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SOSpenders Recall Gary Wyngarden at 4:17am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1369 I received an "Urgent Recall Notice" from West Marine concerning a couple of Sospenders Millenium mo
Rudder Post Cap John S at 4:07am 09.30.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1253 The rudder post cap on my 1987 Cat 30 seems to have developed some stress and/or corrosion cracks.
No holding tank Rick Johnston at 3:45am 09.30.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1271 looking at purchasing a sailboat that the current owner lives aboard. The holding tank was removed a
Genny only? Harry at 3:36am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1204 I recently read an article suggesting that sailing with the genny only puts undue stress on the rigg
Seatex Loran John at 3:23am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 5/951 My seatex loran which is on my newly pruchased Catalina 30 is difficult for me to work. Even with th
Garmin 176C GPS brightness Charlie Burga at 3:08am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 9/2309 I am considering the purchase of a Garmin 176C GPS and I have been told that it is not bright enough
Javelin Center Board Geoff Campbell at 3:05am 09.30.02 Day Sailers 0/1045 I am looking for a fun sailboat. It would be my first boat.Looking into a used Javelin that needs
Beneteau 331 Booster Rich at 3:04am 09.30.02 Other Sailboats 5/1488 I have a Beneteau 331 with an AlderBarbour refrigeration unit. The batteries can't seem to keep up i
Compaionway boards Mark Juetten at 2:57am 09.30.02 Big Boats 1/1098 Over the years the wooden holder for the compainway boards has broken to he point it can't be fixed.
Folding or Feathering Prop? Brent Campbell at 2:24am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 14/1570 Of all the folding and feathering propellers on the market, which works the best? Over the years, I
Water accumulating in aft cabin Scott Blahnik at 2:21am 09.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/806 on the port side. Not a lot, but enough to rot out my mattresses. I checked the archives, but unfort
Autohelm access codes Bill Potter at 2:20am 09.30.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1078 I changed out a battery last week and then took Salt'Pepper out yesterday only to find that my autoh
Spa Creek adventure Tim Snyder at 2:10am 09.30.02 Other Sailboats 1/687 Years ago, 1973 in fact, I was sailing an old Alberg 35 with the new owner around the Cehsapeake Bay
O'Day 20 Manual Anyone? MArk at 1:24am 09.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1150 I'm looking for an O'Day 20 manual. I'd be very appreciative if someone could scan one and e-mail i
Is your Yanmar 3GM running hot? James Marohn at 12:54am 09.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1054 I'm in midst of replacing the mixing elbow (what a pain it was to disconnect that exhaust hose!). I
Recap: Fuel consumption Yanmar 1 cyl. Andy at 12:45am 09.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/907 A few months ago there was a thread concerning the fuel consumption of the Yanmar one cyl. There was
Rigging and Spar reinforcement J. Folds at 12:19am 09.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/847 I have an Oday 22 which I am pretty hard on. I have reinforced the deck and cabin top, built a bridg
thru-boom lines? Mark F. Arena at 12:14am 09.30.02 Big Boats 4/976 Hi again. Doing much better with the B'G rig since y'all helped out. Now for perhaps a silly quest
Keel stepped mast fittings M. G. at 12:07am 09.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/883 There is a fitting at the deck (cabin ceiling) which allows a 1/2" bolt to be passed through the mas
ALARM! DEPTH give me a break! Joe Lucido at 11:51pm 09.29.02 Ask All Sailors 2/979 I have a new marina for the rest of the year Water in this Marina is not great. After having NO p

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Hull/Deck Joint question on Pearson 36-2 Ariel at 9:19am 04.26.20 One more thing. The owners manual does not mention the hull/deck joint. It is an industry standard c
New owner of a 29.5 jssailem at 9:19am 04.26.20 Welcome @dbrooksatc to the fun of boating. Congrats on your new to you boat. (Assuming the survey go
An encouraging sight in Rockport Harbor (Me.) Hunter216 at 9:19am 04.26.20 All lined up ready to go! When I first looked at the photo I thought it was windy enough that it wa
New owner of a 29.5 Sailm8 at 9:15am 04.26.20 The only issues I have had are leaks in the fixed ports and various hatches. These are to be expect
Hull/Deck Joint question on Pearson 36-2 (2) Ariel at 9:08am 04.26.20 The aluminum toe rail was installed later. This is the original plastic rail on my 1987 P 36-2. pict
Why I love newbe boat owners JamesG161 at 9:02am 04.26.20 nearly everything was called a chingadera I hope you know the Spanish translation of that.:facepal
Need Hunter cabin fabric (1) Chicago Syren at 9:00am 04.26.20 Thanks for the feedback. This is a photo should anyone be reupholstering their boat with the same or
Why I love newbe boat owners Will Gilmore at 8:48am 04.26.20 Do you have any more ideas?" Sounds like they did everything right, maybe there's a factory defect
Why I love newbe boat owners Calif. Ted at 8:45am 04.26.20 I was taking a handling class on a trawler and the instructor told me to keep the channel marker to
How do I trailer a sailboat? sail sfbay at 8:36am 04.26.20 Yet another video of a vehicle without proper towing mirrors.... There is a legal requirement for y
How do I trailer a sailboat? Meriachee at 8:25am 04.26.20 vck-xtfGolE Yet another video of a vehicle without proper towing mirrors. Good grief.
Advice needed on installing thwatships braces Dr. D at 8:22am 04.26.20
New owner of a 29.5 sail sfbay at 8:17am 04.26.20 ...............I was wondering if there were any known issues I can ask the surveyor to look out for
Luff tape DrJudyB at 8:16am 04.26.20
Luff tape (1) SG at 8:10am 04.26.20 All U Get: Are you putting this on a sail whichhas a different luff tape, or no luff tape, or? Are
Why I love newbe boat owners rpludwig at 8:10am 04.26.20 the learning curve is obviously challenging to newbie sailors and those redundant questions are...re
Timeline may have just been sped up DArcy at 8:05am 04.26.20 Still at the same job. She definitely keeps my wife and I busy and I agree, she needs to grow up o
Need Hunter cabin fabric Scott B at 8:04am 04.26.20 The SBO store may be able to help @Dave Groshong
Need Hunter cabin fabric sail sfbay at 8:03am 04.26.20 Photo? Have you tried to match at a canvas or auto auto upholstery shop? After hitting a dead end w
How to replace a pump-out hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:51am 04.26.20 I'll have to check how straight vs curved the lower part of that run is though... Harder to get pvc

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