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O'day 23 bulkhead Alan at 10:23am 01.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2910 I recently bought my first boat. O'day 23. Now I have to replace the port bulkhead and compression
Adding Water to 26M comfordent at 9:23am 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/895 We'll be outfitting a 26M this spring. Pls. help with ideas for adding water capacity;location, ga
False bilge.... dumb question Rick J at 8:16am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 12/1583 Hello all. Regarding the 'false bilge' (or whatever it's called, since the H31 seems to have mult
Removing Thru Hulls on 1971 27' Catalina GREG at 7:09am 01.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/878 NEED ANY INFO ON HOW TO PROCEED AND WHAT TO REPLACE OLD GATE VALUES WITH AND INSTALL INFO THANKS GR
Dinette / Berth Vic Castleton at 7:02am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1186 Is the dinette on this model readily convertible to a berth ? the 86 I have bought doesn't seem to b
Lazy Jacks paphman at 6:56am 01.03.06 Smaller Boats 9/1540 I have seen a few Cat.22 with lazy jacks, but have never used them. Does anyone have these on the 2
42 miles north. Doug at 5:32am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 0/922 Tom my last boat required hatch covers so the air conditioning would work. Even up here in Canada it
Instrument lights skipper737 at 5:25am 01.03.06 Catalina 30 4/1413 Does anyone know where to get the little replacement instrument lights for the engine instruments .
Freshly Peeled Bottom-- Now What? Chris at 4:47am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2506 Last fall my bottom was covered with hundreds of small blisters. 19 years ago it had been covered wi
failed thru hulls slgas at 4:46am 01.03.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/993 Has anyone had any problems or heard of problems with thru hulls failing on 2000 model 50's? We had
Insurance for a 20 year old boat? Bob Rutland at 4:34am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1876 It's time to renew my insurance policy on our 84 H31. Thanks to the very active hurricane season her
Bottom Work on The Hard Herb Parsons at 3:31am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1009 Within a month or so, my Coronado 35 (currently on Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana) is going to the
Headroom for 45 hunter legend Rod at 3:03am 01.03.06 Big Boats 2/1153 What is the actual headroom on the 45 Hunter Legend? I have seen it posted as anywhere from 6'4 to 6
New lagoons Alex Padilla at 2:55am 01.03.06 Other Sailboats 0/711 For anyone that has not heard the new yet. Lagoon has unveiled two new Lagoons. The new Lagoon 420
1979 MACGREGOR VENTURA JONATHAN at 1:49am 01.03.06 Other Sailboats 0/875 A LADY HAS REQUESTED I SELL HER SAILBOAT ON EBAY. I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THESE TYPE OF SAILBOATS HOWEV
smoke vs clear acrylic tom h at 1:03am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 15/5428 Quick answer. Today only. I have smoke plexiglass on my 5 hatches, with teak sides. They should b
Macgregor 70 Dennis at 12:37am 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7142 Ive heard rumors that Macgregor is building a new Mac 70 footer, and that a few are already around!
Ranger 28 sails Danny Hales at 12:13am 01.03.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2552 Bought a Ranger 28 tall mast sloop and has a add on boom .Not original. Mainsail is incorrect fit in
Catalina 27 - outboard motor questions Joe23603 at 12:11am 01.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/6932 Just bought a 1979 Catalina 27 and it needs a new outboard. 2 questions: I found a good deal on a N
I have a complaint Ross at 10:40pm 01.02.06 Ask All Sailors 54/2917 Many of the members of this forum post a request for information or help and then vanish never to be

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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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