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smelly holding tank carl at 12:30pm 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 11/3223 the holding tank area has a bad aroma. nothing is leaking, any ideas where to fix this, can hoses e
dead heads ? besnow at 12:14pm 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1322 on the weekend, we hit a wood stump dead head at around 4 knots. it double bounced on the hull. how
Interior Wood Repair Paul8753 at 12:13pm 09.07.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1566 The cabinets trim and floors of my 36s7 are getting nicks and gouges. How do I repair thesemarks. A
Reefing the H240 mainsail Russ at 11:57am 09.07.04 Smaller Boats 6/1518 I bought my 2000 H240 from the original owner two years ago. The Hunter Manual I received says almos
Swing Keel Worries Chris Jensen at 11:44am 09.07.04 Smaller Boats 4/1011 I bought a used '98 Hunter 240 a little over a year ago. Since my ownership the swing keel has been
capri 25 - owner's manual George Frigo at 11:31am 09.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/944 I would like to obtain an Owner's manual for a 1986 Capri 25or a publication that will give me deta
clean start patrick at 10:40am 09.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1214 Okay, I've gotten to the sanitation system on my "new" 79 C38. So far I installed a rebuild kit on t
main sheet trim besnow at 10:30am 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 19/2869 In the latest sail magazine. their is an article on twisting a mainsail. what they say makes sense,
mainsail trim ? bryan at 10:19am 09.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1122 I'm a novice sailor. In the latest sail magazine, thier is an article on main sail trim. I'm a littl
Gennaker and no backstay Bing13178 at 9:48am 09.07.04 Trailer Sailors 2/1529 I have a 26 foot Ross (N.Z. designed, built in Australia) trailer sailer without a backstay. The bo
Swing Centreboard is stuck up Tim Maude at 9:48am 09.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1408 I don't mean stuck-up in the sense of snooty, I mean it is stuck....up. It stuck once before and wig
Garmin 12 GPS James at 9:42am 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1242 Due to work I normally sail late in the afternoon and evening - often returning when the moon is shi
Oday 23 outboard size and weight slicata at 9:39am 09.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2864 Looking to replace a 6HP Johnson Sailmaster on my 1978 Oday 23 that seems to have the original engin
Engine Failure (Almost everytime I am in big wind) Marinerslanding at 8:06am 09.07.04 Big Boats 23/2222 I have a 2004 Hunter 466. It is my second Hunter and I love them, except that the engine quits freq
Not always and alarm sound when shutting down Rodger10043 at 8:03am 09.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1036 1993 37.5 Legend Why is it that I don't always get an alarm sound when shutting the engine off? Som
Potable water hose type Jerry at 7:19am 09.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1278 Peggy, I wish to replace my pressurized fresh water hoses to/from my hot water heater. There is cur
HURRICAINE FRANCES!!! o Jamie Gartland at 6:57am 09.07.04 Big Boats 9/949 Well.... Everyone always asks, "What do you do when there is a hurricaine?" I always (Half Jokingly)*
mast painting Dana at 6:35am 09.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/947 I want to paint my mast white, it has never been painted and I am not sure if it was anodized at any
Low RPM's Yanmar 2GMF Steve at 5:33am 09.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1262 I'm only getting around 2400 RPM's on my Yanmar 2GMF. It is the same whether I'm in neutral or in fo
outboard bracket lubrication mike4088 at 5:19am 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1395 I am finding it very difficult to raise up the motor out of the water as well as lowering it into th

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Auto helm Beneteau 381 sail sfbay at 2:33pm 02.12.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Is this a Raymarine autopilot and d
Masthead real estate (1) Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 02.12.21 Here's a link to the arm I have. It looks like you can change the angle of the Windex's base as well
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 2:24pm 02.12.21 They really shouldn't get loose enough to fall out of the spreader. Once the mast is up they're ti
PLB recommendations Richard19068 at 2:24pm 02.12.21 One of the things we discovered was that communication between the COB and mothership via a wate
interesting history of the Americas Cup and it's trophy (1) jssailem at 2:17pm 02.12.21 We saw America II in Key West. Carbon Mast that looks like wood. An all Woman captain and crew.
Spreader boots dlochner at 2:12pm 02.12.21 If the jib on the boat is small enough that it does not come in contact with the spreader ends, then
PLB recommendations DrJudyB at 2:05pm 02.12.21 Plan 1: Assuming my wife and I are together and I go overboard, I would first try to have her rescu
Spreader boots capta at 2:03pm 02.12.21 In my case it also keeps the sidestays in the channel at the end of the spreaders. Surprisingly the
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 1:53pm 02.12.21 In my case it also keeps the sidestays in the channel at the end of the spreaders. Surprisingly ther
Spreader boots Parsons at 1:50pm 02.12.21 Perhaps @Drinky Crow is a gentleman who never goes to weather. Aside from chafe-guard, it makes a n
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 1:42pm 02.12.21 Speaking of older circuits, it's interesting that his boat was built in 1771 ! :) Catalina's are w
Steering Backwards jon hansen at 1:34pm 02.12.21 "balanced rudders"
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 02.12.21 The OP appears to moor in an area of warm temps and salty air. After decades have passed it's proba
Masthead real estate Project_Mayhem at 1:18pm 02.12.21 My Windex is on a little arm. I'm guessing it was made by Davis Instruments but there isn't any logo
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short FastOlson at 1:16pm 02.12.21 The OP appears to moor in an area of warm temps and salty air. After decades have passed it's probab
Steering Backwards DArcy at 1:11pm 02.12.21 Not exactly the Those aren't exactly what most of us cruisers are sailing. Quite a few European ca
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 02.12.21 I agree with splitting the circuit in half to narrow down the location of the short. I know with 120
Spreader boots Project_Mayhem at 1:01pm 02.12.21 People who dont like ripped genoas?
Max Horsepower Rating 20 ft sailboat Project_Mayhem at 12:59pm 02.12.21 Thank you everyone for the information. This might be crazy but I'm thinking of having 2 outboards.
Steering Backwards capta at 12:56pm 02.12.21 Not exactly the aren't exactly what most of us cruisers are sailing. Quite a few European cats have

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