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Electrolysis anyone? Pat Hentschell at 7:18am 12.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1097 I think I have an electrolysis problem....Over the past two seasons I have experienced some severe
Three Blade for a 31' O'day David Hirtle at 9:53pm 12.23.01 Other Sailboats 3/825 Good morning:As we get closer to the departure date for a planned trip south, we are looking for ad
winch handle Brud Helhoski at 7:39am 12.29.01 Smaller Boats 2/971 My 25 came without a winch handle the problem is that it is a SEABOARD winch with a hard to match la
Need Annapolis Sail Loft Joe M at 9:28am 12.28.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1329 I need to have someone look at my sails to see if they're worth keeping. I'm sure there's many lofts
Leaking block Sean Fleming at 6:55am 12.27.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1091 The block on the port side of my O'Day 23 had what I thought was a "small" leak. Prior to launching
Dripless Stuffing Boxes bcruising at 9:16pm 12.26.01 Other Sailboats 2/846 I am looking for the newest technology in stuffing boxes. Do the dripless boxes really work? If so w
Single Handing Frank at 11:26am 12.24.01 Smaller Boats 8/971 How easy is your boat to single hand and what have you done to improve it? I have a 23.5 that was ha
Westerbeke vs. Yanmar Jason W. at 2:52am 12.26.01 Ask All Sailors 4/2284 I was wondering if someone out there can share with me some experience with the Westerbeke 42hp 4cyl
Debating buying the 27. Ray Lewis at 5:30am 12.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1013 I'am presently looking at a 27 Catalina with a 9.9HP outboard engine. To me, this seems under power
Best glue for teak Colin at 10:39pm 12.29.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1418 I would like to do some carpentry using teak and would like to know what the the best glue is for th
rig tension? for 30T John Dorsett at 4:34am 12.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/980 Can anyone offer some advise on proper rig tension on a 30T mostly lake sailing 15 to 20 kt winds. T
Kick up rudder on 260 Eddie at 11:12am 12.30.01 Smaller Boats 8/1177 Could someone please explain the proper method of securing the rudder down on a 2001 H260? My deale
Buying A New Boat / Need Advise! James O'Connor at 9:06am 12.26.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1249 I have a question for anyone who has purchased a "new" boat. How much negotiating on the price is th
340 Rig Tuning Tension Donald Klose at 10:32pm 12.28.01 Big Boats 2/1009 Are there any known or published specs for tuning a 340 rig (i.e. lbs. of tension for shrouds)?
C-22 Running Rigging Brad at 2:28am 12.27.01 Smaller Boats 3/1167 Greetings!I have been searching for running rigging dimensions for the '22...unsuccessfully. Can
Looking for a spinnaker Noel at 2:21pm 12.17.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/899 I am looking for a spinnaker as a Christmas present for my spouse. I have a '91 26S. Call Noel at
Down the ICW in a Catalina 25 Herb Tripp at 12:06pm 12.23.01 Smaller Boats 1/1923 We (myself, my wife, and our 75 lb yellow lab) just returned from a 5 week journey from Pasadena MD
32 Vision vs 29.5 hunter Chris at 4:07am 12.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 13/1040 I am in market to buy a Hunter boat
merry xmas all :) John Dorsett at 10:40am 12.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/788 It is a wish for all to have a very merry x mas, and a great 2002 year of sailingJohn
Spirit of the Season SailboatOwners.com at 7:14am 12.23.01 Ask All Sailors 16/1592 Maybe sailors are particularly nice people, or maybe we're just ordinary people who become particula

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just bought 2014 Beneteau, and head reeks BigEasy at 7:25pm 06.21.20 Is it possible that the stagnant water in the shower drain and the faucet hoses was the source? I'v
Pressure washing teak decks jon hansen at 7:23pm 06.21.20 do you wash your car once a year? we do a quick wash before every sail. ok , i'm a nut. like a car
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Revv up at 7:23pm 06.21.20 I've mashed one into a wad of plumbers putty once. It worked great for two years before I sold the
Hunter 34 compass repair (1) kloudie1 at 7:21pm 06.21.20 Hello, Rich! I replaced mine with a Richie Powerdamp Plus with a blue card. It is a fairly heavily
just saved 90$ Ken Cross at 7:20pm 06.21.20 If you know what you are doing there is no reason you can't DIY your AC wiring. Just use quality com
Pressure washing teak decks (1) jon hansen at 7:18pm 06.21.20 thats a violation! you will wreck the decks. the bleach is a violation too, if you want to know the
Roller furler Capn Vinny at 7:18pm 06.21.20 Good point. Thanks for the reminder!:)
H31 main sheet sail sfbay at 7:18pm 06.21.20 Sinpliest plan is to remove the main sheet and replace it with the minimum length you need to match
Life lines and padding Ken Cross at 7:14pm 06.21.20 We do have a cushion on the upper line in the cockpit. The lower line is bare. If I sit on the combi
Locking the CB sail sfbay at 7:12pm 06.21.20 Curious why lock a keel?
Roller furler Sailfanatic at 7:09pm 06.21.20 ... I think I would need to pull it tighter maybe with the winch. Be real careful putting the furli
Roller furling problem Sailfanatic at 7:07pm 06.21.20 Furlexes do call for periodic lubrication, if you haven't done that annually, address it. Probably
Locking the CB Rennsail at 7:07pm 06.21.20 You can lock the keel?
Hunter 376 salon string lights behind teak strips in salon? ggrizzard at 6:25pm 06.21.20 Don't know about bulbs. but I installed two new LED strings on my boat in the same place that you de
Life lines and padding NYSail at 6:15pm 06.21.20 On my last boat.... a 1986 Pearson 36-2 I had cushions on the top and middle in the cockpit and also
sonichub 2 will not power on JasonFromJersey at 6:10pm 06.21.20 I was looking at the new SonicHub 2 wiring diagram. It looks like the yellow wire is intended as som
just bought 2014 Beneteau, and head reeks (2) JasonFromJersey at 6:03pm 06.21.20 Jason can confirm for his boat, but I double checked ours today (same make, model, and year) and th
Outboard motor Johnb at 6:01pm 06.21.20 My experience from my Clipper Marine days is that you can't get that propeller too deep. The real pr
Raymarine radar / Chart plotter removal NYSail at 5:58pm 06.21.20
In honor of Paul Kresge Jackdaw at 5:52pm 06.21.20 Yeah maybe not a hotbed of excitement but with a little development maybe. A weekly question perha

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