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Rebedding Genoa Fairlead/Car Tracks Tsehum Pete at 11:12pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1269 My boat (1990 Beneteau Oceanis 390) has some deck leaks around the port genoa/fairlead car track and
Leave Mainsail on boat for winter? marcomondo at 10:59pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1224 If I leave my mainsail rolled into the mast for the winter rather than take it down will that have a
G-4 HT Galvanized Chain Velero49 at 10:54pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1204 Where can I get G-4 HT 5/16 Chain at a reasonable price in VA/MD/DC?Thanks,Chris
Last Sail 2005 Tony at 10:44pm 10.31.05 Big Boats 4/842 Had a beautiful Sunday sail on the Bay this week end Just great weather........ Last one of the yea
Next boat challenge Tim R. at 10:42pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1301 Ok, let's see how resourcefull you guys/gals really are. I am in the market for a new(to me) boat t
Asym. Spinnaker launch bag mjb at 9:51pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 6/3767 I'm buying a new asymmetric cruising spinnaker for next season. I have a choice of a traditional dr
O'Day 25 Sails bill0949 at 8:56pm 10.31.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1214 Would like to get a suggestion as to where I might get a used O'Day 25 Mainsail in good shape. Or d
composting oday 22 Clay Wright at 1:00pm 10.31.05 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1635 Hi all, Hoo boy what a surprise! The mast step crushed the deck core on my 30 year-old 22, so I pu
US Power Squadrons Courses SailingMom at 12:35pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 16/2626 Hello - we are the new owners of a 1988 Catalina 27 (yahoo!). Now we just need to learn to sail (min
Diesel Fuel Mary Ellen at 11:10am 10.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1045 I am a new owner of an '87 Cat 30. Never had an inboard before! Any thoughts on putting auto-grade
C-27 Adding Keel Bolts Lloyd at 10:55am 10.31.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/2291 I just purchased a 1973 Catalina 27. Keel bolts in bilge not looking to good. I would like to add mo
Acrylic glass companion way sliding hatch Danny at 10:52am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/7173 Has anyone replaced (or know someone who did), the sliding hatch at the companion way? The glass is
Revisit bottom painting of the H216 ACP material Lamar Sumerlin at 10:43am 10.31.05 Smaller Boats 1/1179 There have been several posts dealing with the issue of what one does to protect the bottom of the H
Islander 27 Capt Ron12042 at 9:48am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2004 Anybody have any info on the 27 Islander? I have had little luck finding ant info like specs, etc I
New Boat Ed at 9:43am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1230 Im looking for a new boat. Have had two hunters - a 326 and a 426 DS (now a 44 DS). Frankly want a
performance question BarryL at 9:27am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1342 Hello,I'm have a simple question regarding boat performance.My boat is a 1986 Newport 28 mark II.
Name this boat,please? bluem27 at 8:30am 10.31.05 Day Sailers 6/1104 Can anyone name this boat?No spreaders,simulated wood decks, mast in front of cuddy?For more pics
Removing mineral deposits in the head Gerry Knight at 8:28am 10.31.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1418 I recently purchased a 1998 Catalina 36 MkII and was disappointed to find that I had purchased one w
Mast winch over-rides Jim on Whiskey Girl, 1973 C-27 at 8:09am 10.31.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1014 As my knowledge base grows, I find more things I want to fix or "tune-up" on Whiskey Girl, a '73 vin
winter sailing in nyc eric at 7:41am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1062 I just brought my boat nome to nyc and although winter season begins tomorrow I know there will be

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Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? CapitalistSailor at 9:35pm 05.01.21 Sail SFBay, When you say stiffness, do you mean stiff as in not bendy, like Sta-Set X, or do mean lo
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt sail sfbay at 9:32pm 05.01.21 You need to hire my marine electricians. They repaired all that on my sail and power boats.
Polaris Compass / no fluid PaulOtt at 9:12pm 05.01.21 Point taken. Better to replace. That or just remove and glass in the hole. My hand held chart plo
Install an anchor Windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 05.01.21 Welcome aboard @Dale Haz. Every installation is different depending on the shape of the anchor lock
Polaris Compass / no fluid Don S/V ILLusion at 7:07pm 05.01.21
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:26pm 05.01.21 I wouldn't restore the system to "factory settings." If the buyer turns out to be in any waters whe
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:24pm 05.01.21 Great! Thank you. Kendyoozed, can yo recommend a brake controller?
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:21pm 05.01.21 Then you will be fine towing.... Great! Thank you.
Looking at an O'Day 34 Blowboat at 6:21pm 05.01.21 Thanks everyone for your comments...they are very helpful. It seems this is not the boat for us...ma
Durango tow vehicle questions kendyoozed at 6:14pm 05.01.21 Then you will be fine towing....
Batteries Tom J at 6:05pm 05.01.21 Costco has Interstate GC batts at a decent price. Should do in a pinch.
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? SFS at 6:05pm 05.01.21 In my 1983 model, it was under the sink and tucked slightly to starboard. It was halfway between th
240 HIN indentation number location? Ron20324 at 5:31pm 05.01.21 ... how do they mark the hull? it it embossed or a plate? USUALLY embossed into the gel coat. If
Moving mast winch to cabin top for easier solo sailing jssailem at 5:26pm 05.01.21 When I tried it the screws ripped out a considerable amount of aluminum and left some big ugly hole
Painkiller - Little Big Town Ron20324 at 5:24pm 05.01.21 Feeling no pain, who knows what kind of trouble I could have gotten into . :eek::laugh::laugh::laug
240 HIN indentation number location? SolentHunter at 4:19pm 05.01.21 Thank you! very happy to be here :D that's a bit of a head scratcher then... just to check i'm not
Portable charger options Charles Erwin at 4:10pm 05.01.21 There's really only one "king of the hill" in portable chargers these days and those are the Victro
240 HIN indentation number location? sail sfbay at 4:09pm 05.01.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 240!! Starboard transom is where it should be.
I need a 26x sail sfbay at 4:07pm 05.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! They are waiting for you here: One in North Carolina and others close by on
Portable charger options marchem at 3:43pm 05.01.21 Why not put a little 50W solar panel in and tie it into a cheap PWM charge controller? Small, total

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