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Volvo Shaft Seal Stan at 9:42pm 10.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2717 My Beneteau 361 has a Volvo shaft seal. The shaftseal looks like a single piece of rubber and has
Water Leaking into the Cabin Al Gaskill at 2:02pm 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/925 I'm a new owner of a 1976 25 footer that is in need of some TLC. I'm getting significant water leak
Fresh Water Engine Flush Bob F. at 1:46pm 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1122 Is there much benefit in running fresh water thru the raw water cooling exchanger to flush out the s
Time to Reef? ex-admin at 12:49pm 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 54/3877 You're sailing under a full main and genoa with a brisk wind and having a great time. Then you get h
Teak restoration? Joe Pyles at 12:30pm 10.24.04 Catalina 30 1/1514 What is the easy least caustic way to restore exterior teak on my 30? I do not have much time befor
Looking for owner's manual jjff at 12:16pm 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/865 Does anybody know where I can get an owner's manual for a 1985 O'Day 26?
Flexing on bulb keel? eduardo at 11:05am 10.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/872 Dear All,I just had a survey done about a year ago and the surveyor told me the bulb keel in these
motion comfort fgm at 10:41am 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1203 I see that the motion comfort of a oday 272 is somewhat less than a O 27 or O 28. Should this be a
Capri 14.2 weather helm Jo and Bill at 10:21am 10.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/864 Wish to reduce excessive weather helm. Mast is vertical, little or no rake, no provision to move m
Winterizing A/C system on Bavaria 38 Mark Smith at 9:52am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1157 Hi All:I've winterized my old boat (Pearson 35), but it didn't have an A/C system. I undersand tha
lost bleeder bolt; yanmar jp at 9:45am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1191 I removed the bleeder bolt from the fuel filter housing after replacing the filter , and somehow los
Boom furling mainsail for C320 JR Castro at 9:37am 10.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1193 Does anyone know if the 1995 model Catalina 320 mast extrusionis strong enough to handle a boom fur
Autohelm for H28 Steve A. at 8:35am 10.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1004 Has anyone installed a autohelm (autopilot) that attaches directly to the steering quadrant? I pref
Removing Catalina 27' sink Pres at 7:48am 10.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1416 I have a leak somewhere relating to my sink. I am trying to remove the sink so I can look at the b
Universal diesel 11 hp Mic at 7:45am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2664 I need some help from the seasoned sailors out there. I am interested in a catalina with the 11 hp
Bird Poop.... Warren M at 4:15am 10.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1032 For reasons I can't fathom, birds (probably sea gulls) have been using my boat for bombing practice
3 Blade Prop on 37.5 jhhamner at 3:48am 10.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1022 I have been advised by my mechanic to consider putting a 3 blade prop on my 1990 37.5. We don't race
Mast holding water Mystiko at 3:24am 10.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1103 Recently noticed a discoloration like rust a the base of the mast on the deck area.Another Beneteau
Prop Shaft "Repair" Follow Up Bill Welsch at 2:52am 10.24.04 Big Boats 12/1701 At the risk of resurrecting a sensitive subject (my review of the archives on this subject made for
Topping Lift on a 22 kcraft at 2:00am 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1141 I spent most of the summer getting to know the new boat. A friend of mine has a 19 foot boat, and ha

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Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Leeward Rail at 9:23am 01.28.21 I'm happy with what I have ;) d Sundeers... ;) Unfortunately, for many, satisfaction in life is ba
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 01.28.21 We're not Patreons for any that we watch, although I think that maybe we should do that for a few th
C350 in mast wiring re & re Bob&Cherie&CM at 9:22am 01.28.21 Good wisdom, thank you. Our "Cheeky Monkey" is a 2005 so a thorough inspection of the standing riggi
Yanmar Glow Plug Issue (1) CatamaranLover at 9:20am 01.28.21
Furlex 304S problem? (1) sail sfbay at 9:03am 01.28.21 Mine was a screw 1 that backed out.
Furlex 304S problem? (1) smokey73 at 8:50am 01.28.21 @nightowle and @sail sfbay Are you referring to the screw that goes into Part 7 ORthe pin and clev
C350 in mast wiring re & re jssailem at 8:46am 01.28.21 You have reached a wise conclusion. Welcome Bob & Cherie. Congrats on the new to you Catalina 350.
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Joe Blizzard at 8:30am 01.28.21 Only one I follow regularly is White Spot Pirates which I've been on board with, so to speak, from t
American Magic cb32863 at 8:26am 01.28.21 Back on the water; REkCZf2oPQQ
C350 in mast wiring re & re Bob&Cherie&CM at 8:10am 01.28.21 Thanks Guys. I have come to the same realization for all of these good reasons. Very much a do it m
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Noodat Lady at 8:09am 01.28.21 The key word to me in the original post is "overwhelmed". I was overwhelmed by sailing's apparent
37C Spreader Tip Replacement Justin_NSA at 8:06am 01.28.21 Practical Sailor must monitor this site. I just got an offer for a book on inspecting standing riggi
A good first sailboat? JRT at 8:02am 01.28.21 So since it is a trailer boat, looking at it in water should be good, but maybe ask about them doin
37C Spreader Tip Replacement (1) Bolander at 7:43am 01.28.21 Hi tmjb, We purchased our boat last summer and pulled it for Winter storage at Willis Marine Center
Are you Bi? rgranger at 7:31am 01.28.21 Then, there are those of us who are "Bi" with a single boat...:banghead: @Jim26m As I have though
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need JRT at 7:31am 01.28.21 I have to be honest, knowing how bad dealing with a poorly maintained old furlers, I'd pull it off e
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats sesmith at 7:23am 01.28.21 I really like "classic" boats (sail or power) owned by others who have the money and time to maintai
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 (1) rgranger at 7:20am 01.28.21 I've posted this a few times. It sounds like the 19 is set up similar to the H26. Do you mind look
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats (1) DArcy at 7:12am 01.28.21 suspect that like anything in life, many people learn to be happy with what they have. I'm happy w
Are you Bi? Scott T-Bird at 7:09am 01.28.21 I can't say that I was ever a moboater, but for a long time in my youth & early adult years, I did a

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