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Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 (2) miraculix at 6:12pm 05.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/24 Hi all, I am struggling to replace the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet. Not only is th
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Scott T-Bird at 3:26pm 05.21.25 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/41 I was having a leisurely sail yesterday evening in about 10 to 12 knots wind (very small whitecaps -
7+ years without bottomcoat PaulDaniel at 2:18pm 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 2/52
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 7:14am 05.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/89 Ok, hope you all know the answer this: I just ran a Hull ID search and what I was thinking was a 198
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets Joanne Knopfler at 7:04am 05.21.25 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/69 A fella was looking to replace his since deceased flap bucket and could not locate any. He's in luck
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair (4) darmyvt at 6:27am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/63 I've searched the web far and wide, including C'C forum on this site, and can't find anything regard
How bad is this heeling? (1) duncan14 at 5:36am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 15/240 Hi All! Yesterday I decided to check mast rigging (first time in my life) and found that my boat has
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 (3) flyingwaspsailing at 5:35am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/90 Ahoy, matey's! Trying to figure out how to run the lines for my main reef. The boat is a Precision
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 (1) mermike at 8:08pm 05.20.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/96 We spent all day at the gardens, including High Tea. Pinkies out! improve my Photoshop skills. We s
Spring Cruise - San Juans (10) mermike at 8:01pm 05.20.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/67 We've been enjoying the full gamut of sun and rain, wind and clouds since leaving Port Ludlow on May
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative msin99 at 2:42pm 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 3/70 Hi all ... I just took possession of a boat that has a Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet with a foot
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Mitchin at 10:48am 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 2/81 Is there a problem with halyard wrap if sail luff is 1" under max luff on MKIV Unit 2 Furler? Max L
Catalina 23 Swing Keel (2) P0intnHold at 8:01am 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 4/100 I just purchased this Catalina 22 and found that the base of the entrance to the companionway is buc
Thermostat Part Number BJN at 6:12am 05.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/101 I have a 2001 Catalina 310 with a Universal M25XPBX. I would like to know the Kubota model number f
Vanguard Volant 18 cptdondo at 3:08pm 05.19.25 Trailer Sailors 5/177 I have a line on a Vanguard Volant 18. I know little to nothing about this boat; apparently it has s
Hunter 410 Mast Wiring stackwalker at 1:45pm 05.19.25 Big Boats 5/178 Hey All, Having the standing rigging replaced in 2 days. The rigger told me to have the boom off,
Adding a boom vang SteveHughessails at 10:21am 05.19.25 Ask All Sailors 11/246
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup pham at 10:20am 05.19.25 Mid-Size Boats 1/94 Good day, everyone! I have a 1984 Hunter 31 that was given to me by a friend. It has been sitting
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling rs1sensen at 8:11am 05.19.25 Smaller Boats 2/106
Repainting deck higgs at 6:45pm 05.18.25 Ask All Sailors 5/161 My Marshall Sanderling has spent a lot of time in the Florida sun and as a result, the non skid deck

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Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 05.21.25 finger sandwiches I thought they were cucumber sandwiches. Can't tell one samitch from the next
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 05.21.25 So, the top set had the leeward tail streaming straight back and the windward tail streaming straig
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 4:08pm 05.21.25 PB blaster and an impact driver did it. For reinstalling them, should I use TEF or Locktite? Or mayb
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 3:34pm 05.21.25 Walk thru transoms with fold down ladders on production sailboats were started by Hunter on August 1
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 3:31pm 05.21.25 Walk thru transoms with fold down ladders on production sailboats were started by Hunter on August 1
7+ years without bottomcoat Captain Larry-DH at 3:01pm 05.21.25 To clean it you would need to haul out, scrape (floor scraper would help) then power wash, then use
7+ years without bottomcoat Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 05.21.25 Hard growth and blisters are separate issues and not necessarily related. Not repainting the bottom
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 2:22pm 05.21.25 Walk thru transoms with fold down ladders on production sailboats were started by Hunter on August 1
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 1:40pm 05.21.25 Topping lift line was 1/4 inch line and mainsail came standard with one set of reef points. Lazy ja
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 1:39pm 05.21.25 Yeah, if you can't get it straight using just the cap shrouds, with the lower shrouds, the forestay,
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 Foswick at 1:32pm 05.21.25 The good news is, there isn't really a right or wrong way to do this. I have seen some pretty creati
How bad is this healing? duncan14 at 1:30pm 05.21.25 Foswick and everyone, thank you so much for all the help! If I got this right, I need to loosen all
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:54pm 05.21.25 I don't know how I missed this when I look at the photo before, but what is that line with the carab
How bad is this healing? Davidasailor26 at 12:33pm 05.21.25 Also check the Selden Tuning Guide at https://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf.
Is this boat bottom okay? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 05.21.25 What do you guys recommend for rust inhibitor, antifouling paint and do I need primer? Rust inhibi
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Foswick at 12:30pm 05.21.25
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:27pm 05.21.25 You have been given good advice and nothing conclusive can be drawn from the photo. But, I laid the
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:08pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:07pm 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Sunken Treasure Davidasailor26 at 12:06pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a

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