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Helping New Boaters Foswick at 9:47am 01.24.26 Ask All Sailors 3/27 At a recent yacht club bridge meeting, we were discussing the need to recruit younger members. Someo
331 Black water tank. Dave Jackson at 9:07am 01.24.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/36 Looking to replace my black water holding tank on 2001 Beneteau 331. Any suggestions on where to get
Legend 37.5 Stackpack help peteepoo at 9:00am 01.24.26 Big Boats 0/21 Hey everybody, I have my main off the boat for yearly maintenance and would like to construc
Fox 19 carbon Mast Stepping Jim L C at 6:46pm 01.23.26 Seaward 1/45 I just bought a 1998 Fox 19. I am going to raise the mast soon.. The manual mentions inserting the
my DIY spinaker sock (4) RussC at 4:33pm 01.23.26 Ask All Sailors 8/167
(Oceanis 373) Water drainage from starting battery spot to main bilge pump reservoir (1) vallkor at 9:18am 01.23.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/124 Oceanis 373 2005. I have a leak and water collects in a reservoir where starting battery is located,
Smile Tonight (1) JamesG161 at 6:11am 01.23.26 Sails Call Lounge 3/131 236351 Jim...
ODay 222 Hatch Runners Replacement JimGate at 1:50am 01.23.26 Day Sailers 1/75
Crooked Pop Top (1) bebling at 2:53pm 01.22.26 Catalina 22 5/158 I have a 1988 C22 that I picked up from Utah last year. Among other things the pop top when raised
what model westerbeke is this. (1) bhufstader at 1:28pm 01.22.26 Engines and Propulsion 8/201 This is the engine plate form a 1986 Hunter 27 (actually porbably a 26.5?) Westerbeke (Universal) en
Water filtration vs water tank??? fred1diver at 4:43pm 01.21.26 Ask All Sailors 16/346 Hello everyone Another quick question We are in the process of looking for a replacement water tan
Installing A/C on Hunter 290 c34webb at 11:38am 01.21.26 Mid-Size Boats 3/120 Hi, I have a 2000 Hunter 290 and I want to install an air conditioner. I was wanting to mount it in
Rope coatings colemj at 10:57am 01.21.26 Ask All Sailors 7/217 I'm am at the end of my supply of Yale MaxiJacket rope coating. I used to buy it in smaller more co
Something Wicked this way comes.. jssailem at 10:04am 01.21.26 Weather and Forecasting 10/236 In sailors' terms, it might be prudent to "batten down the hatches". Get some comfort food and st
Hunter Passage 42 starter battery. BBC16385 at 4:42pm 01.20.26 Big Boats 6/235 I know I should know this but what is the size of the starter battery for this boat. I have a batter
H336 - Some questions about going mastless (1) NugHunter at 7:16am 01.20.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/697 Hello and thanks in advance for the input and suggestions. I am looking to demast a 96 H336 and us
How to make double sided tape stickier? Project_Mayhem at 6:10am 01.20.26 Ask All Sailors 8/188 I'm installing LED strips inside an aluminum extrusion as part of my lighting upgrade project. They'
engine mount rubber timothybarker at 8:11pm 01.19.26 Catalina 30 6/194 I'm getting my 1983 Catalina 30 to sell due to a move. Currently overhauling the M25 Engine. Hopin
Another CNG Short Story Terry Cox at 6:55pm 01.19.26 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/165 A prologue edition. A few years ago Stu Jackson rendezvous with us in Parks Bay, Shaw Island. That w
Weird request from a customer fred1diver at 6:42pm 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 16/420 Hello everyone I was asked by a customer to redo his cabin cushions, simple task, he tells me he ha

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Helping New Boaters jssailem at 11:56am 01.24.26 First you need to identify how to reach your desired group. Are they at boat shows? Local gathering
Helping New Boaters thinwater at 11:56am 01.24.26 My suggestion is to have them start with dinghy/beach cat sailing. Perhaps the best way to learn. It
Helping New Boaters Rick D at 11:48am 01.24.26 One thought may be to contact brokers and offer the club's services to help orient new sailors (and
my home made spinaker sock (1) jssailem at 11:46am 01.24.26 Russ, something like this might work. Controllable heat. Maybe the range is adequate. Not sure what
331 Black water tank. Dave Jackson at 10:28am 01.24.26 Thanks Kappy
331 Black water tank. kappykaplan at 10:15am 01.24.26 Search ronco-plastics.com. They have 400+ shapes and sizes in their catalog. Welcome to the forum!
Something Wicked this way comes.. (2) JamesG161 at 10:01am 01.24.26 236367 Guanajuato = wan a watt oh is in a Valley or much cooler I lived in TAMPICO, near the Gulf
Something Wicked this way comes.. JamesG161 at 9:51am 01.24.26 Why is there razor wire on the to of the iron railing in the left of the picture? to keep ROMEO, F
Fox 19 carbon Mast Stepping Jim L C at 9:28am 01.24.26 I just bought a 1998 Fox 19. I am going to raise the mast soon.. The manual mentions inserting the
my home made spinaker sock RussC at 9:09am 01.24.26 Looks great! How hard was it to heat and bend that PVC? It seems like it would be a bit of a challe
Crooked Pop Top Jacktar at 8:39am 01.24.26 I agree looking at the imprint in the factory non skid the base plate for the mast is at least an i
Something Wicked this way comes.. smokey73 at 7:58am 01.24.26 Interesting picture. Why is there razor wire on the to of the iron railing in the left of the pictu
H336 - Some questions about going mastless JBP-PA at 6:00am 01.24.26 You won't have much time if you're in a crowded area and the wind or current is going the wrong dir
Something Wicked this way comes.. (3) Will Gilmore at 4:34am 01.24.26 It's a little nippy down here in Guanajuato, Mexico, too. Many of the residences are wearing quilte
my home made spinaker sock Captain Larry-DH at 4:27am 01.24.26 Great job! When you use it, make sure to secure the bottom end of the downhaul/uphaul control line t
my home made spinaker sock Project_Mayhem at 9:53pm 01.23.26 Looks great! How hard was it to heat and bend that PVC? It seems like it would be a bit of a challen
my home made spinaker sock jssailem at 9:25pm 01.23.26 Sure looks good.:beer: You DIY skills show promise. I have a sock on my current boat. On the 15,
my home made spinaker sock RussC at 7:27pm 01.23.26
(Oceanis 373) Water drainage from starting battery spot to main bilge pump reservoir vallkor at 6:56pm 01.23.26 My guess is there are limber holes somewhere in the forward part of that compartment that have got
my home made spinaker sock SteveHughessails at 5:33pm 01.23.26

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