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Impeller change..speed seal Brian at 11:05pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1741 I figured it was about time to inspect the impeller on my H380. Jeeesh, I spent a solid hour trying
Garhauer Paul at 10:01pm 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1282 Hello Everyone,I just received my order from Garhauer to upgrade some of my C30 running rigging.
Fresh Water Tank Leaks John Bannister at 5:51pm 12.05.02 Big Boats 5/903 Anyone had problems with this before and if so what have they done to resolve it ?
history/spec search for 1965 26' oday steve sylvain at 3:36pm 12.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1208 I have just purchased a 26' oday fixed keel boat which needs work. I have no information at all on i
redoing the electrical wiring......... tom at 2:46pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1395 Have a 22ft catalina that needs the wiring to the lights replaced. it seems, and i havent gotten to
looking for 35.5 bemini photos ted jensen at 2:45pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 13/1114 one of my winter projects is to add a binimi to my 35.5, if any one has a photo they can post, it wi
"Ginnaker" Gennaker without an olive Charlie at 10:17am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/1108 I have just purchased a gennaker for my 23.5.I am considering mounting 2 swivel blocks to the padeye
Electrical Breakers Steve Brockhouse at 9:17am 12.05.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1113 I am the owner of a 1991 Beneteau 440 built in France and used initially in Guadaloupe as a Moorings
Got a trailer? Mark Schenck at 8:16am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/849 Hey everyone, I recently stumbled into a 1982 Hunter 25 for a deal that I could not walk away from.
Refinishing wood slats on princess & helm seats? Tom Boles at 6:42am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1961 Does anyone have a clever way to refinish the wood slats on the seats? We have a Vision 32 and even
replacing just the glass in portlights john at 6:36am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/937 I have recently purchased a hunter 27' 1979. Many of the portlights are etched from exposure to sa
Storm!! When do you go to bare poles? Joe Mullee at 4:59am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 46/7882 Recently I was in some rough weather while crewing on a boat in the Caribbean 1500. Winds were in th
Loose footed Main Dave Johndrow at 4:21am 12.05.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1738 Don-I'm not sure where I read it but I do recall that you are not a fan of the loose footed Main.
New name lettering Joe Refkin at 3:58am 12.05.02 Other Sailboats 6/913 I have recently aquired an 83 Cat 30. It needs a name change. Will Island Girl safely remove the o
Removing CDI reefer Brian R Clare at 3:53am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1762 On my recently acquired '88 O'day 272LE with CDI reefer, the halyard/messenger knot is jammed at top
Tight marina/Mac26x Stewart at 3:23am 12.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/968 I find it hard to control the boat (motoring slow)when trying to dock in a tight marina. Should the
Galley Wood Lee at 1:43am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/938 I need to rebuild the galley to accomadate a small microwave. What type of wood is on the face of t
Bottom Painting while on a trailer..... Greg at 1:27am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 15/2002 I was wondering if anyone has come up with any ideas on how to lift a 23.5 up off the trailer a bit
heaving-to in a C-22 tomD at 12:48am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 12/3355 Several times last summer while cruising I elected to heave-to to go forward and deploy groundtackl
Choice of outboard motor Neil King at 11:58pm 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 14/1185 This has probably been asked a million times, but I'm new to this site: What is the most reliable o

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Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin FastOlson at 6:06pm 09.30.20 I owned several Ranger 20's. The positive floatation was in blocks under the cockpit seats and also
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 5:45pm 09.30.20 I'm just glad the job is done now. When we bought her (good grief, it's been almost seven years ago)
New sailer Glsawyer at 5:45pm 09.30.20
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners Justin_NSA at 5:44pm 09.30.20 If you are shopping, look at the LasDrop Gen II. NO maintenance. Mine has been problem free. No agi
New sailer dLj at 5:42pm 09.30.20
H34 cowl vents Capt Robbie at 5:41pm 09.30.20 remove the old vent opening hardware, it's only a few screws. Then clean off old sealant and cut a
Salt Water in Bilge ianmcc444 at 5:32pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the
Hunter 34, bilge questions Capt Robbie at 5:29pm 09.30.20 as Allen commented most of the wiring that low in the boat is for the bilge and shower sump pumps. F
Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin ggrizzard at 5:19pm 09.30.20 We have a lot of 'members', but I don't recall a Ranger owner here. But I found this on this site:
Salt Water in Bilge Kings Gambit at 5:10pm 09.30.20 Check around the rudder post shaft/tube for possible ingress. Also, maybe the scupper drains/hoses.
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Morgan donor at 5:07pm 09.30.20 Change your oil & filter. Put the specified amount of oil in the engine as per the service manual. M
Salt Water in Bilge berner73 at 4:49pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the g
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? Michael Meyer at 4:19pm 09.30.20 Hey Running Cloud, (...Larry?) Thank you for the write-up. I am Dick Flint's nephew. I think I sti
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Rodd at 4:17pm 09.30.20 Hey all- Just got the oil analysis back-- No fuel in the oil, no water, no glycol. So what's next? T
Windlass install vmaks at 4:11pm 09.30.20 I am REALLY liking the concept of fastening a shelf inside the locker and cutting a hole in the cov
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:47pm 09.30.20 Lmao. Just realized I title this topic as new sailer. No wonder you guys think in new. I me t new
Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 3:39pm 09.30.20 You are most likely right. Difficult to see without a closeup of the assembly. As shown in my setu
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:09pm 09.30.20 Just downloaded the 1st book. So I can read it several times And the second
Windlass install vmaks at 3:09pm 09.30.20 I see what that is....it is simply gelcoat where the cabin top in front of the hatch steps down to t
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:08pm 09.30.20 There is a wealth of books to read about sailing. It will be hard to know where to stop. 2 of my

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