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Volvo Shaft Seal Stan at 9:42pm 10.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2762 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 3/929 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 1/1130 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 54/3943 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 1/1540 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 1/868 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 4/885 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 1/1233 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 0/869 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 1/1163 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 5/1203 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 2/1212 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 2/1010 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 3/1423 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 5/2678 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 4/1050 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 2/1034 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 0/1118 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 12/1707 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 1/1148 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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PHRF for Hunter 18 LeeandRick at 7:51am 02.13.21 https://www.ussailing.org/competition/offshore/phrf/boat-class-lookup
Managing the Mal de Mer? Captain Larry-DH at 7:47am 02.13.21 @Kings Gambit you didn't finish the race but you got good story out of it. :) :clap:
South Coast 22 LeeandRick at 7:44am 02.13.21 Calling @SailingLoto He should have a good idea on what to do as he has a South Coast 22.
Saw this odd duck... RoyS at 7:43am 02.13.21 Maybe ugly duck will grow into a swan.
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 7:35am 02.13.21 Can't wait for the fun... Had the 2 shot shingles vaccine ( end of October/middle of January) Neve
South Coast 22 dlochner at 7:28am 02.13.21 The boat is a nice little Alberg design, should sail well. Solid fiberglass doesn't generally get "
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short FastOlson at 7:27am 02.13.21 Catalina's are well-built boats. Actually, 1771 is my sail and hull number (I didn't spring for th
Managing the Mal de Mer? Kings Gambit at 7:26am 02.13.21 I mentioned Reliefband in post #26 above. I did find it somewhat effective in stemming the sickne
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Crazy Dave Condon at 7:12am 02.13.21 Previously I mentioned owning an RK 20. It was my first sailboat years ago sailing at Smith Mt lake
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Orbweaver at 7:07am 02.13.21 I totally get the whole 'it spoke to me'! we definitely had that with our new to us 26.5
Sailboay surveyors near Annapolis nveater at 7:01am 02.13.21 Ken Henry 410-287-2028; Joyce Nolan 443-350-3447; Bill Weyant 410-322-6701; Fred Wise 410-275-4260 h
BLACK WATER TANK TO DIESEL sail sfbay at 6:58am 02.13.21 Sorry no first hand experience about using black water tank for diesel. I know the 380 has a 30 gall
C310 Pedestal guard and new prop question KZW at 6:53am 02.13.21 The shaft is one inch diameter, tapered. Contact potential prop manufacturers with engine make, mode
Possible new 26.5 owner Orbweaver at 6:52am 02.13.21 nice looking boat Bill! it looks like the back stays go through the bimini? I might have to see abou
G10 Material for Mast Step Blitz at 6:44am 02.13.21 illusion - nice metal work, is that aluminum again? jibes - if I was to cut off the mast, it was fo
G10 Material for Mast Step Skipper at 6:37am 02.13.21
Covid-19 Vaccination RoyS at 6:30am 02.13.21 Here we have seven good pages of discussion concerning the Covid Vaccines. Social Media organization
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Joe Blizzard at 6:20am 02.13.21 The reason I recommended a 6HP engine over a 4HP is that for most manufacturers 4,5 and 6 HP are th
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 6:18am 02.13.21 Perhaps with recent changes in Washington this decision will be reviewed. GPS clocks run many system
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short RoyS at 5:51am 02.13.21 In general, short circuits immediately trip a breaker and overloads trip a breaker after some time h

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