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450-456 size difference? ScottySailor at 10:16am 03.02.20 Big Boats 5/1311
O'day 19 centerboard operation. Patrick Hall at 8:30am 03.02.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1428 I'm about 6 weeks from putting my boat in the water. I've never sailed it, and I don't have a owners
Panel Light Replacement Installation (3) Sailgunner at 8:23am 03.02.20 Big Boats 1/687 I finally decided to tackle replacing one strip of lights in my panel that was fried from a lighteni
How to lower and raise Swing Keel 2018 Catalina 22 Sport? Resail at 6:57am 03.02.20 Catalina 22 4/2876 I have a stupid question! I've been sailing for 15 years, but have always sailed fixed keel sailboat
Keel question Dhamil6490 at 6:39am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 1/469 I have a Seaward 17 with a shoal keel. Is there anything I can do to prevent / reduce lead from leec
Repower for Beneteau 473 Benny GrowSailing at 6:09am 03.02.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1220 Hello all, we've attempted an engine rebuild of our original Perkins Sabre M65 that came with out 20
Mast/boom paint. Tsmacg25 at 4:57am 03.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/767 I recently purchased an 81 Mac 25, and an 87 M26D. Masts on both have pretty much no anodize left al
Barber Hauler for an H26 rgranger at 9:14pm 03.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/661 Hi Wanted to share an upgrade (I hope) Today I installed a simple barber hauler on my H26 Here is th
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list (8) rgranger at 4:15pm 03.01.20 Smaller Boats 5/961 A second warm day of 2020 so I went to the boat but the wind was calm so... 1- replaced the fairlea
First Mate's first sail (2) HMT2 at 6:31am 03.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1653 I took my new first mate on her first sail yesterday. Wind was 12-15 knots with some bigger gusts. W
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 4:26am 03.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/3780 Ruined a perfect day at the lake yesterday as my 1996 Yanmar 2GM would not start. Cranked fine but
What is this under vberth... (1) Jdtran at 9:42pm 02.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1312 Just discovered a large amount of water under the vberth. There was a hole to run a hose to the bil
Big scare with new standing rigging (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:55pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4230 When I hauled out my 2003 Catalina 310 in the fall of 2018, I decided to replace all the standing ri
Strut lubrication? smokey73 at 7:11pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1498 I was lubricating my Maxprop Classic today while the boat is out of the water. While doing so I not
My first sail of 2020 (3) rgranger at 5:55pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/951 Today was a fluke warm day... and perfect. High of 60F, blue sky and a steady 12 mph breeze
Second time replacing this pump, any better ideas on hand pumps? (2) j_schoenfeld at 4:40pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/744 this is the second pump I have replaced for salt water in my sink. I put this pump in as it states i
Manufacturer from sail insignia? (1) mspiers at 2:22pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 4/492 175508
Valve thru hull fittings..... to remove (1) NYSail at 12:28pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2777 Hello all..... So starting projects and have a need to consult experts. Have a thru hull valve with
H26.5 outboard controls (2) spikecarter at 11:52am 02.29.20 Smaller Boats 5/1382
Navionics App Issues Nodak7 at 8:03am 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/3119 Could anyone tell me what is going on with the Navionics App. (new version). It loads but then close

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Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. (3) Charles Erwin at 4:29pm 03.09.25 Ralph Those screws are Posidrive - not Phillips. The Posi bit looks like Phillips but the end of a
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main kappykaplan at 4:22pm 03.09.25 **Note that you should never try to use brute strength to get the zipper to "force" the halves toge
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main FastOlson at 4:20pm 03.09.25 1. If you had a non-loose footed main before does the loose footed perform better or not as well. 2
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid (2) jssailem at 4:13pm 03.09.25 This is not impossible...:biggrin: Can anyone with the same engine give me advice on changing the t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main kappykaplan at 3:51pm 03.09.25 Smokey, I went to a loose-footed main when I replaced it several years ago. It works just fine with
Did you wake up early or sleep in? kappykaplan at 3:45pm 03.09.25 Your :beer: was earned an hour earlier. :)
Did you wake up early or sleep in? jssailem at 3:34pm 03.09.25 an hour earlier. :beer: Your :beer: was earned an hour earlier.
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Captain Larry-DH at 3:24pm 03.09.25
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.09.25 RE: Our light winds and the weight of the extra material don't mix well. Removing the UV protecti
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:21pm 03.09.25 Thank you! I appreciate the assistance De nada . . .
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 3:20pm 03.09.25 Thank you! I appreciate the assistance
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa garymalmgren at 3:17pm 03.09.25 RE: Our light winds and the weight of the extra material don't mix well. Removing the UV protectio
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:14pm 03.09.25 Joker valves should be replaced annually, depending on how much the toilet is used.
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 3:12pm 03.09.25 I've only had for 6 months, but it's an 89... I'll look into it, thank you
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:11pm 03.09.25 Have never replaced it. The switch should be pointed to bring fresh water into the bowl? Or the op
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 3:08pm 03.09.25 Have never replaced it. The switch should be pointed to bring fresh water into the bowl? Or the op
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 3:05pm 03.09.25 The "switch" at the top of your photo should be left in the dry position (all the way to the right)
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. dLj at 2:50pm 03.09.25 The earlier YSB model engines were designed to be hand started. Yanmar designed that engine for anot
Did you wake up early or sleep in? Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 03.09.25
Toilet Issue JoeWhite at 2:42pm 03.09.25 That handle is not in the closed position. But the one that will make the bowl full of water is the

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