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Domestic Water PUmp Alfred at 11:14am 08.07.05 Bigger Boats 2/1067 My galley and vanity faucets are powered by a Sur-flo electric pump that delivers 45 pounds per squa
Spinnaker setup gr8 2 av8 at 10:55am 08.07.05 Big Boats 6/880 The boat I bought this spring came with a spinnaker. I am now itching to try it out. Could someone
Really slow Cat 22 Twitch at 10:31am 08.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/1104 I have a 20 year old Cat 22, and its incredibly slow. I cant point into the wind as well as all the
AMF Copperhead - How do you rig? Maurice at 10:11am 08.07.05 AMF 1/5783 Does anyone know how to rig the AMF Copperhead Sailboat... I bought one and don't quite know the ri
Help with a price Paul b at 10:06am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/895 Can anyone help with a price. This is ALL I have to go on. Ad in the local paper:For sale: 22' Ma
pop top frank at 9:58am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/863 ok got her home, your info was a big help, i have questions what holds up the pop- top? How much of
Battery Switch Neil McDonald at 9:31am 08.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/848 Having experienced it to be progressively more difficulty getting the engine to turn over on the sta
Stay length Tom23438 at 9:19am 08.07.05 Day Sailers 0/976 Hi, I am able to have new forestay made up by a friend. Problem is I don't know how long to have hi
Twisted Mainsheet Neil McDonald at 9:16am 08.07.05 Big Boats 1/975 My mainsheet keeps on twisting in the blocks to the point where it will not run freely. I have taken
272LE Alfred at 8:55am 08.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/835 The domestic water system on my 272 is over powered (a Shurflo pump with 45 pounds per sq. inch pres
mast base Terry at 8:31am 08.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/941 I bent my mast base for a 1984 222 o'day. Does anyone know where I can get a new one?
New owner of a Balboa 20 Saki Dave at 8:23am 08.07.05 Balboa 1/2408 It's an amazing feeling to be excited and scared witless at the same time. My wife and I just purch
universal atomic 4 carb kickback when starting Robert at 6:49am 08.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2831 Atomic 4, when starting kick back causes black smoke to come from flame arrester on the carburetor
Beneteau Oceanis 390 Deck Reorganization Tsehum Pete at 6:45am 08.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1155 After having to go forward too many times this summer to adjust lines that are not led back to the c
Weight or load capacity of a Catalina 22 Thomas F. Griffith at 6:41am 08.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/7459 Here is a question that I may have overlooked the answer or can not find. Whirlaway is a 1974 Catal
Cleaning sails Bob at 6:15am 08.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1140 I have a 14.2 and the sails need cleaning. What is the best way of doing this? Soft brush and dish
Stoney Point to City Island Gerry Bogert at 6:01am 08.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1630 I am planning a trip from Stoney Point to City Island on the 13 or 14th and would like to hear any i
furling to genoa ED at 5:33am 08.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 when furling the genoa I find the last two feet or so dose not warp up, the line on the drum is run
Replacement tiller for Ericson 23 Mk1 Victor Braud at 5:26am 08.07.05 Other Sailboats 3/1271 I need to replace the tiller for Ericson 23 Mk1 Hull Number 10. Could anyone provide me with the le
Sailing BVI's, is Harris' Place still open ?? Gene16575 at 4:59am 08.07.05 Destinations 0/1715 the last time we chartered, 1997, we had All-you-can-EAT lobster at Harris' Place in Little Harbor o

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Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? sail sfbay at 9:46pm 05.01.21 Stiffness = low stretch
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

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