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Sailing in Soup ex-admin at 1:26pm 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 95/5826 The temperature has just dropped below the dew point and visibility has dropped to an eighth of a mi
Wing or Swing? Steven at 1:03pm 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1436 I am closing in on my first cruiser and most of what I am seeing will get me to the the same destina
Mast Step Rotten Kevin at 11:42am 03.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/937 I know I have seen the webpage showing how to repair the mast step. Does anyone know where it is?
Need Advice On Replacing My Roller Furling Joe Mullee at 11:16am 03.21.04 Big Boats 3/1307 Just purchased a new CDI roller furling for my H34 (F9 unit I think). Will be taking the old one off
Buying used Beneteau 32'-35' Where to start? Paul Holding at 10:23am 03.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1517 Hi there,I'm looking to buy a used Beneteau. Myself and my girlfriend are going to sail the Med th
pedestal mount hawk at 10:12am 03.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1243 I would like to put an instrument panel in my cockpit, I need information on how to attach it to my
Phil here's a photo (1) nick maggio at 9:51am 03.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 I'll post a photo.
Folding Prop Elwin Schwartz at 9:44am 03.21.04 Big Boats 1/1070 I am thinking of upgrading my fixed 3 blade prop for my 36 mkII to a folding prop. I have a M-30B Un
Bottom Painting a H260 while on the trailer: Frank Sears at 8:10am 03.21.04 Smaller Boats 11/1106 I have a H260. In the past to paint the bottom, I have jacked up one side of the boat on the traile
RayMarine Autopilot 5000 Stan at 7:11am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1367 After 2 years of perfect operation, my RayMarine Autopilot 5000began acting up this weekend. If I
Lightning Protection!!! Mike at 7:11am 03.21.04 Smaller Boats 9/3243 Hi,I read this article from BoatUS about Lightning protection. I have been out on the water and st
Perkins Diesel Bill lowe at 6:53am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/3338 I have a Perkins Perama M-20 Deisel in My Beneteau OC 281. I want to change the fuel filter and kno
Has anyone had a "flats mooring"... Mark Crociati at 6:30am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1829 Has anyone had experience or knows of someone with experience mooring their boat on a "flats-mooring
How can I get my waste deck fitting out CAPTAIN JOHN EDWARDS at 6:23am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1257 I have the flush deck waste pump out port and I can not get it lose. I have used oil and hammered ar
Jack Tyler... Derek Rowell (Pearson 422, Destiny) at 5:31am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1096 .. congrats on the little write-up in Sail magazine. Made me quite jealous - I love London. Are
Face Plate R at 5:22am 03.21.04 Big Boats 5/966 The "face plate" on my '87 35.5 Legend is cracked from fatigue around the choke cable mounting boss
Phil photo posting problem nick maggio at 4:57am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1045 I go to add a photo to a forum and everything works good it even says my photo is excepted and shows
Hunter 280 window problem Pete Millen at 4:00am 03.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1245 I am looking at the possibility of buying a 1996 Hunter 280 but noticed the large side windows are l
Holding Tank Vent Blocked Jeff Brinker at 3:44am 03.21.04 Big Boats 7/3912 I recently had to replace my macerator pump. yks Really turned out to fairly easy once I found a w*
Boat Transport Cost- Catalina 30 Bob Camarena at 3:23am 03.21.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2947 We're considering the possibility of shipping our Catalina 30 from the Sacramento, CA area to Washin

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New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Thaniel at 5:08am 12.25.20 Merry Christmas! ginal Christmas plan was to be sailing in Florida today. But the weather and sanit
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions Boffin at 3:08am 12.25.20 it works OK.
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions Boffin at 3:08am 12.25.20 The OD of the cutlass bearing is 11/4 while the shaft is 7/8 . my boat was 25 mark 1 built in 1977
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? All U Get at 11:08pm 12.24.20 Red Green.
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Justin_NSA at 10:07pm 12.24.20 There was a show on PBS where the flannel-wearing host would dream up things like that. Can't remem
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Ward H at 9:11pm 12.24.20 Calculate gallons per hour at wide open throttle Fill up just enough to run for required number of
epoxy resin jon hansen at 7:51pm 12.24.20 My experience is that you are very likely to get "out gassing" with this procedure--the rising temp
H340 Battery upgrade and relocation (2) Bill19233 at 7:09pm 12.24.20 Congratulations on buying a 340, if you're on Facebook, we have a great group you need to join with
epoxy resin rbringle at 7:01pm 12.24.20 I used WEST on 3 boats I built, including 2 stripper canoes where having a clear epoxy coat is neces
epoxy resin rbringle at 6:49pm 12.24.20 the kick time on epoxies is temp related. do all your work at 45 degs and the epoxy will not kick.
Merry Christmas everyone... Captain Ron 18 at 6:20pm 12.24.20 More please! And Merry Christmas all!!
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Alan Gomes at 5:57pm 12.24.20 I did stuff additional packing on water. Rag around the stern tube really helps stem water coming i
Help Choosing Capt Robbie at 5:55pm 12.24.20 welcome, If you are planning to cruise Florida keys and Caribbean is I understand that region you ma
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 4:54pm 12.24.20 That paint job he did on the hull was spectacular. As he declared, quality paint work is in the prep
Autopilot install on O'Day 40 nramsey at 4:29pm 12.24.20 I'm using the linear drive unit from the Alpha. It uses very little current. Rumour has it that it
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Ken13559 at 4:01pm 12.24.20 I did stuff additional packing on water. Rag around the stern tube really helps stem water coming in
Full Bilge BillyK at 3:34pm 12.24.20 any update?
asymmetrical Spinnaker Hunter216 at 3:32pm 12.24.20
asymmetrical Spinnaker Voyager1 at 3:16pm 12.24.20 Can you use a ATN tacker with code zero?
asymmetrical Spinnaker justsomeguy at 3:12pm 12.24.20 I have a shackle just aft of the roller furler that I could connect a block or anchor pin. Just mi

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