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ericson sailboats wes buckner at 8:58am 02.16.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1501 can anyone tell me about the ericson 27'.how its built is it a circumnavigator,can it handle swells
San Clemente Island Mike I at 1:13am 02.16.02 Catalina 30 0/1246 Has anyone anchored at San Clemente? If so, where? Any other boats? Any particulars? I plan on going
New forums SailboatOwners.com at 11:01am 02.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1150 Based on the results of our recent user survey we now have two new forums on the site. Well... one
Large Roach Mainsail vs In-Mast Furling Colin Cheetham at 4:43am 02.15.02 Big Boats 7/1396 I hope you don't mind my posting an article on your US board but here in the UK the 356 is only just
Trailering boat from Fla to Co. Joe at 1:13am 02.15.02 Smaller Boats 4/939 I need some information on how to get my boat back to Colorado over the road. I had it towed down t
Hole repair diagram (1) Phil Herring at 10:34pm 02.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1161 Hi all,This was forwarded to me by r.w. laundau, who asked me to post it for Tom Ehmke. I've been
Simrad WP30CX Wheel AP question Bob Carlton at 5:01am 02.14.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1438 Does this model have an open belt?
Trips from LA Tom at 2:27pm 02.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/843 I sailed my sailboat down from Oakland last fall when I moved down here. I am looking to take her o
Portsmouth yardstick for h26 Paul at 7:14am 02.13.02 Smaller Boats 2/1136 Has any one got any information on the Portsmouth yardstick number for a 26 as I am club racing and
frying your radio robert at 3:12am 02.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/956 Does anyone know or has experienced burning up their radios from static electricity out on the water
Pop Top Sean Coerse at 8:05pm 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 5/863 I'm considering purchasing the pop top enclosure for my H240. Anyone know much headroom I will have
De-naming Doug in Denver at 11:22am 02.12.02 Other Sailboats 0/733 Does anyone know what you do when you change the name of your boat?Doug
My first Hunter Boat Lou Adams at 9:09am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 HiI am about to purchase my first sailboat.I have a very limited budget and I found,after looking a
Other Sails to consider Joe Barrett at 3:20am 02.12.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/986 Hi Bill
Tiller wheel conversion on a 345. Walter at 11:57pm 02.11.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1317 I am interested to know the best course of action in converting a tiller 345, 1986, to a wheel. Th
What size boat to sail across Atlantic? Brett B at 4:26pm 02.11.02 Big Boats 5/5025 I am in the early stages of investigating the purchase of a sailboat. I've been a happy motorboater
Mainsail reefing while running Bob F at 7:31am 02.11.02 Big Boats 0/1023 While taking my boat down to Ensenada last weekend from San Diego, the second half of the trip got a
winch Domenech at 10:29am 02.11.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 I have a 40 lewmar winch and decided to clean and lubricate. Everything went well until I was read
avoiding sales tax jim at 4:44am 02.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/996 We just purchased a boat here in florida. We've been told if we register it in deleware and store it
Magellan 320 Andy at 2:03am 02.11.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1110 We sail exclusively on the west end of Lake Erie. The extent of travel in the forseeable future is L

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110 electric system not working weekendrken at 12:04pm 07.17.20
Fuel tank for 386 sail sfbay at 12:03pm 07.17.20 Sorry, I met to say ........interpreting.
Mysterious Blue Box (1) Calif. Ted at 12:02pm 07.17.20 Galvanic isolators normally placed close to the shorepower inlet.
Recommendations for Diesel Engine Mechanic in Vancouver BC Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 07.17.20 had a bad experience with StS Don't know what to say here as I don't know what the problem is wit
Changing water valve intake gasket on a 1992 macgregor classic Sue Smith at 11:45am 07.17.20 Thanks for the reply. My issue is how long the shaft is on the intake plunger. I would like to do
Sailing and restoring #9874 Jackdaw at 11:44am 07.17.20 Double-ended Main Sheet f you're considering doing this, read Stingy Sailor's description and Joe
What is these brown stuff on my hull Rich Stidger at 11:43am 07.17.20 I agree that it is tannin stains but it could be rust stains as well. Oxalic acid (think toilet bow
water in Catalina 27 bilge Calif. Ted at 11:39am 07.17.20 Most float switches kick on at 3" and off at 3/4" so it's always somewhere between the two.
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Davidasailor26 at 11:37am 07.17.20 As a structural engineer, I cannot see why that would be. At the spreaders, the loads no the mast
Several Rigging and Parts Questions About 1984 Cat 22 Jamais57 at 11:25am 07.17.20 First, thank you, @AndreInPortland for asking the questions, and second, thank all of the rest of y'
Sailing and restoring #9874 (7) AaronD at 11:23am 07.17.20 Double-ended Main Sheet get good reviews from everyone who's done it. If you're considering doing
What is these brown stuff on my hull Stu Jackson at 11:03am 07.17.20 It's called tannin, from the water. I call it our mustache. ;) FSR is the answer. Mary Kate O&O i
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:03am 07.17.20 Sorry Hayden but you have no absolutely idea what I saw as a dealer and the many who designed and bu
water in Catalina 27 bilge dmax at 11:03am 07.17.20 It may be just from the packing gland but it's pretty common for Catalinas to have deck leaks from s
Twisted Boom berner73 at 11:00am 07.17.20 Unusual. How was the boat stored for the Winter? Was a cover which uses the boom for support invol
What is these brown stuff on my hull Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 07.17.20 It's not rust but rather staining from the water coming over the bow - a rather common problem and e
What is these brown stuff on my hull odaydokay at 10:51am 07.17.20 Possibly algae-based soils. Try some Clorox Clean up on a scrubbee. I see this when my boat sits o
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak Terry Cox at 10:32am 07.17.20 No sea water strainer here, but many years ago our aft cabin toilet intake line became clogged. Bits
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 10:25am 07.17.20 There were two old geezers living in the backwoods of the Ozarks: Rufus and Clarence. They lived on
Twisted Boom jviss at 10:20am 07.17.20 That boom is designed to rotate on that gooseneck fitting. It must be that the vang bracket is impa

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