am 05.28.21 The ACU N2k is wired not a plug so all I did was cut the end off the Garmin N2k and wired it with t

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